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Autor:
Daniel M. Dickinson, Michael R. Polen, Carla A. Green, Bentson H. McFarland, Frances L. Lynch, Dennis D. Deck, Donald K. Freeborn
Publikováno v:
Medical Care. 44:601-606
As Medicaid clients have come to be enrolled in managed care, concerns have arisen about the ability of private sector systems to meet the needs of enrollees with substance abuse problems.This project describes treatment initiation and duration for M
Autor:
Frances L. Lynch, Donald K. Freeborn, John P. Mullooly, Daniel M. Dickinson, Michael R. Polen
Publikováno v:
The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research. 33:335-346
The purpose of this study was to determine whether specialty alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment is associated with reduced subsequent medical care costs. AOD treatment costs and medical costs in a group model health maintenance organization (HMO)
Publikováno v:
Evaluation & the Health Professions. 25:239-254
We compared perceptions about the practice environment and the job satisfaction of physician assistants (PAs), nurse practitioners (NPs), and primary care physicians in a large group–model HMO. The data source was a self-administered mail survey (a
Publikováno v:
The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research. 28:378-399
A survey of 8,034 primary care patients in a health maintenance organization examined the relationship between alcohol consumption and health care costs and service use. Costs were estimated from service use data for 1 year before and 2 years after s
Publikováno v:
Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 24:383-399
Men and women differ in their use of alcohol, in their rates of chronic illnesses and psychological symptoms, and in the social support they receive. In this paper, we assess how the latter three factors are associated with alcohol use, and how these
Publikováno v:
The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research. 27:446-453
This study examined whether a brief intervention to reduce hazardous alcohol consumption among primary care patients reduced use of medical care. In a parent, randomized controlled trial, at-risk drinkers identified in HMO outpatient waiting rooms we
Autor:
Keith H Bachman, Donald K. Freeborn
Publikováno v:
Social Science & Medicine. 48:547-557
Clinical uncertainty is a source of variation in medical decision-making as well as a source of work-related stress. Increasing enrollment in organized health care systems has intensified interest in understanding referral utilization as well as issu
Publikováno v:
Journal of Gender, Culture, and Health. 4:201-214
Research suggests that female physicians have a more patient-centered communication style, characterized by more collaboration with the patient and discussion of treatment options. These same communication characteristics have been associated with pa
Publikováno v:
International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 10:83-91
Objective . To gain understanding about why a controlled intervention to reduce variability in lumbar spine imaging test use rates for low back pain patients was ineffective among internal medicine and family practice physicians in a large US health
Publikováno v:
American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 13:464-470
Introduction The study was designed to test a brief intervention for reducing alcohol consumption among moderate to heavy (hazardous) drinkers in a busy HMO primary care setting. Methods In a randomized controlled trial, hazardous drinkers ( n = 516)