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Persistent geographic variations in availability and quality of nursing home care in the United States: 1996 to 2016

BMC Geriatrics, 2019
Background Availability of nursing home care has declined and national efforts have been initiated to improve the quality of nursing home care in the U.S.
Yun Wang, Qiuli Zhang, Erica S. Spatz, Yan Gao, Sheila Eckenrode, Florence Johnson, Shih-Yieh Ho, Shuang Hu, Chao Xing, Harlan M. Krumholz   +9 more
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A Bird in Hand: An Examination of the Influence of Nursing School Proximal Density on Hospital Quality of Care Outcomes in U.S. Hospitals

Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 2022
While nurse staffing shortage is generally true, it is not universal, and it remains unclear the degree to which variation in local staffing markets might influence the relationship between nurse staffing and care quality.
Courtney N. Haun PhD, MPH, Geoffrey A. Silvera PhD, MHA   +1 more
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P24 Telehealth Access and Use by the U.S. Medicare Population during the Pandemic

Value in Health, 2022
Objectives: Telehealth access and reimbursement varied by payer and regionally prior to COVID-19. and its limited availability expanded in response to the pandemic.
A. Regan, P. Aytha Swathi, M. Nosek, N. Gu   +3 more
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The association between Medicare Advantage market penetration and diabetes in the United States.

Frontiers in Public Health, 2015
The objective of this study is to explore the extent to which managed care market penetration in the U.S. is associated with the presence of chronic disease.
Steven W. Howard, Stephanie Lazarus Bernell, Jennifer eWilmott, Faizan M. Casim, Jing eWang, Lindsey ePearson, Caitlin eByler, Zidong eZhang   +7 more
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Concordance between Self-Reports and Medicare Claims among Participants in a National Study of Chronic Disease Self-Management Program

Frontiers in Public Health, 2015
Objectives: To evaluate the concordance between self-reported data and variables obtained from Medicare administrative data in terms of chronic conditions and health care utilization. Design: Retrospective observational study.
Luohua eJiang, Ben eZhang, Matthew Lee eSmith, Andrea eLorden, Tiffany eRadcliff, Kate eLorig, Benjamin Lee Howell, Marcia G Ory   +7 more
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Tobacco use profiles by respiratory disorder status for adults in the wave 1-wave 4 population assessment of tobacco and health (PATH) study

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2022
Limited evidence exists on the association between electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) and chronic respiratory disorders. This study examines the association of combustible tobacco and ENDS use with chronic respiratory disorders among US adults ...
Jamie Cordova, Ruth M. Pfeiffer, Kelvin Choi, Rachel Grana Mayne, Laura Baker, Jacqueline Bachand, Kristen Constantine, Sean Altekruse, Carolyn Reyes-Guzman   +8 more
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Antimicrobial stewardship in long term care facilities: evidence based interventions, implementation tools, and impact metrics

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
While Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services-mandated Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs are now in place across U.S. skilled nursing facilities, reported high rates of compliance may mask persistent gaps in clinical effectiveness.
Tristan T. Timbrook, Chelsea Campbell, Pamela Bailey   +2 more
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A Review of the 2016-2017 Flu Season: Guidelines, Costs, and Barriers

Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care, 2017
In the United States (US), about 50,000 influenza-related deaths occur annually (Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services [CMS], 2014).  The most important preventive measure for the influenza virus is for people to obtain the influenza vaccine (Varsha
Simone Chinnis, James Sterrett, Richetta Deas, Whitney Smith, Ruth Conner   +4 more
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Utilization and spending trends for antiretroviral medications in the U.S. Medicaid program from 1991 to 2005

AIDS Research and Therapy, 2007
Background HIV/AIDS incidence and mortality rates have decreased in the U.S. since 1996. Accompanying the longer life spans of those diagnosed with the disease, however, is a tremendous rise in expenditures on medication.
Li Xing, Kelton Christina ML, Klein Patricia, Jing Yonghua, Guo Jeff J   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Area-level poverty, race/ethnicity & dialysis star ratings. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently released a five star rating system as part of 'Dialysis Facility Compare' to help patients identify and choose high performing clinics in the US.
Abhijit V Kshirsagar, Raj N Manickam, Yi Mu, Jennifer E Flythe, Andrew I Chin, Heejung Bang   +5 more
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