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Inpatient Mortality in Emergency Care: Is Competition Always Good?
(2014)The objective of this study was to measure the association between regional competition and emergency care outcomes. Competition was measured using the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index for three hospital referral regions in ... -
The medical home functions of primary care practices that care for adults with psychological distress: a cross-sectional study
(Springer Nature, 2019-01-09)Primary care practices are changing the way that they provide care by increasing their medical home functionality. Medical home functionality can improve access to care and increase patient-centeredness, which is essential ... -
Mental health and mental health services during the COVID-19 pandemic
(2021)The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted mental health and mental health services in the United States. During February 2021, 42% of Americans experienced symptoms of depression or anxiety. During the pandemic, the ... -
Novel Immunotherapy Agents in Oncology: Generalizability of Trial Results and Drivers of Clinical Utilization
(2021)Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the United States after heart disease. Novel immunotherapy agents such as nivolumab and pembrolizumab have become an essential, albeit extremely expensive, component of ... -
Perceived Discrimination and Multimorbidity Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults
(2020)Multimorbidity, the presence of multiple chronic conditions, is increasingly recognized by researchers as a major health priority. Relative to younger adults, the burden is much higher among middle-aged and older adults ... -
Perceived Neighborhood Cohesion, Homeownership, and Race/Ethnicity: Implications for Adult Mental Health
(2021)This study utilized 2013-2017 data from the National Health Interview Survey to evaluate the association between perceived neighborhood cohesion and mental health outcomes (serious psychological distress, anxiety, and ... -
PERCEPTION OF PATIENT-PROVIDER COMMUNICATION AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH HEALTH SERVICES UTILIZATION
(2012)The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 has generated an unprecedented emphasis on patient satisfaction and patient-centered care. This dissertation is composed of a series of papers on how patients perceive ... -
PREVENTIVE CARE UTILIZATION AND ITS IMPACT ON POTENTIALLY PREVENTABLE HOSPITALIZATIONS: IMPLICATIONS OF MEDICAID COST-SHARING, MEDICAID EXPANSION, AND THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS
(2017)About half of Americans have at least one chronic disease, and chronic diseases account for nearly 90% of healthcare expenditures in the US. Primary care can reduce potentially preventable hospitalizations and overall costs ... -
Preventive Services Use - Disparities and Changes Following Health Care Reform
(2015)The federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), signed into law on March 23, 2010, changes the landscape of U.S. health care through expanded insurance access, enhanced consumer protections, emphasis on ... -
Psychological Distress and Need for Mental Healthcare: Examining and Modeling Prevalence & Need Using Multiple Datasets
(2021)The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) expanded Medicaid eligibility to include non-elderly adults with incomes up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level. As a result, Medicaid enrollment by individuals ... -
RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIFFERENCES IN ACCESSING TIMELY CANCER SCREENING AND TREATMENT SERVICES: A QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
(2013)This research is organized into three integrated studies that explored differences in screening and treatment services across the cancer care continuum by race and ethnicity. The Andersen Behavioral Model of Health Services ... -
RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES IN ADL LIMITATIONS AMONG MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES AND THE EXPERIENCE OF TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS IN THE ADL POPULATION
(2022)The study’s aims were to first determine if racial/ethnic disparities in ADL limitations for low-income Medicare beneficiaries. The logistic regression results suggested there is a variance in ADL limitation among Medicare ... -
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Amputation and Revascularization: The Roles of Socioexonomic Reighborhood Stress and Allostatic Load
(2020)Blacks are several times more likely to undergo a leg amputation as compared to Whites. This is because while peripheral artery disease (PAD), the most common cause of amputation, is more likely to be treated by ... -
A randomized controlled trial testing the effectiveness of a paramedic-delivered care transitions intervention to reduce emergency department revisits
(Springer Nature, 2018-05-03)Approximately 20% of community-dwelling older adults discharged from the emergency department (ED) return to an ED within 30 days, an occurrence partially resulting from poor care transitions. Prior published interventions ... -
The relationship between educational attainment and hospitalizations among middle-aged and older adults in the United States
(Elsevier, 2021-09-14)There has been little research on the relationship between education and healthcare utilization, especially for racial/ethnic minorities. This study aimed to examine the association between education and hospitalizations, ... -
Relationship of neighborhood and individual socioeconomic status on mortality among older adults: Evidence from cross-level interaction analyses
(PLOS, 2022-05-19)The influence of community context and individual socioeconomic status on health is widely recognized. However, the dynamics of how the relationship of neighborhood context on health varies by individual socioeconomic ... -
Residential High-Speed Internet Among Those Likely to Benefit From an Online Health Insurance Marketplace
(SAGE Publications, Inc., 2016)Using data from the 2013 American Community Survey, we found that 24.3 million people (about 1 in 4) who were either eligible for Medicaid/Children’s Health Inusrance Program (CHIP) or appeared likely to shop for Qualified ... -
SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL BARRIERS TO HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND UTILIZATION FOR LESBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA.
(2020)Sexual minorities, lesbian, gay and bisexual people, are exposed to chronic stigmatization and heteronormativity in their daily lives and when they access health care. There are no genetic differences between sexual ... -
Socially-assigned race and health: a scoping review with global implications for population health equity
(Springer Nature, 2020-02-10)Self-identified race/ethnicity is largely used to identify, monitor, and examine racial/ethnic inequalities. A growing body of work underscores the need to consider multiple dimensions of race – the social construction of ... -
Socially-assigned race and health: a scoping review with global implications for population health equity
(Springer Nature, 2020-02-10)Self-identified race/ethnicity is largely used to identify, monitor, and examine racial/ethnic inequalities. A growing body of work underscores the need to consider multiple dimensions of race – the social construction of ...