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From physician to consumer: the effectiveness of strategies to manage health care utilization
Many strategies are commonly used to influence physician behavior in managed care organizations. This review authored by HIP Investigator Dr.…
Common methodological terms in health services research and their synonyms
Health services researchers use methods and terminology from a variety of disciplines to understand individual and organizational behavior related to…
To help or hinder: Which is more important in explaining a physician's willingness to recommend a health plan?
The purpose of this study by HIP Investigator Dr. Maureen Smith was to examine how specific health plan practices contribute…
Measuring the physician perspective on quality of care in health plans
Physicians provide one source of information about the quality of care in health plans, but concerns exist that physicians cannot…
Using structured implicit review to assess quality of care in the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
The goal of this study by HIP Investigator Dr. Maureen Smith was to develop a quality assessment tool for care…
HMO membership and patient age and the use of specialty care for hospitalized patients with acute stroke: The Minnesota Stroke Survey
The number of older patients enrolling in health maintenance organizations (HMOs) is increasing. Concerns have been raised that older patients…
Hormonal and reproductive influences and risk of melanoma in women
Evidence linking female hormones to the development of malignant melanoma has been contradictory. The purpose of this study by HIP…
Delayed hospital arrival for acute stroke: the Minnesota Stroke Survey
Although recent advances have been made in the treatment of acute stroke, patients often arrive at the hospital too late…
Trends in medical care of hospitalized stroke patients between 1980 and 1990: the Minnesota Stroke Survey
Recent decades have seen several advances in medical care for acute stroke patients, but there has been little systematic documentation…
Stroke rates during the 1980s. The Minnesota Stroke Survey
The decline in stroke mortality it the United States may have resulted from declining incidence improved survival of stroke patients,…