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| Katherine HarrisSummaryAffiliation: RAND Corporation Country: USA Publications
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Measuring consumer perceptions of quality differences among competing health benefit plansKatherine Harris
RAND, Arlington, VA 22202 5050, USA
J Health Econ 21:1-17. 2002..These results increase our confidence in the use of stated importance data to identify and interpret parameters measuring the effect of otherwise unobservable attributes of choice alternatives...- Do people who intend to get a flu shot actually get one?Katherine M Harris
RAND Corporation, Arlington, VA, USA
J Gen Intern Med 24:1311-3. 2009..Vaccination against seasonal influenza is far from universal among groups specifically recommended for vaccine. There is little research to guide communication with patients about vaccination... - Surveying a nationally representative internet-based panel to obtain timely estimates of influenza vaccination ratesKatherine M Harris
RAND Corporation, Arlington, VA, USA
Vaccine 27:815-8. 2009..We conclude that an internet-based approach can yield accurate estimates of end-of-season influenza vaccination rates in time to support improved management of the subsequent season... - Inconsistencies in self-reported drug use by adolescents in substance abuse treatment: implications for outcome and performance measurementsKatherine M Harris
RAND Corporation, Arlington, VA 22202 5050, USA
J Subst Abuse Treat 34:347-55. 2008..Our study highlights the need for greater awareness on the potential impact of inaccuracies in the reporting of substance use on outcome and performance measurements and that for the development of methodologies to improve accuracy... - Workplace efforts to promote influenza vaccination among healthcare personnel and their association with uptake during the 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1)Katherine Harris
RAND Corporation, 1200 South Hayes Street, Arlington, VA, United States
Vaccine 29:2978-85. 2011..We measured workplace efforts to promote influenza vaccination among HCP in the U.S. and their association with seasonal and pandemic vaccination during the 2009-10 influenza season... - The effects of state parity laws on the use of mental health careKatherine M Harris
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, Maryland, USA
Med Care 44:499-505. 2006..We used a quasiexperimental research design to measure the effect of state parity laws on the use of mental health care in the past year... - Self-medication of mental health problems: new evidence from a national surveyKatherine M Harris
Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, MD 20856, USA
Health Serv Res 40:117-34. 2005..Further research should identify subgroups of individuals for whom timely and appropriate mental health treatment would prevent the development of substance-use disorders... - Is getting influenza vaccine coverage data out during mid-season feasible? Evidence from a national survey of U.S. adultsKatherine M Harris
RAND Corporation, 1200 Hayes Street, Arlington, VA 22202 5050, United States
Vaccine 27:3697-9. 2009..If reported annually, national-level estimates of mid-season vaccine use could provide a benchmark against which to measure progress of strategies deployed at mid-season to improve influenza vaccination coverage... - A prospective investigation of suicide ideation, attempts, and use of mental health service among adolescents in substance abuse treatmentRajeev Ramchand
Drug Policy Research Center, RAND, Arlington Virginia 22202 5050, USA
Psychol Addict Behav 22:524-32. 2008..These findings emphasize a high prevalence of suicide risk behavior in substance abuse treatment programs and provide insight into the specialized treatment youth in substance abuse treatment at risk for suicide currently receive... - Use of mental health care and substance abuse treatment among adults with co-occurring disordersKatherine M Harris
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 16 105, Rockville, Maryland 20857, USA
Psychiatr Serv 56:954-9. 2005.... - Healthy young and middle age adults: what will it take to vaccinate them for influenza?Lori Uscher-Pines
RAND Corporation, 1200 South Hayes Street, Arlington, VA 22202 5050, USA
Vaccine 28:7420-2. 2010..52%), and to visit a doctor's office during vaccination season (41% vs. 69%). To boost rates of influenza vaccination in this population, new and untraditional strategies aimed at encouraging first-time vaccination are needed... - Awareness of government seasonal and 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccination recommendations among targeted US adults: the role of provider interactionsJurgen Maurer
RAND Corporation, Arlington 22202, VA, USA
Am J Infect Control 38:489-90. 2010..Provider-based vaccination counseling may help increase adults' awareness of federal vaccination recommendations... - Perceived seriousness of seasonal and A(H1N1) influenzas, attitudes toward vaccination, and vaccine uptake among U.S. adults: does the source of information matter?Jurgen Maurer
RAND Corporation, Arlington, VA 22202, USA
Prev Med 51:185-7. 2010..We further documented how vaccine uptake and attitudes varied by main information source used in vaccination decisions... - Does receipt of seasonal influenza vaccine predict intention to receive novel H1N1 vaccine: evidence from a nationally representative survey of U.S. adultsJurgen Maurer
RAND Corporation, Arlington, VA 22202 5050, USA
Vaccine 27:5732-4. 2009..6%, which corresponds to roughly 115 million adult vaccinations. Moreover, novel H1N1 vaccination intentions are strongly associated with seasonal influenza vaccinations, suggesting common attitudinal barriers to both vaccines... - Adverse selection and generosity of alcohol treatment benefitsKatherine M Harris
Division of Clinical and Prevention Research, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
Inquiry 39:413-28. 2002..Also, users of alcohol treatment services do not remain disproportionately enrolled longer in plans with generous benefits... - Naltrexone and pharmacy benefit managementKatherine M Harris
The Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, USA
J Addict Dis 23:11-29. 2004..Our review suggests that naltrexone is widely covered on public and private health plan formularies, though restrictions on use (i.e., quantity limits, prior authorization) are common... - Racial and ethnic differences in the mental health problems and use of mental health careKatherine M Harris
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, Maryland 20856, USA
Med Care 43:775-84. 2005..We compared rates of mental health problems and use of mental health care across multiple racial and ethnic groups using secondary data from a large, nationally representative survey... - Smoking rates among adolescents in substance abuse treatment programsBeth Ann Griffin
RAND Corporation, Arlington, VA 22202-5050, USA
Psychiatr Serv 58:1528. 2007 - Use of prescription psychiatric drugs and religious service attendanceKatherine M Harris
Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 1 Choke Cherry Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, USA
Psychiatr Serv 56:396. 2005 - Religious involvement and the use of mental health careKatherine M Harris
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, MD 20857, USA
Health Serv Res 41:395-410. 2006.... - Can high quality overcome consumer resistance to restricted provider access? Evidence from a health plan choice experimentKatherine M Harris
RAND, Arlington, VA 22202-5050, USA
Health Serv Res 37:551-71. 2002.... - How do patients choose physicians? Evidence from a national survey of enrollees in employment-related health plansKatherine M Harris
RAND, Arlington, VA, USA
Health Serv Res 38:711-32. 2003.... - Perceived effectiveness of medications among mental health service users with and without alcohol dependenceMark J Edlund
Department of Psychiatry of the Central Arkansas Veterans Health System, North Little Rock, Arkansas 72114, USA
Psychiatr Serv 57:692-9. 2006..The authors investigated patterns of use of psychiatric medication and perceived effectiveness of mental health treatment among users of mental health care with and without alcohol dependence... - Do users of regularly prescribed opioids have higher rates of substance use problems than nonusers?Mark J Edlund
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, North Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Pain Med 8:647-56. 2007.... - Risk factors for clinically recognized opioid abuse and dependence among veterans using opioids for chronic non-cancer painMark J Edlund
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, USA
Pain 129:355-62. 2007..Clinicians need to carefully screen for substance abuse and mental health disorders in candidates for opioid therapy and facilitate appropriate treatment of these disorders...