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| H Joanna JiangSummaryAffiliation: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Country: USA Publications
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Dynamics of change in local physician supply: an ecological perspectiveH Joanna Jiang
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Organization and Delivery Studies, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
Soc Sci Med 54:1525-41. 2002..Overall, the findings of this study facilitate a better understanding of the complexity of physician workforce supply...
Multiple hospitalizations for patients with diabetesH Joanna Jiang
Center for Organization and Delivery Studies, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland 20852, USA
Diabetes Care 26:1421-6. 2003..To describe the extent to which hospitalizations for patients with diabetes reflect multiple stays by the same individuals and to examine how multiple hospitalizations vary by patient demographic and socioeconomic characteristics...
Racial/ethnic disparities in potentially preventable readmissions: the case of diabetesH Joanna Jiang
Center for Delivery, Organization and Markets, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 540 Gaither Rd, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
Am J Public Health 95:1561-7. 2005..Considerable differences in prevalence of diabetes and management of the disease exist among racial/ethnic groups. We examined the relationship between race/ethnicity and hospital readmissions for diabetes-related conditions...
Board oversight of quality: any differences in process of care and mortality?H Joanna Jiang
Center for Delivery, Organization and Markets, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland, USA
J Healthc Manag 54:15-29; discussion 29-30. 2009..Future study should examine how specific board practices influence the culture and operations of the hospital that lead to better quality of care...
Do Medicare Advantage enrollees tend to be admitted to hospitals with better or worse outcomes compared with fee-for-service enrollees?Bernard Friedman
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
Int J Health Care Finance Econ 10:171-85. 2010..With that proviso, the study justifies informing Medicare beneficiaries about the mortality and safety outcome measures for hospitals being used by a MA plan compared to hospitals used by FFS enrollees...
Likelihood of hospital readmission after first discharge: Medicare Advantage vs. fee-for-service patientsBernard Friedman
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality AHRQ, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
Inquiry 49:202-13. 2012..Analytical methods to adjust for self-selection into particular plans or plan types should be considered when possible...
Enhancing board oversight on quality of hospital care: an agency theory perspectiveH Joanna Jiang
Center for Delivery, Organization and Markets, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD, USA
Health Care Manage Rev 37:144-53. 2012..Increasing pressures for better quality and safety are prompting boards to strengthen their oversight function on quality...
Costly hospital readmissions and complex chronic illnessBernard Friedman
Center for Delivery, Organization and Markets, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
Inquiry 45:408-21. 2008..The study's methods and descriptive data potentially could be useful for health plans and their sponsors (employers, government) when they design strategies to address the high cost of complex chronic illness...
Disparities between two common data sources on hospital nurse staffingH Joanna Jiang
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
J Nurs Scholarsh 38:187-93. 2006..To compare nurse staffing measures derived from two widely used data sources: the American Hospital Association (AHA) Annual Survey of Hospitals and the California Office for Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD)...
Sustaining and improving hospital performance: The effects of organizational and market factorsH Joanna Jiang
Center for Delivery, Organization and Markets, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland, USA
Health Care Manage Rev 31:188-96. 2006..Achieving high-quality/low-cost performance is also incidentally found to be associated with improved profit margins...
Do patient safety events increase readmissions?Bernard Friedman
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
Med Care 47:583-90. 2009..The effects of safety events on readmissions have rarely been analyzed. Large, all-payer and all-diagnosis databases permit new tests. This study will simultaneously test the effects of safety events on risks of deaths and readmission...
Changes in hospital readmissions for diabetes-related conditions. Differences by payerH Joanna Jiang
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA
Manag Care Interface 21:24-30. 2008
Board engagement in quality: findings of a survey of hospital and system leadersH Joanna Jiang
Center for Delivery, Organization and Markets, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland, USA
J Healthc Manag 53:121-34; discussion 135. 2008....
Hospital inpatient costs for adults with multiple chronic conditionsBernard Friedman
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, USA
Med Care Res Rev 63:327-46. 2006..Current policies and demonstrations for the Medicare program may not be sufficient to address complex illness...
Hospital cost and quality performance in relation to market forces: an examination of U.S. community hospitals in the "post-managed care era"H Joanna Jiang
Center for Delivery, Organization and Markets, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD, 20850, USA
Int J Health Care Finance Econ 13:53-71. 2013..Furthermore, these health plans appear to put quality of care on a higher priority than before...
Increasing the relevance of research to health care managers: hospital CEO imperatives for improving quality and lowering costsJeffrey A Alexander
Department of Health Management and Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Health Care Manage Rev 32:150-9. 2007..Evidence-based management assumes that available research evidence is consistent with the problems and decision-making conditions faced by those who will utilize this evidence in practice...
Review: how do hospital organizational structure and processes affect quality of care?: a critical review of research methodsLarry R Hearld
University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor
Med Care Res Rev 65:259-99. 2008..The article concludes with recommendations of how health services researchers can expand their research to enhance one's understanding of the relationship between organizational characteristics and quality of care...
