Laura Petersen

Summary

Affiliation: Baylor College of Medicine
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi How variability in the institutional review board review process affects minimal-risk multisite health services research
    Laura A Petersen
    Health Services Research and Development 152, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 2002 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Ann Intern Med 156:728-35. 2012
  2. ncbi Improving benchmarking by using an explicit framework for the development of composite indicators: an example using pediatric quality of care
    Jochen Profit
    Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children s Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
    Implement Sci 5:13. 2010
  3. ncbi Does pay-for-performance improve the quality of health care?
    Laura A Petersen
    Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
    Ann Intern Med 145:265-72. 2006
  4. ncbi Will hypertension performance measures used for pay-for-performance programs penalize those who care for medically complex patients?
    Laura A Petersen
    MPH, Health Services Research and Development 152, Houston Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 2002 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Circulation 119:2978-85. 2009
  5. ncbi Relationship between clinical conditions and use of Veterans Affairs health care among Medicare-enrolled veterans
    Laura A Petersen
    Department, of Medicine, Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center, Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, 2002 Holcombe Blvd Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Health Serv Res 45:762-91. 2010
  6. ncbi The use of screening colonoscopy for patients cared for by the Department of Veterans Affairs
    Hashem B El-Serag
    Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Arch Intern Med 166:2202-8. 2006

Research Grants

Collaborators

Detail Information

Publications6

  1. ncbi How variability in the institutional review board review process affects minimal-risk multisite health services research
    Laura A Petersen
    Health Services Research and Development 152, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 2002 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Ann Intern Med 156:728-35. 2012
    ..The Department of Health and Human Services recently called for public comment on human subjects research protections...
  2. ncbi Improving benchmarking by using an explicit framework for the development of composite indicators: an example using pediatric quality of care
    Jochen Profit
    Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children s Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
    Implement Sci 5:13. 2010
    ..Without a scientifically robust and comprehensive approach to measurement of the quality of healthcare, performance measurement will ultimately fail to achieve its quality improvement goals...
  3. ncbi Does pay-for-performance improve the quality of health care?
    Laura A Petersen
    Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
    Ann Intern Med 145:265-72. 2006
    ..This produces no financial incentives and, in some cases, produces disincentives for quality. Increasing numbers of programs link payment to performance...
  4. ncbi Will hypertension performance measures used for pay-for-performance programs penalize those who care for medically complex patients?
    Laura A Petersen
    MPH, Health Services Research and Development 152, Houston Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 2002 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Circulation 119:2978-85. 2009
    ..We examined the impact of coexisting conditions on the quality of care for hypertension and patient perception of overall quality of their health care...
  5. ncbi Relationship between clinical conditions and use of Veterans Affairs health care among Medicare-enrolled veterans
    Laura A Petersen
    Department, of Medicine, Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center, Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, 2002 Holcombe Blvd Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Health Serv Res 45:762-91. 2010
    ..To determine how reliance on Veterans Affairs (VA) for medical care among veterans enrolled in Medicare is affected by medical conditions, access, and patient characteristics...
  6. ncbi The use of screening colonoscopy for patients cared for by the Department of Veterans Affairs
    Hashem B El-Serag
    Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Arch Intern Med 166:2202-8. 2006
    ..Because of differences in the delivery of health care, this trend in use of colonoscopy in fee-for-service settings might not be paralleled in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)...

Research Grants5

  1. Financial Incentives to Translate ALLHAT into Practice
    Laura Petersen; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..5 million Medicare beneficiaries and the more than 18 million individuals cared for in staff-model health care delivery systems. ..
  2. Financial Incentives to Translate ALLHAT into Practice
    Laura Petersen; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..5 million Medicare beneficiaries and the more than 18 million individuals cared for in staff-model health care delivery systems. ..
  3. Financial Incentives to Translate ALLHAT into Practice
    Laura Petersen; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..5 million Medicare beneficiaries and the more than 18 million individuals cared for in staff-model health care delivery systems. ..
  4. Financial Incentives to Translate ALLHAT into Practice
    Laura A Petersen; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..5 million Medicare beneficiaries and the more than 18 million individuals cared for in staff-model health care delivery systems. ..