LUCY R FISCHER

Summary

Affiliation: HealthPartners Research Foundation
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Quality improvement in primary care clinics
    L R Fischer
    HealthPartners Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN 55440, USA
    Jt Comm J Qual Improv 24:361-70. 1998
  2. ncbi Geriatric depression, antidepressant treatment, and healthcare utilization in a health maintenance organization
    Lucy Rose Fischer
    HealthPartners Research Foundation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55440, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 50:307-12. 2002
  3. ncbi Pharmaceutical care and health care utilization in an HMO
    Lucy Rose Fischer
    HealthPartners Research Foundation, Minneapolis, Minn 55440 1524, USA
    Eff Clin Pract 5:49-57. 2002
  4. ncbi Screening for hepatitis C virus in a health maintenance organization
    L R Fischer
    HealthPartners Research Foundation, Minneapolis, Minn 55440 1524, USA
    Arch Intern Med 160:1665-73. 2000
  5. ncbi Pharmaceutical care for patients with chronic conditions
    L R Fischer
    HealthPartners Research Foundation, Minneapolis, Minn 55440 1524, USA
    J Am Pharm Assoc (Wash) 40:174-80. 2000
  6. ncbi The closing of a social HMO: a case study
    L R Fischer
    HealthPartners Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN 55440 1309, USA
    J Aging Soc Policy 10:57-75. 1998
  7. ncbi When depression is the diagnosis, what happens to patients and are they satisfied?
    Leif I Solberg
    HealthPartners Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN 55440 1524, USA
    Am J Manag Care 9:131-40. 2003
  8. ncbi Community-based care and risk of nursing home placement
    Lucy Rose Fischer
    HealthPartners Research Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
    Med Care 41:1407-16. 2003
  9. ncbi Treatment of elderly and other adult patients for depression in primary care
    Lucy Rose Fischer
    HealthPartners Research Foundation, St Louis Park, Minnesota, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 51:1554-62. 2003
  10. ncbi Managing fecal incontinence: self-care practices of older adults
    Donna Zimmaro Bliss
    University of Minnesota School of Nursing, Minneapolis 55455, USA
    J Gerontol Nurs 31:35-44. 2005

Detail Information

Publications11

  1. ncbi Quality improvement in primary care clinics
    L R Fischer
    HealthPartners Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN 55440, USA
    Jt Comm J Qual Improv 24:361-70. 1998
    ..Three questions were addressed: How does change in the health care environment affect a quality improvement (QI) process? How does clinic organization influence a QI process? and What is the impact of a QI process on clinic organization?..
  2. ncbi Geriatric depression, antidepressant treatment, and healthcare utilization in a health maintenance organization
    Lucy Rose Fischer
    HealthPartners Research Foundation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55440, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 50:307-12. 2002
    ..To assess the separate effects of depressive symptoms and antidepressant treatment on healthcare utilization and cost...
  3. ncbi Pharmaceutical care and health care utilization in an HMO
    Lucy Rose Fischer
    HealthPartners Research Foundation, Minneapolis, Minn 55440 1524, USA
    Eff Clin Pract 5:49-57. 2002
    ..Specifically, pharmaceutical care programs through which pharmacists provide direct and ongoing counseling to patients have been introduced. Whether such programs reduce medication-related problems or health care utilization is unknown...
  4. ncbi Screening for hepatitis C virus in a health maintenance organization
    L R Fischer
    HealthPartners Research Foundation, Minneapolis, Minn 55440 1524, USA
    Arch Intern Med 160:1665-73. 2000
    ..In its early stages, HCV tends to be asymptomatic and can be detected only through screening...
  5. ncbi Pharmaceutical care for patients with chronic conditions
    L R Fischer
    HealthPartners Research Foundation, Minneapolis, Minn 55440 1524, USA
    J Am Pharm Assoc (Wash) 40:174-80. 2000
    ..To assess factors associated with participation in pharmaceutical care and the benefits of participation--in terms of amount of information about medications, administration of medications, and awareness of side effects...
  6. ncbi The closing of a social HMO: a case study
    L R Fischer
    HealthPartners Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN 55440 1309, USA
    J Aging Soc Policy 10:57-75. 1998
    ..Some were paying more for less care. Because they tended to switch to private-pay arrangements and to rely more on informal care, it appears that their care system became much less stable after the closing of the SHMO...
  7. ncbi When depression is the diagnosis, what happens to patients and are they satisfied?
    Leif I Solberg
    HealthPartners Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN 55440 1524, USA
    Am J Manag Care 9:131-40. 2003
    ..To understand the process, outcomes, and patient satisfaction of usual primary care for patients given a diagnostic code for depression...
  8. ncbi Community-based care and risk of nursing home placement
    Lucy Rose Fischer
    HealthPartners Research Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
    Med Care 41:1407-16. 2003
    ..To test the substitution hypothesis, that community-based care reduces the probability of institutional placement for at-risk elderly...
  9. ncbi Treatment of elderly and other adult patients for depression in primary care
    Lucy Rose Fischer
    HealthPartners Research Foundation, St Louis Park, Minnesota, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 51:1554-62. 2003
    ..To determine whether depression is treated differently in older and younger patients in primary care clinics...
  10. ncbi Managing fecal incontinence: self-care practices of older adults
    Donna Zimmaro Bliss
    University of Minnesota School of Nursing, Minneapolis 55455, USA
    J Gerontol Nurs 31:35-44. 2005
    ..There is a need to promote effective management strategies for FI to older individuals living in the community...
  11. ncbi Severity of fecal incontinence in community-living elderly in a health maintenance organization
    Donna Zimmaro Bliss
    University of Minnesota School of Nursing, 5-160 Weaver-Densford Hall, 308 Harvard Street, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
    Res Nurs Health 27:162-73. 2004
    ..Therapies aimed at normalizing stool consistency or reducing urgency may be beneficial in lessening FI severity...