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Substitutive "hospital at home" versus inpatient care for elderly patients with exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a prospective randomized, controlled trialNicoletta Aimonino Ricauda
Department of Medical and Surgical Disciplines, Geriatric Section, S Giovanni Battista Hospital, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
J Am Geriatr Soc 56:493-500. 2008..To evaluate hospital readmission rates and mortality at 6-month follow-up in selected elderly patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)...- Rapid reengineering of acute medical care for Medicare beneficiaries: the Medicare innovations collaborativeBruce Leff
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 31:1204-15. 2012.... 
Satisfaction with hospital at home careBruce Leff
Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 54:1355-63. 2006..To examine differences in satisfaction with acute care between patients who received treatment in a physician-led substitutive Hospital at Home program and those who received usual acute hospital care...- The reading habits of medicine clerks at one medical school: frequency, usefulness, and difficultiesBruce Leff
Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Acad Med 81:489-94. 2006..Understanding issues related to student reading habits may provide insights and opportunities for medical educators to develop methods to improve clerks' clinical clerkship experiences and their information literacy skills... - Gizmo idolatryBruce Leff
Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA
JAMA 299:1830-2. 2008 - Hospital at home: feasibility and outcomes of a program to provide hospital-level care at home for acutely ill older patientsBruce Leff
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, and The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA
Ann Intern Med 143:798-808. 2005..Acutely ill older persons often experience adverse events when cared for in the acute care hospital... - Comparison of functional outcomes associated with hospital at home care and traditional acute hospital careBruce Leff
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 57:273-8. 2009..To compare differences in the functional outcomes experienced by patients cared for in Hospital at Home (HaH) and traditional acute hospital care... - Guided care and the cost of complex healthcare: a preliminary reportBruce Leff
School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
Am J Manag Care 15:555-9. 2009..Our objective was to evaluate the preliminary effects of GC on health service utilization and costs... - The future history of home care and physician house calls in the United StatesB Leff
School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 56:M603-8. 2001..S. health care system... - Comparison of stress experienced by family members of patients treated in hospital at home with that of those receiving traditional acute hospital careBruce Leff
Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 56:117-23. 2008..To compare differences in the stress experienced by family members of patients cared for in a physician-led substitutive Hospital at Home (HaH) and those receiving traditional acute hospital care... - Early effects of "Guided Care" on the quality of health care for multimorbid older persons: a cluster-randomized controlled trialChad Boult
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 63:321-7. 2008.... - Substitutive Hospital at Home for older persons: effects on costsKevin D Frick
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 N Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Am J Manag Care 15:49-56. 2009.... - Medicare home health patients' transitions through acute and post-acute care settingsJennifer L Wolff
Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
Med Care 46:1188-93. 2008.... 
The effects of guided care on the perceived quality of health care for multi-morbid older persons: 18-month outcomes from a cluster-randomized controlled trialCynthia M Boyd
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Gen Intern Med 25:235-42. 2010..The quality of health care for older Americans with chronic conditions is suboptimal...- A pilot test of the effect of guided care on the quality of primary care experiences for multimorbid older adultsCynthia M Boyd
Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Gen Intern Med 23:536-42. 2008..The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of a pilot intervention to enhance the quality of primary care experiences for chronically ill older persons (Guided Care)... - Guided care for multimorbid older adultsCynthia M Boyd
Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Gerontologist 47:697-704. 2007..The purpose of this study was to test the feasibility of a new model of health care designed to improve the quality of life and the efficiency of resource use for older adults with multimorbidity... - Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineG Michael Harper
Acad Med 79:S70-1. 2004 - The effect of computerized provider order entry on medical student clerkship experiencesAmy M Knight
CIMS Division, ASC Building, Room 262, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, 4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
J Am Med Inform Assoc 12:554-60. 2005..To describe medical students' attitudes toward placing orders during training, and the effect of computerized provider order entry (CPOE) on their learning experiences... - Nutrition and involuntary weight loss: a pilot study of an educational intervention for nursing home surveyorsJoan C Chang
The Johns Hopkins University Schools of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Baltimore, MD 21239, USA
J Am Med Dir Assoc 8:110-4. 2007..To describe the knowledge and attitudes of nursing home (NH) surveyors before and after a brief educational intervention related to nutrition and involuntary weight loss in nursing home residents... - Physician evaluation and management of Medicare home health patientsJennifer L Wolff
Department of Health Policy and Management, Lipitz Center for Integrated Health Care, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Med Care 47:1147-55. 2009..The Medicare home health benefit is predicated on physician referral and involvement. In this study, we investigated (1) the frequency and (2) implications of home health patients' evaluation and management by community physicians... - Effects of guided care on family caregiversJennifer L Wolff
Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
Gerontologist 50:459-70. 2010..The purpose of this study was to determine whether GC improves patients' primary caregivers' depressive symptoms, strain, productivity, and perceptions of the quality of care recipients' chronic illness care... - Future directions: alternative approaches to traditional hospital care-home hospitalB Leff
Division of Geriatric Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Clin Geriatr Med 14:851-61. 1998..Challenges associated with the development and study of home hospitals as well as several specific home hospital models are reviewed. The need for continued study and the potential of home hospital are discussed... - Successful models of comprehensive care for older adults with chronic conditions: evidence for the Institute of Medicine's "retooling for an aging America" reportChad Boult
Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 57:2328-37. 2009..S. healthcare system. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services would need new statutory flexibility to pay for care by the nurses, social workers, pharmacists, and physicians who staff these promising models... - Hospital at homeJennifer Cheng
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, 4940 Eastern Avenue, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
Clin Geriatr Med 25:79-91, vi. 2009..Dissemination of HaH in integrated delivery systems is feasible. Widespread dissemination of HaH in the United States will require payment reform that acknowledges the role of HaH in the health care system... - Perspective: transforming chronic care for older personsChad Boult
Roger C Lipitz Center for Integrated Health Care, Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
Acad Med 83:627-31. 2008.... - Health care provider evaluation of a substitutive model of hospital at homeJill A Marsteller
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
Med Care 47:979-85. 2009..To evaluate Hospital at Home (HaH), a substitute for inpatient care, from the perspectives of participating providers... - Health of Medicare Advantage plan enrollees at 1 year after Hurricane KatrinaLynda C Burton
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 N Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Am J Manag Care 15:13-22. 2009.... - Educational epidemiologyG Michael Harper
JAMA 292:2970; author reply 2970-1. 2004 - Quality of care for older patients with diabetes mellitus with comorbidityCynthia M Boyd
J Am Geriatr Soc 54:553-4; author reply 554. 2006 - Adverse events following discharge from the hospitalBruce Leff
Ann Intern Med 140:231; author reply 232-3. 2004 - Patterns of prevalent major chronic disease among older adults in the United StatesCarlos O Weiss
JAMA 298:1160-2. 2007 - Home hospital-toward a tighter definitionBruce Leff
J Am Geriatr Soc 52:2141. 2004