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| J H HibbardSummaryAffiliation: University of Oregon Country: USA Publications
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Engaging health care consumers to improve the quality of careJudith H Hibbard
Department of Planning, Public Policy, and Management, University of Orgon, Eugene, 97423 1209, USA
Med Care 41:I61-70. 2003..Enhancing the roles consumers are able to play in the health care system may significantly increase their influence on quality...
Informing consumer decisions in health care: implications from decision-making researchJ H Hibbard
University of Oregon, Department of Planning, Public Policy, and Management, Eugene 97403 1209, USA
Milbank Q 75:395-414. 1997..Although there is much to learn about assisting consumers in making informed choices, a great deal is known from decision-making research. Our approaches and our research agenda must be based on this existing foundation of knowledge...- Use of outcome data by purchasers and consumers: new strategies and new dilemmasJ H Hibbard
Department of Planning, Public Policy and Management, University of Oregon, Eugene 97403 1209, USA
Int J Qual Health Care 10:503-8. 1998..Dilemmas associated with current and proposed strategies are highlighted and recommendations are proposed... - Comprehension of quality care indicators: differences among privately insured, publicly insured, and uninsuredJ J Jewett
Department of Planning, Public Policy and Management, University of Oregon, Eugene 97403, USA
Health Care Financ Rev 18:75-94. 1996..Indicators are not well understood and are interpreted in unintended ways. Implications and strategies for communicating and disseminating quality information are discussed... - Condition-specific performance information: assessing salience, comprehension, and approaches for communicating qualityJ H Hibbard
University of Oregon, Department of Planning, Public Policy and Management, Eugene 97401, USA
Health Care Financ Rev 18:95-109. 1996..Further, the findings provide evidence that information on the health care context makes a difference in how consumers understand performance measures... - Prevalence and predictors of the use of self-care resourcesJ H Hibbard
Department of Planning, Public Policy and Management, University of Oregon, Eugene 97403 1209, USA
Eval Health Prof 22:107-22. 1999..Understanding this variability may help communities to expand the use of such resources and lessen the demand for formal health care services. Suggestions for future studies are discussed... - Mode of payment, practice characteristics, and physician support for patient self careJ H Hibbard
Department of Planning, Public Policy, and Management, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, USA
Am J Prev Med 20:118-23. 2001..This study empirically examines this assumption... - Making health care quality reports easier to useJ H Hibbard
Department of Planning, Public Policy and Management, University of Oregon, 1209 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403 1209, USA
Jt Comm J Qual Improv 27:591-604. 2001..Further, the degree to which consumers who have a low level of skill can accurately use that information when it is presented in a format that is easier to use was examined... - Measuring beneficiary knowledge in two randomized experimentsL A McCormack
University of Oregon, USA
Health Care Financ Rev 23:47-62. 2001..Beneficiaries in both studies showed statistically significant gains in knowledge after receiving the new materials. Policy implications for the measurement of knowledge and creation of future versions of the materials are discussed... - The impact of a community-wide self-care information project on self-care and medical care utilizationJ H Hibbard
University of Oregon, USA
Eval Health Prof 24:404-23. 2001..Most believe that using the self-care resources saved them from seeking unnecessary care. The findings from the utilization data provide some evidence to support this conclusion... - Beneficiary survey-based feedback on new Medicare informational materialsL A McCormack
University of Oregon, USA
Health Care Financ Rev 23:37-46. 2001..Additional research is needed to determine which subgroups of beneficiaries may need more and, possibly less, information... - Social roles as predictors of cessation in a cohort of women smokersJ H Hibbard
University of Oregon, Department of Planning, Public Policy and Management, Eugene 97403
Women Health 20:71-80. 1993..Selected characteristics of the work role, however, were found to predict smoking cessation; occupational status and control over work. Public health and research implications are discussed... - Hospital performance reports: impact on quality, market share, and reputationJudith H Hibbard
Department of Planning, Public Policy, and Management, University of Oregon, in Eugene, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 24:1150-60. 2005..An earlier investigation indicated that hospitals included in the public report believed that the report would affect their public image. Indeed, consumer surveys suggest that inclusion did affect hospitals' reputations... - Can patients be part of the solution? Views on their role in preventing medical errorsJudith H Hibbard
University of Oregon, USA
Med Care Res Rev 62:601-16. 2005..Having a greater sense of self-efficacy in being able to prevent medical errors is significantly linked with a greater reported likelihood of engaging in preventive action... - Development and testing of a short form of the patient activation measureJudith H Hibbard
Department of Planning, Publicy, and Management, University of Oregon, Eugene, 97403, USA
Health Serv Res 40:1918-30. 2005..Subgroup analysis suggests that there is a slight loss of precision with some subgroups. CONCLUSIONS: The results of the analysis indicate that the shortened 13-item version is both reliable and valid... - Why worry? Worry, risk perceptions, and willingness to act to reduce medical errorsEllen Peters
Decision Research, Eugene, OR 97401, USA
Health Psychol 25:144-52. 2006..An understanding of how worry influences preventive efforts will help in building communication strategies to the public and in effectively engaging patients in the role of vigilant partner in care... - Assessing activation stage and employing a "next steps" approach to supporting patient self-managementJudith H Hibbard
Department of Planning, Public Policy and Management, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, USA
J Ambul Care Manage 30:2-8. 2007..In this analysis, we build on the previous research to determine whether there are behaviors that are more or less likely to be adopted at different stages of activation... - Less is more in presenting quality information to consumersEllen Peters
Decision Research, Eugene University of Oregon, Eugene, USA
Med Care Res Rev 64:169-90. 2007..These findings have important implications for the sponsors of comparative quality reports designed to inform consumer decision making in health care... - Consumer competencies and the use of comparative quality information: it isn't just about literacyJudith H Hibbard
University of Oregon, Eugene, USA
Med Care Res Rev 64:379-94. 2007..This is important as many real-life choices involve trade-offs. Results indicate that choice is not just about literacy or comprehension, it also has to do with activation... 
Does enrollment in a CDHP stimulate cost-effective utilization?Judith H Hibbard
University of Oregon
Med Care Res Rev 65:437-49. 2008..These reductions in care appear to be indiscriminant, with patients cutting back in both high-and low-priority visits. The reductions in high- and low-priority visits were greater for employees with lower education and income...- It isn't just about choice: the potential of a public performance report to affect the public image of hospitalsJudith H Hibbard
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403 1209, USA
Med Care Res Rev 62:358-71. 2005..The findings show that the report did influence consumer views about the quality of individual hospitals in the community 2 to 4 months after the release of the report... - Moving toward a more patient-centered health care delivery systemJudith H Hibbard
Department of Planning, Public Policy, and Management, University of Oregon, Eugene, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) . 2004.... - Comprehension and choice of a consumer-directed health plan: an experimental studyJessica Greene
Department of Planning, Public Policy and Management, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403 1209, USA
Am J Manag Care 14:369-76. 2008..To examine the extent to which numeracy predicts consumer-directed health plan (CDHP) comprehension and health plan choice. Also, to test whether comprehension can be improved using different presentation approaches... - The impact of a CAHPS report on employee knowledge, beliefs, and decisionsJudith H Hibbard
University of Oregon, USA
Med Care Res Rev 59:104-16. 2002..Finally, the findings show that those who saw the report are more influenced by information sent by their employer than those who did not see the report... - Strategies for reporting health plan performance information to consumers: evidence from controlled studiesJudith H Hibbard
Department of Planning, Public Policy and Management, University of Oregon, Eugene 97403, USA
Health Serv Res 37:291-313. 2002..The alternative is to manipulate people in ways that are unknown, are not thought out, or are not defensible, but are no less manipulative... - Supporting informed consumer health care decisions: data presentation approaches that facilitate the use of information in choiceJudith H Hibbard
Department of Planning, Public Policy and Management, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, USA
Annu Rev Public Health 24:413-33. 2003.... - Does publicizing hospital performance stimulate quality improvement efforts?Judith H Hibbard
Department of Planning Public Policy and Management at the University of Oregon in Eugene, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 22:84-94. 2003..The findings from this Wisconsin-based study indicate that there is added value to making this information public... - Consumers and quality-driven health care: a call to actionDale Shaller
School of Public Affairs, Baruch College, City University of New York, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 22:95-101. 2003.... - Effective methods of communicating to employeesJudith H Hibbard
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA
Issue Brief (Inst Health Care Costs Solut) 2:1-10. 2003 - A research agenda to advance quality measurement and improvementSheila T Leatherman
School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Med Care 41:I80-6. 2003..In developing a conceptual framework for the design of a national quality measurement and reporting system (NQMRS), the Strategic Framework Board (SFB) recommends that such a system be built on a strong evidence base... - Do increases in patient activation result in improved self-management behaviors?Judith H Hibbard
Department of Planning, Public Policy, and Management, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403 1209, USA
Health Serv Res 42:1443-63. 2007..The purpose of this study is to determine whether patient activation is a changing or changeable characteristic and to assess whether changes in activation also are accompanied by changes in health behavior... - Health insurance knowledge among Medicare beneficiariesLauren A McCormack
RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Health Serv Res 37:43-63. 2002..While the absolute gain in knowledge was modest, it was greater than increases in knowledge associated with traditional Medicare information sources... - What can we say about the impact of public reporting? Inconsistent execution yields variable resultsJudith H Hibbard
Ann Intern Med 148:160-1. 2008 - Development of the Patient Activation Measure (PAM): conceptualizing and measuring activation in patients and consumersJudith H Hibbard
Department of Planning, Public Policy, and Management, University of Oregon, Eugene 97403-1209, USA
Health Serv Res 39:1005-26. 2004..The measure has good psychometric properties indicating that it can be used at the individual patient level to tailor intervention and assess changes...