G B Hickson

Summary

Affiliation: Vanderbilt University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Satisfaction with obstetric care: relation to neonatal intensive care
    G B Hickson
    Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232 8555, USA
    Obstet Gynecol 91:288-92. 1998
  2. ncbi Patient complaints and malpractice risk
    Gerald B Hickson
    Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
    JAMA 287:2951-7. 2002
  3. ncbi What health professionals can do to identify and resolve patient dissatisfaction
    J W Pichert
    Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232 1229, USA
    Jt Comm J Qual Improv 24:303-12. 1998
  4. ncbi Identifying medical center units with disproportionate shares of patient complaints
    J W Pichert
    Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
    Jt Comm J Qual Improv 25:288-99. 1999
  5. ncbi Changes in continuity of enrollment among high-risk children following implementation of TennCare
    W O Cooper
    Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tenn 37232 8555, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 153:1145-9. 1999
  6. ncbi New use of anticonvulsant medications among children enrolled in the Tennessee Medicaid Program
    W O Cooper
    Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tenn, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 151:1242-6. 1997
  7. ncbi Comparison of perinatal outcomes among TennCare managed care organizations
    W O Cooper
    Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    Pediatrics 104:525-9. 1999
  8. ncbi Corticosteroid prescription filling for children covered by Medicaid following an emergency department visit or a hospitalization for asthma
    W O Cooper
    Division of General Pediatrics, Vanderbilt Children s Hospital, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Suite 5028, Medical Center East, Nashville, TN 37232 8555, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 155:1111-5. 2001
  9. ncbi Sociodemographic factors identify US infants at high risk of injury mortality
    S J Scholer
    Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    Pediatrics 103:1183-8. 1999
  10. ncbi Predictors of influenza virus vaccination status in hospitalized children
    K A Poehling
    Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    Pediatrics 108:E99. 2001

Detail Information

Publications24

  1. ncbi Satisfaction with obstetric care: relation to neonatal intensive care
    G B Hickson
    Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232 8555, USA
    Obstet Gynecol 91:288-92. 1998
    ..To examine the relationship between admitting children to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and mothers' satisfaction with obstetric care...
  2. ncbi Patient complaints and malpractice risk
    Gerald B Hickson
    Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
    JAMA 287:2951-7. 2002
    ..If malpractice risk is related in large measure to factors such as patient dissatisfaction with interpersonal behaviors, care and treatment, and access, it might be possible to monitor physicians' risk of being sued...
  3. ncbi What health professionals can do to identify and resolve patient dissatisfaction
    J W Pichert
    Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232 1229, USA
    Jt Comm J Qual Improv 24:303-12. 1998
    ..If all are involved in both prevention and problem solving, resources devoted to uncovering, understanding, and resolving patient complaints are likely to prove cost-effective...
  4. ncbi Identifying medical center units with disproportionate shares of patient complaints
    J W Pichert
    Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
    Jt Comm J Qual Improv 25:288-99. 1999
    ....
  5. ncbi Changes in continuity of enrollment among high-risk children following implementation of TennCare
    W O Cooper
    Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tenn 37232 8555, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 153:1145-9. 1999
    ..TennCare, Tennessee's Medicaid managed care program, was introduced in 1994 with the goals of controlling spending and of improving access to health care...
  6. ncbi New use of anticonvulsant medications among children enrolled in the Tennessee Medicaid Program
    W O Cooper
    Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tenn, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 151:1242-6. 1997
    ..To describe the new use of anticonvulsant medications among children enrolled in the Tennessee Medicaid program...
  7. ncbi Comparison of perinatal outcomes among TennCare managed care organizations
    W O Cooper
    Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    Pediatrics 104:525-9. 1999
    ..To compare perinatal outcomes among the managed care organizations (MCOs) providing care to beneficiaries enrolled in TennCare, Tennessee's capitated Medicaid managed care program...
  8. ncbi Corticosteroid prescription filling for children covered by Medicaid following an emergency department visit or a hospitalization for asthma
    W O Cooper
    Division of General Pediatrics, Vanderbilt Children s Hospital, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Suite 5028, Medical Center East, Nashville, TN 37232 8555, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 155:1111-5. 2001
    ..To identify predictors of corticosteroid prescription filling following an emergency department (ED) visit or a hospitalization for asthma...
  9. ncbi Sociodemographic factors identify US infants at high risk of injury mortality
    S J Scholer
    Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    Pediatrics 103:1183-8. 1999
    ..To identify sociodemographic predictors of infant injury mortality and to compare trends in injury mortality rates for high- and low-risk US infants from 1985 to 1991...
  10. ncbi Predictors of influenza virus vaccination status in hospitalized children
    K A Poehling
    Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    Pediatrics 108:E99. 2001
    ..To determine predictors of influenza virus vaccination status in children who are hospitalized during the influenza season...
  11. ncbi Relationship between patient complaints and surgical complications
    H J Murff
    Division of General Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212 2637, USA
    Qual Saf Health Care 15:13-6. 2006
    ..The purpose of this study was to determine whether an association exists between patient complaints and surgical complications...
  12. ncbi Identifying and addressing communication failures as a means of reducing unnecessary malpractice claims
    Gerald B Hickson
    Center for Patient and Professional Advocacy, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232-4220, USA
    N C Med J 68:362-4. 2007
  13. ncbi A complementary approach to promoting professionalism: identifying, measuring, and addressing unprofessional behaviors
    Gerald B Hickson
    Department of Medical Education and Administration, Center for Patient and Professional Advocacy, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA
    Acad Med 82:1040-8. 2007
    ....
  14. ncbi Patient complaints and malpractice risk in a regional healthcare center
    Gerald B Hickson
    Center for Patient and Professional Advocacy, Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
    South Med J 100:791-6. 2007
    ..To study the association between physicians' complaint records and their risk management experiences in a regional healthcare center...
  15. ncbi Health care access of Hispanic young adults in the United States
    S Todd Callahan
    Child and Adolescent Health Research Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37212 3100, USA
    J Adolesc Health 39:627-33. 2006
    ..Given the heterogeneity of the Hispanic population, the specific aims of this study were to assess health insurance coverage and health care access and utilization for different Hispanic subgroups young adults in the U.S...
  16. ncbi Trends in prescribing of antipsychotic medications for US children
    William O Cooper
    Division of General Pediatrics Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
    Ambul Pediatr 6:79-83. 2006
    ..To identify frequencies of prescribing for antipsychotics among all US children...
  17. ncbi Characteristics of families that complain following pediatric emergency visits
    Kecia N Carroll
    Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Nashville, TN 37232 8555, USA
    Ambul Pediatr 5:326-31. 2005
    ..We investigated whether visits by patients of different race/ethnicities were equally represented in unsolicited complaints filed with a medical center's Office of Patient Affairs (OPA) regarding pediatric emergency visits...
  18. ncbi Gaps in enrollment from a Medicaid managed care program: effects on emergency department visits and hospitalizations for children with asthma
    William O Cooper
    Division of General Pediatrics, Vanderbilt Children s Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee 37232 8555, USA
    Med Care 43:718-25. 2005
    ..For high-risk children with asthma enrolled in Medicaid, loss of Medicaid coverage is a potential threat to access to quality asthma care...
  19. ncbi Factors affecting pediatricians' reporting of suspected child maltreatment
    Veronica L Gunn
    Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232 8555, USA
    Ambul Pediatr 5:96-101. 2005
    ..To identify factors associated with pediatricians' decision not to report suspected child maltreatment...
  20. ncbi New users of antipsychotic medications among children enrolled in TennCare
    William O Cooper
    Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Suite 5028 MCE, Nashville, TN 37232 8555, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 158:753-9. 2004
    ....
  21. ncbi Family reports of care denials for children enrolled in TennCare
    Robert S Valet
    School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-8555, USA
    Pediatrics 114:e37-42. 2004
    ....
  22. ncbi Prescriptions for contraindicated category X drugs in pregnancy among women enrolled in TennCare
    William O Cooper
    Division of General Pediatrics Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232 8555, USA
    Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 18:106-11. 2004
    ....
  23. ncbi Very early exposure to erythromycin and infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
    William O Cooper
    Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Suite 5028 MCE, Nashville, TN 37232 8555, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 156:647-50. 2002
    ..To assess the link between very early erythromycin exposure and pyloric stenosis in young infants...
  24. ncbi Confidentiality and privacy in health care from the patient's perspective: does HIPAA help?
    Ilene N Moore
    Center for Patient and Professional Advocacy, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, USA
    Health Matrix Clevel 17:215-72. 2007