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Correlation of Antimicrobial Prescription Rate and Socioeconomic Status and The role of socioeconomic status on brand-name vs. generic drug prescriptions: A county-level, U.S.-wide analysis based in Medicare Part D claims

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Correlation of Antimicrobial Prescription Rate and Socioeconomic Status- Background: Excessive antimicrobial agent usage plays a key role in antimicrobial resistance. Objective: To examine whether socioeconomic ...
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2018
Contributors:
Volpi, Connor Ryan (creator) Mylonakis, Eleftherios (Advisor) Gravenstein, Stefan (Reader) Brown University. School of Public Health (sponsor)
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Antibiotics Resistance health disparities Medicare Social status Drugs (Prescription drugs)
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Do Efficiency and Improved Coordination of Care Lead To Better Patient Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries?

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Inefficiency and fragmentation in the delivery of services are issues that plague health care in the United States. The Institute of Medicine estimates that as ...
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2013
Contributors:
Jung, Hye-Young (creator) Mor, Vincent (Director) Trivedi, Amal (Reader) Chay, Kenneth (Reader) Grabowski, David (Reader) Brown University. Health Services Research (sponsor)
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coordination of care dually-eligible Medicare Medicaid
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Essays in Health Economics

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This dissertation examines the effects of health care policy on access to health care and health outcomes, use of medical technology, and educational attainment. The ...
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2012
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Kim, Daeho (creator) Chay, Kenneth (Director) Aizer, Anna (Reader) Knight, Brian (Reader) Brown University. Economics (sponsor)
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Health Care Policy Prospective Payment System Hospital Desegregation Medical policy Medicare Medical technology Educational attainment
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On the Incentives of Medicare's Hospital Reimbursement and an Examination of Exchangeability

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This dissertation examines the influence of Medicare's reimbursement structure on the observed behavior of healthcare providers. Specifically, it studies how hospitals respond to Medicare ...
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2016
Contributors:
Elzinga, Andrew Thomas (creator) Oster, Emily (Director) Aizer, Anna (Reader) Chay, Kenneth (Reader) Knight, Brian (Reader) Brown University. Economics (sponsor)
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Healthcare Correlated Random Effects Medical policy Medicare
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The Effects of Medicare’s “Medical Review” program on Inpatient Hospitalization, Patient Outcomes, and Costs of Care

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Short inpatient hospital stays (i.e., two days or fewer) have long been an area of emphasis for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS ...
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2018
Contributors:
Silver, Benjamin Chase (creator) Mor, Vincent (Advisor) Rahman, Momotazur (Reader) Gozalo, Pedro (Reader) Besdine, Richard (Reader) Wright, Brad (Reader) Brown University. Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice (sponsor)
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Medical policy Medicare Hospitals Hospitals--Observation units
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The Impact of Medicare Hospitalizations and Deductibles on Medicaid Enrollment

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As policymakers develop strategies for managing health care quality and spending, Medicare beneficiaries who are dually enrolled in Medicaid merit close attention. Designing effective policies ...
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2016
Contributors:
Keohane, Laura M. (creator) Mor, Vincent (Director) Trivedi, Amal (Reader) Aizer, Anna (Reader) Swartz, Katherine (Reader) Brown University. Health Services Research (sponsor)
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cost-sharing Medicare Medicaid
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The Influence of Medicaid and Medicare Policies on Hospitalizations

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Preventable hospitalizations have garnered a significant amount of attention among researchers and policymakers. Although most hospitalizations are medically necessary, the large amount of geographic variation ...
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2012
Contributors:
Unruh, Mark A (creator) Mor, Vincent (Director) Trivedi, Amal (Reader) Chay, Kenneth (Reader) Grabowski, David (Reader) Brown University. Health Services Research (sponsor)
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hospitalization rehospitalization Medicare Medicaid
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