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Sources of variation in under-5 mortality across sub-Saharan Africa: a spatial analysis
October 2016
The ongoing decline in under-5 mortality ranks among the most significant public and population health successes of the past 30 years.
Predictors of placement for children who initially remained in their homes after an investigation for abuse or neglect
December 2011
Abstract OBJECTIVE: To examine the frequency and predictors of out-of-home placement in a 30-month follow-up for a nationally representative sample of children investigated for a report of...
A Public Health Approach to Children's Mental Health Services: Possible Solutions to Current Service Inadequacies
December 2009
The Child-Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) system confronts clinically complex youth with high rates of behavior problems, diverse mental health disorders, substance abuse, criminal...
Task Analysis of Writing Hospital Admission Orders: Evidence of a Problem-Based Approach
December 2006
As part of a broader project to improve the usability of computerized physician order entry (CPOE) systems, we set out to study the cognitive tasks physicians undertake to write "admission orders"...
How Liability Law Affects Medical Productivity
February 2000
Previous research suggests that "direct" reforms to the liability system - reforms designed to reduce the level of compensation to potential claimants - reduce medical expenditures without...
Decreasing Variation in Medical Necessity Decision Making
August 1999
Medical Necessity was not a problematic issue when remote third party payers rarely challenged physicians' decisions and reimbursed physicians for whatever procedures they chose to order and...
Organizational Performance: Managing for Efficiency and Effectiveness
December 1997
This book presents cutting edge thinking on the management of health care organizations.
Effects of HMOs on Conventional Insurance Premiums: Theory and Evidence, The
November 1995
We develop a model of imperfectly competitive insurers that compete with HMOs for consumers who have private information about their health status.