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HCFO Research on Workplace Clinics Featured in The Los Angeles Times [1]

Publication Date: 
July 5, 2011

Findings from a HCFO study led by Ha Tu, M.P.A., of the Center for Studying Health System Change were featured in a Los Angeles Times article [2] on employer interest in on-site health clinics for employees.

Topic: 
Consumer Behavior [3]
Coordination of Care [4]
Costs and Cost Containment [5]
Organization and Supply of Care [6]
Preventive Care [7]

HCFO Research on the Consequences of Ambulance Diversion Featured in USA Today and Multiple Media Outlets [8]

Publication Date: 
July 1, 2011

HCFO Work on Medicare Spending Highlighted in Washington Post and Multiple Media Outlets [9]

Publication Date: 
June 3, 2011

HCFO-research led by Jack Hadley, Ph.D., of George Mason University, has recently been highlighted in multiple media outlets following the publication [10] of findings in Health Services Research. The study found that, on average, greater medical spending was associated with better health status of Medicare beneficiaries. This finding has generated significant interest and has been mentioned in several media outlets recently:

HCFO Research on Emergency Department Closures Featured in Kaiser Health News [11]

Publication Date: 
June 1, 2011

HCFO-funded work by Yu-Chu Shen, Ph.D., of the Naval Postgraduate School, was featured in a Kaiser Health News article on changing sites of emergency care. The piece, "Emergency Care, But Not At a Hospital [12]," discusses the growth of freestanding emergency departments and drew details from Shen's work on the declining number of hospital emergency departments.

Findings from a HCFO Study on Medicare Spending Featured in Health Behavior News Service [13]

Publication Date: 
May 26, 2011

The results of a HCFO study led by Jack Hadley, Ph.D., of George Mason University, were featured on the wesbite of Health Behavior News Service. The article, "Medicare Spending Linked to Longer Life, Better Health in Elderly [14]," summarized the study's finding that Medicare beneficiaries who receive more medical care have better health outcomes.

Topic: 
Costs and Cost Containment [5]
Medicare [15]
Purchasing [16]

HCFO Work on Emergency Department Closures Highlighted by Physicians for a National Health Program [17]

Publication Date: 
May 26, 2011

HCFO-sponsored work led by Yu-Chu Shen, Ph.D., of the Naval Postgraduate School, was highlighted on the website of Physicians for a National Health Program (PHNP). The piece, "Market Decisions Negatively Impact Safety-Net Emergency Departments [18]," featured a summary of the study's findings of a decline in the number of EDs in the United States, along with commentary from PHNP.

Topic: 
Access [19]
Acute Care [20]
Organization and Supply of Care [6]
Quality of Care [21]

Findings from a HCFO Study on Emergency Department Closures Featured in the New York Times [22]

Publication Date: 
May 18, 2011

Findings from a HCFO study led by Yu-Chu Shen, Ph.D., of the Naval Postgraduate School, were highlighted in the May 18, 2011 New York Times article, "Fewer Emergency Departments Available as Needs Rises [23]." This article discusses the findings of Shen and her colleagues regarding trends in emergency department closures across the United States from 1990 to 2007.

Topic: 
Access [19]
Acute Care [20]
Organization and Supply of Care [6]

HCFO Study on Emergency Department Access Highlighted in Bloomberg News [24]

Publication Date: 
May 18, 2011

A HCFO-sponsored study led by Yu-Chu Shen, Ph.D., of the Naval Postgraduate School, was highlighted in Bloomberg News. The article, "Hospitals Eliminate 1 in 4 US Emergency Rooms Since 1990, Study Finds [25]" discusses the finding of Shen and her colleagues that a large number of US emergency departments (EDs) has closed while the number of ED visits has increased.

Topic: 
Access [19]
Acute Care [20]
Organization and Supply of Care [6]

HCFO Study on High-Deductible Health Plans Highlighted in American Medical News [26]

Publication Date: 
April 1, 2011

A HCFO-sponsored study led by Alison Galbraith, M.D., M.P.H., was featured in a recent article on the website of American Medical News. The article, "HSA enrollees spend less on care than those in traditional plans [27]," highlighted Galbraith's work on the effect of high-deductible health plans on the chronically ill.

Topic: 
Benefit Design [28]
Chronic Care [29]
Insurance Coverage [30]

HCFO Study on High-Deductible Health Plans Featured on The Open Minds Weekly News Wire [31]

Publication Date: 
February 28, 2011

Findings from a study led by Alison Galbraith, M.D., assistant professor at Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Institute, were highlighted in The Open Minds Weekly News Wire [32], a market intelligence report focusing on behavioral health and social services. The article discusses the financial effects of high-deductible health plans on families with members who are chronically ill.

Topic: 
Benefit Design [28]
Chronic Care [29]
Insurance Coverage [30]
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[1] http://www.hcfo.org/news/hcfo-research-workplace-clinics-featured-los-angeles-times
[2] http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-company-clinics-20110703,0,119799,print.story
[3] http://www.hcfo.org/topics/consumer-behavior
[4] http://www.hcfo.org/topics/coordination-care
[5] http://www.hcfo.org/topics/costs-and-cost-containment
[6] http://www.hcfo.org/topics/organization-and-supply-care
[7] http://www.hcfo.org/topics/preventive-care
[8] http://www.hcfo.org/news/hcfo-research-consequences-ambulance-diversion-featured-multiple-media-outlets
[9] http://www.hcfo.org/news/hcfo-work-medicare-spending-highlighted-washington-post-and-multiple-media-outlets
[10] http://www.hcfo.org/publications/medical-spending-and-health-elderly
[11] http://www.hcfo.org/news/hcfo-research-emergency-department-closures-featured-kaiser-health-news
[12] http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Features/Insuring-Your-Health/Michelle-Andrews-on-Hospital-ER-Alternatives.aspx
[13] http://www.hcfo.org/news/findings-hcfo-study-medicare-spending-featured-health-behavior-news-service
[14] http://www.cfah.org/hbns/archives/getDocument.cfm?documentID=22395
[15] http://www.hcfo.org/topics/medicare
[16] http://www.hcfo.org/topics/purchasing
[17] http://www.hcfo.org/news/hcfo-work-emergency-department-closures-highlighted-physicians-national-health-program
[18] http://www.pnhp.org/news/2011/may/market-decisions-negatively-impact-safety-net-emergency-departments
[19] http://www.hcfo.org/topics/access
[20] http://www.hcfo.org/topics/acute-care
[21] http://www.hcfo.org/topics/quality-care
[22] http://www.hcfo.org/news/findings-hcfo-study-emergency-department-access-featured-new-york-times
[23] http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/18/health/18hospital.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
[24] http://www.hcfo.org/news/hcfo-study-emergency-department-access-highlighted-bloomberg-news
[25] http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-17/hospitals-eliminate-1-in-4-u-s-emergency-rooms-since-1990-study-finds.html
[26] http://www.hcfo.org/news/hcfo-study-high-deductible-health-plans-highlighted-american-medical-news
[27] http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2011/03/28/bisf0331.htm
[28] http://www.hcfo.org/topics/benefit-design
[29] http://www.hcfo.org/topics/chronic-care
[30] http://www.hcfo.org/topics/insurance-coverage
[31] http://www.hcfo.org/news/hcfo-study-high-deductible-health-plans-featured-open-minds-weekly-news-wire
[32] http://www.openminds.com/market-intelligence/weekly-news-wire/gateway022811.htm
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