AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting
Washington, DC—June 8-10, 2008
This page lists only Mathematica and Center for Studying Health System Change staff. For a full listing of all presenters, go to the AcademyHealth website.
Date/Time |
Topic |
Presenter/Author(s) |
| 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. |
Development of Health Care Consumerism in Community Tracking Study Communities |
Paul Ginsburg, Chair |
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"Health Promotion and Wellness: Shifting the Emphasis from Illness Management to Health Management" |
Debra Draper |
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"Consumer-Directed Health Plans: Mixed Employer Signals, Complex Market Dynamics" |
Ann Tynan |
| 12:45-2:15 p.m. |
Poster Session
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"Community Efforts to Develop Surge Capacity for Public Health Emergencies" |
Genna Cohen |
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"How Many Nursing Home Residents Live with a Mental Illness? A Comparison of National Data Sources" |
Samuel Simon, Ann Bagchi, and Jim Verdier |
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"The Influence of Financial Performance on Hospitals' Competitive Strategies" and "The Role of Nurses in Hospital Quality Improvement" |
Debra Draper |
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"Patient Experiences with Care Coordination: A National Perspective" |
Ann O'Malley and Peter Cunningham |
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"Community Efforts to Develop Surge Capacity for Public Health Emergencies" |
Laurie Felland |
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"Caught in the Competitive Crossfire: Safety Net Providers Balance Margin and Mission in a Profit-Driven Health Care Market" and "The Influence of Financial Performance on Hospitals' Competitive Strategies" |
Nicole Kemper |
| 2:30-4:00 p.m. |
"Decreases in Physicians' Willingness to Treat Charity and Medicaid Patients: The Effects of Changes in Physicians' Income and Practice Arrangements"
PowerPoint | 
PDF of Slides |
Peter Cunningham |
| 4:30-6:00 p.m. |
Evidence that Coverage for Financial Costs Makes a Difference in Access: Does Affordability Really Matter? |
Catherine McLaughlin, Chair and Peter Cunningham, Panelist |
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"A Community-Based Perspective on Local Public Health Workforce Challenges" |
Johanna Lauer |
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Geographical and Contextual Factors in Health Disparities |
Craig Thornton, Chair |
| 8:00-9:30 a.m. |
Poster Session |
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"Consumer-Directed Health Plans: Mixed Employer Signals, Complex Market Dynamics" and "Health Plans' Transparency of Price and Quality Information" |
Ann Tynan |
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"Health Promotion and Wellness: Shifting the Emphasis from Illness Management to Health Management" |
Debra Draper |
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"Hospital Strategies to Assist Physicians in Purchasing EMRs: Are the Stark HIT Exceptions Having an Impact?" |
Genna Cohen |
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"Community Health Centers Tackle Rising Demands and Expectations" |
Johanna Lauer |
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"Community Efforts to Expand Dental Services for Low-Income People" |
Laurie Felland |
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"Safety Valves for Safety Net Emergency Departments: Efforts to Address Non-Emergent Demand" |
Nicole Kemper |
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"Tele-ICUs as a Tool for Quality Improvement in Intensive Care Units" |
Elizabeth November |
| 9:45-11:15 a.m. |
Can Care Coordination Improve the Quality of Care and Control Medicare Costs?
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Deborah Peikes, Chair and Randall Brown, Panelist |
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"What Were the Effects of the Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration on Quality of Care?" |
Arnold Chen |
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"Did the Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration Reduce Hospitalizations and Control Medicare Costs?" |
Deborah Peikes |
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"What Did the Care Coordination Programs Deliver?"
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Jennifer Schore |
| 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. |
Getting Your Research in the News: Tips on How to Effectively Communicate with Journalists |
Alywn Cassil, Panelist |
| 8:00-9:30 a.m. |
"Using Medical Records to Interpret Claims-Based Approaches to Comparative Effectiveness Studies of Antidepressants"
PowerPoint |
Dominick Esposito |
| 9:45-11:15 a.m. |
"Use of Commercial EMRs for Quality Reporting and Improvement: The Experience of Physician Practices" (winner of best abstract award)
PowerPoint |
PDF of Slides |
Joy Grossman and Hoangmai Pham |
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"Coverage Advocacy Can Be Sustained After the Funding Ends"
PowerPoint |
Beth Stevens |
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"Covering Kids and Families Influences on Children's Enrollment and Retention in Public Coverage"
PowerPoint |
Christopher Trenholm |
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"Lessons from Covering Kids and Families for State Comprehensive Coverage Initiatives" |
Judith Wooldridge |
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"Stakeholder Buy-In and Local Health Information Exchange Activities: Implications for Quality Reporting and Pay-for-Performance"
PowerPoint |
PDF of Slides |
Joy Grossman |
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“Hospital-Physician Relations: Two Tracks the Decline of the Medical Staff Model”
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Hoangmai Pham |
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Adjunct and Interest Group Meetings |
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| Saturday, June 7 |
Building Bridges: Making a Difference in Long-Term Care Colloquium |
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| 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. |
"How Many Nursing Home Residents Live with a Mental Illness? A Comparison of National Data Sources" |
Samuel Simon, Ann Bagchi, and Jim Verdier |
| Saturday, June 7 |
Child Health Services Research |
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| 1:45-3:15 p.m. |
"Effects of California Healthy Kids Programs on Children's Outpatient Medical Care" |
Christopher Trenholm |
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