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1. State Pharmacy Assistance Programs vs. Medicare prescription drug plans: how do they contain rising costs?

Publication:
[Washington, D.C.] : AcademyHealth, [2005]
Subject(s):
Cost Control
Medicare -- economics
State Health Plans -- economics
Cost Sharing
Drug Costs
Drug Utilization Review
Drugs, Generic
Fees, Pharmaceutical
Formularies as Topic
Insurance Coverage -- legislation & jurisprudence
Insurance, Pharmaceutical Services -- economics
Insurance, Pharmaceutical Services -- legislation & jurisprudence
Medicare -- legislation & jurisprudence
Humans
United States

2. Understanding workers' compensation medical care in California

Publication:
Oakland, Calif. : California HealthCare Foundation, c2005
Subject(s):
Health Services -- statistics & numerical data
Occupational Health -- legislation & jurisprudence
Workers' Compensation -- legislation & jurisprudence
Drug Costs -- legislation & jurisprudence
Fees and Charges -- trends
Health Care Costs
Health Care Reform
Insurance Claim Review -- economics
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Prescription Fees -- legislation & jurisprudence
Workers' Compensation -- economics
Workers' Compensation -- statistics & numerical data
Wounds and Injuries -- classification
Wounds and Injuries -- epidemiology
Humans
California
United States

7. Telemedicine in California: progress, challenges, and opportunities

Publication:
Oakland, Calif. : California HealthCare Foundation, c2008
Subject(s):
Diffusion of Innovation
Health Services Accessibility
Telemedicine -- economics
Telemedicine -- legislation & jurisprudence
Telemedicine -- trends
Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance Plans
Forecasting
History, 20th Century
Medically Underserved Area
Mental Health Services
Ophthalmology
Patient Participation
Prisons
State Health Plans
Student Health Services
Telemedicine -- history
Telemedicine -- instrumentation
Humans
United States

8. Scope of practice laws in health care: rethinking the role of nurse practitioners

Publication:
Oakland, Calif. : California HealthCare Foundation, [2008]
Subject(s):
Interprofessional Relations
Nurse Practitioners -- legislation & jurisprudence
Nurse's Role
Physician's Role
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
Professional Practice -- legislation & jurisprudence
Certification -- legislation & jurisprudence
Education, Nursing, Graduate
Nurse Practitioners -- education
Professional Autonomy
State Government
Humans
California
United States

9. Whose data is it anyway?: expanding consumer control over personal health information

Publication:
Oakland, Calif. : California HealthCare Foundation, [2008]
Subject(s):
Community Participation -- legislation & jurisprudence
Information Management -- legislation & jurisprudence
Medical Records Systems, Computerized -- legislation & jurisprudence
Patient Access to Records -- legislation & jurisprudence
Access to Information -- legislation & jurisprudence
Confidentiality -- legislation & jurisprudence
Humans
California

10. Scope of practice laws in health care: exploring new approaches for California

Publication:
Oakland, Calif. : California HealthCare Foundation, [2008]
Subject(s):
Models, Organizational
Professional Autonomy
Professional Practice -- legislation & jurisprudence
Allied Health Personnel -- legislation & jurisprudence
Nurse Practitioners -- legislation & jurisprudence
Physical Therapy Specialty -- legislation & jurisprudence
Physician Assistants -- legislation & jurisprudence
State Government
Humans
California
United States

11. Specialty care in the safety net: efforts to expand timely access

Publication:
Oakland, Calif. : California HealthCare Foundation, c2009
Subject(s):
Community Health Centers
Health Services Accessibility
Health Services Needs and Demand
Medicine
Specialization
Communication
Computer Communication Networks
Health Surveys
Hospitals, Public
Managed Care Programs
Medically Uninsured
Poverty
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Referral and Consultation
Telemedicine
Time Factors
Humans
California

12. Slowing Medi-Cal churn: counties collaborate to improve efficiency

Publication:
Oakland, Calif. : California HealthCare Foundation, c2008
Subject(s):
Cooperative Behavior
Eligibility Determination
Insurance Coverage -- organization & administration
Insurance, Health
Managed Care Programs -- organization & administration
Medicaid -- organization & administration
Medically Uninsured
Child
Child Health Services -- statistics & numerical data
Efficiency, Organizational
Organizational Culture
State Government
Humans
California

13. Touchscreen check-in: kiosks speed hospital registration

Publication:
Oakland, Calif. : California HealthCare Foundation, c2009
Subject(s):
Admitting Department, Hospital
Appointments and Schedules
Diffusion of Innovation
Electronic Data Processing
Patient Admission
Patient Participation
Patient Satisfaction
Attitude to Computers
Computers
Equipment Design
Organizational Case Studies
Software
Systems Integration
User-Computer Interface
Humans
California

15. Understanding common reasons for patient referrals in difficult-to-access specialties

Publication:
Oakland, Calif. : California HealthCare Foundation, c2009
Subject(s):
Community Health Services
Health Services Accessibility
Medicine
Referral and Consultation
Specialization
Dermatology
Gastroenterology
Health Resources
Health Services Needs and Demand
Insurance, Health, Reimbursement
Interviews as Topic
Neurology
Orthopedics
Primary Health Care
Telemedicine
Humans
California

16. Using Web technology for public program enrollment: assessing One-e-App in three California counties

Publication:
Oakland, Calif. : California HealthCare Foundation, c2009
Subject(s):
Eligibility Determination
Internet
Medicaid -- organization & administration
Medical Informatics Applications
Public Assistance -- organization & administration
Adult
Child
Child Health Services -- organization & administration
Efficiency, Organizational
Health Services Accessibility -- organization & administration
Time Factors
Humans
California
State Children's Health Insurance Program (U.S.)

17. An unprecedented opportunity: using federal stimulus funds to advance health IT in California

Publication:
[Oakland, Calif.] : California HealthCare Foundation, [2009]
Subject(s):
Financing, Government -- economics
Financing, Government -- legislation & jurisprudence
Health Care Reform -- economics
Health Care Reform -- legislation & jurisprudence
Medical Informatics -- economics
Medical Informatics -- legislation & jurisprudence
Delivery of Health Care -- economics
Delivery of Health Care -- legislation & jurisprudence
Federal Government
Government Agencies
Health Policy -- economics
Health Policy -- legislation & jurisprudence
Medical Records Systems, Computerized -- economics
Medical Records Systems, Computerized -- legislation & jurisprudence
Medicare
Reimbursement, Incentive
State Government
Humans
California
United States
United States.

20. What California stands to gain: the impact of the stimulus package on health care

Publication:
Oakland, Calif. : California HealthCare Foundation, [2009]
Subject(s):
Comparative Effectiveness Research
Health Care Reform -- economics
Insurance Coverage -- economics
Medicaid -- economics
Primary Health Care -- economics
Community Health Centers -- economics
Community Health Services -- economics
Medicare -- economics
Public Health -- economics
Reimbursement, Disproportionate Share -- economics
Research -- economics
Taxes
Telemedicine -- economics
Humans
California
United States. Indian Health Service.
United States.
United States.

21. Strategic restructuring for community clinics: options and examples

Publication:
Oakland, Calif. : California HealthCare Foundation, [2009]
Subject(s):
Community Health Centers -- organization & administration
Community Health Services -- organization & administration
Health Facility Merger
Hospital Restructuring
Community Health Centers -- economics
Community Health Services -- economics
Economic Competition
Health Care Reform -- economics
Interinstitutional Relations
Organizational Culture
Public-Private Sector Partnerships
Hospitals, Voluntary
Humans
California

22. Workflow redesign: a model for California clinics

Publication:
Oakland, Calif. : California HealthCare Foundation, [2010]
Subject(s):
Efficiency, Organizational
Health Services Needs and Demand
Practice Management, Medical -- organization & administration
Process Assessment (Health Care)
Task Performance and Analysis
Cooperative Behavior
Health Care Surveys
Health Services Accessibility
Models, Organizational
Organizational Case Studies
Patient Satisfaction
Humans
California

25. Using tracking tools to improve patient flow in hospitals

Publication:
[Oakland, Calif.] : California HealthCare Foundation, [2011]
Subject(s):
Continuity of Patient Care
Hospital Information Systems
Workflow
Diffusion of Innovation
Emergency Service, Hospital
Length of Stay
Materials Management, Hospital
Organizational Case Studies
Patient Admission
Patient Transfer
Software
Surgery Department, Hospital
Humans
California
United States

26. Trendspotting: how IT triggers better care in nursing homes

Publication:
Oakland, Calif. : California HealthCare Foundation, [2011]
Subject(s):
Decision Support Systems, Clinical
Medical Informatics Applications
Nursing Homes -- organization & administration
Organizational Innovation
Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
Quality Improvement
Homes for the Aged
Pressure Ulcer -- nursing
Pressure Ulcer -- prevention & control
Program Development
Time Factors
Humans
California
United States

27. Shifting ground: erosion of the delegated model in California

Author(s):
Ginsburg, Paul B., author
Christianson, Jon B., author
Cohen, Genna R., author
Publication:
[Oakland, Calif.] : California HealthCare Foundation, [2009]
Subject(s):
Delivery of Health Care -- trends
Health Maintenance Organizations -- trends
Managed Care Programs -- trends
Preferred Provider Organizations -- trends
Accountable Care Organizations
Capitation Fee
Contract Services
Cost Control
Fee-for-Service Plans -- trends
Forecasting
Medicare
Humans
California
United States

28. A tighter bond: California hospitals seek stronger ties with physicians

Author(s):
Draper, Debra A., author
Berenson, Robert A., author
November, Elizabeth A., author
Publication:
[Oakland, Calif.] : California HealthCare Foundation, [2009]
Subject(s):
Delivery of Health Care, Integrated
Hospitals
Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures
Hospital-Physician Relations
Models, Organizational
Physicians
Federal Government
Health Care Reform
Hospitalists
Medical Informatics
State Government
Humans
California
United States

29. Weaving palliative care into primary care: a guide for community health centers

Author(s):
Parrish, Monique, author
Kinderman, Anne, author
Rabow, Michael, author
Publication:
[Oakland, Calif.] : California HealthCare Foundation, August 2015
Subject(s):
Community Health Centers
Delivery of Health Care, Integrated -- organization & administration
Needs Assessment
Palliative Care -- organization & administration
Primary Health Care -- organization & administration
Advance Care Planning
Communication
Mental Health Services
Patient Care Planning
Professional-Family Relations
Reimbursement Mechanisms
Humans
United States

30. Data inadequacies undermine CMS's oversight of the inconsistency resolution process for the federal marketplace

Publication:
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, March 2017
Subject(s):
Data Collection
Eligibility Determination
Health Insurance Exchanges
Cost Sharing
Federal Government
Government Regulation
Humans
United States
United States. Department of Health and Human Services.
United States.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (U.S.)

31. CMS validated hospital inpatient quality reporting program data, but should use additional tools to identify gaming

Publication:
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, April 2017
Subject(s):
Economics, Hospital
Insurance, Health, Reimbursement
Quality Indicators, Health Care
Reimbursement, Incentive
Cross Infection
Inpatients
Mandatory Reporting
Humans
United States
United States. Department of Health and Human Services.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (U.S.)

33. CDC generally met its inspection goals for the federal select agent program: however, opportunities exist to strengthen oversight

Publication:
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, May 2017
Subject(s):
Government Regulation
Security Measures
Toxins, Biological
Federal Government
Laboratories -- standards
Risk Assessment
Risk Management
Humans
United States
United States. Department of Health and Human Services.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)

35. Round 2 competitive bidding for CPAP/RAD: disrupted access unlikely for devices, inconclusive for supplies

Publication:
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, June 2017
Subject(s):
Competitive Bidding
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure -- economics
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure -- instrumentation
Durable Medical Equipment -- economics
Health Services Accessibility -- economics
Insurance Coverage -- economics
Insurance, Health, Reimbursement
Medicare -- economics
Respiration, Artificial -- economics
Respiration, Artificial -- instrumentation
Humans
United States
United States. Department of Health and Human Services.

37. OHRP generally conducted its compliance activities independently, but changes would strengthen its independence

Publication:
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, July 2017
Subject(s):
Human Experimentation -- standards
Patient Rights
Research Subjects
Ethics Committees, Research
Guideline Adherence
Human Experimentation -- ethics
Humans
United States
United States. Department of Health and Human Services.
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office for Human Research Protections.

38. HHS's Office of Refugee Resettlement improved coordination and outreach to promote the safety and well-being of unaccompanied alien children

Publication:
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, July 2017
Subject(s):
Child Welfare
Emigrants and Immigrants
Emigration and Immigration
Refugees
Child
Child Abuse -- prevention & control
Human Trafficking -- prevention & control
Safety
Humans
United States
United States. Department of Health and Human Services.
United States. Department of Homeland Security.

39. Medicare program shared savings accountable care organizations have shown potential for reducing spending and improving quality

Publication:
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, August 2017
Subject(s):
Accountable Care Organizations
Cost Savings
Cost Sharing
Medicare
Quality of Health Care
Cost Control
Facilities and Services Utilization -- statistics & numerical data
Fee-for-Service Plans
Health Expenditures
Quality Indicators, Health Care
Humans
United States
United States. Department of Health and Human Services.

42. As funding for BPA research increased, NIEHS followed its peer review process while also exercising its discretion

Publication:
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, August 2017
Subject(s):
Peer Review
Phenols -- adverse effects
Research -- economics
Federal Government
Financing, Government
Humans
United States
United States. Department of Health and Human Services.
National Institutes of Health (U.S.)

44. Medicare Part B drug payments: impact of price substitutions based on 2014 average sales prices

Publication:
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, August 2017
Subject(s):
Drug Costs
Insurance, Health, Reimbursement
Insurance, Pharmaceutical Services
Medicare Part B -- economics
Cost Savings
Humans
United States
United States. Department of Health and Human Services.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (U.S.)

46. Drug supply chain security: wholesalers exchange most tracing information

Publication:
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, September 2017
Subject(s):
Pharmaceutical Preparations -- supply & distribution
Prescription Drug Diversion
Information Dissemination
Security Measures
Humans
United States
United States. Department of Health and Human Services.
United States. Food and Drug Administration.