J Michael Swint
Biographic Data
| ID | 969760 |
|---|---|
| NAME | J Michael Swint |
| GIVEN NAMES | J Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Swint |
| SIGNATURE | SWINT J M |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4858-5741 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Tele-mental health utilization trends with rural–urban disparities in Mississippi
Tele-Mental Health Service
During the COVID-19 pandemic, tele-mental health (TMH) was a viable approach for providing accessible mental and behavioral health (MBH) services. This study examines the sociodemographic disparities in TMH utilization and its effects on healthcare resource utilization (HCRU) and medical expenditures in Mississippi. Utilizing a cohort of 6787 insured adult patients at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and its affiliated sites between J…
Telemental Health Use Is Associated With Lower Health Care Spending Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Major Depression
BACKGROUND: Some policymakers are concerned that expanding telehealth coverage may increase Medicare expenditures. However, there is limited evidence on the association of telehealth use with utilization and spending among Medicare beneficiaries with major depression. OBJECTIVE: To examine the differences in spending and utilization among telemental health users and non-telemental health users with major depression. METHODS: We examined 2014-2019…
A Review of Canadian Policy on Social Determinants of Health
This paper provides an assessment of the social and fiscal policies related to social determinants of health at the federal level in Canada. An extensive review of grey literature was carried out to obtain information about policies and programs that address socio-economic factors influencing population health. Publications and reports on government websites such as Service Canada and non-government organizations such as UNICEF were examined in o…
Policies/Programs for Reducing Health Inequalities by Tackling Nonmedical Determinants of Health in the United Kingdom
Objective. To conduct a review of the policies and programs targeting the nonmedical determinants of health inequalities implemented at a national level in the United Kingdom. Methods. Two U.K. Department of Health reports were used to identify policies/programs that were solely targeted toward alleviating the nonmedical causes of health inequalities. A review of gray literature was conducted to obtain detailed information about each policy/progr…
A Multivariate Analysis of the Likelihood and Volume of Preventive Visit Demand in a Prepaid Group Practice
An economic framework for the investigation of the demand for preventive medical care services is suggested and empirical models for the likelihood and volume of preventive physician visits are specified. These are tested using data on 3,892 individuals enrolled in the Kaiser Foundation Prepaid Health Plan of Portland, Oregon. Preventive visits, delineated by the Kaiser Clinical Behavioral Classification System, included general medical examinati…
The Influence of Negotiators' Self-Interest on the Duration of Strikes
Develops a theoretical model to explain the changes in the duration of strikes. Theories of conflict resolution; Data from the private non-agricultural sector in 1953-70; Composites of the model. (Abstract copyright EBSCO.)
Cost‐benefit Analysis of Fluoridation in Houston, Texas
Most previous cost-benefit analyses of fluoridation programs have been retrospective in approach and have biased their results in favor of fluoridation. This study performed a prospective cost-benefit analysis of fluoridating a segment of the water supply for Houston, Texas, and explicitly introduced and evaluated the time pattern of the costs and benefits. It was shown that neglect of the time structure of the costs and benefits would significan…
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Cost‐benefit Analysis of Fluoridation in Houston, Texas
Most previous cost-benefit analyses of fluoridation programs have been retrospective in approach and have biased their results in favor of fluoridation. This study performed a prospective cost-benefit analysis of fluoridating a segment of the water supply for Houston, Texas, and explicitly introduced and evaluated the time pattern of the costs and benefits. It was shown that neglect of the time structure of the costs and benefits would significan…
A Multivariate Analysis of the Likelihood and Volume of Preventive Visit Demand in a Prepaid Group Practice
An economic framework for the investigation of the demand for preventive medical care services is suggested and empirical models for the likelihood and volume of preventive physician visits are specified. These are tested using data on 3,892 individuals enrolled in the Kaiser Foundation Prepaid Health Plan of Portland, Oregon. Preventive visits, delineated by the Kaiser Clinical Behavioral Classification System, included general medical examinati…
The Influence of Negotiators' Self-Interest on the Duration of Strikes
Develops a theoretical model to explain the changes in the duration of strikes. Theories of conflict resolution; Data from the private non-agricultural sector in 1953-70; Composites of the model. (Abstract copyright EBSCO.)
Policies/Programs for Reducing Health Inequalities by Tackling Nonmedical Determinants of Health in the United Kingdom
Objective. To conduct a review of the policies and programs targeting the nonmedical determinants of health inequalities implemented at a national level in the United Kingdom. Methods. Two U.K. Department of Health reports were used to identify policies/programs that were solely targeted toward alleviating the nonmedical causes of health inequalities. A review of gray literature was conducted to obtain detailed information about each policy/progr…
A Review of Canadian Policy on Social Determinants of Health
This paper provides an assessment of the social and fiscal policies related to social determinants of health at the federal level in Canada. An extensive review of grey literature was carried out to obtain information about policies and programs that address socio-economic factors influencing population health. Publications and reports on government websites such as Service Canada and non-government organizations such as UNICEF were examined in o…
Tele-mental health utilization trends with rural–urban disparities in Mississippi
Tele-Mental Health Service
During the COVID-19 pandemic, tele-mental health (TMH) was a viable approach for providing accessible mental and behavioral health (MBH) services. This study examines the sociodemographic disparities in TMH utilization and its effects on healthcare resource utilization (HCRU) and medical expenditures in Mississippi. Utilizing a cohort of 6787 insured adult patients at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and its affiliated sites between J…
Telemental Health Use Is Associated With Lower Health Care Spending Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Major Depression
BACKGROUND: Some policymakers are concerned that expanding telehealth coverage may increase Medicare expenditures. However, there is limited evidence on the association of telehealth use with utilization and spending among Medicare beneficiaries with major depression. OBJECTIVE: To examine the differences in spending and utilization among telemental health users and non-telemental health users with major depression. METHODS: We examined 2014-2019…
Medicine (6 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Health care (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (3 works) · Mental health (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works)