Daniel C Cherkin
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 2456735 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Daniel C Cherkin |
| NOMBRES | Daniel C |
| APELLIDO | Cherkin |
| FIRMA | CHERKIN D C |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Washington |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 11 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 11 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 11 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1980 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2013 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Effect of Risk Adjustment Method on Comparisons of Health Care Utilization Between Complementary and Alternative Medicine Users and Nonusers
Choice of risk adjustment method may have a modest effect on the outcome of interest.
The Association of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use and Health Care Expenditures for Back and Neck Problems
BACKGROUND: Health care costs associated with use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) by patients with spine problems have not been studied in a national sample. OBJECTIVES: To estimate the total and spine-specific medical expenditures among CAM and non-CAM users with spine problems. RESEARCH DESIGN: Analysis of the 2002-2008 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. SUBJECTS: Adults (above 17 y) with self-reported neck and back problems who …
Involving Patients in Clinical Decisions
BACKGROUND: Back surgery rates are rapidly rising in the United States. This surgery is usually elective, so patient preferences are important in the treatment decision. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to determine the impact on outcomes and surgical choices of an interactive, diagnosis-specific videodisk program for informing patients about treatment choices. RESEARCH DESIGN: This was a randomized, controlled trial at 2 sites compari…
Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance for Chiropractic Services
The use of chiropractors has increased substantially in recent years, and there is growing scientific evidence on the effectiveness of chiropractic treatment for common low back ailments. Despite the increased acceptance of chiropractic care, little is known about the prevalence of chiropractic coverage in employer health plans and the nature of such benefits when they are provided. This article reports on the extent and composition of chiropract…
Is magnitude of co-payment effect related to income? Using census data for health services research
The Effect of Office Visit Copayments on Utilization in a Health Maintenance Organization
This study estimated the impact of a $5 copayment on office visit rates in a health maintenance organization. A quasi-experimental design was used to compare the observed changes in visit rates by state government enrollees between the year before copayments and their first year of copayments with changes between the same time periods for a control group of enrollees without copayments. Visit data for 30,415 state enrollees and 21,633 Federal enr…
The Use of Medical Resources by Residency-Trained Family Physicians and General Internists
This study compared the use of medical resources by recently trained family physicians and general internists. Analyses are based on records of 3,737 adult office encounters with 132 family physicians and 2,250 adult office encounters with 102 general internists. General internists are twice as likely as family physicians to order blood tests, blood counts, chest x-rays, and electrocardiograms for their adult patients. Internists also spend more …
A Comparison of the Patients and Practices of Recent Graduates of Family Practice and General Internal Medicine Residency Programs
This study compares the characteristics of the practices and patients of recent graduates of family practice and general internal medicine residency programs. National samples of 104 family physicians and 134 general internists completed questionnaires and provided log-diary data for more than 7,500 office visits and 1,100 hospitalized patients. Family physicians and general internists were generally similar in demographic and practice characteri…
The Effect of Including Secondary Diagnoses on the Description of the Diagnostic Content of Family Practice
The diagnoses that physicians record are an important part of the mosaic that describes what they do. Various classifications are used to code the recorded diagnoses to permit the identification of specific conditions. The more specific the classification, the more readily this can be achieved, and for all its faults the International Classification of Diseases1 is the most widely used classification of both hospital and ambulatory diagnoses. For…
Diagnosis Clusters
A clustering method for the analysis of ambulatory morbidity data is presented. This approach reduces spurious variations resulting from idiosyncratic diagnosis labeling and coding habits of physicians and facilitates the analysis of the content of ambulatory medical care through the use of aggregate morbidity data. The clusters provide a tool that allows for the comparison of the content of practice based on different factors such as provider tr…
Factors Influencing the Physician Market for Primary Care New Health Practitioners
The relative importance of various constraints on the employment of New Health Practitioners (NHPs) by physicians is assessed. Primary care physicians in Washington State were surveyed regarding their familiarity with and perceptions of NHPs. Almost 90 per cent of respondents were familiar with NHPs, and 47 per cent had thought about how an NHP would affect their practices. Physicians generally believed NHPs would have a neutral or positive impac…
Factors Influencing the Physician Market for Primary Care New Health Practitioners
The relative importance of various constraints on the employment of New Health Practitioners (NHPs) by physicians is assessed. Primary care physicians in Washington State were surveyed regarding their familiarity with and perceptions of NHPs. Almost 90 per cent of respondents were familiar with NHPs, and 47 per cent had thought about how an NHP would affect their practices. Physicians generally believed NHPs would have a neutral or positive impac…
Diagnosis Clusters
A clustering method for the analysis of ambulatory morbidity data is presented. This approach reduces spurious variations resulting from idiosyncratic diagnosis labeling and coding habits of physicians and facilitates the analysis of the content of ambulatory medical care through the use of aggregate morbidity data. The clusters provide a tool that allows for the comparison of the content of practice based on different factors such as provider tr…
The Effect of Including Secondary Diagnoses on the Description of the Diagnostic Content of Family Practice
The diagnoses that physicians record are an important part of the mosaic that describes what they do. Various classifications are used to code the recorded diagnoses to permit the identification of specific conditions. The more specific the classification, the more readily this can be achieved, and for all its faults the International Classification of Diseases1 is the most widely used classification of both hospital and ambulatory diagnoses. For…
A Comparison of the Patients and Practices of Recent Graduates of Family Practice and General Internal Medicine Residency Programs
This study compares the characteristics of the practices and patients of recent graduates of family practice and general internal medicine residency programs. National samples of 104 family physicians and 134 general internists completed questionnaires and provided log-diary data for more than 7,500 office visits and 1,100 hospitalized patients. Family physicians and general internists were generally similar in demographic and practice characteri…
The Use of Medical Resources by Residency-Trained Family Physicians and General Internists
This study compared the use of medical resources by recently trained family physicians and general internists. Analyses are based on records of 3,737 adult office encounters with 132 family physicians and 2,250 adult office encounters with 102 general internists. General internists are twice as likely as family physicians to order blood tests, blood counts, chest x-rays, and electrocardiograms for their adult patients. Internists also spend more …
The Effect of Office Visit Copayments on Utilization in a Health Maintenance Organization
This study estimated the impact of a $5 copayment on office visit rates in a health maintenance organization. A quasi-experimental design was used to compare the observed changes in visit rates by state government enrollees between the year before copayments and their first year of copayments with changes between the same time periods for a control group of enrollees without copayments. Visit data for 30,415 state enrollees and 21,633 Federal enr…
Is magnitude of co-payment effect related to income? Using census data for health services research
Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance for Chiropractic Services
The use of chiropractors has increased substantially in recent years, and there is growing scientific evidence on the effectiveness of chiropractic treatment for common low back ailments. Despite the increased acceptance of chiropractic care, little is known about the prevalence of chiropractic coverage in employer health plans and the nature of such benefits when they are provided. This article reports on the extent and composition of chiropract…
Involving Patients in Clinical Decisions
BACKGROUND: Back surgery rates are rapidly rising in the United States. This surgery is usually elective, so patient preferences are important in the treatment decision. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to determine the impact on outcomes and surgical choices of an interactive, diagnosis-specific videodisk program for informing patients about treatment choices. RESEARCH DESIGN: This was a randomized, controlled trial at 2 sites compari…
The Association of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use and Health Care Expenditures for Back and Neck Problems
BACKGROUND: Health care costs associated with use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) by patients with spine problems have not been studied in a national sample. OBJECTIVES: To estimate the total and spine-specific medical expenditures among CAM and non-CAM users with spine problems. RESEARCH DESIGN: Analysis of the 2002-2008 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. SUBJECTS: Adults (above 17 y) with self-reported neck and back problems who …
Effect of Risk Adjustment Method on Comparisons of Health Care Utilization Between Complementary and Alternative Medicine Users and Nonusers
Choice of risk adjustment method may have a modest effect on the outcome of interest.
Medicine (10 obras) · Family medicine (8 obras) · Health care (7 obras) · Health insurance (4 obras) · Primary Care and Health Outcomes (4 obras) · Healthcare Policy and Management (3 obras) · Internal Medicine (3 obras) · Internal Medicine (3 obras) · Actuarial science (2 obras) · Alternative medicine (2 obras)