Marta L Render

Datos Biográficos

ID5534009
NOMBREMarta L Render
NOMBRESMarta L
APELLIDORender
FIRMARENDER M L
AFILIACIONESVeterans Health Administration
VERIFICADONo
TOTAL DE OBRAS5
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR5
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2002
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2012
ÍNDICE H0

  • A Hybrid Center for Medicaid and Medicare Service Mortality Model in 3 Diagnoses

    Marta L Render, Peter L Almenoff et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2012Referencias: 18

    INTRODUCTION: Reliance on administrative data sources and a cohort with restricted age range (Medicare 65 y and above) may limit conclusions drawn from public reporting of 30-day mortality rates in 3 diagnoses [acute myocardial infarction (AMI), congestive heart failure (CHF), pneumonia (PNA)] from Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services. METHODS: We categorized patients with diagnostic codes for AMI, CHF, and PNA admitted to 138 Veterans Admin…

  • Methods for Estimating and Comparing VA Outpatient Drug Benefits With the Private Sector

    Marta L Render, John Nowak et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2003Referencias: 3

    OBJECTIVES: To estimate and compare Veterans Health Administration (VA) expenditures for outpatient pharmaceuticals for veterans at six VA facilities with hypothetical private sector costs. METHODS: Using the VA Pharmacy Benefits Management Strategic Health Care Group (PBM) database, we extracted data for all dispensed outpatient prescriptions from the six study sites over federal fiscal year 1999. After extensive data validation, we converted pr…

  • Methods to Estimate and Compare VA Expenditures for Assistive Devices to Medicare Payments

    Marta L Render, Patrick Taylor et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2003Referencias: 4

    OBJECTIVE: To describe the methods used to estimate and compare Veterans Health Administration (VA) annual expenditures for assistive devices and their repair at six VA hospitals with payments for those same devices in the private sector. METHODS: Information about dispensed assistive devices and their costs was extracted from (1) the VA's National Prosthetic Patient Database, (2) each site's listing of the VA's Denver Distribution Center cost ce…

  • Estimating Private Sector Professional Fees for VA Providers

    Gary Roselle, Gary A Roselle et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2003Referencias: 8

    OBJECTIVES: To describe new methods used to estimate inpatient and outpatient Medicare-based professional fees for Veterans Health Administration (VA) services. METHODS: National VA utilization files provided estimates of inpatient physician services, whereas local provider and utilization files gave counts of outpatient services by physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistant, clinical psychologists, and clinical social workers. Services…

  • Impact of Different Measures of Comorbid Disease on Predicted Mortality of Intensive Care Unit Patients

    Joseph A Johnston, Douglas P Wagner et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2002Referencias: 15

    BACKGROUND: Valid comparison of patient survival across ICUs requires adjustment for burden of chronic illness. The optimal measure of comorbidity in this setting remains uncertain. OBJECTIVES: To examine the impact of different measures of comorbid disease on predicted mortality for ICU patients. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SUBJECTS: Seventeen thousand eight hundred ninety-three veterans from 17 geographically diverse VA Medical Centers …