Robert W Broyles
Biographic Data
| ID | 1736699 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert W Broyles |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert W |
| FAMILY NAME | Broyles |
| SIGNATURE | BROYLES R W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Widener University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
An introduction to quality assurance in health care
Local Factors Affecting the Tendency to Bypass Local Hospitals for Inpatient Mental Health Care: An Exploratory Analysis
Using the records of 2,171 rural residents of Illinois who received inpatient treatment for mental illness or substance abuse, this paper examines factors that influence the tendency to seek service from a distant rather than a local hospital. Results indicate that the age and insurance coverage of the individual, the per capita income of the community area, surrogates for the service orientation of the local hospital and the proximity of the pat…
The Determinants of Hospital Utilization Under a Universal Public Insurance Program in Canada
This study employs the individual as the unit of analysis to examine the relative importance of medical need, sociodemographic and economic factors in determining the use or non-use of hospital care and the volume of service consumed by those who experienced an episode of hospitalization during the study period. The data were derived from the Canada Health Survey which is a stratified, multistaged sample of the entire population. The results of t…
Short-Term Responses of Hospitals to the DRG Prospective Pricing Mechanism in New Jersey
Short-term responses of hospitals to the New Jersey prospective payment system, which uses Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs) to establish rates of compensation for all payers, were examined in this study. The sample consisted of 84 New Jersey hospitals that were subject to prospective payment and a comparison group of 76 hospitals. Hospitals comprising the comparison group located in eastern Pennsylvania, were reimbursed retrospectively. Regression…
The Use of Physician Services Under a National Health Insurance Scheme: An Examination of the Canada Health Survey
In this paper the individual is employed as the unit of analysis to examine the extent to which the use of physician care by beneficiaries insured under the Canadian Medicare program is determined by medical needs and sociodemographic characteristics as opposed to economic considerations. The data were derived from the Canada Health Survey, which is a stratified, multistaged sample of the entire population. The results of the discriminant and wei…
The Use of Physician Services Under a National Health Insurance Scheme: An Examination of the Canada Health Survey
In this paper the individual is employed as the unit of analysis to examine the extent to which the use of physician care by beneficiaries insured under the Canadian Medicare program is determined by medical needs and sociodemographic characteristics as opposed to economic considerations. The data were derived from the Canada Health Survey, which is a stratified, multistaged sample of the entire population. The results of the discriminant and wei…
The Determinants of Hospital Utilization Under a Universal Public Insurance Program in Canada
This study employs the individual as the unit of analysis to examine the relative importance of medical need, sociodemographic and economic factors in determining the use or non-use of hospital care and the volume of service consumed by those who experienced an episode of hospitalization during the study period. The data were derived from the Canada Health Survey which is a stratified, multistaged sample of the entire population. The results of t…
Short-Term Responses of Hospitals to the DRG Prospective Pricing Mechanism in New Jersey
Short-term responses of hospitals to the New Jersey prospective payment system, which uses Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs) to establish rates of compensation for all payers, were examined in this study. The sample consisted of 84 New Jersey hospitals that were subject to prospective payment and a comparison group of 76 hospitals. Hospitals comprising the comparison group located in eastern Pennsylvania, were reimbursed retrospectively. Regression…
Local Factors Affecting the Tendency to Bypass Local Hospitals for Inpatient Mental Health Care: An Exploratory Analysis
Using the records of 2,171 rural residents of Illinois who received inpatient treatment for mental illness or substance abuse, this paper examines factors that influence the tendency to seek service from a distant rather than a local hospital. Results indicate that the age and insurance coverage of the individual, the per capita income of the community area, surrogates for the service orientation of the local hospital and the proximity of the pat…
An introduction to quality assurance in health care
Medicine (5 works) · Business (3 works) · Global Health Care Issues (3 works) · Health care (3 works) · Healthcare Policy and Management (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Emergency Medicine (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Family medicine (2 works) · Health insurance (2 works)