Kenneth E Thorpe
Biographic Data
| ID | 2414786 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kenneth E Thorpe |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kenneth E |
| FAMILY NAME | Thorpe |
| SIGNATURE | THORPE K E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Emory University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Urban‐Rural Differences in the Availability of Hospital Information Technology Applications
Context: Information technology (IT) has been identified as a potential tool for improving the safety of health care delivery. Purpose: To determine if there are significant differences between urban and rural community hospitals in the availability of selected IT functional applications and technological devices. Methods: A mailed survey of community hospitals in Georgia assessing the current availability of IT applications (54.6% response rate)…
Health Plan Switching among Members of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program
This paper examines factors associated with switching health plans in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. Switching plans is not uncommon, with 12% of members switching plans annually. Individuals switch out of plans with premium increases and benefit decreases relative to other plans in the market. Switching is negatively associated with age due to increasing switching costs associated with age rather than decreasing premium sensitivi…
Policy Watch
This feature contains short articles on topics that are currently on the agendas of policymakers, thus illustrating the role of economic analysis in illuminating current debates. Suggestions for future columns and comments on past ones should be sent to C. Eugene Steuerle, c/o Journal of Economic Perspectives, The Urban Institute, 2100 M Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20037
The 'Juggernaut Method
In May 1966, in response to a strike by the National Union of Seamen, Prime Minister Harold Wilson declared the first state of emergency in Britain for over a decade. This article considers why he felt obliged to take such action and how it fitted into a package of measures aimed at countering the strike. These measures culminated in his claims of communist influence on the union, which helped to bring the strike to an end but triggered hostility…
The Painful Prescription
The Painful Prescription
The 'Juggernaut Method
In May 1966, in response to a strike by the National Union of Seamen, Prime Minister Harold Wilson declared the first state of emergency in Britain for over a decade. This article considers why he felt obliged to take such action and how it fitted into a package of measures aimed at countering the strike. These measures culminated in his claims of communist influence on the union, which helped to bring the strike to an end but triggered hostility…
Policy Watch
This feature contains short articles on topics that are currently on the agendas of policymakers, thus illustrating the role of economic analysis in illuminating current debates. Suggestions for future columns and comments on past ones should be sent to C. Eugene Steuerle, c/o Journal of Economic Perspectives, The Urban Institute, 2100 M Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20037
Health Plan Switching among Members of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program
This paper examines factors associated with switching health plans in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. Switching plans is not uncommon, with 12% of members switching plans annually. Individuals switch out of plans with premium increases and benefit decreases relative to other plans in the market. Switching is negatively associated with age due to increasing switching costs associated with age rather than decreasing premium sensitivi…
Urban‐Rural Differences in the Availability of Hospital Information Technology Applications
Context: Information technology (IT) has been identified as a potential tool for improving the safety of health care delivery. Purpose: To determine if there are significant differences between urban and rural community hospitals in the availability of selected IT functional applications and technological devices. Methods: A mailed survey of community hospitals in Georgia assessing the current availability of IT applications (54.6% response rate)…
Economics (3 works) · Health care (3 works) · Healthcare Policy and Management (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Global Health Care Issues (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Primary Care and Health Outcomes (2 works) · Australian History and Society (1 work)