Kathryn A Phillips
Biographic Data
| ID | 3930837 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kathryn A Phillips |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kathryn A |
| FAMILY NAME | Phillips |
| SIGNATURE | PHILLIPS K A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Jennifer S. Haas is with the Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass, and the Medical Effectiveness Research Center for Diverse Populations (MERC), University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Lisa B. Lee is with the School of Medicine, UCSF. Dean Sonneborn and Kathryn A. Phillips are with the Institute for Health Policy Studies, UCSF. Celia P. Kaplan is with the Division of General Internal Medicine and MERC, UCSF. Su... |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Open Access Publication at a Crossroads—Implications for Researchers and Beyond
This Viewpoint describes the wide range of open access (OA) models, examines controversies as OA publication attempts to achieve equitable access, and recommends ways to address gaps
CMS Coverage With Evidence Development—Challenges and Opportunities for Improvement
This Viewpoint describes the recent Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services requirement of coverage with evidence development for aducanumab and other Alzheimer disease drugs and considers how this policy tool could be improved
Developing an Economic and Policy Research Agenda for Blood Biomarkers of Neurodegenerative Diseases
In the past 2 decades, researchers have discovered biomarkers for the pathologic causes of neurodegeneration, such as -amyloid (A) and tau associated with Alzheimer disease and dopamine identified through DaTscan imaging to confirm Parkinson disease. These tests have reconceptualized the definitions of neurodegenerative diseases. As a result, biomarkers are changing how clinicians diagnose these diseases and may soon change how these diseases are…
Hereditary cancer panel testing challenges and solutions for the latinx community
Hereditary breast and ovarian cancers (HBOCs) are common among the Latinx population, and risk testing is recommended using multi-gene hereditary cancer panels (HCPs). However, little is known about how payer reimbursement and out-of-pocket expenses impact provider ordering of HCP in the Latinx population. Our objective is to describe key challenges and possible solutions for HCP testing in the Latinx population. As part of a larger study, we con…
Tradeoffs of Using Administrative Claims and Medical Records to Identify the Use of Personalized Medicine for Patients With Breast Cancer
BACKGROUND: Administrative claims and medical records are important data sources to examine healthcare utilization and outcomes. Little is known about identifying personalized medicine technologies in these sources. OBJECTIVES: To describe agreement, sensitivity, and specificity of administrative claims compared with medical records for 2 pairs of targeted tests and treatments for breast cancer. RESEARCH DESIGN: Retrospective analysis of medical …
Effects of simplifying choice tasks on estimates of taste heterogeneity in stated-choice surveys
Trends in Colonoscopy for Colorectal Cancer Screening
BACKGROUND: A major health priority is to increase colorectal cancer screening, and colonoscopy has become an increasingly important method of screening. The Medicare program began coverage for colonoscopy for average risk individuals in 2001. OBJECTIVES: We sought to examine whether overall colorectal cancer screening increased over time and whether these increases were a result of increased utilization of all methods or a result of greater use …
Patient costs for medication abortion
Variation in Access to Health Care for Different Racial/Ethnic Groups by the Racial/Ethnic Composition of an Individual's County of Residence
BACKGROUND: Although the majority of studies examining racial/ethnic disparities in health care have focused on the characteristics of the individual, more recently there has been growing attention to the notion that an individual's health practices could be influenced by the characteristics of the place where they reside. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to examine whether access to care for individuals of different racial/ethnic group…
The Association of Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Health Insurance Status With the Prevalence of Overweight Among Children and Adolescents
Objectives. We examined the effect of race, socioeconomic status, and health insurance status on the prevalence of overweight among children and adolescents. Methods. We studied an observational cohort from the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component. Results. In the younger group, both Black and Latino children had a greater likelihood of being overweight compared with White children. Among the adolescent group, Latinos and Asi…
Is the Prevalence of Gatekeeping in a Community Associated With Individual Trust in Medical Care
BACKGROUND: Consumer concerns about the restrictions of managed care may lead to distrust. OBJECTIVES: To examine whether a community's level of gatekeeping activity is associated with an individual's trust in medical care. RESEARCH DESIGN: Cross-sectional cohort (N = 49,929). SUBJECTS: Participants in a nationally representative sample derived from the Community Tracking Survey who had health insurance, had a usual source of care, made at least …
Effect of Managed Care Insurance on the Use of Preventive Care for Specific Ethnic Groups in the United States
BACKGROUND: Ethnic disparities in access to health care is a persistent problem in the US. Despite the broad implementation of managed care, there is little information that specifically addresses how this type of coverage may affect ethnic disparities. OBJECTIVES: To examine the effect of managed care insurance on the use of preventive care for different ethnic groups. RESEARCH DESIGN: Observational cohort using the 1996 Medical Expenditure Pane…
Fertility Desires and Intentions of HIV-Positive Men and Women
CONTEXT: HIV-positive men and women may have fertility desires and may intend to have children. The extent of these desires and intentions and how they may vary by individuals' social and demographic characteristics and health factors is not well understood. METHODS: Interviews were conducted from September through December 1998 with 1,421 HIV-infected adults who were part of the HIV Cost and Services Utilization Study, a nationally representativ…
The Costs and Outcomes of Restricting Public Access to Poison Control Centers
OBJECTIVES: The authors examined the costs and outcomes resulting from a natural experiment during which direct public access to poison control centers was restricted and then restored. METHODS: Both societal and health care purchaser perspectives were used. Probability data were obtained from a natural experiment during which public callers from a large county in California were electronically blocked from directly accessing the poison control c…
The Association of Hospital Volumes of Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty With Adverse Outcomes, Length of Stay, and Charges in California
The objective of this study was to examine whether hospital volumes of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) are associated with adverse outcomes (coronary artery bypass graft surgery after PTCA and/or in-hospital mortality), post-PTCA length of stay (LOS), and hospital charges. Discharge data for 24,856 patients undergoing PTCA in 1989 from 110 California hospitals were analyzed. Regression analysis was used to adjust patient dis…
The Association of Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Health Insurance Status With the Prevalence of Overweight Among Children and Adolescents
Objectives. We examined the effect of race, socioeconomic status, and health insurance status on the prevalence of overweight among children and adolescents. Methods. We studied an observational cohort from the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component. Results. In the younger group, both Black and Latino children had a greater likelihood of being overweight compared with White children. Among the adolescent group, Latinos and Asi…
The Association of Hospital Volumes of Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty With Adverse Outcomes, Length of Stay, and Charges in California
The objective of this study was to examine whether hospital volumes of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) are associated with adverse outcomes (coronary artery bypass graft surgery after PTCA and/or in-hospital mortality), post-PTCA length of stay (LOS), and hospital charges. Discharge data for 24,856 patients undergoing PTCA in 1989 from 110 California hospitals were analyzed. Regression analysis was used to adjust patient dis…
The Costs and Outcomes of Restricting Public Access to Poison Control Centers
OBJECTIVES: The authors examined the costs and outcomes resulting from a natural experiment during which direct public access to poison control centers was restricted and then restored. METHODS: Both societal and health care purchaser perspectives were used. Probability data were obtained from a natural experiment during which public callers from a large county in California were electronically blocked from directly accessing the poison control c…
Fertility Desires and Intentions of HIV-Positive Men and Women
CONTEXT: HIV-positive men and women may have fertility desires and may intend to have children. The extent of these desires and intentions and how they may vary by individuals' social and demographic characteristics and health factors is not well understood. METHODS: Interviews were conducted from September through December 1998 with 1,421 HIV-infected adults who were part of the HIV Cost and Services Utilization Study, a nationally representativ…
Effect of Managed Care Insurance on the Use of Preventive Care for Specific Ethnic Groups in the United States
BACKGROUND: Ethnic disparities in access to health care is a persistent problem in the US. Despite the broad implementation of managed care, there is little information that specifically addresses how this type of coverage may affect ethnic disparities. OBJECTIVES: To examine the effect of managed care insurance on the use of preventive care for different ethnic groups. RESEARCH DESIGN: Observational cohort using the 1996 Medical Expenditure Pane…
The Association of Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Health Insurance Status With the Prevalence of Overweight Among Children and Adolescents
Objectives. We examined the effect of race, socioeconomic status, and health insurance status on the prevalence of overweight among children and adolescents. Methods. We studied an observational cohort from the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component. Results. In the younger group, both Black and Latino children had a greater likelihood of being overweight compared with White children. Among the adolescent group, Latinos and Asi…
Is the Prevalence of Gatekeeping in a Community Associated With Individual Trust in Medical Care
BACKGROUND: Consumer concerns about the restrictions of managed care may lead to distrust. OBJECTIVES: To examine whether a community's level of gatekeeping activity is associated with an individual's trust in medical care. RESEARCH DESIGN: Cross-sectional cohort (N = 49,929). SUBJECTS: Participants in a nationally representative sample derived from the Community Tracking Survey who had health insurance, had a usual source of care, made at least …
Variation in Access to Health Care for Different Racial/Ethnic Groups by the Racial/Ethnic Composition of an Individual's County of Residence
BACKGROUND: Although the majority of studies examining racial/ethnic disparities in health care have focused on the characteristics of the individual, more recently there has been growing attention to the notion that an individual's health practices could be influenced by the characteristics of the place where they reside. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to examine whether access to care for individuals of different racial/ethnic group…
Patient costs for medication abortion
Trends in Colonoscopy for Colorectal Cancer Screening
BACKGROUND: A major health priority is to increase colorectal cancer screening, and colonoscopy has become an increasingly important method of screening. The Medicare program began coverage for colonoscopy for average risk individuals in 2001. OBJECTIVES: We sought to examine whether overall colorectal cancer screening increased over time and whether these increases were a result of increased utilization of all methods or a result of greater use …
Effects of simplifying choice tasks on estimates of taste heterogeneity in stated-choice surveys
Tradeoffs of Using Administrative Claims and Medical Records to Identify the Use of Personalized Medicine for Patients With Breast Cancer
BACKGROUND: Administrative claims and medical records are important data sources to examine healthcare utilization and outcomes. Little is known about identifying personalized medicine technologies in these sources. OBJECTIVES: To describe agreement, sensitivity, and specificity of administrative claims compared with medical records for 2 pairs of targeted tests and treatments for breast cancer. RESEARCH DESIGN: Retrospective analysis of medical …
Developing an Economic and Policy Research Agenda for Blood Biomarkers of Neurodegenerative Diseases
In the past 2 decades, researchers have discovered biomarkers for the pathologic causes of neurodegeneration, such as -amyloid (A) and tau associated with Alzheimer disease and dopamine identified through DaTscan imaging to confirm Parkinson disease. These tests have reconceptualized the definitions of neurodegenerative diseases. As a result, biomarkers are changing how clinicians diagnose these diseases and may soon change how these diseases are…
Hereditary cancer panel testing challenges and solutions for the latinx community
Hereditary breast and ovarian cancers (HBOCs) are common among the Latinx population, and risk testing is recommended using multi-gene hereditary cancer panels (HCPs). However, little is known about how payer reimbursement and out-of-pocket expenses impact provider ordering of HCP in the Latinx population. Our objective is to describe key challenges and possible solutions for HCP testing in the Latinx population. As part of a larger study, we con…
CMS Coverage With Evidence Development—Challenges and Opportunities for Improvement
This Viewpoint describes the recent Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services requirement of coverage with evidence development for aducanumab and other Alzheimer disease drugs and considers how this policy tool could be improved
Open Access Publication at a Crossroads—Implications for Researchers and Beyond
This Viewpoint describes the wide range of open access (OA) models, examines controversies as OA publication attempts to achieve equitable access, and recommends ways to address gaps
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