Tami L Mark
Biographic Data
| ID | 4416004 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tami L Mark |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tami L |
| FAMILY NAME | Mark |
| SIGNATURE | MARK T L |
| AFFILIATIONS | RTI International |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5528-881X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A shared mission
Drug Overdose Deaths Among Medicaid Beneficiaries
The results of this study suggest that more research is needed to understand why Medicaid beneficiaries have higher rates of drug overdoses than all US residents. Additionally, research is needed to understand how best to prevent overdoses among Medicaid beneficiaries. The federal government should support these efforts by routinely linking Medicaid claims and enrollment data to death records
Untreated Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders Among Caregivers With Children Reported to Child Protective Services
In this case-control study, despite Medicaid coverage of an array of effective behavioral health treatments, large portions of caregivers with Medicaid coverage, who need treatment and whose children were referred to child protective services, were not receiving treatment. Medicaid and child welfare agencies should make a greater effort to connect caregivers to behavioral health services
Survey of Addiction Specialists’ Use of Medications to Treat Alcohol Use Disorder
Compared with a survey published in 2001, in 2018 the proportion of respondents who reported using naltrexone more than doubled and addiction specialists were more confident in their use of AUD medications, rating their efficacy and safety more highly. Consistent with findings from other recent studies, providing more education to practitioners about existing AUD medications may be the most effective way to increase their use
Hospital-Physician Arrangements and Hospital Financial Performance
OBJECTIVES: The introduction of the Medicare Prospective Payment System and the more recent rise of managed care plans have greatly increased the importance of effective hospital financial management. Because physicians play a central role in directing hospital resource use, policies to influence physician behavior and to align physician and hospital interests more effectively are being advocated increasingly. This article evaluates the effect of…
Pneumococcal pneumonia and influenza vaccination
OBJECTIVES: This study examined differences between elderly Hispanic Medicare beneficiaries and other Medicare beneficiaries in the probability of being immunized for pneumococcal pneumonia and influenza. METHODS: We used the 1992 national Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey to evaluate influenza and pneumococcal pneumonia immunization rates. RESULTS: Elderly Hispanic Medicare beneficiaries were less likely than non-Hispanic White Medicare benefi…
Pneumococcal pneumonia and influenza vaccination
OBJECTIVES: This study examined differences between elderly Hispanic Medicare beneficiaries and other Medicare beneficiaries in the probability of being immunized for pneumococcal pneumonia and influenza. METHODS: We used the 1992 national Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey to evaluate influenza and pneumococcal pneumonia immunization rates. RESULTS: Elderly Hispanic Medicare beneficiaries were less likely than non-Hispanic White Medicare benefi…
Pneumococcal pneumonia and influenza vaccination
OBJECTIVES: This study examined differences between elderly Hispanic Medicare beneficiaries and other Medicare beneficiaries in the probability of being immunized for pneumococcal pneumonia and influenza. METHODS: We used the 1992 national Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey to evaluate influenza and pneumococcal pneumonia immunization rates. RESULTS: Elderly Hispanic Medicare beneficiaries were less likely than non-Hispanic White Medicare benefi…
Hospital-Physician Arrangements and Hospital Financial Performance
OBJECTIVES: The introduction of the Medicare Prospective Payment System and the more recent rise of managed care plans have greatly increased the importance of effective hospital financial management. Because physicians play a central role in directing hospital resource use, policies to influence physician behavior and to align physician and hospital interests more effectively are being advocated increasingly. This article evaluates the effect of…
Survey of Addiction Specialists’ Use of Medications to Treat Alcohol Use Disorder
Compared with a survey published in 2001, in 2018 the proportion of respondents who reported using naltrexone more than doubled and addiction specialists were more confident in their use of AUD medications, rating their efficacy and safety more highly. Consistent with findings from other recent studies, providing more education to practitioners about existing AUD medications may be the most effective way to increase their use
Drug Overdose Deaths Among Medicaid Beneficiaries
The results of this study suggest that more research is needed to understand why Medicaid beneficiaries have higher rates of drug overdoses than all US residents. Additionally, research is needed to understand how best to prevent overdoses among Medicaid beneficiaries. The federal government should support these efforts by routinely linking Medicaid claims and enrollment data to death records
Untreated Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders Among Caregivers With Children Reported to Child Protective Services
In this case-control study, despite Medicaid coverage of an array of effective behavioral health treatments, large portions of caregivers with Medicaid coverage, who need treatment and whose children were referred to child protective services, were not receiving treatment. Medicaid and child welfare agencies should make a greater effort to connect caregivers to behavioral health services
A shared mission
Medicine (5 works) · Family medicine (3 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works) · Medicaid (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works)