Susan H Hirsch
Biographic Data
| ID | 5533987 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Susan H Hirsch |
| GIVEN NAMES | Susan H |
| FAMILY NAME | Hirsch |
| SIGNATURE | HIRSCH S H |
| AFFILIATIONS | UCLA Health |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Development of a Method to Identify Seniors at High Risk for High Hospital Utilization
BACKGROUND: A small percentage of older persons account for most Medicare costs. If persons at high risk for high health care utilization can be identified, resources can be directed to improve their health care and reduce utilization. OBJECTIVE: To develop an efficient and economical approach to identifying older persons at risk for high future health care utilization. DESIGN: Validation cohort. SETTING: Three communities. SUBJECTS: Five thousan…
Objective and Subjective Measures of the Quality of Managed Care in Nursing Homes
BACKGROUND: The number of nursing home (NH) residents enrolled in managed care plans (HMO) will increase, and there is concern that the quality of their medical care may be compromised by cost-containment pressures. In this study, we evaluated the medical care of residents enrolled in 3 health maintenance organizations (HMO) that developed specific long-term care programs. OBJECTIVES: To compare the medical care received by NH residents enrolled …
Cost-Effectiveness of Outpatient Geriatric Assessment With an Intervention to Increase Adherence
BACKGROUND: Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) can be effective in inpatient units, but such inpatient settings are prohibitively expensive. If similar benefits could be obtained in outpatient settings, CGA might be a more attractive option. OBJECTIVES: To assess the cost-effectiveness (CE) of an outpatient geriatric assessment with an intervention to increase adherence. SUBJECTS: Three hundred fifty-one community-dwelling, elderly subjects…
Use and Misuse of the MMPI in Multiple Sclerosis
A corrected profile for multiple-sclerosis-related symptoms was developed for the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). 64 multiple sclerosis (definite) patients' original and multiple sclerosis-corrected MMPI profiles were compared. Scale 1 (Hypochondriasis), Scale 3 (Hysteria), and Scale 8 (Schizophrenia) were significantly lowered when items relating to multiple-sclerosis symptomatology were deleted. The multiple sclerosis-correc…
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Use and Misuse of the MMPI in Multiple Sclerosis
A corrected profile for multiple-sclerosis-related symptoms was developed for the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). 64 multiple sclerosis (definite) patients' original and multiple sclerosis-corrected MMPI profiles were compared. Scale 1 (Hypochondriasis), Scale 3 (Hysteria), and Scale 8 (Schizophrenia) were significantly lowered when items relating to multiple-sclerosis symptomatology were deleted. The multiple sclerosis-correc…
Objective and Subjective Measures of the Quality of Managed Care in Nursing Homes
BACKGROUND: The number of nursing home (NH) residents enrolled in managed care plans (HMO) will increase, and there is concern that the quality of their medical care may be compromised by cost-containment pressures. In this study, we evaluated the medical care of residents enrolled in 3 health maintenance organizations (HMO) that developed specific long-term care programs. OBJECTIVES: To compare the medical care received by NH residents enrolled …
Cost-Effectiveness of Outpatient Geriatric Assessment With an Intervention to Increase Adherence
BACKGROUND: Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) can be effective in inpatient units, but such inpatient settings are prohibitively expensive. If similar benefits could be obtained in outpatient settings, CGA might be a more attractive option. OBJECTIVES: To assess the cost-effectiveness (CE) of an outpatient geriatric assessment with an intervention to increase adherence. SUBJECTS: Three hundred fifty-one community-dwelling, elderly subjects…
Development of a Method to Identify Seniors at High Risk for High Hospital Utilization
BACKGROUND: A small percentage of older persons account for most Medicare costs. If persons at high risk for high health care utilization can be identified, resources can be directed to improve their health care and reduce utilization. OBJECTIVE: To develop an efficient and economical approach to identifying older persons at risk for high future health care utilization. DESIGN: Validation cohort. SETTING: Three communities. SUBJECTS: Five thousan…
Frailty in Older Adults (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Chronic Disease Management Strategies (2 works) · Family medicine (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · MEDLINE (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Psychology (2 works)