Walter Leutz
Biographic Data
| ID | 5534176 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Walter Leutz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Walter |
| FAMILY NAME | Leutz |
| SIGNATURE | LEUTZ W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Brandeis University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Utilization and costs of home-based and community-based care within a social HMO
The Kaiser Permanente Northwest SHMO served an increasingly aged and disabled membership by reducing costs per HCB member care plan and shifting utilization to a broad range of community care services. Supported by a disability-based Medicare payment formula and by SHMO beneficiaries willing to pay increasing premiums, KPNW has been able to offer comprehensive community care. The model could be replicated by other HMOs with the support of favorab…
Community-Based Care and Risk of Nursing Home Placement
OBJECTIVE: To test the substitution hypothesis, that community-based care reduces the probability of institutional placement for at-risk elderly. RESEARCH DESIGN: The closure of the Social Health Maintenance Organization (Social HMO) at HealthPartners (HP) in Minnesota in 1994 and the continuation of the Social HMO at Kaiser Permanente Northwest (KPNW) in Oregon/Washington comprised a "natural experiment." Using multinomial logistic regression an…
Five Laws for Integrating Medical and Social Services
Because persons with disabilities (PWDs) use health and social services extensively, both the United States and the United Kingdom have begun to integrate care across systems. Initiatives in these two countries are examined within the context of the reality that personal needs and use of systems differ by age and by type and severity of disability. The lessons derived from this scrutiny are presented in the form of five “laws” of integration. The…
The informal community caregiver
A group of "informal" caregivers, local people to whom residents turn for information and advice, was identified in the east Harlem community and enlisted in a two-month study. Results suggest that formal human services agencies and their intended clientele would benefit by increased efforts on the part of these institutions to locate and work with community caregivers
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The informal community caregiver
A group of "informal" caregivers, local people to whom residents turn for information and advice, was identified in the east Harlem community and enlisted in a two-month study. Results suggest that formal human services agencies and their intended clientele would benefit by increased efforts on the part of these institutions to locate and work with community caregivers
Five Laws for Integrating Medical and Social Services
Because persons with disabilities (PWDs) use health and social services extensively, both the United States and the United Kingdom have begun to integrate care across systems. Initiatives in these two countries are examined within the context of the reality that personal needs and use of systems differ by age and by type and severity of disability. The lessons derived from this scrutiny are presented in the form of five “laws” of integration. The…
Community-Based Care and Risk of Nursing Home Placement
OBJECTIVE: To test the substitution hypothesis, that community-based care reduces the probability of institutional placement for at-risk elderly. RESEARCH DESIGN: The closure of the Social Health Maintenance Organization (Social HMO) at HealthPartners (HP) in Minnesota in 1994 and the continuation of the Social HMO at Kaiser Permanente Northwest (KPNW) in Oregon/Washington comprised a "natural experiment." Using multinomial logistic regression an…
Utilization and costs of home-based and community-based care within a social HMO
The Kaiser Permanente Northwest SHMO served an increasingly aged and disabled membership by reducing costs per HCB member care plan and shifting utilization to a broad range of community care services. Supported by a disability-based Medicare payment formula and by SHMO beneficiaries willing to pay increasing premiums, KPNW has been able to offer comprehensive community care. The model could be replicated by other HMOs with the support of favorab…
Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Business (1 works)