Richard C Hermann
Biographic Data
| ID | 5534750 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richard C Hermann |
| GIVEN NAMES | Richard C |
| FAMILY NAME | Hermann |
| SIGNATURE | HERMANN R C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Center for Assessment |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Associations Between Adherence to Guidelines for Antipsychotic Dose and Health Status, Side Effects, and Patient Care Experiences
BACKGROUND: One approach to improving quality of care is to encourage physicians to follow evidence-based practice guidelines. Examples of evidence-based guidelines are the PORT recommendations for the treatment of schizophrenia. However, few studies have examined the relationship between adherence to guidelines and patient outcomes in clinical settings. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this article is to report the relationship between guideline adhere…
Achieving Consensus Across Diverse Stakeholders on Quality Measures for Mental Healthcare
OBJECTIVE: Quality-improvement efforts are hindered by a lack of consensus on meaningful and feasible measures of care. The objective of this study was to develop a core set of quality measures for mental health and substance-related care that are meaningful to stakeholders, feasible to implement, and broadly representative of diverse dimensions of the mental health system. METHOD: A 12-member panel of stakeholders from national organizations eva…
Health Utilities in Alzheimer's Disease
OBJECTIVES: Although the broad impacts of Alzheimer's disease (AD) are increasingly recognized, little work has focused on the overall health-related quality of life experienced by Alzheimer's disease patients and their caregivers. The study had two main objectives: (1) to test the feasibility of measuring health utilities in Alzheimer's disease with a generic preference-weighted instrument using proxy respondents and (2) to assess the utility sc…
The Influence of Psychiatric Disorders on Patients' Ratings of Satisfaction With Health Care
OBJECTIVES: Patient ratings of satisfaction with health care have been used by patients, insurers, and employers seeking data to compare the quality of health plans and systems of care. Concerns with these ratings include their subjective nature and potential for being influenced by patient characteristics unrelated to the quality of their care. The authors examined the influence of an active psychiatric disorder on patient satisfaction with heal…
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The Influence of Psychiatric Disorders on Patients' Ratings of Satisfaction With Health Care
OBJECTIVES: Patient ratings of satisfaction with health care have been used by patients, insurers, and employers seeking data to compare the quality of health plans and systems of care. Concerns with these ratings include their subjective nature and potential for being influenced by patient characteristics unrelated to the quality of their care. The authors examined the influence of an active psychiatric disorder on patient satisfaction with heal…
Health Utilities in Alzheimer's Disease
OBJECTIVES: Although the broad impacts of Alzheimer's disease (AD) are increasingly recognized, little work has focused on the overall health-related quality of life experienced by Alzheimer's disease patients and their caregivers. The study had two main objectives: (1) to test the feasibility of measuring health utilities in Alzheimer's disease with a generic preference-weighted instrument using proxy respondents and (2) to assess the utility sc…
Achieving Consensus Across Diverse Stakeholders on Quality Measures for Mental Healthcare
OBJECTIVE: Quality-improvement efforts are hindered by a lack of consensus on meaningful and feasible measures of care. The objective of this study was to develop a core set of quality measures for mental health and substance-related care that are meaningful to stakeholders, feasible to implement, and broadly representative of diverse dimensions of the mental health system. METHOD: A 12-member panel of stakeholders from national organizations eva…
Associations Between Adherence to Guidelines for Antipsychotic Dose and Health Status, Side Effects, and Patient Care Experiences
BACKGROUND: One approach to improving quality of care is to encourage physicians to follow evidence-based practice guidelines. Examples of evidence-based guidelines are the PORT recommendations for the treatment of schizophrenia. However, few studies have examined the relationship between adherence to guidelines and patient outcomes in clinical settings. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this article is to report the relationship between guideline adhere…
Psychiatry (4 works) · Health care (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Family medicine (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works) · MEDLINE (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Schizophrenia research and treatment (2 works)