Ira S Moscovice
Biographic Data
| ID | 5536875 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ira S Moscovice |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ira S |
| FAMILY NAME | Moscovice |
| SIGNATURE | MOSCOVICE I S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Division of Health Policy and Management University of Minnesota School of Public Health Minneapolis Minnesota |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Rural Obstetric Workforce in US Hospitals
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to describe the types and combinations of clinicians who are delivering babies in rural hospitals, their employment status, the relationship between hospital birth volume and staffing models, and the staffing challenges faced by rural hospitals. METHODS: We conducted a telephone survey of 306 rural hospitals in 9 states: Colorado, Iowa, Kentucky, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Vermont, Washington, and Wis…
Birth Volume and the Quality of Obstetric Care in Rural Hospitals
BACKGROUND: Childbirth is the most common reason for hospitalization in the United States. Assessing obstetric care quality is critically important for patients, clinicians, and hospitals in rural areas. METHODS: The study used hospital discharge data from the Statewide Inpatient Databases, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, for 9 states (Colorado, Iowa, Kentucky, New York, North Carolina, Oregon,…
Rural Emergency Department Staffing and Participation in Emergency Certification and Training Programs
Context: The practice of emergency medicine presents many challenges in rural areas. Purpose: We describe how rural hospitals nationally are staffing their Emergency Departments (EDs) and explore the participation of rural ED physicians and other health care professionals in selected certification and training programs that teach skills needed to provide high‐quality emergency care. Methods: A national telephone survey of a random sample of rural…
Pharmacist Staffing, Technology Use, and Implementation of Medication Safety Practices in Rural Hospitals
Context: Medication safety is clearly an important quality issue for rural hospitals. However, rural hospitals face special challenges implementing medication safety practices in terms of their staffing and financial and technical resources. Purpose: This study assessed the capacity of small rural hospitals to implement medication safety practices, with particular focus on pharmacist staffing and the availability of technology. Methods: A telepho…
Understanding Rural Hospital Bypass Behavior
Context: Though many rural hospitals offer a broad array of services, local residents may choose more distant facilities for inpatient care services. Depending on the extent of the bypass phenomenon, hospitals may experience financial distress, reduced service offerings, or closure Purpose: This study provides a descriptive analysis of rural hospital bypass behavior in 7 states. Methods: We examine hospital discharge data for calendar years 1991 …
The Physician as Gatekeeper
The authors studied differences in the rate of hospitalization of a random sample of all general and family practitioners in the state of Washington. The study was designed to identify nonmedical factors that affect the rate at which physicians hospitalize ambulatory patients. They found that the hospitalization rate varied greatly among physicians and that this rate appeared to be sensitive to nonmedical factors. The following independent variab…
Interspecialty Variation in Office-Based Care
Analysis of national survey data on physician-patient encounters raises questions about physician education and manpower policy. Data compiled by the University of Southern California Medical Activities and Manpower Projects and the United States Bureau of Health Professionals reveal differences among internists, cardiologists, family practitioners, and pediatricians in procedures used for diagnosing and treating several frequently encountered co…
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The Physician as Gatekeeper
The authors studied differences in the rate of hospitalization of a random sample of all general and family practitioners in the state of Washington. The study was designed to identify nonmedical factors that affect the rate at which physicians hospitalize ambulatory patients. They found that the hospitalization rate varied greatly among physicians and that this rate appeared to be sensitive to nonmedical factors. The following independent variab…
Interspecialty Variation in Office-Based Care
Analysis of national survey data on physician-patient encounters raises questions about physician education and manpower policy. Data compiled by the University of Southern California Medical Activities and Manpower Projects and the United States Bureau of Health Professionals reveal differences among internists, cardiologists, family practitioners, and pediatricians in procedures used for diagnosing and treating several frequently encountered co…
Understanding Rural Hospital Bypass Behavior
Context: Though many rural hospitals offer a broad array of services, local residents may choose more distant facilities for inpatient care services. Depending on the extent of the bypass phenomenon, hospitals may experience financial distress, reduced service offerings, or closure Purpose: This study provides a descriptive analysis of rural hospital bypass behavior in 7 states. Methods: We examine hospital discharge data for calendar years 1991 …
Pharmacist Staffing, Technology Use, and Implementation of Medication Safety Practices in Rural Hospitals
Context: Medication safety is clearly an important quality issue for rural hospitals. However, rural hospitals face special challenges implementing medication safety practices in terms of their staffing and financial and technical resources. Purpose: This study assessed the capacity of small rural hospitals to implement medication safety practices, with particular focus on pharmacist staffing and the availability of technology. Methods: A telepho…
Rural Emergency Department Staffing and Participation in Emergency Certification and Training Programs
Context: The practice of emergency medicine presents many challenges in rural areas. Purpose: We describe how rural hospitals nationally are staffing their Emergency Departments (EDs) and explore the participation of rural ED physicians and other health care professionals in selected certification and training programs that teach skills needed to provide high‐quality emergency care. Methods: A national telephone survey of a random sample of rural…
Birth Volume and the Quality of Obstetric Care in Rural Hospitals
BACKGROUND: Childbirth is the most common reason for hospitalization in the United States. Assessing obstetric care quality is critically important for patients, clinicians, and hospitals in rural areas. METHODS: The study used hospital discharge data from the Statewide Inpatient Databases, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, for 9 states (Colorado, Iowa, Kentucky, New York, North Carolina, Oregon,…
The Rural Obstetric Workforce in US Hospitals
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to describe the types and combinations of clinicians who are delivering babies in rural hospitals, their employment status, the relationship between hospital birth volume and staffing models, and the staffing challenges faced by rural hospitals. METHODS: We conducted a telephone survey of 306 rural hospitals in 9 states: Colorado, Iowa, Kentucky, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Vermont, Washington, and Wis…
Medicine (7 works) · Health care (6 works) · Family medicine (5 works) · Medical emergency (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Global Health Workforce Issues (3 works) · Healthcare Policy and Management (3 works) · Primary Care and Health Outcomes (3 works) · Staffing (3 works)