Mark V Williams

Biographic Data

ID5536993
NAMEMark V Williams
GIVEN NAMESMark V
FAMILY NAMEWilliams
SIGNATUREWILLIAMS M V
AFFILIATIONSCenter for Health Services Research, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS14
TOTAL CITATIONS13
AUTHOR COUNT14
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1995
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
H-INDEX1

  • Implementation of Complex Interventions

    Open AccessSabina B Gesell, Janet Prvu Bettger et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2021References: 42

    BACKGROUND: Despite the well-documented risks to patient safety associated with transitions from one care setting to another, health care organizations struggle to identify which interventions to implement. Multiple strategies are often needed, and studying the effectiveness of these complex interventions is challenging. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to present lessons learned in implementing and evaluating complex transitional care …

  • The Hospital Score Predicts Potentially Preventable 30-Day Readmissions in Conditions Targeted by the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program

    Robert E Burke, Robert Burke et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2017References: 28

    BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: New tools to accurately identify potentially preventable 30-day readmissions are needed. The HOSPITAL score has been internationally validated for medical inpatients, but its performance in select conditions targeted by the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP) is unknown. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Six geographically diverse medical centers. PARTICIPANTS/EXPOSURES: All consecutive adult medical pa…

  • Rehospitalizations among Patients in the Medicare Fee-for-Service Program

    Stephen F Jencks, Malcolm V Williams et al.ARTICLENew England Journal of Medicine2009

    BACKGROUND: Reducing rates of rehospitalization has attracted attention from policymakers as a way to improve quality of care and reduce costs. However, we have limited information on the frequency and patterns of rehospitalization in the United States to aid in planning the necessary changes. METHODS: We analyzed Medicare claims data from 2003-2004 to describe the patterns of rehospitalization and the relation of rehospitalization to demographic…

  • Deficits in Communication and Information Transfer Between Hospital-Based and Primary Care Physicians

    Sunil Kripalani, Frank LeFevre et al.ARTICLEJAMA2007

    CONTEXT: Delayed or inaccurate communication between hospital-based and primary care physicians at hospital discharge may negatively affect continuity of care and contribute to adverse events. OBJECTIVES: To characterize the prevalence of deficits in communication and information transfer at hospital discharge and to identify interventions to improve this process. DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE (through November 2006), Cochrane Database of Systematic Revi…

  • Health literacy and knowledge of chronic disease

    Open AccessJulie A Gazmararian, Malcolm V Williams et al.ARTICLEPatient Education and Counseling2003

  • Functional Health Literacy and the Risk of Hospital Admission Among Medicare Managed Care Enrollees

    David W Baker, Julie A Gazmararian et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2002Cited by: 13References: 21

    Objectives. This study analyzed whether inadequate functional health literacy is an independent risk factor for hospital admission. Methods. We studied a prospective cohort of 3260 Medicare managed care enrollees. Results. Of the participants, 29.5% were hospitalized. The crude relative risk (RR) of hospitalization was higher for individuals with inadequate literacy (n = 800; RR = 1.43; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.24, 1.65) and marginal lite…

  • Health Literacy and Preventive Health Care Use Among Medicare Enrollees in a Managed Care Organization

    Tracy Scott, Tracy L Scott et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2002References: 37

    BACKGROUND: Many older adults in Medicare managed care programs have low health literacy, and this may affect use of preventive services. OBJECTIVES: To determine whether older adults with inadequate health literacy were less likely to report receiving influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations, mammograms, and Papanicolaou smears than individuals with adequate health literacy after adjusting for other covariates. RESEARCH DESIGN: Cross-sectional su…

  • Attitudes and beliefs of african americans toward participation in medical research

    Giselle Corbie-Smith, Stephen B Thomas et al.ARTICLEJournal of General Internal…1999

  • Development of a brief test to measure functional health literacy

    Open AccessDavid W Baker, Malcolm V Williams et al.ARTICLEPatient Education and Counseling1999

  • Relationship of Functional Health Literacy to Patients' Knowledge of Their Chronic Disease

    Malcolm V Williams, Mark V Williams et al.ARTICLEA.M.A. Archives of Internal…1998

    BACKGROUND: Inadequate functional health literacy is common, but its impact on patients with chronic diseases is not well described. OBJECTIVE: To examine among patients with hypertension or diabetes the relationship between their functional health literacy level and their knowledge of their chronic disease and treatment. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional survey of patients with hypertension and diabetes presenting to the general medicine c…

  • Health literacy and the risk of hospital admission

    David W Baker, Ruth M Parker et al.ARTICLEJournal of General Internal…1998

  • Shame and health literacy

    Open AccessNina S Parikh, Ruth M Parker et al.ARTICLEPatient Education and Counseling1996

  • The test of functional health literacy in adults

    Open AccessRuth M Parker, David W Baker et al.ARTICLEJournal of General Internal…1995

  • Inadequate Functional Health Literacy Among Patients at Two Public Hospitals

    Malcolm V Williams, Mark V WilliamsARTICLEJAMA1995

    OBJECTIVE: To determine the ability of patients to complete successfully basic reading and numeracy tasks required to function adequately in the health care setting. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey. SETTING: Two urban, public hospitals. PATIENTS: A total of 2659 predominantly indigent and minority patients, 1892 English-speaking and 767 Spanish-speaking, presenting for acute care. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Functional health literacy as measured by the…