Bernadette J Whalen
Biographic Data
| ID | 5537324 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bernadette J Whalen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bernadette J |
| FAMILY NAME | Whalen |
| SIGNATURE | WHALEN B J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Oklahoma Department of Human Services |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Impact of a Mandatory Second-Opinion Program on Medicaid Surgery Rates
The effect of the Massachusetts second-opinion program on the volume of elective surgery in the Medicaid population was assessed using two approaches: a study of the program experience and surgery decisions of 2,501 program referrals, and an analysis of Medicaid surgery rates before and after program implementation. Nonconfirmation rates, which averaged 14.5 per cent, varied by procedure from 4 per cent for cholecystectomy to 26 per cent for disc…
The effect of a thirty per cent reduction in physician fees on Medicaid surgery rates in Massachusetts
In this paper, we use an interrupted time series analysis to assess the effect of a 30 per cent reduction in the Medicaid reimbursement fee for physician services on the rate at which eight elective surgical procedures were performed in the Massachusetts Medicaid population. Tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy is the only procedure in which there was a statistically significant decline in the rate of surgery in most areas of the state following the fee c…
The effect of a thirty per cent reduction in physician fees on Medicaid surgery rates in Massachusetts
In this paper, we use an interrupted time series analysis to assess the effect of a 30 per cent reduction in the Medicaid reimbursement fee for physician services on the rate at which eight elective surgical procedures were performed in the Massachusetts Medicaid population. Tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy is the only procedure in which there was a statistically significant decline in the rate of surgery in most areas of the state following the fee c…
The effect of a thirty per cent reduction in physician fees on Medicaid surgery rates in Massachusetts
In this paper, we use an interrupted time series analysis to assess the effect of a 30 per cent reduction in the Medicaid reimbursement fee for physician services on the rate at which eight elective surgical procedures were performed in the Massachusetts Medicaid population. Tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy is the only procedure in which there was a statistically significant decline in the rate of surgery in most areas of the state following the fee c…
Impact of a Mandatory Second-Opinion Program on Medicaid Surgery Rates
The effect of the Massachusetts second-opinion program on the volume of elective surgery in the Medicaid population was assessed using two approaches: a study of the program experience and surgery decisions of 2,501 program referrals, and an analysis of Medicaid surgery rates before and after program implementation. Nonconfirmation rates, which averaged 14.5 per cent, varied by procedure from 4 per cent for cholecystectomy to 26 per cent for disc…
Family medicine (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Healthcare Policy and Management (2 works) · Medicaid (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Actuarial science (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Demography (1 work) · Environmental health (1 work) · Hospital Admissions and Outcomes (1 work)