Jonathan A Finkelstein
Biographic Data
| ID | 5537837 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jonathan A Finkelstein |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jonathan A |
| FAMILY NAME | Finkelstein |
| SIGNATURE | FINKELSTEIN J A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Harvard Pilgrim Health Care |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7118-4471 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Are Performance Measures Based on Automated Medical Records Valid for Physician/Practice Profiling of Asthma Care
BACKGROUND: The use of physician profiles in "pay for performance" initiatives depend on their reliability and accuracy. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate whether health care delivery units (practices) can be reliably differentiated using the Health Employers Data Information System (HEDIS) performance measure. RESEARCH DESIGN: Simulation was used to describe the relationship between practice size (number of children with persistent asthma) and precision o…
Unnecessary Antibiotics
Jonathan Finkelstein, M.D., writes a clinical case commentary about the ethics of prescribing antibiotics for pediatric patients on parental demand. He explains the physician’s obligation to end inappropriate use of antibiotics through sound prescribing
Antibiotic use following a Korean national policy to prohibit medication dispensing by physicians
This study investigated whether a Korean national policy prohibiting doctors from dispensing drugs as of 2000 selectively reduced inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in viral illness compared with bacterial illness. We assessed the proportions of episodes prescribed an antibiotic and the number of different antibiotics prescribed for patients with viral and bacterial illness episodes before and after the policy. The nationally representative sam…
Evaluation of Asthma Prescription Measures and Health System Performance Based on Emergency Department Utilization
BACKGROUND: Measures based on the use of either antiinflammatory and/or reliever medications have been used to evaluate clinical performance in asthma. OBJECTIVE: We compared the association between 2 asthma prescription measures (APMs) and subsequent risk of emergency department (ED) asthma visits. DESIGN: We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of automated pharmacy and healthcare utilization data from 3 large geographically diverse managed car…
Process of Care for Medicaid-Enrolled Children With Asthma
OBJECTIVE: To compare the process of care received by Medicaid-enrolled children with asthma served by community health centers (CHCs) and other Medicaid providers. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Five provider types serving Massachusetts Medicaid enrollees: three provider groups--CHCs, hospital outpatient departments (OPDs), and solo/group physicians--participating in the statewide Primary Care Clinician Plan; a staff model health m…
Achievement and Behavior Among Children of Welfare Recipients, Welfare Leavers, and Low‐Income Single Mothers
This article examines the behavior and achievement of children infemale‐headed families that were on welfare, that left welfare, and that were not on welfare in the3 years preceding the study. Data come from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics Child Development Supplement, a nationally representative sample of children under age 13 collected in 1997. The results suggest that there are both positive and negative outcomes of welfare transitions. Bas…
Defining the Challenge and Opportunities for Children in Managed Health Care
Achievement and Behavior Among Children of Welfare Recipients, Welfare Leavers, and Low‐Income Single Mothers
This article examines the behavior and achievement of children infemale‐headed families that were on welfare, that left welfare, and that were not on welfare in the3 years preceding the study. Data come from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics Child Development Supplement, a nationally representative sample of children under age 13 collected in 1997. The results suggest that there are both positive and negative outcomes of welfare transitions. Bas…
Antibiotic use following a Korean national policy to prohibit medication dispensing by physicians
This study investigated whether a Korean national policy prohibiting doctors from dispensing drugs as of 2000 selectively reduced inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in viral illness compared with bacterial illness. We assessed the proportions of episodes prescribed an antibiotic and the number of different antibiotics prescribed for patients with viral and bacterial illness episodes before and after the policy. The nationally representative sam…
Defining the Challenge and Opportunities for Children in Managed Health Care
Achievement and Behavior Among Children of Welfare Recipients, Welfare Leavers, and Low‐Income Single Mothers
This article examines the behavior and achievement of children infemale‐headed families that were on welfare, that left welfare, and that were not on welfare in the3 years preceding the study. Data come from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics Child Development Supplement, a nationally representative sample of children under age 13 collected in 1997. The results suggest that there are both positive and negative outcomes of welfare transitions. Bas…
Process of Care for Medicaid-Enrolled Children With Asthma
OBJECTIVE: To compare the process of care received by Medicaid-enrolled children with asthma served by community health centers (CHCs) and other Medicaid providers. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Five provider types serving Massachusetts Medicaid enrollees: three provider groups--CHCs, hospital outpatient departments (OPDs), and solo/group physicians--participating in the statewide Primary Care Clinician Plan; a staff model health m…
Evaluation of Asthma Prescription Measures and Health System Performance Based on Emergency Department Utilization
BACKGROUND: Measures based on the use of either antiinflammatory and/or reliever medications have been used to evaluate clinical performance in asthma. OBJECTIVE: We compared the association between 2 asthma prescription measures (APMs) and subsequent risk of emergency department (ED) asthma visits. DESIGN: We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of automated pharmacy and healthcare utilization data from 3 large geographically diverse managed car…
Antibiotic use following a Korean national policy to prohibit medication dispensing by physicians
This study investigated whether a Korean national policy prohibiting doctors from dispensing drugs as of 2000 selectively reduced inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in viral illness compared with bacterial illness. We assessed the proportions of episodes prescribed an antibiotic and the number of different antibiotics prescribed for patients with viral and bacterial illness episodes before and after the policy. The nationally representative sam…
Unnecessary Antibiotics
Jonathan Finkelstein, M.D., writes a clinical case commentary about the ethics of prescribing antibiotics for pediatric patients on parental demand. He explains the physician’s obligation to end inappropriate use of antibiotics through sound prescribing
Are Performance Measures Based on Automated Medical Records Valid for Physician/Practice Profiling of Asthma Care
BACKGROUND: The use of physician profiles in "pay for performance" initiatives depend on their reliability and accuracy. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate whether health care delivery units (practices) can be reliably differentiated using the Health Employers Data Information System (HEDIS) performance measure. RESEARCH DESIGN: Simulation was used to describe the relationship between practice size (number of children with persistent asthma) and precision o…
Medicine (6 works) · Family medicine (4 works) · Internal Medicine (4 works) · Asthma (3 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works) · Antibiotics (2 works) · Asthma and respiratory diseases (2 works) · Biology (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Confidence interval (2 works)