Gary Nugent
Biographic Data
| ID | 5541601 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gary Nugent |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gary |
| FAMILY NAME | Nugent |
| SIGNATURE | NUGENT G |
| AFFILIATIONS | VA Nebraska Western Iowa Health Care System |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
What Would VA Nursing Home Care Cost? Methods for Estimating Private Sector Payments
OBJECTIVES: To describe the methods used to validate Veterans Health Administration (VA) nursing home acuity data and estimate hypothetical payments for nursing home patients in VA-based and community-based units. METHODS: For a sample of VA-based and community-based nursing home patients at six sites, auditors validated the resource utilization classifications from the most recent complete full or quarterly assessments. Scores were averaged to o…
Estimating Private Sector Values for VA Health Care
OBJECTIVES: To provide an overview of methods used to establish what taxpayer costs would be if all Veterans Health Administration (VA) patient care were paid for by the federal government but provided in the private sector. METHODS: Study assumptions included (1) that there would be a hypothetical policy change to pay for VA care through a Medicare-based fee-for-service program, (2) that the VA coverage benefit would not change, (3) that practic…
Methods to Estimate and Compare VA Expenditures for Assistive Devices to Medicare Payments
OBJECTIVE: To describe the methods used to estimate and compare Veterans Health Administration (VA) annual expenditures for assistive devices and their repair at six VA hospitals with payments for those same devices in the private sector. METHODS: Information about dispensed assistive devices and their costs was extracted from (1) the VA's National Prosthetic Patient Database, (2) each site's listing of the VA's Denver Distribution Center cost ce…
Estimating Private Sector Professional Fees for VA Providers
OBJECTIVES: To describe new methods used to estimate inpatient and outpatient Medicare-based professional fees for Veterans Health Administration (VA) services. METHODS: National VA utilization files provided estimates of inpatient physician services, whereas local provider and utilization files gave counts of outpatient services by physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistant, clinical psychologists, and clinical social workers. Services…
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What Would VA Nursing Home Care Cost? Methods for Estimating Private Sector Payments
OBJECTIVES: To describe the methods used to validate Veterans Health Administration (VA) nursing home acuity data and estimate hypothetical payments for nursing home patients in VA-based and community-based units. METHODS: For a sample of VA-based and community-based nursing home patients at six sites, auditors validated the resource utilization classifications from the most recent complete full or quarterly assessments. Scores were averaged to o…
Estimating Private Sector Values for VA Health Care
OBJECTIVES: To provide an overview of methods used to establish what taxpayer costs would be if all Veterans Health Administration (VA) patient care were paid for by the federal government but provided in the private sector. METHODS: Study assumptions included (1) that there would be a hypothetical policy change to pay for VA care through a Medicare-based fee-for-service program, (2) that the VA coverage benefit would not change, (3) that practic…
Methods to Estimate and Compare VA Expenditures for Assistive Devices to Medicare Payments
OBJECTIVE: To describe the methods used to estimate and compare Veterans Health Administration (VA) annual expenditures for assistive devices and their repair at six VA hospitals with payments for those same devices in the private sector. METHODS: Information about dispensed assistive devices and their costs was extracted from (1) the VA's National Prosthetic Patient Database, (2) each site's listing of the VA's Denver Distribution Center cost ce…
Estimating Private Sector Professional Fees for VA Providers
OBJECTIVES: To describe new methods used to estimate inpatient and outpatient Medicare-based professional fees for Veterans Health Administration (VA) services. METHODS: National VA utilization files provided estimates of inpatient physician services, whereas local provider and utilization files gave counts of outpatient services by physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistant, clinical psychologists, and clinical social workers. Services…
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