William J O’Brien
Biographic Data
| ID | 5542412 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William J O’Brien |
| GIVEN NAMES | William J |
| FAMILY NAME | O’Brien |
| SIGNATURE | O’BRIEN W J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Notre Dame |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3366-3201 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1974 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Integrating social equity in highway maintenance and rehabilitation programming
Trends in the Purchase of Surgical Care in the Community by the Veterans Health Administration
BACKGROUND: The 2014 implementation of the Veterans Choice Program increased opportunities for Veterans to receive care in the community. Although surgical care is a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) priority, little is known about the types of surgeries provided in the VHA versus those referred to community care (CC), and whether Veterans are increasing their use of surgical care through CC with these additional opportunities. OBJECTIVES: To …
Medical and Surgical Readmissions in the Veterans Health Administration
BACKGROUND: Readmissions are an attractive quality measure because they offer a broad view of quality beyond the index hospitalization. However, the extent to which medical or surgical readmissions reflect quality of care is largely unknown, because of the complexity of factors related to readmission. Identifying those readmissions that are clinically related to the index hospitalization is an important first step in closing this knowledge gap. O…
Comparing 2 Methods of Assessing 30-Day Readmissions
BACKGROUND: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) all-cause readmission measure and the 3M Health Information System Division Potentially Preventable Readmissions (PPR) measure are both used for public reporting. These 2 methods have not been directly compared in terms of how they identify high-performing and low-performing hospitals. OBJECTIVES: To examine how consistently the CMS and PPR methods identify performance outliers, an…
On Celebrating with Children
Book Notices
Journal Article Book Notices Get access Lonergan Workshop, Volume I. Edited by Fred Lawrence. Missoula, MT: Scholars Press, 1978. ix+327 pages. $6.00. ISSN 0148-2009. William J. O'Brien William J. O'Brien University of Notre Dame Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Volume XLVII, Issue 1, March 1979, Pages 164-a–164, https://doi.org/10.1093/jaarel/XLVII.1.164-a Publi…
Philosophy
PHILOSOPHY Get access Imagination. By MARY WARNOCK. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1976. 213 pages $13.95. L.C. No 75-22663. WILLIAM J. O'BRIEN WILLIAM J. O'BRIEN Univesity of Notre Dame Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Volume XLV, Issue 2, June 1977, Pages 265-a–265, https://doi.org/10.1093/jaarel/XLV.2.265-a Published: 01 June 1977
"Toward Understanding Original Sin in Augustine's "Confessions
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"Toward Understanding Original Sin in Augustine's "Confessions
Philosophy
PHILOSOPHY Get access Imagination. By MARY WARNOCK. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1976. 213 pages $13.95. L.C. No 75-22663. WILLIAM J. O'BRIEN WILLIAM J. O'BRIEN Univesity of Notre Dame Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Volume XLV, Issue 2, June 1977, Pages 265-a–265, https://doi.org/10.1093/jaarel/XLV.2.265-a Published: 01 June 1977
Book Notices
Journal Article Book Notices Get access Lonergan Workshop, Volume I. Edited by Fred Lawrence. Missoula, MT: Scholars Press, 1978. ix+327 pages. $6.00. ISSN 0148-2009. William J. O'Brien William J. O'Brien University of Notre Dame Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Volume XLVII, Issue 1, March 1979, Pages 164-a–164, https://doi.org/10.1093/jaarel/XLVII.1.164-a Publi…
On Celebrating with Children
Comparing 2 Methods of Assessing 30-Day Readmissions
BACKGROUND: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) all-cause readmission measure and the 3M Health Information System Division Potentially Preventable Readmissions (PPR) measure are both used for public reporting. These 2 methods have not been directly compared in terms of how they identify high-performing and low-performing hospitals. OBJECTIVES: To examine how consistently the CMS and PPR methods identify performance outliers, an…
Medical and Surgical Readmissions in the Veterans Health Administration
BACKGROUND: Readmissions are an attractive quality measure because they offer a broad view of quality beyond the index hospitalization. However, the extent to which medical or surgical readmissions reflect quality of care is largely unknown, because of the complexity of factors related to readmission. Identifying those readmissions that are clinically related to the index hospitalization is an important first step in closing this knowledge gap. O…
Trends in the Purchase of Surgical Care in the Community by the Veterans Health Administration
BACKGROUND: The 2014 implementation of the Veterans Choice Program increased opportunities for Veterans to receive care in the community. Although surgical care is a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) priority, little is known about the types of surgeries provided in the VHA versus those referred to community care (CC), and whether Veterans are increasing their use of surgical care through CC with these additional opportunities. OBJECTIVES: To …
Integrating social equity in highway maintenance and rehabilitation programming
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