2005
Adjusting Pediatric Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Study (CAHPS) Scores to Ensure Fair Comparison of Health Plan Performances.
Kim M, Zaslavsky AM, Cleary PD. Adjusting Pediatric Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Study (CAHPS) Scores to Ensure Fair Comparison of Health Plan Performances. Medical Care 2005, 43: 44-52. PMID: 15626933.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrivate health insuranceCasemix modelChild health statusCAHPS surveyPatient characteristicsHealth plansHealth Plans Study (CAHPS) surveyHealth insurancePlan ratingsHealth plan performanceHealth statusCAHPS scoresPlan differencesConsumer AssessmentCommercial plansParents' agePlan performanceAdjustment variablesMedicaidSeparate modelsSubstantial impactStudy surveyMedicaid beneficiariesMedicaid plansSuch modelsPsychometric properties of a group-level Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Study (CAHPS) instrument.
Solomon LS, Hays RD, Zaslavsky AM, Ding L, Cleary PD. Psychometric properties of a group-level Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Study (CAHPS) instrument. Medical Care 2005, 43: 53-60. PMID: 15626934.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAspects of careMedical groupHealth Plans Study (CAHPS) surveyConsumer AssessmentPatient focus groupsAdults 18 yearsPatient-clinician communicationSpecialty careGroup of adultsPreventive counselingClinician communicationPractice sitesDraft instrumentCarePatientsStudy instrumentRandom samplePsychometric propertiesPsychometric characteristicsFocus groupsGroupCognitive interviewsMulti-item measuresAssessmentStudy survey
2004
Plan, Geographical, and Temporal Variation of Consumer Assessments of Ambulatory Health Care
Zaslavsky AM, Zaborski LB, Cleary PD. Plan, Geographical, and Temporal Variation of Consumer Assessments of Ambulatory Health Care. Health Services Research 2004, 39: 1467-1486. PMID: 15333118, PMCID: PMC1361079, DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2004.00299.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth plansConsumer AssessmentCare plansHealth Plans Study (CAHPS) surveyGlobal ratingRatings of careHealth plan qualityAspects of careQuality of careAmbulatory health careQuality improvement measuresPrescription drug benefitPrescription accessStudy periodDrug benefitCareHealth carePlan qualityMedicareBenefit designMeaningful changeRepresentative sampleDoctorsYearsComparison of Performance of Traditional Medicare vs Medicare Managed Care
Landon BE, Zaslavsky AM, Bernard SL, Cioffi MJ, Cleary PD. Comparison of Performance of Traditional Medicare vs Medicare Managed Care. JAMA 2004, 291: 1744-1752. PMID: 15082702, DOI: 10.1001/jama.291.14.1744.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreventive servicesHealth Plans Study (CAHPS) surveyRatings of careAspects of careModel of careBeneficiaries' experiencesFFS Medicare beneficiariesReports of receiptTraditional MedicareCare enrolleesFFS plansMedicare populationMedicare beneficiariesMedicare Managed CareCAHPS surveyCase mixMMC plansService MedicareMMC enrollmentSample of beneficiariesMedicaid ServicesConsumer AssessmentCareHealth careManaged Care
2002
Factors Affecting Response Rates to the Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Study Survey
Zaslavsky AM, Zaborski LB, Cleary PD. Factors Affecting Response Rates to the Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Study Survey. Medical Care 2002, 40: 485-499. PMID: 12021675, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200206000-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResponse rateLow response rateHealth Plans Study (CAHPS) surveyHigh response rateHealth Care SurveyLogistic regression modelsPlan characteristicsNonwhite beneficiariesCare SurveyChi2 testDeterminants of nonresponseCAHPS surveySociodemographic representativenessConsumer AssessmentContact informationDisabled beneficiariesInterStudy dataHigh rateRegression modelsAssociationFurther effortsMore residentsTelephoneProfit plansStudy surveyCombining health plan performance indicators into simpler composite measures.
Zaslavsky AM, Shaul JA, Zaborski LB, Cioffi MJ, Cleary PD. Combining health plan performance indicators into simpler composite measures. Medicare & Medicaid Research Review 2002, 23: 101-15. PMID: 12500473, PMCID: PMC4194755.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.Factor Analysis, StatisticalHealth Benefit Plans, EmployeeHealth Care SurveysHealth Services AccessibilityHumansManaged Care ProgramsMedicare Part BMedicare Part COffice VisitsPatient SatisfactionQuality Indicators, Health CareUnited StatesVaccination
2001
National Quality Monitoring of Medicare Health Plans
Schneider E, Zaslavsky A, Landon B, Lied T, Sheingold S, Cleary P. National Quality Monitoring of Medicare Health Plans. Medical Care 2001, 39: 1313-1325. PMID: 11717573, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200112000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedicare health plansHealth plansClinical qualityHEDIS performanceCAHPS surveyHealth Plans Study (CAHPS) surveyHealth Plan Employer DataBeta-blocker useMental health hospitalizationsObservational cohort studyProportion of enrolleesHealth plan qualityGood clinical careRates of mammographyClinical quality measuresComposite measurePlan careCohort studyEye examMultivariable analysisMyocardial infarctionPersonal doctorClinical careEmployer DataConsumer AssessmentMedicare Managed Care CAHPS®: A Tool for Performance Improvement.
Goldstein E, Cleary PD, Langwell KM, Zaslavsky AM, Heller A. Medicare Managed Care CAHPS®: A Tool for Performance Improvement. Medicare & Medicaid Research Review 2001, 22: 101-107. PMID: 25372460, PMCID: PMC4194710.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
Sex differences in assessments of the quality of medicare managed care
Cleary P, Zaslavsky A, Cioffi M. Sex differences in assessments of the quality of medicare managed care. Women's Health Issues 2000, 10: 70-79. PMID: 10736560, DOI: 10.1016/s1049-3867(99)00045-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
The Consumer Assessment of Health Plan Study (CAHPS) Survey of Children’s Health Care
Homer C, Fowler F, Gallagher P, Shaul J, Uyeda M, Zaslavsky A, Wilson V, Cleary P. The Consumer Assessment of Health Plan Study (CAHPS) Survey of Children’s Health Care. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 1999, 25: 369-377. PMID: 10412084, DOI: 10.1016/s1070-3241(16)30452-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild health careOverall carePersonal doctorHealth careHealth Plans Study (CAHPS) surveyConsumer AssessmentHealth care servicesHealth care plansMedical care qualityQuality improvement effortsSpecialty carePediatric careCare plansCare servicesAspects of accessCare qualityInterpersonal careCognitive testingCareImprovement initiativesCore surveyChildrenStrongest correlateNeeds of childrenDoctors