2025
Family Experience With Hospital Care Teams: A Qualitative Investigation.
Reynolds K, Zelazny S, Grob R, Parker A, Schlesinger M, Martino S. Family Experience With Hospital Care Teams: A Qualitative Investigation. Hospital Pediatrics 2025, 15: e179-e185. PMID: 40254297, DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2023-007721.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFamily experiencesHospital typeHospital settingQuantitative assessments of patients' experiencesAssessment of patient experienceHospital care teamMedical conditionsQuality improvement effortsGuardians of childrenCare coordinationCare teamPatient experienceHospital careClinical qualityHospital experienceMedical traineesUS populationImprovement effortsQualitative interviewsPediatric hospitalParent interviewsService linesParental vigilanceHospitalCareThe Impact of Introducing Managed Care Intermediaries for Long‐Term Services and Supports
Bhaumik D, Wallace J, Grabowski D, Schlesinger M. The Impact of Introducing Managed Care Intermediaries for Long‐Term Services and Supports. Health Services Research 2025, 60: e14462. PMID: 40016090, PMCID: PMC12277115, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.14462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCare useCare usersHealth and Retirement Study dataNurse home visitsNursing home statusNursing home occupancyCommunity-based servicesHome care useRetirement Study dataHome care usersLong-term careInformal care useLong-term serviceAcute careHome visitsHealth outcomesFormal careFunctional limitationsHome statusCare individualsEvidence of reductionStatistically significant changesCareNursesStudy data
2023
When Mistakes Multiply: How Inadequate Responses to Medical Mishaps Erode Trust in American Medicine
Schlesinger M, Grob R. When Mistakes Multiply: How Inadequate Responses to Medical Mishaps Erode Trust in American Medicine. The Hastings Center Report 2023, 53: s22-s32. PMID: 37963044, DOI: 10.1002/hast.1520.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
Not Afraid to Blame: The Neglected Role of Blame Attribution in Medical Consumerism and Some Implications for Health Policy
Rosenthal M, Schlesinger M. Not Afraid to Blame: The Neglected Role of Blame Attribution in Medical Consumerism and Some Implications for Health Policy. Milbank Quarterly 2002, 80: 41-95. PMID: 11933793, PMCID: PMC2690101, DOI: 10.1111/1468-0009.00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical consumerismSubsequent willingnessSerious mental illnessHealth care professionalsPolicy implicationsAdverse eventsWorse outcomesCare professionalsCare practicesMental illnessHealth plansHealth policyBlame allocationExperiences of peopleConsumer attitudesNeglected roleCareConsumer educationAllocationWillingnessIllnessPolicyPolicymakingConsumerism
2001
Depressive Symptoms, Satisfaction With Health Care, and 2-Year Work Outcomes in an Employed Population
Druss B, Schlesinger M, Allen H. Depressive Symptoms, Satisfaction With Health Care, and 2-Year Work Outcomes in an Employed Population. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2001, 158: 731-734. PMID: 11329394, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.158.5.731.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
Some Distinctive Features of the Impact of Managed Care on Psychiatry
Schlesinger M, Wynia M, Cummins D. Some Distinctive Features of the Impact of Managed Care on Psychiatry. Harvard Review Of Psychiatry 2000, 8: 216-230. PMID: 11118231, DOI: 10.3109/hrp.8.5.216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care providersCare providersPrimary care physiciansExperiences of psychiatristsUntreated mental illnessBehavioral health careGreater time commitmentCare physiciansExternal reviewPhysical illnessMental illnessMental disordersHealth plansReview protocolCareHealth careAmerican Medical AssociationMedical specialistsManaged CarePsychiatristsPatientsDifferential effectsIllnessPhysiciansMedical AssociationChronic illness and plan satisfaction under managed care
Druss B, Schlesinger M, Thomas T, Allen H. Chronic illness and plan satisfaction under managed care. Health Affairs 2000, 19: 203-209. PMID: 10645088, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.19.1.203.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
Delirium: a symptom of how hospital care is failing older persons and a window to improve quality of hospital care
Inouye S, Schlesinger M, Lydon T. Delirium: a symptom of how hospital care is failing older persons and a window to improve quality of hospital care. The American Journal Of Medicine 1999, 106: 565-573. PMID: 10335730, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(99)00070-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital careGeriatric careOlder personsHospital-related complicationsRoutine cognitive assessmentAcute confusional stateRecognition of deliriumHigh-quality geriatric careSkilled nursing staffOlder patientsConfusional stateGeriatric expertisePractice patternsClinical pathwayDeliriumNursing staffGreater incidenceClinical implicationsCost-containment practicesCase managementCognitive AssessmentCareHealth careEarly stagesComplications
1997
The determinants of dumping: a national study of economically motivated transfers involving mental health care.
Schlesinger M, Dorwart R, Hoover C, Epstein S. The determinants of dumping: a national study of economically motivated transfers involving mental health care. Health Services Research 1997, 32: 561-90. PMID: 9402901, PMCID: PMC1070215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity mental health centerMental health centersMental health careHealth centersHealth careMental illnessInpatient mental health careMental health care systemLocal treatment systemsCommunity mental health care systemHealth care systemHospital admissionMeasures of accessPsychiatric patientsHospitalUtilization reviewAspects of accessInpatient capacityCare systemPatient dumpingProfit hospitalsCarePatientsProprietary hospitalsIllness
1995
Management of mental health and substance abuse services: state of the art and early results.
Mechanic D, Schlesinger M, McAlpine D. Management of mental health and substance abuse services: state of the art and early results. Milbank Quarterly 1995, 73: 19-55. PMID: 7898406, DOI: 10.2307/3350312.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1991
A national study of psychiatric hospital care
Dorwart R, Schlesinger M, Davidson H, Epstein S, Hoover C. A national study of psychiatric hospital care. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1991, 148: 204-210. PMID: 1987819, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.148.2.204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultChildCommunity Mental Health ServicesContinuity of Patient CareEvaluation Studies as TopicHealth PolicyHealth Services AccessibilityHospitals, ProprietaryHospitals, PsychiatricHumansMental DisordersPersons with Psychiatric DisordersPrivatizationQuality of Health CareUnited StatesConceptsInpatient settingMental health service systemPsychiatric hospital careNumber of patientsSource of carePsychiatric inpatient servicesPrivate psychiatric hospitalMental health facilitiesHealth service systemHospital careHealth facilitiesPayer sourceInpatient servicesPsychiatric hospitalAspects of qualityDiagnostic mixCareHealth careNational studySimilar effectsNational sampleMost settingsSignificant interactionType of facilityOwnership-related differences
1986
The Promise and Pitfalls of Purchase-of-Service Contracts
Dorwart R, Schlesinger M, Pulice R. The Promise and Pitfalls of Purchase-of-Service Contracts. Psychiatric Services 1986, 37: 875-878. PMID: 3093363, DOI: 10.1176/ps.37.9.875.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFinancing of servicesCase of purchasePrivate resourcesService contractingPrivate vendorsPsychiatric careService contractsPublic agenciesPurchaseMental health servicesMental health careImportant lessonsDegree of supportHealth careHealth servicesEconomicsFinancingContractingContractsCareServicesIssues
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