2016
Population Of US Practicing Psychiatrists Declined, 2003–13, Which May Help Explain Poor Access To Mental Health Care
Bishop TF, Seirup JK, Pincus HA, Ross JS. Population Of US Practicing Psychiatrists Declined, 2003–13, Which May Help Explain Poor Access To Mental Health Care. Health Affairs 2016, 35: 1271-1277. PMID: 27385244, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.1643.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care physiciansMental health careCare physiciansMental illnessSupply of psychiatristsHealth carePoor accessSevere mental illnessHospital referral regionsMental health servicesTeam-based carePrimary careMedian numberReferral regionsNonphysician providersUS populationHealth servicesMental healthStudy periodCarePsychiatristsPatientsNeurologistsIllnessPhysicians
2015
Observation encounters and subsequent nursing facility stays.
Vashi AA, Cafardi SG, Powers CA, Ross JS, Shrank WH. Observation encounters and subsequent nursing facility stays. The American Journal Of Managed Care 2015, 21: e276-81. PMID: 26244791.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedicare coverageCommunity-dwelling Medicare beneficiariesCommunity-dwelling beneficiariesRetrospective cohort studyHome health servicesSkilled nursing facility careNursing facility careCohort studyFacility stayInpatient stayMedicare beneficiariesFacility careObservation encountersHealth servicesStayLonger lengthPatientsAssociated costsSmall minorityOne-fourthBeneficiariesCare