Browsing by Author "Skinner, Jonathan S."

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    Outcomes Assessment and Health Care Reform
    (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2008-08) Chandra, Amitabh; Skinner, Jonathan S.; Fisher, Elliott S.
    Argues for the use of outcomes assessment in measuring cost-effectiveness and quality to capture the overall impact of multi-dimensional treatment strategies and to identify healthcare systems that both adopt appropriate technologies and perform well.
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    Tracking the Care of Patients with Severe Chronic Illness: The Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care 2008
    (Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice, 2008-04) Skinner, Jonathan S.; Goodman, David C.; Fisher, Elliot S.; Wennberg, John E.
    Summarizes analyses of variations across states, regions, and hospitals in practices and spending on care for the chronically ill. Focuses on Medicare patients in the last two years of their lives and on care requiring supply-sensitive resources.