Browsing by Author "Orav, Endel"

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    • Both The 'Private Option And Traditional Medicaid Expansions Improved Access To Care For Low-Income Adults 

      Sommers, Benjamin Daniel; Blendon, Robert J.; Orav, E. John (Health Affairs (Project Hope), 2016)
      Under the Affordable Care Act, thirty states and the District of Columbia have expanded eligibility for Medicaid, with several states using Medicaid funds to purchase private insurance (the “private option”). Despite ...

    • Changes in Utilization and Health Among Low-Income Adults After Medicaid Expansion or Expanded Private Insurance 

      Sommers, Benjamin Daniel; Blendon, Robert J.; Orav, E. John; Epstein, Arnold M. (American Medical Association (AMA), 2016)
      Importance Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), more than 30 states have expanded Medicaid, with some states choosing to expand private insurance instead (the “private option”). In addition, while coverage gains from the ...

    • Does the Computerized Display of Charges Affect Inpatient Ancillary Test Utilization? 

      Bates, David; Kuperman, Gilad J.; Jha, Ashish; Teich, Jonathan; Orav, Endel; Ma'luf, Nell; Onderdonk, Andrew; Pugatch, Robert; Wybenga, Donald; Winkelman, James; Brennan, Troyen; Komaroff, Anthony; Tanasijevic, Milenko (American Medical Association (AMA), 1997-11-24)
      Background: The computerized display of charges for ancillary tests in outpatients has been found to affect physician-ordering behavior, but this issue has not been studied in inpatients. Objective: To assess whether ...

    • Impact of an Automated Test Results Management System on Patients' Satisfaction About Test Result Communication 

      Matheny, Michael; Gandhi, Tejal; Orav, Endel; Ladak-Merchant, Zahra; Bates, David W.; Kuperman, Gilad J.; Poon, Eric G. (American Medical Association (AMA), 2007-11-12)
      Background: Few reliable and efficient systems sup- port the communication of test results to outpatients, and this may lead to patient dissatisfaction with test result communication. The objective of this study was to ...

    • Physicians and Electronic Health Records: A Statewide Survey 

      Simon, Steven R.; Kaushal, Rainu; Cleary, Paul; Jenter, Chelsea A.; Volk, Lynn A.; Orav, Endel; Burdick, Elisabeth; Poon, Eric G.; Bates, David (American Medical Association (AMA), 2007-03-12)
      Background: Electronic health records (EHRs) allow for a variety of functions, ranging from visit documen- tation to laboratory test ordering, but little is known about physicians’ actual use of these functions. Methods: ...

    • Three-Year Impacts Of The Affordable Care Act: Improved Medical Care And Health Among Low-Income Adults 

      Sommers, Benjamin Daniel; Maylone, Bethany; Blendon, Robert J.; Orav, E. John; Epstein, Arnold M. (Health Affairs (Project Hope), 2017)
      Major policy uncertainty continues to surround the Affordable Care Act (ACA) at both the state and federal levels. We assessed changes in health care use and self-reported health after three years of the ACA’s coverage ...