David A. Ganz, MD, PhD

Articles by David A. Ganz, MD, PhD

Patients’ Needs Following Emergency Care for Ambulatory Care–Sensitive Conditions

ByKristina M. Cordasco, MD, MPH, MSHS,Anita H. Yuan, PhD, MPH,Kymberly Aoki, RN,David A. Ganz, MD, PhD

May 9th 2022

To inform intervention development, we assessed for medication changes and patient care needs following treat-and-release Veterans Affairs emergency department visits for chronic ambulatory care–sensitive conditions.

Does Medicare Advantage Enrollment Affect Home Healthcare Use?

ByDaniel A. Waxman, MD, PhD,Lillian Min, MD, MSHS,Claude M. Setodji, PhD,Mark Hanson, PhD,Neil S. Wenger, MD, MPH,David A. Ganz, MD, PhD

November 17th 2016

Medicare Advantage beneficiaries use less home healthcare than do their fee-for-service counterparts, but there is marked regional variation in use by both groups.

Targeting a High-Risk Group for Fall Prevention: Strategies for Health Plans

ByLee A. Jennings, MD, MSHS,David B. Reuben, MD,Sung-Bou Kim, MPhil,Emmett Keeler, PhD,Carol P. Roth, RN, MPH,David S. Zingmond, MD, PhD,Neil S. Wenger, MD, MPH,David A. Ganz, MD, PhD

October 27th 2015

This study evaluates different strategies to identify high fall risk among community-dwelling elders using a combination of easily obtainable administrative data and patient screening questions.