Joel S. Weissman, PhD

Articles by Joel S. Weissman, PhD

Geographic Variation in Medicare and the Military Healthcare System

ByTaiwo Adesoye, MD, MPH,Linda G. Kimsey, PhD, MSc,Stuart R. Lipsitz, ScD,Louis L. Nguyen, MD, MBA, MPH,Philip Goodney, MD,Samuel Olaiya, PhD,Joel S. Weissman, PhD

August 28th 2017

Geographic variation in healthcare spending and utilization within the Military Health System is higher and significantly correlated with Medicare across hospital referral regions.

Radical Prostatectomy Innovation and Outcomes at Military and Civilian Institutions

ByJeffrey J. Leow, MBBS, MPH,Joel S. Weissman, PhD,Linda Kimsey, PhD,Andrew Hoburg, PhD,Lorens A. Helmchen, PhD,Wei Jiang, MS,Nathanael Hevelone, MPH,Stuart R. Lipsitz, ScD,Louis L. Nguyen, MD, MPH, MBA,Steven L. Chang, MD, MS

June 30th 2017

Minimally invasive radical prostatectomy was more commonly performed in civilian hospitals compared with military hospitals among TRICARE beneficiaries, with comparable postoperative outcomes.

Patient-Centered Care: Turning the Rhetoric Into Reality

ByJoel S. Weissman, PhD,Michael L. Millenson, BA,R. Sterling Haring, DO, MPH

December 21st 2016

Understanding the perspectives of clinicians and administrators who are leaders in implementing patient-centeredness in accountable care organizations can help point the way toward implementation by others.

Enhanced Primary Care and Impact on Quality of Care in Massachusetts

ByAsaf Bitton, MD, MPH,Amy W. Baughman, MD, MPH,Sara Carlini, BA,Joel S. Weissman, PhD,David W. Bates, MD, MSc

May 12th 2016

In a statewide telephone survey, patient-reported indicators of the patient-centered medical home correlated with improved process measures in diabetes, cholesterol screening, vaccination, and care access.