Articles by John Hsu, MD, MBA, MSCE
High-Risk Care Management Impact on Medicaid ACO Utilization and Spending
ByKathryn Corelli, MD,Erin Duralde, MD,Diya Mathur, BA,Mary Price, MA,Nicole M. Benson, MD, MBI,Nishmi Abeyweera, AB,Vicki Fung, PhD,Christine Vogeli, PhD,Katherine H. Schiavoni, MD, MPP,Maryann M. Vienneau, BS,Mallika L. Mendu, MD, MBA,Lindsay Jubelt, MD, MS,Gregg S. Meyer, MD, MSc,John Hsu, MD, MBA, MSCE In Massachusetts’ largest Medicaid accountable care organization (ACO), high-risk care management significantly reduced spending, emergency department visits, and hospitalizations, demonstrating that targeted strategies can manage health care costs amid budget constraints.
Tacking Upwind: Reducing Spending Among High-risk Commercially Insured Patients
ByNicole M. Benson, MD, MBI,Mary Price, MA,Max Weiss, BA,Christine Vogeli, PhD,Maryann M. Vienneau, BS,Mallika L. Mendu, MD, MBA,Amy Flaster, MD, MBA,Lisa Balentine, BASc,Lindsay Jubelt, MD, MS,Gregg S. Meyer, MD, MSc,John Hsu, MD, MBA, MSCE Although commercial accountable care organization populations are healthy on average, some individuals might benefit from programs for high-risk patients to mitigate high levels of health care utilization.
Population Turnover and Leakage in Commercial ACOs
ByNicole M. Benson, MD, MBI,Mary Price, MA,Christine Vogeli, PhD,Maryann M. Vienneau, BS,Mallika L. Mendu, MD, MBA,Amy Flaster, MD, MBA,Lisa Balentine, BASc,Lindsay Jubelt, MD, MS,Gregg S. Meyer, MD, MSc,John Hsu, MD, MBA, MSCE Payment models that align financial incentives of payers, providers, and patients can mitigate spending growth in thoughtful ways, but the details of the models matter.
Inpatient-Outpatient Shared Electronic Health Records: Telemedicine and Laboratory Follow-up After Hospital Discharge
ByMary E. Reed, DrPH,Jie Huang, PhD,Richard Brand, PhD,Ilana Graetz, PhD,Marc G. Jaffe, MD,Dustin Ballard, MD, MBE,Romain Neugebauer, PhD,Bruce Fireman, MA,John Hsu, MD, MBA, MSCE Using a seamlessly shared inpatient-outpatient electronic health record was associated with greater rates of postdischarge follow-up delivered through telemedicine or laboratory monitoring and without an in-person office visit.
Bridging the Digital Divide: Mobile Access to Personal Health Records Among Patients With Diabetes
ByIlana Graetz, PhD,Jie Huang, PhD,Richard J. Brand, PhD,John Hsu, MD, MBA, MSCE,Cyrus K. Yamin, MD,Mary E. Reed, DrPH Racial/ethnic minorities and patients living in poorer neighborhoods were more likely to access their personal health record exclusively with a mobile device.
The Introduction of Generic Risperidone in Medicare Part D
ByVicki Fung, PhD,Mary Price, MA,Alisa B. Busch, MD, MS,Mary Beth Landrum, PhD,Bruce Fireman, MA,Andrew A. Nierenberg, MD,Joseph P. Newhouse, PhD,John Hsu, MD, MBA, MSCE This study examines the plan characteristics associated with generic risperidone use and spending and adherence outcomes associated with use among Medicare Advantage Part D beneficiaries.
The Impact of Electronic Health Records and Teamwork on Diabetes Care Quality
ByIlana Graetz, PhD,Jie Huang, PhD,Richard Brand, PhD,Stephen M. Shortell, PhD, MPH, MBA,Thomas G. Rundall, PhD,Jim Bellows, PhD,John Hsu, MD, MBA, MSCE,Marc Jaffe, MD,Mary E. Reed, DrPH Patients with diabetes that are cared for by primary care teams with higher cohesion experienced greater EHR-related outcome improvements, compared with patients cared for by lower cohesion teams.
A systematic review of insurance benefit designs with differential cost sharing for substitute prescription drugs.
This review article explores the Medicare data available for researchers and approaches that could be used to enhance the data%u2019s value for comparative effectiveness research.
The Structure of Risk Adjustment for Private Plans in Medicare
ByJoseph P. Newhouse, PhD,Jie Huang, PhD,Richard J. Brand, PhD,Vicki Fung, PhD,John Hsu, MD, MBA, MSCE Health plan accounting data are used to test how well the CMSHCC risk adjustment system tracks relative costs of treating various diagnoses: not very well.
Matching Patients and Practitioners Based on Beliefs About Care: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
ByEdward Krupat, PhD,John Hsu, MD, MBA, MSCE,Julie Irish, PhD,Julie A. Schmittdiel, MA,Joe Selby, MD, MPH
