Laurence F. McMahon Jr, MD, MPH

Many hospitals penalized for readmissions were given readmission grades of “no different” or “better” than the national rate on the Hospital Compare website.

Patients often self-refer to the emergency department (ED) for management of an ambulatory care–sensitive condition, and the ED may be the most appropriate care location.

As delivery system reforms increasingly rely on a strong primary care workforce, policies are needed to grow and strengthen this workforce.

The use of health services research to uncover healthcare fraud and abuse represents a novel, yet timely, implementation of this science.

Google query data for 2 statins demonstrated association with temporal and geographic utilization benchmarks, suggesting that query data can be used to track real-time utilization.