Articles by Neil S. Wenger, MD, MPH

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 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 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.

Cervical Cancer Screening Overuse and Underuse: Patient and Physician Factors
ByCristina M. Almeida, MD, MPH,Michael A. Rodriguez, MD, MPH,Samuel Skootsky, MD,Janet Pregler, MD,Neil Steers, PhD,Neil S. Wenger, MD, MPH Cervical cancer screening underuse and overuse occur commonly in clinical practice and identifiable patient and physician factors can be targeted for quality improvement.

Nurse Practitioner Comanagement for Patients in an Academic Geriatric Practice
ByDavid A. Ganz, MD, PhD,Brandon K. Koretz, MD,Julia K. Bail, RN, MSN, GNP-C,Heather E. McCreath, PhD,Neil S. Wenger, MD, MPH,Carol P. Roth, RN, MPH,David B. Reuben, MD Nurse practitioner comanagment improved quality of care for 5 chronic conditions in an academic geriatrics practice.

Physician Communication About the Cost and Acquisition of Newly Prescribed Medications
ByDerjung M. Tarn, MD, PhD,Debora A. Paterniti, PhD,John Heritage, PhD,Ron D. Hays, PhD,Richard L. Kravitz, MD, MSPH,Neil S. Wenger, MD, MPH