Articles by Nir Menachemi, PhD, MPH

The Relationship Between Preventive Dental Care and Overall Medical Expenditures
ByHeather L. Taylor, PhD, MPH, RDH,Ann M. Holmes, PhD,Nir Menachemi, PhD, MPH,Titus Schleyer, DMD, PhD,Bisakha Sen, PhD,Justin Blackburn, PhD Using an instrumental variable approach, this study is the first to present causal estimates of the effect of preventive dental visits on overall medical expenditures.

Social Determinants of Health and Emergency Department Utilization in Alabama Children’s Health Insurance Program
ByYe Liu, MD, MPH,Pradeep Sharma, MS, MBA,David J. Becker, PhD,Anne Brisendine, DrPH,Julie McDougal, MAE,Michael A. Morrisey, PhD,Justin Blackburn, PhD,Nir Menachemi, PhD, MPH,Teela Sanders, JD,Bisakha Sen, PhD Community social determinants of health such as rurality and low socioeconomic status moderate the association between an individual’s race and emergency care use.

Primary Care Case Conferences to Mitigate Social Determinants of Health: A Case Study From One FQHC System
ByValerie A. Yeager, DrPH, MPhil,Heather L. Taylor, MPH, LDH,Nir Menachemi, PhD, MPH,Dawn P. Haut, MD, MPH,Paul K. Halverson, DrPH,Joshua R. Vest, PhD This article describes perceived benefits, facilitators, and challenges of conducting interprofessional team case conferences in primary care settings to address patients’ complex social needs.

An Assessment of the CHIP/Medicaid Quality Measure for ADHD
ByJustin Blackburn, PhD,David J. Becker, PhD,Michael A. Morrisey, PhD,Meredith L. Kilgore, PhD,Bisakha Sen, PhD,Cathy Caldwell, MPH,Nir Menachemi, PhD, MPH Concerns regarding the quality measure for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder may limit its usefulness and its ability to promote improvement efforts.

Getting From Here to There: Health IT Needs for Population Health
ByJoshua R. Vest, PhD, MPH,Christopher A. Harle, PhD,Titus Schleyer, DMD, PhD,Brian E. Dixon, MPA, PhD, FHIMSS,Shaun J. Grannis, MD, MS, FAAFP, FACMI,Paul K. Halverson, DrPH, FACHE,Nir Menachemi, PhD, MPH Aligning health information technology with population health requires organizations to think differently about data needs, exchange partners, and how to leverage both for evidence-based action.

Characteristics of Low-Severity Emergency Department Use Among CHIP Enrollees
ByJustin Blackburn, PhD,David J. Becker, PhD,Bisakha Sen, PhD,Michael A. Morrisey, PhD,Cathy Caldwell, MPH,Nir Menachemi, PhD, MPH Barriers to less resource-intensive settings may contribute to use of the emergency department for low-severity conditions.

Managed Care Penetration and Other Factors Affecting Computerized Physician Order Entry in the Ambulatory Setting
ByNir Menachemi, PhD, MPH,Eric W. Ford, PhD, MPH,Askar Chukmaitov, MD, PhD,Robert G. Brooks, MD, MBA