Articles by Stephen E. Asche, MA

It Is Time to Ask Patients What Outcomes Are Important to Them
ByLeif I. Solberg, MD,Stephen E. Asche, MA,John C. Butler, MD,David Carrell, PhD,Christine K. Norton, MA,Jeffrey G. Jarvik, MD, MPH,Rebecca Smith-Bindman, MD,Juliana O. Tillema, MPA,Robin R. Whi Patients with abdominal or back pain identified 21 outcomes important to them, but the reported outcomes are quite different from the symptom and function outcomes studied by researchers.

Patient-Centered Medical Home Cost Reductions Limited to Complex Patients
ByThomas J. Flottemesch, PhD,Louise H. Anderson, PhD,Leif I. Solberg, MD,Patricia Fontaine, MD, MS,Stephen E. Asche, MA From 2005 to 2009, improved clinical practice systems were associated with cost reductions only for medically complex patients.

Patient Medical Group Continuity and Healthcare Utilization
ByLouise H. Anderson, PhD,Thomas J. Flottemesch, PhD,Patricia Fontaine, MD, MS,Leif I. Solberg, MD,Stephen E. Asche, MA Patients who often change medical groups have the highest healthcare costs. The improved coordination of an accountable care organization may reduce those costs.

Diabetes Care Quality: Insurance, Health Plan, and Physician Group Contributions
ByGail M. Amundson, MD,Patrick J. O'Connor, MD, MPH,Leif I. Solberg, MD,Stephen E. Asche, MA,Rachel C. Woods,Emily D. Parker, PhD,A. Lauren Crain, PhD Reporting physician group performance in addition to health plan performance may stimulate greater improvement in diabetes care.

Is Integration in Large Medical Groups Associated With Quality?
ByLeif I. Solberg, MD,Stephen E. Asche, MA,Stephen M. Shortell, PhD, MBA, MPH,Robin R. Gillies, PhD,Nancy Taylor, MBA,L. Gregory Pawlson, MD, MPH,Sarah Hudson Scholle, DrPH, MPH,M. Rashell Young, MBA, MPH Integrated care systems allegedly provide better care. This study of 97 large medical groups nationally provides suggestive evidence that this may be true.

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Practice Systems Are Associated With High-quality Care for Diabetes
ByLeif I. Solberg, MD,Stephen E. Asche, MA,L. Gregory Pawlson, MD, MPH,Sarah Hudson Scholle, DrPH, MPH,Sarah C. Shih, MPH The Physician Practice Connections-Readiness Survey can identify practice systems that are associated with higher rates of quality diabetes care.

Young Adult Smokers: Are They Different?
ByLeif I. Solberg, MD,Raymond G. Boyle, PhD, MPH,Maribet McCarty, PhD,Stephen E. Asche, MA,Merry Jo Thoele, MPH 

Practice Systems for Chronic Care: Frequency and Dependence on an Electronic Medical Record
ByLeif I. Solberg, MD,Sarah Hudson Scholle, DrPH,Stephen E. Asche, MA,Sarah C. Shih, MPH,L. Gregory Pawlson, MD, MPH,Merry Jo Thoele, MPH,Amy L. R. Murphy, MHHA