PBGH-Authored Articles

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2007

Redesigning Care Delivery In Response To A High-Performance Network: The Virginia Mason Medical Center
Health Affairs, July 10, 2007
Arnold Milstein, MD, MPH, PBGH Medical Director

Under the Influence: Disease management and wellness program features can sway health plan choice
Employee Benefit News, June 15, 2007
Ted von Glahn, PBGH Director of Consumer Engagement and Performance Information

Will the Surgical World Become Flat?
Health Affairs, January, 2007
Arnold Milstein, MD, MPH, PBGH Medical Director

2006

Consumer-Directed Health Care: Early Evidence About Effects On Cost and Quality
Health Affairs, October 24, 2006
Cheryl L. Damberg, Ph.D., PBGH Director of Research

Beyond Consumer-Driven Health Care: Purchasers' Expectations Of All Plans
Health Affairs, October 24, 2006
Peter V. Lee, CEO and Emma Hoo, Director of Value-Based Purchasing

America's New Refugees - Seeking Affordable Surgery Offshore
New England Journal of Medicine, October 19, 2006
Arnold Milstein MD, MPH, PBGH Medical Director

California Performance Measurement and Health IT Landscape
California HealthCare Foundation, September 2006
Emma Hoo, PBGH Director of Value-Based Purchasing

Consumerism And Payment Reform: Seeking To Create A More Perfect Union
Health Affairs, July/August 2006
Peter V. Lee, PBGH Chief Executive Officer

Pay for Performance: Its Influence on the Use of IT in Physician Organizations
Medical Practice Management, March/April 2006
Cheryl L. Damberg, Ph.D., PBGH Director of Research

Evaluating Patients' Experience with Individual Physicians
Medical Care, February 2006
Ted von Glahn, PBGH Director of Consumer Engagement

What is the Concordance Between the Medical Record and Patient Self-Report as Data Sources for Ambulatory Care?
Medical Care, February 2006
Cheryl L. Damberg, Ph.D., PBGH Director of Research

2005

Is Risk-Adjuster Selection More Important Than Statistical Approach for Provider Profiling?  Asthma as an Example
Medical Decision Making, January-February 2005
Cheryl L. Damberg, Ph.D., PBGH Director of Research

Can Purchasers Leverage Engineering Principles to Improve Care?
from: Building a Better Delivery System: A New Engineering/Health Care Partnership, 2005
The National Academy of Sciences
Arnold Milstein, MD, MPH, PBGH Medical Director

2004

Hot Potato Endgame
Health Affairs, November/December 2004
Arnold Milstein, MD, MPH, PBGH Medical Director

U.K. Quality Incentives
Health Affairs, July/August 2004
Arnold Milstein, MD, MPH, PBGH Medical Director

Do Health Plans Influence Quality of Care?
International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 2004
David Hopkins, Ph.D., PBGH Director of Quality Improvement

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