A G Lawthers
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Brennan T, Leape L, Laird N, Hebert L, Localio A, Lawthers A, et al.
Qual Saf Health Care
. 2004 Apr;
13(2):145-51.
PMID: 15069223
Background: As part of an interdisciplinary study of medical injury and malpractice litigation, we estimated the incidence of adverse events, defined as injuries caused by medical management, and of the...
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Lawthers A, Pransky G, Peterson L, Himmelstein J
Int J Qual Health Care
. 2003 Aug;
15(4):287-99.
PMID: 12930044
Objective: To review the current health services literature related to quality of care for persons with disabilities and to highlight the need for a unique framework for conceptualizing quality and...
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Lawthers A, McCarthy E, Davis R, Peterson L, Palmer R, Iezzoni L
Med Care
. 2000 Aug;
38(8):785-95.
PMID: 10929991
Objectives: This study examined the validity of the Complications Screening Program (CSP) by testing whether (1) ICD-9-CM codes used to identify a complication are coded completely and accurately and (2)...
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Lawthers A, Rozanski B, Nizankowski R, Rys A
Int J Qual Health Care
. 2000 Feb;
11(6):497-506.
PMID: 10680946
Objective: To test the feasibility of using patient reported information to create indicators of quality (access, patient experience--including satisfaction, and clinical quality) with the goal of providing Kraków city clinic...
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Parente S, Weiner J, Garnick D, Fowles J, Lawthers A, Palmer R
Health Care Financ Rev
. 1997 Feb;
17(4):23-42.
PMID: 10165710
Variations in elderly Medicare beneficiaries' health service use are examined using a 100-percent sample of fee-for-service (FFS) claims data from Alabama, Iowa, and Maryland. Provider specialty, group practice type, practice...
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Localio A, Weaver S, Landis J, Lawthers A, Brenhan T, Hebert L, et al.
Ann Intern Med
. 1996 Sep;
125(6):457-64.
PMID: 8779457
Objective: To 1) assess the degree of agreement among physicians on the cause of previously flagged adverse outcomes and 2) relate the findings to systems of quality assurance and performance...
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Lawthers A, Moentmann S, Palmer R
J Ambul Care Manage
. 1996 Sep;
19(4):64-76.
PMID: 10161817
Intervening to improve the quality of medical care is an essential component of an effective quality improvement program. Although interventions may take many forms, most have some educational component. This...
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Hupert N, Lawthers A, Brennan T, Peterson L
Soc Sci Med
. 1996 Jul;
43(1):1-11.
PMID: 8816005
Medical mistakes often are responsible for patient injury and suffering, but not all such mistakes are negligent. In the United States, injured patients have recourse to legal action under the...
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Lawthers A
Int J Qual Health Care
. 1996 Jun;
8(3):299-306.
PMID: 8885195
A structured process for evaluating the validity of performance measures is essential if the rates generated by these measures are to be relied upon for large-scale programmes to improve clinical...
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Marjoribanks T, Good M, Lawthers A, Peterson L
J Health Soc Behav
. 1996 Jun;
37(2):163-78.
PMID: 8690877
Recent analyses of the professions have considered the question of the changing nature of professional power. This study is an interpretive analysis of the meaning of physicians' discourse in the...