P A Rivers
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1.
Allison M, Rivers P, Fottler M
Public Health
. 2007 Feb;
121(4):296-307.
PMID: 17289095
Background: More and more Native American tribes are assuming control of their own public health care delivery systems by contracting the functions of the Indian Health Service (IHS) through the...
2.
Rivers P, Fottler M
Health Serv Manage Res
. 2004 Nov;
17(4):237-48.
PMID: 15527539
This study examines the impact of HMO penetration and competition on hospital markets. A modified structure-conduct-performance paradigm was applied to the health care industry in order to investigate the impact...
3.
Rivers P, Glover S, Agho A
Health Serv Manage Res
. 2002 Feb;
15(1):27-39.
PMID: 11854993
In response to societal and industry-wide forces, the Veterans' Health Administration (VHA) has undertaken a re-engineering process, changing the operational and management structure from individual, independent, and often competing large...
4.
Rivers P, Tsai K
Int J Health Care Qual Assur Inc Leadersh Health Serv
. 2001 Dec;
14(6-7):302-7.
PMID: 11729626
With a defined population served, contracted provider panels and the nature of care delivery integration, managed care has provided a solution, though not a panacea, to provide equitable services, standardized...
5.
Tsai K, Lee A, Rivers P
Health Serv Manage Res
. 2001 May;
14(2):92-103.
PMID: 11374000
This retrospective study uses discharge-level data to analyse and assess the situation of re-admissions within 15 days of discharge, for quality evaluation. The re-admission rate of the study period was...
6.
Rivers P, Glover S, Munchus G
J Health Hum Serv Adm
. 2001 Mar;
23(1):37-49.
PMID: 11269203
In response to dramatic rises in health care costs, policy-makers have been debating the relative merits of competitive strategies as a means of containing costs. This article represents a study...
7.
Rivers P, McCleary K, Glover S
J Health Hum Serv Adm
. 2001 Feb;
22(4):472-94.
PMID: 11211558
Financing long-term care services can be extremely cost prohibitive to the average United States citizen. Given the complex patchwork of multidisciplinary services that may be required, operational issues and system...
8.
Glover S, Rivers P
Health Serv Manage Res
. 2001 Feb;
13(3):156-63.
PMID: 11184017
The rapidly growing area of osteopathic medicine takes us beyond high technology, life-saving equipment, or at least the most accurate diagnostic test. Whether it is called 'alternative', 'complementary' or 'holistic'...
9.
Rivers P, Bae S
Health Serv Manage Res
. 2001 Jan;
13(4):256-63.
PMID: 11142072
This article examines the relationship between hospital characteristics and costs of hospital care, using the 1991 American Hospital Association Annual Survey of Hospitals. The results discussed herein have implications for...
10.
Rivers P, Rosenwasser M, Mow V, PAWLUK R, Strauch R, Sugalski M, et al.
J Hand Surg Am
. 2000 Oct;
25(5):889-98.
PMID: 11040304
The biochemical composition and biomechanical properties of articular cartilage from 53 human thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) joints from cadavers aged 20 to 79 years were measured and studied in normal, mildly...