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Primary Care and Accountable Care -- Two Essential Elements of Delivery-System Reform.

Rittenhouse DR, Shortell SM, Fisher ES.

N Engl J Med. 2009 Oct 29. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available. PMID: 19864649 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articlesFree article

The cost of health care--highlights from a discussion about economics and reform.

Gawande AA, Fisher ES, Gruber J, Rosenthal MB.

N Engl J Med. 2009 Oct 8;361(15):1421-3. Epub 2009 Sep 23. No abstract available. PMID: 19776398 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Getting past denial--the high cost of health care in the United States.

Sutherland JM, Fisher ES, Skinner JS.

N Engl J Med. 2009 Sep 24;361(13):1227-30. Epub 2009 Sep 9. No abstract available. PMID: 19741220 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Hospital quality and intensity of spending: is there an association?

Yasaitis L, Fisher ES, Skinner JS, Chandra A.

Health Aff (Millwood). 2009 Jul-Aug;28(4):w566-72. Epub 2009 May 21.PMID: 19460774 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Achieving health care reform--how physicians can help.

Fisher ES, Berwick DM, Davis K.

N Engl J Med. 2009 Jun 11;360(24):2495-7. Epub 2009 May 20. No abstract available. PMID: 19458353 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

How much do patients' preferences contribute to resource use?

Anthony DL, Herndon MB, Gallagher PM, Barnato AE, Bynum JP, Gottlieb DJ, Fisher ES, Skinner JS.

Health Aff (Millwood). 2009 May-Jun;28(3):864-73.PMID: 19414899 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Racial and ethnic differences in preferences for end-of-life treatment.

Barnato AE, Anthony DL, Skinner J, Gallagher PM, Fisher ES.

J Gen Intern Med. 2009 Jun;24(6):695-701. Epub 2009 Apr 23.PMID: 19387750 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Slowing the growth of health care costs--lessons from regional variation.

Fisher ES, Bynum JP, Skinner JS.

N Engl J Med. 2009 Feb 26;360(9):849-52. No abstract available. PMID: 19246356 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Fostering accountable health care: moving forward in medicare.

Fisher ES, McClellan MB, Bertko J, Lieberman SM, Lee JJ, Lewis JL, Skinner JS.

Health Aff (Millwood). 2009 Mar-Apr;28(2):w219-31. Epub 2009 Jan 27.PMID: 19174383 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Survival after hepatic resection of colorectal cancer metastases: a national experience.

Robertson DJ, Stukel TA, Gottlieb DJ, Sutherland JM, Fisher ES.

Cancer. 2009 Feb 15;115(4):752-9.PMID: 19130462 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Inpatient care intensity and patients' ratings of their hospital experiences.

Wennberg JE, Bronner K, Skinner JS, Fisher ES, Goodman DC.

Health Aff (Millwood). 2009 Jan-Feb;28(1):103-12.PMID: 19124860 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The elusive connection between health care spending and quality.

Skinner J, Chandra A, Goodman D, Fisher ES.

Health Aff (Millwood). 2009 Jan-Feb;28(1):w119-23. Epub 2008 Dec 4.PMID: 19056756 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Building a medical neighborhood for the medical home.

Fisher ES.

N Engl J Med. 2008 Sep 18;359(12):1202-5. No abstract available. PMID: 18799556 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

When VA patients have non-VA hospitalizations, who pays for what services, and what are the research implications? A New York case study.

West AN, Weeks WB, Wright SM, Wallace AE, Fisher ES.

Med Care. 2008 Aug;46(8):872-7.PMID: 18665067 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparing the characteristics, utilization, efficiency, and outcomes of VA and non-VA inpatient care provided to VA enrollees: a case study in New York.

Weeks WB, West AN, Wallace AE, Fisher ES.

Med Care. 2008 Aug;46(8):863-71.PMID: 18665066 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Discretionary decision making by primary care physicians and the cost of U.S. Health care.

Sirovich B, Gallagher PM, Wennberg DE, Fisher ES.

Health Aff (Millwood). 2008 May-Jun;27(3):813-23.PMID: 18474975 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Crossroads in quality.

O'Kane M, Corrigan J, Foote SM, Tunis SR, Isham GJ, Nichols LM, Fisher ES, Ebeler JC, Block JA, Bradley BE, Cassel CK, Ness DL, Tooker J.

Health Aff (Millwood). 2008 May-Jun;27(3):749-58.PMID: 18474968 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comorbidity risk-adjustment strategies are comparable among persons with hip fracture.

Radley DC, Gottlieb DJ, Fisher ES, Tosteson AN.

J Clin Epidemiol. 2008 Jun;61(6):580-7. Epub 2008 Feb 14.PMID: 18471662 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Physician workforce crisis? Wrong diagnosis, wrong prescription.

Goodman DC, Fisher ES.

N Engl J Med. 2008 Apr 17;358(16):1658-61. No abstract available. PMID: 18420498 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Abstracts in high profile journals often fail to report harm.

Bernal-Delgado E, Fisher ES.

BMC Med Res Methodol. 2008 Mar 27;8:14. Review.PMID: 18371200 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Changes in the use of carotid revascularization among the medicare population.

Goodney PP, Lucas FL, Travis LL, Likosky DS, Malenka DJ, Fisher ES.

Arch Surg. 2008 Feb;143(2):170-3. Erratum in: Arch Surg. 2009 Aug;144(8):769. Travis, Lori L [added]. PMID: 18283142 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Variations in hospital resource use for Medicare and privately insured populations in California.

Baker LC, Fisher ES, Wennberg JE.

Health Aff (Millwood). 2008 Mar-Apr;27(2):w123-34. Epub 2008 Feb 12.PMID: 18270221 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

2007 Robert and Alma Moreton lecture: pay for performance: more than rearranging the deck chairs?

Fisher ES.

J Am Coll Radiol. 2007 Dec;4(12):879-85.PMID: 18047982 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Extending the P4P agenda, part 2: how Medicare can reduce waste and improve the care of the chronically ill.

Wennberg JE, Fisher ES, Skinner JS, Bronner KK.

Health Aff (Millwood). 2007 Nov-Dec;26(6):1575-85.PMID: 17978378 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Characteristics of VA patients who use low-quality private-sector CABG centers in New York.

Weeks WB, Fisher ES.

Med Care Res Rev. 2007 Dec;64(6):691-705. Epub 2007 Sep 18.PMID: 17878291 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Detection of prostate cancer via biopsy in the Medicare-SEER population during the PSA era.

Welch HG, Fisher ES, Gottlieb DJ, Barry MJ.

J Natl Cancer Inst. 2007 Sep 19;99(18):1395-400. Epub 2007 Sep 11.PMID: 17848671 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Excess mortality following hip fracture: the role of underlying health status.

Tosteson AN, Gottlieb DJ, Radley DC, Fisher ES, Melton LJ 3rd.

Osteoporos Int. 2007 Nov;18(11):1463-72. Epub 2007 Aug 29.PMID: 17726622 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Using observational data to estimate treatment effects.

Stukel TA, Fisher ES, Wennberg DE.

JAMA. 2007 May 16;297(19):2078-9; author reply 2079. No abstract available. PMID: 17507343 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Malpractice liability costs and the practice of medicine in the Medicare program.

Baicker K, Fisher ES, Chandra A.

Health Aff (Millwood). 2007 May-Jun;26(3):841-52.PMID: 17485765 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Are regional variations in end-of-life care intensity explained by patient preferences?: A Study of the US Medicare Population.

Barnato AE, Herndon MB, Anthony DL, Gallagher PM, Skinner JS, Bynum JP, Fisher ES.

Med Care. 2007 May;45(5):386-93.PMID: 17446824 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The paradox of plenty: implications for performance measurement and pay for performance.

Fisher ES.

Manag Care. 2006 Oct;15(10 Suppl 8):3-8. No abstract available. PMID: 17438630 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Analysis of observational studies in the presence of treatment selection bias: effects of invasive cardiac management on AMI survival using propensity score and instrumental variable methods.

Stukel TA, Fisher ES, Wennberg DE, Alter DA, Gottlieb DJ, Vermeulen MJ.

JAMA. 2007 Jan 17;297(3):278-85.PMID: 17227979 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

U.S. trends in CABG hospital volume: the effect of adding cardiac surgery programs.

Wilson CT, Fisher ES, Welch HG, Siewers AE, Lucas FL.

Health Aff (Millwood). 2007 Jan-Feb;26(1):162-8.PMID: 17211025 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Creating accountable care organizations: the extended hospital medical staff.

Fisher ES, Staiger DO, Bynum JP, Gottlieb DJ.

Health Aff (Millwood). 2007 Jan-Feb;26(1):w44-57. Epub 2006 Dec 5.PMID: 17148490 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Paying for performance--risks and recommendations.

Fisher ES.

N Engl J Med. 2006 Nov 2;355(18):1845-7. No abstract available. PMID: 17079757 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

United States' trends and regional variations in lumbar spine surgery: 1992-2003.

Weinstein JN, Lurie JD, Olson PR, Bronner KK, Fisher ES.

Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2006 Nov 1;31(23):2707-14.PMID: 17077740 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Veterans Health Administration patients' use of the private sector for coronary revascularization in New York: opportunities to improve outcomes by directing care to high-performance hospitals.

Weeks WB, Bott DM, Bazos DA, Campbell SL, Lombardo R, Racz MJ, Hannan EL, Wright SM, Fisher ES.

Med Care. 2006 Jun;44(6):519-26.PMID: 16708000 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Regional variations in health care intensity and physician perceptions of quality of care.

Sirovich BE, Gottlieb DJ, Welch HG, Fisher ES.

Ann Intern Med. 2006 May 2;144(9):641-9.PMID: 16670133 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Is technological change in medicine always worth it? The case of acute myocardial infarction.

Skinner JS, Staiger DO, Fisher ES.

Health Aff (Millwood). 2006 Mar-Apr;25(2):w34-47. Epub 2006 Feb 7.PMID: 16464904 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Publicly reporting comprehensive quality and cost data: a health care system's transparency initiative.

Nelson EC, Homa K, Mastanduno MP, Fisher ES, Batalden PB, Malcolm EF, Foster TC, Likosky DS, Guth JA, Gardent PB.

Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2005 Oct;31(10):573-84.PMID: 16294670 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Evaluating the efficiency of california providers in caring for patients with chronic illnesses.

Wennberg JE, Fisher ES, Baker L, Sharp SM, Bronner KK.

Health Aff (Millwood). 2005 Jul-Dec;Suppl Web Exclusives:W5-526-43.PMID: 16291779 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Bereaved family member perceptions of quality of end-of-life care in U.S. regions with high and low usage of intensive care unit care.

Teno JM, Mor V, Ward N, Roy J, Clarridge B, Wennberg JE, Fisher ES.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005 Nov;53(11):1905-11.PMID: 16274371 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Variation in the tendency of primary care physicians to intervene.

Sirovich BE, Gottlieb DJ, Welch HG, Fisher ES.

Arch Intern Med. 2005 Oct 24;165(19):2252-6.PMID: 16246991 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Racial trends in the use of major procedures among the elderly.

Jha AK, Fisher ES, Li Z, Orav EJ, Epstein AM.

N Engl J Med. 2005 Aug 18;353(7):683-91.PMID: 16107621 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

New York's statistical model accurately predicts mortality risk for veterans who obtain private sector CABG.

Weeks WB, Bazos DA, Bott DM, Lombardo R, Racz MJ, Hannan EL, Fisher ES.

Health Serv Res. 2005 Aug;40(4):1186-96.PMID: 16033499 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Variations in the longitudinal efficiency of academic medical centers.

Fisher ES, Wennberg DE, Stukel TA, Gottlieb DJ.

Health Aff (Millwood). 2004;Suppl Web Exclusives:VAR19-32.PMID: 15471777 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Use of Medicare claims data to monitor provider-specific performance among patients with severe chronic illness.

Wennberg JE, Fisher ES, Stukel TA, Sharp SM.

Health Aff (Millwood). 2004;Suppl Web Exclusives:VAR5-18.PMID: 15471771 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Should aspirin be continued in patients started on warfarin?

Larson RJ, Fisher ES.

J Gen Intern Med. 2004 Aug;19(8):879-86. Review.PMID: 15242475 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Use of hospitals, physician visits, and hospice care during last six months of life among cohorts loyal to highly respected hospitals in the United States.

Wennberg JE, Fisher ES, Stukel TA, Skinner JS, Sharp SM, Bronner KK.

BMJ. 2004 Mar 13;328(7440):607.PMID: 15016692 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The burden of prevention: downstream consequences of Pap smear testing in the elderly.

Sirovich BE, Gottlieb DJ, Fisher ES.

J Med Screen. 2003;10(4):189-95.PMID: 14738656 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles