Scattering of primary care: Doctor switching and utilization of health care by children on fee-for-service Medicaid

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 322-334

  Joffe, Gavin P ^a   Rodewald, Lance E ^b   Herbert, Teresa ^c   Barth, Richard ^a   Szilagyi, Peter G ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DIS CONTR AND PREV   (United States)

^c ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d STRONG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; NEWBORN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ASTHMA; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICINE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDICAID; NEW YORK; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0032865358     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02345671     Document Type: Article

References (29)

1. Wood DL, Hayward RA, Corey CR, Freeman HE, Shapiro MF. Access to medical care for children and adolescents in the United States. Pediatrics. 1990;86:665-673.
2. Short PF, Lefkowitz DC. Encouraging preventive services for low-income children. Med Care. 1992;30:766-780.
3. Mustin HD, Holt VL, Connell FA. Adequacy of well-child care and immunizations in US infants born in 1988. JAMA. 1994;272:1111-1115.
4. Wan TTH, Gray LC. Differential access to preventive services for young children in low-income urban areas. / Health Soc Beliav. 1978;19:312-324.
5. St. Peter RF, Newacheck PW, Halfon N. Access to care for poor children: separate and unequal? JAMA. 1992;267:2760-2764.
6. Newacheck PW, Halfon N. Access to ambulatory services for economically disadvantaged children. Pediatrics. 1986,78:813-819.
7. Newacheck PW, Halfon N. Preventive care use by school-aged children: differences by socioeconomic status. Pediatrics. 1988;82(pt 2):462-468.
8. Kasper JD. The importance of type of usual source of care for children's physician access and expenditures. Med Care. 1987;25:385-398.
9. Hughes DC, Newacheck PW, Stoddard JJ, Halfon N. Medicaid managed care: can it work for children? Pediatrics. 1995;95:591-594.
10. Fisher RA. Medicaid managed care: the next generation? Acad Med. 1994;69:317-322.
11. Freund DA, Lewitt EM. Managed care for children and pregnant women: promises and pitfalls. Future Child. 1993;3:92-122.
12. Ettner SL. The timing of preventive services for women and children: the effect of having a usual source of care. Am J Public Health. 1996;86:1748-1754.
13. Hayward RA, Bernard AM, Freeman HE, Corey CR. Regular source of ambulatory care and access to health services. Am J Public Health. 1990;81:434-438.
14. Bright RA, Avorn J, Everitt DE. Medicaid data as a resource for epidemiologic studies: strengths and limitations. J Clin Epidemiol. 1989;42:937-945.
15. Medical Society of the State of New York. Medical Directory of New York State, 1995-96. Vol. 64. Lake Success, NY: Medical Society of the State of New York; 1995.
16. American Medical Association. Directory of Physicians in the United States. 34th ed. Chicago: American Medical Association; 1994.
17. American Academy of Pediatrics. Guidelines for Health Supervision II. Elk Grove, Ill: American Academy of Pediatrics; 1988.
18. Gortmaker SL, Sappenfield W. Chronic childhood disorders: prevalence and impact. Pediatr Clin North Am. 1984;31:3-18.
19. Zar JH. Biostatistical Analysis. 2nd ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall; 1984.
20. Steinwachs DM. Measuring provider continuity in ambulatory care. Med Care. 1979; 17:551-563.
21. Eriksson EA, Mattsson L. Quantitative measurement of continuity of care. Med Care. 1983;21:858-875.
22. Wolfe BL. Children's utilization of medical care. Med Care. 1980;18:1196-1207.
23. Bates AS, Fitzgerald JF, Dittus RS, Wolinsky FD. Risk factors for underimmunization in poor urban infants. JAMA. 1994;272:1105-1110.
24. Newacheck PW. Characteristics of children with high and low usage of physician services. Med Care. 1992;30:30-42.
25. Mustard CA, Mayer T, Black C, Post B. Continuity of pediatric ambulatory care in a universally insured population. Pediatrics. 1996;98:1028-1034.
26. Roghmann KJ. Use of Medicaid payment files for medical care research. Med Care. 1974;12:131-137.
27. Berkanovic E. An appraisal of Medicaid records as a data source. Med Care. 1974;12: 590-595.
28. Federspiel CF, Ray WA, Schaffner W. Medicaid records as a valid data source. Med Care. 1976;14:166-172.
29. Roghmann KJ, Hoekelman RA, Mclnemy TK. The changing pattern of primary pediatric care: update from one community. Pediatrics. 1984;73:363-374.