Jennifer Meddings, MD, MSc

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March 11th 2022

Small Practice Participation and Performance in Medicare Accountable Care Organizations

Jason B. Gibbons, PhD Chiang-Hua Chang, PhD Mousumi Banerjee, PhD Jennifer Meddings, MD, MSc Edward C. Norton, PhD Lena Chen, MD, MS Julie P.W. Bynum, MD, MPH

Medicare beneficiaries attributed to small practices in accountable care organizations (ACOs) achieve greater savings than beneficiaries attributed to large practices in ACOs.

December 14th 2018

Mixed Messages to Consumers From Medicare: Hospital Compare Grades Versus Value-Based Payment Penalty

Jennifer Meddings, MD, MSc Shawna N. Smith, PhD Timothy P. Hofer, MD, MSc Mary A.M. Rogers, PhD, MS Laura Petersen, MHSA Laurence F. McMahon Jr, MD, MPH

Many hospitals penalized for readmissions were given readmission grades of “no different” or “better” than the national rate on the Hospital Compare website.

March 15th 2018

Ambulatory Care–Sensitive Emergency Visits Among Patients With Medical Home Access

Dina Hafez, MD Laurence F. McMahon Jr, MD, MPH Linda Balogh, MD Floyd John Brinley III, MD John Crump, MD Mark Ealovega, MD Audrey Fan, MD Yeong Kwok, MD Kristen Krieger, MD Thomas O'Connor, MD Elisa Ostafin, MD Heidi Reichert, MA Jennifer Meddings, MD, MSc

Patients often self-refer to the emergency department (ED) for management of an ambulatory care–sensitive condition, and the ED may be the most appropriate care location.