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January 13th 2023

Differences in Telehealth During COVID-19 Between Commercial and Medicaid Enrollees

Risha Gidwani, DrPH Lori Uscher-Pines, PhD, MSc Aaron Kofner, MS Christopher M. Whaley, PhD

Differences in use of telehealth between commercial and Medicaid populations during the COVID-19 pandemic are associated with managed care enrollment.

December 5th 2022

Financial Impact of Telehealth: Rural Chief Financial Officer Perspectives

Lori Uscher-Pines, PhD, MSc Jessica L. Sousa, MSW, MPH Kori S. Zachrison, MD Lee Schwamm, MD Ateev Mehrotra, MD, MPH

Interviews with chief financial officers of rural hospitals revealed that they perceived telehealth to have some financial advantages; however, they did not believe that telehealth improved their hospitals’ financial situations.

January 22nd 2013

Emergency Department Visits for Nonurgent Conditions: Systematic Literature Review

Lori Uscher-Pines, PhD, MSc Jesse Pines, MD, MBA Arthur Kellermann, MD, MPH Emily Gillen, MA Ateev Mehrotra, MD, MS

This article presents a systematic review of the US literature on factors influencing the decision to visit the emergency department for nonurgent conditions.

September 14th 2012

Measuring Value for Low-Acuity Care Across Settings

Sofie Rahman Morgan, MD, MBA Meaghan A. Smith, BS Stephen R. Pitts, MD, MPH Robert Shesser, MD, MPH Lori Uscher-Pines, PhD, MSc Michael J. Ward, MD, MBA Jesse M. Pines, MD, MBA, MSCE

To analyze value of low-acuity care, an existing model is adapted to highlight factors impacting how stakeholders assess emergency department care compared with alternatives.