Grants

Currently Funded Projects

Methodological Terms in Health Services Research (PI)
AcademyHealth funding (Fall 2007)
The purpose of this contract is to provide definitions and synonyms for methodological terms commonly used in health services research, which will be posted on the Methods page of the AcademyHealth website.  See Maciejewski, Diehr, Smith and Hebert, Medical Care, 2002, p. 477-484 for more information.

Hip Fracture Repair and Outcomes: a National Cohort Study of Veterans (co-Investigator)
VA Health Services Research and Development funding (2007-2008)
The purpose of this study is to compare health and economic outcomes of veterans who had hip fracture repairs in VA hospitals with Medicare beneficiaries who had hip fracture repairs in non-VA hospitals.

The Long-Term Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery in VA (PI)
VA Health Services Research and Development funding (2006-2009)
The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of bariatric surgery on survival, health services use, and costs of care for morbidly obese veterans in 2000-2005.  In addition, we will compare health and economic outcomes between surgical cases and matched non-surgical controls.

Discontinuity and Switching Between CBOCs, VAMCs and Medicare (co-PI) 
VA Health Services Research and Development funding (2005-2008)
The purpose of this study is to examine the proportion and characteristics of veterans who obtain primary care services only in VA, only in Medicare.  We also explore the determinants of dual use for primary care services, and the impact of dual use on continuity of primary care and duplication of preventive and high cost services. 

VA Prescription Drug Copayments and Veterans with Diabetes or Hypertension (PI)
VA Health Services Research and Development funding (2004-2006)
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of the VA’s 2002 medication copayment increase on medication adherence, disease control, service use and health care expenditures by veterans with diabetes or hypertension.