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M. Susan Ridgely
Researcher at RAND Corporation
Publications - 87
Citations - 1757
M. Susan Ridgely is an academic researcher from RAND Corporation. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Patient safety. The author has an hindex of 22, co-authored 86 publications receiving 1663 citations. Previous affiliations of M. Susan Ridgely include Harvard University.
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Behavioral Health Insurance Parity for Federal Employees
Howard H. Goldman,Richard G. Frank,M. Audrey Burnam,Haiden A. Huskamp,M. Susan Ridgely,Sharon-Lise T. Normand,Alexander S. Young,Alexander S. Young,Colleen L. Barry,Vanessa Azzone,Alisa B. Busch,Susan T. Azrin,Garrett Moran,Carolyn Lichtenstein,Margaret Blasinsky +14 more
TL;DR: When coupled with management of care, implementation of parity in insurance benefits for behavioral health care can improve insurance protection without increasing total costs.
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The PROMETHEUS Bundled Payment Experiment: Slow Start Shows Problems In Implementing New Payment Models
TL;DR: The initial "road test" of PROMETHEUS Payment, one of several bundled payment pilot projects, is evaluated, and the pilot results suggest that the desired benefits of this and other payment reforms may take time and considerable effort to materialize.
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Controlling U.S. Health Care Spending — Separating Promising from Unpromising Approaches
TL;DR: Peter Hussey and colleagues identify several policy options that have the potential to reduce health care spending in the United States and recommend several approaches that should be considered.
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Contextual issues influencing implementation and outcomes associated with an integrated approach to managing pain, agitation, and delirium in adult ICUs.
Kathleen M. Carrothers,Juliana Barr,Bruce Spurlock,M. Susan Ridgely,Cheryl L. Damberg,E. Wesley Ely +5 more
TL;DR: Factors related to structural characteristics of the ICU, an organizational-wide patient safety culture, an ICU culture of quality improvement, implementation planning, training/support, and prompts/documentation are believed to have facilitated the rate and success of ABCDE bundle implementation.
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The effect of malpractice reform on emergency department care.
TL;DR: Legislation that substantially changed the malpractice standard for emergency physicians in three states had little effect on the intensity of practice, as measured by imaging rates, average charges, or hospital admission rates.