FitzGerald, John
Institution: The Regents of the University of California
Grant Title: Impact of Medicare Polices on Utilization and Outcomes
Grant Number: K08 HS013168
Duration: 4 years (2002-2006)
Total Award: $491,000
Project Description: This research will examine
the impact of the Balanced Budget Act expenditure cuts on post-acute care
utilization and clinical outcomes on a 100 percent sample of Medicare patients
who have undergone elective joint replacement surgery or surgical management of
hip fracture. The research will also
explore managed care cost-shifting to the fee-for-service sector by studying
managed care disenrollment prior to planned surgery (elective joint
replacement) and disenrollment prior to unplanned surgery (hip fracture).
Career Goals: Dr. FitzGerald is a
board-certified rheumatologist interested in applying the methodology of health
economics to study fiscal policies that impact the care of patients suffering
from arthritis and other rheumatic diseases.
He plans to become an independent health services researcher with an
expertise in health economics.
Progress to Date: Dr. FitzGerald has submitted
manuscripts on the research's principal findings.
Future Plans: Dr. FitzGerald will
focus on writing and publishing result. He is also working on analysis of
HH regional variation, determinants of selection of post-acute care and
evaluating the marginal value of HH care.
Highlights and Specific Accomplishments:
- Professional Societies:
- American College of Rheumatology, Clinical Investigator Fellowship Award.
- Arthritis Foundation, Arthritis Investigator Award.
K-Generated Publications:
- FitzGerald J, Orav J, Lee T, et al. Patient Quality of Life during the 12-months following Total Joint Replacement Surgery. Arthritis & Rheumatism (Arthritis Care & Research) 2004;41(1):100-9.
- FitzGerald J, Wenger N. Internal Medicine Residency Didactic Lectures: Who attends and is attendance related to medical licensing exam scores? Academic Medicine 2003;78(1):84-9.
AHRQ Research Portfolios: Socio-economics of Health
Care: Training.
AHRQ Goals: Efficiency
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