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Litvak E, Long MC, Prenney B, Fuda KK, Levtzion-Korach O, McGlinchey P. "Improving Patient Flow and Throughput in California Hospitals Operating Room Services". Boston University Program for Management of Variability in Health Care Delivery. Guidance document prepared for the California Healthcare Foundation (CHCF), 2007 Litvak E, Long MC. “Cost and Quality Under Managed Care: Irreconcilable Differences?” American Journal of Managed Care, 2000 3(3): 305-312. [Describes the Variability Methodology]. Litvak E, Buerhaus PI, Davidoff F, Long MC, McManus ML, Berwick DM. “Managing Unnecessary Variability in Patient Demand to Reduce Nursing Stress and Improve Patient Safety.” Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, 2005; 31(6): 330-338. Litvak E. "Optimizing Patient Flow by Managing its Variability." In Berman S. (ed.): Front Office to Front Line: Essential Issues for Health Care Leaders. Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission Resources, 2005, pp. 91-111. McManus ML, Long MC, Cooper AB, Litvak E. “Queuing Theory Accurately Models the Need for Critical Care Resources,” Anesthesiology, 2004(100): 1271-6. McManus ML, Long MC, Cooper AB, Mandell J, Berwick DM, Litvak E. “Variability in Demand and Access to Pediatric Intensive Care Services.” Anesthesiology, 2003(98): 1491-6. Litvak E, McManus ML, Cooper A. "A Root Cause Analysis of Emergency Department Crowding and Ambulance Diversion in Massachusetts." Boston University Program for the Management of Variability in Health Care Delivery, Report to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, 2002. Fuda, K, Immekus, R. "Frequent Users of Massachusetts Emergency Departments: A Statewide Analysis." Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2006; 48(1):9-16. Litvak E, Long MC, Cooper AB, McManus ML. "Emergency Room Diversion: Causes and Solutions." Academic Emergency Medicine, 2001 8(11): 1108-1110. McManus ML. Emergency Department Overcrowding in Massachusetts: Making Room in our Hospitals. Issue Brief. Massachusetts Health Policy Forum, 7 June 2001. Litvak E, Long MC, Schwartz JS. “Cost Effectiveness Analysis Under Managed Care: Not Yet Ready for Prime Time?” Editorial. American Journal of Managed Care, 2000 6(2): 254-256. Litvak E, Long MC, Cooper AB, McManus ML. “Hospital Demands and Capacities: Time for Clarification.” submitted for publication. |
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