{"id":9946,"date":"2024-08-06T16:38:30","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T20:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/profiles\/michael-shwartz\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T15:52:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T19:52:11","slug":"michael-shwartz","status":"publish","type":"profiles","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/profiles\/michael-shwartz\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Shwartz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull profile__standard-wrapper has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns profile__columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column profile__left-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-3bd72ab2 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"profile__image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Michael Shwartz\" style=\"object-fit:contain\" class=\"wp-post-image\" src=\"http:\/\/questromapps.bu.edu\/images\/facstaff\/ShwartzMichael.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<aside class=\"profile__contact profile__contact--api wp-block-amp-profile-contact\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n  <h5>Contact<\/h5>\n  <div class=\"profile__contact-row\">\n              <div class=\"profile__contact-cell profile__contact-cell--email\">\n        <h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-8-font-size\" style=\"font-weight: 500; text-transform: uppercase; margin-top: 0px;\">\n        Email\n      <\/h6>\n      <p class=\"has-p-2-font-size\">\n        <a href=\"mailto:mshwartz@bu.edu\" itemprop=\"email\">\n          mshwartz@bu.edu        <\/a>\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"profile__contact-buttons\">\n              <div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-primary-button\">\n          <a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/questromapps.bu.edu\/faculty\/uploadFiles\/cvUploadsProfile\/OM_Shwartz_Michael_CV.pdf\">\n            Download CV\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"profile__contact-row\">\n\n                    <div class=\"profile__contact-cell profile__contact-cell--bu\">\n          <h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-8-font-size\" style=\"font-weight: 500; text-transform: uppercase; margin-top: 0px\">\n            Boston University <br \/>\n            Questrom School of Business\n          <\/h6>\n                        <p class=\"has-p-2-font-size\" itemprop=\"address\">\n                Rafik B. Hariri Building <br \/>\n                595 Commonwealth Avenue <br \/>\n                Boston, MA 02215\n              <\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/aside><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column profile__right-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-3bd72ab2 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group profile__header-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7db9d80f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group profile__header-content has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Michael Shwartz<\/h2>\n<div class=\"alignfull wp-block-amp-profile-position\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-transform-uppercase has-p-2-font-size\" style=\"text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 600\">\n\t\t\tProfessor Emeritus, Operations and Technology Management\t\t<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-amp-profile-data profile-data\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group profile__data-section has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained wp-block-amp-profile-education\">\n\t<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-weight: 500\">\n\tEducation\t<\/h5>\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group profile__data-row has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">PhD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1975<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">MBA, University of California, Berkeley, Graduate School of Business Administration, 1967<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">BA, Johns Hopkins University, 1965<\/p>\t\t<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group profile__data-section has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained wp-block-amp-profile-publications\">\n\t<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-weight: 500\">\n\tPublications\t<\/h5>\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group profile__data-row has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Shwartz, M., Rosen, A., Burgess, J. (In Press). &#8220;Can a Composite Measure Provide a Different Perspective on Provider Performance Than Individual Measures&#8221;, <i>Medical Care<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Chen, Q., Borzecki, A., Cevasco, M., Shin, M., Shwartz, M., Itani, K., Rosen, A. (In Press). &#8220;Examining the Relationship Between Processes of Care and Selected AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators  Postoperative Wound Dehiscence and Accidental Puncture or Laceration Using the VA Electronic Medical Record&#8221;, <i>American Journal of Medical Quality<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Borzecki, A., Chen, Q., Mull, H., Shwartz, M., Bhatt, D., Hanchate, A., Rosen, A. (In Press). &#8220;Do Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure Readmissions Flagged as Potentially Preventable by 3M PPR Software Have More Process of Care Problems&#8221;, <i>Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Hanchate, A., Borzecki, A., Stolzmann, K., Rosen, A., Fink, A., Shwartz, M., Ash, A., Abdulkerim, H., Pugh, M., Shokeen, P. (In Press). &#8220;Does Adding Clinical Data to Administrative Data Improve Agreement Among Hospital Quality Measures?&#8221;, <i>Healthcare <\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Norton, G., Norton, G., McDonough, C., McDonough, C., Cabral, H., Cabral, H., Shwartz, M., Shwartz, M., Burgess, J., Burgess, J. (In Press). &#8220;Classification of Patients with Incident Nonspecific Low Back Pain: Implications for Research&#8221;, <i>The Spine Journal<\/i>, <i>16<\/i> (5),  567-576<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Rosen, A., Chen, Q., Shwartz, M., Pilver, C., Mull, H., Itani, K., Borzecki, A. (In Press). &#8220;Does Use of a Hospital-Wide Readmission Measure versus Condition-Specific Readmission Measures Make a Difference for Hospital Profiling and Payment Penalties&#8221;, <i>Medical Care<\/i>, <i>54<\/i> (2),  155-161<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Sullivan, J., Shin, M., Chan, J., Shwartz, M., Miech, E., Borzecki, A., Yackel, E., Yende, S., Rosen, A. (2024). &#8220;Quality improvement lessons learned from National Implementation of the &#8220;Patient Safety Events in Community Care: Reporting, Investigation, and Improvement Guidebook&#8221;.&#8221;, <i>Health Serv Res<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Rosen, A., Beilstein-Wedel, E., Chan, J., Borzecki, A., Miech, E., Mohr, D., Yackel, E., Flynn, J., Shwartz, M. (2024). &#8220;Standardizing Patient Safety Event Reporting between Care Delivered or Purchased by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA).&#8221;, <i>Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf<\/i>, <i>50<\/i> (4),  247-259<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Rosen, A., Vanneman, M., O&#8217;Brien, W., Pershing, S., Wagner, T., Beilstein-Wedel, E., Lo, J., Chen, Q., Cockerham, G., Shwartz, M. (2020). &#8220;Comparing cataract surgery complication rates in veterans receiving VA and community care.&#8221;, <i>Health Serv Res<\/i>, <i>55<\/i> (5),  690-700<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Parker, V., Engle, R., Afable, M., Tyler, D., Gormley, K., Stolzmann, K., Shwartz, M., Sullivan, J. (2019). &#8220;Staff-perceived Conflict between Resident-centered Care and Quality in the Skilled Nursing Facility: Are Both Possible?&#8221;, <i>Clin Gerontol<\/i>, <i>42<\/i> (3),  267-276<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Rosen, A., Wagner, T., Pettey, W., Shwartz, M., Chen, Q., Lo, J., O&#8217;Brien, W., Vanneman, M. (2018). &#8220;Differences in Risk Scores of Veterans Receiving Community Care Purchased by the Veterans Health Administration&#8221;, <i>Health Services Research<\/i>, <i>53<\/i> (S3),  5438-5454<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Borzecki, A., Chen, Q., O&#8217;Brien, W., Shwartz, M., Najjar, P., Itani, K., Rosen, A. (2018). &#8220;The Patient Safety Indicator Perioperative Pulmonary Embolism or Deep Vein Thrombosis: Is there associated surveillance bias in the Veterans Health Administration?&#8221;, <i>Am J Surg<\/i>, <i>216<\/i> (5),  974-979<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Burgess, J., Shwartz, M., Stolzmann, K., Sullivan, J. (2018). &#8220;The Relationship between Costs and\u00a0Quality in Veterans Health Administration Community Living Centers: An Analysis Using Longitudinal Data.&#8221;, <i>Health Serv Res<\/i>, <i>53<\/i> (5),  3881-3897<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Horn\u00fd, M., Shwartz, M., Duszak, R., Christiansen, C., Cohen, A., Burgess, J. (2018). &#8220;Characteristics of State Policies Impact Health Care Delivery: An Analysis of Mammographic Dense Breast Notification and Insurance Legislation.&#8221;, <i>Med Care<\/i>, <i>56<\/i> (9),  798-804<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Sullivan, J., Shwartz, M., Stolzmann, K., Afable, M., Burgess, J. (2018). &#8220;A Longitudinal Assessment of the Effect of Resident-Centered Care on Quality in\u00a0Veterans Health Administration Community Living Centers.&#8221;, <i>Health Serv Res<\/i>, <i>53<\/i> (3),  1819-1833<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Shwartz, M., Setodji, C., Allison, J. (2018). &#8220;An Introduction to the Point\/Counter-Point\/Reply Exchange by Dr Stone and Professor Lu and Colleagues.&#8221;, <i>Med Care<\/i>, <i>56<\/i> (5),  373-374<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Restuccia, J., Shwartz, M. (2018). &#8220;Commentary on &#8220;Moving Toward Paying for Outcomes in Medicaid&#8221;&#8221;, <i>Journal of Ambulatory Care Management<\/i>, <i>41<\/i> (2),  97-98<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Shin, M., Rivard, P., Shwartz, M., Borzecki, A., Yaksic, E., Stolzmann, K., Zubkoff, L., Rosen, A. (2018). &#8220;Tailoring an educational program on the AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators to meet stakeholder needs: lessons learned in the VA.&#8221;, <i>BMC Health Serv Res<\/i>, <i>18<\/i> (1),  114-<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Horn\u00fd, M., Cohen, A., Duszak, R., Christiansen, C., Shwartz, M., Burgess, J. (2018). &#8220;Dense Breast Notification Laws: Impact on Downstream Imaging After Screening Mammography&#8221;, <i>Medical Care Research and Review<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Sullivan, J., Engle, R., Tyler, D., Afable, M., Gormley, K., Shwartz, M., Adjognon, O., Parker, V. (2018). &#8220;Is Variation in Resident-Centered Care and Quality Performance Related to Health System Factors in Veterans Health Administration Nursing Homes?&#8221;, <i>Inquiry<\/i>, <i>55<\/i> 46958018787031-<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Hanchate, A., Stolzmann, K., Rosen, A., Fink, A., Shwartz, M., Ash, A., Abdulkerim, H., Pugh, M., Shokeen, P., Borzecki, A. (2017). &#8220;Does adding clinical data to administrative data improve agreement among hospital quality measures?&#8221;, <i>Healthc (Amst)<\/i>, <i>5<\/i> (3),  112-118<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Rosen, A., O&#8217;Brien, W., Chen, Q., Shwartz, M., Itani, K., Gunnar, W. (2017). &#8220;Trends in the Purchase of Surgical Care in the Community by the Veterans Health Administration.&#8221;, <i>Med Care<\/i>, <i>55 Suppl 7 Suppl 1<\/i> S45-S52<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Hatoun, J., Chan, J., Yaksic, E., Greenan, M., Borzecki, A., Shwartz, M., Rosen, A. (2017). &#8220;A Systematic Review of Patient Safety Measures in Adult Primary Care&#8221;, <i>American Journal of Medical Quality<\/i>, <i>32<\/i> (3),  237-245<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Chen, Q., Rosen, A., Borzecki, A., Shwartz, M. (2016). &#8220;Using Harm-based Weights for the AHRQ Patient Safety for Selected Indicators Composite (PSI-90): Does it Affect Assessment of Hospital Performance and Financial Penalties in Veterans Health Administration Hospitals?&#8221;, <i>Health Services Research<\/i>, <i>51<\/i> (6),  2140-2157<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Chen, Q., Rosen, A., Borzecki, A., Shwartz, M. (2016). &#8220;Using Harm-Based Weights for the AHRQ Patient Safety for Selected Indicators Composite (PSI-90): Does It Affect Assessment of Hospital Performance and Financial Penalties in Veterans Health Administration Hospitals?&#8221;, <i>Health Services Research<\/i>, <i>51<\/i> (6),  2140-2157<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Shwartz, M., Burgess, J., Zhu, J. (2016). &#8220;A DEA based composite measure of quality and its associated data uncertainty interval for health care provider profiling and pay-for-performance&#8221;, <i>European Journal of Operational Research<\/i>, <i>253<\/i> (2),  489-502<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Shwartz, M., Burgess, J., Zhu, J. (2016). &#8220;A DEA based composite measure of quality and its associated data uncertainty interval for health care provider profiling and pay-for-performance&#8221;, <i>European Journal of Operational Research<\/i>, <i>253<\/i> (2),  489-502<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Borzecki, A., Chen, Q., Mull, H., Shwartz, M., Bhatt, D., Hanchate, A., Rosen, A. (2016). &#8220;Do Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure Readmissions Flagged as Potentially Preventable by the 3M Potentially Preventable Readmissions Software Have More Process-of-Care Problems?&#8221;, <i>Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes<\/i>, <i>9<\/i> (5),  532-541<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Norton, G., McDonough, C., Cabral, H., Shwartz, M., Burgess, J. (2016). &#8220;Classification of patients with incident non-specific low back pain: implications for research&#8221;, <i>The Spine Journal<\/i>, <i>16<\/i> (5),  567-576<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Borzecki, A., Chen, Q., Restuccia, J., Mull, H., Shwartz, M., Gupta, K., Hanchate, A., Strymish, J., Rosen, A. (2016). &#8220;Response to: &#8216;Misinterpretation of meaning and intended use of potentially preventable readmissions&#8217; by Goldfield et al&#8221;, <i>BMJ Quality and Safety<\/i>, <i>25<\/i> (3),  208-U89<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Chen, Q., Shin, M., Chan, J., Sullivan, J., Borzecki, A., Shwartz, M., Rivard, P., Hatoun, J., Rosen, A. (2016). &#8220;Partnering With VA Stakeholders to Develop a Comprehensive Patient Safety Data Display: Lessons Learned From the Field&#8221;, <i>American Journal of Medical Quality<\/i>, <i>31<\/i> (2),  178-186<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Rosen, A., Chen, Q., Shwartz, M., Pilver, C., Mull, H., Itani, K., Borzecki, A. (2016). &#8220;Does Use of a Hospital-wide Readmission Measure Versus Condition-specific Readmission Measures Make a Difference for Hospital Profiling and Payment Penalties?&#8221;, <i>Medical Care<\/i>, <i>54<\/i> (2),  155-161<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Hartmann, C., Shwartz, M., Zhao, S., Palmer, J., Berlowitz, D. (2016). &#8220;Longitudinal pressure ulcer rates since the adoption of culture change in Veterans Health Administration nursing homes&#8221;, <i>Journal of the American Geriatrics Society<\/i>, <i>64<\/i> (1),  151-155<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Hartmann, C., Shwartz, M., Zhao, S., Palmer, J., Berlowitz, D. (2016). &#8220;Longitudinal Pressure Ulcer Rates After Adoption of Culture Change in Veterans Health Administration Nursing Homes&#8221;, <i>Journal of the American Geriatrics Society<\/i>, <i>64<\/i> (1),  151-155<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Borzecki, A., Chen, Q., Restuccia, J., Mull, H., Shwartz, M., Gupta, K., Hanchate, A., Strymish, J., Rosen, A. (2015). &#8220;Do Pneumonia Readmissions Flagged as Potentially Preventable by the 3M PPR Software Have More Process of Care Problems?&#8221;, <i>BMJ Quality and Safety<\/i>, <i>24<\/i> (12),  753-763<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Shwartz, M., Restuccia, J., Rosen, A. (2015). &#8220;Composite Measures of Health Care Provider Performance: A Description of Approaches&#8221;, <i>Milbank Quarterly<\/i>, <i>93<\/i> (4),  788-825<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Borzecki, A., Chen, Q., Restuccia, J., Mull, H., Shwartz, M., Gupta, K., Hanchate, A., Strymish, J., Rosen, A. (2015). &#8220;Do pneumonia readmissions flagged as potentially preventable by the 3M PPR software have more process of care problems? A cross-sectional observational study&#8221;, <i>BMJ Quality and Safety<\/i>, <i>24<\/i> (12),  753-763<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Sullivan, J., Shwartz, M., Stolzmann, K., Burgess, J., Afable, M., Pekoz, E., Christiansen, C., Berlowitz, D. (2015). &#8220;A longitudinal assessment of resident-centered care and quality in the department of veterans affairs&#8221;, <i>Gerontologist<\/i>, <i>55<\/i> 121-121<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Shwartz, M., Restuccia, J., Rosen, A. (2015). &#8220;Composite Measures of Health Care Provider Performance: A Description of Approaches&#8221;, <i>The Milbank Quarterly<\/i>, <i>93<\/i> (4),  788-825<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Norton, G., McDonough, C., Cabral, H., Shwartz, M., Burgess, J. (2015). &#8220;Cost-Utility of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Low Back Pain from the Commercial Payer Perspective&#8221;, <i>Spine<\/i>, <i>40<\/i> (10),  725-733<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Shwartz, M., Rosen, A., Burgess, J. (2015). &#8220;Can Composite Measures Provide a Different Perspective on Provider Performance Than Individual Measures?&#8221;, <i>Medical Care<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Shwartz, M., Rosen, A., Burgess, J. (2015). &#8220;Can Composite Measures Provide a Different Perspective on Provider Performance Than Individual Measures?&#8221;, <i>Med Care<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Norton, G., McDonough, C., Cabral, H., Shwartz, M., Burgess, J. (2015). &#8220;Cost-Utility of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Low Back Pain From the Commercial Payer Perspective&#8221;, <i>SPINE<\/i>, <i>40<\/i> (10),  725-733<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Hanchate, A., Rosen, A., Fink, A., Pugh, M., Shokeen, P., Ash, A., Borzecki, A., Abdulkerim, H., Stolzmann, D., Shwartz, M. (2015). &#8220;How Pooling Fragmented Healthcare Encounter Data Affects Hospital Profiling&#8221;, <i>The American Journal of Managed Care<\/i>, <i>21<\/i> (2),  129-138<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Hanchate, A., Ash, A., Borzecki, A., Abdulkerim, H., Stolzmann, K., Rosen, A., Fink, A., Pugh, M., Shokeen, P., Shwartz, M. (2015). &#8220;How Pooling Fragmented Healthcare Encounter Data Affects Hospital Profiling&#8221;, <i>American Journal of Managed Care<\/i>, <i>21<\/i> (2),  129-+<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">O&#8217;Brien, W., Chen, Q., Mull, H., Shwartz, M., Borzecki, A., Hanchate, A., Rosen, A. (2015). &#8220;What Is the Value of Adding Medicare Data in Estimating VA Hospital Readmission Rates?&#8221;, <i>Health Services Research<\/i>, <i>50<\/i> (1),  40-57<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">O&#8217;Brien, W., Chen, Q., Mull, H., Shwartz, M., Borzecki, A., Hanchate, A., Rosen, A. (2015). &#8220;What is the Value of Adding Medicare Data in Estimating VA Hospital Readmission Rates?&#8221;, <i>Health Services Research<\/i>, <i>50<\/i> (1),  40-57<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Chen, Q., Shin, M., Chan, J., Sullivan, J., Borzecki, A., Shwartz, M., Rivard, P., Hatoum, J., Rosen, A. (2014). &#8220;Partnering with VA Stakeholders to Develop a Composite Patient Safety Data Display: Lessons Learned from the Field&#8221;, <i>American Journal of Medical Quality<\/i>, <i>31<\/i> (2),  178-186<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Shwartz, M., Pekoez, E., Burgess, J., Christiansen, C., Rosen, A., Berlowitz, D. (2014). &#8220;A Probability Metric for Identifying High-Performing Facilities An Application for Pay-for-Performance Programs&#8221;, <i>Medical Care<\/i>, <i>52<\/i> (12),  1030-1036<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Mull, H., Chen, Q., Shwartz, M., Itani, K., Rosen, A. (2014). &#8220;Measuring Surgical Quality: Which Measure Should We Trust?&#8221;, <i>JAMA SURGERY<\/i>, <i>149<\/i> (11),  1210-1212<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Rosen, A., Chen, Q., Borzecki, A., Shin, M., Itani, K., Shwartz, M. (2014). &#8220;Using Estimated True Safety Event Rates versus Flagged Safety Event Rates: Does It Change Hospital Profiling and Payment?&#8221;, <i>Health Services Research<\/i>, <i>49<\/i> (5),  1426-1445<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Chen, Q., Hanchate, A., Shwartz, M., Borzecki, A., Mull, H., Shin, M., Rosen, A. (2014). &#8220;Comparison of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Patient Safety Indicator Rates Among Veteran Dual Users&#8221;, <i>American Journal of Medical Quality<\/i>, <i>29<\/i> (4),  335-343<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Rosen, A., Chen, Q., Shin, M., O&#8217;Brien, W., Shwartz, M., Mull, H., Cevasco, M., Borzecki, A. (2014). &#8220;Medical and Surgical Readmissions in the Veterans Health Administration What Proportion are Related to the Index Hospitalization?&#8221;, <i>MEDICAL CARE<\/i>, <i>52<\/i> (3),  243-249<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Lerner, B., Roberts, J., Shwartz, M., Roter, D., Green, R., Clark, J. (2014). &#8220;Distinct communication patterns during genetic counseling for late-onset Alzheimer&#8217;s risk assessment&#8221;, <i>Patient Education and Counseling<\/i>, <i>94<\/i> (2),  170-179<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Lerner, B., Shwartz, M., Roberts, J., Roter, D., Green, R., Clark, J. (2014). &#8220;Distinct Communication Patterns During Genetic Counseling for Late-Onset Alzheimer&#8221;s Risk Assessment&#8221;, <i>Patient Education and Counseling<\/i>, <i>94<\/i> (2),  170-179<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Mull, H., Chen, Q., Shwartz, M., Itani, K., Rosen, A. (2014). &#8220;Measuring Surgical Quality: Which Measures Should We Trust?&#8221;, <i>JAMA Surgery<\/i>, <i>149<\/i> (11),  1210-1212<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Shwartz, M., Pekoz, E., Burgess, J., Christiansen, C., Rosen, A., Berlowitz, D. (2014). &#8220;A Probability Metric for Identifying High Performing Facilities: An Application for Pay-for-Performance&#8221;, <i>Medical Care<\/i>, <i>52<\/i> (12),  1030-1036<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Chen, C., Hanchate, A., Shwartz, M., Borzecki, A., Mull, H., Shin, M., Rosen, A. (2014). &#8220;Comparison of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Patient Safety Indicators (PSI) Rates Among Dual Users&#8221;, <i>American Journal of Medical Quality<\/i>, <i>29<\/i> (4),  335-343<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Rosen, A., Chen, Q., Shin, M., O&#8217;Brien, W., Shwartz, M., Mull, H., Cevasco, M., Borzecki, A. (2014). &#8220;Medical and Surgical Readmission in the Veterans Administration:  What Proportion are Related to the Index Hospitalization?&#8221;, <i>Medical Care<\/i>, <i>52<\/i> (3),  243-249<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Rosen, A., Chen, Q., Borzecki, A., Itani, K., Shwartz, M. (2014). &#8220;Using Estimated True Safety Event Rates vs. Flagged Safety Event Rates: Does it Change Hospital Profiling and Payment?&#8221;, <i>Health Services Research<\/i>, <i>49<\/i> (5),  1426-1445<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Mull, H., Chen, Q., O&#8217;Brien, W., Shwartz, M., Borzecki, A., Hanchate, A., Rosen, A. (2013). &#8220;Comparing Two Methods of Assessing 30-day Readmissions: What is the Impact on Hospital Profiling in the Veterans Health Administration?&#8221;, <i>Medical Care<\/i>, <i>51<\/i> (7),  589-596<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Mull, H., Chen, Q., O&#8217;Brien, W., Shwartz, M., Borzecki, A., Hanchate, A., Rosen, A. (2013). &#8220;Comparing 2 Methods of Assessing 30-Day Readmissions What is the Impact on Hospital Profiling in the Veterans Health Administration?&#8221;, <i>Medical Care<\/i>, <i>51<\/i> (7),  589-596<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Chen, Q., Borzecki, A., Cevasco, M., Shin, M., Shwartz, M., Itani, K., Rosen, A. (2013). &#8220;Examining the Relationship Between Processes of Care and Selected AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators Postoperative Wound Dehiscence and Accidental Puncture or Laceration Using the VA Elecronic Medical Record&#8221;, <i>American Journal of Medical Quality<\/i>, <i>28<\/i> (3),  206-213<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Chen, Q., Borzecki, A., Cevasco, M., Shin, M., Shwartz, M., Itani, K., Rosen, A. (2013). &#8220;Examining the Relationship Between Processes of Care and Selected AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators Postoperative Wound Dehiscence and Accidental Puncture or Laceration Using the VA Electronic Medical Record&#8221;, <i>American Journal of Medical Quality<\/i>, <i>28<\/i> (3),  206-213<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Sullivan, J., Shwartz, M., Burgess, J., Pekoez, E., Christiansen, C., Gerena-Melia, M., Berlowitz, D. (2013). &#8220;Person-centered Care Practices and Quality in Department of Veterans Affairs Nursing Homes: Is There a Relationship?&#8221;, <i>Medical Care<\/i>, <i>51<\/i> (2),  165-171<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Shwartz, M., Pekoez, E., Christiansen, C., Burgess, J., Berlowitz, D. (2013). &#8220;Shrinkage Estimators for a Composite Measure of Quality Conceptualized as a Formative Construct&#8221;, <i>Health Services Research<\/i>, <i>48<\/i> (1),  271-289<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Rosen, A., Loveland, S., Shin, M., Shwartz, M., Hanchate, A., Chen, Q., Kaafarani, H., Borzecki, A. (2013). &#8220;Examining the Impact of the AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs) on the Veterans Health Administration The Case of Readmissions&#8221;, <i>Medical Care<\/i>, <i>51<\/i> (1),  37-44<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Setodji, C., Shwartz, M. (2013). &#8220;Fixed-effect or Random-effect Models&#8221;, <i>Medical Care<\/i>, <i>51<\/i> (1),  25-27<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Rosen, A., Loveland, S., Shin, M., Shwartz, M., Hanchate, A., Chen, Q., Kaafarani, H., Borzecki, A. (2013). &#8220;Examining the Impact of the AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs) in the Veterans Health Administration: The Case of Readmissions&#8221;, <i>Medical Care<\/i>, <i>51<\/i> (12),  37-44<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Setodji, C., Shwartz, M. 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(2012). &#8220;Hospital implementation of health information technology and quality of care: are they related?&#8221;, <i>BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making<\/i>, <i>12<\/i><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Rosen, A., Itani, K., Cevasco, M., Kaafarani, H., Hanchate, A., Shin, M., Shwartz, M., Loveland, S., Chen, Q., Borzecki, A. (2012). &#8220;Validating the Patient Safety Indicators in the Veterans Health Administration Do They Accurately Identify True Safety Events?&#8221;, <i>Medical Care<\/i>, <i>50<\/i> (1),  74-85<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Shwartz, M., Borzecki, A., Cowan, A., Cevasco, M., Shin, M., Rosen, A., Itani, K. (2012). &#8220;Is Development of Postoperative Venous Thromboembolish Related to Thromboprophylaxis Use? 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(2011). &#8220;Underuse of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention&#8221;, <i>JAMA &#8211; Journal of the American Medical Association<\/i>, <i>306<\/i> (19),  2094-2094<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Sullivan, J., Shwartz, M., Gerena-Melia, M., Berlowitz, D., Burgess, J. (2011). &#8220;Examining the relationship between a minimum data set composite quality indicator and the artifacts of culture change tool&#8221;, <i>Gerontologist<\/i>, <i>51<\/i> 327-327<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Shwartz, M., Cohen, A., Restuccia, J., Ren, Z., Labonte, A., Theokary, C., Kang, R., Horwitt, J. (2011). &#8220;How Well Can We Identify the High-Performing Hospital?&#8221;, <i>Medical Care Research and Review<\/i>, <i>68<\/i> (3),  290-310<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Shwartz, M., Cramer, I., Holmes, S., Cohen, A., Restuccia, J., VanDeusen Lukas, C., Sullivan, J., Charns, M. (2010). &#8220;Survey-assessed quality and organizational factors related to quality in Pursuing Perfection hospitals.&#8221;, <i>Quality Management in Health Care<\/i>, <i>19<\/i> (4),  349-363<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Pekoz, E., Shwartz, M., Christiansen, C., Berlowitz, D. 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(2010). &#8220;Strengthening organizations to implement evidence-based clinical practices&#8221;, <i>Health Care Management Review<\/i>, <i>35<\/i> (3),  235-245<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">VanDeusen Lukas, C., Engle, R., Holmes, S., Parker, V., Seibert, M., Shwartz, M., Sullivan, J. (2010). &#8220;Strengthening Organizations to Implement Evidence-Based Clinical Practices&#8221;, <i>Health Care Management Review <\/i>, <i>35<\/i> (3),  235-245<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Pekoz, E., Rollin, A., Cekanavicius, V., Shwartz, M. (2009). &#8220;A three-parameter binomial approximation&#8221;, <i>Journal of Applied Probability<\/i>, <i>46<\/i> (4),  1073-1085<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Shwartz, M., Burgess, J., Berlowitz, D. (2009). &#8220;Benefit-of-the-Doubt Approaches for Calculating a Composite Measure of Quality&#8221;, <i>Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology<\/i>, <i>9<\/i> (4),  234-251<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Shwartz, M., Burgess, J., Berlowitz, D. (2009). &#8220;Benefit-of-the-doubt approaches for calculating a composite measure of quality&#8221;, <i>Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology<\/i>, <i>9<\/i> (4),  234-251<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Pek\u00f6z, E., R\u00f6llin, A., Cekanavicius, V., Shwartz, M. (2009). &#8220;A Three-Parameter Binomial Approximation&#8221;, <i>Journal of Applied Probability<\/i>, <i>46<\/i> (04),  1073-1085<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Young, G., Meterko, M., Mohr, D., Shwartz, M., Lin, H. (2009). &#8220;Congruence in the Assessment of Service Quality Between Employees and Customers:  A Study of a Public Health Care Delivery System&#8221;, <i>Journal of Business Research<\/i>, <i>62<\/i> (11),  1127-1135<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Young, G., Meterko, M., Mohr, D., Shwartz, M., Lin, H. (2009). &#8220;Congruence in the assessment of service quality between employees and customers: A study of a public health care delivery system&#8221;, <i>Journal of Business Research<\/i>, <i>62<\/i> (11),  1127-1135<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Kertesz, S., Posner, M., O&#8217;Connell, J., Swain, S., Mullins, A., Shwartz, M., Ash, A. (2009). &#8220;Post-Hospital Medical Respite Care and Hospital Readmission of Homeless Persons&#8221;, <i>Journal of Prevention &amp; Intervention in the Community<\/i>, <i>37<\/i> (2),  129-142<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Kertesz, S., Posner, M., O&#8217;Connell, J., Swain, S., Mullins, A., Shwartz, M., Ash, A., Shwartz, M. (2009). &#8220;Post-Hospital Medical Respite Care and Hospital Readmission of Homeless Persons&#8221;, <i>Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community<\/i>, <i>37<\/i> (2),  129-142<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Cohen, A., Restuccia, J., Shwartz, M., Drake, J., Kang, R., Kralovec, P., Holmes, S., Margolin, F., Bohr, D. (2008). &#8220;A survey of hospital quality improvement activities&#8221;, <i>Medical Care Research and Review<\/i>, <i>65<\/i> (5),  571-595<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Shwartz, M., Ren, J., Pekoz, E., Wang, X., Cohen, A., Restuccia, J. (2008). &#8220;Estimating a composite measure of hospital quality from the hospital compare database &#8211; Differences when using a Bayesian hierarchical latent variable model versus denominator-based weights&#8221;, <i>Medical Care<\/i>, <i>46<\/i> (8),  778-785<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Davidson, S., Shwartz, M., Stafford, R. (2008). &#8220;The feasibility and value of new measures showing patterns of quality for patients with 3 chronic conditions.&#8221;, <i>J Ambul Care Manage<\/i>, <i>31<\/i> (1),  37-51<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Davidson, S., Shwartz, M., Stafford, R. (2008). &#8220;The Feasibility and Value of New Measures Showing Patterns of Quality for Patients with Three Chronic Conditions&#8221;, <i>J of Ambulatory Care Management<\/i>, <i>31<\/i> 37-51<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Lukas, C., Holmes, S., Cohen, A., Restuccia, J., Cramer, I., Shwartz, M., Charns, M. (2007). &#8220;Transformational change in health care systems: An organizational model&#8221;, <i>Health Care Management Review<\/i>, <i>32<\/i> (4),  309-320<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Shwartz, M., Ash, A., Pekoz, E. (2006). &#8220;Risk adjustment and risk-adjusted provider profiles&#8221;, <i>International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management<\/i>, <i>7<\/i> (1\/2),  15-15<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Shwartz, M., Pekoz, E., Ash, A., Posner, M., Restuccia, J., Iezzoni, L. (2005). &#8220;Do variations in disease prevalence limit the usefulness of population-based hospitalization rates for studying variations in hospital admissions?&#8221;, <i>Medical Care<\/i>, <i>43<\/i> (1),  4-11<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Hermann, R., Palmer, H., Leff, S., Shwartz, M., Provost, S., Chan, J., Chiu, W., Lagodmos, G. (2004). &#8220;Achieving consensus across diverse stakeholders on quality measures for mental healthcare&#8221;, <i>Medical Care<\/i>, <i>42<\/i> (12),  1246-1253<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Kertesz, S., Swain, S., Posner, M., Shwartz, M., O&#8217;Connell, J., Ash, A. (2004). &#8220;Hospital discharge to a homeless medical respite unit prevents early readmission&#8221;, <i>Journal of Investigative Medicine<\/i>, <i>52<\/i> (1),  S302-S302<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Pekoz, E., Shwartz, M., Iezzoni, L., Ash, A., Posner, M., Restuccia, J. (2003). &#8220;Comparing the importance of disease rate versus practice style variations in explaining differences in small area hospitalization rates for two respiratory conditions&#8221;, <i>Statistics in Medicine<\/i>, <i>22<\/i> (10),  1775-1786<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Kertesz, S., Swain, S., Posner, M., Shwartz, M., O&#8217;Connell, J., Ash, A. (2003). &#8220;Does hospital discharge to a homeless medical respite unit avert readmission?&#8221;, <i>Journal of General Internal Medicine<\/i>, <i>18<\/i> 178-178<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Restuccia, J., Shwartz, M., Kreger, B., Payne, S., Ash, A., Iezzoni, L., Heineke, J., Selker, H., Gomes, T., Labonte, A., Butterly, J. (2002). &#8220;Does more &#8220;appropriateness&#8221; explain higher rates of cardiac procedures among patients hospitalized with coronary heart disease?&#8221;, <i>Medical Care<\/i>, <i>40<\/i> (6),  500-509<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Kaya, S., Eroglu, K., Vural, G., Shwartz, M., Restuccia, J. (2001). &#8220;Factors affecting appropriateness of hospital utilization in two hospitals in Turkey&#8221;, <i>Journal of Medical Systems<\/i>, <i>25<\/i> (6),  373-383<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">McCarthy, E., Burns, R., Freund, K., Ash, A., Shwartz, M., Marwill, S., Moskowitz, M. (2000). &#8220;Mammography use, breast cancer stage at diagnosis, and survival among older women&#8221;, <i>Journal of the American Geriatrics Society<\/i>, <i>48<\/i> (10),  1226-1233<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Leonhard, C., Mulvey, K., Gastfriend, D., Shwartz, M. (2000). &#8220;The Addiction Severity Index &#8211; A field study of internal consistency and validity&#8221;, <i>Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment<\/i>, <i>18<\/i> (2),  129-135<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Shwartz, M., Stone, D., Camp, J., Mulvey, K., Kane, M., Plough, A. (2000). &#8220;The value of case management in the publicly funded substance abuse treatment system. The perspective of program directors, case managers and clients.&#8221;, <i>Care Manag J<\/i>, <i>2<\/i> (3),  139-147<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Burns, R., Freund, K., Ash, A., Shwartz, M., Antab, L., Hall, R. (1995). &#8220;Who gets repeat screening mammography: the role of the physician.&#8221;, <i>J Gen Intern Med<\/i>, <i>10<\/i> (9),  520-522<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Shwartz, M., Klimberg, R., Karp, M., Iezzoni, L., Ash, A., Heineke, J., Payne, S., Restuccia, J. (1995). &#8220;An Integer Programming-Model to Limit Hospital Selection in Studies with Repeated Sampling&#8221;, <i>Health Services Research<\/i>, <i>30<\/i> (2),  359-376<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-01-color has-text-color has-link-color has-p-2-font-size\">Shwartz, M., Fuchs, M. (1979). &#8220;The Weapon was Ready But the Target May Have Moved or A Resource Allocation Index: A California Case Study&#8221;, <\/p>\t\t<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"bu_is_from_api":true,"buID":"U15899602","lastName":"Shwartz","firstName":"Michael","middleName":"","suffixName":"","phone":"","email":"mshwartz@bu.edu","pronouns":"","cv":"http:\/\/questromapps.bu.edu\/faculty\/uploadFiles\/cvUploadsProfile\/OM_Shwartz_Michael_CV.pdf","website":"","office":"","address":"595 Commonwealth Ave","bio":"","bu_profile_image_url":"http:\/\/questromapps.bu.edu\/images\/facstaff\/ShwartzMichael.jpg","position":["Professor Emeritus, Operations and Technology Management"],"education":["PhD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1975","MBA, University of California, Berkeley, Graduate School of Business Administration, 1967","BA, Johns Hopkins University, 1965"],"publications":["Shwartz, M., Rosen, A., Burgess, J. (In Press). \"Can a Composite Measure Provide a Different Perspective on Provider Performance Than Individual Measures\", <i>Medical Care<\/i>","Chen, Q., Borzecki, A., Cevasco, M., Shin, M., Shwartz, M., Itani, K., Rosen, A. (In Press). \"Examining the Relationship Between Processes of Care and Selected AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators  Postoperative Wound Dehiscence and Accidental Puncture or Laceration Using the VA Electronic Medical Record\", <i>American Journal of Medical Quality<\/i>","Borzecki, A., Chen, Q., Mull, H., Shwartz, M., Bhatt, D., Hanchate, A., Rosen, A. (In Press). \"Do Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure Readmissions Flagged as Potentially Preventable by 3M PPR Software Have More Process of Care Problems\", <i>Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes<\/i>","Hanchate, A., Borzecki, A., Stolzmann, K., Rosen, A., Fink, A., Shwartz, M., Ash, A., Abdulkerim, H., Pugh, M., Shokeen, P. (In Press). \"Does Adding Clinical Data to Administrative Data Improve Agreement Among Hospital Quality Measures?\", <i>Healthcare <\/i>","Norton, G., Norton, G., McDonough, C., McDonough, C., Cabral, H., Cabral, H., Shwartz, M., Shwartz, M., Burgess, J., Burgess, J. (In Press). \"Classification of Patients with Incident Nonspecific Low Back Pain: Implications for Research\", <i>The Spine Journal<\/i>, <i>16<\/i> (5),  567-576","Rosen, A., Chen, Q., Shwartz, M., Pilver, C., Mull, H., Itani, K., Borzecki, A. (In Press). \"Does Use of a Hospital-Wide Readmission Measure versus Condition-Specific Readmission Measures Make a Difference for Hospital Profiling and Payment Penalties\", <i>Medical Care<\/i>, <i>54<\/i> (2),  155-161","Sullivan, J., Shin, M., Chan, J., Shwartz, M., Miech, E., Borzecki, A., Yackel, E., Yende, S., Rosen, A. (2024). \"Quality improvement lessons learned from National Implementation of the \"Patient Safety Events in Community Care: Reporting, Investigation, and Improvement Guidebook\".\", <i>Health Serv Res<\/i>","Rosen, A., Beilstein-Wedel, E., Chan, J., Borzecki, A., Miech, E., Mohr, D., Yackel, E., Flynn, J., Shwartz, M. (2024). \"Standardizing Patient Safety Event Reporting between Care Delivered or Purchased by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA).\", <i>Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf<\/i>, <i>50<\/i> (4),  247-259","Rosen, A., Vanneman, M., O'Brien, W., Pershing, S., Wagner, T., Beilstein-Wedel, E., Lo, J., Chen, Q., Cockerham, G., Shwartz, M. (2020). \"Comparing cataract surgery complication rates in veterans receiving VA and community care.\", <i>Health Serv Res<\/i>, <i>55<\/i> (5),  690-700","Parker, V., Engle, R., Afable, M., Tyler, D., Gormley, K., Stolzmann, K., Shwartz, M., Sullivan, J. (2019). \"Staff-perceived Conflict between Resident-centered Care and Quality in the Skilled Nursing Facility: Are Both Possible?\", <i>Clin Gerontol<\/i>, <i>42<\/i> (3),  267-276","Rosen, A., Wagner, T., Pettey, W., Shwartz, M., Chen, Q., Lo, J., O'Brien, W., Vanneman, M. (2018). \"Differences in Risk Scores of Veterans Receiving Community Care Purchased by the Veterans Health Administration\", <i>Health Services Research<\/i>, <i>53<\/i> (S3),  5438-5454","Borzecki, A., Chen, Q., O'Brien, W., Shwartz, M., Najjar, P., Itani, K., Rosen, A. (2018). \"The Patient Safety Indicator Perioperative Pulmonary Embolism or Deep Vein Thrombosis: Is there associated surveillance bias in the Veterans Health Administration?\", <i>Am J Surg<\/i>, <i>216<\/i> (5),  974-979","Burgess, J., Shwartz, M., Stolzmann, K., Sullivan, J. (2018). \"The Relationship between Costs and\u00a0Quality in Veterans Health Administration Community Living Centers: An Analysis Using Longitudinal Data.\", <i>Health Serv Res<\/i>, <i>53<\/i> (5),  3881-3897","Horn\u00fd, M., Shwartz, M., Duszak, R., Christiansen, C., Cohen, A., Burgess, J. (2018). \"Characteristics of State Policies Impact Health Care Delivery: An Analysis of Mammographic Dense Breast Notification and Insurance Legislation.\", <i>Med Care<\/i>, <i>56<\/i> (9),  798-804","Sullivan, J., Shwartz, M., Stolzmann, K., Afable, M., Burgess, J. (2018). \"A Longitudinal Assessment of the Effect of Resident-Centered Care on Quality in\u00a0Veterans Health Administration Community Living Centers.\", <i>Health Serv Res<\/i>, <i>53<\/i> (3),  1819-1833","Shwartz, M., Setodji, C., Allison, J. (2018). \"An Introduction to the Point\/Counter-Point\/Reply Exchange by Dr Stone and Professor Lu and Colleagues.\", <i>Med Care<\/i>, <i>56<\/i> (5),  373-374","Restuccia, J., Shwartz, M. (2018). \"Commentary on \"Moving Toward Paying for Outcomes in Medicaid\"\", <i>Journal of Ambulatory Care Management<\/i>, <i>41<\/i> (2),  97-98","Shin, M., Rivard, P., Shwartz, M., Borzecki, A., Yaksic, E., Stolzmann, K., Zubkoff, L., Rosen, A. (2018). \"Tailoring an educational program on the AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators to meet stakeholder needs: lessons learned in the VA.\", <i>BMC Health Serv Res<\/i>, <i>18<\/i> (1),  114-","Horn\u00fd, M., Cohen, A., Duszak, R., Christiansen, C., Shwartz, M., Burgess, J. (2018). \"Dense Breast Notification Laws: Impact on Downstream Imaging After Screening Mammography\", <i>Medical Care Research and Review<\/i>","Sullivan, J., Engle, R., Tyler, D., Afable, M., Gormley, K., Shwartz, M., Adjognon, O., Parker, V. (2018). \"Is Variation in Resident-Centered Care and Quality Performance Related to Health System Factors in Veterans Health Administration Nursing Homes?\", <i>Inquiry<\/i>, <i>55<\/i> 46958018787031-","Hanchate, A., Stolzmann, K., Rosen, A., Fink, A., Shwartz, M., Ash, A., Abdulkerim, H., Pugh, M., Shokeen, P., Borzecki, A. (2017). \"Does adding clinical data to administrative data improve agreement among hospital quality measures?\", <i>Healthc (Amst)<\/i>, <i>5<\/i> (3),  112-118","Rosen, A., O'Brien, W., Chen, Q., Shwartz, M., Itani, K., Gunnar, W. (2017). \"Trends in the Purchase of Surgical Care in the Community by the Veterans Health Administration.\", <i>Med Care<\/i>, <i>55 Suppl 7 Suppl 1<\/i> S45-S52","Hatoun, J., Chan, J., Yaksic, E., Greenan, M., Borzecki, A., Shwartz, M., Rosen, A. (2017). \"A Systematic Review of Patient Safety Measures in Adult Primary Care\", <i>American Journal of Medical Quality<\/i>, <i>32<\/i> (3),  237-245","Chen, Q., Rosen, A., Borzecki, A., Shwartz, M. (2016). \"Using Harm-based Weights for the AHRQ Patient Safety for Selected Indicators Composite (PSI-90): Does it Affect Assessment of Hospital Performance and Financial Penalties in Veterans Health Administration Hospitals?\", <i>Health Services Research<\/i>, <i>51<\/i> (6),  2140-2157","Chen, Q., Rosen, A., Borzecki, A., Shwartz, M. (2016). \"Using Harm-Based Weights for the AHRQ Patient Safety for Selected Indicators Composite (PSI-90): Does It Affect Assessment of Hospital Performance and Financial Penalties in Veterans Health Administration Hospitals?\", <i>Health Services Research<\/i>, <i>51<\/i> (6),  2140-2157","Shwartz, M., Burgess, J., Zhu, J. (2016). \"A DEA based composite measure of quality and its associated data uncertainty interval for health care provider profiling and pay-for-performance\", <i>European Journal of Operational Research<\/i>, <i>253<\/i> (2),  489-502","Shwartz, M., Burgess, J., Zhu, J. (2016). \"A DEA based composite measure of quality and its associated data uncertainty interval for health care provider profiling and pay-for-performance\", <i>European Journal of Operational Research<\/i>, <i>253<\/i> (2),  489-502","Borzecki, A., Chen, Q., Mull, H., Shwartz, M., Bhatt, D., Hanchate, A., Rosen, A. (2016). \"Do Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure Readmissions Flagged as Potentially Preventable by the 3M Potentially Preventable Readmissions Software Have More Process-of-Care Problems?\", <i>Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes<\/i>, <i>9<\/i> (5),  532-541","Norton, G., McDonough, C., Cabral, H., Shwartz, M., Burgess, J. (2016). \"Classification of patients with incident non-specific low back pain: implications for research\", <i>The Spine Journal<\/i>, <i>16<\/i> (5),  567-576","Borzecki, A., Chen, Q., Restuccia, J., Mull, H., Shwartz, M., Gupta, K., Hanchate, A., Strymish, J., Rosen, A. (2016). \"Response to: 'Misinterpretation of meaning and intended use of potentially preventable readmissions' by Goldfield et al\", <i>BMJ Quality and Safety<\/i>, <i>25<\/i> (3),  208-U89","Chen, Q., Shin, M., Chan, J., Sullivan, J., Borzecki, A., Shwartz, M., Rivard, P., Hatoun, J., Rosen, A. (2016). \"Partnering With VA Stakeholders to Develop a Comprehensive Patient Safety Data Display: Lessons Learned From the Field\", <i>American Journal of Medical Quality<\/i>, <i>31<\/i> (2),  178-186","Rosen, A., Chen, Q., Shwartz, M., Pilver, C., Mull, H., Itani, K., Borzecki, A. (2016). \"Does Use of a Hospital-wide Readmission Measure Versus Condition-specific Readmission Measures Make a Difference for Hospital Profiling and Payment Penalties?\", <i>Medical Care<\/i>, <i>54<\/i> (2),  155-161","Hartmann, C., Shwartz, M., Zhao, S., Palmer, J., Berlowitz, D. (2016). \"Longitudinal pressure ulcer rates since the adoption of culture change in Veterans Health Administration nursing homes\", <i>Journal of the American Geriatrics Society<\/i>, <i>64<\/i> (1),  151-155","Hartmann, C., Shwartz, M., Zhao, S., Palmer, J., Berlowitz, D. (2016). \"Longitudinal Pressure Ulcer Rates After Adoption of Culture Change in Veterans Health Administration Nursing Homes\", <i>Journal of the American Geriatrics Society<\/i>, <i>64<\/i> (1),  151-155","Borzecki, A., Chen, Q., Restuccia, J., Mull, H., Shwartz, M., Gupta, K., Hanchate, A., Strymish, J., Rosen, A. (2015). \"Do Pneumonia Readmissions Flagged as Potentially Preventable by the 3M PPR Software Have More Process of Care Problems?\", <i>BMJ Quality and Safety<\/i>, <i>24<\/i> (12),  753-763","Shwartz, M., Restuccia, J., Rosen, A. (2015). \"Composite Measures of Health Care Provider Performance: A Description of Approaches\", <i>Milbank Quarterly<\/i>, <i>93<\/i> (4),  788-825","Borzecki, A., Chen, Q., Restuccia, J., Mull, H., Shwartz, M., Gupta, K., Hanchate, A., Strymish, J., Rosen, A. (2015). \"Do pneumonia readmissions flagged as potentially preventable by the 3M PPR software have more process of care problems? A cross-sectional observational study\", <i>BMJ Quality and Safety<\/i>, <i>24<\/i> (12),  753-763","Sullivan, J., Shwartz, M., Stolzmann, K., Burgess, J., Afable, M., Pekoz, E., Christiansen, C., Berlowitz, D. (2015). \"A longitudinal assessment of resident-centered care and quality in the department of veterans affairs\", <i>Gerontologist<\/i>, <i>55<\/i> 121-121","Shwartz, M., Restuccia, J., Rosen, A. (2015). \"Composite Measures of Health Care Provider Performance: A Description of Approaches\", <i>The Milbank Quarterly<\/i>, <i>93<\/i> (4),  788-825","Norton, G., McDonough, C., Cabral, H., Shwartz, M., Burgess, J. (2015). \"Cost-Utility of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Low Back Pain from the Commercial Payer Perspective\", <i>Spine<\/i>, <i>40<\/i> (10),  725-733","Shwartz, M., Rosen, A., Burgess, J. (2015). \"Can Composite Measures Provide a Different Perspective on Provider Performance Than Individual Measures?\", <i>Medical Care<\/i>","Shwartz, M., Rosen, A., Burgess, J. (2015). \"Can Composite Measures Provide a Different Perspective on Provider Performance Than Individual Measures?\", <i>Med Care<\/i>","Norton, G., McDonough, C., Cabral, H., Shwartz, M., Burgess, J. (2015). \"Cost-Utility of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Low Back Pain From the Commercial Payer Perspective\", <i>SPINE<\/i>, <i>40<\/i> (10),  725-733","Hanchate, A., Rosen, A., Fink, A., Pugh, M., Shokeen, P., Ash, A., Borzecki, A., Abdulkerim, H., Stolzmann, D., Shwartz, M. (2015). \"How Pooling Fragmented Healthcare Encounter Data Affects Hospital Profiling\", <i>The American Journal of Managed Care<\/i>, <i>21<\/i> (2),  129-138","Hanchate, A., Ash, A., Borzecki, A., Abdulkerim, H., Stolzmann, K., Rosen, A., Fink, A., Pugh, M., Shokeen, P., Shwartz, M. (2015). \"How Pooling Fragmented Healthcare Encounter Data Affects Hospital Profiling\", <i>American Journal of Managed Care<\/i>, <i>21<\/i> (2),  129-+","O'Brien, W., Chen, Q., Mull, H., Shwartz, M., Borzecki, A., Hanchate, A., Rosen, A. (2015). \"What Is the Value of Adding Medicare Data in Estimating VA Hospital Readmission Rates?\", <i>Health Services Research<\/i>, <i>50<\/i> (1),  40-57","O'Brien, W., Chen, Q., Mull, H., Shwartz, M., Borzecki, A., Hanchate, A., Rosen, A. (2015). \"What is the Value of Adding Medicare Data in Estimating VA Hospital Readmission Rates?\", <i>Health Services Research<\/i>, <i>50<\/i> (1),  40-57","Chen, Q., Shin, M., Chan, J., Sullivan, J., Borzecki, A., Shwartz, M., Rivard, P., Hatoum, J., Rosen, A. (2014). \"Partnering with VA Stakeholders to Develop a Composite Patient Safety Data Display: Lessons Learned from the Field\", <i>American Journal of Medical Quality<\/i>, <i>31<\/i> (2),  178-186","Shwartz, M., Pekoez, E., Burgess, J., Christiansen, C., Rosen, A., Berlowitz, D. (2014). \"A Probability Metric for Identifying High-Performing Facilities An Application for Pay-for-Performance Programs\", <i>Medical Care<\/i>, <i>52<\/i> (12),  1030-1036","Mull, H., Chen, Q., Shwartz, M., Itani, K., Rosen, A. (2014). \"Measuring Surgical Quality: Which Measure Should We Trust?\", <i>JAMA SURGERY<\/i>, <i>149<\/i> (11),  1210-1212","Rosen, A., Chen, Q., Borzecki, A., Shin, M., Itani, K., Shwartz, M. (2014). \"Using Estimated True Safety Event Rates versus Flagged Safety Event Rates: Does It Change Hospital Profiling and Payment?\", <i>Health Services Research<\/i>, <i>49<\/i> (5),  1426-1445","Chen, Q., Hanchate, A., Shwartz, M., Borzecki, A., Mull, H., Shin, M., Rosen, A. (2014). \"Comparison of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Patient Safety Indicator Rates Among Veteran Dual Users\", <i>American Journal of Medical Quality<\/i>, <i>29<\/i> (4),  335-343","Rosen, A., Chen, Q., Shin, M., O'Brien, W., Shwartz, M., Mull, H., Cevasco, M., Borzecki, A. (2014). \"Medical and Surgical Readmissions in the Veterans Health Administration What Proportion are Related to the Index Hospitalization?\", <i>MEDICAL CARE<\/i>, <i>52<\/i> (3),  243-249","Lerner, B., Roberts, J., Shwartz, M., Roter, D., Green, R., Clark, J. (2014). \"Distinct communication patterns during genetic counseling for late-onset Alzheimer's risk assessment\", <i>Patient Education and Counseling<\/i>, <i>94<\/i> (2),  170-179","Lerner, B., Shwartz, M., Roberts, J., Roter, D., Green, R., Clark, J. (2014). \"Distinct Communication Patterns During Genetic Counseling for Late-Onset Alzheimer\"s Risk Assessment\", <i>Patient Education and Counseling<\/i>, <i>94<\/i> (2),  170-179","Mull, H., Chen, Q., Shwartz, M., Itani, K., Rosen, A. (2014). \"Measuring Surgical Quality: Which Measures Should We Trust?\", <i>JAMA Surgery<\/i>, <i>149<\/i> (11),  1210-1212","Shwartz, M., Pekoz, E., Burgess, J., Christiansen, C., Rosen, A., Berlowitz, D. (2014). \"A Probability Metric for Identifying High Performing Facilities: An Application for Pay-for-Performance\", <i>Medical Care<\/i>, <i>52<\/i> (12),  1030-1036","Chen, C., Hanchate, A., Shwartz, M., Borzecki, A., Mull, H., Shin, M., Rosen, A. (2014). \"Comparison of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Patient Safety Indicators (PSI) Rates Among Dual Users\", <i>American Journal of Medical Quality<\/i>, <i>29<\/i> (4),  335-343","Rosen, A., Chen, Q., Shin, M., O'Brien, W., Shwartz, M., Mull, H., Cevasco, M., Borzecki, A. (2014). \"Medical and Surgical Readmission in the Veterans Administration:  What Proportion are Related to the Index Hospitalization?\", <i>Medical Care<\/i>, <i>52<\/i> (3),  243-249","Rosen, A., Chen, Q., Borzecki, A., Itani, K., Shwartz, M. (2014). \"Using Estimated True Safety Event Rates vs. Flagged Safety Event Rates: Does it Change Hospital Profiling and Payment?\", <i>Health Services Research<\/i>, <i>49<\/i> (5),  1426-1445","Mull, H., Chen, Q., O'Brien, W., Shwartz, M., Borzecki, A., Hanchate, A., Rosen, A. (2013). \"Comparing Two Methods of Assessing 30-day Readmissions: What is the Impact on Hospital Profiling in the Veterans Health Administration?\", <i>Medical Care<\/i>, <i>51<\/i> (7),  589-596","Mull, H., Chen, Q., O'Brien, W., Shwartz, M., Borzecki, A., Hanchate, A., Rosen, A. (2013). \"Comparing 2 Methods of Assessing 30-Day Readmissions What is the Impact on Hospital Profiling in the Veterans Health Administration?\", <i>Medical Care<\/i>, <i>51<\/i> (7),  589-596","Chen, Q., Borzecki, A., Cevasco, M., Shin, M., Shwartz, M., Itani, K., Rosen, A. (2013). \"Examining the Relationship Between Processes of Care and Selected AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators Postoperative Wound Dehiscence and Accidental Puncture or Laceration Using the VA Elecronic Medical Record\", <i>American Journal of Medical Quality<\/i>, <i>28<\/i> (3),  206-213","Chen, Q., Borzecki, A., Cevasco, M., Shin, M., Shwartz, M., Itani, K., Rosen, A. (2013). \"Examining the Relationship Between Processes of Care and Selected AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators Postoperative Wound Dehiscence and Accidental Puncture or Laceration Using the VA Electronic Medical Record\", <i>American Journal of Medical Quality<\/i>, <i>28<\/i> (3),  206-213","Sullivan, J., Shwartz, M., Burgess, J., Pekoez, E., Christiansen, C., Gerena-Melia, M., Berlowitz, D. (2013). \"Person-centered Care Practices and Quality in Department of Veterans Affairs Nursing Homes: Is There a Relationship?\", <i>Medical Care<\/i>, <i>51<\/i> (2),  165-171","Shwartz, M., Pekoez, E., Christiansen, C., Burgess, J., Berlowitz, D. (2013). \"Shrinkage Estimators for a Composite Measure of Quality Conceptualized as a Formative Construct\", <i>Health Services Research<\/i>, <i>48<\/i> (1),  271-289","Rosen, A., Loveland, S., Shin, M., Shwartz, M., Hanchate, A., Chen, Q., Kaafarani, H., Borzecki, A. (2013). \"Examining the Impact of the AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs) on the Veterans Health Administration The Case of Readmissions\", <i>Medical Care<\/i>, <i>51<\/i> (1),  37-44","Setodji, C., Shwartz, M. (2013). \"Fixed-effect or Random-effect Models\", <i>Medical Care<\/i>, <i>51<\/i> (1),  25-27","Rosen, A., Loveland, S., Shin, M., Shwartz, M., Hanchate, A., Chen, Q., Kaafarani, H., Borzecki, A. 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(2012). \"Is Development of Postoperative Venous Thromboembolish Related to Thromboprophylaxis Use? A Case-Control Study in the Veterans Health Administration\", <i>The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety<\/i>, <i>38<\/i> (8),  348-358","Shwartz, M., Pekoez, E., Labonte, A., Heineke, J., Restuccia, J. (2011). \"Bringing Responsibility for Small Area Variations in Hospitalization Rates Back to the Hospital The Propensity to Hospitalize Index and a Test of the Roemer's Law\", <i>Medical Care<\/i>, <i>49<\/i> (12),  1062-1067","Restuccia, J., Shwartz, M., Kreger, B. (2011). \"Underuse of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention\", <i>JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association<\/i>, <i>306<\/i> (19),  2094-2094","Sullivan, J., Shwartz, M., Gerena-Melia, M., Berlowitz, D., Burgess, J. 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