Methodology | Human Nature Lab | Human Nature Lab at Yale

Finding Married Couples in Medicare Claims Data

2 | Methodology , Marriage

Citation:

T.J. Iwashyna, G. Brennan, J.X. Zhang, and N.A. Christakis, "Finding Married Couples in Medicare Claims Data" Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology, 3(1): 75-86 (December 2002)

Care After the Onset of Serious Illness (COSI): A Novel Claims-Based Dataset Exploiting Substantial Cross-Set Linkages to Study End-of-Life Care

3 | Hospice Care , Methodology , Terminal Care

Citation:

N.A. Christakis, T.J. Iwashyna, and J.X. Zhang, "Care After the Onset of Serious Illness (COSI): A Novel Claims-Based Dataset Exploiting Substantial Cross-Set Linkages to Study End-of-Life Care" Journal of Palliative Medicine, 5(4): 515-529 (August 2002)

Construct Validity of Medicare Chemotherapy Claims: The Case of 5FU

2 | Cancer , Methodology

Citation:

E.B. Lamont, D.S. Lauderdale, R.L. Schilsky, and N.A. Christakis, "Construct Validity of Medicare Chemotherapy Claims: The Case of 5FU" Medical Care, 40(3): 201-211 (March 2002)

Refinements of a Methodology for Detecting Married Couples in the Medicare Data

2 | Methodology , Marriage

Citation:

T.J. Iwashyna, J. Zhang, D. Lauderdale, and N.A. Christakis, "Refinements of a Methodology for Detecting Married Couples in the Medicare Data" Demography, 37(2): 251-252 (May 2000)

The Performance of Different Lookback Periods and Sources of Information for Charlson Comorbidity Adjustment in Medicare Claims

1 | Methodology

Citation:

J. Zhang, T.J. Iwashyna, N.A. Christakis, "The Performance of Different Lookback Periods and Sources of Information for Charlson Comorbidity Adjustment in Medicare Claims" Medical Care, 37(11): 1128-1139 (November 1999)

Neighborhoods Matter: A Population-Based Study of Provision of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

6 | Geographic Effects , Health Services Research , Methodology , Social Determinants , Terminal Care , NAC Favorite

Citation:

T.J. Iwashyna, N.A. Christakis, and L.B. Becker, "Neighborhoods Matter: A Population-Based Study of Provision of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation" Annals of Emergency Medicine, 34(4): 459-468 (October 1999)

A Methodology for Identifying Married Couples in Medicare Data: Mortality, Morbidity, and Health Care Use Among the Married Elderly

3 | Methodology , Marriage , Widowhood Effect

Citation:

T.J. Iwashyna, J. Zhang, D. Lauderdale, and N.A. Christakis, "A Methodology for Identifying Married Couples in Medicare Data: Mortality, Morbidity, and Health Care Use Among the Married Elderly" Demography, 35(4): 413-419 (November 1998)

Conducting Physician Mail Surveys on a Limited Budget: A Randomized Trial Comparing $2 Bill Versus $5 Bill Incentives

1 | Methodology

Citation:

D.A. Asch, N.A. Christakis, and P.A. Ubel, "Conducting Physician Mail Surveys on a Limited Budget: A Randomized Trial Comparing $2 Bill Versus $5 Bill Incentives" Medical Care, 36(1): 95-99 (January 1998)

Response Rates to Mail Surveys Published in Medical Journals

1 | Methodology

Citation:

D.A. Asch, M.K. Jedrziewski, and N.A. Christakis, "Response Rates to Mail Surveys Published in Medical Journals" Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 50(10): 1129-1136 (October 1997)

Biases in How Physicians Choose to Withdraw Life Support

5 | Ethics , Experiment , Methodology , NAC Favorite , Terminal Care

Citation:

N.A. Christakis and D.A. Asch, "Biases in How Physicians Choose to Withdraw Life Support" The Lancet, 342(8872): 642-646 (September 1993); reprinted in Monash Bioethics Review 13(3): 24-33 (July 1994)

Subscribe to Methodology