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Emmett B. Keeler

Emmett B. Keeler

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Medicine

D-Index
82
Citations
29111
World Ranking
15968
National Ranking
8036

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2006 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Emmett B. Keeler is affiliated with the RAND Corporation in the United States. Their research spans several fields, primarily focusing on Medicine and Health Professions. Within these areas, subfields such as General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology, Surgery, and Psychiatry and Mental Health are represented in their work.

The scientist's publications frequently appear in notable venues including the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, BMJ Quality & Safety, and Health Services Research. Their recent papers cover topics related to dementia care, quality improvement in hospital settings, and healthcare access. Specific papers include:

  • The Effects of Dementia Care Co-Management on Acute Care, Hospice, and Long-Term Care Utilization (2020, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society)
  • Economic evaluation of quality improvement interventions to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections in the hospital setting: a systematic review (2021, BMJ Quality & Safety)
  • Validation of a Brief Multi-Dimensional Assessment of Dementia Severity (2020, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society)
  • Primary Care Physician Supply, Access to Care, and Market Adjustments to Physician Shortages (2020, Health Services Research)

Frequent collaborators in their research include Lee A. Jennings, Neil S. Wenger, David B. Reuben, Simon Hollands, and Sara G. McCleskey. These coauthors have contributed to multiple papers regional to the topics explored by Keeler.

The primary topics investigated by Emmett B. Keeler reflect a focus on care and management issues such as:

  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
  • Chronic Disease Management Strategies
  • Urinary Tract Infections Management
  • Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
  • Surgical Site Infection Prevention
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

In recognition of their contributions to the field, Emmett B. Keeler was named a Member of the National Academy of Medicine in 2006.

Best Publications

  • Health insurance and the demand for medical care: evidence from a randomized experiment.

    W G Manning;J P Newhouse;N Duan;E B Keeler

  • Effect of Corticosteroids for Fetal Maturation on Perinatal Outcomes: NIH Consensus Development Panel on the Effect of Corticosteroids for Fetal Maturation on Perinatal Outcomes

    Larry C. Gilstrap;Robert Christensen;William H. Clewell;Mary E. D'Alton

  • Primer on Certain Elements of Medical Decision Making

    B J McNeil;E Keller;S J Adelstein

  • Does free care improve adults' health? Results from a randomized controlled trial.

    Robert H. Brook;John E. Ware;William H. Rogers;Emmett B. Keeler

  • Some Interim Results from a Controlled Trial of Cost Sharing in Health Insurance

    Joseph P. Newhouse;Willard G. Manning;Carl N. Morris;Larry L. Orr

  • A meta-analysis of interventions to improve care for chronic illnesses.

    Alexander C. Tsai;Sally C. Morton;Carol M. Mangione;Emmett B. Keeler

  • Costs and Benefits of Health Information Technology

    Paul G Shekelle;Sally C Morton;Emmett B Keeler

  • The Cost Effectiveness of Preoperative Autologous Blood Donations

    Jeff A. Etchason;Lawrence D. Petz;Emmett B. Keeler;Loni Calhoun

  • Cost-Effectiveness of CT Screening in the National Lung Screening Trial

    William C. Black;Ilana F. Gareen;Samir S. Soneji;JoRean D. Sicks

  • Hospital characteristics and quality of care.

    Emmett B. Keeler;Lisa V. Rubenstein;Katherine L. Kahn;David Draper

  • The taxes of sin. Do smokers and drinkers pay their way

    Willard G. Manning;Emmett B. Keeler;Joseph P. Newhouse;Elizabeth M. Sloss

  • Health care for black and poor hospitalized Medicare patients.

    Katherine L. Kahn;Marjorie L. Pearson;Ellen R. Harrison;Katherine A. Desmond

  • Comparison of health outcomes at a health maintenance organisation with those of fee-for-service care.

    JohnE. Ware;WilliamH. Rogers;AllysonRoss Davies;GeorgeA. Goldberg

  • Comparing outcomes of care before and after implementation of the DRG-based prospective payment system.

    Katherine L. Kahn;Emmett B. Keeler;Marjorie J. Sherwood;William H. Rogers

  • The Costs of Poor Health Habits

    Willard G. Manning;Emmett B. Keeler;Joseph P. Newhouse;Elizabeth M. Sloss

  • The changing effects of competition on non-profit and for-profit hospital pricing behavior.

    Emmett B. Keeler;Glenn Melnick;Jack Zwanziger

  • Adjusting capitation rates using objective health measures and prior utilization

    Joseph P. Newhouse;Willard G. Manning;Emmett B. Keeler;Elizabeth M. Sloss

  • Explaining Variations in Hospital Death Rates: Randomness, Severity of Illness, Quality of Care

    Rolla Edward Park;Robert H. Brook;Jacqueline Kosecoff;Joan Keesey

  • Reducing the global burden of tuberculosis: the contribution of improved diagnostics

    Emmett Keeler;Mark D. Perkins;Peter Small;Christy Hanson

  • Measuring Quality of Care With Explicit Process Criteria Before and After Implementation of the DRG-Based Prospective Payment System

    Katherine L. Kahn;William H. Rogers;Lisa V. Rubenstein;Marjorie J. Sherwood

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert H. Brook
Robert H. Brook RAND Corporation
Joseph P. Newhouse
Joseph P. Newhouse Harvard University
Katherine L. Kahn
Katherine L. Kahn University of California, Los Angeles
Willard G. Manning
Willard G. Manning University of Chicago
William H. Rogers
William H. Rogers Tufts Medical Center
Carol M. Mangione
Carol M. Mangione University of California, Los Angeles
David B. Reuben
David B. Reuben University of California, Los Angeles
Paul G. Shekelle
Paul G. Shekelle RAND Corporation
Kathleen N. Lohr
Kathleen N. Lohr RTI International
Kenneth B. Wells
Kenneth B. Wells University of California, Los Angeles

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