John Billings is an associate professor at the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University, and he is the director of the school's Center for Health and Public Service Research. Mr. Billings' recent work has involved analysis of patterns of hospital admission rates and emergency department utilization as tools to evaluate access barriers to outpatient care and to assess the performance of the ambulatory care delivery system. Mr. Billings is currently the principal investigator on a project funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to assess models for delivering primary care to low income populations and is co-principal investigator on an effort with Columbia University and the United Hospital Fund of New York to evaluate the impact of Medicaid managed care in New York City. Mr. Billings is also principal investigator on a project supported by the Commonwealth Fund to monitor use of emergency departments by uninsured patients in New York City.
Mr. Billings will discuss recent findings on the performance of primary care providers including ambulatory care clinics in New York City, and the implications for Medicaid managed care.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant will be able to: 1. identify patterns of hospital admission rates and emergency department utilization as tools to evaluate access barriers to outpatient care and to assess the performance of the ambulatory care delivery systems. 2. Analyze and evaluate the applicability of these patterns nationwide
Keywords: Ambulatory Care, Hospitals
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: None
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.