Dept of Health Services Policy and Management
800 Sumter Street, Room 116
Columbia, SC
USA 29208
Email: sxirasagar@sc.edu
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Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have had significant researc experience both scholarly publications and sponsored research in quality of care research. A partial list of my publications in this area is provided below:
2. Lin H.C. Xirasagar, S., Chen, C.H., Hwang, Y.T. 2008. Physician Case Volume of ICU Pneumonia Admissions and In-hospital Mortality. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 177(9):989-94.
6. Lien, H.C., Xirasagar, S., Lin, H.C. Hwang, Y.T. 2008. Does Physicians’ Case Volume Impact Inpatient Care Costs for Pneumonia Cases? Journal of General Internal Medicine. 23(3):304-9.
7. Lin H.C., Xirasagar, S., Lee H.C., Tsao N.W., Hwang Y.T. 2008. Volume-Outcome Relationships in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Outcomes: 5-year Major Cardiovascular Event Outcomes. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 135(4):923-30.
Lin H.C., Xirasagar, S., Chen, C.H., Lee, H.C. 2007. Association Between Physician Volume and Hospitalization Costs for Patients with Stroke in Taiwan: A nation-wide Population-based Study.. Stroke. 38 (5):1565-1569.
Lin, H.C., Xirasagar, S. Liu, T.C.. 2007. Doctors’ Obstetric Experience and Cesarean Section (CS); Does Increasing Delivery Volume Result in Lower Cesarean Likelihood? Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 13(6):954-57.
Xirasagar, S. , Samuels, M.E., Stoskopf, C.H. 2005. Physician Leadership Styles and Effectiveness: An Empirical Study. Medical Care Research and Review. 62(6); 720-740.
Lin, H.C., Xirasagar, S., Laditka, J.N. 2004. Patient Perceptions of Service Quality in Group Versus Solo Practice Clinics. International Journal for Quality in Health Care 16(6): 437-445.
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