Interactions Between Physicians and Skilled Home Health Care Agencies in Certification of Plans of Care
Authors: Bing-Kun Zheng, Peng-Peng Niu
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2018)

Letters6 November 2018Interactions Between Physicians and Skilled Home Health Care Agencies in Certification of Plans of CareBing-Kun Zheng, MSN and Peng-Peng Niu, MD, PhDBing-Kun Zheng, MSNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (B.Z., P.N.)Search for more papers by this author and Peng-Peng Niu, MD, PhDFirst Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (B.Z., P.N.)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L18-0465 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:We read Boyd and colleagues' (1) article with interest. Although surveys of physicians are an important tool in health services and policy research, response rates are often low (2). Previous studies suggest that surveys mailed to physicians have response rates between 60% and 70% (3, 4). The response rate of Boyd and colleagues' (1) survey is lower than that of some others, which may lead to substantial deviation of the acquired information. In reality, knowing the nature of interactions between nonrespondents and skilled home health care agencies is impossible. Moreover, we do not know the aspect of ...References1. Boyd CM, Leff B, Bellantoni J, Rana N, Wolff JL, Roth DL, et al. Interactions between physicians and skilled home health care agencies in the certification of Medicare beneficiaries' plans of care: results of a nationally representative survey. Ann Intern Med. 2018;168:695-701. [PMID: 29610828]. doi:10.7326/M17-2219 LinkGoogle Scholar2. VanGeest JB, Johnson TP, Welch VL. Methodologies for improving response rates in surveys of physicians: a systematic review. Eval Health Prof. 2007;30:303-21. [PMID: 17986667] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Delnevo CD, Abatemarco DJ, Steinberg MB. Physician response rates to a mail survey by specialty and timing of incentive. Am J Prev Med. 2004;26:234-6. [PMID: 15026104] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Abdulaziz K, Brehaut J, Taljaard M, Émond M, Sirois MJ, Lee JS, et al. National survey of physicians to determine the effect of unconditional incentives on response rates of physician postal surveys. BMJ Open. 2015;5:e007166. [PMID: 25694460] doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007166 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (B.Z., P.N.)Disclosures: Authors have disclosed no conflicts of interest. Forms can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=L18-0465. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoInteractions Between Physicians and Skilled Home Health Care Agencies in the Certification of Medicare Beneficiaries' Plans of Care: Results of a Nationally Representative Survey Cynthia M. Boyd , Bruce Leff , Julia Bellantoni , Navpreet Rana , Jennifer L. Wolff , David L. Roth , Kim Carl , and Orla C. Sheehan Interactions Between Physicians and Skilled Home Health Care Agencies in Certification of Plans of Care Cynthia M. Boyd , Bruce Leff , Jennifer L. Wolff , David L. Roth , and Orla C. Sheehan Metrics 6 November 2018Volume 169, Issue 9Page: 661KeywordsConflicts of interestDisclosureHealth careHealth surveysMedical servicesMedicareResearch design ePublished: 6 November 2018 Issue Published: 6 November 2018 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2018 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...