Rates of inappropriate laboratory test utilization in Ontario
N Chami, JE Simons, A Sweetman… - Clinical …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Medical laboratory tests ordered redundantly represent one of the targets for
reducing diagnostic testing without negatively, and possibly positively, affecting patient care. …
reducing diagnostic testing without negatively, and possibly positively, affecting patient care. …
Disparities in physician compensation by gender in Ontario, Canada
M Steffler, N Chami, S Hill, G Beck… - JAMA Network …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Men and women should earn equal pay for equal work. An examination of the
magnitude of pay disparities could inform strategies for remediation. Objective To examine …
magnitude of pay disparities could inform strategies for remediation. Objective To examine …
Association between virtual primary care and emergency department use during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada
N Chami, HA Shah, S Nastos, S Shaikh, PK Tenenbein… - CMAJ, 2023 - Can Med Assoc
… Nadine Chami and Steve Nastos contributed to the acquisition, analysis, and interpretation
of data. Nadine Chami drafted the manuscript. All of the authors revised it critically for …
of data. Nadine Chami drafted the manuscript. All of the authors revised it critically for …
Payment models in primary health care: a driver of the quantity and quality of medical laboratory utilization
N Chami, A Sweetman - Health Economics, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Physician payment models' incentives regarding many aspects of primary health care are
not well understood. We focus on the case of medical laboratory utilization and examine how …
not well understood. We focus on the case of medical laboratory utilization and examine how …
Referring and Specialist Physician Gender and Specialist Billing
N Chami, S Weir, SA Shaikh, LM Sibley… - JAMA Network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance While a gender pay gap in medicine has been well documented, relatively little
research has addressed mechanisms that mediate gender differences in referral income for …
research has addressed mechanisms that mediate gender differences in referral income for …
Effect of strict and soft policy interventions on laboratory diagnostic testing in Ontario, Canada: a Bayesian structural time series analysis
N Chami, Y Li, S Weir, JG Wright, J Kantarevic - Health Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Applications of behavioral economics targeted at optimizing laboratory utilization among
physicians have been implemented in Ontario through different types of nonfinancial …
physicians have been implemented in Ontario through different types of nonfinancial …
[HTML][HTML] Pancreatic stone protein point-of-care testing can reduce healthcare expenditure in sepsis
JE Schneider, K Dick, JT Cooper, N Chami - Health Economics Review, 2022 - Springer
Background Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction in response to infection. Early
recognition and rapid treatment are critical to patient outcomes and cost savings, but sepsis is …
recognition and rapid treatment are critical to patient outcomes and cost savings, but sepsis is …
[HTML][HTML] Adoption of a laboratory EMR system and inappropriate laboratory testing in Ontario: a cross-sectional observational study
N Chami, S Mathew, S Weir, JG Wright… - BMC Health Services …, 2021 - Springer
Background Electronic medical record (EMR) systems have the potential to facilitate
appropriate laboratory testing. We examined three common medical tests in primary care—…
appropriate laboratory testing. We examined three common medical tests in primary care—…
[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 and the duration of operating room procedures in Ontario: a population-based retrospective study
J Kantarevic, N Chami, C Vinden… - Canadian Journal of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Studies have estimated that a large backlog of procedures was generated by
emergency measures implemented in Ontario, Canada, at the onset of the COVID-19 …
emergency measures implemented in Ontario, Canada, at the onset of the COVID-19 …
Four Essays in Health Economics
N Chami - 2019 - macsphere.mcmaster.ca
This thesis addresses health-policy relevant questions regarding quantity and quality of
service delivery in primary healthcare using health administrative data from the province of …
service delivery in primary healthcare using health administrative data from the province of …