The Center's current research focuses on preventable hospitalizations. In progress is a study of the differences between the preventable hospiatalization rates of TennCare-insured patients and those with outher types of insurance. The working hypothesis of this study is that significant differences in the probability of having a preventable hospitalization exist among the various health insurance types.

Please check back soon for updates about this project. You can read previous sections of this study by clicking on the "Tennessee Hospializations" link to the right.

Previous Publications

TennCare

TennCare Timeline
Cyril F. Chang, Ph.D and Stephanie C. Steinberg, MBA, MHA

TennCare Lawsuit History

Tennessee Hospitalizations

Too Many Preventable Hospitalizations
Cyril F. Chang, Ph.D and Manoj Jain, MD, MPH

Tennessee Inpatient Discharges, 2002
Cyril F. Chang, Ph.D and David M. Mirvis, MD

Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations in Tennessee, 2004
Cyril F. Chang, Ph.D

Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations in Tennessee, 2003
Cyril F. Chang, Ph.D

Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations in Tennessee, 2002
Cyril F. Chang, Ph.D

Preventable Hospitalizations, 2002, Final Report
Cyril F. Chang, Ph.D

Emergency Department Visits

Non-Urgent ED Use in Tennessee, 2004
Cyril F. Chang, Ph.D, Peter S. Miller and Rebecca A. Pope, MA

Hospital Trends

Memphis and Shelby County Hospitals, 2004
Cyril F. Chang, Ph.D

Memphis and Shelby County Hospitals, 2006
Cyril F. Chang, Ph.D

Child Care

The Child Care Industry in Tennessee, 2004

Economic Impact, 2004
Cyril F. Chang, Ph.D and Dennis Wilson, Ph.D

Economic Impact, 2005
Cyril F. Chang, Ph.D and Dennis Wilson, Ph.D

Other Studies

The Influence of Hospice Use on Hospital Inpatient Mortality
Cyril F. Chang, Ph.D and Stephanie C. Steinberg, MBA, MHA

Health as an Economic Engine

Economic Contributions of the Memphis Healthcare Community