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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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76 to 78 of 78 Research Studies DisplayedDimick JB, Birkmeyer NJ, Finks JF
Composite measures for profiling hospitals on bariatric surgery performance.
The study objective was to develop a novel composite measure for profiling hospital performance with bariatric surgery. Composite measures are much better at explaining hospital-level variation in serious complications and predicting future performance than other approaches. This study provides preliminary data that empirically weighted composite outcomes measures may be better than existing alternatives for selective referral and outcomes feedback programs.
AHRQ-funded; HS017765.
Citation: Dimick JB, Birkmeyer NJ, Finks JF .
Composite measures for profiling hospitals on bariatric surgery performance.
JAMA Surg 2014 Jan;149(1):10-6. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2013.4109..
Keywords: Adverse Events, Quality of Care, Hospitals
Ederhof M, Chen LM
Critical access hospitals and cost shifting.
In the context of ongoing discussion about critical access hospital (CAH) reimbursement, it is important to better understand how health care providers currently utilize funds from the CAH Programs. This study found that among hospitals converted to CAH designation while part of a hospital system, the relative proportion of costs that reflect shared services provided by the parent organization is significantly higher than would be expected in the post-conversion period.
AHRQ-funded; HS020671.
Citation: Ederhof M, Chen LM .
Critical access hospitals and cost shifting.
JAMA Intern Med 2014 Jan;174(1):143-4. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.11901..
Keywords: Hospitals, Healthcare Costs, Health Services Research (HSR)
Barbash GI, Friedman B, Glied SA
AHRQ Author: Barbash GI, Friedman B, Glied SA, Steiner CA
Factors associated with adoption of robotic surgical technology in US hospitals and relationship to radical prostatectomy procedure volume.
The authors aimed to identify the factors associated with hospitals' decisions to adopt robotic technology and the consequences of these decisions. They found that hospitals in areas where a higher proportion of other hospitals had already acquired a robot were more likely to acquire one, as were those with more than 300 beds and teaching hospitals. They also found a significant association between years with a robot and the change in the number of radical prostatectomies. They concluded that local area robot competition was associated with the rapid spread of robot technology in the United States.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Barbash GI, Friedman B, Glied SA .
Factors associated with adoption of robotic surgical technology in US hospitals and relationship to radical prostatectomy procedure volume.
Ann Surg 2014 Jan;259(1):1-6. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3182a5c8b8.
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Keywords: Hospitals, Cancer: Prostate Cancer, Surgery