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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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1 to 4 of 4 Research Studies DisplayedWaters TM, Burns N, Kaplan CM
Combined impact of medicare's hospital pay for performance programs on quality and safety outcomes is mixed.
The authors examined the combined impact of Medicare's pay for performance (P4P) programs on clinical areas and populations targeted by the programs, as well as those outside their focus. Using HCUP data, and consistent with previous studies for individual programs, they detected minimal, if any, effect of Medicare's hospital P4P programs on quality and safety. They recommended a redesigning of the P4P programs before continuing to expand them.
AHRQ-funded; HS025148.
Citation: Waters TM, Burns N, Kaplan CM .
Combined impact of medicare's hospital pay for performance programs on quality and safety outcomes is mixed.
BMC Health Serv Res 2022 Jul 28;22(1):958. doi: 10.1186/s12913-022-08348-w..
Keywords: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Medicare, Payment, Provider Performance, Hospitals, Quality Indicators (QIs), Quality Measures, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care, Patient Safety
Jacobs PD, Basu J
AHRQ Author: Jacobs PD, Basu J
Medicare Advantage and postdischarge quality: evidence from hospital readmissions.
This study compared relative readmission rates for beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) and traditional Medicare (TM). HCUP State Inpatient Databases data for 4 states was used from 2009 and 2014. The outcome compared was the probability of a hospital readmission within 30 days of an index admission. There were significantly lower all-cause readmission rates among MA enrollees relative to those in TM in both 2009 and 2014, but MA enrollment was not associated with an increased reduction in readmission rates relative to TM during that time period.
AHRQ-authored
Citation: Jacobs PD, Basu J .
Medicare Advantage and postdischarge quality: evidence from hospital readmissions.
Am J Manag Care 2020 Dec;26(12):524-29. doi: 10.37765/ajmc.2020.88540..
Keywords: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Elderly, Medicare, Hospital Readmissions, Hospitals, Quality of Care, Provider Performance
Davis JD, Olsen MA, Bommarito K
All-payer analysis of heart failure hospitalization 30-day readmission: comorbidities matter.
In this study, the researchers investigated readmission characteristics and the magnitude of 30-day hospital readmissions after hospital discharge for heart failure using the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project State Inpatient Databases (SID). They found in this large all-payer cohort, ∼70% of 30-day readmissions were for non-heart failure causes, and the median time to readmission was 12 days.
AHRQ-funded; HS019455.
Citation: Davis JD, Olsen MA, Bommarito K .
All-payer analysis of heart failure hospitalization 30-day readmission: comorbidities matter.
Am J Med 2017 Jan;130(1):93.e9-93.e28. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2016.07.030..
Keywords: Cardiovascular Conditions, Heart Disease and Health, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Hospital Readmissions, Hospitalization, Hospitals, Provider Performance
Jiang HJ, Reiter KL, Wang J
AHRQ Author: Jiang HJ
Measuring mortality performance: How did safety-net hospitals compare with other hospitals?
This study assessed mortality performance of safety-net hospitals (SNHs) using all-payer databases and measures for a broad range of conditions and procedures. It found small differences in risk-adjusted mortality rates between SNHs and non-SNHs only among teaching hospitals. After controlling for hospital factors, these differences were substantially reduced and remained significant only for surgical mortality rates.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Jiang HJ, Reiter KL, Wang J .
Measuring mortality performance: How did safety-net hospitals compare with other hospitals?
Med Care 2016 Jul;54(7):648-56. doi: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000540.
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Keywords: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Hospitals, Mortality, Provider Performance