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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 8 of 8 Research Studies DisplayedShah MN, Wasserman EB, Gillespie SM
High-intensity telemedicine decreases emergency department use for ambulatory care sensitive conditions by older adult senior living community residents.
The aim of this study was to assess the effect of a high-intensity telemedicine program for senior living community (SLC) residents on the rate of Emergency department (ED) visits for ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs). It found that providing acute illness care by high-intensity telemedicine to older adults residing in SLCs significantly decreases the rate of ED use for ACSCs over 1 year.
AHRQ-funded; HS018047.
Citation: Shah MN, Wasserman EB, Gillespie SM .
High-intensity telemedicine decreases emergency department use for ambulatory care sensitive conditions by older adult senior living community residents.
J Am Med Dir Assoc 2015 Dec;16(12):1077-81. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2015.07.009..
Keywords: Elderly, Telehealth, Health Information Technology (HIT), Emergency Department, Healthcare Utilization, Long-Term Care
Cherney AR, Marin JR, Brown J
AHRQ Author: Henriksen K
Funding research in emergency diagnostic imaging: summary of a panel discussion at the 2015 Academic Emergency Medicine Consensus Conference.
As part of the 2015 Academic Emergency Medicine consensus conference "Diagnostic Imaging in the Emergency Department: A Research Agenda to Optimize Utilization," a panel of representatives from several Federal agencies and organizations including AHRQ was assembled to discuss future opportunities for funding research in this particular area of interest. Representatives from these agencies and organizations discussed their missions and priorities and how they distribute funding.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Cherney AR, Marin JR, Brown J .
Funding research in emergency diagnostic imaging: summary of a panel discussion at the 2015 Academic Emergency Medicine Consensus Conference.
Acad Emerg Med 2015 Dec;22(12):1400-5. doi: 10.1111/acem.12825.
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Keywords: Imaging, Emergency Department, Health Services Research (HSR), Healthcare Utilization
Lewiss RE, Chan W, Sheng AY
Research priorities in the utilization and interpretation of diagnostic imaging: Education, assessment, and competency.
A group of radiologists, physicists, and emergency physicians convened at the 2015 Academic Emergency Medicine consensus conference to discuss and prioritize a research agenda related to education, assessment, and competency in ordering and interpreting diagnostic imaging. In this article, the authors review the supporting reliability and validity evidence and make specific recommendations for future research on the education, competency, and assessment of learning diagnostic imaging.
AHRQ-funded; HS023498.
Citation: Lewiss RE, Chan W, Sheng AY .
Research priorities in the utilization and interpretation of diagnostic imaging: Education, assessment, and competency.
Acad Emerg Med 2015 Dec;22(12):1447-54. doi: 10.1111/acem.12833.
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Keywords: Imaging, Education: Continuing Medical Education, Emergency Department, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Healthcare Utilization, Health Services Research (HSR)
Wexler R, Hefner JL, Sieck C
Connecting emergency department patients to primary care.
The researchers developed and evaluated a system change innovation designed to remove system barriers to primary care access for Medicaid patients. The intervention did not decrease ED visits nor increase primary care use over the 12 months of the study period. The qualitative results provide insight into nonurgent ED utilization by patients with Medicaid, suggesting potential future interventions.
AHRQ-funded; HS020693.
Citation: Wexler R, Hefner JL, Sieck C .
Connecting emergency department patients to primary care.
J Am Board Fam Med 2015 Nov-Dec;28(6):722-32. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2015.06.150044.
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Keywords: Emergency Department, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Primary Care, Health Information Technology (HIT), Healthcare Utilization
Hinami K, Smith J, Deamant CD
When do patient-reported outcome measures inform readmission risk?
The study sought was to characterize changes in patient-reported outcome measures from hospital discharge to assess when they best inform risk of utilization as defined by readmissions or emergency department use. It concluded that routine measurement of patient-reported outcomes can help identify patients at higher risk for utilizations. For example, in-hospital assessments revealing high symptom burden and poor health status predicted 14-day reutilization.
AHRQ-funded; HS019481.
Citation: Hinami K, Smith J, Deamant CD .
When do patient-reported outcome measures inform readmission risk?
J Hosp Med 2015 May;10(5):294-300. doi: 10.1002/jhm.2366..
Keywords: Emergency Department, Healthcare Utilization, Hospital Discharge, Hospital Readmissions, Outcomes
Morrato EH, Parks J, Campagna EJ
Comparative effectiveness of injectable paliperidone palmitate versus oral atypical antipsychotics: early postmarketing evidence.
The researchers compared the likelihood of hospitalization and emergency department visits in Medicaid patients from the state of Missouri starting paliperidone palmitate versus oral atypical (also known as second-generation) antipsychotics. They found that paliperidone palmitate treatment resulted in a statistically significant 37 percent reduction in the adjusted likelihood of an all-cause emergency department visit. There was no statistically significant reduction in hospitalization.
AHRQ-funded; HS019464.
Citation: Morrato EH, Parks J, Campagna EJ .
Comparative effectiveness of injectable paliperidone palmitate versus oral atypical antipsychotics: early postmarketing evidence.
J Comp Eff Res 2015 Mar-Apr;4(2):89-99. doi: 10.2217/cer.14.50..
Keywords: Medication, Hospitalization, Behavioral Health, Emergency Department, Healthcare Utilization
Fertel BS, Hart KW, Lindsell CJ
Patients who use multiple EDs: quantifying the degree of overlap between ED populations.
The researchers estimated the proportion of emergency department (ED) patients who seek care from more than one ED by using a sample of three EDs in a region with a total of 18 EDs and one dedicated pediatric ED. They found that most repeat encounters occur within a single ED rather than among multiple EDs. Nonetheless, nearly one of every four ED encounters were by patients who also visited another ED during the study period.
AHRQ-funded; HS021749.
Citation: Fertel BS, Hart KW, Lindsell CJ .
Patients who use multiple EDs: quantifying the degree of overlap between ED populations.
West J Emerg Med 2015 Mar;16(2):229-33. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2015.1.22838..
Keywords: Emergency Department, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Healthcare Utilization
Lee J, Ding R, Zeger SL
Impact of subsidized health insurance coverage on emergency department utilization by low-income adults in Massachusetts.
The authors aimed to estimate the change in emergency department (ED) utilization per individual among a cohort who qualified for subsidized health insurance following the Massachusetts health care reform. They concluded that expanding subsidized health insurance did not uniformly change ED utilization for all newly insured low-income adults in Massachusetts.
AHRQ-funded; HS017957.
Citation: Lee J, Ding R, Zeger SL .
Impact of subsidized health insurance coverage on emergency department utilization by low-income adults in Massachusetts.
Med Care 2015 Jan;53(1):38-44. doi: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000279.
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Keywords: Emergency Department, Healthcare Utilization, Health Insurance, Policy, Low-Income