National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
Latest available findings on quality of and access to health care
Data
- Data Infographics
- Data Visualizations
- Data Tools
- Data Innovations
- All-Payer Claims Database
- Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
- Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
- AHRQ Quality Indicator Tools for Data Analytics
- State Snapshots
- United States Health Information Knowledgebase (USHIK)
- Data Sources Available from AHRQ
Search All Research Studies
AHRQ Research Studies Date
Topics
- Access to Care (2)
- Arthritis (1)
- Cancer (4)
- Cancer: Prostate Cancer (3)
- Cardiovascular Conditions (13)
- Caregiving (1)
- Chronic Conditions (2)
- Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) (2)
- Data (4)
- Diabetes (1)
- Diagnostic Safety and Quality (2)
- Disabilities (1)
- Elderly (27)
- Emergency Medical Services (EMS) (1)
- Evidence-Based Practice (2)
- Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) (1)
- Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) (5)
- Healthcare Costs (19)
- Healthcare Delivery (1)
- Healthcare Utilization (7)
- Health Insurance (6)
- Health Services Research (HSR) (2)
- Health Status (2)
- Heart Disease and Health (10)
- Hospital Discharge (7)
- Hospitalization (10)
- Hospital Readmissions (10)
- Hospitals (16)
- Inpatient Care (4)
- Kidney Disease and Health (1)
- Long-Term Care (4)
- Low-Income (1)
- Medicaid (2)
- Medical Devices (1)
- Medical Errors (1)
- (-) Medicare (80)
- Medication (7)
- Men's Health (1)
- Mortality (7)
- Nursing Homes (6)
- Opioids (3)
- Outcomes (8)
- Patient-Centered Healthcare (3)
- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (7)
- Patient Adherence/Compliance (2)
- Patient Experience (1)
- Patient Safety (1)
- Payment (21)
- Pneumonia (2)
- Policy (9)
- Practice Patterns (3)
- Prevention (1)
- Primary Care (1)
- Provider (1)
- Provider: Physician (1)
- Provider Performance (9)
- Quality Improvement (2)
- Quality Indicators (QIs) (3)
- Quality Measures (5)
- Quality of Care (9)
- Racial and Ethnic Minorities (2)
- Registries (4)
- Rehabilitation (2)
- Research Methodologies (2)
- Risk (1)
- Rural Health (2)
- Sex Factors (1)
- Social Determinants of Health (1)
- Substance Abuse (1)
- Surgery (7)
- Transitions of Care (1)
- Uninsured (1)
- Vulnerable Populations (1)
AHRQ Research Studies
Sign up: AHRQ Research Studies Email updates
Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
Results
76 to 80 of 80 Research Studies DisplayedO'Brien SR, Zhang N
Association between therapy intensity and discharge outcomes in aged Medicare skilled nursing facilities admissions.
This study sought to determine the association between therapy intensity and discharge outcomes for aged Medicare skilled nursing facilities fee-for-service beneficiaries and to determine the association between therapy intensity and time to community discharge. It found that high intensity therapy was associated with more community discharges in comparison to the remaining intensity groups for medium-high, medium-low, and low intensity groups, respectively. More hospitalizations and deaths were found as therapy intensity decreased.
AHRQ-funded; HS000044.
Citation: O'Brien SR, Zhang N .
Association between therapy intensity and discharge outcomes in aged Medicare skilled nursing facilities admissions.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2018 Jan;99(1):107-15. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2017.07.012.
.
.
Keywords: Elderly, Nursing Homes, Medicare
Koroukian SM, Basu J, Schiltz NK
AHRQ Author: Basu J
Changes in case-mix and health outcomes of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries and managed care enrollees during the years 1992-2011.
This study examined changes in differentials between managed care enrollees (MCEs) and fee-for-service beneficiaries (FFSBs) both in case-mix and health outcomes over time. It found that the case-mix differential between MCEs and FFSBs persisted over time. Both MCEs and FFSBs were as likely to die within 2 years from the Health and Retirement Study interview.
AHRQ-authored; AHRQ-funded; HS023113.
Citation: Koroukian SM, Basu J, Schiltz NK .
Changes in case-mix and health outcomes of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries and managed care enrollees during the years 1992-2011.
Med Care 2018 Jan;56(1):39-46. doi: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000847.
.
.
Keywords: Elderly, Payment, Medicare, Health Insurance, Outcomes
Hsuan C, Horwitz JR, Ponce NA
Complying with the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA): challenges and solutions.
EMTALA, which requires Medicare-participating hospitals to provide emergency care to patients regardless of their ability to pay, plays an important role in protecting the uninsured. Yet many hospitals do not comply. This study examines the reasons for noncompliance and proposes solutions. Respondents identified 5 main causes of noncompliance as well as suggesting methods to improve compliance.
AHRQ-funded; HS024247.
Citation: Hsuan C, Horwitz JR, Ponce NA .
Complying with the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA): challenges and solutions.
J Healthc Risk Manag 2018 Jan;37(3):31-41. doi: 10.1002/jhrm.21288.
.
.
Keywords: Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Payment, Hospitals, Medicare, Uninsured
Li Q, Trivedi AN, Galarraga O
Medicare Advantage ratings and voluntary disenrollment among patients with end-stage renal disease.
This study assessed the association between publicly reported Medicare Advantage plan star ratings and voluntary disenrollment of incident dialysis patients in the following year over the period 2007-13. The authors assert that their findings suggest that low plan quality may lead to increased expenditures, as this high-cost population generally must shift from Medicare Advantage to traditional Medicare upon disenrollment.
AHRQ-funded; HS023959.
Citation: Li Q, Trivedi AN, Galarraga O .
Medicare Advantage ratings and voluntary disenrollment among patients with end-stage renal disease.
Health Aff 2018 Jan;37(1):70-77. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2017.0974..
Keywords: Kidney Disease and Health, Medicare
Cutler E, Karaca Z, Henke R
AHRQ Author: Karaca Z, Wong HS
The effects of Medicare accountable organizations on inpatient mortality rates.
This study examined whether Medicare Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) have improved hospital quality of care, specifically focusing on preventable inpatient mortality. The investigators concluded that, on average, Medicare ACO hospitals are not associated with improved mortality rates for the studied inpatient quality indicator conditions. They suggest that stakeholders may potentially consider providing ACOs with incentives or designing new programs for ACOs to target inpatient mortality reductions.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Cutler E, Karaca Z, Henke R .
The effects of Medicare accountable organizations on inpatient mortality rates.
Inquiry 2018 Jan-Dec;55:46958018800092. doi: 10.1177/0046958018800092..
Keywords: Quality of Care, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Hospitals, Medicare, Mortality