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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedMeddings J, Reichert H, Rogers MA
Under pressure: Financial effect of the hospital-acquired conditions initiative-a statewide analysis of pressure ulcer development and payment.
This study assessed the financial effect of the 2008 Hospital-Acquired Conditions Initiative (HACI) pressure ulcer payment changes on Medicare, other payers, and hospitals. It found that the total financial effect of the 2008 payment changes for pressure ulcers was negligible. Most payment decreases occurred by removal of comorbidity payments for present-on-admission pressure ulcers other than Stages III and IV.
AHRQ-funded; HS019767; HS018334.
Citation: Meddings J, Reichert H, Rogers MA .
Under pressure: Financial effect of the hospital-acquired conditions initiative-a statewide analysis of pressure ulcer development and payment.
J Am Geriatr Soc 2015 Jul;63(7):1407-12. doi: 10.1111/jgs.13475..
Keywords: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Pressure Ulcers, Patient Safety, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs)
Owens PL, Barrett ML, Raetzman S
AHRQ Author: Owens PL, Steiner CA
Surgical site infections following ambulatory surgery procedures.
The authors determined the incidence of clinically significant surgical site infections (CS-SSIs) following low- to moderate-risk ambulatory surgery in patients with low risk for surgical complications. They found that among patients in 8 states undergoing ambulatory surgery, rates of postsurgical visits for CS-SSIs were low relative to all causes but may represent a substantial number of adverse outcomes in aggregate, thus meriting quality improvement efforts to minimize their occurrence.
AHRQ-authored; AHRQ-funded; 290201300002C.
Citation: Owens PL, Barrett ML, Raetzman S .
Surgical site infections following ambulatory surgery procedures.
JAMA 2014 Feb 19;311(7):709-16. doi: 10.1001/jama.2014.4.
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Keywords: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Injuries and Wounds, Ambulatory Care and Surgery, Surgery, Hospitalization, Patient Safety, Adverse Events