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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 DisplayedRemigio RV, Turpin R, Raimann JG, et al.
Assessing proximate intermediates between ambient temperature, hospital admissions, and mortality in hemodialysis patients.
This study investigated whether pre-dialysis systolic blood pressure (preSBP) and interdialytic weight gain (IDWG) in individuals with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) can independently mediate the association between ambient temperature, all-cause hospital admissions (ACHA), and all-cause mortality (ACM). The study population consisted of 1981 ESKD patients receiving hemodialysis treatments at Fresenius Medical Care facilities in Philadelphia County, PA, from 2011 to 2019. Within a time-to-event framework, the authors estimated the association between daily maximum dry-bulb temperature (TMAX) and, as separate models, ACHA and ACM during warmer calendar months. Based on Lag 2- Lag 1 temporal ordering, and a 1 °C increase in daily maximum dry-bulb temperature (TMAX), the authors found an increased hazard of ACHA by 1.4% and ACM 7.5%. Short-term lag exposures to 1 °C increase in temperature predicted mean reductions in IDWG and preSBP by 0.013-0.015% and 0.168-0.229 mmHg.
AHRQ-funded; HS027716.
Citation: Remigio RV, Turpin R, Raimann JG, et al..
Assessing proximate intermediates between ambient temperature, hospital admissions, and mortality in hemodialysis patients.
Environ Res 2022 Mar;204(Pt B):112127. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112127..
Keywords: Kidney Disease and Health, Chronic Conditions, Hospitalization
Gounder PP, Seeman SM, Holman RC
AHRQ Author: Steiner CA
Potentially preventable hospitalizations for acute and chronic conditions in Alaska, 2010-2012.
The Healthy Alaska 2020 initiative (HA2020) targeted reducing potentially preventable hospitalizations (PPH) for acute and chronic conditions among its health indicators. This study found that among 127,371 total hospitalizations, 4,911 and 6,721 were for acute and chronic PPH conditions, respectively. The overall crude PPH rate was 7.3 (3.1 for acute and 4.2 for chronic conditions).
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Gounder PP, Seeman SM, Holman RC .
Potentially preventable hospitalizations for acute and chronic conditions in Alaska, 2010-2012.
Prev Med Rep 2016 Dec;4:614-21. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2016.03.017.
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Keywords: Hospitalization, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Quality Indicators (QIs), Chronic Conditions, Quality of Care
Domino ME, Jackson C, Beadles CA
Do primary care medical homes facilitate care transitions after psychiatric discharge for patients with multiple chronic conditions?
The purpose of this manuscript is to assess outpatient follow-up rates with primary care and mental health providers following psychiatric discharge by medical home enrollment and medical complexity. Hospitalized persons with multiple chronic conditions including serious mental illness enrolled in a medical home were more likely to receive timely outpatient follow-up with a primary care provider but not with a mental health specialist.
AHRQ-funded; HS000032; HS019659.
Citation: Domino ME, Jackson C, Beadles CA .
Do primary care medical homes facilitate care transitions after psychiatric discharge for patients with multiple chronic conditions?
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 2016 Mar-Apr;39:59-65. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2015.11.002.
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Keywords: Primary Care, Patient-Centered Healthcare, Behavioral Health, Hospitalization, Chronic Conditions
Skinner HG, Coffey R, Jones J
AHRQ Author: Heslin KC, Moy E
The effects of multiple chronic conditions on hospitalization costs and utilization for ambulatory care sensitive conditions in the United States: a nationally representative cross-sectional study.
A purpose of this study was to evaluate how multiple chronic conditions relate to inpatient hospitalization costs. It found that compared with costs for patients with 0 or 1 chronic condition, hospitalization costs per stay for overall ambulatory care sensitive conditions were 19 percent higher for those with 2 or 3 , 32 percent higher for those with 4 or 5, and 31 percent higher for those with 6+ conditions.
AHRQ-authored; AHRQ-funded; 290201300002C.
Citation: Skinner HG, Coffey R, Jones J .
The effects of multiple chronic conditions on hospitalization costs and utilization for ambulatory care sensitive conditions in the United States: a nationally representative cross-sectional study.
BMC Health Serv Res 2016 Mar 1;16:77. doi: 10.1186/s12913-016-1304-y.
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Keywords: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Chronic Conditions, Hospitalization, Healthcare Utilization, Healthcare Costs