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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 7 of 7 Research Studies DisplayedKronick R, Casalino LP, Bindman AB
AHRQ Author: Kronick R
Apple pickers or federal judges: strong versus weak incentives in physician payment.
The authors provide an introduction for five papers commissioned by AHRQ focusing on incentives for physicians that are featured in this special issue of Health Services Research. These papers concentrate on suggesting a conceptual framework for the use of financial incentives in health care, key implications of the evidence to date on pay for performance and public reporting in health care and several related topics.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Kronick R, Casalino LP, Bindman AB .
Apple pickers or federal judges: strong versus weak incentives in physician payment.
Health Serv Res 2015 Dec;50 Suppl 2:2049-56. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.12424.
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Keywords: Payment, Provider Performance, Policy, Health Services Research (HSR), Quality of Care, Healthcare Costs, Quality Improvement
Layton TJ, Ryan AM
Higher incentive payments in Medicare Advantage's pay-for-performance program did not improve quality but did increase plan offerings.
The researchers evaluated the effects of the size of financial bonuses on quality of care and the number of plan offerings in the Medicare Advantage Quality Bonus Payment Demonstration. They concluded that at great expense to Medicare, double bonuses in the Medicare Advantage Quality Bonus Payment Demonstration were not associated with improved quality but were associated with more plan offerings.
AHRQ-funded; HS018546.
Citation: Layton TJ, Ryan AM .
Higher incentive payments in Medicare Advantage's pay-for-performance program did not improve quality but did increase plan offerings.
Health Serv Res 2015 Dec;50(6):1810-28. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.12409..
Keywords: Medicare, Payment, Provider Performance, Health Services Research (HSR), Quality Improvement, Quality of Care
McConnochie KM
Pursuit of value in connected healthcare.
The authors highlighted differences in care models to mitigate controversy and to distinguish capacities of these different models. They concluded that the pursuit of value in connected care is fundamentally the same as with in-person care.
AHRQ-funded; HS016871; HS015165; HS018912.
Citation: McConnochie KM .
Pursuit of value in connected healthcare.
Telemed J E Health 2015 Nov;21(11):863-9. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2015.0111.
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Keywords: Healthcare Delivery, Quality of Care, Health Services Research (HSR), Telehealth
Blendon RJ, Benson JM, Gorski MT
The perspectives of six Latino heritage groups about their health care.
The authors examined the perspectives of six Latino heritage groups on the health care issues they face. They found that all six heritage groups agree that diabetes is the biggest health problem facing their families.
AHRQ-funded; HS000055.
Citation: Blendon RJ, Benson JM, Gorski MT .
The perspectives of six Latino heritage groups about their health care.
J Immigr Minor Health 2015 Oct;17(5):1347-54. doi: 10.1007/s10903-014-0078-8.
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Keywords: Quality of Care, Health Services Research (HSR), Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Patient Experience, Patient Experience
Zingmond DS, Parikh P, Louie R
Improving hospital reporting of patient race and ethnicity--approaches to data auditing.
This study investigated new metrics to improve the reporting of patient race and ethnicity (R/E) by hospitals. It examined agreement between hospital reported R/E versus self-report among mothers delivering babies and a cancer cohort in California. It concluded that comparison between reported R/E and R/E estimates using zip code level data may be a reasonable first approach to evaluate and track hospital R/E reporting.
AHRQ-funded; HS019963.
Citation: Zingmond DS, Parikh P, Louie R .
Improving hospital reporting of patient race and ethnicity--approaches to data auditing.
Health Serv Res 2015 Aug;50 Suppl 1:1372-89. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.12324..
Keywords: Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Hospitals, Hospital Discharge, Health Services Research (HSR), Registries, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care, Data
Ryan AM, Burgess JF, Dimick JB
Why we should not be indifferent to specification choices for difference-in-differences.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of specification choices on the accuracy of estimates in difference-in-differences models. They found that performance of alternative specifications varied dramatically when the probability of treatment was correlated with pre-intervention levels or trends. In these cases, propensity score matching resulted in much more accurate point estimates.
AHRQ-funded; HS018546.
Citation: Ryan AM, Burgess JF, Dimick JB .
Why we should not be indifferent to specification choices for difference-in-differences.
Health Serv Res 2015 Aug;50(4):1211-35. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.12270..
Keywords: Quality of Care, Health Services Research (HSR)
Nembhard IM, Labao I, Savage S
Breaking the silence: determinants of voice for quality improvement in hospitals.
The researchers examined the drivers of “voice” for health professionals in hospitals. “Voice” is understood as the discretionary communication of ideas, suggestions, concerns, or opinions about work-related issues with the intent to improve organizational or unit functioning. They found that factors related to individuals (e.g., tenure), work (e.g., work configuration), organizational context (e.g., culture), data (e.g., benchmarking), and the external environment (e.g., attention) influenced health professionals’ voice.
AHRQ-funded; HS018987.
Citation: Nembhard IM, Labao I, Savage S .
Breaking the silence: determinants of voice for quality improvement in hospitals.
Health Care Manage Rev 2015 Jul-Sep;40(3):225-36. doi: 10.1097/hmr.0000000000000028..
Keywords: Hospitals, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care, Communication, Organizational Change, Health Services Research (HSR)