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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 DisplayedMontalbano A, Quinonez RA, Hall M
Achievable benchmarks of care for pediatric readmissions.
This study’s objective was to calculate mean readmission rates and the Achievable Benchmarks of Care (ABCs) for pediatric diagnoses by different hospital types: metropolitan teaching, metropolitan nonteaching, and nonmetropolitan hospitals. The authors used a cross-sectional retrospective study of 30-day, all-cause same-hospital readmission of patients less than 18 years of age using the 2014 HCUP National Readmission Database. They calculated mean readmission and corresponding ABCs for the 17 most common readmission diagnosis. They found that sickle cell disease (SCD), bipolar and major depressive disorders were the most common reasons for readmission.
AHRQ-funded; HS024554.
Citation: Montalbano A, Quinonez RA, Hall M .
Achievable benchmarks of care for pediatric readmissions.
J Hosp Med 2019 Sep;14(9):534-40. doi: 10.12788/jhm.3201..
Keywords: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Children/Adolescents, Hospital Readmissions, Hospitals, Quality of Care
Mukamel DB, Ladd H, Li Y
AHRQ Author: Ngo-Metzger Q
Have racial disparities in ambulatory care sensitive admissions abated over time?
The researchers evaluated whether disparities in quality of ambulatory care have abated during the decade of 2000 by asking whether there were there differences in ambulatory care sensitive hospital admissions rates by race? In 2003 the overall Prevention Quality Indicators (PQI) admission rates were higher for African Americans (around 16.5/1000) than for whites (around 15/1000). By 2009, the overall and the chronic PQI admission rates declined significantly for whites but not for African Americans.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Mukamel DB, Ladd H, Li Y .
Have racial disparities in ambulatory care sensitive admissions abated over time?
Med Care 2015 Nov;53(11):931-9. doi: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000426..
Keywords: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Disparities, Quality Indicators (QIs), Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Quality of Care
Berry JG, Zaslavsky AM, Toomey SL
Recognizing differences in hospital quality performance for pediatric inpatient care.
This study was a retrospective analysis of hospital discharges for children aged 0 to 17 years from 3,974 hospitals in 44 states in the 2009 Kids’ Inpatient Database. It found that most children are admitted to hospitals in which all-condition measures of quality have adequate power to show modest differences in performance from average, but most condition-specific measures do not.
AHRQ-funded; HS020513.
Citation: Berry JG, Zaslavsky AM, Toomey SL .
Recognizing differences in hospital quality performance for pediatric inpatient care.
Pediatrics 2015 Aug;136(2):251-62. doi: 10.1542/peds.2014-3131..
Keywords: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Children/Adolescents, Hospitalization, Quality of Care
Singh JA, Ramachandran R
Does hospital volume predict outcomes and complications after total shoulder arthroplasty in the US?
The researchers assessed the association of hospital procedure volume for total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) with patient outcomes and complications. They found that, compared to low volume hospitals (<5, 5–9, or 10–14 procedures annually), patients receiving TSA at higher volume hospitals (15–24 or ‡25 procedures annually) had significantly lower likelihood of being discharged to an inpatient medical facility.
AHRQ-funded; HS021110.
Citation: Singh JA, Ramachandran R .
Does hospital volume predict outcomes and complications after total shoulder arthroplasty in the US?
Arthritis Care Res 2015 May;67(6):885-90. doi: 10.1002/acr.22507..
Keywords: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Adverse Events, Patient Safety, Quality of Care, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)