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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 5 of 5 Research Studies DisplayedNocon RS, Lee SM, Sharma R
AHRQ Author: Ngo-Metzger Q
Health care use and spending for medicaid enrollees in federally qualified health centers versus other primary care settings.
This study compared health care use and spending of Medicaid enrollees seen at federally qualified health centers versus non-health center settings in a context of significant growth. It found that health center patients had lower use and spending than did non-health center patients across all services, with 22 percent fewer visits and 33 percent lower spending on specialty.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Nocon RS, Lee SM, Sharma R .
Health care use and spending for medicaid enrollees in federally qualified health centers versus other primary care settings.
Am J Public Health 2016 Nov;106(11):1981-89. doi: 10.2105/ajph.2016.303341.
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Keywords: Medicaid, Healthcare Costs, Primary Care, Healthcare Utilization
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
Schlitz NK, Kaiboriboon K, Koroukian SM
Long-term reduction of health care costs and utilization after epilepsy surgery.
This study assessed long-term direct medical costs, health care utilization, and mortality following resective surgery in persons with uncontrolled epilepsy. It found that the mean direct medical cost difference between the surgical group and control group was $6,806 after risk-set matching. The incidence rate ratio of inpatient, emergency room, and outpatient utilization was lower among the surgical group in both unadjusted and adjusted analyses.
AHRQ-funded; HS000059.
Citation: Schlitz NK, Kaiboriboon K, Koroukian SM .
Long-term reduction of health care costs and utilization after epilepsy surgery.
Epilepsia 2016 Feb;57(2):316-24. doi: 10.1111/epi.13280.
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Keywords: Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Utilization, Mortality, Neurological Disorders, Outcomes, Surgery
Dinan MA, Li Y, Zhang Y
Resource use in the last year of life among patients who died with versus of prostate cancer.
The researchers conducted a retrospective analysis of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare data of men with prostate cancer. Patients who died of prostate cancer rather than from other causes had more hospice and outpatient use, less inpatient and ICU use, and lower overall costs. Efforts to shift care toward outpatient settings might provide more efficient and judicious care for patients during the end of life.
AHRQ-funded; HS022189.
Citation: Dinan MA, Li Y, Zhang Y .
Resource use in the last year of life among patients who died with versus of prostate cancer.
Clin Genitourin Cancer 2016 Feb;14(1):28-37.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.clgc.2015.07.006.
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Keywords: Cancer, Cancer: Prostate Cancer, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Utilization, Men's Health, Mortality, Palliative Care, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
Callaghan BC, Kerber KA, Banerjee M
The evaluation of distal symmetric polyneuropathy: utilisation and expenditures by community neurologists.
The aim of the study was to determine utilization and expenditures in the evaluation of a new diagnosis of distal symmetric polyneuropathy (DSP) by community neurologists using a population-based design and a strict case definition. It concluded that electrodiagnostic tests and MRIs are frequently ordered in the diagnostic evaluation of DSP and account for more than 80% of the expenditures.
AHRQ-funded; HS017690.
Citation: Callaghan BC, Kerber KA, Banerjee M .
The evaluation of distal symmetric polyneuropathy: utilisation and expenditures by community neurologists.
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2016 Jan;87(1):113-4. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2014-307575.
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Keywords: Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Utilization, Imaging