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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 DisplayedShih T, Chen LM, Nallamothu BK
Will bundled payments change health care? Examining the evidence thus far in cardiovascular care.
The authors explore bundled payment initiatives and their potential advantages and disadvantages, focusing their review on previous and current bundled payment programs for cardiovascular conditions. They conclude by discussing what implications these programs might have as healthcare reform takes further shape in the coming years.
AHRQ-funded; HS020671.
Citation: Shih T, Chen LM, Nallamothu BK .
Will bundled payments change health care? Examining the evidence thus far in cardiovascular care.
Circulation 2015 Jun 16;131(24):2151-8. doi: 10.1161/circulationaha.114.010393..
Keywords: Healthcare Costs, Evidence-Based Practice, Cardiovascular Conditions, Policy
Sentell TL, Ahn HJ, Miyamura J
Cost burden of potentially preventable hospitalizations for cardiovascular disease and diabetes for Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Whites in Hawai'i.
The authors compared the cost burdens of potentially preventable hospitalizations for cardiovascular disease and diabetes for Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Whites using Hawai'i statewide 2007-2012 inpatient data. They found that costs for preventable diabetes-related amputations were significantly higher for Native Hawaiians, Japanese, and other Pacific Islanders compared with Whites.
AHRQ-funded; HS019990.
Citation: Sentell TL, Ahn HJ, Miyamura J .
Cost burden of potentially preventable hospitalizations for cardiovascular disease and diabetes for Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Whites in Hawai'i.
J Health Care Poor Underserved 2015 May;26(2 Suppl):63-82. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2015.0068.
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Keywords: Cardiovascular Conditions, Diabetes, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Simeone RM, Oster ME, Cassell CH
AHRQ Author: Gray DT
Pediatric inpatient hospital resource use for congenital heart defects.
The authors sought to estimate healthcare costs for infants, children, and adolescents with congenital heart defects (CHDs). Using the 2009 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Kids' Inpatient Database (KID), they found that hospitalizations for children with CHDs have disproportionately high hospital costs compared with other pediatric hospitalizations, and the 17% of hospitalizations with critical CHD diagnoses accounted for 27% of CHD hospital costs.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Simeone RM, Oster ME, Cassell CH .
Pediatric inpatient hospital resource use for congenital heart defects.
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 2014 Dec;100(12):934-43. doi: 10.1002/bdra.23262.
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Keywords: Cardiovascular Conditions, Children/Adolescents, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Hospitalization
Burke JF, Vijan S, Chekan LA
Targeting high-risk employees may reduce cardiovascular racial disparities.
A possible remedy for health disparities is for employers to promote cardiovascular health among minority employees. However, this study finds that there was no significant per person differential attributable to racial disparities for heart attack and stroke. A primary implication is that targeting cardiovascular disease strategies for African Americans is unlikely to be cost saving for employers.
AHRQ-funded; HS017690
Citation: Burke JF, Vijan S, Chekan LA .
Targeting high-risk employees may reduce cardiovascular racial disparities.
Am J Manag Care. 2014 Sep;20(9):725-33..
Keywords: Cardiovascular Conditions, Disparities, Healthcare Costs, Health Promotion, Health Status, Racial and Ethnic Minorities