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101 to 125 of 3252 Research Studies DisplayedTilden EL, Phillippi JC, Carlson N
The association between longer durations of the latent phase of labor and subsequent perinatal processes and outcomes among midwifery patients.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between the duration of the latent phase of labor and subsequent processes and outcomes. The investigators concluded that longer duration of the spontaneous latent phase of labor among women with low-risk pregnancies may signal longer total labor processes, leading to an increase in diagnosis of dystocia, interventions to manage dystocia, and epidural use. Apart from multiparous neonatal NICU admission, no other maternal or child morbidity outcomes were elevated with longer duration of the latent phase of labor.
AHRQ-funded; HS024733.
Citation: Tilden EL, Phillippi JC, Carlson N .
The association between longer durations of the latent phase of labor and subsequent perinatal processes and outcomes among midwifery patients.
Birth 2020 Dec;47(4):418-29. doi: 10.1111/birt.12494..
Keywords: Labor and Delivery, Pregnancy, Women, Outcomes
Tameron AM, Ricci KB, Oslock WM
The association between self-declared acute care surgery services and critical care resources: results from a national survey.
In this study, the investigators examined differences in critical care structures and processes between hospitals with Acute Care Surgery (ACS) versus general surgeon on call (GSOC) models for emergency general surgery (EGS) care. The investigators concluded that while harnessing of critical care structures and processes varied across hospitals that had implemented ACS, overall ACS models of care appeared to have more robust critical care practices.
AHRQ-funded; HS022694.
Citation: Tameron AM, Ricci KB, Oslock WM .
The association between self-declared acute care surgery services and critical care resources: results from a national survey.
J Crit Care 2020 Dec;60:84-90. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2020.04.002..
Keywords: Surgery, Critical Care, Emergency Department, Healthcare Delivery, Hospitals
Bartsch SM, O'Shea KJ, Lee BY
The clinical and economic burden of norovirus gastroenteritis in the United States.
This study’s objective was to quantify the clinical and economic burden of norovirus gastroenteritis outbreaks in the US. A computational simulation model was developed. The total cost was $10.6 billion annually based on current incidence estimate. Specific cases constituted greater than 90% and productivity losses represented 89% of the loss due to missed school or workdays. More than half the economic burden is in adults 45 years or older and occurs in winter months; and greater than 90% of outbreak costs are due to person-to-person transmission.
AHRQ-funded; HS023317.
Citation: Bartsch SM, O'Shea KJ, Lee BY .
The clinical and economic burden of norovirus gastroenteritis in the United States.
J Infect Dis 2020 Dec 1;222(11):1910-19. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa292..
Keywords: Digestive Disease and Health, Healthcare Costs
Griffey RT, Schneider RM, Todorov AA
The emergency department trigger tool: validation and testing to optimize yield.
Researchers validated the emergency department trigger tool (EDTT) in an independent sample and compared record selection approaches to optimize yield for quality improvement. In this single-site study of the EDTT, they observed high levels of validity in trigger selection, yield, and representativeness of adverse events, with yields that are superior to estimates for traditional approaches to adverse event detection. Record selection using weighted triggers outperformed a trigger count threshold approach and far outperformed random sampling from records with at least one trigger. They concluded that the EDTT is a promising efficient and high-yield approach for detecting all-cause harm to guide quality improvement efforts in the emergency department.
AHRQ-funded; HS025052.
Citation: Griffey RT, Schneider RM, Todorov AA .
The emergency department trigger tool: validation and testing to optimize yield.
Acad Emerg Med 2020 Dec;27(12):1279-90. doi: 10.1111/acem.14101..
Keywords: Emergency Department, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT), Medical Errors, Adverse Events, Patient Safety, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care
Ridgely MS, Buttorff C, Wolf L
The importance of understanding and measuring health system structural, functional, and clinical integration.
In this study, the authors explored if there were ways to characterize health systems-not already revealed by secondary data-that could provide new insights into differences in health system performance. The investigators sought to collect rich qualitative data to reveal whether and to what extent health systems varied in important ways across dimensions of structural, functional, and clinical integration.
AHRQ-funded; HS024067.
Citation: Ridgely MS, Buttorff C, Wolf L .
The importance of understanding and measuring health system structural, functional, and clinical integration.
Health Serv Res 2020 Dec;55(Suppl 3):1049-61. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.13582..
Keywords: Health Systems, Healthcare Delivery
Branca A, Tellez D, Berkenbosch J
The new trainee effect in tracheal intubation procedural safety across PICUs in North America: a report from National Emergency Airway Registry for Children.
Researchers evaluated the effect of the timing of the PICU fellow academic cycle on tracheal intubation-associated events in a retrospective cohort study of 37 PICUs participating in the National Emergency Airway Registry for Children.. They found that the New Trainee Effect in tracheal intubation safety outcomes was not observed in various types of PICUs. There was a significant improvement in pediatric critical care medicine fellows' first attempt success and a significant decline in tracheal intubation-associated event rates, indicating substantial skills acquisition throughout pediatric critical care medicine fellowship.
AHRQ-funded; HS021583; HS022464; HS024511.
Citation: Branca A, Tellez D, Berkenbosch J .
The new trainee effect in tracheal intubation procedural safety across PICUs in North America: a report from National Emergency Airway Registry for Children.
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2020 Dec;21(12):1042-50. doi: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000002480..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Critical Care, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Adverse Events, Patient Safety, Registries, Education: Continuing Medical Education, Training
Aysola J, Xu C, Huo H
The relationships between patient experience and quality and utilization of primary care services.
This study examined the associations between visit-triggered patient-reported experience measures and both quality of care measures and the number of missed primary care appointments. A cross-sectional analysis of 8355 primary care patients from 22 primary care practices was conducted. Outcomes measured included: smoking cessation discussion, diabetes eye examination referral, mammography, colonoscopy screening, current smoking status, diabetes control hemoglobin A1c, blood pressure control, cholesterol control LDL among patients with diabetes, and visit no shows 2 and 5 years after the index visit. The authors found that patient experience can be an important stand-alone metric of care quality, although it may not relate to clinical outcomes or process measures in the outpatient setting.
AHRQ-funded; HS021706.
Citation: Aysola J, Xu C, Huo H .
The relationships between patient experience and quality and utilization of primary care services.
J Patient Exp 2020 Dec;7(6):1678-84. doi: 10.1177/2374373520924190..
Keywords: Patient Experience, Primary Care, Primary Care: Models of Care, Patient-Centered Healthcare, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care
Hudson JL, Moriya AS
AHRQ Author: Hudson JL
The role of marketplace policy on welcome mat effects for children eligible for Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program.
This study examined the role of marketplace policy on “welcome mat” effects for children eligible for Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Data from the American Community Survey from 2013-2018 was used to estimate the relationship between Marketplace policy and increases in Medicaid/CHIP coverage among pre-ACA eligible children after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The sample included non-disabled citizen children ages 0-18 at 139-250% federal poverty level who were Medicaid/CHIP-eligible before and after implementation of the ACA. Marketplace policies and enrollment were compared in expansion states versus non-expansion states. Public coverage did increase more in states that empowered their Marketplace to enroll publicly-eligible applicants directly into Medicaid/CHIP. This was driven by enrollment policy, not by choice of state-based versus federal-based Marketplaces. Welcome mats were largest in expansion states and increases ranged from 9 to 13 percentage points in enrollment.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Hudson JL, Moriya AS .
The role of marketplace policy on welcome mat effects for children eligible for Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program.
Inquiry 2020 Jan-Dec;57:46958020952920. doi: 10.1177/0046958020952920..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Medicaid, Health Insurance, Policy, Uninsured, Access to Care
Brewster AL, Fraze TK, Gottlieb LM
The role of value-based payment in promoting innovation to address social risks: a cross-sectional study of social risk screening by US physicians.
The authors studied the conditions under which value-based payment will encourage health care providers to innovate to address upstream social risks. Their results indicated that implementation of social risk screening was not associated with overall exposure to value-based payment for physician practices. They recommended expanding social risk screening in order to reduce the level of innovative capacity required.
AHRQ-funded; HS024075.
Citation: Brewster AL, Fraze TK, Gottlieb LM .
The role of value-based payment in promoting innovation to address social risks: a cross-sectional study of social risk screening by US physicians.
Milbank Q 2020 Dec;98(4):1114-33. doi: 10.1111/1468-0009.12480..
Keywords: Payment, Social Determinants of Health, Practice Patterns, Vulnerable Populations, Screening, Risk, Nutrition
Chabra S, Hofstetter AM
Timely hepatitis B birth dose receipt for newborns: within 24 hours.
In this paper, the authors discuss the importance of timely administration of the hepatitis B birth dose to achieve the national goal of zero perinatal hepatitis B transmission in the near future. They state that the necessity of capturing vaccination opportunities in diverse health care settings is clearly evident during the coronavirus pandemic.
AHRQ-funded; HS025470.
Citation: Chabra S, Hofstetter AM .
Timely hepatitis B birth dose receipt for newborns: within 24 hours.
Hosp Pediatr 2020 Dec;10(12):e18-e20. doi: 10.1542/hpeds.2020-001255..
Keywords: Newborns/Infants, Hepatitis, Vaccination
Burgdorf JG, Arbaje AI, Wolff JL
Training needs among family caregivers assisting during home health, as identified by home health clinicians.
This study’s objective was to estimate the proportion of family caregivers assisting older adults during Medicare home health who have an identified need for activity-specific training and identify characteristics associated with caregiver training needs. This nationally representative retrospective cohort study included 1758 Medicare beneficiaries who participated in the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) and received Medicare-funded home health care between 2011 and 2016. More than 1 in 3 family caregivers assisting older adults during Medicare home health had an identified training need with at least 1 caregiving activity. Training needs varied widely, from 8.6% among caregiving helping with advocacy to 48.2% among caregivers helping with medical procedures. Weighted analyses adjusted for older adults’ health and function showed family caregivers were less likely to have identified training needs when assisting older adults with ongoing disability or who received caregiver assistance before home health admission.
AHRQ-funded; HS000029.
Citation: Burgdorf JG, Arbaje AI, Wolff JL .
Training needs among family caregivers assisting during home health, as identified by home health clinicians.
J Am Med Dir Assoc 2020 Dec;21(12):1914-19. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2020.05.032..
Keywords: Caregiving, Home Healthcare, Education: Patient and Caregiver, Training
Prochaska JJ, Brown-Johnson C, Baiocchi M
Treating tobacco dependence to aid re-employment among job-seekers: a randomized controlled trial.
This study evaluated whether a cessation intervention for job-seekers would result in significantly fewer cigarettes per day and a greater likelihood of tobacco abstinence and re-employment compared to a control group at 6-months follow-up. A cohort of unemployed job-seekers who smoked daily were recruited from five employment development departments in the San Francisco Bay Area from October 2015 to February 2018. The 360 participants were 70% men, 43% African American, 27% non-Hispanic Caucasian and 19% unhoused. They averaged 12 cigarettes per day, 67% smoked within 30 minutes of wakening, and 27% were in preparation stage to quit. Study participants were randomized to a brief motivationally-tailored, computer-assisted counseling intervention or referred to a toll-free quitline. Participants were more likely to make a quit attempt and reported a significantly greater reduction in cigarettes/day than control participants but bioconfirmed abstinence and re-employment did not differ by treatment group.
AHRQ-funded; HS022192.
Citation: Prochaska JJ, Brown-Johnson C, Baiocchi M .
Treating tobacco dependence to aid re-employment among job-seekers: a randomized controlled trial.
Prev Med 2020 Dec;141:106259. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106259..
Keywords: Tobacco Use, Tobacco Use: Smoking Cessation
Savitz ST, Bailey SC, Dusetzina SB
Treatment selection and medication adherence for stable angina: the role of area-based health literacy.
Clinical studies show equivalent health outcomes from interventional procedures and treatment with medication only for stable angina patients. However, patients may be subject to overuse or access barriers for interventional procedures and may exhibit suboptimal adherence to medications. The objective of the study was to evaluate whether community-level health literacy was associated with treatment selection and medication adherence patterns.
AHRQ-funded; HS000032.
Citation: Savitz ST, Bailey SC, Dusetzina SB .
Treatment selection and medication adherence for stable angina: the role of area-based health literacy.
J Eval Clin Pract 2020 Dec;26(6):1711-21. doi: 10.1111/jep.13341..
Keywords: Medication, Patient Adherence/Compliance, Health Literacy, Heart Disease and Health, Cardiovascular Conditions
Harvey JB, Vanderbrink J, Mahmud Y
Understanding how health systems facilitate primary care redesign.
The objectives of this study were to understand how health systems are facilitating primary care redesign (PCR), examine the PCR initiatives taking place within systems, and identify barriers to this work. A sample of 24 health systems in 4 states was used to identify how system leaders define and implement initiatives to redesign primary care delivery and identify challenges. Codes based on the theoretical PCR literature was used and researchers also created new codes. Semi-structured telephone interviews with 162 system executives and physician organization leaders from 24 systems were conducted. Initiatives to redesign the delivery of primary care were described by leaders, but many were still in the early stages. Motivating factors for team-based care included improvement efficiency and enhancing clinician job satisfaction. Changes in payment and risk assumption as well as community needs were commonly cited as motivators for population health management and care coordination. Challenges health systems face in redesigning primary included return on investment and slower than anticipated rate in moving from fee-for-service to value-based payment.
AHRQ-funded; HS024067.
Citation: Harvey JB, Vanderbrink J, Mahmud Y .
Understanding how health systems facilitate primary care redesign.
Health Serv Res 2020 Dec;55(Suppl 3):1144-54. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.13576..
Keywords: Health Systems, Primary Care: Models of Care, Primary Care, Healthcare Delivery
Daniel VT, Francalancia S, Amir NS
Upper gastrointestinal perforations: a possible danger of antibiotic overuse.
Investigators conducted a retrospective case-control study to examine the relationship between antibiotic exposure and upper gastrointestinal (UGI) perforations in a national sample. A 5% random sample of Medicare were queried to identify patients at least 65 years old who were hospitalized with stomach or small intestine UGI perforations using International Classification of Diseases diagnosis codes; Cases with UGI perforations were matched with 4 controls based on age and sex. The investigators concluded that recent outpatient antibiotic use, in particular in the preceding 30 days, is associated with UGI perforation among Medicare beneficiaries. They recommended minimizing exposure to antibiotics in the outpatient setting.
AHRQ-funded; HS022694.
Citation: Daniel VT, Francalancia S, Amir NS .
Upper gastrointestinal perforations: a possible danger of antibiotic overuse.
J Gastrointest Surg 2020 Dec;24(12):2730-36. doi: 10.1007/s11605-019-04473-w..
Keywords: Digestive Disease and Health, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Antibiotics, Medication, Adverse Drug Events (ADE), Adverse Events
Brady AK, Brown W, Denson JL
Variation in intensive care unit intubation practices in pulmonary critical care medicine fellowship.
This study looked at outcomes of participation of fellows for Pulmonary and Critical Medicine (PCCM) training in endotracheal intubation in the medical intensive care unit (ICU). The authors administered a survey to a convenience sample of US PCCM fellows. A total of 89 discrete US PCCM and Internal Medicine CCM training programs were represented. Almost half (43%) of PCCM fellows were “always or almost always” designed the primary operator for intubation, whereas 21% of programs had the PCCM fellow “rarely or never” the primary operator responsible for intubating in the ICU. Various influencing factors included time of day, hospital policies, attending skill or preference, ICU census and acuity, and patient factors. There was an association between location of the training program but not program size whether the PCCM fellow was the primary operator.
AHRQ-funded; HS026122.
Citation: Brady AK, Brown W, Denson JL .
Variation in intensive care unit intubation practices in pulmonary critical care medicine fellowship.
ATS Sch 2020 Dec;1(4):395-405. doi: 10.34197/ats-scholar.2020-0004OC..
Keywords: Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Respiratory Conditions, Training, Education: Academic, Critical Care
Short MN, Ho V
Weighing the effects of vertical integration versus market concentration on hospital quality.
Provider organizations are increasing in complexity, as hospitals acquire physician practices and physician organizations grow in size. At the same time, hospitals are merging with each other to improve bargaining power with insurers. In this study, the investigators analyzed 29 quality measures reported to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Hospital Compare database for 2008 to 2015 to test whether vertical integration between hospitals and physicians or increases in hospital market concentration influenced patient outcomes.
AHRQ-funded; HS024727.
Citation: Short MN, Ho V .
Weighing the effects of vertical integration versus market concentration on hospital quality.
Med Care Res Rev 2020 Dec;77(6):538-48. doi: 10.1177/1077558719828938.
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Keywords: Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS), Quality of Care, Patient Experience, Hospitals, Medicare, Provider Performance, Health Systems
Schesing KB, Chia R, Elwood B
Assessment of patient and provider attitudes towards therapeutic drug monitoring to improve medication adherence in low-income patients with hypertension: a qualitative study.
Previous studies have implicated therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM), by measuring serum or urine drug levels, as a highly reliable technique for detecting medication non-adherence but the attitudes of patients and physicians toward TDM have not been evaluated previously. In this study, the investigators solicited input from patients with uncontrolled hypertension and their physicians about their views on TDM.
AHRQ-funded; HS022418.
Citation: Schesing KB, Chia R, Elwood B .
Assessment of patient and provider attitudes towards therapeutic drug monitoring to improve medication adherence in low-income patients with hypertension: a qualitative study.
BMJ Open 2020 Nov 27;10(11):e039940. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039940..
Keywords: Patient Adherence/Compliance, Medication, Blood Pressure
Gates A, Gates M, DaRosa D
Decoding semi-automated title-abstract screening: findings from a convenience sample of reviews.
The authors evaluated the benefits and risks of using the Abstrackr machine learning (ML) tool to semi-automate title-abstract screening and explored whether Abstrackr's predictions varied by review or study-level characteristics. They concluded that their screening approach saved time and may be suitable in conditions where the limited risk of missing relevant records is acceptable. Several of their findings were paradoxical, and they recommended further study to understand fully the tasks to which ML-assisted screening is best suited.
AHRQ-funded; 290201500001I.
Citation: Gates A, Gates M, DaRosa D .
Decoding semi-automated title-abstract screening: findings from a convenience sample of reviews.
Syst Rev 2020 Nov 27;9(1):272. doi: 10.1186/s13643-020-01528-x..
Keywords: Research Methodologies
Flynn G, Jia H, Reynolds NR
Protocol of the randomized control trial: the WiseApp trial for improving health outcomes in PLWH (WiseApp).
This paper outlines the protocol for the WiseApp randomized control trial. The WiseApp contains real-time medication monitoring linking an electronic pill bottle and fitness tracker to the app, helping persons living with HIV (PLWH) self-manage their medication adherence and improve their overall quality of life. The primary objective of the trial is to test the effect of the WiseApp's medication adherence features on antiretroviral adherence in underserved PLWH in New York City. The real-time monitoring of the WiseApp has the potential to help providers initiate interventions to help patients resume treatment before drug resistance begins.
AHRQ-funded; HS025071.
Citation: Flynn G, Jia H, Reynolds NR .
Protocol of the randomized control trial: the WiseApp trial for improving health outcomes in PLWH (WiseApp).
BMC Public Health 2020 Nov 25;20(1):1775. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-09688-0..
Keywords: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Medication, Telehealth, Health Information Technology (HIT), Patient Adherence/Compliance, Patient Self-Management, Chronic Conditions, Care Management, Healthcare Delivery
Kang M, Gurbani SS, Kempker JA
The published scientific literature on COVID-19: an analysis of PubMed abstracts.
This article describes a PubMed search done on the published scientific literature on COVID-19 from first reporting of the virus in late December 2019 through Nov. 9, 2020. A total of 57,263 articles were included, with 34% ahead of print, 25.1% e-published, and 40.9% print published at the time of data extraction. There was a peak of 2277 articles the week of May 11. The origin countries of publication were United States (35.7%), followed by England (27%), and the Netherlands (8.7%). Most publications (98%) were in English followed by less than 1% each in Spanish, German, and French.
AHRQ-funded; HS025240.
Citation: Kang M, Gurbani SS, Kempker JA .
The published scientific literature on COVID-19: an analysis of PubMed abstracts.
J Med Syst 2020 Nov 25;45(1):3. doi: 10.1007/s10916-020-01678-4..
Keywords: COVID-19, Public Health, Research Methodologies, Health Services Research (HSR)
O'Connor EA, Evans CV, Rushkin MC
Behavioral counseling to pomote a healthy diet and physical activity for cardiovascular disease prevention in adults with cardiovascular risk factors: updated evidence report and systematic review for the US Preventive Services Task Force.
Researchers reviewed the benefits and harms of behavioral counseling interventions to improve diet and physical activity in adults with cardiovascular risk factors. They found that medium- and high-contact multisession behavioral counseling interventions to improve diet and increase physical activity for people with elevated blood pressure and lipid levels were effective in reducing cardiovascular events, blood pressure, low-density lipoproteins, and adiposity-related outcomes, with little to no risk of serious harm.
AHRQ-funded; 290201200015I.
Citation: O'Connor EA, Evans CV, Rushkin MC .
Behavioral counseling to pomote a healthy diet and physical activity for cardiovascular disease prevention in adults with cardiovascular risk factors: updated evidence report and systematic review for the US Preventive Services Task Force.
JAMA 2020 Nov 24;324(20):2076-94. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.17108..
Keywords: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), Cardiovascular Conditions, Nutrition, Lifestyle Changes, Risk, Prevention, Evidence-Based Practice, Guidelines
Leifheit KM, Schwartz GL, Pollack CE
Severe housing insecurity during pregnancy: association with adverse birth and infant outcomes.
This study measured the association of severe housing insecurity with adverse birth and infant outcomes. Data was analyzed from 3248 mother-infant dyads enrolled in the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study. This prospective cohort study represented births in 20 large U.S. cities from 1998 to 2000. Severe housing insecurity was defined as threatened eviction or homelessness. Adverse outcomes included low birth weight and/or preterm birth, admission to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) or stepdown facility, extended hospitalization after delivery, and infant health and temperament. There were statistically significant associations found between severe housing insecurity during pregnancy and low birth weight and/or preterm births. Housing insecurity and infant fair or poor health and poor temperament were not found to have statistically significant associations. Population attributable fraction (PAF) estimates suggested that up to 3% of adverse birth and infant outcomes could be avoided by eliminating severe housing insecurity among low-income, pregnant women.
AHRQ-funded; HS000046.
Citation: Leifheit KM, Schwartz GL, Pollack CE .
Severe housing insecurity during pregnancy: association with adverse birth and infant outcomes.
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020 Nov 21;17(22):8659. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17228659..
Keywords: Pregnancy, Labor and Delivery, Vulnerable Populations, Outcomes, Adverse Events, Women, Low-Income, Newborns/Infants
Selden TM, Berdahl TA, Fang Z
AHRQ Author: Selden TM, Berdahl TA, Fang Z
The risk of severe COVID-19 within households of school employees and school-age children.
Across the United States, school districts are grappling with questions of whether and how to reopen elementary and secondary schools in the 2020-21 academic year. Using pre-pandemic household data, the authors examined how often persons at risk of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) were connected to schools, either as employees or by living in the same households as school employees or school-age children.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Selden TM, Berdahl TA, Fang Z .
The risk of severe COVID-19 within households of school employees and school-age children.
Health Aff 2020 Nov;39(11):2002-09. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2020.01536..
Keywords: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), Children/Adolescents, COVID-19, Public Health, Risk, Infectious Diseases
Agniel D, Haviland A, Shekelle P
Distinguishing high-performing health systems using a composite of publicly reported measures of ambulatory care.
The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate a measure that ranks health care systems by ambulatory care quality. The authors concluded that their measure, using publicly reported data to produce valid, reliable, and stable ranks of ambulatory care quality for health care systems in Minnesota and California, could also be used in other applications.
AHRQ-funded; HS024067.
Citation: Agniel D, Haviland A, Shekelle P .
Distinguishing high-performing health systems using a composite of publicly reported measures of ambulatory care.
Ann Intern Med 2020 Nov 17;173(10):791-98. doi: 10.7326/m20-0718..
Keywords: Health Systems, Ambulatory Care and Surgery, Quality Indicators (QIs), Quality Measures, Quality of Care, Provider Performance, Healthcare Delivery