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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedBucholz EM, Toomey SL, Butala NM
Suitability of elderly adult hospital readmission rates for profiling readmissions in younger adult and pediatric populations.
Investigators sought to determine the correlation between hospital 30-day risk-standardized readmission rates in elderly adults and those in nonelderly adults and children. Data from U.S. hospitals in the 2013-2014 Nationwide Readmissions Database were used. The researchers found that hospital readmission rates in elderly adults may reflect broader hospital readmission performance in middle-aged and young adult populations, but they are not reflective of hospital performance in pediatric populations.
AHRQ-funded; HS020513; HS025299.
Citation: Bucholz EM, Toomey SL, Butala NM .
Suitability of elderly adult hospital readmission rates for profiling readmissions in younger adult and pediatric populations.
Health Serv Res 2020 Apr;55(2):277-87. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.13269..
Keywords: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Hospital Readmissions, Health Services Research (HSR), Research Methodologies, Children/Adolescents
Mutter R, Stocks C
AHRQ Author: Stocks C
Using Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) data for emergency medicine research.
This article mentions Kocher et al., elsewhere in this issue, who use the HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample to examine the association between the volume of ED encounters that result in admission and inpatient mortality. It further discusses HCUP strengths, weaknesses, and future.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Mutter R, Stocks C .
Using Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) data for emergency medicine research.
Ann Emerg Med 2014 Nov;64(5):458-60. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.09.014.
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Keywords: Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Delivery, Health Services Research (HSR), Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)