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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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26 to 28 of 28 Research Studies DisplayedBlecker S, Agarwal SK, Chang PP
Quality of care for heart failure patients hospitalized for any cause.
This study sought to assess the quality of care for heart failure patients who are hospitalized for all causes. The investigators found that compared with individuals hospitalized with a principal diagnosis of heart failure, heart failure patients hospitalized for other causes were less likely to receive guideline recommended care.
AHRQ-funded; HS023683.
Citation: Blecker S, Agarwal SK, Chang PP .
Quality of care for heart failure patients hospitalized for any cause.
J Am Coll Cardiol 2014 Jan 21;63(2):123-30. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.08.1628..
Keywords: Cardiovascular Conditions, Heart Disease and Health, Hospitalization, Quality of Care
Spector WD
AHRQ Author: Spector WD
Response to letter to the editor regarding the paper "potentially avoidable hospitalization for elderly long-stay residents in nursing homes".
The author argues against the strategy than is implied by Dr. Powers’ letter to the editor. Rather than adding one aspect of care organization at a time to administrative data, he states that we should identify a small set of easily collected measures that generally modify the effects of care organization innovations. With these in place, we can then add measures like consistent assignment to better understand how it improves clinical outcomes.
AHRQ-authored
Citation: Spector WD .
Response to letter to the editor regarding the paper "potentially avoidable hospitalization for elderly long-stay residents in nursing homes".
Med Care 2014 Jan;52(1):93-4. doi: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000072..
Keywords: Hospitalization, Elderly, Outcomes, Long-Term Care, Nursing Homes
Basu J, Mobley LR, Thumula V
AHRQ Author: Basu J
The small area predictors of ambulatory care sensitive hospitalizations: a comparison of changes over time.
The investigators examined the predictors of ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs) admissions in small geographic areas in two cross-sections spanning an 11-year time interval (1995-2005). They found that ACSC admission rates were inversely related to the availability of local primary care physicians, and managed care was associated with declines in ACSC admissions for the elderly. Additionally, minorities, aged elderly, and percent under federal poverty level were found to be associated with higher ACSC rates. They concluded that improvements in socioeconomic conditions and geographic access may have helped improve the quality of primary care received by the elderly over the last decade, particularly among some minority groups.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Basu J, Mobley LR, Thumula V .
The small area predictors of ambulatory care sensitive hospitalizations: a comparison of changes over time.
Soc Work Public Health 2014;29(2):176-88. doi: 10.1080/19371918.2013.776316.
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Keywords: Access to Care, Hospitalization, Ambulatory Care and Surgery, Primary Care