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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 6 of 6 Research Studies DisplayedLee K, Gani F, Canner JK
Racial disparities in utilization of palliative care among patients admitted with advanced solid organ malignancies.
The primary objective of this study was to describe racial differences in the use of inpatient palliative care consultations (IPCC) for patients with advanced cancer who are admitted to a hospital in the United States. Hospital admissions of patients with advanced cancers were identified through the National Inpatient Dataset. Findings showed that death during hospitalization was a significant modifier of the relationship between race and receipt of palliative care consultation. There were significant racial disparities in the utilization of IPCC for patients with advanced cancer.
AHRQ-funded; HS024736.
Citation: Lee K, Gani F, Canner JK .
Racial disparities in utilization of palliative care among patients admitted with advanced solid organ malignancies.
Am J Hosp Palliat Care 2021 Jun;38(6):539-46. doi: 10.1177/1049909120922779..
Keywords: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Palliative Care, Cancer, Disparities, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Healthcare Utilization, Inpatient Care, Chronic Conditions
Mukamel DB, Ladd H, Li Y
AHRQ Author: Ngo-Metzger Q
Have racial disparities in ambulatory care sensitive admissions abated over time?
The researchers evaluated whether disparities in quality of ambulatory care have abated during the decade of 2000 by asking whether there were there differences in ambulatory care sensitive hospital admissions rates by race? In 2003 the overall Prevention Quality Indicators (PQI) admission rates were higher for African Americans (around 16.5/1000) than for whites (around 15/1000). By 2009, the overall and the chronic PQI admission rates declined significantly for whites but not for African Americans.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Mukamel DB, Ladd H, Li Y .
Have racial disparities in ambulatory care sensitive admissions abated over time?
Med Care 2015 Nov;53(11):931-9. doi: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000426..
Keywords: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Disparities, Quality Indicators (QIs), Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Quality of Care
Aparicio HJ, Carr BG, Kasner SE
Racial disparities in intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator use persist at primary stroke centers.
The researechers found that racial disparities in intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) use were not reduced by presentation to primary stroke centers (PSCs). Black patients were less likely to receive thrombolytic treatment than white patients at both non-PSCs and PSCs. Hispanic patients were less likely to be seen at PSCs relative to white patients and were less likely to receive intravenous rt-PA in the fully adjusted model.
AHRQ-funded; HS018362; HS017960; HS013852.
Citation: Aparicio HJ, Carr BG, Kasner SE .
Racial disparities in intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator use persist at primary stroke centers.
J Am Heart Assoc 2015 Oct 14;4(10):e001877. doi: 10.1161/jaha.115.001877.
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Keywords: Healthcare Delivery, Disparities, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Stroke
Andrews RM, Schulman KA
AHRQ Author: Andrews RM
Enhancing the value of Statewide Hospital Discharge Data: improving clinical content and race-ethnicity data.
To foster successful approaches to enhancing state data, AHRQ awarded eight 3-year grants to explore methods to improve the clinical content and race/ethnicity information in these databases. This editorial announces an HSR Special Issue, sponsored by AHRQ, that focuses on the products and lessons learned from these grant projects. Seven articles cover background information on statewide hospital discharge data and the grant program aims, challenges, and lessons learned.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Andrews RM, Schulman KA .
Enhancing the value of Statewide Hospital Discharge Data: improving clinical content and race-ethnicity data.
Health Serv Res 2015 Aug;50 Suppl 1:1265-72. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.12342..
Keywords: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Quality Improvement, Racial and Ethnic Minorities
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
Foote EM, Singleton RJ, Holman RC
AHRQ Author: Steiner CA
Lower respiratory tract infection hospitalizations among American Indian/Alaska Native children and the general United States child population.
The authors described the change in lower respiratory tract infection-associated hospitalization rates for American Indian and Alaskan Native (AI/AN) children and for the general US child population aged less than 5 years. They found that the 2009-2011 AI/AN child average annual LRTI-associated hospitalization rate was 1.5 times higher than the US child rate. The Alaska and Southwest regions had the highest rates. The disparity was greatest for infant pneumonia-associated and 2009-2010 H1N1 influenza-associated hospitalizations.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Foote EM, Singleton RJ, Holman RC .
Lower respiratory tract infection hospitalizations among American Indian/Alaska Native children and the general United States child population.
Int J Circumpolar Health 2015;74:29256. doi: 10.3402/ijch.v74.29256.
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Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Hospitalization, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Respiratory Conditions