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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 5 of 5 Research Studies DisplayedRinke ML, Oyeku SO, Ford WJH
Costs of ambulatory pediatric healthcare-associated infections: Central-line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSIs), catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTIs), and surgical site infections (SSIs).
Ambulatory healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) occur frequently in children and are associated with morbidity. Less is known about ambulatory HAI costs. This retrospective case control study estimated additional costs associated with pediatric ambulatory central-line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs), catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), and surgical site infections (SSIs) following ambulatory surgery. The authors concluded that ambulatory HAI in pediatric patients were associated with significant additional costs.
AHRQ-funded; HS024432.
Citation: Rinke ML, Oyeku SO, Ford WJH .
Costs of ambulatory pediatric healthcare-associated infections: Central-line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSIs), catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTIs), and surgical site infections (SSIs).
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2020 Nov;41(11):1292-97. doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.305..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI), Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI), Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Ambulatory Care and Surgery, Healthcare Costs, Surgery
Carey K, Mitchell JM
Specialization as an organizing principle: the case of ambulatory surgery centers.
The authors conducted an empirical investigation of the relative cost of production in ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) over varying degrees of specialization. They found that for the majority of ASCs, focus on a specialty was associated with lower facility costs and ASCs appeared to be capturing economies of scale over a broad range of service volume. The authors concluded that these results support the focused factory model of production in the ASC sector.
AHRQ-funded; HS023768.
Citation: Carey K, Mitchell JM .
Specialization as an organizing principle: the case of ambulatory surgery centers.
Med Care Res Rev 2019 Aug;76(4):386-402. doi: 10.1177/1077558717729228..
Keywords: Ambulatory Care and Surgery, Surgery, Healthcare Costs
San Juan J, Hou H, Ghani KR
Variation in spending around surgical episodes of urinary stone disease: findings from Michigan.
This study examined variations in outpatient procedure costs for patients undergoing uretoscopy or shock wave lithotripsy at 62 hospitals in Michigan from 2012 to 2015. Expenditures were totals for all relevant procedures during the 30-day surgical episodes. A total of 9,449 uteroscopy and 6,446 shock wave lithotripsy procedures were performed. The main variations were explained by payment differences for the index procedure and postacute care services.
AHRQ-funded; HS024525; HS024728.
Citation: San Juan J, Hou H, Ghani KR .
Variation in spending around surgical episodes of urinary stone disease: findings from Michigan.
J Urol 2018 May;199(5):1277-82. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2017.11.075..
Keywords: Ambulatory Care and Surgery, Healthcare Costs, Hospitals, Surgery
Carey K, Mitchell JM
Specialization and production cost efficiency: evidence from ambulatory surgery centers.
This study took a multiple output cost function approach to an empirical investigation that compared production economies in single specialty ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) with those in multispecialty ASCs. The study results indicated that both types of ASC had small room for expansion. The results provided support for the focused factory model of production in the ASC sector.
AHRQ-funded; HS023768.
Citation: Carey K, Mitchell JM .
Specialization and production cost efficiency: evidence from ambulatory surgery centers.
Int J Health Econ Manag 2018 Mar;18(1):83-98. doi: 10.1007/s10754-017-9225-9..
Keywords: Surgery, Ambulatory Care and Surgery, Healthcare Costs
Carey K
Price increases were much lower in ambulatory surgery centers than hospital outpatient departments in 2007-12.
This study examined the revenue side of ASC growth by using a large national claims database that contains information on actual prices paid. It found that for six common outpatient surgical procedures, prices paid to ASCs on the whole grew in line with general medical care prices, while overall prices paid to hospital outpatient departments for the same procedures climbed sharply.
AHRQ-funded; HS023780.
Citation: Carey K .
Price increases were much lower in ambulatory surgery centers than hospital outpatient departments in 2007-12.
Health Aff 2015 Oct;34(10):1738-44. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0252..
Keywords: Ambulatory Care and Surgery, Healthcare Costs, Surgery