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AHRQ Research Studies
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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 7 of 7 Research Studies DisplayedCarey K, Dor A
Hospital response to CMS public reports of hospital charge information.
This study examined trends in charge increases for Medicare inpatients treated in approximately 3400 hospitals after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) began reporting charges online in 2013 for Medicare inpatients. The investigators applied difference-in-differences analysis to comprehensive inpatient charge data from New York and Florida for the years 2011-2016. After public reporting was implemented the growth in reported charges in New York hospitals was 4-9% lower than unreported diagnosis-related groups and in Florida it was 2-8% lower.
AHRQ-funded; HS025074.
Citation: Carey K, Dor A .
Hospital response to CMS public reports of hospital charge information.
Med Care 2020 Jan;58(1):70-73. doi: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001232..
Keywords: Hospitals, Healthcare Costs, Public Reporting, Medicare, Hospitalization
Pogorzelska-Maziarz M, de Cordova PB, Herzig M, de Cordova PB, Herzig CTA
Perceived impact of state-mandated reporting on infection prevention and control departments.
Currently, most US states have adopted legislation requiring hospitals to submit health care-associated infection (HAI) data. In this study, the authors evaluated the perceived impact of state HAI laws on infection prevention and control (IPC) departments. They concluded that respondents in states with laws reported negative effects on their IPC department, beyond what was required by federal mandates.
AHRQ-funded; HS024339.
Citation: Pogorzelska-Maziarz M, de Cordova PB, Herzig M, de Cordova PB, Herzig CTA .
Perceived impact of state-mandated reporting on infection prevention and control departments.
Am J Infect Control 2019 Feb;47(2):118-22. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2018.08.012..
Keywords: Public Reporting, Policy, Public Health, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Infectious Diseases, Prevention, Hospitals
Nguyen OK, Halm EA, Makam AN
Relationship between hospital financial performance and publicly reported outcomes.
This study assessed the relationship between hospital financial performance and publicly reported outcomes of care, and whether improved outcome metrics affect subsequent hospital financial performance. It found that, among 279 hospitals, there was no consistent relationship between measures of financial performance in 2008 and publicly reported outcomes from 2008 to 2011 for acute myocardial infarction and pneumonia.
AHRQ-funded; HS022418.
Citation: Nguyen OK, Halm EA, Makam AN .
Relationship between hospital financial performance and publicly reported outcomes.
J Hosp Med 2016 Jul;11(7):481-8. doi: 10.1002/jhm.2570.
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Keywords: Public Reporting, Hospitals, Outcomes
McConnell KJ, Lindrooth RC, Wholey DR
Modern management practices and hospital admissions.
The researchers investigated whether the modern management practices and publicly reported performance measures are associated with choice of hospital for patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). They found that, overall, a one standard deviation change in management practice scores is associated with an 8% increase in AMI admissions.
AHRQ-funded; HS018466.
Citation: McConnell KJ, Lindrooth RC, Wholey DR .
Modern management practices and hospital admissions.
Health Econ 2016 Apr;25(4):470-85. doi: 10.1002/hec.3171.
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Keywords: Hospitals, Heart Disease and Health, Cardiovascular Conditions, Quality Indicators (QIs), Quality Measures, Quality of Care, Public Reporting, Provider Performance
Elliott MN, Cohea CW, Lehrman WG
Accelerating improvement and narrowing gaps: trends in patients' experiences with hospital care reflected in HCAHPS public reporting.
The researchers describe the experiences of over 4 million patients discharged from hospitals that participated in the second and fifth years of Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) public reporting and assess the changes in HCAHPS scores across different types of hospital and patient groups. They found that HCAHPS scores increased by 2.8 percentage points from 2008 to 2011 in the most positive response category.
AHRQ-funded; HS016978.
Citation: Elliott MN, Cohea CW, Lehrman WG .
Accelerating improvement and narrowing gaps: trends in patients' experiences with hospital care reflected in HCAHPS public reporting.
Health Serv Res 2015 Dec;50(6):1850-67. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.12305..
Keywords: Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS), Hospitals, Quality of Care, Public Reporting
Dahlke AR, Chung JW, Holl JL
Evaluation of initial participation in public reporting of American College of Surgeons NSQIP surgical outcomes on Medicare's Hospital Compare website.
The objective of this paper was to compare CMS-National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (CMS-NSQIP) participating hospitals with American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) hospitals that elected not to participate in Hospital Compare. The researchers found few measurable differences between CMS-NSQIP participating and nonparticipating hospitals.
AHRQ-funded; HS021857.
Citation: Dahlke AR, Chung JW, Holl JL .
Evaluation of initial participation in public reporting of American College of Surgeons NSQIP surgical outcomes on Medicare's Hospital Compare website.
J Am Coll Surg 2014 Mar;218(3):374-80, 80.e1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.11.022.
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Keywords: Hospitals, Outcomes, Public Reporting, Quality Improvement, Surgery
Sherman KL, Gordon EJ, Mahvi DM
Surgeons' perceptions of public reporting of hospital and individual surgeon quality.
This study (1) evaluated surgeons’ perceptions of public reporting of surgical quality; and (2) identified specific barriers to surgeons’ acceptance of public reporting. It found that surgeons are generally in favor of public reporting, but that they continue to have substantive concerns, particularly with respect to reporting individual level outcomes data.
AHRQ-funded; HS021857.
Citation: Sherman KL, Gordon EJ, Mahvi DM .
Surgeons' perceptions of public reporting of hospital and individual surgeon quality.
Med Care 2013 Dec;51(12):1069-75. doi: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000013..
Keywords: Public Reporting, Quality of Care, Hospitals, Surgery, Provider Performance