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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 DisplayedZuvekas SH, Kashihara D
AHRQ Author: Zuvekas SH
The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
The COVID-19 pandemic caused substantial disruptions in the field operations of all 3 major components of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS). In this study, the investigators described how the MEPS program successfully responded to these challenges by reengineering field operations, including survey modes, to complete data collection and maintain data release schedules.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Zuvekas SH, Kashihara D .
The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
Am J Public Health 2021 Dec;111(12):2157-66. doi: 10.2105/ajph.2021.306534..
Keywords: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), COVID-19, Healthcare Costs, Data
Boudreaux M, Gangopadhyaya A, Long SK
AHRQ Author: Karaca Z
Using data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project for state health policy research.
Investigators describe the opportunities and challenges of using HCUP data to conduct state health policy research and to provide empirical examples of what can go wrong when using the national HCUP data inappropriately. Analyzing cesarean delivery rates, discharges per capita, and discharges by the payer, they found that state-level estimates are volatile and often provide misleading policy conclusions. They conclude that the Nationwide Inpatient Sample should not be used for state-level research and specified that AHRQ provides resources to assist analysts with state-specific studies using State Inpatient Database files.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Boudreaux M, Gangopadhyaya A, Long SK .
Using data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project for state health policy research.
Med Care 2019 Nov;57(11):855-60. doi: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001196..
Keywords: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Policy, Health Services Research (HSR), Healthcare Costs, Data, Research Methodologies
Grenda TR, Krell RW, Dimick JB
Reliability of hospital cost profiles in inpatient surgery.
This study sought to discover whether Medicare payments for surgery can reliably compare hospital costs. It found that episode payments for inpatient surgery are a reliable measure of hospital costs for commonly performed procedures, but are less reliable for lower volume operations. These findings suggest that hospital cost profiles based on Medicare claims data may be used to benchmark efficiency, especially for more common procedures.
AHRQ-funded; HS000053.
Citation: Grenda TR, Krell RW, Dimick JB .
Reliability of hospital cost profiles in inpatient surgery.
Surgery 2016 Feb;159(2):375-80. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2015.06.043..
Keywords: Inpatient Care, Surgery, Healthcare Costs, Medicare, Data
Neprash HT, Wallace J, Chernew ME
Measuring prices in health care markets using commercial claims data.
The objective of this study was to compare methods of price measurement in health care markets. It concluded that market-level price measures reflecting broad sets of services are likely to rank markets similarly. Price indices relying on individual sentinel services may be more appropriate for examining specialty- or service-specific drivers of prices.
AHRQ-funded; HS000055.
Citation: Neprash HT, Wallace J, Chernew ME .
Measuring prices in health care markets using commercial claims data.
Health Serv Res 2015 Dec;50(6):2037-47. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.12304..
Keywords: Data, Healthcare Costs, Health Insurance, Health Services Research (HSR)
Hirth RA, Gibson TB, Levy HG
New evidence on the persistence of health spending.
Using the MarketScan claims database, the researchers characterized the persistence of health care spending in the privately insured, under-65 population. They found that over a 6-year period,69.8 percent of enrollees never had annual spending in the top 10 percent of the distribution and the bottom 50 percent of spenders accounted for less than 10 percent of spending.
AHRQ-funded; HS017706.
Citation: Hirth RA, Gibson TB, Levy HG .
New evidence on the persistence of health spending.
Med Care Res Rev 2015 Jun;72(3):277-97. doi: 10.1177/1077558715572387..
Keywords: Healthcare Costs, Health Insurance, Data
Cohen SB, Cohen JW
AHRQ Author: Cohen SB, Cohen JW
The capacity of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey to inform the Affordable Care Act.
The authors provided a summary of the capacity of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey to inform program planning, implementation, and evaluations of program performance for several components of the Affordable Care Act.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Cohen SB, Cohen JW .
The capacity of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey to inform the Affordable Care Act.
Inquiry 2013 May;50(2):124-34. doi: 10.1177/0046958013513678.
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Keywords: Data, Healthcare Costs, Health Insurance, Policy, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)