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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 4 of 4 Research Studies DisplayedWexler R, Hefner JL, Sieck C
Connecting emergency department patients to primary care.
The researchers developed and evaluated a system change innovation designed to remove system barriers to primary care access for Medicaid patients. The intervention did not decrease ED visits nor increase primary care use over the 12 months of the study period. The qualitative results provide insight into nonurgent ED utilization by patients with Medicaid, suggesting potential future interventions.
AHRQ-funded; HS020693.
Citation: Wexler R, Hefner JL, Sieck C .
Connecting emergency department patients to primary care.
J Am Board Fam Med 2015 Nov-Dec;28(6):722-32. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2015.06.150044.
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Keywords: Emergency Department, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Primary Care, Health Information Technology (HIT), Healthcare Utilization
DeVoe JE, Marino M, Gold R
Community health center use after Oregon's randomized medicaid experiment.
To better understand the effect of new Medicaid coverage on community health center (CHC)use over time, the researchers studied Oregon’s 2008 randomized Medicaid expansion (the “Oregon Experiment”). Their results suggest that use of many different types of CHC services will increase as patients gain Medicaid through Affordable Care Act expansions.
AHRQ-funded; HS021522.
Citation: DeVoe JE, Marino M, Gold R .
Community health center use after Oregon's randomized medicaid experiment.
Ann Fam Med 2015 Jul;13(4):312-20. doi: 10.1370/afm.1812..
Keywords: Community-Based Practice, Healthcare Utilization, Medicaid, Primary Care
Smith JJ, Berman MD, Hiratsuka VY
The effect of regular primary care utilization on long-term glycemic and blood pressure control in adults with diabetes.
The researchers sought to assess the effect of primary care utilization on glycemic control and blood pressure control for a cohort of customer-owners with diabetes mellitus (DM) who received care from Southcentral Foundation, a tribal provider. They found that regular primary care utilization over 16 years was associated with higher rates of blood pressure control and glycemic control for adults with DM.
AHRQ-funded; HS019154.
Citation: Smith JJ, Berman MD, Hiratsuka VY .
The effect of regular primary care utilization on long-term glycemic and blood pressure control in adults with diabetes.
J Am Board Fam Med 2015 Jan-Feb;28(1):28-37. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2015.01.130329..
Keywords: Primary Care, Diabetes, Healthcare Utilization, Blood Pressure, Prevention
Turner L, Kruszewski SP, Alexander GC
Trends in the use of buprenorphine by office-based physicians in the United States, 2003-2013.
This study used descriptive statistics to examine trends in buprenorphine utilization from 2003 to 2013. The use of buprenorphine products to treat opioid dependence has increased significantly and has shifted to greater use by primary care physicians, indicating a rapidly changing face of opioid maintenance therapy in the United States.
AHRQ-funded; HS018960.
Citation: Turner L, Kruszewski SP, Alexander GC .
Trends in the use of buprenorphine by office-based physicians in the United States, 2003-2013.
Am J Addict 2015 Jan;24(1):24-9. doi: 10.1111/ajad.12174..
Keywords: Healthcare Utilization, Medication, Opioids, Primary Care, Substance Abuse