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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 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedHsuan C, Carr BG, Hsia RY
Assessment of hospital readmissions from the emergency department after implementation of Medicare's hospital readmissions reduction program.
The purpose of this study was to examine whether the Medicare Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) was associated with changes in the probability of readmission at emergency department (ED) visits after hospital discharge (ED revisits) overall and depending on whether admission is typically indicated for the patient's condition at the ED revisit. Using hospital and ED discharge data from California, Florida, and New York, findings suggested that implementation of the HRRP was associated with a lower likelihood of readmission for recently discharged patients presenting to the ED, specifically for congestive heart failure. These findings highlighted the critical role of the ED in readmission reduction under the HRRP and suggested that patient outcomes after HRRP implementation merit further study.
AHRQ-funded; HS025838.
Citation: Hsuan C, Carr BG, Hsia RY .
Assessment of hospital readmissions from the emergency department after implementation of Medicare's hospital readmissions reduction program.
JAMA Netw Open 2020 May;3(5):e203857. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.3857..
Keywords: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Emergency Department, Hospital Readmissions, Hospital Discharge, Hospitals, Medicare
Das A, Norton EC, Miller DC
Association of postdischarge spending and performance on new episode-based spending measure.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently added the Medicare Spending per Beneficiary (MSPB) metric to its Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (HVBP) program. The researchers evaluated whether hospital performance was driven by spending before, during, or after hospitalization. They found that compared with low-cost hospitals, high-cost hospitals had significantly higher preadmission and index admission spending, but the largest differences were in postdischarge spending.
AHRQ-funded; HS020671.
Citation: Das A, Norton EC, Miller DC .
Association of postdischarge spending and performance on new episode-based spending measure.
JAMA Intern Med 2016 Jan;176(1):117-9. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.6261.
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Keywords: Healthcare Costs, Medicare, Hospitals, Provider Performance, Hospitalization, Payment, Hospital Discharge
Jubelt LE, Goldfeld KS, Chung WY
Changes in discharge location and readmission rates under Medicare bundled payment.
To control costs, NYU Langone Medical Center attempted to shift referrals from facility-based to home-based postacute care. In the context of this shift in referrals, the researchers examined the change in hospital readmission rates. Their findings suggest that institutions may be able to shift some patients from facility-based to home-based postacute care without adversely affecting hospital readmission rates or the length of hospital stay.
AHRQ-funded; HS023683; HS022882.
Citation: Jubelt LE, Goldfeld KS, Chung WY .
Changes in discharge location and readmission rates under Medicare bundled payment.
JAMA Intern Med 2016 Jan;176(1):115-7. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.6265.
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Keywords: Medicare, Hospital Discharge, Hospital Readmissions, Home Healthcare, Healthcare Costs