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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 DisplayedSpector WD, Limcangco R, Owens PL
AHRQ Author: Spector WD, Limcangco R, Owens PL, Steiner CA
Marginal hospital cost of surgery-related hospital-acquired pressure ulcers.
The researchers estimated the hospital marginal cost of a hospital-acquired pressure ulcer (HAPU) for adults patients who were hospitalized for major surgeries, adjusted for patient characteristics, comorbidities, procedures, and hospital characteristics. They found that 3.5 percent of major surgical patients developed HAPUs and that the HAPUs added approximately $8,200 to the cost of a surgical stay after adjusting for comorbidities, patient characteristics, procedures, and hospital characteristics.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Spector WD, Limcangco R, Owens PL .
Marginal hospital cost of surgery-related hospital-acquired pressure ulcers.
Med Care 2016 Sep;54(9):845-51. doi: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000558.
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Keywords: Pressure Ulcers, Surgery, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Healthcare Costs, Patient Safety
Hsu DY, Gordon K, Silverberg JI
Serious infections in hospitalized patients with psoriasis in the United States.
The researchers sought to determine rates and predictors of serious infections in hospitalized psoriasis patients and quantify costs of care, length of stay, and mortality. Among patients with psoriasis, rates of serious infections increased over all time intervals analyzed and were significantly higher compared with those without psoriasis across all time intervals.
AHRQ-funded; HS023011.
Citation: Hsu DY, Gordon K, Silverberg JI .
Serious infections in hospitalized patients with psoriasis in the United States.
J Am Acad Dermatol 2016 Aug;75(2):287-96. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2016.04.005..
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Keywords: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Hospitalization, Healthcare Costs, Inpatient Care
Hsu D, Brieva J, Silverberg JI
Costs of care for hospitalization for pemphigus in the United States.
The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of and risk factors for hospitalization with pemphigus and cost of care. It concluded that there is a significant inpatient burden for pemphigus in the United States. Moreover, there appear to be racial/ethnic and health care disparities with respect to pemphigus, such that poor, nonwhite, and/or uninsured or underinsured patients have higher odds of hospitalization.
AHRQ-funded; HS023011.
Citation: Hsu D, Brieva J, Silverberg JI .
Costs of care for hospitalization for pemphigus in the United States.
JAMA Dermatol 2016 Jun;152(6):645-54. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2015.5240..
Keywords: Healthcare Costs, Hospitalization, Disparities, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Risk
Hellinger FJ
AHRQ Author: Hellinger FJ
Hospital use by persons with HIV in the 21st century: a 5-state study.
The purpose of this study was to determine whether reductions in hospital utilization observed immediately after the availability of highly active antiretroviral therapy (between 1995 and 2000) have persisted into the 21st century. It found that the total number of hospitalizations by persons with HIV in the 5 study states fell by one third between 2000 and 2013 even though the number of persons living with HIV increased by >50%.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Hellinger FJ .
Hospital use by persons with HIV in the 21st century: a 5-state study.
Med Care 2016 Jun;54(6):639-44. doi: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000526.
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Keywords: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hospitalization, Healthcare Costs
Heslin KC, Elixhauser A, Steiner CA
AHRQ Author: Heslin KC, Elixhauser A, Steiner CA
Identifying in-patient costs attributable to the clinical sequelae and comorbidities of alcoholic liver disease in a national hospital database.
The aim of this study was to compare the average costs of hospitalizations with alcoholic liver disease (ALD) and the costs of hospitalizations with other alcohol-related diagnoses that do not involve the liver. It found that costs of hospital care for patients with ALD are higher than those for patients with other alcohol-related diagnoses.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Heslin KC, Elixhauser A, Steiner CA .
Identifying in-patient costs attributable to the clinical sequelae and comorbidities of alcoholic liver disease in a national hospital database.
Addiction 2016 May;112(5):782-91. doi: 10.1111/add.13702.
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Keywords: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Alcohol Use, Healthcare Costs, Nutrition, Hospitalization
Raol N, Zogg CK, Boss EF
Inpatient pediatric tonsillectomy: Does hospital type affect cost and outcomes of care?
The researchers ascertained whether hospital type is associated with differences in total cost and outcomes for inpatient tonsillectomy. They found that significant differences in costs, outcomes, and patient factors exist for inpatient tonsillectomy based on hospital type. Reasons for these differences are not discernable using isolated claims data.
AHRQ-funded; HS022932.
Citation: Raol N, Zogg CK, Boss EF .
Inpatient pediatric tonsillectomy: Does hospital type affect cost and outcomes of care?
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2016 Mar;154(3):486-93. doi: 10.1177/0194599815621739..
Keywords: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Healthcare Costs, Surgery, Children/Adolescents
Skinner HG, Coffey R, Jones J
AHRQ Author: Heslin KC, Moy E
The effects of multiple chronic conditions on hospitalization costs and utilization for ambulatory care sensitive conditions in the United States: a nationally representative cross-sectional study.
A purpose of this study was to evaluate how multiple chronic conditions relate to inpatient hospitalization costs. It found that compared with costs for patients with 0 or 1 chronic condition, hospitalization costs per stay for overall ambulatory care sensitive conditions were 19 percent higher for those with 2 or 3 , 32 percent higher for those with 4 or 5, and 31 percent higher for those with 6+ conditions.
AHRQ-authored; AHRQ-funded; 290201300002C.
Citation: Skinner HG, Coffey R, Jones J .
The effects of multiple chronic conditions on hospitalization costs and utilization for ambulatory care sensitive conditions in the United States: a nationally representative cross-sectional study.
BMC Health Serv Res 2016 Mar 1;16:77. doi: 10.1186/s12913-016-1304-y.
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Keywords: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Chronic Conditions, Hospitalization, Healthcare Utilization, Healthcare Costs