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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedGounder PP, Seeman SM, Holman RC
AHRQ Author: Steiner CA
Potentially preventable hospitalizations for acute and chronic conditions in Alaska, 2010-2012.
The Healthy Alaska 2020 initiative (HA2020) targeted reducing potentially preventable hospitalizations (PPH) for acute and chronic conditions among its health indicators. This study found that among 127,371 total hospitalizations, 4,911 and 6,721 were for acute and chronic PPH conditions, respectively. The overall crude PPH rate was 7.3 (3.1 for acute and 4.2 for chronic conditions).
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Gounder PP, Seeman SM, Holman RC .
Potentially preventable hospitalizations for acute and chronic conditions in Alaska, 2010-2012.
Prev Med Rep 2016 Dec;4:614-21. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2016.03.017.
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Keywords: Hospitalization, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Quality Indicators (QIs), Chronic Conditions, Quality of Care
Basu J, Avila R, Ricciardi R
AHRQ Author: Basu J, Ricciardi R
Hospital readmission rates in U.S. states: are readmissions higher where more patients with multiple chronic conditions cluster?
This study examines small area variations in readmission rates to assess whether higher readmission rate in an area is associated with higher clusters of patients with multiple chronic conditions. It found that areas with higher concentration of patients with increased comorbid conditions are more likely to have higher readmission rates.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Basu J, Avila R, Ricciardi R .
Hospital readmission rates in U.S. states: are readmissions higher where more patients with multiple chronic conditions cluster?
Health Serv Res 2016 Jun;51(3):1135-51. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.12401..
Keywords: Chronic Conditions, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Hospital Readmissions, Hospitals
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