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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 DisplayedAhluwalia SC, Damberg CL, Silverman M
What defines a high-performing health care delivery system: a systematic review.
A systematic review was conducted to determine if there is a commonly used, agreed-on definition of what constitutes a "high-performing" health care delivery system. No consistent definition of a high-performing health care system or organization was identified. High performance was variably defined across different dimensions, including quality (93 percent of articles), cost (67 percent), access (35 percent), equity (26 percent), patient experience (21 percent), and patient safety (18 percent).
AHRQ-funded; HS024067.
Citation: Ahluwalia SC, Damberg CL, Silverman M .
What defines a high-performing health care delivery system: a systematic review.
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2017 Sep;43(9):450-59. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2017.03.010.
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Keywords: Healthcare Delivery, Quality of Care, Policy, Quality Measures
Cole MB, Galarraga O, Wilson IB
At federally funded health centers, Medicaid expansion was associated with improved quality of care.
In 2014 many uninsured, low-income nonelderly adults gained access to health insurance in states that expanded Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act. The researchers used a difference-in-differences approach to compare changes among 1,057 such centers in expansion versus nonexpansion States. Medicaid expansion was associated with improved quality for asthma treatment, Pap testing, body mass index assessment, and hypertension control.
AHRQ-funded; HS024652.
Citation: Cole MB, Galarraga O, Wilson IB .
At federally funded health centers, Medicaid expansion was associated with improved quality of care.
Health Aff 2017 Jan;36(1):40-48. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2016.0804.
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Keywords: Quality of Care, Policy, Uninsured, Low-Income, Access to Care
Christensen AL, Petersen DM, Burton RA
What factors influence states' capacity to report children's health care quality measures? A multiple-case study.
The objective of this study was to describe factors that influence the ability of state Medicaid agencies to report the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) core set of children's health care quality measures . Reporting capacity was influenced by a state's Medicaid data availability, ability to link to other state data systems, past experience with quality measurement, staff time and technical expertise, and demand for the measures.
AHRQ-funded; 290200900019I; 29032004T.
Citation: Christensen AL, Petersen DM, Burton RA .
What factors influence states' capacity to report children's health care quality measures? A multiple-case study.
Matern Child Health J 2017 Jan;21(1):187-98. doi: 10.1007/s10995-016-2108-8.
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Keywords: Quality Measures, Quality of Care, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Children/Adolescents, Medicaid, Health Insurance, Policy, Case Study