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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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76 to 77 of 77 Research Studies DisplayedGlance LG, Mukamel DB, Osler TM
Ranking trauma center quality: can past performance predict future performance?
This study investigated whether hospital quality metrics based on prior years of data reliably predict future performance. It found that although the future performance of individual trauma centers can be predicted using 2-year-old data, the performance of individual trauma centers cannot be reliably predicted using performance reports based on data that is 3, 4, or 5 years old.
AHRQ-funded; HS016737.
Citation: Glance LG, Mukamel DB, Osler TM .
Ranking trauma center quality: can past performance predict future performance?
Ann Surg 2014 Apr;259(4):682-6. doi: 10.1097/sla.0000000000000334..
Keywords: Quality Improvement, Quality Measures, Hospitals
Dahlke AR, Chung JW, Holl JL
Evaluation of initial participation in public reporting of American College of Surgeons NSQIP surgical outcomes on Medicare's Hospital Compare website.
The objective of this paper was to compare CMS-National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (CMS-NSQIP) participating hospitals with American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) hospitals that elected not to participate in Hospital Compare. The researchers found few measurable differences between CMS-NSQIP participating and nonparticipating hospitals.
AHRQ-funded; HS021857.
Citation: Dahlke AR, Chung JW, Holl JL .
Evaluation of initial participation in public reporting of American College of Surgeons NSQIP surgical outcomes on Medicare's Hospital Compare website.
J Am Coll Surg 2014 Mar;218(3):374-80, 80.e1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.11.022.
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Keywords: Hospitals, Outcomes, Public Reporting, Quality Improvement, Surgery