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Health Policy 113:206-215. Institute of Public Health, Centre of Health Economics Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark BACKGROUND: In several […]
Minn Med 96:46-48. Department of Finance, Medical Industry Leadership Institute, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA. Having a measure of productivity […]
Health Econ Policy Law 8:453-475. Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA; Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA; University of Michigan, School of […]
J Subst Abuse Treat 46:315-319. Washington State University, Spokane, WA, USA; Group Health Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA This study assessed the social, demographic and […]
J Am Med Inform Assoc Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA BACKGROUND: Studies of the effects of electronic health records (EHRs) have had […]
Health Aff 33:764-769. University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA; University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA During the past thirty years outpatient surgery has become an […]
Baltimore, MD, USA: Johns Hopkins University (doctoral dissertation). Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA Methods: The study used multiple […]
Canadian Pharmacists Journal 148:S27. OBJECTIVES: A MedsCheck Annual (MCA) consultation is a medication review service funded by the Ontario government for people taking three or […]
2014 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting. Abstract 6625. J Clin Oncol 32 (suppl; abstr 6625). University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Sunnybrook Health […]
Toronto, ON, Canada: Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences. Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada BACKGROUND: Primary care plays a pivotal role in health […]
J Healthc Manag 11:311-326. Published in Chinese. OBJECTIVES: There has been a rising number and cost of patients with regular hemodialysis in Taiwan. The objective […]
Hamilton, NJ, USA: Center for Health Care Strategies. Center for Health Care Strategies, Hamilton, NJ, USA Washington state began enrolling Medicaid SSI (low income, disabled) […]
A report to legislature. St. Paul, MN, USA: Minnesota Department of Health. Health Economics Program, Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, MN, USA The 1995 […]
Final report to Health Care Financing Administration. Baltimore, MD, USA: Johns Hopkins University. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA The Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of […]
Los Angeles, CA, USA: UCLA (doctoral dissertation). University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA The demand for more accurate and equitable professional medical specialty payments […]
MEDTAP 2001-2003 Research Project #1. Cincinnati, OH, USA: University of Cincinnati and Institute for Health Policy and Health Services Research. University of Cincinnati and Institute […]
Research report no. 291, Department of Statistical Science. London, UK: University College London. University College London, London, UK BACKGROUND: The potential of using patient-level measures […]
London, UK: University College London (doctoral dissertation). University College London, London, UK This thesis describes the first large-scale studies in the United Kingdom to adjust […]
Winnipeg, MB, Canada: University of Manitoba (masters thesis). University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada The Johns Hopkins ACG(r) Case-Mix System grouped various physician and hospital […]
Arthritis Rheum 64:S712-S713. University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Numerous studies report increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) events and others describe increased arterial stiffness in […]
ImPrim Report D. Karlskrona, Sweden: ImPrim. Blekinge Centre of Competence, Karlskrona, Sweden No abstract
Winnipeg, MB, Canada: Manitoba Metis Federation. Manitoba Metis Federation, Winnipeg, MB, Canada This report resulted from the need to understand further the findings in the […]
Use of ACG® System output to support distribution of CCG Better Care Fund monies
Sweden became one of the first international adopters of the Johns Hopkins ACG System in the mid 1990s and has expanded its use to cover […]
Morbidity burden, resource use and quality of care of diabetic patients: A 4-year cohort analysis at a regional hospital in Thailand. Roongkarn Pannarunothai, Buddhachinaraj Hospital, […]
NHS Berkshire Embedding ACGs in Berkshire Karen Grannum Primary Care Business Intelligence Lead
DST Health Solutions Using the ACG Toolkit to Support Population Monitoring Lisa Kabasakalian
Identifying Potentially Actionable Chronic Disease Patterns From Diagnoses Reported in Administrative Claims —Dave Bodycombe, Johns Hopkins University
Integration of claim-based diagnoses with diagnoses from General Practitioners (GPs) clinical database records improves the comorbidity description” Maria Chiara Corti, E. Schievano F. Avossa, K. Kinder, […]
Lennart Carlsson, PhD; Gunnar H Nilsson, Professor; Centre for Family Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
ACG System DST Health Solutions Beyond Risk Scores: Identifying “High-Risk” and “At-Risk” Populations Lisa Kabasakalian
ACG System Executive Director Karen Kinder, PhD, provides a candid tour of the ACG System’s international history and evolution to what is now the most […]
Three Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) analyzed their local populations as part of a new national initiative to address the care of people who are frail. Learn more.
BACKGROUND: Older patients undergoing emergency general surgery (EGS) experience high rates of postoperative morbidity and mortality. Studies focused primarily on elective surgery indicate that frailty […]
ABSTRACT Recent changes to US reimbursement policies are increasingly holding providers financially accountable for patients’ health. Providing nonmedical services in conjunction with primary care—known as […]
Abstract Background Previous studies on high-risk opioid use have only focused on patients diagnosed with an opioid disorder. This study evaluates the impact of various […]
Abstract Background Clinical guidelines caution against nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use in older adults. The study objective was to quantify the 30-day risk of […]
Abstract This study is conducted to investigate the association between major depressive disorder and the subsequent development of Alzheimer disease (AD) in elderly patients […]
Abstract Background We evaluated symptom trajectories and predictors of reporting severe symptoms in the last 6 months of life among non-resected pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PAC) decedents. […]
Abstract Objective Background: Evidence on sex differences in the association between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and cardiovascular outcomes is limited and controversial. We conducted a […]
Abstract Objective Frailty has emerged as an important determinant of many health outcomes across various surgical specialties. We examined the published literature reporting on frailty […]
Abstract Introduction Family Medicine Groups, implemented in Quebec in 2002, are interprofessional primary care teams designed to improve timely access to high-quality primary care. This […]
Abstract BACKGROUND: Health administrative data offer a vital source of data on maternal prenatal opioid exposure (POE). The impact of different methods to estimate POE, especially […]
Abstract Objectives: To examine long-term mortality, resource utilization, and healthcare costs in sepsis patients compared to hospitalized nonsepsis controls. Design: Propensity-matched population-based cohort study using administrative data. […]
Abstract Background Treating mental illnesses in primary care is increasingly emphasized to improve access to mental health services. Although family physicians (FPs) or general practitioners […]
Abstract Purpose Our purpose was to contrast mortality associated with clinically undiagnosed prevalent vertebral fracture recognized on densitometric vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) and prior clinically […]
ABSTRACT Purpose There is limited evidence on the intensity of end-of-life (EOL) care for women < 65 years old, who account for about 40% of […]
Abstract Objective To examine the effect of an employer‐mandated switch to high‐deductible health plans (HDHP) on emergency department (ED) low‐value imaging. Data Sources Claims data […]
ABSTRACT Background No research has assessed the individual-level impact of smoking cessation treatment delivered within a general primary care patient population on multiple forms of […]
Abstract Objectives To compare the risk of bladder cancer and bladder cancer mortality among patients with chronic bladder catheterisation (indwelling or intermittent) to patients from […]
Abstract Background Early referral of cancer patients for palliative care significantly improves the quality of life. It is not clear which patients can benefit from […]
Abstract Objectives To determine if bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, compared with ovarian conservation, is associated with all cause or cause specific death in women undergoing hysterectomy for […]
Abstract Objective To investigate coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) hospitalization risk in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) compared with matched non-IMID comparators from the general […]
Abstract Background Network analysis, a technique for describing relationships, can provide insights into patterns of co-occurring chronic health conditions. The effect that co-occurrence measurement has […]
Abstract Background Twenty-five states have implemented insulin out-of-pocket (OOP) cost caps, but their effectiveness is uncertain. Objective To examine the effect of state insulin OOP […]
THE JOHNS HOPKINS ACG® SYSTEM is a leading risk measurement methodology that was developed and continues to be tested and improved at the Bloomberg […]
With providers engaging more with risk stratification tools, unstructured data and free text from Electronic Health Records (EHRs), a potential exists to more effectively identify […]
If optimizing quality of care, clinical outcomes and cost effectiveness is one of your priorities, ensuring your patient population receives comprehensive, coordinated care from their […]
With the challenges facing our health and social care services and the need to develop new care models to achieve the triple aim of improving […]
J Fam Pract 49:12-17. Department of Family Medicine, University of Rochester, New York, NY, USA No abstract Comment in: Interspeciality differences in medical resource utilization. […]
A historical cohort study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 190:218-225. University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada; […]
Can Urol Assoc J 8:E805. Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada INTRODUCTION: We assessed the urologic care patterns of traumatic spinal cord injury […]
J Orthop Trauma 29:182-188. University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada OBJECTIVE: To define the rates and risk […]
J Ambul Care Manage 26:229-242. Center for Health Quality, Outcomes and Economic Research, Bedford VAMC, Bedford, MA, USA Although case-mix adjustment is critical for provider […]
Am J Hypertens University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA; Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System , Pittsburgh, PA, USA; University […]
Am J Manag Care 21:378-386. Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA OBJECTIVES: The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model of primary care is being […]
Alzheimers Dement 11:906-916. UBC Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, School of Population and Public Health, Vancouver, BC, Canada BACKGROUND: Evidence indicates that early […]
Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique 62:305-314. Hôpital Jean-Verdier, Bondy, France; Université Paris, Paris Cité, Bobigny, France BACKGROUND: Multimorbidity is a consequence of both epidemiological and demographic […]
J Ambul Care Manage 21:29-52. School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA This article describes the risk-adjusted payment methodology employed by the […]
Inquiry 45:340-352. University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA State high-risk insurance pools serve people denied coverage because of pre-existing conditions. With benefit plans modeled on […]
BMC Health Serv Res 10:126./p> Institute of Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan BACKGROUND: Medication claims are commonly used to […]
Aten Primaria 17:76-82. Published in Spanish. Unitat d’Investigació Centre, Institut Català de la Salut, CESCA, Barcelona, Spain No abstract PMID: 8742149
Gastroenterology 138:896-904. Section of Gastroenterology, Division of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada BACKGROUNDS and AIMS: Recent studies have shown an association between […]
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 157:219-220. Institute for Health Policy, MassGeneral Hospital for Children, Boston, MA, USA THE VERY TITLE of the article by Forrest et […]
Health Policy 104:186-192. Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada OBJECTIVE: Several innovative primary care models have recently been introduced […]
Ann Fam Med 7:104-111. National Primary Care Research and Development Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK PURPOSE: Increasing use of specialist services in the United […]
Data Strateg Benchmarks 2:25-28. “But my patients are sicker!” Health Source/CIGNA put a stop to this physician complaint by switching to quarterly physician profiles that […]
J Health Care Poor Underserved 14:420-435. Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, Northern California Region, Oakland, CA, USA The objective of this study […]
Inquiry 35:223-239. Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA This study used 1992 and 1993 data from private employers to compare […]
Ambulatory Care Groups. Aten Primaria 22:128. Published in Spanish. Osakidetza Servicio Vasco de Salud, Bizkaia, Spain No abstract Comment on:[A retrospective evaluation of the behaviour […]
J Gen Intern Med 19:944-951. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA OBJECTIVE: To determine efficient ways of promoting advance directives among […]
BMC Public Health 12:575. Blekinge Centre of Competence, Karlskrona, Sweden BACKGROUND: There is a great variability in licit prescription drug use in the population and […]
Health Serv Res 48:582-602. Research and Development, Johns Hopkins HealthCare LLC, Glen Burnie, MD, USA OBJECTIVE: To develop a quasi-experimental method for estimating Population Health […]
J Ambul Care Manage 22:41-52. 3M Health Information Systems, Wallingford, CT, USA The Episode Classification System is intended to perform two tasks. First, it will […]
J Am Board Fam Pract 18:449-452. Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of patient characteristics and […]
J Gen Intern Med 23:536-542. Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA OBJECTIVE: Improving […]
Healthc Q 12:32-44. Hollander Analytical Services Ltd., Victoria, BC, Canada This article presents a major new finding in regard to the value for money of […]
Popul Health Manag 13:309-317. HealthMedia, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI, USA The objective of this study was to determine the economic impact of the Hawaii Medical […]
Prim Care Diabetes 5:25-31. Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA AIMS: Examine potential associations between inclusion […]
Am J Manag Care 17:e410-8. Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA, USA OBJECTIVES: To determine the […]
Adm Policy Ment Health 39:374-382. Addiction Research Institute, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA This study examined antidepressant adherence and persistence among uninsured […]
Ann Emerg Med 61:539-548.e1. Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada STUDY OBJECTIVE: More than 10% of patients treated in the emergency department (ED) […]
Health Aff 32:1942-1948. University of Wisconsin–Madison, WI, USA; University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, PA, USA One approach to the patient-centered medical home, particularly […]
Int J Equity Health 12:69. Center of Comparative Effectiveness Research, National Center of Excellence for Clinical Trial and Research, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei City, […]
Ann Fam Med 11 Suppl 1:S19-S26. Group Health Physicians, Seattle, WA, USA PURPOSE: The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) is being rapidly deployed in many settings […]
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 22:744-751. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; BC Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Child and Family Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada; […]
