Bone 40:1595-1601. Department of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada Diabetes is associated with increased fracture rates but the effect size, time course and […]

Chronic Dis Can 30:46-55. University of British Columbia, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vancouver, BC, Canada To date there has been little investigation of the prevalence […]

Am J Prev Med 42:390-397. Group Health Permanente, University of Washington Medical School, Seattle, WA, USA BACKGROUND: Many trials have tested different strategies to increase […]

Osteoporos Int 23:2381-2386. Division of General Internal Medicine, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada Institutionalization after hip fracture occurs in at least 30% of […]

Annu Rev Public Health 20:125-144. Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA Important questions about health care are often addressed by studying health […]

Osteoporos Int 22:2439-2448. Division of General Internal Medicine, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada Non-traumatic fractures at typical osteoporotic sites are associated with increased […]

PLoS One 7:e32141. Multiprofessional Education Unit for Family and Community Care (Southwest), Madrid, Spain INTRODUCTION: Healthcare management is oriented toward single diseases, yet multimorbidity is […]

JAMA 279:853-858. Department of Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA CONTEXT: Growth of at-risk managed care contracts between health plans and medical groups […]

Eff Clin Pract 1:66-72. Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente, Northwest Division, Portland, OR, USA. Health care information technology is changing rapidly and dramatically. A […]

J Am Geriatr Soc 54:330-334. Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA […]

Am J Manag Care 18:e155-161. Department of General Practice and Health Services Research, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. OBJECTIVES: The identification of patients most likely […]

J Trauma Acute Care Surg 74:26-30; discussion 30-1. Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael’s Hospital; and Institute for Clinical Evaluative Science, Toronto, ON, Canada […]

JAMA 285:2223-2231. Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA CONTEXT: Most health maintenance organizations offer […]

Health Aff 21:89-102. Health Systems Management Faculty, School of Public Affairs, University of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA. This paper presents the first empirical analysis of […]

Clin Ther 29:1784-1794. Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA BACKGROUND: Exenatide was approved by the US Food and Drug […]

An Med Interna 25:213-221. Published in Spanish. Badalona Serveis Assistencials S.A., Barcelona, Spain OBJECTIVES: To determine the general referral and neurological rate per center and […]

Popul Health Manag 13:21-26. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) […]

J Behav Health Serv 38:398-413. Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, London, UK To investigate patterns of mental health […]

Popul Health Manag 14 Suppl 1:S35-S44. Healthways Center for Health Research, Franklin, TN, USA Medicare is challenged to maintain solvency as enrollment climbs because of […]

Diabetes Care 35:1038-1046. Centre for Research on Inner City Health, Keenan Research Centre in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, […]

Aten Primaria 44:348-357. Published in Spanish. Badalona Serveis Assistencials, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain OBJECTIVE: To compare three methods of measuring multiple morbidity according to the use […]

Fam Pract 30:520-524. Bioengineering and Telemedicine Unit, Puerta de Hierro University Teaching Hospital, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain BACKGROUND: In order to ensure proper management of primary […]

Am J Manag Care 19:725-732. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA BACKGROUND: Care coordination is a key component of the patient-centered medical home. However, the mechanism […]

Ann Surg Oncol 20:1427-1435. Department of Surgery, UW Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA BACKGROUND: Individuals ≥ 80 years of age […]

PLoS One 8:e64217. Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada BACKGROUND: Despite concerns over the potential for severe adverse events, antipsychotic medications remain […]

Chest 145:272-281. Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences; Sunnybrook Research Institute; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of COPD […]

Am J Manag Care 10:783-790. HSI Network LLC, USA OBJECTIVES: To develop a systems approach to identify, for further evaluation, patients with potential controlled substance […]

Am J Med Qual 30:512-519. Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA The federal government is investing approximately $30 billion in incentives for adoption […]

Am J Pharm Benefits 2:412-420. University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA OBJECTIVE: To assess the relationship between copayment level and drug switching among […]

Working Paper 150004. Toronto, ON, Canada: Canadian Centre for Health Economics. Canadian Centre for Health Economics, Toronto, ON, Canada Objective: to examine the extent of […]

Vancouver, BC, Canada: University of British Columbia (doctoral dissertation). University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada Introduction: Early detection and management, as outlined in dementia […]

New York, NY, USA: Commonwealth Fund. Commonwealth Fund, New York, NY, USA CareOregon, a Portland, Oregon-based nonprofit Medicaid health plan, developed two innovative programs to […]

Semergen doi:10.1016/j.semerg.2009.12.003. Published in Spanish. Servicio Canario de la Salud, Santa Cruzde Tenerife, Spain The analysis of the morbidity and management of its knowledge is […]

Winnipeg, MB, Canada: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy. Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, Dept. of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, […]

Minneapolis Star Tribune, January 3:A13. No abstract

Reporting Framework Subcommittee of the Steering Committee of the Minnesota ACG Users Group. Revised by Chad Abrams, Terry Bernhardt, Steven Foldes, Jason Wiley, May 17, […]

Richmond, VA, USA: Virginia Commonwealth University (doctoral dissertation). Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA The central thesis of this study is that exposure to the […]

In: Culyer AJ, Newhouse JP, ed. Handbook of Health Economics, Volume 1. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier Science B. V.:755-845. Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands; Boston University, Boston, […]

Vancouver, BC, Canada: University of British Columbia (doctoral dissertation). University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada The objectives of this thesis are to identify equity […]

Baltimore, MD, USA: Johns Hopkins University (doctoral dissertation). Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA BACKGROUND. Work limitations are functional limitations within the work context resulting […]

In: Cato W, Roberts WC, ed. Proceedings of the 2011 AFMS Medical Research Symposium, Volume 4. Healthcare Informatics Track. August 2-4, 2011, National Harbor, MD, […]

Revista Clinica Espanola 211:560-571. Directorate of Planning, Badalona Serveis Assistencials SA, Badalona, Spain Morbi-mortality and use of recourses after acute coronary syndrome in a Spanish […]

Kingston, ON, Canada: Queens University (masters theseis). Queens University, Kingston, ON, Canada BACKGROUND: Gastric cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the world. Non-curative, […]

Kingston, ON, Canada: Queen’s University (masters thesis). Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada BACKGROUND: The amount of time that it takes to get a breast cancer […]

J Osteoporosis Basque Institute for Healthcare Innovation, Barakaldo, Spain BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to estimate the prevalence of depression in the population […]

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health The Value of Patient Identification Karen Kinder, PhD., MBA

Hospital Authority One Way of Measuring Morbidity of HA Patients: from Research to Lessons Learnt Dr. Deacons Yeung Chief Manager

DST Health Solutions ACG 10 Lisa Kabasakalian

Integral Health Solutions Applying ACGs to care co-ordination, planning and commissioning Bernadette Bailey, Transformation Programme Manager, Eastern Cheshire CCG Jayne Molyneux, Care Co-ordination Advisor, Integral […]

Concurrent Resource Use and All Age Modeling – Chad Abrams

David Linz, MA Robert Reid, MD, PhD  Paul Fishman, PhD 

Background: A small number of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) receive pulmonary function testing around the time of diagnosis. Because omitting testing increases […]

Abstract Background: Using electronic health records (EHRs), in addition to claims, to systematically identify patients with factors associated with adverse outcomes (geriatric risk) among older […]

Abstract Background: Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic debilitating disease with long-lasting comorbidities that impose direct and indirect costs on the health care system. However, […]

Abstract   Background Pain is more common among people living with HIV (PLWH) than their counterparts; however, it is unclear whether analgesic use differs by […]

Abstract Primary Health Networks (PHNs) are tasked to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of general practice. Gold Coast Primary Health Network (GCPHN) has been collecting […]

Abstract Background Physical therapy (PT) is an accepted standard of care after total joint arthroplasty (TJA) and essential to maximizing joint functionality and minimizing complications […]

Abstract Background The Johns Hopkins ACG System is widely used to predict patient healthcare service use and costs. Most applications have focused on adult populations. […]

Abstract Background The majority of new hepatitis C (HCV) cases occur among people who inject drugs. In recent years, multidisciplinary models of HCV treatment have […]

Abstract Background Currently, 11% of patients seen in the emergency department for atrial fibrillation die within 1 year of the visit. Our objective was to […]

Abstract Objectives To identify and summarise existing indices for measuring multimorbidity beyond disease counts, to establish which indices include mental health comorbidities or outcomes, and […]

Abstract While an increasing number of girls and women are being identified with autism, we know little about the health of reproductive-aged autistic women. Our […]

Abstract Objectives To determine the impact of frailty on postoperative readmission, morbidity, and mortality among patients undergoing surgery for endometrial cancer. Methods Patients with endometrial […]

Abstract Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) is often accompanied by chronic diseases, including mental health problems. We aimed at studying mental health comorbidity prevalence […]

Abstract OBJECTIVE Pituitary adenomas (PAs) are among the most common intracranial tumors. Understanding the clinical effects of various modifiable risk factors (MRFs) and nonmodifiable risk […]

Abstract Aims To describe the impact of diabetes comorbidities on the health care services use and costs of a cohort of elderly patients with diabetes […]

Abstract Hypothesis There is limited data on the care and outcomes of individuals with both chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer, particularly in […]

Abstract Background: A standard measure of the cancer diagnostic pathway, diagnostic interval, is the time from “first presentation of cancer” to diagnosis. Cancer presentation may be […]

Abstract Objective Frailty has been shown to portend worse outcomes in surgical patients. Our goal was to identify the impact of frailty on outcomes and […]

Abstract Background Frailty aggregates a composite of geriatric and elderly features that is classified into a singular syndrome; literature thus far has proven its influence […]

Abstract Introduction This study assesses the risk of infection and clinical outcomes in a large consecutive population of cancer and non-cancer patients tested for SARS-CoV-2 […]

Abstract Objectives To examine the impact of time to surgery (TTS) on survival among patients with stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods All […]

Abstract Background The progressive ageing in developed countries entails an increase in multimorbidity. Population-wide predictive models for adverse health outcomes are crucial to address these […]

Abstract Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with reduced quality of life and health utility. It is unclear whether this is primarily due […]

Abstract Background High-deductible health plan (HDHP) members face relatively high out-of-pocket (OOP) costs for urgent care, high-acuity care, and secondary prevention. These costs could affect […]

Structured Abstract Introduction Foster care admissions are highly traumatic for children and their families, often causing serious adverse outcomes. We seek to assess the viability […]

Abstract Purpose Older and frail adults were under-represented in clinical trials evaluating ICIs, leading to a knowledge gap on their risk of acute care use […]

Abstract Background Intensive end-of-life (EOL) care is emotionally and financially burdensome, disproportionally negatively impacting racial and ethnic minorities, rural residents, and lower socioeconomic seniors. Objectives […]

Abstract Introduction The Social Care Network (SCN) is a payor–provider-system integrated social care referral model designed to address historical challenges of scalability and sustainability through […]

Abstract Background: Public reporting of hospital-level outcomes is increasingly common as a means to target quality improvement strategies to ensure the delivery of optimal care. […]

Appl Clin Inform 5:219-231. Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA OBJECTIVE: Relevant patient information is frequently difficult to obtain in emergency department (ED) […]

Diabet Med 31:806-812. Women’s College Research Institute, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada AIMS: There is evidence to suggest that mammography rates are decreased in […]

J Am Geriatr Soc 62:2102-2109. Queen’s University, Kingston, On, Canada OBJECTIVES: To examine the association between anesthetic technique and postoperative complications in older adults with […]

Popul Health Manag 18:15-22. Clalit Health Services, Tel Aviv, Israel The current study aimed to develop a patient selection process for muiltimorbid care management that […]

Soc Sci Med 124:18-28. University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada Policy-makers desire an optimal balance of financial […]

Ann Fam Med 14:26-33. University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Ottawa, ON, Canada; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON, […]

Ann Fam Med 1:8-14. Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA BACKGROUND: Although comorbidity is […]

Med Care 53:276-282. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada; Access Consulting Ltd, Saskatoon, SK, Canada; University of Alberta, […]

JAMA Surg :1-9. Western University, London, ON, Canada; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, London, ON, Canada; Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar IMPORTANCE: Synthetic mesh slings […]

J Hosp Med 7:124-130. Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland VA Medical Center, Portland, OR, USA BACKGROUND: Studies suggest that the inpatient to outpatient transition […]

Int J Health Plann Manage 17:269-282. Centre for Development of Health Services, Stockholm County Council, Sweden Patients from one municipality in Sweden utilizing primary health […]