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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
At an event celebrating the ACG System receiving the 2015 Health Services Research (HSR) Award from AcademyHealth, Patricia M. C. Brown, Esq., President, Johns Hopkins […]
The Defense Health Agency (DHA) supports the delivery of integrated, affordable, and high-quality health services to Military Health System (MHS) beneficiaries and is responsible for […]
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 […]
Abstract Purpose This study aimed to evaluate the impact of patient demographics, surgeon volume, and hospital type on composite outcomes, infection, and revision following surgery […]
Abstract Objective: Determine whether a Medicare 7-day limit on initial opioid prescriptions (effective January 1, 2019) was associated with reductions in duration, dosage, and subsequent […]
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. […]
This webinar will provide an introduction to different types of care programs in use to care for patients with existing and emerging risk and the […]
Presented by: Dina Goldberg
Executive Director of Population Health, Innovations and Transformation for JHHC
This webinar describes how Johns Hopkins HealthCare (JHHC) uses Provide Profile Reports, created with data from the ACG System, as part of its comprehensive Provider Engagement Strategy.
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 […]
Med Care 37:874-883. Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Seattle, WA, USA BACKGROUND: Although risk assessment models for specific adult populations […]
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 92:77-81. Department of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada CONTEXT: Bone density measurement with dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry is widely used […]
Int J Health Geogr 4:23. Population Health Surveillance Unit, Vancouver Island Health Authority, Victoria, BC, Canada BACKGROUND: The Population Health Approach, proposed by Health Canada, […]
J Chin Med Assoc 71:191-199. Department of Medical Affairs and Planning, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC BACKGROUND: The adjusted clinical group (ACG) is […]
Health Serv Res 43:1906-1922. Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the use of physician […]
Healthplan 41:74-79. Medstat Group, Washington, DC, USA Managed care plans are a type of health insurance. They have contracts with health care providers and medical facilities […]
J Clin Psychopharmacol 31:56-60. Department of Psychiatry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada BACKGROUND: Independent reports suggest that various psychotropic medications and psychiatric disorders are […]
Am J Psychiatry 169:675-677. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Washington, DC; Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, […]
Acad Med 80:587-593. University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, USA. jbilli@umich.edu PURPOSE: Academic medical centers (AMCs) have traditionally cared for the most severely ill […]
Int J Qual Health Care 10:531-538. Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente, Northwest Division, Portland, OR, USA OBJECTIVES: To highlight the types and sources of […]
Health Aff W4:60-63. Permanente Federation, Kaiser Permanente Health Care Program, Oakland, CA, USA Multiple factors have combined to change the size and specialty composition of […]
Med Care Res Rev 69:519-539. Department of Health Services, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA The authors examined whether Group Health’s […]
Health Aff 32:477-485. University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA Many policy makers believe that health status would be improved and health care spending reduced if […]
BMJ 325:370-371. Health Services Research and Development Center, Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA […]
Med Care 41:842-852. Department of Family and Community Medicine, Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, University of California, Davis, USA BACKGROUND: Previous research […]
Gac Sanit 11:83-94. Published in Spanish. Unitat d’Investigació Centre del Institut Catalá de la Salut, Barcelona, Spain OBJECTIVES: The ambulatory care groups (ACGs) were developed […]
Aten Primaria 40:447-454. Published in Spanish. Dirección de Planificación y Desarrollo Organizativo. Badalona Serveis Assistencials S.A. Badalona. Barcelona. España OBJECTIVE: To determine the comorbidity, the […]
Front Psychiatry 1:144. Health Services and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, London, UK OBJECTIVES: To examine longitudinal patterns of complexity, continuity, […]
Pediatrics 128:e1053-e1061. Erratum in: Pediatrics. 2012 Mar;129(3):595. Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA BACKGROUND: Annually, millions of children are exposed […]
JAMA 285:60-66. Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA CONTEXT: A shortage of data exists on medical care use by persons with […]
Addiction 107:776-780. Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada AIMS: To determine the extent to which other opioids are prescribed to patients receiving methadone […]
BMJ Open 2:2012-000941. Directorate of Planning, Badalona Serveis Assistencials SA, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain OBJECTIVES: To describe the adaptive capacity of the Adjusted Clinical Groups (ACG) […]
Mil Med 178:986-993. Healthcare Informatics Division, United States Air Force Medical Support Agency, San Antonio, TX, USA Evidence-based articles have demonstrated an increase in diabetes […]
Diabetes Care 36:2726-2733. University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, WA, USA; Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; Group Health Research Institute, […]
Osteoporos Int 24:659-669. Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada SUMMARY: Using a matched cohort design, we estimated the mean direct […]
Am J Sports Med 41:2034-2040. University of Toronto Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada BACKGROUND: Factors contributing to recurrent dislocation, revision stabilization, […]
J Ambul Care Manage. Kaiser Permanente Northwest Center for Health Research, Portland, OR; Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA To estimate how the […]
Med Care 39:1170-1181. Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA BACKGROUND: Utilization risk assessment is potentially useful for allocation […]
Ann Intern Med 160:741-749. Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA BACKGROUND: The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model of primary care is being implemented […]
Scand J Pain 5:270-275. Blekinge Institute of Technology, Karlskrona, Sweden; Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The influence of pain […]
Prepared for Florida Medicaid. Tallahassee, FL, USA: College of Medicine, Florida State University. Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA This report summarizes the final findings […]
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 96:e18. Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada Objective(s): To investigate determinants of change in functional outcomes during inpatient rehabilitation (IR) among […]
