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Pediatr Pulmonol 47:211-219. British Columbia’s Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada Given the difficulties in diagnosing, or even defining, asthma in children, claims of a pediatric […]
Med Care 37:238-248. Astrabudúa Health Center, Osakidetza/Basque Health Service, Bizkaia, Spain BACKGROUND: Ambulatory Care Groups (ACGs), a US case mix system that uses the patient […]
Int J Qual Health Care 8:231-241. Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Most studies of ambulatory care quality are based on chart […]
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 […]
Health Serv Manage Res 20:134-139. Department of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA Open-access or advanced-access scheduling, which opens the clinic calendar to patients […]
Aten Primaria 40:603-610. Published in Spanish. Dirección de Planificación. Badalona Serveis Assistencials, S.A. Badalona. Barcelona, Spain OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the co-morbidity, health care use, economical […]
Health Policy 97:122-129. Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada OBJECTIVE: We examined changes in patterns of benzodiazepine […]
Pediatrics 108:906-912. Center for Child and Adolescent Health Policy, MassGeneral Hospital for Children, Boston, MA, USA OBJECTIVE: To estimate generalist, pediatric subspecialist, and any subspecialist […]
Med Care 49:257-266. Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada BACKGROUND: Administrative databases are increasingly being used to study the incident dialysis population […]
BMC Fam Pract 13:26. Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada BACKGROUND: There are continued concerns over an adequate supply […]
J Eval Clin Pract 18:1170-1179. Badalona Serveis Assistencials, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain OBJECTIVE: To compare the cost of adding either pregabalin or gabapentin to the management […]
J Clin Epidemiol 66:436-444. Population Health Research Centre, Division of Population Health Sciences and Education, St George’s University of London, London, UK OBJECTIVES: Adjustment for […]
Obesity 21:1328-1334. Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. OBJECTIVE: Negative interactions with healthcare providers […]
Can Fam Physician 59:384-390. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre, Bruyère Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada Erratum in: Can Fam Physician. 2013 Jun;59(6):612. OBJECTIVE: To […]
Br J Gen Pract 63:534-542. Department of Primary Care and Public Health (DPCPH), Imperial College London, London, UK BACKGROUND: More accurate and recent estimates of […]
JAAPA 27:45-49. Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC; Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System and University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, PA; University of […]
Health Care Financ Rev 17:23-42. Project HOPE Center for Health Affairs, Bethesda, MD, USA Variations in elderly Medicare beneficiaries’ health service use are examined using […]
BMC Health Serv Res 7:A8. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA; Imperial College London, UK Aim: The goal of this project […]
New York, NY, USA: Springer. Johns Hopkins Health Care, Glen Burnie, MD, USA Strong data management knowledge and skills are a requirement for every DNP. […]
London, UK: National Health Service. National Health Service. London, UK This handbook describes current thinking and provides practitioner insights into case finding and risk stratification […]
Windsor, UK: NHS Slough Clinical Commissioning Group. NHS Slough Clinical Commissioning Group, Windsor, UK As our population ages and the prevalence of long term conditions […]
Advance Newsmagazines, King of Prussia, PA, USA More than two years ago when Dave Ford took over as CEO at CareOregon in Portland, Ore., the […]
Clin Med Res 8:51-52. Maccabi Healthcare Services, Tel Aviv, Israel BACKGROUND: With an ever increasing population of HMO members with chronic disease and continuing economic […]
Winnipeg, MB, Canada: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy. Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada Many Manitobans have a chronic disease—indeed […]
Cambridge, MA, USA: Harvard University School of Public Health. Harvard University School of Public Health, Cambridge, MA, USA A key component of many recent proposals […]
Washington, DC, USA: NRH Center for Health and Disability Research. NRH Center for Health & Disability Research, Washington, DC, USA As a group, people with […]
Schaumburg, IL, USA: Society of Actuaries. Japanese translation published by Tokyo Gakugei University. Society of Actuaries, Schaumburg, IL, USA This Society of Actuaries research project […]
Academia Economic Papers 28:231-261. Published in Chinese. PURPOSE: To explore risk factors that can explain individual medical expenditure. SAMPLE: Subjects included in “1996 NHI Satisfaction […]
Baltimore, MD, USA: University of Maryland (doctoral dissertation). University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA The National Institutes of Health (NIH) define a health disparity as […]
European Neuropsychopharmacology 19:S340-S341. Badalona Serveis Assistencials SA, Directorate ofPlanning, Badalona. Barcelona, Spain BACKGROUND: Prescription drug costs are rapidly increasing in most countries. The pharmaceutical expenditure […]
Barcelona, Spain: Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (masters thesis). Published in Catalan. Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain No abstract
BMC Health Serv Res 11:A22. Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada INTRODUCTION: A number of different blended-payment models for primary- care delivery have […]
Seattle, WA, USA: University of Washington (doctoral dissertation). University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA Originally described in 1967 as a central source of a medical […]
Victoria, BC, Canada: Hollander Analytical Services Ltd. This report constitutes a synthesis of findings from the evaluation of the Full Service Family Practice Incentive Program […]
Odense, Denmark: Syddansk Universitet. Published in Danish. Syddansk University, Odense, Denmark Dette arbejdspapir er udarbejdet af Forskningsenheden for Almen Praksis (FEA) og Center for Sundhedsøkonomisk […]
National Yang Ming University A Population-based Study of the Effect of Free Influenza Vaccination on Medical Utilization of Elderly Taiwanese Ching Wen Chien, Ph.D.
NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit Population Level Risk Stratification to Support Strategic Planning and Commissioning
The Creation of New Models to Predict Future Resource Use and Risk of Hospital Admission for a General Population in NHS England —Stephen Sutch, Johns […]
Development of the case finding tool using the ACG system Kevin Roberts
Preventing avoidable hospital readmissions is considered by many to be the most important opportunity for reducing waste in health care. This podcast explains readmissions and why identifying these at-risk patients is important to health plans. Learn more.
This Case Study shows how Leicester City CCG, one of the most ethnically diverse areas of the UK, analyzed emergency admission rates for all practices, to learn that practices with lower emergency admission rates had significantly higher coding completeness and GP patient survey scores. Learn more.
Objective: We aimed to determine the risk of short- and long-term stroke, as well as accidental injury, in patients discharged from an emergency department who […]
Risk adjustment models are traditionally derived from administrative claims. Prescription fill rates—extracted by comparing electronic health record prescriptions and pharmacy claims fills —represent a novel […]
Abstract Introduction: Recently, in Dutch health care the focus is shifting from a disease oriented approach to a more population based approach. Since in The […]
Abstract The aim of the present study is to use the ACG (Adjusted Clinical Groups) System to create an impactibility model by identifying homogeneous clinical […]
Abstract Objectives To examine the value of unstructured electronic health record (EHR) data (free‐text notes) in identifying a set of geriatric syndromes. Design Retrospective analysis […]
Abstract Operationalization of the fundamental building blocks of primary care (i.e. empanelment, team-based care and population management) within the context of Community Health Centers requires […]
Abstract Rationale Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are established medications for the management of both asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), two common chronic airway diseases. […]
Abstract Purpose Head and neck cancer (HNC) and its treatment affects quality of life, with significant symptom burden. The main objectives of this study were […]
Abstract Background Rates of cardiovascular disease among people with diabetes have declined over the last 20–30 years. To determine whether First Nations people have experienced […]
Abstract Objective This study introduces a temporal condition pattern mining methodology to address the sparse nature of coded condition concept utilization in electronic health record […]
Abstract Background Comorbidities are strong predictors of current and future healthcare needs and costs; however, comorbidities are not evenly distributed geographically. A growing need has […]
Abstract Objectives To compare toxicity and all-cause mortality for mCRPC patients receiving first line oral systemic therapy prescribed by medical oncologists and urologists. Methods Population-based […]
Abstract Objective We aimed to compare the risk for injury overall and by intent (accidental injury, self‐injury, and assault) among children born to women with […]
Abstract BACKGROUND Health services have failed to respond to the pressures of multimorbidity. Improved measures of multimorbidity are needed for conducting research, planning services and […]
Abstract Objective Cardiologists are more often confronted with older (>60 years) cardiovascular disease (CVD) patients. These patients have particular needs in clinical care because, for […]
Abstract Background There is little verified information on the global health status of undocumented migrants (UMs). Our aim is to compare the prevalence of the […]
Abstract Introduction In an era of COVID-19, Black Lives Matter, and unsustainable healthcare spending, efforts to address the root causes of health are urgently needed. […]
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Pharmacists optimize medication use and ensure the safe and effective delivery of pharmacotherapy to patients using comprehensive medication management (CMM). Identifying and prioritizing […]
ABSTRACT Introduction Paediatric ambulatory surgery (same day surgery and planned same day discharge) is more frequently being performed more in Canada and around the world; […]
Abstract Objective To compare the odds of early and prolonged post-operative opioid use in patients undergoing minimally invasive surgery (MIS) versus open surgery for nephrectomy. […]
Abstract OBJECTIVE Although pituitary adenomas (PAs) are common intracranial tumors, literature evaluating the utility of comorbidity indices for predicting postoperative complications in patients undergoing pituitary […]
Abstract Objective Population health management involves risk characterisation and patient segmentation. Almost all population segmentation tools require comprehensive health information spanning the full care continuum. […]
Abstract Background Population risk stratification (RS) tools have been proposed to tailor interventions, prioritize resources, and proactively manage high-risk individuals with chronic diseases in primary […]
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 […]
