Setting a research agenda for medical overuse
DJ Morgan, S Brownlee, AL Leppin, N Kressin… - Bmj, 2015 - bmj.com
Setting a research agenda for medical overuse Page 1 Setting a research agenda for
medical overuse Although overuse in medicine is gaining increased attention, many …
medical overuse Although overuse in medicine is gaining increased attention, many …
Disinvestment and value-based purchasing strategies for pharmaceuticals: an international review
Pharmaceutical expenditure has increased rapidly across many Organisation for Economic
Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries over the past three decades. This growth …
Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries over the past three decades. This growth …
Choosing wisely: prevalence and correlates of low-value health care services in the United States
Background Specialty societies in the United States identified low-value tests and
procedures that contribute to waste and poor health care quality via implementation of the …
procedures that contribute to waste and poor health care quality via implementation of the …
The myth regarding the high cost of end-of-life care
MD Aldridge, AS Kelley - American journal of public …, 2015 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Health care reform debate in the United States is largely focused on the highly concentrated
health care costs among a small proportion of the population and policy proposals to identify …
health care costs among a small proportion of the population and policy proposals to identify …
Technology diffusion and productivity growth in health care
We draw on macroeconomic models of diffusion and productivity to explain empirical
patterns of survival gains in heart attacks. Using Medicare data for 2.8 million patients from …
patterns of survival gains in heart attacks. Using Medicare data for 2.8 million patients from …
Regional variation in the incidence and outcomes of in-hospital cardiac arrest in the United States
Background—Regional variation in the incidence and outcomes of in-hospital cardiac arrest
(IHCA) is not well studied and may have important health and policy implications. Methods …
(IHCA) is not well studied and may have important health and policy implications. Methods …
Association of intensive care unit admission with mortality among older patients with pneumonia
Importance Among patients whose need for intensive care is uncertain, the relationship of
intensive care unit (ICU) admission with mortality and costs is unknown. Objective To …
intensive care unit (ICU) admission with mortality and costs is unknown. Objective To …
Revisit rates and associated costs after an emergency department encounter: a multistate analysis
R Duseja, NS Bardach, GA Lin, J Yazdany… - Annals of internal …, 2015 - acpjournals.org
Background: Return visits to the emergency department (ED) or hospital after an index ED
visit strain the health system, but information about rates and determinants of revisits is …
visit strain the health system, but information about rates and determinants of revisits is …
Risk adjusting survival outcomes in hospitals that treat patients with cancer without information on cancer stage
Importance Instituting widespread measurement of outcomes for cancer hospitals using
administrative data is difficult owing to lack of cancer-specific information such as disease …
administrative data is difficult owing to lack of cancer-specific information such as disease …
[HTML][HTML] Development of a standardized set of patient-centered outcomes for advanced prostate cancer: an international effort for a unified approach
AK Morgans, ACM Van Bommel, C Stowell, JL Abrahm… - European urology, 2015 - Elsevier
Background There are no universally monitored outcomes relevant to men with advanced
prostate cancer, making it challenging to compare health outcomes between populations …
prostate cancer, making it challenging to compare health outcomes between populations …