Adjusting health expenditures for inflation: a review of measures for health services research in the United States
Objective To provide guidance on selecting the most appropriate price index for adjusting
health expenditures or costs for inflation. Data Sources Major price index series produced by …
health expenditures or costs for inflation. Data Sources Major price index series produced by …
Incidence of and risk factors for chronic opioid use among opioid-naive patients in the postoperative period
Importance Chronic opioid use imposes a substantial burden in terms of morbidity and
economic costs. Whether opioid-naive patients undergoing surgery are at increased risk for …
economic costs. Whether opioid-naive patients undergoing surgery are at increased risk for …
Association between concurrent use of prescription opioids and benzodiazepines and overdose: retrospective analysis
Objectives To identify trends in concurrent use of a benzodiazepine and an opioid and to
identify the impact of these trends on admissions to hospital and emergency room visits for …
identify the impact of these trends on admissions to hospital and emergency room visits for …
Assessment of the appropriateness of antibiotic prescriptions for infection prophylaxis before dental procedures, 2011 to 2015
Importance Antibiotics are recommended before certain dental procedures in patients with
select comorbidities to prevent serious distant site infections. Objective To assess the …
select comorbidities to prevent serious distant site infections. Objective To assess the …
Association of early physical therapy with long-term opioid use among opioid-naive patients with musculoskeletal pain
Importance Nonpharmacologic methods of reducing the risk of new chronic opioid use
among patients with musculoskeletal pain are important given the burden of the opioid …
among patients with musculoskeletal pain are important given the burden of the opioid …
Data resources for conducting health services and policy research
LA Blewett, KT Call, J Turner… - Annual review of public …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Rich federal data resources provide essential data inputs for monitoring the health and
health care of the US population and are essential for conducting health services policy …
health care of the US population and are essential for conducting health services policy …
A denial a day keeps the doctor away
Who bears the consequences of administrative problems in health care? We use data on
repeated interactions between a large sample of US physicians and many different insurers …
repeated interactions between a large sample of US physicians and many different insurers …
Physician practice competition and prices paid by private insurers for office visits
Importance Physician practice consolidation could promote higher-quality care but may also
create greater economic market power that could lead to higher prices for physician …
create greater economic market power that could lead to higher prices for physician …
Do physicians possess market power?
A Dunn, AH Shapiro - The Journal of Law and Economics, 2014 - journals.uchicago.edu
We study the degree to which greater physician concentration leads to higher service prices
charged by physicians in the commercially insured medical care market. Using a database …
charged by physicians in the commercially insured medical care market. Using a database …
Lack of association between the use of nerve blockade and the risk of postoperative chronic opioid use among patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty: evidence …
BACKGROUND: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is associated with high rates of prolonged
opioid use after surgery (10%–34%). By decreasing opioid use in the immediate …
opioid use after surgery (10%–34%). By decreasing opioid use in the immediate …