Importance One factor associated with the rapidly increasing clinical and economic burden
of chronic liver disease (CLD) is inpatient health care utilization. Objective To understand …

Objective: The aim of this study was to obtain estimates of changes in perioperative
outcomes and utilization of bariatric surgery in the United States from 1993 to 2016 …

Introduction to the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Managed by the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality, the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP …

Importance The largest US federal action plan to date for reducing racial disparities in health
care was implemented in 2011 and continues today. It is not known whether this program …

OBJECTIVE: To describe racial and ethnic disparities in the incidence of severe maternal
morbidity during delivery hospitalizations in the United States. METHODS: We conducted a …

In the United States, severe maternal morbidity and mortality is climbing—a reality that is
especially challenging for rural communities, which face declining access to obstetric …

Importance Data on the contemporary changes in risk profile and outcomes of patients
undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary bypass grafting (CABG) …

Background & Aims The prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is rising in
young adults, with potential implications for reproductive-aged women. Whether NAFLD …

Importance Despite indications of increasing amphetamine availability and psychostimulant
deaths in the United States, evidence across data sources is mixed, and data on …

OBJECTIVE: To describe delivery-related severe maternal morbidity and mortality among
indigenous women compared with non-Hispanic white (white) women, distinguishing rural …