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Shrewsbury, MA: Center for Health Policy and Research. Center for Health Policy and Research, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Shrewsbury, MA, USA Effective use of […]
Center for Health Quality Outcomes and Economic Research. Bedford, MA, USA: CHQOER Quarterly, ENRM VA Hospital. Center for Health Quality Outcomes and Economic Research, Bedford, […]
Montreal, QC, Canada: Montreal Health and Social Services Agency. Published in French; also have English translation. Montreal Health and Social Services Agency, Montreal, QC, Canada […]
New York, NY, USA: Commonwealth Fund. Division of Health Policy Research and Education, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA Almost all observers agree in principle that […]
Final report. Princeton, NJ, USA: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Health Care Financ Rev 26:21-41. Gregory A. Gifford and Kevan R. Edwards are with the Minnesota Department of Health. David J. Knutson is with the […]
BMC Health Serv Res 9(Suppl 1):A7. Ministry of Health, Malaysia Introduction: Malaysian health care is a parallel system with both public and private sectors. […]
Canadian Public Policy 37:563-576. University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada Residents of Ontario aged 65 years and older are covered by a provincially funded prescription […]
SEMG 139:441-448. Published in Spanish. Gerencia de Atencion Primaria del Area de Salud de Tenerife, Spain No abstract
Economie Publique :239-269. Published in French. Ministère des Affaires sociales et de la Santé, Paris, France Cet article examine de manière critique la possibilité de […]
Winnipeg, MB, Canada: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy. Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, Winnipeg, MB, Canada The results in this report show clearly that the […]
Working paper no. 2014-06. Toronto, ON, Canada: Canadian Centre for Health Economics. Canadian Centre for Health Economics, Toronto, ON, Canada In this paper we use […]
Veteran General Hospital – Taipei Continuity of Care and Its Association to Avoidable Hospitalizations of Taiwan’s Veterans: A Preliminary Study Ping Tao, RN., MHA
Johns Hopkins ACG System Future Directions and Opportunities in the Predictive Modeling and Risk Adjustment Fields: The Next 20 Years of the ACG System Jonathon […]
Brown & Toland Physicians Using Risk Adjustment to Measure Access to Primary Care Kam Reams, MPhil, MPH Manager, Performance Improvement
Johns Hopkins ACG System Expanded Horizons for Pharmacy Gap Analysis David Bodycombe
ACG System Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health ACG v11 Introduction to New Tools for Understanding and Managing Population Health Stephen Sutch
Use of Adjusted Clinical Groups (ACGs) in implementing Chronic Disease Management Programs: preliminary experiences in north- eastern Italy —Pietro Gallina, Carlo Rampazzo, Stefania Elvini, Domenico […]
Quality of Care in Multimorbid Patients Efrat Shadmi, PhD, Ran D. Balicer, MD, MPH, PhD
What are the challenges facing health care in the UK? Are these similar or different to the challenges faced by the health care organizations in […]
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effects of postoperative rehabilitation on the outcomes of older adults with dementia who experienced hip fracture. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: […]
Abstract Purpose: A recent regulatory warning and case reports have described the development of muscle complications with the use of 5‐α reductase inhibitors (5ARIs). We […]
Abstract Objectives To quantify health service utilization including assessment, monitoring, and treatment of respiratory complications of children with neuromuscular disease (NMD), identifying practice variation and […]
Abstract Context The end-of-life period is characterized by increased hospital utilization despite patients’ preferences to receive care and die at home. Objectives To evaluate the […]
Abstract Aims To evaluate the association between metformin use and heart failure (HF) exacerbation in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and pre‐existing HF […]
Abstract Background Electronic consultation (eConsult) services are secure online applications facilitating provider-to-provider communication. They have been found to improve access to specialist care. However, little […]
Abstract Context Prior work shows measurements of symptom severity using the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS) which are associated with emergency department (ED) visits in […]
Abstract Objective Small clinical samples suggest that psychiatric inpatients report a lifetime history of interpersonal trauma. Since past experiences of trauma may complicate prognosis and […]
Abstract Background As life expectancy increases, more people have chronic psychiatric and medical health disorders. Comorbidity may increase the risk of premature mortality, an important […]
Abstract Objective The in-hospital mortality rate of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is 6-8 times greater than that of the general population. A large […]
Abstract Background There is little verified information on global healthcare utilization by irregular migrants. Understanding how immigrants use healthcare services based on their needs is […]
Abstract Research Questions How do permanent supportive housing (PSH) programs help health systems address the social determinants of health and generate potential cost-savings? What methods […]
ABSTRACT Purpose This study evaluates whether an intervention to identify Canadian patients eligible for a palliative approach changes the use of health care resources and […]
Abstract Background & Aims Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a major cause of chronic liver disease, which can progress to cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, and death. […]
Abstract Background Frailty has been widely recognized as a predictor of postoperative outcomes. Given the paucity of standardized frailty measurements in thoracic procedures, we aimed […]
Abstract Objective Patients with heart failure (HF) and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) constitute a complex population with different phenotypes based on pathophysiology, comorbidity, sex […]
Abstract Background and Aims In our current healthcare situation, burden on healthcare services is increasing, with higher costs and increased utilization. Structured population health management […]
Abstract Objective This study tested the hypothesis that exposure of children prior to their third birthday to procedures requiring general anesthesia is associated with an […]
Abstract Purpose Diabetes is associated with poorer cancer outcomes. Screening for breast and cervical cancer is recommended by clinical guidelines; however, utilization of these tests […]
Abstract Objective To describe team-based care use among a cohort of people who use drugs (PWUD) and to determine factors associated with receipt of team-based […]
Abstract Background There is little research with people who experience intellectual/developmental disabilities and imprisonment. Methods The study linked health and correctional data to examine prevalence […]
Abstract Aims: This study aimed to present the Johns Hopkins Adjusted Clinical Groups (ACG) System risk stratification profile of a total adult population of somatic […]
Abstract Background There are few studies describing health services use and longer-term survival in older adults with major injuries. Our objectives were to characterize the […]
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES To assess the risk of concurrent emergency department use (Co-ED) among women with a preexisting disability and their infants. METHODS This population-based cohort […]
Abstract Introduction Survivors of childhood and adolescent cancers are at increased risk for late effects. Few studies have investigated if this translates into increased healthcare […]
Abstract Purpose To evaluate longitudinal trends and determinants of diabetic retinopathy (DR) screening uptake over 10 years among adults with newly diagnosed diabetes in Ontario, […]
Abstract Introduction/Objectives: House call programs provide care for homebound patients. We conducted a case-control study to compare hospitalization and/or emergency department (ED) use by patients […]
Abstract Background & Aims Individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may have worse obstetrical outcomes than those without IBD. We assessed the odds of severe […]
Abstract BACKGROUND: Using electronic health records (EHRs) for population risk stratification has gained attention in recent years. Compared with insurance claims, EHRs offer novel data […]
The first part of this webinar will provide an introduction to the ACG System, the logic used within the software to determine morbidity patterns and […]
Presented by: Melissa Sherry, MPH, CPH
Director, Population Health Innovation and Transformation, Johns Hopkins HealthCare
This webinar presents a case study of the use of the ACG System to address the needs of a high risk, low income population in Baltimore City.
Rev Med Chil 142:153-160. Published in Spanish. Departamento de Desarrollo Estratégico, Ministerio de Salud. Santiago de Chile BACKGROUND: There is increasing interest in the study […]
BMC Womens Health 14:145. University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain; Aragon Health Sciences Institute, Zaragoza, Spain BACKGROUND: Sex and gender can interact to contribute to differences […]
Can J Public Health 105:e362. Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, Winnipeg, MB, Canada OBJECTIVES: Breastfeeding is associated with improved health. Surveillance data show that breastfeeding […]
Gac Sanit 29:10-14. Published in Spanish. Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, España; Dirección General de Planificación y Aseguramiento, Zaragoza, España; Grupo de Investigación en Servicios Sanitarios […]
Med Care 53:317-323. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA BACKGROUND: With the goal of improving clinical efficiency and effectiveness, programs to enhance care coordination are […]
Pediatrics 100:947-953. Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainsville, FL, USA BACKGROUND: In 1990, the Florida Legislature established the Florida Healthy Kids Corporation to implement […]
Liver Int. University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Ontario Institute for Cancer […]
Popul Health Manag. Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT, USA; University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, MN, USA; Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota , Minneapolis, […]
A Canadian perspective. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 15:67. Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; University Health […]
BMC Health Serv Res 13:421. Institut Universitari d’investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol, Barcelona, Spain BACKGROUND: Adjusted clinical groups (ACG®) have been widely used to […]
Health Aff 29:1432-1441. Department of Family Medicine at the Alpert Medical School, Brown University, in Providence, RI, USA From 1978 on, Spain rapidly expanded and […]
Health Serv Res 36:793-811. UCLA Department of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA OBJECTIVE: To compare the performance of various risk adjustment models in behavioral health […]
Osteoporos Int 17:1358-1368. Department of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada INTRODUCTION: Efforts to develop global methods for absolute fracture risk prediction are currently […]
J Fam Pract 48:264-271. Institute for Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital/Partners HealthCare System, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA BACKGROUND: The objective of our study […]
Health Soc Care Community 17:304-311. Växjö University, School of Social Sciences, Växjö, Sweden People aged 60 or more are the most frequent users of healthcare […]
J Ambul Care Manage 19:90-97. ISYS Group, Des Moines, IA, USA Increasing demands for provider profiling have led to the growth of health information services […]
BMC Health Serv Res 8:153. Department of Medical Affairs and Planning, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan, ROC BACKGROUND: The Adjusted Clinical Group (ACG) […]
Health Care Financ Rev 30:61-74. Center for Health Policy and Research, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Shrewsbury, MA, USA Medicaid agencies are beginning to turn […]
HMO Pract 6:13-19. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA This paper describes a new ambulatory case-mix system developed at The Johns Hopkins University and known […]
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 89:1903-1906. Center for Health Quality, Outcomes and Economic Research, Bedford VA Hospital, Bedford, MA, USA OBJECTIVES: To examine the impact of […]
Qual Manag Health Care 14:31-44. 3M Health Information Systems, Wallingford, CT, USA Pay for performance cannot consist of a one-size-fits-all approach. Variation in quality and […]
Aten Primaria 38:275-282. Published in Spanish. Badalona Serveis Assistencials, Badalona (Barcelona), España OBJECTIVE: To measure efficiency in the use of resources for the care lists […]
J Behav Health Serv Res 30:63-77. UCLA Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine & Health Services Research, Los Angeles, CA, USA The adequacy […]
J Trauma Acute Care Surg 74:175-179; discussion 179-80. Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada BACKGROUND: Current data on the clinical […]
JAMA 284:2077-2083. Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA CONTEXT: The US primary care safety net is […]
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 72:615-620. Department of Psychiatry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA OBJECTIVE: To determine whether psychiatric illness is a risk factor for […]
Dis Manag 9:45-55. UMHS Medical Management Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA Reports by the Institute of Medicine and the Health Care Financing […]
Health Serv Res 43:755-772. Healthcare Management and Statistical Consulting, 4303 Stanford Street, Chevy Chase, MD, USA OBJECTIVE: To assess the ability of regression tree boosting […]
Med Care 47:813-821. Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA BACKGROUND: Many clinical and health services research studies are […]
Int J Equity Health 10:12. Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC, Canada BACKGROUND: This study aimed to measure […]
Selection bias explains apparent differential mortality between dialysis modalities. J Am Soc Nephrol 22:1534-1542. University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada The relative risk of death […]
BMC Health Serv Res 12:116. Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada BACKGROUND: Improvements in the quality of health care […]
Med Clin (Barc) 138:179-180. Published in Spanish. Dirección de Planificación, Badalona Serveis Assistencials, Barcelona, Spain Launched in 1943, Medicina Clínica is a fortnightly journal aimed […]
Fam Pract 30:172-178. Academic Unit of Primary Care, School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK BACKGROUND: An increasing proportion of people […]
Health Policy 111:157-165. Lund University School of Economics and Management, Lund, Sweden Following recent reforms in Swedish primary care, providers are accountable to both citizens […]
J Clin Oncol 31:3069-3075. Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health, Toronto, ON, Canada PURPOSE: To evaluate the association between cumulative duration of metformin use after prostate […]
Mayo Clin Proc 88:963-969. Division of Primary Care Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the participants in the […]
BMJ 337:a238. Department of Statistical Science, University College London, London, UK OBJECTIVE: To examine whether patient level morbidity based measure of clinical case mix explains […]
BMC Public Health 14:329. Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Center for Primary Health Care Research, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden BACKGROUND: It has been reported […]
Popul Health Manag Univita , Natick, MA, USA This study explores whether personal care services for functionally dependent or cognitively impaired individuals paid for by […]
In: Mercer SW, Salisbury C, Fortin M, ed. ABC of multimorbidity. Chichester, UK: Wiley:12-16. Haifa University, Haifa, Israel; Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA OVERVIEW […]
Lakartidningen: Published in Swedish. Health Department, Area Monitoring and Analysis , VästraGotaland, Sweden We describe a method, which uses already existent administrative data to identify […]
Vancouver, BC, Canada: University of British Columbia (doctoral dissertation). University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada Amidst concerns about escalating health spending, examining variation in […]
Hamilton, NJ, USA: Center for Health Care Strategies. University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA As Medicaid managed […]
Stockholm, Sweden: Karolinska Institute. Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden This thesis addresses possibilities of describing the burden of illness in a population by elucidating morbidity and […]
