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pcmh.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/otherwebsites/meps.ahrq.gov/index.html
August 01, 2013 - collects data on the specific health services that Americans use, how frequently they use them, the cost … of these services, and how they are paid for, as well as data on the cost, scope, and breadth of health … Go to http://meps.ahrq.gov
Relevance
MEPS is the most complete source of data on the cost and use … plans provided by public and private employers, including premiums, employee contributions, and total costs
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/deep-dive-into-covid19.html
June 01, 2023 - Our Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) and Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) data … the parameters of the current U.S. healthcare system and how changes to that system can affect the cost … For example, William Encinosa, Ph.D., will present a paper on racial and ethnic disparities in the costs … Cohen is Director of AHRQ’s Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends.
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/chsp/about-chsp/index.html
May 01, 2021 - effective adoption and use of PCOR evidence holds promise as a way to improve clinical outcomes and reduce costs … Classify and characterize types of health systems and compare their performance in terms of clinical and cost … to systematically track health systems, their characteristics, and their performance on quality and cost … Evaluate the association between use of PCOR evidence and quality and cost of care.
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqdr22/index.html
July 01, 2023 - patient safety, person-centered care, care coordination, effective treatment, healthy living, and care affordability … Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (PDF, 394 KB)
Methods Applying AHRQ Quality Indicators to Healthcare Cost
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/cahps/consumer-reporting/index.html
May 01, 2022 - Comparative Reports
Illustrative examples of web-based comparative reports for consumers on the quality and costs … are available in AHRQ's TalkingQuality: Profiles of Comparative Reports on Health Care Quality and Costs … The Effects of Out-of-Pocket Costs on Enrollees’ Experiences With Health Plans: Implications for Consumer
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/assess/what-you-evaluate/index.html
May 01, 2019 - What You Can Evaluate
Evaluating the Process
Evaluating the Results
Evaluating Cost-Effectiveness … Evaluating Cost-Effectiveness . … Cost-effectiveness addresses whether you have used your resources as wisely as possible and whether there
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/policymakers/hrqa99b.html
October 01, 2014 - (B) The conduct of research on the comparative effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and safety of drugs … INFORMATION ON QUALITY AND COST OF CARE. … frequency of use, how much is paid for the services used, the source of those payments, the types and costs … , measure changes over time, and monitor the overall national impact of Federal and State policy changes … consider— (A) safety, efficacy, and effectiveness; (B) legal, social, and ethical implications; (C) costs
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/health-promotion-education/strategy6r-reminder-systems.html
March 01, 2020 - opportunities for other patients, disrupt the patient-provider relationship, and add to health care costs … patients come for their allotted appointments, the practice can increase its visit capacity and reduce its costs … improve immunization rates for hard to reach populations, such as inner-city minority children. 5
The Costs … of Patient Reminder Systems
Barriers to implementation include cost and lack of information about … Costs for immunization reminder programs vary widely; for example, the cost per additional child vaccinated
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/improve/coordination/webinar03/logicmodelsl.html
July 01, 2013 - Adherence to the Housing First model can be measured using a fidelity scale: Choice/affordability, scatter … Provides information on housing, service utilization and costs. Difference-in-difference analysis. … Slide 30 Difference in Difference Estimates of Costs by Quintile of Propensity Score
Image of two bar … One shows inpatient costs staying fairly steady over the first four quintiles, then dropping dramatically … Outpatient costs are also shown as fairly steady with the last quintile going up slightly.
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/data/data-tools/index.html
July 01, 2022 - Visualizations
Data Tools
Data Innovations
All-Payer Claims Databases
Healthcare Cost … MEPS-HC)
Information on the health status of Americans, health insurance coverage, and access, use, and cost … health insurance for employer characteristics/offerings; employee take-up; premiums; contributions; and cost … Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
Access detailed or summary statistics on inpatient stays
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/data/meps.html
March 01, 2023 - Visualizations
Data Tools
Data Innovations
All-Payer Claims Databases
Healthcare Cost … What's New at MEPS Email updates
Link to MEPS Web Site
The most complete source of data on the cost … comprehensive information on the health status of Americans, health insurance coverage, and access, use, and cost … the information collected from persons in the MEPS-HC sample in order to provide the most accurate cost
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/news/telemedicine.html
January 01, 2024 - Use is recruiting primary and urgent care practices and retail clinics that use telemedicine for a no-cost
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/organize/type.html
February 01, 2016 - distinguished between measures of structure, process, and outcome. [1] More recently, patient experience and cost … measures have been added to those being considered.
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/dowdstudysnapshot.pdf
November 01, 2015 - participating practices, and a second evaluating
the impact of PQRS on inappropriate utilization and costs … compare performance on vetted, claims-computable measures of inappropriate
utilization and Medicare costs … To compare costs, researchers looked at average annual risk-adjusted, per-beneficiary
Medicare expenditures … Most
managers considered the benefits and costs of participation, which influenced how
they presented … participation in PQRS was not associated with significant changes in
inappropriate utilization or risk-adjusted costs
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqdr18/index.html
July 01, 2023 - patient safety, person-centered care, care coordination, effective treatment, healthy living, and care affordability … 3.6 MB)
Additional Methods Information
Methods Applying AHRQ Quality Indicators to Healthcare Cost
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/otherwebsites/hcupnetquery/index.html
June 01, 2017 - HCUPnet is an online query system for the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), the Nation … These databases enable research on a broad range of health policy issues, including cost and quality
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/organization/nac/nac-amd2000.html
April 01, 2014 - matters related to actions of the Agency to enhance the quality, improve the outcomes, and reduce the costs … for:
priorities regarding health care research, especially studies related to quality, outcomes, cost … Annual Cost
Estimated annual cost for operating the Council, including compensation and travel expenses … The estimate of staff years of support required is .7, at an estimated annual cost of $58,723.
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/diseases-readmission-share.html
December 01, 2023 - Visualizations
Data Tools
Data Innovations
All-Payer Claims Databases
Healthcare Cost … Diseases With the Largest Shares of 30-Day Readmissions, 2020 (PDF, 3 MB)
Source: AHRQ Healthcare Cost
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/policymakers/hrqa99a.html
October 01, 2014 - including preventive measures and long-term care; (C) existing and innovative technologies; (D) the costs … appropriateness and value of health care services; (2) quality measurement and improvement; (3) the outcomes, cost … , cost-effectiveness, and use of health care services and access to such services; (4) clinical practice … practice-oriented research; (5) health care technologies, facilities, and equipment; (6) health care costs … ) MULTIDISCIPLINARY CENTERS- The Director may provide financial assistance to assist in meeting the costs
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/health-promotion-education/strategy6j-support-self-care.html
March 01, 2020 - Inexpensive self-care programs and support groups appear to be responsible for significant cost savings … Additionally, one study found a total health savings of ten times the cost of the self-care program. … Additional cost savings could come from holding these meetings at the health care facility (if sufficient … room is available) or at low-cost sites in the community, such as churches, senior centers, or public … self-management in patients with chronic arthritis has sustained health benefits while reducing health care costs