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1. Appendix A. Key Characteristics of Estimating Costs Grants | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/cost-guide/characteristics.html
   February 01, 2017 - Direct costs of maintaining PCMH services were estimated, including: cost per FTE clinician, costs per … A cost analysis was conducted in primary care practices that varied in terms of NCQA recognition. … The PCMH Cost Dimensions Tool was used to estimate costs. … The study team also collected data on practice characteristics to be used in aggregate cost analyses. … was then coded and aggregated to enable cost comparisons across time, presented in 2012 dollars.

2. EvidenceNOW: Cost Survey (pdf file)
   www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/cost-survey.pdf
   January 30, 2019 - EvidenceNOW: Cost Survey EvidenceNOW: Cost Survey Survey wave: 1. … Cost survey for developing external infrastructure for large-scale dissemination and implementation … In this section, list indirect cost rates and the direct costs to which these rates are applied to (e.g … ., all direct costs or personnel costs). … Building / facility costs Administrative costs Other indirect costs (please specify) __________

3. Appendix A. Key Characteristics of Estimating Costs Grants | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/cost/app-a.html
   July 01, 2015 - Direct costs of maintaining PCMH services were estimated, including: cost per FTE clinician, costs per … A cost analysis was conducted in primary care practices that varied in terms of NCQA recognition. … The PCMH Cost Dimensions Tool was used to estimate costs. … The study team also collected data on practice characteristics to be used in aggregate cost analyses. … was then coded and aggregated to enable cost comparisons across time, presented in 2012 dollars.

4. Strategy 6N: Price Transparency | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/strategy6n-price-transparency.html
   March 01, 2020 - alternatives (e.g., maternity care, elective surgeries); and prescription drugs with wide variations in pricing … That cost reflects what the health plan pays plus the patient's share of the cost, whether as a copayment … Providing cost information led to a $220 reduction in costs per test (18.7 percent) and to reduced use … The site provides access to the following: A summary of State legislation on pricing transparency and … the disclosure of information on health costs.

5. Reviewing the Landscape of All-Payer Claims Databases | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/data/apcd/backgroundrpt/review.html
   July 01, 2022 - Also, utilization and cost measures in the absence of quality measures could be misleading and thereby … measures. … health care costs. … measures. … Public Reporting of Cost Measures in Health .

6. A Practical Guide for Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Transformation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   February 01, 2017 - Gross-Costing Methods Gross-costing methods can be used to conduct retrospective cost analyses of a … Step 2: Assess unit costs for each cost element. … Step 4: Add total costs for each item to produce a total cost. … When possible, it is helpful to include the costs of technical assistance in cost estimations. … These tools provide a detailed breakdown of cost elements and may be helpful to estimate the costs of

7. Synthesis Report: Methods and Results From the AHRQ Estimating Costs Research Grants | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   February 01, 2017 - Cost Elements Estimated AHRQ Estimating Costs grantees estimated a wide range of cost elements. … AHRQ Estimating Costs grantees identified key cost elements based on the literature and interviews with … Cost Analysis Methods Exhibit 1 provides a summary of the methods used to estimate the costs of primary … Actual costs were measured using an internal cost model to allocate utilization and cost data, including … great difficulty disentangling the cost of maintaining practice change from other costs of providing

8. Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care: Price Transparency (pdf file)
   www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/cahps-strategy-6n.pdf
   October 01, 2017 - alternatives (e.g., maternity care, elective surgeries); and prescription drugs with wide variations in pricing … That cost reflects what the health plan pays plus the patient’s share of the cost, whether as a copayment … Providing cost information led to a $220 reduction in costs per test (18.7 5 Whaley C, Schneider Chafen … The site provides access to the following: • A summary of State legislation on pricing transparency … and the disclosure of information on health costs

9. Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Transformation: A Practical Guide and Synthesis Report (pdf file)
   www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/estimating-costs-primary-care-transformation.pdf
   July 31, 2015 - Gross-Costing Methods Gross-costing methods can be used to conduct retrospective cost analyses of … Cost Analysis Methods Exhibit 1 provides a summary of the methods used to estimate the costs of primary … A cost analysis was conducted in primary care practices that varied in terms of NCQA recognition. … The study team also collected data on practice characteristics to be used in aggregate cost analyses … was then coded and aggregated to enable cost comparisons across time, presented in 2012 dollars.

10. Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Transformation: A Practical Guide and Synthesis Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2017 - Key Characteristics of Estimating Costs Grants Appendix B. … Select and Apply a Cost Estimation Method    Step 3. … Items Classified by Estimating Costs Grantees as Direct and Indirect Cost Elements Appendixes Appendix … Key Characteristics of Estimating Costs Grants Appendix B. … Cost Dimensions Tool    Example 6. Cost Capture Template    Example 7.

11. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2017 - As health care costs continue to rise, more stakeholders are calling for such measures to be used as … part of value assessments, to understand how high health care expenditures, high out-of-pocket costs, … Comprehensive datasets that support the development of quality and cost measures across large populations … All-payer claims databases (APCDs) incorporate utilization and cost across the health care system and … APCDs can be used to understand local market functioning and assess whether spending variations reflect pricing

12. Offer Information on How Healthcare Costs and Quality Relate | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/explain/share-info/offer-info.html
    June 01, 2019 - EXAMPLE: Minnesota Community Measurement Reports Total Cost of Care Title: Minnesota HealthScores: … /cost-of-services-procedures-ratings One of the first organizations to report healthcare cost information … to consumers is Minnesota HealthScores, which publishes comparative information on the total cost of … , you can help them understand more about healthcare costs and how to lower their own costs while still … It is important to emphasize that high cost and high quality do not necessarily go hand in hand.

13. Infographic - Costs for Spine Fusions (pdf file)
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    November 12, 2021 - Infographic - Costs for Spine Fusions Costs for Spine Fusions Source: AHRQ, Healthcare Cost

14. A Practical Guide for Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Transformation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/cost/guide.html
    October 01, 2015 - Items Classified by Estimating Costs Grantees as Direct and Indirect Cost Elements Appendix A. … Gross-Costing Methods Gross-costing methods can be used to conduct retrospective cost analyses of a … Step 2: Assess unit costs for each cost element. … Step 4: Add total costs for each item to produce a total cost. … When possible, it is helpful to include the costs of technical assistance in cost estimations.

15. Snapshot: The IHA Bundled Episode Payment and Gainsharing Demonstration (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2015 - before and afterward and a defined “warranty” period during which the provider is responsible for the costs … RAND planned to use quantitative methods to evaluate the impact of bundled payments on the costs and … Mistrust manifested in significant disagreement about pricing, with health plans expecting reductions … volume allows the spreading of fixed costs over a larger base … In addition, the demonstration enabled development of extensive specifications for historic cost analysis

16. Exhibit 3. Items Classified by Estimating Costs Grantees as Direct and Indirect Cost Elements | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2017 - Items Classified by Estimating Costs Grantees as Direct and Indirect Cost Elements … Items Classified by Estimating Costs Grantees as Direct and Indirect Cost Elements Previous … Key Characteristics of Estimating Costs Grants Appendix B. … Cost Elements Indirect Cost Elements Staff time/salaries and benefits: New FTEs Staff time … Items Classified by Estimating Costs Grantees as Direct and Indirect Cost Elements.

17. Synthesis Report: Methods and Results From the AHRQ Estimating Costs Research Grants | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/cost/report.html
    October 01, 2015 - Items Classified by Estimating Costs Grantees as Direct and Indirect Cost Elements Appendix A. … Cost Elements Estimated AHRQ Estimating Costs grantees estimated a wide range of cost elements. … Bureau of Labor Statistics AHRQ Estimating Costs grantees identified key cost elements based on the … Cost Analysis Methods Exhibit 1 provides a summary of the methods used to estimate the costs of primary … Actual costs were measured using an internal cost model to allocate utilization and cost data, including

18. Exhibit 1. Methodological Options for Estimating the Costs of Transforming Primary Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2017 - Definition Study Purpose Data Sources and Analysis Methods Key Considerations Gross-Costing Cost … of primary care transformation efforts incurred by clinics Changes in cost trends can be caused by … identify a comparable control group Micro-Costing (also known as Activity-Based Costing ) Cost … If cost estimates are produced for multiple clinics, results can be stratified to show how costs vary … https://www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/cost-guide/methodology-options.html  

19. The IHA Bundled Episode Payment and Gainsharing Demonstration | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/bozicstudysnapshots/index.html
    August 01, 2018 - sectors, relatively little is known about how to implement them or about their impact on quality and costs … RAND planned to use quantitative methods to evaluate the impact of bundled payments on the costs and … Mistrust manifested in significant disagreement about pricing, with health plans expecting reductions … In addition, the demonstration enabled development of extensive specifications for historic cost analysis … volume allows the spreading of fixed costs over a larger base.

20. Frequency and Cost of Operating Room Procedures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/cost-or-procedures.html
    January 01, 2022 - Home Data & Analytics Data Infographics Frequency and Cost … Information Knowledgebase Data Sources Available from AHRQ Frequency and Cost … of Operating Room Procedures Frequency and Cost of Operating Room Procedures (PDF, 430.3 … January 2022 Page originally created January 2022 Internet Citation: Frequency and Cost … https://www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/cost-or-procedures.html   Back