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21. A Practical Guide for Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Transformation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.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.

22. Cost Effectiveness of a Multifaceted Program for Safe Patient Handling (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Siddharthan.pdf
    January 10, 2005 - The cost of their time was not included in the cost analysis. … Table 1 presents the cost comparisons before and after intervention. Table 1. … Cost comparisons: before and after program intervention Cost element Preintervention Postintervention … From a cost analysis perspective, the effect of the no-lift policy and educational component of the … Cost comparisons: before and after program intervention << /ASCII85EncodePages false

23. Hospital Financial Measures Database List of Measures (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2024 - Can indicate motivation and ability to obtain favorable pricing and case mix and to manage costs. … One indicator of a hospital’s competitive strength in pricing and efficiency in its market service … Other Burden Cost of Uncompensated Careg Total Uncompensated Care Total Cost Measure of hospital … Total Costs excludes nonreimbursable cost centers; Interest Cost and current depreciation are included … Unreimbursed and uncompensated care includes bad debt writeoffs, “free care,” uncompensated costs that

24. Estimating Costs of Supporting Safety Net Patient-Centered Medical Home Transformation in New Orleans (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/pcp-costs/shi2-costs.pdf
    May 11, 2015 - Costs estimated by the study include the total cost of transformation, cost per full-time equivalent … (total costs, cost per visit, and cost per FTE physician). … of total costs per wave and cost per visit per wave. … analyses. … • The study team relied on PCASG data for the cost analyses.

25. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2008 - developing an effective, feasible approach for using all-payer claims databases to improve healthcare affordability … , efficiency, and cost transparency. … Since October 2008, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services no longer reimburses costs associated … healthcare-associated infection (HAI), and is associated with significant morbidity, mortality, and costs

26. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2008 - developing an effective, feasible approach for using all-payer claims databases to improve healthcare affordability … , efficiency, and cost transparency. … Since October 2008, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services no longer reimburses costs associated … healthcare-associated infection (HAI), and is associated with significant morbidity, mortality, and costs

27. 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

28. Priorities in Focus–Care Affordability | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/workingforquality/reports/priorities-in-focus/care-affordability.html
    November 01, 2016 - Priorities in Focus–Care Affordability August 2016 The Issue: Making Quality Care More Affordable … payment and care delivery systems to address these problems presents enormous opportunities to reduce the cost … reimbursements of medical care to value or quality holds promise to improve the quality of care while reducing cost … Where We Are Now: 2015 Care Affordability Chart Book The AHRQ 2015 National Healthcare Quality and … Disparities Report Chartbook on Care Affordability shows positive trends in care affordability.

29. Synthesis Report: Methods and Results From the AHRQ Estimating Costs Research Grants | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.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

30. Cost Assessment of Collaborative Healthcare (CoACH) (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/pcp-costs/miller2-costs.pdf
    May 01, 2015 - The tool was used to predict project startup costs and total cost of the integration. … In cases where actual costs were significantly different from projected costs, the cost tool was reviewed … Anticipated Benefits This project developed, tested, validated, and improved a cost analysis tool … Our cost analysis tool will help primary care practices to better plan the integration of their primary … ” - Benjamin Miller, PsyD, Principal Investigator Relevant Information The cost analysis

31. Care Affordability Trends and Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2018 - Chartbook on Care Affordability Care Affordability Trends and Measures Previous Page Next … Page Table of Contents Chartbook on Care Affordability Acknowledgments Care Affordability … Care Affordability Trends and Measures Measures of Access Problems Due to Health Care Costs Measures … Measures of Care Affordability include: Access problems due to health care costs . … One approach to containing the growth of health care costs and thus making health care more affordable

32. 2015 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report: Chartbook on Care Affordability (pdf file)
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    August 01, 2016 -  Measures of Care Affordability include: ■ Access problems due to health care costs and ■ Inefficient … P e r C ap it a Hospital Physician and Clinical Prescription Drug Nursing Care Facilities Net Cost … Note: Net cost of health insurance consists of insurers’ costs of paying bills, advertising, sales commissions … Note: Net cost of health insurance consists of insurers’ costs of paying bills, advertising, sales commissions … Identified Measures of Care Affordability Measures of Access Problems Due to Health Care Costs People

33. Estimating Costs Associated With Patient-Centered Medical Home Transformation (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2015 - , costs per clinician, costs per patient, and variations within specific cost categories and across … Costs within each cost category were also described and used to identify the primary sources of variation … per full-time provider equivalent, cost per patient, and category-specific costs. … Martsolf, PhD, MPH, RN, Principal Investigator for cost comparison were small, comparisons were … cost categories.

34. Chartbook on Care Affordability: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/careaffordability/careaffordability-slides.html
    September 01, 2018 - Measures of Care Affordability include: Access problems due to health care costs. … Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, State Inpatient … Nursing Care Facilities 432 432 440 441 451 447 447 447 452 446 445 453 Net Cost … Notes: Net cost of health insurance consists of insurers’ costs of paying bills, advertising, sales … were hospital, physician and clinical, prescription drug, and nursing care facilities, along with net cost

35. Findings | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2022 - A cost measure based on the episode of care for a torn knee ligament would combine the costs for each … Costs based on episodes of care perform a similar simplifying function to airline ticket pricing. 37 … measure Framework for the cost measure (episodes of care vs. care components) Type of cost data … measure framework. … How are claims-based cost analyses affected by the reported distribution of services performed by nurse

36. Strategy 6N: Price Transparency | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    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.

37. Talk About Costs: Tool 23 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2024 - Possible messages include: Ask your provider about costs. Concerned about costs? Talk to us. … Use available resources to find out about costs. … If you do not know the exact costs, share relative costs (e.g., this option is typically twice as expensive … about patients' share of cost. … Make it easy for patients to estimate and understand costs. Calculate total costs for patients.

38. Transition of Primary Care Medical Group Practices to Next Generation Models | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2017 - The goal of the transformation was to position the clinics to participate in possible future Total Cost … Aim 3: Document both the initial cost and the cost to maintain the transformation. … Costs estimated included both direct and indirect costs. … Cost data pertaining to transformation components described during interviews, such as new equipment, … The cost of transformation was more than $1 million per clinic, but the insurance companies saved more

39. Estimating the Costs of Supporting Primary Care Practice Transformation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/funding/grants/cost/profiles/yarnoff.html
    February 01, 2017 - Grant This study aims to estimate the cost of primary care transformation through a survey of all … Data and Methods Practice managers are being surveyed to examine: The average cost of transformation … Challenges to Estimating Costs Potential challenges include respondents’ limited expertise in cost … Cost estimates will be available once the study is complete. … Developing and testing a cost-assessment tool for cancer screening programs.

40. Managed Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    Topic: Managed Care The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey tracks costs of health insurance, including