Articles, Data Highlights, and Reports

Journal Articles

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Ahluwalia SC, Damberg CL, Silverman M, et al. What defines a high-performing health system: a systematic review. Jt Comm J Qual Pat Saf Epub 2017 July 10. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28844231. Accessed September 22, 2017.
Ahluwalia SC, Harris BJ, Lewis VA, et al. End-of-life care planning in accountable care organizations: associations with organizational characteristics and capabilities. Health Serv Res 2017 May 30 [Epub ahead of print].https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28560783. Accessed December 7, 2017.
Colla CH, Fisher ES. Moving forward with ACOs: some answers, more questions. JAMA 2017;177(4):527-8. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5504469/. Accessed August 9, 2017.
Colla CH, Lewis VA, Bergquist SL, et al. Accountability across the continuum: the participation of post-acute care providers in accountable care organizations. Health Serv Res 2016;51(4):1595-1611. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4946026/. Accessed August 9, 2017.
Colla CH, Lewis VA, Kao L-S, et al. Association between Medicare accountable care organization implementation and spending among clinically vulnerable beneficiaries. JAMA Intern Med 2016;176(8):1167-75. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4969198/. Accessed August 9, 2017.
Fisher E, Shortell SM, Savitz L. Implementation science: a potential catalyst for delivery system reform. JAMA 2016 Jan 26;315(4):339-40. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5656984/. Accessed December 7, 2017.
Fowler AC, Grabowski DC, Gambrel RJ, et al. Corporate investors increased common ownership in hospitals and the postacute care and hospice sectors. Health Aff (Millwood) 2017 Sep 1;36(9):1547-55https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28874480. Accessed September 22, 2017.
Lewis VA, Fraze TK, Fisher ES, et al. ACOs serving high proportions of racial and ethnic minorities lag in quality performance. Health Aff (Millwood) 2017;36(1):57-66. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28069847. Accessed August 9, 2017.
Miake-Lye IM, Chuang E, Rodriguez HP, et al. Random or predictable? Adoption patterns of chronic care management practices in physician organizations. Implement Sci 2017 Aug 24;12(1):106. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5571615/. Accessed December 7, 2017.
Ouayogodé MH, Colla CH, Lewis VA. Determinants of success in Shared Savings Programs: an analysis of ACO and market characteristics. Healthc (Amst) 2017 Mar;5(1-2):53-61. Epub 2016 Sep 28. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27687917. Accessed August 9, 2017.
Peiris D, Phipps-Taylor MC, Stachowski CA, et al. ACOs holding commercial contracts are larger and more efficient than noncommercial ACOs. Health Aff (Millwood) 2016;35(10):1849-56. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5116911/. Accessed August 9, 2017.
Roberts E, Mehrotra MD, McWilliams JM. High-price and low-price physician practices do not differ significantly on care quality or efficiency. Health Aff 2017 May;36:5855-64. http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/36/5/855 . Accessed July 13, 2017.
Shortell SM, Poon BY, Ramsay PP, et al. A multilevel analysis of patient engagement and patient-reported outcomes in primary care practices of accountable care organizations. J Gen Intern Med 2017 Jun;32(6):640-7. Epub 2017 Feb 3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28160187. Accessed July 13, 2017.

Data Highlights

Snapshot of U.S. Health Systems, 2016 (PDF, 256 KB)
U.S. Health System Characteristics, 2016 (PDF, 904 KB)
Variation in Health System Characteristics Across States, 2016 (PDF, 1.14 MB)

Blogs

Listed alphabetically by author

Arnold, Sharon. With AHRQ’s New Compendium, Researchers and Policymakers Gain Fresh Insights into Nation’s Health Systems. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. AHRQ. September 14, 2017.
Bindman, Andy. Comparing Health Systems: AHRQ’s Signature Effort to Improve Patient Care. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. AHRQ. September 29, 2016.
Kronick, Richard. New AHRQ-funded Centers to Study Health Systems’ Efforts to Disseminate PCOR. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. AHRQ. June 16, 2015.

Reports

Defining Health Care Systems. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.
First annual Centers of Excellence Workshop. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD (September 29, 2016).

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