Articles, Data Highlights, and Reports | Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality

Articles, Data Highlights, and Reports | Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality

Articles, Data Highlights, and Reports

Journal Articles

Listed alphabetically by author

• 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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