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.
Briggs ADM, Alderwick H, Fisher ES. Overcoming challenges to U.S. payment reform: could a place-based approach help? JAMA Viewpoint 2018 Apr 17;319(15):1545-6. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5944326/. Accessed June 13, 2018.
Cohen GR, Jones DJ, Heeringa J, et al. Leveraging diverse data sources to identify and describe U.S. health care delivery systems. eGEMs 2017 Dec 15. https://egems.academyhealth.org/articles/10.5334/egems.200/ . Accessed February 1, 2018.
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.
Comfort L, Shortell SM, Rodriguez HP, et al. Medicare accountable care organizations of diverse structures achieve comparable quality and cost performance. Health Serv Res 2018 Jan 31. [Epub ahead of print] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29388199. Accessed March 12, 2018.
Desai S, McWilliams JM. Consequences of the 340B Drug Pricing Program. New Engl J Med 2018 Feb 8;378(6):539-48. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29365282. Accessed March 12, 2018.
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):1547-55. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28874480. Accessed September 22, 2017.
Fraze TK, Lewis VA, Tierney E, et al. Quality of care improves for diabetics in Medicare ACOs: organizational characteristics associated with performance. Popul Health Manage 2017 Dec 6. [Epub ahead of print] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29211623. Accessed March 12, 2018.
Lewis V, Colla C, Fisher E. Perspective: explaining sluggish savings under accountable care. New Engl J Med 2017 Nov 9;377(19):1809-11.
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.
Lewis VA, Murray G, Colla CH. The hidden roles that management partners play in accountable care organizations. Health Aff (Millwood) 2018 Feb;37(2):292-8. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29401012. Accessed March 12, 2018.
Ly DP, Cutler DM. Factors of U.S. hospitals associated with improved profit margins: an observational study. J Gen Intern Med 2018 Feb 14. [Epub ahead of print] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29445975. Accessed March 12, 2018.
Machta RM, Maurer KA, Jones DJ, et al. A systematic review of vertical integration and quality of care, efficiency and patient-centered outcomes. Health Care Manage Rev 2018 Apr 2 [Epub ahead of print]. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29613860. Accessed June 13, 2018.
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.
Poon BY, Shortell S, Rodriguez HP. Physician practice transitions to system ownership do not result in diminished practice responsiveness to patients. Health Serv Res 2017 Nov 16. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.12804. [Epub ahead of print]
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.
Rumball-Smith J, Shekele P, Damberg C. Electronic health record "super-users" and "under-users" in U.S. ambulatory care practices. Am J Manag Care 2018 Jan;24(1):26-31. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29350506. Accessed February 1, 2018.
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.
Singer S, Kerrissey M, Friedberg M, et al. A comprehensive theory of integration. Med Care Res Rev 2018 Mar 1 {Epub ahead of print]. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29606036. Accessed June 13, 2018.
Woloshin S, Schwartz LM, Bagley PJ, et al. Characteristics of interim publications of randomized clinical trials and comparison with final publications. JAMA 2018 Jan 23;319(4):404-6. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29362786. Accessed March 12, 2018.

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).
Second annual Centers of Excellence Workshop. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD (September 14, 2017) [PDF, 367 KB]

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