Research Spotlights Nearly 5,000 peer-reviewed journal publications feature data, software products, and tools from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). This research can impact healthcare policy, practice, and future research. Here are a few recent examples:
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Rising Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Infections in Hospitalized Children in the United States.
Adams DJ, Eberly MD, Goudie A, Nylund CM. Hosp Pediatr. 2016 Jul;6(7):404-11 |
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Hospital Utilization and Costs Among Preterm Infants by Payer: Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2009
Barradas DT, Wasserman MP, Daniel-Robinson L, Bruce MA, DiSantis KI, Navarro FH, Jones WA, Manzi NM, Smith MW, Goodness BM. Matern Child Health J. 2016 Apr;20(4):808-18 |
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Nationwide increase in hospitalizations for heroin-related soft tissue infections: Associations with structural market conditions.
Ciccarone D, Unick GJ, Cohen JK, Mars SG, Rosenblum D. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2016 Jun 1;163:126-33 |
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Unintentional injuries treated in hospital emergency departments among persons aged 65 years and older, United States, 2006-2011
DeGrauw X, Annest JL, Stevens JA, Xu L, Coronado V. J Safety Res. 2016 Feb;56:105-9 |
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Disparities in Surgical Care Among Women With Endometrial Cancer.
Mannschreck D, Matsuno RK, Moriarty JP, Borah BJ, Dowdy SC, Tanner EJ 3rd, Makary MA, Stone RL, Levinson KL, Temkin SM, Fader AN. Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Sep;128(3):526-34. |
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Effects of a Commercial Insurance Policy Restriction on Lumbar Fusion in North Carolina and the Implications for National Adoption.
Martin BI, Deyo RA, Lurie JD, Carey TS, Tosteson AN, Mirza SK. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2016 Jun;41(11):647-55 |
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Trends in colorectal cancer admissions and stage at presentation: impact of screening.
Moghadamyeghaneh Z, Alizadeh RF, Phelan M, Carmichael JC, Mills S, Pigazzi A, Zell JA, Stamos MJ. Surg Endosc. 2016 Aug;30(8):3604-10. |
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"Halo effect" in trauma centers: does it extend to emergent colectomy?
Nagarajan N, Selvarajah S, Gani F, Alshaikh HN, Giuliano K, Zogg CK, Schneider EB, Haider AH. J Surg Res. 2016 Jun 1;203(1):231-7 |
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In-Hospital Outcomes and Costs Among Patients Hospitalized During a Return Visit to the Emergency Department.
Sabbatini, A, Kocher, K, Basu, A, Hsia, RY. JAMA. 2016;315(7):663-671. |
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Delayed-onset cytomegalovirus disease coded during hospital readmission in a multicenter, retrospective cohort of liver transplant recipients.
Santos CA, Brennan DC, Chapman WC, Fraser VJ, Olsen MA. Liver Transpl. 2015 May;21(5):581-90. doi: 10.1002/lt.24089. Epub 2015 Apr 15 |
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Internet Citation: Research Spotlights. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). December 2016. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/spotlights.jsp. |
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