Research Spotlights Over 7,600 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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Hospital Performance Rankings Using Discrete Patient Diagnoses for Risk Adjustment of Outcomes
DeCenso B, Duber HC, Flaxman AD, Murphy SM, Hanlon M. Improving Health Serv Res. 2018 Apr;53(2):974-90. |
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Hospital readmission of adolescents and young adults with complex chronic disease
Dunbar P, Hall M, Gay JC, et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2019;2(7):e197613. |
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U.S. county prevalence of retail prescription opioid sales and opioid-related hospitalizations from 2011 to 2014
Ghertner R. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2019;194:330-5. |
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Posthospital Fall Injuries and 30-Day Readmissions in Adults 65 Years and Older
Hoffman GJ, Liu H, Alexander NB, Tinetti M, Braun TM, Min LC JAMA Netw Open. 2019 May 3;2(5):e194276 |
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Treatment-Related Complications of Systemic Therapy and Radiotherapy
Jairam V, Lee V, Park HS, Thomas CR Jr, Melnick ER, Gross CP, Presley CJ, Adelson KB, Yu JB. JAMA Oncol. 2019 Jul 1;5(7):1028-1035. |
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The cost of robotics: an analysis of the added costs of robotic-assisted versus laparoscopic surgery using the National Inpatient Sample
Khorgami Z, Li WT, Jackson TN, Howard CA, Sclabas GM. Surg Endosc. 2019 Jul;33(7):2217-2221. |
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Association of Medicaid Expansion Policy with Outcomes in Homeless Patients Requiring Emergency General Surgery
Manzano-Nunez R, Zogg CK, Bhulani N, McCarty JC, Herrera-Escobar JP, Lu K, Andriotti T, Uribe-Leitz T, de Jager E, Jarman MP, Haider AH, Ortega G. World J Surg. 2019 Jun;43(6):1483-1489 |
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The epidemiology of inpatient pediatric trauma in United States hospitals 2000 to 2011
Oliver J, Avraham J, Frangos S, Tomita S, DiMaggio C. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Apr;53(4):758-64. |
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Opioid overdose hospitalization trajectories in States with and without opioid-dosing guidelines
Sears JM, Fulton-Kehoe D, Schulman BA, Hogg-Johnson S, Franklin GM. Public Health Rep. 2019;134(5):567-76. |
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Predictors and Costs of 30-Day Readmissions After Index Hospitalizations for Alcohol-Related Disorders in U.S. Adults
Wani RJ, Tak HJ, Watanabe-Galloway S, Klepser DG, Wehbi NK, Chen LW, Wilson FA. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2019 May;43(5):857-868 |
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To view previous examples of research spotlights, please refer to the Research Spotlights Archives
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Internet Citation: Research Spotlights. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). December 2019. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/spotlights.jsp. |
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