Health Policy
September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
Browse research, insight and analysis on key issues affecting health and health care in the United States.
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Making Greater Use of Dedicated Hospital Observation Units for Many Short-Stay Patients Could Save $3.1 Billion a Year
September 26, 2012 | Journal Article
Using observation units in hospitals to provide care to certain patients can be more efficient than admitting them to the hospital and can result in shorter lengths-of-stay and lower costs.
California Hospitals Serving Large Minority Populations Were More Likely Than Others To Employ Ambulance Diversion
August 1, 2012 | Journal Article
It is well documented that racial and ethnic minority populations disproportionately use hospital emergency departments for safety-net care. But what is not known is whether emergency department crowding is disproportionately affecting minority popu ...
Building on State Experience
April 1, 2011 | Report
The second in a series of issue briefs published by The Hilltop Institute at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), takes a closer look at three aspects of community benefits affected by §9007 of the ACA, "Additional Requirements for Nonprofit Hospitals."
Variability in Case-Mix Adjusted ln-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Rates
February 1, 2012 | Journal Article
After adjustment for a hospital’s case-mix, the rates of in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) vary considerably. Urban hospitals and those that treat more Blacks have higher rates, while larger hospitals have lower rates, raising troubling equity conce ...
Health Tracking
March 19, 2012 | Program Result Report
Center for Studying Health System Change researchers tracked changes in the nation's health care system and developed policy analyses describing how those changes affect patients, providers, and others in their communities.
Acid-Suppressive Medication Use and the Risk for Nosocomial Gastrointestinal Tract Bleeding
June 13, 2011 | Journal Article
Incidence of GI bleeding in hospitalized non-ICU patients is rare preventive medication is not recommended.
How Much Do Hospitals Cost Shift?
April 1, 2011 | Journal Article
This article examines the theoretical and empirical literature on cost shifting since 1996, synthesizes the predominant findings, suggests their implications for the future of health care costs, and puts them in the current policy context.
Policy Options to Improve Discharge Planning and Reduce Rehospitalization
January 19, 2011 | Commentary
Short hospital stays, rehospitalizations and transitions among health care settings have become increasingly common. Financial policy changes should be implemented to incentivize longer hospital stays and better-coordinated post-discharge care.
General Hospitals, Specialty Hospitals and Financially Vulnerable Patients
April 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
This study examines the impact of specialty hospitals--cardiac, surgical and orthopedic--on the ability of general and safety-net hospitals to care for financially vulnerable patients in Indianapolis, Little Rock and Phoenix.
Does Pay-for-Performance Steal from the Poor and Give to the Rich?
September 1, 2010 | Commentary
Providing financial incentives to hospitals to improve quality is increasingly common, yet little is known about its effect on hospitals that provide care for poorer patients. In this study, researchers looked at how financial incentives affected those hospitals serving larger, poorer populations.