Measuring Primary Care Exam Length Using Electronic Health Record Data
Conclusions:
Time-stamped EHR data offer researchers and health systems an opportunity to measure exam length and other objects of interest related to time. (Source: Medical Care)
Source: Medical Care - December 13, 2020 Category: Health Management Tags: Brief Reports Source Type: research
Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Outpatient Providers in the United States
Conclusions:
Our findings show that one by-product of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States is a large decline in the use of outpatient care which peaked around the week of April 5–11. Total outpatient visits rebounded completely and remain stable as of July 26 to August 1, 2020. (Source: Medical Care)
Source: Medical Care - December 13, 2020 Category: Health Management Tags: Brief Reports Source Type: research
Telehealth Benefits Offered by Medicare Advantage Plans in 2020
Conclusions:
MA plans are embracing new telehealth benefits, but there is room for improvement. Policymakers should consider how to accelerate the adoption curve of telehealth in MA plans. (Source: Medical Care)
Source: Medical Care - December 13, 2020 Category: Health Management Tags: Brief Reports Source Type: research
Understanding the Relationship Between Nursing Home Experience With Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Patient Outcomes
Conclusions:
Residents with HIV experience worse outcomes in NHs than residents without HIV. Increased HIV experience was not related to improved outcomes. (Source: Medical Care)
Source: Medical Care - December 13, 2020 Category: Health Management Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Rural-Urban Differences in Nursing Home Risk-adjusted Rates of Emergency Department Visits: A Decomposition Analysis
Background:
Higher risk-adjusted rate of emergency department (ED) visits might reflect poor quality of nursing home (NH) care; however, existing evidence is limited regarding rural-urban differences in ED rates of NHs, especially for long-stay residents.
Objectives:
To determine and quantify sources of rural-urban differences in NH risk-adjusted rates of any ED visit, ED without hospitalization or observation stay (outpatient ED), and potentially avoidable ED visits (PAED) of long-stay residents.
Research Design:
We calculated quarterly NH risk-adjusted rates using 2011–2013 national Medicare claims an...
Source: Medical Care - December 13, 2020 Category: Health Management Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
