Taubman Health Sciences Library Blog- Blog Retired
- Global Innovation – Hashtags of the Week (HOTW): (Week of October 20, 2014)
- Local Innovation & #MCubed – Hashtags of the Week (HOTW): (Week of October 13, 2014)
- Open Access Journal on Clinical Diabetes and Endocrinology
- National Medical Librarians Month 2014
- Suicide Prevention & Trauma on Social Media – Hashtags of the Week (HOTW): (Week of October 6, 2014)
- Radiation Oncology Journal Club (#RadOnc) – Hashtags of the Week (HOTW): (Week of September 29, 2014)
- From the National Library of Medicine: Roosevelt at NIH
- Patients on the Right TEDMED Questions – Hashtags of the Week (HOTW): (Week of September 22, 2014)
- TEDMED on Patient Engagement – Hashtags of the Week (HOTW): (Week of September 15, 2014)
Tag Archives: utilization
For mothers-to-be, finding health care in a group
From the Fixes Blog at the New York Times: Recently in a nondescript conference room near Union Square in Manhattan, eight very pregnant women, husbands, boyfriends and a sister sat in a circle around a small patchwork quilt for two … Continue reading
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Tagged health behavior, health care quality, health disparities, utilization
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New from HCUP – New state databases released
The Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality has released the following state Databases: 2010: State Inpatient Databases (SID): Maine State Ambulatory Surgery Databases (SASD): Maine State Emergency Department Databases (SEDD): Maine 2011: State Inpatient Databases (SID): Maine, Utah State Ambulatory … Continue reading
HCUP’s “Most Expensive Conditions” infographic
From the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ): HCUP has released a new infographic, The Top Five Most Expensive Conditions Treated in U.S. Hospitals, which represents data from the recently released Statistical Brief #160: National Inpatient Hospital Costs: The … Continue reading
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Tagged AHRQ, health services research, insurance, utilization
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Making New York the healthiest state
From the Health Affairs Blog: In early December, the New York State Health Foundation and the New York State Department of Health cosponsored a summit focused on improving population health, with the title, “Making New York the Healthiest State: Achieving the Triple Aim.” We … Continue reading
Posted in Law & public policy
Tagged health care reform, health disparities, health policy, utilization
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MEPS update
New data files & tables have been added to the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey web site: MEPS 1996-2011 Pooled Linkage Variance Estimation File (MEPS HC-036) MEPS 1996-2011 Replicates for Variance Estimation File (MEPS HC-036BRR) 2011 Non-Group Health Insurance Tables (No. 6 Tables Series) Updated … Continue reading
Delay in release of MEPS insurance component
From the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ): There will be a delay in the release of tables containing 2012 state and local government estimates from the MEPS Insurance Component. Originally scheduled for posting in late November 2013, the … Continue reading
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Tagged AHRQ, health services research, utilization
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New health policy brief: Specialty pharmaceuticals
From Health Affairs and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Specialty pharmaceuticals–drugs and biologics used to treat chronic, serious, or life-threatening diseases–are complex to manufacture and distribute, often difficult to administer, and may require special patient monitoring. They are a rapidly … Continue reading
New from the Medical Expenditures Panel Survey
The following tools, data, & tables have been added to the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) web site: New Data Files: MEPS Panel 15 Longitudinal Data File (HC-148) Data File Updates: 2010 Full Year Consolidated File (HC-138) documentation has been updated to include … Continue reading
New database from CMS: Medicare Provider Charge Data
The Department of Health & Human Services has created a database that for the first time gives consumers information on what hospitals charge. The data, on the charges for services that are provided during the 100 most common Medicare inpatient stays and 30 … Continue reading
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Tagged CMS, DHHS, health care reform, health services research, statistics, utilization
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Health spending projected to grow an average of 5.8 percent annually through 2022
From Health Affairs: New estimates released today from the Office of the Actuary at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) project that aggregate health care spending in the United States will grow at an average annual rate of … Continue reading
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