New study in #HSR @WileyHealth from Danielle R. Gartner PhD @WhitneyEpi et al investigate the intersection of race and economic context in treatment with hysterectomy among reproductive aged women with noncancerous gynecologic conditions.
1/4 @WileyHealth @WhitneyEpi WHAT IS KNOWN Historically, treatment with hysterectomy has been highly geographically variable. Despite an overall reduction over time, rates of hysterectomy remain higher among black women than among white women
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New study from @ThomRapp @momotazur et al in #HSR @WileyHealth examine whether stronger referral relationships between hospitals and skilled nursing facilities (SNF) are associated with lower-risk patients being admitted to SNF
1/4 @ThomRapp @momotazur @WileyHealth WHAT IS KNOWN: Evolving payment models are changing the relationships between hospitals and skilled nursing facilities.
Hospitals concentrating referrals to SNFs have exhibited better outcomes (eg, lower readmissions). No study has been done from the SNF perspective.
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New article in #HSR @WileyHealth by @afrakt assess the prevalence of patient administrative tasks and whether they are associated with delayed and/or foregone care. ABSTRACT: hsr.org/node/680108
1/6 @WileyHealth @afrakt WHAT IS KNOWN: High administrative complexity is a central feature of the US health care system, with under-appreciated implications for patients. Research examining the administrative costs of health care has primarily focused on clinicians and provider organizations.
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Neeraj Sood PhD et al look to understand the effects of receiving vertically integrated care in inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) on health care use and outcomes in #HSR @WileyHealth article. ABSTRACT: hsr.org/node/680121
1/5 @WileyHealth WHAT IS KNOWN: Coordinating care during transitions from acute to postacute care may be easier to accomplish when providers are vertically integrated.
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Shih-Chuan Chou and colleagues examine the association between #highdeductible health plans and #EDvisits with low-value imaging in this #HSR @Wiley_Health study. Thread below: (1/7) hsr.org/node/678800 WHAT WE KNOW: Health insurers increasingly offer high-deductible insurance products in hopes of improving care value by giving patients “skin in the game.” (2/7)

Lee Revere Ph.D., et. al. evaluate the robustness of the CMS Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (HVBP) total performance score (TPS) in new #HSR article @wileyhealth Abstract: hsr.org/node/677720
1/4 @WileyHealth WHAT IS KNOWN: TPS is intended to be capable of differentiating hospital-level quality on an annual basis. Prior research found evidence that highest performing hospitals maintain their status year after year while preventing lower-ranked hospitals from increasing in position
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