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Research Studies

The following studies were produced by researchers outside of the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) using hospital, outpatient surgery center, and/or emergency room data collected by AHCA’s Florida Center for Health Information and Policy Analysis.

2007 State Snapshots - Florida, AHRQ, 2008

Ambulatory Surgery in U.S. Hospitals, 2003, AHRQ, 2007

Birth Defects Registry, Florida Dept. of Health

Care of Women in U.S. Hospitals, 2000, AHRQ, 2002

Comparative Study of Quality Outcomes in Freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Centers & Hospital-Based Outpatient Depts., Health Research & Educational Trust, 2008

Comparative Outcomes Analysis, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, 2004

Comparison of Seasonal Resident and Year-Round Resident Hospitalizations in Florida, Florida Public Health Review, 2005

Cost of Managing an Episode of Relapse in Multiple Sclerosis, BMC Health Services Research, 2003

Descriptive and clinical epidemiology of preeclampsia and eclampsia in Florida, Ethnicity and Disease, 2007

Dilemma of vacant beds , Florida State University and University of North Carolina at Charlotte, May 2006.

Direct Medical Cost of Managing Deep Vein Thrombosis, PharmacoEconomics, 2002

Epidemiological Analysis for Asthma in Florida, Florida Dept. of Health, 2004

Epidemiologic Study on Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis,Florida Dept. of Health, 2006.

Evaluation of a Mature Trauma System, Annals of Surgery, 2006

Florida Annual Cancer Reports, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and Florida Dept. of Health.

Florida Dept. of Health Injury Incident Data Reports, Florida Dept. of Health

Florida Injury Incident Data, Florida Dept.of Health

Florida Trauma System (1991-2003), Surgery

HCUP Fact Books Website Index, AHRQ

HCUP Statistical Briefs Website Index, AHRQ

Healthcare Cost and Utilizations Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Health Planning Council of N.E. Florida, 2005

Hospitalization for Nontraumatic Disorders of the Eye and Ocular Adnexa, American Medical Association, 2004.

Hospitalizations for anaphylaxis in Florida, Int. Arch Allergy Immunol, 2007

Hospitalization in the United States, 2002, AHRQ, 2005

How well does Diagnosis-based Risk-adjustment Work for Comparing Ambulatory Clinical Outcomes? Health Care Manag Sci, 2009

Is There a Relationship Between Physician and Facility Volumes of Ambulatory Procedures and Patient Outcomes? J. Ambulatory Care Manage, 2008

Lower Adverse Event and Mortality Rates in Physician Offices Compared with Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Blackwell Synergy, 2004

Malpractice Crisis – Access to High-Risk Procedures (subscription required), Northwestern University, 2005

Malpractice Crisis in Florida – Care for Maternity Patients, Northwestern University, 2006

Mature Trauma System, Annals of Surgery, 2006

Medicaid Enrollees Discharged from Florida’s State Mental Hospitals, University of South Florida, 2003.

Medicaid Provider Service Network Demonstration Project , University of Florida, 2004.

Medicaid Waiver Programs, Florida Policy Exchange Center on Aging, University of S. Florida, 2004

Methodology for Estimating Current and Future Burden of Osteoporosis, Blackwell Synergy, 2003

National Healthcare Disparities Report, AHRQ

National Healthcare Disparities & Quality Reports, AHRQ

National Healthcare Quality Report, AHRQ, 2008

Necrotizing fasciitis hospitalizations,Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Outcome Disparities after Ambulatory Surgical Procedures, American Journal of Medical Quality, 2007.

Pertusis Immunization in the Global Pertusis Initiative, Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 2005

Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, Florida Department of Health

Preventable Hospitalizations: A Window into Primary and Preventive Care, 2000, AHRQ, 2004

Quality of Care in Accredited & Non-accredited Ambulatory Surgical Centers, Joint Commission Journal on Quality & Patient Safety, 2008.

Relationship between Physician & Facility Volumes of Ambulatory Procedures & Patient Outcomes, Journal of Ambulatory Care Mgmt., 2008.

Survival Advantage - Treatment of Injury at Designated Trauma Centers, Medical Care Research and Review, 2007

Uninsured Auto Crash Victims, MIT Sloan Management, 2003

Variation of Treatment of Pediatric Spleen Injury, Journal of the American College of Surgery, 2006