State: Hawaii
Title: Enhancing Hawaii Hospital Information Content Principal Investigator: Todd B. Seto Organization: Queen's Medical Center Project Dates: September 30, 2010, to September 29, 2013 Grant Number: R01 HS19990-01 The interest in comparative effectiveness research (CER) is based on the belief that more informed decisions about the use of healthcare resources could improve the public's health and reduce the costs of care. Although CER encompasses a broad range of methodological approaches and data sources, the goal of this proposal is to develop the capacity to perform CER by enhancing the breadth and scope of data contained within a statewide, all-payer hospital discharge and emergency department data set in Hawaii - the state that has the nation's most racially diverse population, the longest life expectancy, the longest experience with employer-mandated healthcare benefits (over 35 years), and one of the lowest Medicare costs per beneficiary. The aims of this study are to:
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Internet Citation: Data Innovations. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). October 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/hi.jsp. |
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