Evaluation of Between-County Disparities in Premature Mortality Due to Stroke in the US.

Importance: Identifying the factors associated with premature stroke mortality and measuring between-county disparities may provide insight into how to reduce variations and achieve more equitable health outcomes.

Objective: To examine the between-county disparities in premature stroke mortality in the US, investigate county-level factors associated with mortality, and describe differences in mortality disparities by place of death and stroke subtype.

Design, Setting, And Participants: This retrospective cross-sectional study linked the mortality and demographic data of US counties from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention WONDER database to county-level characteristics from multiple databases.

Socioeconomic Inequalities in Premature Cancer Mortality Among U.S. Counties During 1999 to 2018.

Background: This study investigated socioeconomic inequalities in premature cancer mortality by cancer types, and evaluated the associations between socioeconomic status (SES) and premature cancer mortality by cancer types.

Methods: Using multiple databases, cancer mortality was linked to SES and other county characteristics. The outcome measure was cancer mortality among adults ages 25-64 years in 3,028 U.

Disparities in Premature Cardiac Death Among US Counties From 1999-2017: Temporal Trends and Key Drivers.

Background Disparities in premature cardiac death (PCD) might stagnate the progress toward the reduction of PCD in the United States and worldwide. We estimated disparities across US counties in PCD rates and investigated county-level factors related to the disparities. Methods and Results We used US mortality data for cause-of-death and demographic data from death certificates and county-level characteristics data from multiple databases.

Factors Associated With County-Level Variation in Premature Mortality Due to Noncommunicable Chronic Disease in the United States, 1999-2017.

Importance: Progress against premature death due to noncommunicable chronic disease (NCD) has stagnated. In the United States, county-level variation in NCD premature mortality has widened, which has impeded progress toward mortality reduction for the World Health Organization (WHO) 25 × 25 target.

Objectives: To estimate variations in county-level NCD premature mortality, to investigate factors associated with mortality, and to present the progress toward achieving the WHO 25 × 25 target by analyzing the trends in mortality.

Moving from Quality Measurement to Quality Improvement: Applying Meaningful Use Lessons to the Quality Payment Program.

Although the federal electronic health record (EHR) incentive program has ended, the need to effectively implement and use EHRs has not. The advent of the federal Quality Payment Program (QPP) has made effective use of EHRs more critical than ever, especially for clinical quality measurement and improvement. However, practices continue to face challenges in successfully implementing and using EHRs to achieve these aims.

Evaluating the performance of medicare fee-for-service providers using the health outcomes survey: a comparison of two methods.

Background: Health status measures are now being used for evaluating the performance of health care organizations. Trends in SF-36 component scores have previously been examined for Medicare-managed care plans but not for providers serving Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) beneficiaries. We compared 2 methods for evaluating the performance of Medicare FFS providers, the Research Triangle Institute (RTI) and Health Assessment Laboratory (HAL) methods.

Applying business management models in health care.

Most health care management training programmes and textbooks focus on only one or two models or conceptual frameworks, but the increasing complexity of health care organizations and their environments worldwide means that a broader perspective is needed. This paper reviews five management models developed for business organizations and analyses issues related to their application in health care. Three older, more 'traditional' models are first presented.