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Reducing Disparities in Infant Mortality: Using Big Data to Help Babies at Risk

Black babies in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania—and across America—face much higher mortality rates than white babies. Researchers pulled together thousands of data points on more than 150,000 births to better predict who is at risk and how to help them.

Jul 1, 2021
Report

Societal Impact of Research Funding for Women's Health

An examination of the impact of increased funding for research on Alzheimer's disease and Alzheimer's disease-related dementias in women showed that small investments in women's health research can yield large gains, including benefits above investing in general research.

Apr 22, 2021
Commentary

The Impact of the Pandemic on Demographic Trends

Key demographic trends in fertility, mortality, and migration are responsible for shifts in the overall structure of any population. COVID-19 has affected each of these, with potentially important implications.

Apr 12, 2021
Journal Article

Care Management Reduced Infant Mortality for Medicaid Managed Care Enrollees in Ohio

The Ohio Department of Medicaid introduced requirements to be delivered by Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs). This study evaluated the impact of care management on reducing infant mortality in the largest Medicaid MCO in Ohio.

Feb 12, 2021
Commentary

Humans Are Living Longer, So What Do We Do with All This Extra Time?

Medical and public health improvements over the past century have led to dramatic increases in longevity. New policies may be needed to ensure these extra years become mutually beneficial to all generations.

Feb 5, 2021
Research Brief

Using an Innovative Database and Machine Learning to Predict and Reduce Infant Mortality

Researchers created a unique database linking medical, social, and demographic information, then used machine learning techniques to evaluate risk of infant mortality and develop intervention recommendations to reduce each infant's risk of mortality

Feb 4, 2021
Journal Article

A Trauma Mortality Prediction Model Based on the ICD-10-CM Lexicon: TMPM-ICD10

The authors constructed an outcome prediction model using only ICD-10-CM acute injury codes and compared its performance with that of the injury severity score.

Jan 28, 2021
Journal Article

Trauma Care Does Not Discriminate: The Association of Race and Health Insurance with Mortality Following Traumatic Injury

Using data from a sample of patients admitted to hospitals for traumatic injury, this article examines the effects of race and insurance coverage on mortality using two logistic regression models, for patients younger and older than 65 years.

Jan 28, 2021
Journal Article

A Comparison of the Injury Severity Score and the Trauma Mortality Prediction Model

We compared the performance of the Trauma Mortality Prediction Model with the Injury Severity Score and other measures of injury severity in a single cohort of patients.

Jan 28, 2021
Journal Article

Improving The Accuracy Of Hospital Quality Ratings By Focusing On The Association Between Volume And Outcome

The goal of this exploratory analysis was to examine the changes in hospital star rankings for aortic valve replacement when shrinkage targets based on hospital case volume are used instead of the standard CMS approach.

Jan 28, 2021
Journal Article

Impact of Obesity on Mortality and Complications in Trauma Patients

This article examines the association between obesity and outcomes in injured patients.

Jan 27, 2021
Journal Article

Population-Based Analysis of Firearm Injuries Among Young Children in the United States, 2010–2015

This study compares the survival of children younger than five years to children and adolescents of age 5–19 years who presented to an ED for gunshot wounds, to test the hypothesis of higher GSW mortality in very young children.

Jan 22, 2021
Journal Article

Measuring Childbirth Outcomes Using Administrative and Birth Certificate Data

The aim of this study was to develop a risk-adjusted composite measure of severe maternal morbidity and severe newborn morbidity based on administrative and birth certificate data.

Jan 22, 2021
Journal Article

Impact on Hospital Ranking of Basing Readmission Measures on a Composite Endpoint of Death or Readmission Versus Readmissions Alone

Hospital performance on readmissions is significantly different from hospital performance on a composite metric based on readmission and mortality.

Jan 14, 2021
Report

Examining Interventions to Address Infant Mortality in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Poor birth and infant outcomes and pronounced racial disparities persist in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, despite robust maternal and child health and social service systems. Which interventions are the most effective and how does effectiveness vary for women with different risk and other factors?

Jan 6, 2021
Journal Article

The Differential Mortality of Glasgow Coma Score in Patients with and Without Head Injury

This article determines if the association of Glasgow Coma Score with mortality is influenced by the presence of traumatic brain injury.

Dec 31, 2020
Journal Article

Outcomes Are Worse in US Patients Undergoing Surgery on Weekends Compared With Weekdays

The aim of this study was to determine whether patients undergoing surgery on weekends are more likely to die or experience a major complication compared with patients undergoing surgery on a weekday.

Dec 31, 2020
Journal Article

Effectiveness of Nonpublic Report Cards for Reducing Trauma Mortality

Nonpublic reporting of hospital risk-adjusted mortality rates does not lead to improved in-hospital mortality outcomes in trauma patients.

Dec 17, 2020
Journal Article

Preoperative Thrombocytopenia and Postoperative Outcomes After Noncardiac Surgery

Platelet count abnormalities found in preoperative coagulation testing are associated with increased risk of blood transfusion, mortality, and major complications.

Dec 16, 2020
Journal Article

Racial and Ethnic Differences in Outcomes in Older Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke

Long-term outcomes of acute ischemic stroke vary by race/ethnicity among older patients with AIS.

Dec 16, 2020

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RAND Topic:
Mortality

Topic Synonyms:
Death Rate

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