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EVALI Encounters Remain Above 2020 Baseline as Vaping Prevalence Among Adolescents and Young Adults Grows

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May 14, 2025

Changes in Coding Intensity Suggest How Upcoding Is Happening Across Outpatient Settings

A trend toward higher-acuity billing across care settings has raised concerns about upcoding, the effects of which extend beyond payer reimbursements.

Katie Patton • Colin Macon • Allison Oakes, Ph.D.

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January 10, 2025

Outpatient Utilization Rates in Cancer Care Reflect Procedure-Specific Shifts

The shift to outpatient cancer care reflects lower costs, patient demand and treatment innovations, offering more options for patients.

Katie Patton • Sanjula Jain, Ph.D. • Colin Macon

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November 24, 2024

Lower-Cost Care Settings Can Offer Better Value

Lower-cost care settings like ASCs and urgent care can enhance value, improve outcomes and align with patient expectations, but fragmentation risks remain.

Katie Patton • Colin Macon • Austin Miller • Sanjula Jain, Ph.D.

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September 22, 2024

Whether a Market Has an Oversupply or Undersupply of Hospital Beds Is Defined by Market-Level Demographic and Demand Characteristics

Demographic differences between markets with an oversupply and undersupply of hospital beds suggest likely variations in local surgical demand.

Katie Patton • Sanjula Jain, Ph.D. • Austin Miller

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September 15, 2024

Whether a Market Has an Oversupply or Undersupply of Hospital Beds Is Defined by Market-Level Demographic and Demand Characteristics

Hospital bed data at the local level shows supply imbalances, expansion opportunities, and the market’s capacity to meet service demand.

Katie Patton • Sanjula Jain, Ph.D.

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August 25, 2024

Increased Patient Volumes for Select Skin Conditions Align With Evolving Dermatologic Treatment Patterns

Because of the increasing demand for new dermatologic treatments, we examined recent trends in skin disease prevalence and prescription volumes.

Katie Patton • Sanjula Jain, Ph.D. • Austin Miller

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June 09, 2024

Telehealth Demand: An Update Four Years After the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Telehealth saw early growth but has tapered, highlighting limited use cases. Policymakers must assess its clinical value, costs, and patient preferences.

Katie Patton • Colin Macon • Sanjula Jain, Ph.D.

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June 02, 2024

Liver-Related Mortality and Healthcare Utilization Among Younger Men Is Growing

Increase in alcohol consumption as a result of lockdown policies contributed to the rise in liver-related mortality among young men.

Katie Patton • Sanjula Jain, Ph.D. • Colin Macon

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May 12, 2024

The Marked Shift in Urgent Care Utilization: Two Years Later

The pandemic inflated urgent care patient volumes, overwhelming urgent care centers and reshaping the landscape of patient demand and care provision.

Katie Patton • Austin Miller • Sanjula Jain, Ph.D.

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