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August 05, 2025
Winning in an Outpatient World: Preparing for Potential Changes to Medicare’s IPO List
Health systems can expect to lose more than 50% of their inpatient volume to ambulatory settings in the three years following the removal of a code from the IPO list.
Sarah Millender • Katie Patton • sanjula-jain • Allison Oakes, Ph.D.
StudiesJuly 28, 2025
Antibiotic Overprescribing Remains High in Certain Provider Types, Care Settings and Regions
Antibiotic overprescribing is a persistent public health challenge with significant implications for treatment efficacy and patient safety.
Katie Patton • Allison Oakes, Ph.D. • Austin Miller
StudiesJuly 21, 2025
Medicare Advantage Utilization Remained Relatively Flat from 2022 to 2023, While Utilization by Care Setting Was Variable
Increase in Medicare Advantage utilization across all care settings and enrollment suggesting some correlation between the two.
Katie Patton • Colin Macon • Allison Oakes, Ph.D.
StudiesJuly 14, 2025
Despite Regulatory Scrutiny, Increases in Adult ADHD Diagnosis and Off-Label Stimulant Prescribing Continued Through 2023
An increasing proportion of patients prescribed stimulants do not have a documented ADHD diagnosis.
Katie Patton • Allison Oakes, Ph.D. • Austin Miller
StudiesMay 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.
StudiesJanuary 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 • Colin Macon
StudiesNovember 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
StudiesSeptember 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 • Austin Miller
StudiesSeptember 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
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