by Darren Edwards | Dec 6, 2022 | Journal Article
In this article in Decisions in Dentistry, CareQuest Institute researchers update a previous analysis to compare spending and service utilization of fee-for-service (FFS) models to alternative payment models (APMs) through 2019. Consistent with earlier findings, cost...
by Darren Edwards | Nov 18, 2022 | Journal Article
“During the first 2 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, teledentistry use increased by 60 times,” according to CareQuest Institute researchers in a new article in the Journal of Public Health Dentistry. The article shares key findings from interviews with 21 dental...
by Darren Edwards | Oct 24, 2022 | Journal Article
Claims data can be used to estimate burden of dental disease for a population who receives dental care, according to researchers from CareQuest Institute and Marquette University School of Dentistry in an article in the Journal of Public Health Dentistry. Typically,...
by Darren Edwards | Aug 16, 2022 | Journal Article
A new article, co-authored by CareQuest Institute researchers, stresses the importance of dental hygiene and treatment of gum disease to prevent nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia (NVHAP). Researchers found that Medicaid beneficiaries who had received a...
by Darren Edwards | Jul 18, 2022 | Journal Article
An article in the American Journal of Infection Control, co-authored by CareQuest Institute researchers, examines the impact of nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia (NVHAP) among Medicaid enrollees. NVHAP occurs in about 1 out of every 100 hospitalized patients...
by Darren Edwards | Jun 22, 2022 | Journal Article
A new article in the Journal of Public Health Dentistry (JPHD) explains how the Oral Health Progress and Equity Network (OPEN) approaches systemic and institutional racism to address oral health inequities. The article is included in JPHD’s special issue about...
