Check out hot out of the press, four research article’s by NAHDO, in two Peer-reviewed Journals.
Shah, Gulzar H.
2007. “Patterns of Medicaid Expenditures for Nervous System Drugs by Urban-Rural-Frontier Location: Evidence from Utah and Nevada Data” Utah’s Health: An Annual Review, 12:51-62
Shah, Gulzar H., Pamela A. C. Freeman, Keely Cofrin, and Wu Xu
2007. “Cesarean Deliveries and Newborn Injuries: Evidence from Linked Utah Birth Certificate and Inpatient Discharge Data”. Utah’s Health: An Annual Review, 12:10-24
Ralls, Brenda, Gulzar H. Shah, and William F. Stinner
2007. “The Profile of Diabetes in the Asian American Population in Utah” Utah’s Health: An Annual Review. 12:69-77
The above three research articles are available online at:
http://www.uhreview.net/articles/12/UHRVol12.pdf
Shah, Gulzar H., Joseph A. Greenway, and Wei Yang
“Episiotomy and Obstetric Trauma in Nevada: Evidence from Linked Hospital Discharge and Birth Data” Nevada Public Health Association Journal. 4(1): 1-10
This study is also available online at: http://www.nphaonline.org/pdf/JNPHA%202007%20Shah.pdf
Financial support for the research for these studies came from the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ) grant # R24 HS11844-05 “Intermountain BRIC Consortium”. These studies demonstrate the value of probabilistically linked data set and comparative research. They are also evident of the collaborative role NAHDO plays with its members. The designs of these studies are available for review and adoption to those who are interested in using their data. For questions regarding these studies, contact Gulzar H. Shah, PhD, at gshah@nahdo.org