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  • UMB Dataset

    Comparison of Mortality and Hospital Utilization Patterns Between Old Order Amish and Non-Amish Caucasians

    Authors
    Braxton C. Mitchell
    Magdalena I. Tolea
    Kelsey Shields
    Laurence S. Magder
    4 more author(s)...
    Description

    This dataset consists of comparisons of mortality and hospital discharge rates/diagnoses between Old Order Amish (OOA) living in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and non-Amish Caucasians. The Anabaptist Genealogy Database Version 5 (AGDB5) and the Framingham Heart Study (FHS) were utilized for the mortality statistics for each cohort, respectively. Additionally, OOA health-related data were collected...

    Subject
    Amish
    Hospitals/utilization
    Longevity
  • UMB Dataset

    Tools for Rapid Analysis of Blood Usage and Inventory During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Authors
    Colin Murphy
    Bryon P. Jackson
    Magali Fontaine
    Description

    The COVID-19 pandemic severely affected blood collection activities due to social distancing requirements, deferral of blood drives, and other measures to prevent spread of infection. Medical facilities also experienced changes in blood usage patterns with the cancellation of elective surgeries. To evaluate fluctuating blood inventory levels, the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) built an...

    Subject
    COVID-19
    Inventories, Hospital
  • UMB Dataset

    COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths averted under an accelerated vaccination program in northeastern and southern regions of the USA

    Alternate Title(s)
    COVID-19 Agent Based Model
    Authors
    Thomas N. Vilches
    Pratha Sah
    Seyed M. Moghadas
    Affan Shoukat
    4 more author(s)...
    Description

    An age-stratified agent-based model of COVID-19 was used to simulate outbreaks in states within two U. S. regions. The northeastern region consisted of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont. The southern region consisted of Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi,...

    Subject
    COVID-19
    Hospitalization
    Immunization Programs
    Access Rights
    Unrestricted access
    Local Experts
    Meagan C. Fitzpatrick

  • Nationwide Readmissions Database

    Alternate Title(s)
    NRD, HCUP Nationwide Readmissions Database
    Description

    The Nationwide Readmissions Database is part of the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) family of databases. The NRD is derived from the HCUP State Inpatient Databases (SID), and aims to provide nationally represenative data to support hospital readmission analyses. The NRD includes all-payer inpatient discharges from HCUP partner community hospitals in the SID which have verifiable patient...

    Subject
    Hospitalization
    Patient Readmission
    Quality of Health Care
    Access Rights
    Fee required
    Registration required
    Local Experts
    Najdat Bazarbashi