Principal Investigators: Christopher B. Forrest, MD, PhD
NEST R2: AventaMed – Typmpanostomy Tube Insertion Treatment Episodes: Practice Variation and Outcomes
This study will use real-world data (RWD) from electronic health records (EHR) and health plan claims to examine the outcomes following the insertion of tympanostomy tubes – the device of interest –among children. Tympanostomy tube insertion (TTI) accounts for nearly 1 in 4 pediatric surgeries in the United States, making it the most common invasive […]
AHRQ Child Health Quality Program (CHeQ)
The Institute for Child Health Policy at the University of Florida (UF-ICHP) currently measures and evaluates quality of care for almost 1 in 5 children enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in the US. We collaborate with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, […]
Short- and Long-term Effects of Antibiotics on Childhood Growth
The objectives of the proposed study are to assess the effects of different types, timing, and amount of antibiotic use in the first two years of life with (Specific Aim 1) body mass index (BMI) and obesity at ages 5 and 10 years and (Specific Aim 2) growth trajectories to age 5 years. In Specific […]