2017
Age Differences in Hospital Mortality for Acute Myocardial Infarction: Implications for Hospital Profiling.
Dharmarajan K, McNamara RL, Wang Y, Masoudi FA, Ross JS, Spatz EE, Desai NR, de Lemos JA, Fonarow GC, Heidenreich PA, Bhatt DL, Bernheim SM, Slattery LE, Khan YM, Curtis JP. Age Differences in Hospital Mortality for Acute Myocardial Infarction: Implications for Hospital Profiling. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2017, 167: 555-564. PMID: 28973634, PMCID: PMC9359429, DOI: 10.7326/m16-2871.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesAcute myocardial infarctionOlder patientsYounger patientsMyocardial infarctionAge groupsHospital risk-standardized mortality ratesRetrospective cohort studyHospital mortality rankingsNational Quality ForumHospital mortalityMedian hospitalHospital outcomesCohort studyACTION RegistryAMI mortalityAmerican CollegeMedicare beneficiariesAMI hospitalizationPatientsMortality rateHospitalQuality ForumHospital ValueHospital profiling
2016
Impact of Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction on Adherence to Statins Among Older Adults
Kronish IM, Ross JS, Zhao H, Muntner P. Impact of Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction on Adherence to Statins Among Older Adults. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2016, 9: 364-371. PMID: 27220368, PMCID: PMC4956547, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.115.002418.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministrative Claims, HealthcareAgedAged, 80 and overDatabases, FactualDyslipidemiasFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHospitalizationHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsMaleMedicareMedication AdherenceMyocardial InfarctionRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTherapeuticsTime FactorsUnited StatesConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionImpact of hospitalizationAMI hospitalizationMyocardial infarctionProportion of patientsPatients adherentStatin adherentNonadherent patientsAdherent patientsMedicare patientsHospitalizationAdministrative claimsStatinsMedicare beneficiariesPatientsPneumoniaSubsequent adherenceOlder adultsInfarctionRandom sampleAdherenceAdherentYearsProportionCohort
2012
Skilled Nursing Facility Referral and Hospital Readmission Rates after Heart Failure or Myocardial Infarction
Chen J, Ross JS, Carlson MD, Lin Z, Normand SL, Bernheim SM, Drye EE, Ling SM, Han LF, Rapp MT, Krumholz HM. Skilled Nursing Facility Referral and Hospital Readmission Rates after Heart Failure or Myocardial Infarction. The American Journal Of Medicine 2012, 125: 100.e1-100.e9. PMID: 22195535, PMCID: PMC3246370, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2011.06.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionRisk-standardized readmission ratesSkilled nursing facilitiesHeart failureHospital-level variationReadmission ratesMyocardial infarctionRate of dischargeHospital-level readmission ratesSubstantial hospital-level variationService Medicare patientsCause readmission rateRisk of readmissionHospital readmission ratesHF admissionsRegression modelsAMI patientsFacility referralPrincipal diagnosisMedicare patientsMedicare claimsClaims dataAMI admissionsAMI hospitalizationNursing facilities