2009
Self-Reported and Actual Beta-Blocker Prescribing for Heart Failure Patients: Physician Predictors
Sinha S, Schwartz MD, Qin A, Ross JS. Self-Reported and Actual Beta-Blocker Prescribing for Heart Failure Patients: Physician Predictors. PLOS ONE 2009, 4: e8522. PMID: 20046824, PMCID: PMC2796176, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta-blocker prescribingSelf-reported prescribingHF patientsSystolic heart failureHeart failurePhysician characteristicsActual prescribingPrimary care physician characteristicsVeterans Affairs Medical CenterRetrospective chart reviewHeart failure patientsPrimary care providersCross-sectional surveySelf-reported ratesHF carePhysician predictorsChart reviewClinical characteristicsFailure patientsPrescription ratesPrimary carePrescribing dataInpatient wardsPractice patternsMedical Center
2008
An Administrative Claims Measure Suitable for Profiling Hospital Performance on the Basis of 30-Day All-Cause Readmission Rates Among Patients With Heart Failure
Keenan PS, Normand SL, Lin Z, Drye EE, Bhat KR, Ross JS, Schuur JD, Stauffer BD, Bernheim SM, Epstein AJ, Wang Y, Herrin J, Chen J, Federer JJ, Mattera JA, Wang Y, Krumholz HM. An Administrative Claims Measure Suitable for Profiling Hospital Performance on the Basis of 30-Day All-Cause Readmission Rates Among Patients With Heart Failure. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2008, 1: 29-37. PMID: 20031785, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.108.802686.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized readmission ratesCause readmission rateReadmission ratesHeart failureHospital-level readmission ratesAdjusted readmission ratesAdministrative Claims MeasureUnadjusted readmission ratesHeart failure patientsHospital risk-standardized readmission ratesMedical record dataProfiling Hospital PerformanceHierarchical logistic regression modelsUse of MedicareMedical record modelNational Quality ForumLogistic regression modelsCause readmissionClaims-based modelsHospital dischargeFailure patientsC-statisticPreventable eventsPatientsQuality Forum