2017
Hospital-Readmission Risk — Isolating Hospital Effects from Patient Effects
Krumholz HM, Wang K, Lin Z, Dharmarajan K, Horwitz LI, Ross JS, Drye EE, Bernheim SM, Normand ST. Hospital-Readmission Risk — Isolating Hospital Effects from Patient Effects. New England Journal Of Medicine 2017, 377: 1055-1064. PMID: 28902587, PMCID: PMC5671772, DOI: 10.1056/nejmsa1702321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized readmission ratesReadmission ratesObserved readmission ratesSimilar diagnosesHospital effectsDifferent hospitalsHospital readmission performanceRate of readmissionHospital readmission ratesLower readmission ratesStudy sampleYears of ageSignificant differencesMultiple admissionsReadmission outcomesOnly significant differencePatient effectsSame patientMedicare recipientsPatientsReadmission performanceRisk-standardized hospital readmission ratesHospitalHospital qualityQuartile
2012
Based On Key Measures, Care Quality For Medicare Enrollees At Safety-Net And Non-Safety-Net Hospitals Was Almost Equal
Ross JS, Bernheim SM, Lin Z, Drye EE, Chen J, Normand SL, Krumholz HM. Based On Key Measures, Care Quality For Medicare Enrollees At Safety-Net And Non-Safety-Net Hospitals Was Almost Equal. Health Affairs 2012, 31: 1739-1748. PMID: 22869652, PMCID: PMC3527010, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.1028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSafety-net hospitalNet hospitalReadmission ratesUrban hospitalHeart failure mortalityRisk-standardized ratesAcute myocardial infarctionIndicators of careService Medicare beneficiariesHeart failureClinical outcomesMyocardial infarctionWorse outcomesMedicare beneficiariesHospitalMedicare enrolleesHospital qualityCare qualityVulnerable populationsGreater financial strainOutcomesMortalityFinancial strainCareMore affluent populationsComparison of hospital risk-standardized mortality rates calculated by using in-hospital and 30-day models: an observational study with implications for hospital profiling.
Drye EE, Normand SL, Wang Y, Ross JS, Schreiner GC, Han L, Rapp M, Krumholz HM. Comparison of hospital risk-standardized mortality rates calculated by using in-hospital and 30-day models: an observational study with implications for hospital profiling. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2012, 156: 19-26. PMID: 22213491, PMCID: PMC3319769, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-156-1-201201030-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesAcute myocardial infarctionHospital risk-standardized mortality ratesHospital mortality measuresHeart failureMortality rateObservational studyNonfederal acute care hospitalsMortality measuresAcute care hospitalsMean LOSPrimary outcomeStandardized followCare hospitalBlood InstituteService patientsMyocardial infarctionNational HeartPatient LOSMedicare feePneumoniaHospitalAdmissionHospital qualityHospital profiling
2010
State-Sponsored Public Reporting Of Hospital Quality: Results Are Hard To Find And Lack Uniformity
Ross JS, Sheth S, Krumholz HM. State-Sponsored Public Reporting Of Hospital Quality: Results Are Hard To Find And Lack Uniformity. Health Affairs 2010, 29: 2317-2322. PMID: 21134936, PMCID: PMC3020979, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2010.0564.Peer-Reviewed Original Research