2020
The Promise of Big Data and Digital Solutions in Building a Cardiovascular Learning System: Opportunities and Barriers.
Mori M, Khera R, Lin Z, Ross JS, Schulz W, Krumholz HM. The Promise of Big Data and Digital Solutions in Building a Cardiovascular Learning System: Opportunities and Barriers. Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal 2020, 16: 212-219. PMID: 33133357, PMCID: PMC7587314, DOI: 10.14797/mdcj-16-3-212.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsLearning health systemLearning systemCommon data modelDynamic learning systemAdvanced analyticsBig dataData assetsData modelDigital solutionsCustomer interactionContinuous learningKnowledge generationEffective useConceptual modelAnalyticsSystemGoogleHealth systemLearningComparable scaleModelDataCompanies
2018
Defining Multiple Chronic Conditions for Quality Measurement
Drye EE, Altaf FK, Lipska KJ, Spatz ES, Montague JA, Bao H, Parzynski CS, Ross JS, Bernheim SM, Krumholz HM, Lin Z. Defining Multiple Chronic Conditions for Quality Measurement. Medical Care 2018, 56: 193-201. PMID: 29271820, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000853.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCohort StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMedicareMiddle AgedMultiple Chronic ConditionsOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient ReadmissionQuality Indicators, Health CareUnited StatesConceptsMultiple chronic conditionsChronic conditionsMedicare feeService beneficiariesMedicare Chronic Conditions WarehouseMCC cohortBroad cohortChronic Conditions WarehouseRisk-standardized ratesNational quality measuresUnplanned admissionsFinal cohortTotal admissionsAdmission riskAccountable care organizationsAdmission ratesOutcome measuresAdmissionCohortCohort conditionCare organizationsPatientsStakeholder inputNarrow cohortBeneficiaries
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedHospitalsHumansOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient ReadmissionQuality Indicators, Health CareRisk AdjustmentUnited StatesConceptsRisk-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
2016
Preventive Care Quality of Medicare Accountable Care Organizations
Albright BB, Lewis VA, Ross JS, Colla CH. Preventive Care Quality of Medicare Accountable Care Organizations. Medical Care 2016, 54: 326-335. PMID: 26759974, PMCID: PMC4752877, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000477.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccountable Care OrganizationsBenchmarkingCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth ExpendituresHumansMaleMedicarePreventive Health ServicesQuality Indicators, Health CareQuality of Health CareUnited StatesConceptsPreventive care qualityAccountable care organizationsMedicare Accountable Care OrganizationsCare qualityDisease preventionAnnual health screeningElectronic health record capabilitiesPrimary care providersCross-sectional studyCare organizationsPrimary care workforceComposite measureWellness screeningPayment modelsCancer screeningHealth screeningCare providersMinority beneficiariesCare workforceMedicare Shared Savings ProgramServices AdministrationShared Savings ProgramProvider compositionVaccineNational survey
2015
Differences in Colonoscopy Quality Among Facilities: Development of a Post-Colonoscopy Risk-Standardized Rate of Unplanned Hospital Visits
Ranasinghe I, Parzynski CS, Searfoss R, Montague J, Lin Z, Allen J, Vender R, Bhat K, Ross JS, Bernheim S, Krumholz HM, Drye EE. Differences in Colonoscopy Quality Among Facilities: Development of a Post-Colonoscopy Risk-Standardized Rate of Unplanned Hospital Visits. Gastroenterology 2015, 150: 103-113. PMID: 26404952, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2015.09.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnplanned hospital visitsDay of colonoscopyHospital visitsOutpatient facilitiesColonoscopy qualityHealthcare costsRisk-standardized ratesHospital outpatient departmentsUtilization Project dataAmbulatory surgery centersLogistic regression modelsHierarchical logistic regressionQuality improvement effortsPrior arrhythmiaAbdominal painElectrolyte imbalanceOutpatient departmentSurgery centersCommon causeHospital careOutcome measuresPsychiatric disordersColonoscopyUtilization ProjectPatient choice
2014
Attitudes of Hospital Leaders Toward Publicly Reported Measures of Health Care Quality
Lindenauer PK, Lagu T, Ross JS, Pekow PS, Shatz A, Hannon N, Rothberg MB, Benjamin EM. Attitudes of Hospital Leaders Toward Publicly Reported Measures of Health Care Quality. JAMA Internal Medicine 2014, 174: 1904-1911. PMID: 25286316, PMCID: PMC4250277, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.5161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient experience measures
2013
Relationship Between Hospital Readmission and Mortality Rates for Patients Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, or Pneumonia
Krumholz HM, Lin Z, Keenan PS, Chen J, Ross JS, Drye EE, Bernheim SM, Wang Y, Bradley EH, Han LF, Normand SL. Relationship Between Hospital Readmission and Mortality Rates for Patients Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, or Pneumonia. JAMA 2013, 309: 587-593. PMID: 23403683, PMCID: PMC3621028, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.333.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesAcute myocardial infarctionRisk-standardized readmission ratesHospital risk-standardized mortality ratesHeart failureMyocardial infarctionHospital characteristicsMortality rateReadmission ratesProportion of hospitalsHospital readmissionMedicare feePneumoniaInfarctionService beneficiariesHospitalPatientsMedicaid ServicesHospital performanceSubgroupsFailureCauseReadmissionSignificant negative linear relationshipUse of Hospital-Based Acute Care Among Patients Recently Discharged From the Hospital
Vashi AA, Fox JP, Carr BG, D’Onofrio G, Pines JM, Ross JS, Gross CP. Use of Hospital-Based Acute Care Among Patients Recently Discharged From the Hospital. JAMA 2013, 309: 364-371. PMID: 23340638, PMCID: PMC3598620, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.216219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute care hospitalsHospital-based acute careAcute care encountersED visitsHospital readmissionAcute careCare hospitalRelease visitsIndex hospitalizationReasons patientsCare encountersED treatUncomplicated benign prostatic hypertrophyUtilization Project State InpatientAcute care visitsDays of dischargeEmergency department visitsCommon reason patientsHospital readmission ratesAcute care servicesBenign prostatic hypertrophyUse of hospitalHealth care focusEffectiveness of transitionCare visits
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 populationsAssociation between physician quality improvement incentives and ambulatory quality measures.
Bishop TF, Federman AD, Ross JS. Association between physician quality improvement incentives and ambulatory quality measures. The American Journal Of Managed Care 2012, 18: e126-34. PMID: 22554038, PMCID: PMC3537503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmbulatory CareCross-Sectional StudiesDisclosureEmployee Incentive PlansHealth Care SurveysHumansPhysician Incentive PlansQuality Indicators, Health CareUnited StatesConceptsHigh-quality ambulatory carePreventive care visitsWeight reduction counselingAmbulatory careReduction counselingCare visitsNational Ambulatory Medical Care SurveySignificant associationAmbulatory Medical Care SurveyAmbulatory medical careBody mass indexCross-sectional studyPublic reportingAmbulatory quality measuresPhysician compensationOverweight patientsObese patientsPreventive visitsMultivariable analysisMass indexCare SurveyPatient satisfactionQuality improvement incentivesMedical carePatients
2011
Estimating and Reporting on the Quality of Inpatient Stroke Care by Veterans Health Administration Medical Centers
Arling G, Reeves M, Ross J, Williams LS, Keyhani S, Chumbler N, Phipps MS, Roumie C, Myers LJ, Salanitro AH, Ordin DL, Myers J, Bravata DM. Estimating and Reporting on the Quality of Inpatient Stroke Care by Veterans Health Administration Medical Centers. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2011, 5: 44-51. PMID: 22147888, PMCID: PMC3261327, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.111.961474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBayes TheoremEvidence-Based PracticeHospitals, VeteransHumansInpatientsQuality Indicators, Health CareRetrospective StudiesStrokeUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsVeterans Health Administration medical centersStroke care qualityEligible patientsMedical CenterInpatient stroke care qualityDeep vein thrombosis prophylaxisEvidence-based quality indicatorsCare qualityInpatient stroke carePressure ulcer risk assessmentUlcer risk assessmentStudy patientsThrombosis prophylaxisEarly ambulationIschemic strokeLipid managementRetrospective cohortDysphagia screeningStroke careMedian numberPatientsFiscal year 2007Interfacility variationQuality indicatorsQI rates
2010
Who is missing from the measures? Trends in the proportion and treatment of patients potentially excluded from publicly reported quality measures
Bernheim SM, Wang Y, Bradley EH, Masoudi FA, Rathore SS, Ross JS, Drye E, Krumholz HM. Who is missing from the measures? Trends in the proportion and treatment of patients potentially excluded from publicly reported quality measures. American Heart Journal 2010, 160: 943-950.e5. PMID: 21095284, PMCID: PMC3319386, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2010.06.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAgedAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHospitalizationHumansMaleMedicaidMedicareMyocardial InfarctionOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsPrognosisQuality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionProportion of patientsRelative contraindicationAngiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitorTreatment of patientsMedicaid Services core measuresQuality improvement projectPublic reportingCross-sectional analysisMyocardial infarctionMedicare patientsHospital careΒ-blockersAMI admissionsPatientsInsufficient evidenceEnzyme inhibitorsTreatment ratesBetter careContraindicationsMedicaid ServicesData cohortCore measuresTreatmentImprovement project
2008
Dual Use of Veterans Affairs Services and Use of Recommended Ambulatory Care
Ross JS, Keyhani S, Keenan PS, Bernheim SM, Penrod JD, Boockvar KS, Krumholz HM, Siu AL. Dual Use of Veterans Affairs Services and Use of Recommended Ambulatory Care. Medical Care 2008, 46: 309-316. PMID: 18388846, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e31815b9db3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAmbulatory CareBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrimary Health CareQuality Indicators, Health CareQuality of Health CareSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsVA usersPatient characteristicsCancer screeningDual usersVeterans Affairs Medical SystemBehavior Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemCardiovascular risk reductionMultivariable logistic regressionProstate cancer screeningAmbulatory care servicesVeterans Affairs servicesCommunity-dwelling adultsBreast cancer screeningLow useCross-sectional analysisInfectious disease preventionHealth care systemInfluenza vaccinationCare patientsSelf-reported useUnadjusted analysesCancer preventionOutcome measuresAmbulatory care