2024
Inclusion of Veterans Health Administration hospitals in Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings
Bagshaw K, Gettel C, Qin L, Lin Z, Suter L, Rothenberg E, Omotosho P, Duseja R, Krabacher J, Schreiber M, Nakashima T, Myers R, Venkatesh A. Inclusion of Veterans Health Administration hospitals in Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2024, 20: 258-265. PMID: 39434547, PMCID: PMC11874188, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.13523.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Health Administration hospitalsNon-VHA hospitalsVeterans Health AdministrationCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesQuality star ratingsStar ratingsQuality measure scoresAcute care hospitalsInformed healthcare decisionsOverall star ratingVHA hospitalsHealthcare decisionsRate hospitalsHealth AdministrationMedicaid ServicesMeasure scoresCare hospitalFive-star ratingAdministration HospitalMatching AnalysisQuality ratingsHospitalVeteransOverall analysisHigher RatesInappropriate Denials for Radiation Therapy in Medicare Advantage Plans: An Independent Review Entity and Call for Action
Pasetsky J, Kachnic L, Yu J, Horowitz D. Inappropriate Denials for Radiation Therapy in Medicare Advantage Plans: An Independent Review Entity and Call for Action. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2024, 120: s127. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2024.07.230.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRadiation therapyCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesTraditional MedicareMA plansLife-saving cancer treatmentStatistically significant higher rateGrowing body of literatureBody of literatureMA star ratingsSignificantly higher ratesMedicare AdvantageUnfavorable decisionsHospice careStarsImprove accessCancer treatmentDenialRT servicesServicesAppealStar ratingsGrowing bodyCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services websiteMedicare Advantage plansTherapyCalculation of Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings With and Without Inclusion of the Peer Grouping Step
Gettel C, Bagshaw K, Qin L, Lin Z, Rothenberg E, Omotosho P, Goutos D, Herrin J, Suter L, Schreiber M, Fleisher L, Myers R, Spivack S, Venkatesh A. Calculation of Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings With and Without Inclusion of the Peer Grouping Step. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2411933. PMID: 38753326, PMCID: PMC11099678, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.11933.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesCross-sectional studyHospital characteristicsHigher star ratingsStar ratingsOverall hospital qualityLowest-performing hospitalsOverall star ratingQuality star ratingsHospital star ratingsStar Ratings scoresHospital qualityHospital performanceStratified hospitalsMedicaid ServicesMain OutcomesFace validityPeer groupPeer group approachPrimary outcomePeer comparisonHospitalRating scoresPeerMeasurement group
2023
Assessing Hospital Quality Scores By Proportion Of Patients Dually Eligible For Medicare And Medicaid
Spivack S, Qin L, Herrin J, Goutos D, Schreiber M, Fleisher L, Venkatesh A, Bernheim S. Assessing Hospital Quality Scores By Proportion Of Patients Dually Eligible For Medicare And Medicaid. Health Affairs 2023, 42: 35-43. PMID: 36623224, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2022.00362.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEligible patientsSocial risk factorsHighest quintileRisk factorsProportion of patientsHospital quality scoresHospital proportionMortality scoreMedicare patientsPatientsHospitalMedicaid ServicesQuintileHospital star ratingsRating scoresScoresMedicaidStar Ratings scoresGreater proportionMedicareProportionQuality scoresStar ratingsSignificant overlapReporting tools
2020
Navigating by Stars: Using CMS Star Ratings to Choose Hospitals for Complex Cancer Surgery
Papageorge MV, Resio BJ, Monsalve AF, Canavan M, Pathak R, Mase VJ, Dhanasopon AP, Hoag JR, Blasberg JD, Boffa DJ. Navigating by Stars: Using CMS Star Ratings to Choose Hospitals for Complex Cancer Surgery. JNCI Cancer Spectrum 2020, 4: pkaa059-. PMID: 33134834, PMCID: PMC7583163, DOI: 10.1093/jncics/pkaa059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComplex cancer surgeryCMS star ratingsCancer surgerySafe hospitalReassignment of patientsMedicare Provider AnalysisYears of ageHospital mortalitySurgical outcomesSurgical careMedicare beneficiariesMortality ratePatientsSurgeryHospitalHospital qualityReview filesMedicaid ServicesMortalityOnly modest impactOutcomesStar ratingsModest impactYears
2015
How Smart are Smartphone Apps for Smoking Cessation? A Content Analysis
Hoeppner B, Hoeppner S, Seaboyer L, Schick M, Wu G, Bergman B, Kelly J. How Smart are Smartphone Apps for Smoking Cessation? A Content Analysis. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2015, 18: 1025-1031. PMID: 26045249, PMCID: PMC5942604, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntv117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUser-rated qualitySmoking cessation appsCessation appsUser preferencesNational clinical practice guidelinesSmoking cessation supportGoogle PlayClinical practice guidelinesSmartphone technologyProactive alertsCessation supportAppsHigher star ratingsQuit statusSmoking cessationSmartphonePractice guidelinesContent analysisStar ratingsPopularitySmokingUsers
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