2024
Pre-COVID-19 hospital quality and hospital response to COVID-19: examining associations between risk-adjusted mortality for patients hospitalised with COVID-19 and pre-COVID-19 hospital quality
Peter D, Li S, Wang Y, Zhang J, Grady J, McDowell K, Norton E, Lin Z, Bernheim S, Venkatesh A, Fleisher L, Schreiber M, Suter L, Triche E. Pre-COVID-19 hospital quality and hospital response to COVID-19: examining associations between risk-adjusted mortality for patients hospitalised with COVID-19 and pre-COVID-19 hospital quality. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e077394. PMID: 38553067, PMCID: PMC10982775, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-077394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital qualityPatient experiencePre-COVID-19Medicare patientsShort-term acute care hospitalsCritical access hospitalsAcute care hospitalsFuture public health emergenciesHigher odds of mortalityIn-HospitalRisk-adjusted mortalityOdds of mortalityCare deliveryAccess hospitalsEffective careCOVID-19-related deathsAssociated with mortalityCare structuresHospital characteristicsPublic health emergencySummary scoreMedicare beneficiariesHigher oddsHospital responseRSMRs
2023
Variation in patterns of telestroke usage during the COVID-19 pandemic
Nakamoto C, Wilcock A, Schwamm L, Zachrison K, Uscher-Pines L, Mehrotra A. Variation in patterns of telestroke usage during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2023, 32: 107036. PMID: 36791674, PMCID: PMC9899774, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2023.107036.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Financial impact of telehealth: rural chief financial officer perspectives.
Uscher-Pines L, Sousa J, Zachrison K, Schwamm L, Mehrotra A. Financial impact of telehealth: rural chief financial officer perspectives. The American Journal Of Managed Care 2022, 28: e436-e443. PMID: 36525663, PMCID: PMC10074395, DOI: 10.37765/ajmc.2022.89279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTelehealth servicesShort-term acute care hospitalsAcute care hospitalsAddress patients' needsHospital administratorsQuality of careCritical access hospitalsCare hospitalPerson careLimited reimbursementPatient needsTelehealth utilizationRural hospitalsTelehealth programHospitalTelehealthAccess hospitalsHospital AssociationPerspectives About Emergency Department Care Encounters Among Adults With Opioid Use Disorder
Hawk K, McCormack R, Edelman EJ, Coupet E, Toledo N, Gauthier P, Rotrosen J, Chawarski M, Martel S, Owens P, Pantalon MV, O’Connor P, Whiteside LK, Cowan E, Richardson LD, Lyons MS, Rothman R, Marsch L, Fiellin DA, D’Onofrio G. Perspectives About Emergency Department Care Encounters Among Adults With Opioid Use Disorder. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2144955. PMID: 35076700, PMCID: PMC8790663, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.44955.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUntreated opioid use disorderOpioid use disorderEmergency departmentED visitsOUD treatmentUse disordersPublic safety-net hospitalRural critical access hospitalsEmergency department careSafety-net hospitalUrban academic centerLife-saving treatmentCritical access hospitalsImplementation science frameworkPatient factorsTreatment initiationED careUS patientsStaff trainingDemand treatmentPatient readinessNet hospitalPatient's perspectivePromoting ActionImproved care
2021
Association of Hospital Telestroke Adoption With Changes in Initial Hospital Presentation and Transfers Among Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attacks
Zachrison K, Richard J, Wilcock A, Zubizaretta J, Schwamm L, Uscher-Pines L, Mehrotra A. Association of Hospital Telestroke Adoption With Changes in Initial Hospital Presentation and Transfers Among Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attacks. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2126612. PMID: 34554236, PMCID: PMC8461501, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.26612.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital stroke volumeControl hospitalsStroke volumeStroke centersStroke symptomsStroke systemsCase mixTransient ischemic attack admissionsHospital pairsInitial hospital presentationThrombectomy-capable hospitalsComprehensive stroke centerTransient ischemic attackPrimary stroke centerCross-sectional studyMajor teaching hospitalObserved patient characteristicsBed sizeHospital presentationIschemic attackInitial hospitalCritical access hospitalsPatient characteristicsInterhospital transferPostimplementation periodReperfusion Treatment and Stroke Outcomes in Hospitals With Telestroke Capacity
Wilcock A, Schwamm L, Zubizarreta J, Zachrison K, Uscher-Pines L, Richard J, Mehrotra A. Reperfusion Treatment and Stroke Outcomes in Hospitals With Telestroke Capacity. JAMA Neurology 2021, 78: 527-535. PMID: 33646272, PMCID: PMC7922240, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.0023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute ischemic strokeReperfusion treatmentIschemic strokeShort-term acute carePatients 85 yearsLow-volume hospitalsYear of admissionHospital emergency departmentTraditional Medicare beneficiariesClinical characteristicsCritical access hospitalsStroke outcomeAcute careControl hospitalsEmergency departmentMean ageFunctional statusPrimary diagnosisStroke expertiseHospital characteristicsMAIN OUTCOMEMedicare beneficiariesPatientsHospitalCare patternsThe Implementation of a Collaborative Pediatric Telesimulation Intervention in Rural Critical Access Hospitals
Auerbach M, Patterson M, Mills WA, Katznelson J. The Implementation of a Collaborative Pediatric Telesimulation Intervention in Rural Critical Access Hospitals. AEM Education And Training 2021, 5: e10558. PMID: 34124506, PMCID: PMC8171786, DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10558.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRural emergency departmentsEmergency departmentCritical access hospitalsRural critical access hospitalsRural hospital setting
2019
Association of Hospital Payment Profiles With Variation in 30-Day Medicare Cost for Inpatients With Heart Failure or Pneumonia
Krumholz HM, Wang Y, Wang K, Lin Z, Bernheim SM, Xu X, Desai NR, Normand ST. Association of Hospital Payment Profiles With Variation in 30-Day Medicare Cost for Inpatients With Heart Failure or Pneumonia. JAMA Network Open 2019, 2: e1915604. PMID: 31730185, PMCID: PMC6902811, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.15604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureSame patientSame diagnosisMortality rateRisk-standardized mortality ratesHighest quartile hospitalsObservational cohort studyMedian hospitalQuartile hospitalsIndex hospitalizationCohort studyCritical access hospitalsPatient characteristicsHospital variationAcute careEpisode paymentsPrincipal diagnosisMAIN OUTCOMEMedicare feePneumoniaMedicare beneficiariesPatientsCase mixService Part ADifferent hospitals
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