2025
Design-based provider profiling with artificial intelligence to enhance quality and equity in health care delivery
Wu W, Díaz I, Horwitz L. Design-based provider profiling with artificial intelligence to enhance quality and equity in health care delivery. Health Services And Outcomes Research Methodology 2025, 1-15. DOI: 10.1007/s10742-025-00355-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArtificial intelligenceHealth care deliveryProvider profilingCare deliveryEffectiveness of health care deliveryNatural language processingData privacy concernsHealth care qualityPrivacy concernsAlgorithmic disparitiesLanguage processingMachine learningCare qualityPerformance benchmarksInflexible modelsProvidersProfile objectsIntelligenceHealthCost-effectiveInadequate attentionDeliveryEvidence-based accountBenchmarksPrivate Equity Among US Psychiatric Hospitals
Shields M, Yang Y, Busch S. Private Equity Among US Psychiatric Hospitals. JAMA Psychiatry 2025, 82: 701-708. PMID: 40397464, PMCID: PMC12096323, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2025.0689.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric hospitalHospital staffingMeasures of case mixHealth care qualityNational quality measuresCross-sectional associationsInpatient psychiatric hospitalizationFreestanding psychiatric hospitalCross-sectional studyAverage length of stayRegistered NursesCare qualityStaffing ratiosHealth careLength of stayMain OutcomesPE ownershipPatient vulnerabilityCase-mixPatient daysAdjusted modelsLow staffPrivate equityStaffingHospitalHospital Nurse Perspectives on Barriers and Facilitators to Caring for Socially Disadvantaged Patients
Carthon J, Muir K, Ang L, Amenyedor K, Golinelli D, Feder S, Kutney-Lee A. Hospital Nurse Perspectives on Barriers and Facilitators to Caring for Socially Disadvantaged Patients. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e2512397. PMID: 40478576, PMCID: PMC12144619, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.12397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpen-text responsesSocially disadvantaged patientsSocially disadvantaged populationsQuality careImprove careHospital nursesDisadvantaged patientsDisadvantaged populationsQualitative studyDirect care nursesHospital nurses' perspectivesHospital-community partnershipsDeterminants of healthHealth care qualityHealth care outcomesEquitable care deliverySocial ecological modelCultural competence educationNurses' beliefsNursing perspectiveRegistered NursesCare nursesCare continuityHospital-communityCare qualityLibrarian Partnerships in DNP Education
Milner K, Brown R, Batten J, Hartzell T, Fineout-Overholt E. Librarian Partnerships in DNP Education. American Journal Of Nursing 2025, 125: 40-46. PMID: 40403269, DOI: 10.1097/ajn.0000000000000084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvidence-based practiceEvidence-based decision-makingQuality improvementImpact health care qualityHealth care qualityEducate nursesCare qualityNursesSustained changesDecision-makingAJNPracticeStudent journeyHttps://linkQualityAJN's award-winning previous series-Evidence-Based PracticePartnershipEducation
2024
Alternative Payment Models and Performance in Federally Qualified Health Centers
Markowski J, Wallace J, Schlesinger M, Ndumele C. Alternative Payment Models and Performance in Federally Qualified Health Centers. JAMA Internal Medicine 2024, 184: 1065-1073. PMID: 38976258, PMCID: PMC11231906, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.2754.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPayment modelsMeasures of health care qualityPayer mixFederally Qualified Health CentersCohort studyValue-based payment modelsHealth care safety netColorectal cancer screeningHealth promotion modelHealth care qualityQualified health centersUniform Data SystemHealth outcome measuresAlternative payment modelsRisk profileFQHC patientsAssociated with clinicCare qualityChild BMIAdult BMICancer screeningState Medicaid programsIncentivizing qualityHealth centersRetrospective cohort studyMeasuring Equity in Readmission as a Distinct Assessment of Hospital Performance
Nash K, Weerahandi H, Yu H, Venkatesh A, Holaday L, Herrin J, Lin Z, Horwitz L, Ross J, Bernheim S. Measuring Equity in Readmission as a Distinct Assessment of Hospital Performance. JAMA 2024, 331: 111-123. PMID: 38193960, PMCID: PMC10777266, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.24874.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlack patientsPatient populationHospital characteristicsHospital-wide readmission measureDual-eligible patientsHospital patient populationCross-sectional studyMeasures of hospitalHealth care qualityPatient demographicsReadmission ratesClinical outcomesPatient raceEligible hospitalsReadmissionMAIN OUTCOMEReadmission measuresMedicare dataUS hospitalsHospitalCare qualityPatientsMedicaid ServicesOutcomesLower percentage
2023
Variation in Risk‐Standardized Acute Admission Rates Among Patients With Heart Failure in Accountable Care Organizations: Implications for Quality Measurement
Chuzi S, Lindenauer P, Faridi K, Priya A, Pekow P, D'Aunno T, Mazor K, Stefan M, Spatz E, Gilstrap L, Werner R, Lagu T. Variation in Risk‐Standardized Acute Admission Rates Among Patients With Heart Failure in Accountable Care Organizations: Implications for Quality Measurement. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2023, 12: e029758. PMID: 37345796, PMCID: PMC10356066, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.122.029758.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute admission ratesHeart failureMedicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care OrganizationsAccountable care organizationsAdmission ratesMost ACOsPrimary care providersPerformance categoriesCare organizationsACO characteristicsHealth care qualityAdmission riskBlack beneficiariesCare providersMedicare feeService beneficiariesConclusions AdmissionCare qualityPatientsAdmissionHospital affiliationACO structureFuture studiesLower proportionFailureClinicians’ Perspectives on Equitable Health Care Delivery in Group Well-Child Care
Gresh A, Ahmed N, Boynton-Jarrett R, Sharifi M, Rosenthal M, Fenick A. Clinicians’ Perspectives on Equitable Health Care Delivery in Group Well-Child Care. Academic Pediatrics 2023, 23: 1385-1393. PMID: 37302699, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2023.06.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEquitable health care deliveryGroup well-child careHealth care deliveryWell-child careCare deliveryClinician's perspectiveFamily-centered careMultidisciplinary care deliveryHealth care qualityClinical visitsProvider implicit biasHealth care institutionsDonabedian frameworkCare qualityCliniciansInductive thematic analysisCare institutionsCarePatientsFamily needsDeductive content analysisFamily participationSocial supportRelational careDelivery
2021
Patient satisfaction and its socio-demographic correlates in a tertiary public hospital in Nepal: a cross-sectional study
Adhikari M, Paudel NR, Mishra SR, Shrestha A, Upadhyaya DP. Patient satisfaction and its socio-demographic correlates in a tertiary public hospital in Nepal: a cross-sectional study. BMC Health Services Research 2021, 21: 135. PMID: 33579283, PMCID: PMC7881603, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-06155-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient satisfactionCross-sectional studyTertiary public hospitalSocio-demographic characteristicsPublic hospitalsLow health literacyPatient Satisfaction Questionnaire IIISystematic random sampling methodLow-income settingsSocio-demographic correlatesGeneral satisfactionHealth care qualityOutpatient departmentBackgroundPatient satisfactionSectional studyHealth facilitiesHealth literacyPatientsSociodemographic factorsProportion of satisfactionLogistic regressionCare qualityHospitalSociodemographic variablesPercentage of satisfaction
2020
Burden and Outcomes of Fragmentation of Care in Hospitalized Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A Nationally Representative Cohort
Nguyen N, Luo J, Ohno-Machado L, Sandborn W, Singh S. Burden and Outcomes of Fragmentation of Care in Hospitalized Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A Nationally Representative Cohort. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 2020, 27: 1026-1034. PMID: 32944753, PMCID: PMC8205632, DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izaa238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseFragmentation of careHigh riskCohort studyBowel diseaseNationwide Readmissions Database 2013Nationally Representative CohortUS cohort studyRisk of surgeryNumber of patientsRepresentative cohort studyHealth care qualityHospital mortalityHospitalized patientsCohort 2Outpatient careChronic diseasesCohort 1Representative cohortPatientsSingle episodeReadmissionHospitalizationCare qualityCare
2019
Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Formulary Restrictions After Postmarket FDA Black Box Warnings.
Solotke MT, Ross JS, Shah ND, Karaca-Mandic P, Dhruva SS. Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Formulary Restrictions After Postmarket FDA Black Box Warnings. Journal Of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy 2019, 25: 1201-1217. PMID: 31663461, PMCID: PMC10397710, DOI: 10.18553/jmcp.2019.25.11.1201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlack box warningFDA black box warningBox warningFormulary restrictionsFormulary coverageMean percentageNew black box warningsMain outcome measuresPrecision Health EconomicsNational InstituteOutcomes Research InstituteBlue Cross Blue Shield AssociationHealth care qualityCohort studyBoxed warningUnsafe medicationsDrug therapyStep therapy requirementsMayo ClinicFormulary changeOutcome measuresBlue Shield AssociationJohn Arnold FoundationDrug AdministrationFormulary managementRacial and Ethnic Differences in 30-Day Hospital Readmissions Among US Adults With Diabetes
Rodriguez-Gutierrez R, Herrin J, Lipska KJ, Montori VM, Shah ND, McCoy RG. Racial and Ethnic Differences in 30-Day Hospital Readmissions Among US Adults With Diabetes. JAMA Network Open 2019, 2: e1913249. PMID: 31603490, PMCID: PMC6804020, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.13249.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministrative Claims, HealthcareAgedAged, 80 and overAsianBlack or African AmericanComorbidityDiabetes ComplicationsEthnicityFemaleHispanic or LatinoHospital Bed Capacity, 300 to 499Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and overHospitals, UniversityHospitals, VoluntaryHumansIncomeMaleMiddle AgedMinority GroupsPatient ReadmissionRacial GroupsRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsCause readmissionIndex hospitalizationBlack patientsWhite patientsUS adultsHigh riskAdministrative claims data setsHospital-level risk factorsEthnic differencesLarge hospitalsPlace of hospitalizationDays of dischargeRetrospective cohort studyLow-income patientsMedicare Advantage beneficiariesSystem-level factorsClaims data setsHealth care qualityRace/ethnicityCohort studyReadmission ratesAdult patientsHospital readmissionHispanic patientsReadmission riskRevisiting gender gap in quality of health care in urban China: a standardised patient audit study
Si Y, Zhou Z, Su M, Chen X. Revisiting gender gap in quality of health care in urban China: a standardised patient audit study. The Lancet 2019, 394: s25. DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(19)32361-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity health centersMale patientsFemale patientsFemale physiciansPhysician genderTypical primary care settingsPrimary health care providersPrimary care settingStandardised patientsHealth care providersQuality of carePatient-centered communicationCorrect drug treatmentHealth care inequitiesUniversity Health Sciences CenterHealth Sciences CenterHealth care qualityXi'an Jiaotong UniversityAudit studyPatient genderUnnecessary drugsHealth centersSP visitsCare settingsDrug treatmentMeasuring hospital‐specific disparities by dual eligibility and race to reduce health inequities
Lloren A, Liu S, Herrin J, Lin Z, Zhou G, Wang Y, Kuang M, Zhou S, Farietta T, McCole K, Charania S, Sheares K, Bernheim S. Measuring hospital‐specific disparities by dual eligibility and race to reduce health inequities. Health Services Research 2019, 54: 243-254. PMID: 30666634, PMCID: PMC6341208, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAfrican American racePatient case mixDual eligibilityReadmission ratesAmerican raceRisk-standardized outcomesHigher readmission ratesDual eligibility statusAcute myocardial infarctionAfrican American patientsRisk-standardized readmission ratesAcute care hospitalsQuality of careMedicaid Services methodologyHealth care qualityHospital disparitiesCare hospitalHeart failureInpatient admissionsMyocardial infarctionAmerican patientsMedicare patientsCase mixHealth outcomesHospital
2016
Estimating the Annual Incremental Cost of Several Complications Following Pulmonary Lobectomy
Jawitz OK, Boffa DJ, Detterbeck FC, Wang Z, Kim AW. Estimating the Annual Incremental Cost of Several Complications Following Pulmonary Lobectomy. Seminars In Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2016, 28: 531-540. PMID: 28043473, DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2016.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute respiratory failureLength of hospitalizationPulmonary lobectomyHospital stayRespiratory failureMajor complicationsAir leakAnnual health care expendituresRetrospective cohort analysisNational Inpatient SampleLength of stayPostoperative air leaksUtilization Project databaseAnnual incremental costMultivariable quantile regression modelsAggregate national costHealth care expendituresHealth care qualityLarge national datasetCommon complicationVATS lobectomyCostly complicationInpatient SampleHospital costsClinical dataEvolving Concepts of Patient-Centered Care and the Assessment of Patient Care Experiences: Optimism and Opposition
Cleary PD. Evolving Concepts of Patient-Centered Care and the Assessment of Patient Care Experiences: Optimism and Opposition. Journal Of Health Politics Policy And Law 2016, 41: 675-696. PMID: 27127265, DOI: 10.1215/03616878-3620881.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care qualityQuality improvement effortsPatient satisfactionCare experiencesCare qualityHigh-quality patient-centered carePatient-centered carePatient care experiencesHealth care systemBetter outcomesCare needsPatient experienceImprovement effortsCare systemCareSurvey-based assessmentOutcomesMultiple outcomesBroad effectsAvailable researchBroad improvementsEvolving Concept
2015
State Mandated Public Reporting and Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the United States
Cavender MA, Joynt KE, Parzynski CS, Resnic FS, Rumsfeld JS, Moscucci M, Masoudi FA, Curtis JP, Peterson ED, Gurm HS. State Mandated Public Reporting and Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the United States. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2015, 115: 1494-1501. PMID: 25891991, PMCID: PMC6948713, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.02.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionHospital mortalityCoronary interventionPublic reportingMost percutaneous coronary interventionsOutcomes of patientsReporting statesMandatory public reportingHealth care qualityCathPCI RegistryHospital readmissionPatient characteristicsMyocardial infarctionPatientsObserved riskCare qualityMortalityOutcomesFurther studiesPotential strategyInterventionUnited StatesRiskDaysReporting
2014
Should Health Care Providers be Accountable for Patients’ Care Experiences?
Anhang Price R, Elliott MN, Cleary PD, Zaslavsky AM, Hays RD. Should Health Care Providers be Accountable for Patients’ Care Experiences? Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2014, 30: 253-256. PMID: 25416601, PMCID: PMC4314483, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-014-3111-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care providersPatient experience measuresCare providersPatient experienceCare experiencesExperience measuresCare qualityHigh-quality clinical careBetter patient experienceHealth care qualityPatients' scoresClinical carePatient's desirePatientsResponse rateHealthcare providersConsumer AssessmentSystem surveyStandardized approachExperiences SurveyProvidersExamining the Role of Patient Experience Surveys in Measuring Health Care Quality
Price R, Elliott MN, Zaslavsky AM, Hays RD, Lehrman WG, Rybowski L, Edgman-Levitan S, Cleary PD. Examining the Role of Patient Experience Surveys in Measuring Health Care Quality. Medical Care Research And Review 2014, 71: 522-554. PMID: 25027409, PMCID: PMC4349195, DOI: 10.1177/1077558714541480.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care qualityBetter patient care experiencesLess health care utilizationCare qualityBetter clinical outcomesHealth care utilizationPatient experience surveysPatient experience measuresPatient care experiencesBetter patient safetyClinical outcomesCare utilizationExperiences SurveyPatient experienceCare experiencesPatient safetyClinical processesExperience measuresPublic reportingStandard protocolSound instrumentPerformance programsSample sizeHigh levelsHospitalChapter 12 Linking Genomic and Clinical Data for Discovery and Personalized Care
Denny J, Xu H. Chapter 12 Linking Genomic and Clinical Data for Discovery and Personalized Care. 2014, 395-424. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-401678-1.00012-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectronic health recordsEHR dataNatural language processingSuch algorithmsLanguage processingDecision supportPhenotype algorithmsIdeal repositoryHealth recordsNumber of challengesRepositoryAlgorithmClinical notesClinical careClinical documentationGenomic dataResult dataAccurate caseDNA biobanksEarly demonstration projectsHealth care qualityClinical recordsMedication recordsClinical dataTool
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