2011
Operator Experience and Carotid Stenting Outcomes in Medicare Beneficiaries
Nallamothu BK, Gurm HS, Ting HH, Goodney PP, Rogers MA, Curtis JP, Dimick JB, Bates ER, Krumholz HM, Birkmeyer JD. Operator Experience and Carotid Stenting Outcomes in Medicare Beneficiaries. JAMA 2011, 306: 1338-1343. PMID: 21954477, PMCID: PMC3208144, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.1357.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAtherosclerosisCarotid StenosisCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.Clinical CompetenceFee-for-Service PlansFemaleHospital MortalityHumansInsurance CoverageMaleMedicarePhysiciansQuality of Health CareRetrospective StudiesStentsStrokeTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsAnnual operator volumeCarotid stentingOperator volumeMedicare beneficiariesNational coverage decisionHigh riskOperator experienceStudy periodThirty-day mortalityEmbolic protection devicesHigh-volume operatorsLow-volume operatorsService Medicare beneficiariesLow annual volumeMultivariable adjustmentOlder patientsRate of failureClinical trialsCoverage decisionsObservational studyMAIN OUTCOMEPatientsClinical practiceStentingMore procedures
2008
Hospital Remoteness And Thirty-Day Mortality From Three Serious Conditions
Ross JS, Normand SL, Wang Y, Nallamothu BK, Lichtman JH, Krumholz HM. Hospital Remoteness And Thirty-Day Mortality From Three Serious Conditions. Health Affairs 2008, 27: 1707-1717. PMID: 18997230, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.27.6.1707.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesThirty-day mortalityAcute myocardial infarctionHigh-quality health careMedicare administrative dataGeographic remotenessHeart failureMyocardial infarctionSerious conditionMillions of AmericansRural U.S. communitiesMortality differencesMortality rateRural hospitalsSmaller mortality differencesHealth careAdministrative dataHospitalU.S. communitiesCareHospitalizationInfarctionPneumoniaMortality
2007
Measuring Performance For Treating Heart Attacks And Heart Failure: The Case For Outcomes Measurement
Krumholz HM, Normand SL, Spertus JA, Shahian DM, Bradley EH. Measuring Performance For Treating Heart Attacks And Heart Failure: The Case For Outcomes Measurement. Health Affairs 2007, 26: 75-85. PMID: 17211016, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.26.1.75.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
Performance of the '100 top hospitals': what does the report card report?
Chen J, Radford MJ, Wang Y, Marciniak TA, Krumholz HM. Performance of the '100 top hospitals': what does the report card report? Health Affairs 1999, 18: 53-68. PMID: 10425843, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.18.4.53.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionElderly AMI patientsThirty-day mortalityUse of aspirinLower readmission ratesHospital peer groupsTop hospitalsReadmission ratesAMI patientsSuperior clinical performanceHospital studyMyocardial infarctionHospital costsMedicare patientsBetter outcomesHospitalBetter carePatientsClinical performanceLower lengthReperfusionInfarctionAspirinStayMortality