2024
Calculation 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.Cross-Sectional StudiesHospitalsHumansQuality Indicators, Health CareQuality of Health CareUnited StatesConceptsCenters 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
Clinical Performance Measures for Emergency Department Care for Adults With Intracranial Hemorrhage
Zachrison K, Goldstein J, Jauch E, Radecki R, Madsen T, Adeoye O, Oostema J, Feeser V, Ganti L, Lo B, Meurer W, Corral M, Rothenberg C, Chaturvedi A, Goyal P, Venkatesh A. Clinical Performance Measures for Emergency Department Care for Adults With Intracranial Hemorrhage. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 82: 258-269. PMID: 37074253, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.03.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultEmergency Medical ServicesEmergency Service, HospitalHumansIntracranial HemorrhagesQuality Indicators, Health CareStrokeConceptsIntracranial hemorrhageAcute neurologic emergenciesEmergency department careNontraumatic intracranial hemorrhageCare of patientsClinical performance measuresCommunity EDNeurologic emergencySyndromic approachEmergency departmentEvidence-based targetsHyperacute phaseWarrants further developmentWorkgroup of expertsQuality improvement resourcesCare processesReview of dataQuality improvementHemorrhageInternal quality improvementCareNational sampleBroad implementationEDImprovement resources
2022
Novel Quality Measure Set: Closing the Completion Loop on Radiology Follow-up Recommendations for Noncritical Actionable Incidental Findings
Kadom N, Venkatesh AK, Shugarman SA, Burleson JH, Moore CL, Seidenwurm D. Novel Quality Measure Set: Closing the Completion Loop on Radiology Follow-up Recommendations for Noncritical Actionable Incidental Findings. Journal Of The American College Of Radiology 2022, 19: 881-890. PMID: 35606263, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2022.03.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDevelopment of a Novel Emergency Department Quality Measure to Reduce Very Low-Risk Syncope Hospitalizations
Probst MA, Janke AT, Haimovich AD, Venkatesh AK, Lin MP, Kocher KE, Nemnom MJ, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V. Development of a Novel Emergency Department Quality Measure to Reduce Very Low-Risk Syncope Hospitalizations. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2022, 79: 509-517. PMID: 35487840, PMCID: PMC9117517, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2022.03.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultEmergency Service, HospitalHeart DiseasesHospitalizationHumansMiddle AgedProspective StudiesQuality Indicators, Health CareSyncopeConceptsNationwide Emergency Department SampleLow-risk cohortHospitalization ratesUnexplained syncopeHeart diseaseED patient dataEmergency department evaluationHospital-level factorsSerious adverse eventsAdult ED patientsEmergency Department SampleSyncope hospitalizationsOutpatient managementAdult patientsAdverse eventsProspective cohortDepartment evaluationED patientsRelated hospitalizationsRisk stratificationED volumeSyncopePatientsHospitalizationMedian rate
2021
The 2018 Merit-based Incentive Payment System
Gettel CJ, Han CR, Canavan ME, Bernheim SM, Drye EE, Duseja R, Venkatesh AK. The 2018 Merit-based Incentive Payment System. Medical Care 2021, 60: 156-163. PMID: 35030565, PMCID: PMC8820355, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001674.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCross-Sectional StudiesHumansMedicareMotivationQuality Indicators, Health CareQuality of Health CareReimbursement, IncentiveUnited StatesFair Play: Application of Normalized Scoring to Emergency Department Throughput Quality Measures in a National Registry
Venkatesh A, Ravi S, Rothenberg C, Kinsman J, Sun J, Goyal P, Augustine J, Epstein SK. Fair Play: Application of Normalized Scoring to Emergency Department Throughput Quality Measures in a National Registry. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 77: 501-510. PMID: 33455841, PMCID: PMC9103009, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.10.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.Emergency Service, HospitalHumansLength of StayQualitative ResearchQuality Indicators, Health CareRegistriesReimbursement, IncentiveUnited StatesConceptsED groupMultiple EDsNational registryPatient-centered quality measuresED visit volumeHigh-volume EDsEmergency department throughputRegistry data setsSingle EDAmerican CollegeVisit volumeED typeRegistryStandardized approachPerformance scoresIdentification numberVisitsEDAcceptable methodStandardized scoresGroup-level analysisQuality measuresGroupScoresPerformance programs
2020
Trends in Publicly Reported Quality Measures of Hospital Imaging Efficiency, 2011-2018.
Davis M, McKiernan C, Lama S, Parzynski C, Bruetman C, Venkatesh A. Trends in Publicly Reported Quality Measures of Hospital Imaging Efficiency, 2011-2018. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2020, 215: 153-158. PMID: 32432908, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.19.21993.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Opportunities for quality measurement to improve the value of care for patients with multiple chronic conditions.
Venkatesh A, Goodrich K, Conway PH. Opportunities for quality measurement to improve the value of care for patients with multiple chronic conditions. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2014, 161: s76-80. PMID: 25402407, DOI: 10.7326/m13-3014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChronic DiseaseComorbidityHumansMedicaidMedicareMiddle AgedPatient Protection and Affordable Care ActPatient-Centered CareQuality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareUnited StatesConceptsMultiple chronic conditionsQuality measurement effortsChronic conditionsAffordable Care ActValue of careHealth care spendingIndividual cliniciansMeaningful improvementsSustained quality improvementHealth systemACA expansionPatientsInsurance accessMedicaid ServicesVulnerable populationsPatient ProtectionCare spendingCare ActLongitudinal measurementsCliniciansMeasure developmentPopulationHospitalCarePrevention
2013
Time to antibiotics for septic shock: evaluating a proposed performance measure
Venkatesh AK, Avula U, Bartimus H, Reif J, Schmidt MJ, Powell ES. Time to antibiotics for septic shock: evaluating a proposed performance measure. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2013, 31: 680-683. PMID: 23380106, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2012.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Bacterial AgentsCross-Sectional StudiesEmergency Service, HospitalHospitals, TeachingHumansProcess Assessment, Health CareQuality Indicators, Health CareShock, SepticTime FactorsUrban PopulationConceptsHours of arrivalSeptic shockED arrivalAntibiotic administrationConsecutive ED patientsSeptic shock definitionSeptic shock recognitionEmergency department arrivalCross-sectional studyClinical coursePrimary outcomeAcademic EDED patientsMedian timeShock recognitionVariable progressionPatientsInternational guidelinesShock definitionAntibioticsTime courseAdministrationHours