2021
Association of Graduate Medical Education With Hospital Performance and Patient Outcomes
Zinoviev R, Krumholz HM, Pirruccio K, Forman H. Association of Graduate Medical Education With Hospital Performance and Patient Outcomes. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2034196. PMID: 33507257, PMCID: PMC7844596, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.34196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResident academic performanceFinancial standingGME fundingFinancial scoresFinancial performance scoreHospital's financial standingFunding dataHospital financial dataHospital performanceFinancial dataEconomic evaluationAnnual subsidyEducation fundingHospital operationsMedical education fundingHospital Compare databaseSubsidiesRegression modelsFundingLinear regression modelsCostRecipient hospitalModelBoard certification examinationStanding
2020
The impact of sex, gender and healthcare system on quality of care among young adults with acute myocardial infarction
Raparelli V, Pilote L, Behlouli H, Dziura J, Bueno H, D'Onofrio G, Krumholz H, Dreyer R. The impact of sex, gender and healthcare system on quality of care among young adults with acute myocardial infarction. European Heart Journal 2020, 41: ehaa946.3175. DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.3175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute myocardial infarctionQuality of careYoung adultsMyocardial infarctionHealthcare systemHigher risk factor burdenRisk factor burdenPost-discharge carePhases of careMultipayer systemImpact of sexSystem-level factorsHospital phaseAMI careCare scoresSingle-payer systemCareWomenCanadian InstituteSexAdultsMenInfarctionHospitalLinear regression models
2013
Hospital Strategies Associated With 30-Day Readmission Rates for Patients With Heart Failure
Bradley EH, Curry L, Horwitz LI, Sipsma H, Wang Y, Walsh MN, Goldmann D, White N, Piña IL, Krumholz HM. Hospital Strategies Associated With 30-Day Readmission Rates for Patients With Heart Failure. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2013, 6: 444-450. PMID: 23861483, PMCID: PMC3802532, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.111.000101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower readmission ratesReadmission ratesHeart failurePrimary physicianHospital strategiesPatient's primary physicianHospital readmission ratesMultivariable linear regression modelsHospital teaching statusNational quality initiativesHospital volumeMedication reconciliationDischarge papersCommunity physiciansLocal hospitalPatientsWeb-based surveyReadmissionPhysician groupsTeaching statusHospitalElectronic summariesQuality InitiativePercentage point reductionLinear regression models
2008
The Relationship Between Anemia, Change in Hematocrit Over Time and Change in Health Status in Patients With Heart Failure After Myocardial Infarction
Kosiborod M, Krumholz HM, Jones PG, Pitt B, Spertus JA. The Relationship Between Anemia, Change in Hematocrit Over Time and Change in Health Status in Patients With Heart Failure After Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2008, 14: 27-34. PMID: 18226770, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2007.09.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnemiaCohort StudiesFemaleHealth Status IndicatorsHeart FailureHeart Function TestsHematocritHumansLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionProbabilityPrognosisQuality of LifeRisk AssessmentSickness Impact ProfileSurveys and QuestionnairesSurvival AnalysisTime FactorsConceptsKansas City Cardiomyopathy QuestionnaireHeart failureHealth status gainsHealth statusBaseline hematocritInitial hematocritMyocardial infarctionPatient’s initial hematocritPotential therapeutic targetHealth status assessmentMultivariable adjustmentAnemic patientsSevere anemiaSerial hematocritsHematocrit levelsPatientsTherapeutic targetHematocrit changesHematocritAnemiaInfarctionLinear regression modelsMonthsRegression modelsSignificant changes
2007
Opening of Specialty Cardiac Hospitals and Use of Coronary Revascularization in Medicare Beneficiaries
Nallamothu BK, Rogers MA, Chernew ME, Krumholz HM, Eagle KA, Birkmeyer JD. Opening of Specialty Cardiac Hospitals and Use of Coronary Revascularization in Medicare Beneficiaries. JAMA 2007, 297: 962-968. PMID: 17341710, DOI: 10.1001/jama.297.9.962.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryCardiac Care FacilitiesCardiology Service, HospitalCatchment Area, HealthCoronary Artery BypassHealth Care SurveysHealth Services Needs and DemandHospitals, GeneralHumansLinear ModelsMedicareMyocardial RevascularizationPractice Patterns, Physicians'Program DevelopmentReimbursement, IncentiveUnited StatesUtilization ReviewConceptsHospital referral regionsPopulation-based ratesSpecialty cardiac hospitalsCardiac hospitalTotal revascularizationCoronary revascularizationGeneral HospitalMedicare beneficiariesCardiac programAnnual population-based ratesAcute myocardial infarctionCost-efficient careMyocardial infarctionAdjusted ratesRevascularizationReferral regionsProcedure utilizationHospitalCABGPCIPatientsLinear regression modelsRegression modelsRelative increaseHealth care market