2019
Hospital Prices Grew Substantially Faster Than Physician Prices For Hospital-Based Care In 2007–14
Cooper Z, Craig S, Gaynor M, Harish NJ, Krumholz HM, Van Reenen J. Hospital Prices Grew Substantially Faster Than Physician Prices For Hospital-Based Care In 2007–14. Health Affairs 2019, 38: 184-189. PMID: 30715987, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2018.05424.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysician pricesHospital pricesHospital-based outpatient careHealth care spendingCare spendingTypes of pricesPrice growthHospital-based outpatient servicesProvider pricesReference pricingAntitrust enforcementPricesPolicy makersPricingSpendingOutpatient careRange of optionsGrowth rateGrowthPaymentsInpatient careOutpatient servicesInsurersMakersPercent
2018
Geographical Health Priority Areas For Older Americans
Krumholz HM, Normand ST, Wang Y. Geographical Health Priority Areas For Older Americans. Health Affairs 2018, 37: 104-110. PMID: 29309217, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2017.0744.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth priority areasMortality rateHigher adjusted mortality ratesRisk-standardized mortality ratesAdjusted mortality rateHealth careUnique Medicare beneficiariesMedicare beneficiariesUS populationHealth disparitiesOlder adultsStudy periodGeographic disparitiesOlder AmericansCarePercentDisparitiesPriority areasWide disparity
2016
Accounting For Patients’ Socioeconomic Status Does Not Change Hospital Readmission Rates
Bernheim SM, Parzynski CS, Horwitz L, Lin Z, Araas MJ, Ross JS, Drye EE, Suter LG, Normand SL, Krumholz HM. Accounting For Patients’ Socioeconomic Status Does Not Change Hospital Readmission Rates. Health Affairs 2016, 35: 1461-1470. PMID: 27503972, PMCID: PMC7664840, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital Readmissions Reduction ProgramPatients' socioeconomic statusMedicare's Hospital Readmissions Reduction ProgramLow socioeconomic statusReadmission ratesSocioeconomic statusRisk-standardized readmission ratesHospital readmission ratesReadmissions Reduction ProgramMedicaid Services methodologyReadmission measuresHospital resultsPatientsHospitalSuch hospitalsPayment penaltiesReduction programsStatusCurrent CentersLower proportionLarge proportionPercentAdjustmentProportion
2015
Older Women With Localized Breast Cancer: Costs And Survival Rates Increased Across Two Time Periods
Feinstein AJ, Long J, Soulos PR, Ma X, Herrin J, Frick KD, Chagpar AB, Krumholz HM, Yu JB, Ross JS, Gross CP. Older Women With Localized Breast Cancer: Costs And Survival Rates Increased Across Two Time Periods. Health Affairs 2015, 34: 592-600. PMID: 25847641, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.1119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStage II diseaseStage III diseaseCancer-related costsCancer careBreast cancerMedian costSurvival rateEnd Results Program-MedicareFive-year survivalCancer care costsBreast surgerySurvival outcomesImproved outcomesOlder womenRadiation therapyCare costsStage IIDiseaseStudy periodWomenCancerCareSignificant national attentionOutcomesPercent
2011
US Cardiologist Workforce From 1995 To 2007: Modest Growth, Lasting Geographic Maldistribution Especially In Rural Areas
Aneja S, Ross JS, Wang Y, Matsumoto M, Rodgers GP, Bernheim SM, Rathore SS, Krumholz HM. US Cardiologist Workforce From 1995 To 2007: Modest Growth, Lasting Geographic Maldistribution Especially In Rural Areas. Health Affairs 2011, 30: 2301-2309. PMID: 22147857, PMCID: PMC3332098, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care physiciansCare physiciansGeographic maldistributionChronic cardiovascular diseaseHospital referral regionsUse of telemedicineCardiology workforceNumber of cardiologistsTotal physician workforceCardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular careReferral regionsElderly populationUS populationTotal physiciansCardiologistsPhysiciansAge sixtyPhysician workforceDisadvantaged areasPercentRural areasPopulationDiseaseVariety of strategies