2018
Recurrent hospitalizations for severe hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia among U.S. adults with diabetes
McCoy RG, Herrin J, Lipska KJ, Shah ND. Recurrent hospitalizations for severe hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia among U.S. adults with diabetes. Journal Of Diabetes And Its Complications 2018, 32: 693-701. PMID: 29751961, PMCID: PMC6015781, DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2018.04.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent hyperglycemiaRecurrent hypoglycemiaNew glucose-lowering medicationsPost-discharge managementGlucose-lowering medicationsHigh-risk patientsOptumLabs Data WarehouseHypoglycemia hospitalizationIndex dischargeOlder patientsRisk patientsUnrelated causesSevere hypoglycemiaRecurrent hospitalizationsNational cohortEarly recognitionPrincipal diagnosisRisk factorsRetrospective analysisHyperglycemiaHypoglycemiaPatientsReadmissionU.S. adultsHospitalization
2017
Hospital Readmissions among Commercially Insured and Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries with Diabetes and the Impact of Severe Hypoglycemic and Hyperglycemic Events
McCoy RG, Lipska KJ, Herrin J, Jeffery MM, Krumholz HM, Shah ND. Hospital Readmissions among Commercially Insured and Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries with Diabetes and the Impact of Severe Hypoglycemic and Hyperglycemic Events. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2017, 32: 1097-1105. PMID: 28685482, PMCID: PMC5602759, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-017-4095-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiabetes Complications Severity IndexSevere dysglycemiaIndex hospitalizationMedicare Advantage beneficiariesRisk factorsBetter care transitionsComplications Severity IndexPost-discharge managementIndependent risk factorYounger patient ageOptumLabs Data WarehouseStrong risk factorYears of ageBackgroundHospital readmissionsDesignRetrospective analysisCause readmissionUnplanned readmissionPatient agePrior hospitalizationReadmission ratesYounger patientsHeart failureHospital readmissionSevere hypoglycemiaDiabetes complications
2016
Trends in Drug Utilization, Glycemic Control, and Rates of Severe Hypoglycemia, 2006–2013
Lipska KJ, Yao X, Herrin J, McCoy RG, Ross JS, Steinman MA, Inzucchi SE, Gill TM, Krumholz HM, Shah ND. Trends in Drug Utilization, Glycemic Control, and Rates of Severe Hypoglycemia, 2006–2013. Diabetes Care 2016, 40: 468-475. PMID: 27659408, PMCID: PMC5360291, DOI: 10.2337/dc16-0985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedBlood GlucoseComorbidityDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV InhibitorsDrug UtilizationFemaleGlycated HemoglobinHumansHypoglycemiaHypoglycemic AgentsInsulinLogistic ModelsMaleMetforminMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSulfonylurea CompoundsThiazolidinedionesYoung AdultConceptsGlycemic controlSevere hypoglycemiaOlder patientsDipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitorsGlucose-lowering drugsGlucose-lowering medicationsProportion of patientsOverall glycemic controlPeptidase-4 inhibitorsMedicare Advantage patientsSex-standardized ratesType 2 diabetesOverall rateClass of agentsMore comorbiditiesChronic comorbiditiesYounger patientsAdvantage patientsDrug utilizationClaims dataPatientsHypoglycemiaHemoglobin AT2DMComorbidities