2021
Identification of Hospitals That Care for a High Proportion of Patients With Social Risk Factors
Matty R, Heckmann R, George E, Barthel AB, Suter LG, Ross JS, Bernheim SM. Identification of Hospitals That Care for a High Proportion of Patients With Social Risk Factors. JAMA Health Forum 2021, 2: e211323. PMID: 35977204, PMCID: PMC8796989, DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.1323.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial risk factorsIdentification of hospitalsProportion of patientsRisk factorsCross-sectional studyHospital performance measuresPatient populationHospital Readmissions Reduction ProgramAfrican American raceProportion of hospitalsDisadvantaged patient populationsReadmissions Reduction ProgramHigher proportionSocioeconomic status scoresSame hospitalStatus scoreCrowded householdsMAIN OUTCOMEMedicaid coverageAmerican racePatientsHospitalHealthcare ResearchDisadvantaged populationsSuch hospitals
2010
Scheduled and unscheduled hospital readmissions among patients with diabetes.
Kim H, Ross JS, Melkus GD, Zhao Z, Boockvar K. Scheduled and unscheduled hospital readmissions among patients with diabetes. The American Journal Of Managed Care 2010, 16: 760-7. PMID: 20964472, PMCID: PMC3024140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnscheduled readmissionsIndex hospitalizationHigher comorbidity burdenState Inpatient DatasetPatients 80 yearsPatients 50 yearsHistory of hospitalizationAcute care hospitalsPrevention Quality IndicatorsUnscheduled hospital readmissionComorbidity burdenOlder patientsCare hospitalClinical factorsHospital readmissionIll patientsInpatient datasetTransition careReadmissionHospitalizationPatientsDiabetesPublic insuranceHealthcare ResearchPotential disparities