2018
National and Regional Trends in Deep Vein Thrombosis Hospitalization Rates, Discharge Disposition, and Outcomes for Medicare Beneficiaries
Minges KE, Bikdeli B, Wang Y, Attaran RR, Krumholz HM. National and Regional Trends in Deep Vein Thrombosis Hospitalization Rates, Discharge Disposition, and Outcomes for Medicare Beneficiaries. The American Journal Of Medicine 2018, 131: 1200-1208. PMID: 29753792, PMCID: PMC7040884, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2018.04.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeep vein thrombosisHospitalization ratesVein thrombosisBlack patientsMedicare Standard Analytic FilesProportion of patientsPrincipal discharge diagnosisStandard Analytic FilesSecondary prevention effortsDischarge dispositionHospital lengthInpatient managementReadmission ratesDischarge diagnosisService patientsAdjusted outcomesOutpatient careAnalytic FilesMedicare feeMedicare beneficiariesMortality rateClinical practiceHospitalizationPatientsThrombosis
2017
Care Transitions Between Hospitals and Skilled Nursing Facilities: Perspectives of Sending and Receiving Providers
Britton MC, Ouellet GM, Minges KE, Gawel M, Hodshon B, Chaudhry SI. Care Transitions Between Hospitals and Skilled Nursing Facilities: Perspectives of Sending and Receiving Providers. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2017, 43: 565-572. PMID: 29056176, PMCID: PMC5693352, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2017.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAttitude of Health PersonnelCommunicationHospital AdministrationHumansInsurance, Health, ReimbursementInterviews as TopicPatient DischargePatient ReadmissionPatient TransferQualitative ResearchQuality ImprovementRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexSkilled Nursing FacilitiesUnited StatesConceptsSkilled nursing facilitiesCare transitionsNursing facilitiesSNF providersPatient-level risk factorsOptimal care settingAcute medical illnessUnplanned hospital readmissionComprehensive care planCost of careHospital readmissionMedical illnessComplex patientsRisk factorsMedicare patientsCare settingsCare plansPatient complexityHealth care institutionsPatient transferPsychosocial issuesHospitalPatientsSeparate hospitalsCare institutions
2015
National Trends in Pulmonary Embolism Hospitalization Rates and Outcomes for Adults Aged ≥65 Years in the United States (1999 to 2010)
Minges KE, Bikdeli B, Wang Y, Kim N, Curtis JP, Desai MM, Krumholz HM. National Trends in Pulmonary Embolism Hospitalization Rates and Outcomes for Adults Aged ≥65 Years in the United States (1999 to 2010). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2015, 116: 1436-1442. PMID: 26409636, PMCID: PMC4841688, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.07.068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospitalization ratesMortality rateReadmission ratesBlack patientsPrincipal discharge diagnosis codeOlder adultsCause readmission rateHospital mortality rateProportion of patientsRetrospective cohort studyDischarge diagnosis codesSkilled nursing facilitiesNational trendsSignificant racial differencesHigh rateHome health careHospital stayAdults AgedCohort studyMore patientsTherapeutic advancesDiagnosis codesMedicare feeNursing facilitiesSignificant burden