2019
Hospital Factors Associated With Interhospital Transfer Destination for Stroke in the Northeast United States
Zachrison K, Onnela J, Reeves M, Hernandez A, Camargo C, Zhao X, Matsouaka R, Goldstein J, Metlay J, Schwamm L. Hospital Factors Associated With Interhospital Transfer Destination for Stroke in the Northeast United States. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2019, 9: e011575. PMID: 31888430, PMCID: PMC6988147, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.118.011575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCatchment Area, HealthDatabases, FactualDelivery of Health Care, IntegratedFibrinolytic AgentsHospitalsHospitals, High-VolumeHospitals, Low-VolumeHumansMedicarePatient TransferPractice Patterns, Physicians'Quality Indicators, Health CareRetrospective StudiesStrokeThrombolytic TherapyTissue Plasminogen ActivatorUnited StatesConceptsAcute ischemic strokeAlteplase administrationIschemic strokeUS hospitalsHospital qualityHospital stroke volumeTransfer destinationsHospital referral regionsHospital factorsNumber of hospitalsStroke patientsHospital characteristicsStroke volumeMedicare claimsReferral regionsHospitalLogistic regressionStrokePatientsHospital performancePotential strategyAdministrationHome timeResult dataConnected dyads
2015
Trends in Endovascular Therapy and Clinical Outcomes Within the Nationwide Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Registry
Menon B, Saver J, Goyal M, Nogueira R, Prabhakaran S, Liang L, Xian Y, Hernandez A, Fonarow G, Schwamm L, Smith E. Trends in Endovascular Therapy and Clinical Outcomes Within the Nationwide Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Registry. Stroke 2015, 46: 989-995. PMID: 25681065, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.114.007542.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic intracerebral hemorrhageEndovascular therapyClinical outcomesPatient characteristicsIntracerebral hemorrhageBaseline National InstitutesEndovascular therapy useGuidelines-Stroke hospitalsGuidelines-Stroke registryHealth Stroke ScaleAcute ischemic strokeProportion of hospitalsNew thrombectomy deviceHospital mortalityStroke ScaleIschemic strokeIndependent ambulationNumber of hospitalsTherapy useMultivariable analysisPatient outcomesThrombectomy devicesHospitalTherapyStudy period
2011
Comparison of Composite Measure Methodologies for Rewarding Quality of Care
Eapen Z, Fonarow G, Dai D, O'Brien S, Schwamm L, Cannon C, Heidenreich P, Bhatt D, Peterson E, Hernandez A. Comparison of Composite Measure Methodologies for Rewarding Quality of Care. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2011, 4: 610-618. PMID: 22010200, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.111.961391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReadmission ratesHospital rankingsRisk-standardized readmission ratesRisk-standardized mortality ratesOpportunity-based scoreAcute myocardial infarctionBottom quintileComposite scoreModest correlationQuality Improvement ProgramComposite measureCause mortalityNumber of hospitalsHealth care performanceMyocardial infarctionMortality rateHospitalCare performanceScoresSimilar changesMortalityQuintileObservational analysisComposite performance measure