2020
Hospital variation in admissions to neonatal intensive care units by diagnosis severity and category
Haidari ES, Lee HC, Illuzzi JL, Phibbs CS, Lin H, Xu X. Hospital variation in admissions to neonatal intensive care units by diagnosis severity and category. Journal Of Perinatology 2020, 41: 468-477. PMID: 32801351, PMCID: PMC7427695, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-020-00775-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeonatal intensive care unitNICU admission ratesIntensive care unitNICU admissionMild diagnosesCare unitHospital variationInterhospital variationAdmission ratesPatient/hospital characteristicsHospital discharge dataRisk-adjusted ratesWeeks' gestationNICU bedsBirth weightHospital characteristicsSevere diagnosisLive birthsMultivariable regressionAdmissionPotential overuseBirth certificatesDiagnosisHigher likelihoodDiagnosis severity
2016
Hospital Phenotypes in the Management of Patients Admitted for Acute Myocardial Infarction
Xu X, Li SX, Lin H, Normand SL, Lagu T, Desai N, Duan M, Kroch EA, Krumholz HM. Hospital Phenotypes in the Management of Patients Admitted for Acute Myocardial Infarction. Medical Care 2016, 54: 929-936. PMID: 27261637, PMCID: PMC5305177, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000571.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionICU admission rateICU admissionMyocardial infarctionAdmission ratesProcedure ratesIntensive care unit admissionHigher ICU admissionLower ICU admissionCare unit admissionCoronary artery bypassPatients' clinical characteristicsManagement of patientsOpen heart surgeryRisk-standardized mortalityArtery bypassUnit admissionClinical characteristicsCoronary interventionReadmission ratesGroup of hospitalsHospital costsPractice patternsCABG