2011
Development, validation, and results of a measure of 30‐day readmission following hospitalization for pneumonia
Lindenauer PK, Normand S, Drye EE, Lin Z, Goodrich K, Desai MM, Bratzler DW, O'Donnell WJ, Metersky ML, Krumholz HM. Development, validation, and results of a measure of 30‐day readmission following hospitalization for pneumonia. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2011, 6: 142-150. PMID: 21387551, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.890.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital readmission ratesReadmission ratesOdds of readmissionRetrospective cohort studyMedical record reviewPrincipal discharge diagnosisDays of treatmentElderly patientsHospital dischargeCohort studyRecord reviewDischarge diagnosisUnadjusted ratesOutpatient MedicareMedical recordsAdministrative claimsMedicare beneficiariesReadmissionPneumoniaRisk-standardized hospital readmission ratesHospital
2002
Development and Validation of a Risk‐Adjustment Index for Older Patients: The High‐Risk Diagnoses for the Elderly Scale
Desai MM, Bogardus ST, Williams CS, Vitagliano G, Inouye SK. Development and Validation of a Risk‐Adjustment Index for Older Patients: The High‐Risk Diagnoses for the Elderly Scale. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2002, 50: 474-481. PMID: 11943043, DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2002.50113.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk adjustment indexDevelopment cohortElderly ScaleRisk diagnosisProspective cohort studyGeneral medical patientsGeneral medicine serviceUniversity Teaching HospitalCox proportional hazardsCharacteristic curve analysisComparable patientsCohort studyOlder patientsStrength of associationDischarge diagnosisMedical patientsValidation cohortRisk groupsTeaching hospitalInitial cohortMortality riskSeparate cohortMedicine serviceMortality ratePatients