2019
Institutional Variation in Quality of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Implantation: A Cohort Study.
Ranasinghe I, Labrosciano C, Horton D, Ganesan A, Curtis JP, Krumholz HM, McGavigan A, Hossain S, Air T, Hariharaputhiran S. Institutional Variation in Quality of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Implantation: A Cohort Study. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2019, 171: 309-317. PMID: 31357210, DOI: 10.7326/m18-2810.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular implantable electronic devicesComplication rateCohort studyCIED complicationsCardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED) implantationMajor device-related complicationsDays of dischargeDevice-related complicationsProcedure-related complicationsImplantable electronic devicesPPM implantationMajor complicationsICD placementDevice implantationElective proceduresComplicationsHospitalCare qualityStudy periodPatientsAdministrative dataInstitutional variationNational averageImplantation
2009
Recent National Trends in Readmission Rates After Heart Failure Hospitalization
Ross JS, Chen J, Lin Z, Bueno H, Curtis JP, Keenan PS, Normand SL, Schreiner G, Spertus JA, Vidán MT, Wang Y, Wang Y, Krumholz HM. Recent National Trends in Readmission Rates After Heart Failure Hospitalization. Circulation Heart Failure 2009, 3: 97-103. PMID: 19903931, PMCID: PMC2830811, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.109.885210.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCause readmission rateReadmission ratesHeart failureRecent national trendsHospital variationService beneficiariesAcute-care nonfederal hospitalsUS acute care hospitalsHeart failure hospitalizationHospital readmission ratesAcute care hospitalsNational trendsNational Quality ForumMedicare administrative dataDistinct hospitalizationsFailure hospitalizationMultiple comorbiditiesCare hospitalNonfederal hospitalsMedicare beneficiariesHospitalizationHospitalQuality ForumStudy periodAdministrative dataMortality and Readmission for Patients With Heart Failure Among U.S. News & World Report’s Top Heart Hospitals
Mulvey GK, Wang Y, Lin Z, Wang OJ, Chen J, Keenan PS, Drye EE, Rathore SS, Normand SL, Krumholz HM. Mortality and Readmission for Patients With Heart Failure Among U.S. News & World Report’s Top Heart Hospitals. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2009, 2: 558-565. PMID: 20031893, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.108.826784.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesRisk-standardized readmission ratesReadmission ratesHeart failureMortality rateBest HospitalsAmerica's Best HospitalsMedical administrative dataReadmission analysisHeart HospitalHeart surgeryCardiac conditionsPatientsHospitalMortality analysisReadmissionAdministrative dataHierarchical regression modelsWorld ReportRegression modelsFailureReportSurgeryMortalityRate
2008
Hospital Remoteness And Thirty-Day Mortality From Three Serious Conditions
Ross JS, Normand SL, Wang Y, Nallamothu BK, Lichtman JH, Krumholz HM. Hospital Remoteness And Thirty-Day Mortality From Three Serious Conditions. Health Affairs 2008, 27: 1707-1717. PMID: 18997230, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.27.6.1707.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesThirty-day mortalityAcute myocardial infarctionHigh-quality health careMedicare administrative dataGeographic remotenessHeart failureMyocardial infarctionSerious conditionMillions of AmericansRural U.S. communitiesMortality differencesMortality rateRural hospitalsSmaller mortality differencesHealth careAdministrative dataHospitalU.S. communitiesCareHospitalizationInfarctionPneumoniaMortality
2007
“America's Best Hospitals” in the Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction
Wang OJ, Wang Y, Lichtman JH, Bradley EH, Normand SL, Krumholz HM. “America's Best Hospitals” in the Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction. JAMA Internal Medicine 2007, 167: 1345-1351. PMID: 17620526, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.167.13.1345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionStandardized mortality ratioBest HospitalsMyocardial infarctionAmerica's Best HospitalsTreatment of AMIMedicare administrative dataHeart surgeryMortality ratioLower riskMortality rateHospitalQuartile distributionPatientsRSMRInfarctionAdministrative dataOne-thirdHierarchical regression modelsRSMRsRegression modelsTreatmentSurgeryAdmissionQuartileFailure to Rescue
Horwitz LI, Cuny JF, Cerese J, Krumholz HM. Failure to Rescue. Medical Care 2007, 45: 283-287. PMID: 17496710, DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000250226.33094.d4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChart reviewQuality Patient Safety IndicatorsRetrospective chart reviewPatient safety indicatorsRate of deathAdministrative dataHospital complicationsComplication typePatient agePatient characteristicsPrimary outcomeNonsurgical casesInsurance statusComplicationsHealthcare ResearchPatientsMortalityConsortium institutionsAgeSafety indicatorsFailureReviewHospitalizationAdmissionCases