2019
Association Between Insurance Status and Access to Hospital Care in Emergency Department Disposition
Venkatesh AK, Chou SC, Li SX, Choi J, Ross JS, D’Onofrio G, Krumholz HM, Dharmarajan K. Association Between Insurance Status and Access to Hospital Care in Emergency Department Disposition. JAMA Internal Medicine 2019, 179: 686-693. PMID: 30933243, PMCID: PMC6503571, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.0037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAsthmaCritical CareCross-Sectional StudiesDatabases, FactualEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHospitalizationHumansInsurance CoverageInsurance, HealthLung DiseasesMaleMedicaidMedically UninsuredMiddle AgedPatient DischargePatient TransferPneumoniaPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveUnited StatesConceptsNational Emergency Department SampleEmergency Department SampleCommon medical conditionsUninsured patientsCritical care capabilitiesED dischargeED visitsED transfersPulmonary diseaseCare capabilitiesInsurance statusHigher oddsMedicaid beneficiariesMedical conditionsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAcute pulmonary diseaseEmergency department transfersAdult ED visitsHospital admission ratesObstructive pulmonary diseaseEmergency department dispositionPatient insurance statusPatient case mixHospital ownership statusIntensive care capabilities
2014
National Trends in Patient Safety for Four Common Conditions, 2005–2011
Wang Y, Eldridge N, Metersky ML, Verzier NR, Meehan TP, Pandolfi MM, Foody JM, Ho SY, Galusha D, Kliman RE, Sonnenfeld N, Krumholz HM, Battles J. National Trends in Patient Safety for Four Common Conditions, 2005–2011. New England Journal Of Medicine 2014, 370: 341-351. PMID: 24450892, PMCID: PMC4042316, DOI: 10.1056/nejmsa1300991.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongestive heart failureAcute myocardial infarctionMore adverse eventsProportion of patientsAdverse event ratesAdverse eventsHeart failureMyocardial infarctionRate of occurrenceCommon medical conditionsMedical recordsMedicare patientsMedical conditionsPatientsSurgeryInfarctionPneumoniaHospitalizationPatient safetyNational trendsMonitoring System dataSignificant declineFailureProportionRate
2013
Association Between a Hospital’s Quality Performance for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest and Common Medical Conditions
Chen LM, Nallamothu BK, Krumholz HM, Spertus JA, Tang F, Chan PS. Association Between a Hospital’s Quality Performance for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest and Common Medical Conditions. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2013, 6: 700-707. PMID: 24221831, PMCID: PMC4465597, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.113.000377.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommon medical conditionsHospital survival rateAcute myocardial infarctionCardiac arrestMedical conditionsSurvival rateInpatient survivalHeart failureMyocardial infarctionMortality rateHospital cardiac arrest registryHospital qualityIn-Hospital Cardiac ArrestRisk-standardized mortality ratesCardiac Arrest RegistryCardiac arrest outcomesCardiac arrest patientsHospital cardiac arrestCardiac arrest survival ratesPublic reportingHospital outcomesArrest patientsHospital CompareArrest outcomesHospital
2010
Hospital Volume and 30-Day Mortality for Three Common Medical Conditions
Ross JS, Normand SL, Wang Y, Ko DT, Chen J, Drye EE, Keenan PS, Lichtman JH, Bueno H, Schreiner GC, Krumholz HM. Hospital Volume and 30-Day Mortality for Three Common Medical Conditions. New England Journal Of Medicine 2010, 362: 1110-1118. PMID: 20335587, PMCID: PMC2880468, DOI: 10.1056/nejmsa0907130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionHospital volumeHeart failureMyocardial infarctionVolume thresholdRisk factorsAnnual hospital volumeHigh-volume hospitalsPatient risk factorsOdds of deathCommon medical conditionsAcute care hospitalsMedicare administrative claimsHierarchical logistic regression modelsCross-sectional analysisLogistic regression modelsCare hospitalHospital characteristicsReduced oddsMedical conditionsAdministrative claimsInfarctionPatientsPneumoniaService beneficiaries