2016
Accounting For Patients’ Socioeconomic Status Does Not Change Hospital Readmission Rates
Bernheim SM, Parzynski CS, Horwitz L, Lin Z, Araas MJ, Ross JS, Drye EE, Suter LG, Normand SL, Krumholz HM. Accounting For Patients’ Socioeconomic Status Does Not Change Hospital Readmission Rates. Health Affairs 2016, 35: 1461-1470. PMID: 27503972, PMCID: PMC7664840, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital Readmissions Reduction ProgramPatients' socioeconomic statusMedicare's Hospital Readmissions Reduction ProgramLow socioeconomic statusReadmission ratesSocioeconomic statusRisk-standardized readmission ratesHospital readmission ratesReadmissions Reduction ProgramMedicaid Services methodologyReadmission measuresHospital resultsPatientsHospitalSuch hospitalsPayment penaltiesReduction programsStatusCurrent CentersLower proportionLarge proportionPercentAdjustmentProportion
2008
Influence of Patients’ Socioeconomic Status on Clinical Management Decisions: A Qualitative Study
Bernheim SM, Ross JS, Krumholz HM, Bradley EH. Influence of Patients’ Socioeconomic Status on Clinical Management Decisions: A Qualitative Study. The Annals Of Family Medicine 2008, 6: 53-59. PMID: 18195315, PMCID: PMC2203396, DOI: 10.1370/afm.749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical management decisionsPatients' socioeconomic statusClinical managementSocioeconomic statusPatient sPatient outcomesPrimary care physiciansStandard of careInfluence of patientLow socioeconomic statusVaried practice settingsHealth care qualitySES influencesCare physiciansHispanic ethnicityPhysician perspectivesPractice settingsCare qualityPatientsPhysiciansPatient interestMinority racial backgroundsInterview guideFinancial strainOutcomes
2006
Socioeconomic status, treatment, and outcomes among elderly patients hospitalized with heart failure: Findings from the National Heart Failure Project
Rathore SS, Masoudi FA, Wang Y, Curtis JP, Foody JM, Havranek EP, Krumholz HM. Socioeconomic status, treatment, and outcomes among elderly patients hospitalized with heart failure: Findings from the National Heart Failure Project. American Heart Journal 2006, 152: 371-378. PMID: 16875925, PMCID: PMC2790269, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular systolic function assessmentHigh SES patientsVentricular systolic function assessmentHeart failureSES patientsSystolic function assessmentYear of dischargeQuality of careSocioeconomic statusMultivariable adjustmentFunction assessmentEnzyme inhibitorsNational Heart Failure ProjectHeart Failure ProjectPrescription of angiotensinLow SES patientsPatients' socioeconomic statusAssociation of SESYear of admissionMedical record dataHierarchical logistic regression modelsLow socioeconomic statusLogistic regression modelsPatient sElderly patients