2016
Hospital Use of Observation Stays
Venkatesh AK, Wang C, Ross JS, Altaf FK, Suter LG, Vellanky S, Grady JN, Bernheim SM. Hospital Use of Observation Stays. Medical Care 2016, 54: 1070-1077. PMID: 27579906, PMCID: PMC5850934, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized readmission ratesAcute myocardial infarctionObservation staysHeart failureReadmission measuresHospital useHospital risk-standardized readmission ratesCross-sectional analysisModest inverse correlationPostdischarge periodReadmission ratesHospital observationMyocardial infarctionMedicare feeStayPneumoniaService beneficiariesMeasures of qualityMedicaid ServicesHospitalInverse correlationModest correlationReadmissionPublic reportingFailure
2013
Relationship Between Hospital Readmission and Mortality Rates for Patients Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, or Pneumonia
Krumholz HM, Lin Z, Keenan PS, Chen J, Ross JS, Drye EE, Bernheim SM, Wang Y, Bradley EH, Han LF, Normand SL. Relationship Between Hospital Readmission and Mortality Rates for Patients Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, or Pneumonia. JAMA 2013, 309: 587-593. PMID: 23403683, PMCID: PMC3621028, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.333.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesAcute myocardial infarctionRisk-standardized readmission ratesHospital risk-standardized mortality ratesHeart failureMyocardial infarctionHospital characteristicsMortality rateReadmission ratesProportion of hospitalsHospital readmissionMedicare feePneumoniaInfarctionService beneficiariesHospitalPatientsMedicaid ServicesHospital performanceSubgroupsFailureCauseReadmissionSignificant negative linear relationship