2024
Measuring Equity in Readmission as a Distinct Assessment of Hospital Performance
Nash K, Weerahandi H, Yu H, Venkatesh A, Holaday L, Herrin J, Lin Z, Horwitz L, Ross J, Bernheim S. Measuring Equity in Readmission as a Distinct Assessment of Hospital Performance. JAMA 2024, 331: 111-123. PMID: 38193960, PMCID: PMC10777266, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.24874.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlack patientsPatient populationHospital characteristicsHospital-wide readmission measureDual-eligible patientsHospital patient populationCross-sectional studyMeasures of hospitalHealth care qualityPatient demographicsReadmission ratesClinical outcomesPatient raceEligible hospitalsReadmissionMAIN OUTCOMEReadmission measuresMedicare dataUS hospitalsHospitalCare qualityPatientsMedicaid ServicesOutcomesLower percentage
2000
Impact of Guglielmi detachable coils on outcomes of patients with intracranial aneurysms treated by a multidisciplinary team at a single institution.
Sturaitis M, Rinne J, Chaloupka J, Kaynar M, Lin Z, Awad I. Impact of Guglielmi detachable coils on outcomes of patients with intracranial aneurysms treated by a multidisciplinary team at a single institution. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2000, 93: 569-80. PMID: 11014534, DOI: 10.3171/jns.2000.93.4.0569.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unitInflation-adjusted hospital chargesHospital chargesClinical outcomesTherapeutic optionsIntracranial aneurysmsDuration of hospitalOutcomes of patientsPoor surgical risksAcademic referral centerLength of stayOverall management outcomeGuglielmi detachable coilsHigher clinical gradeEffectiveness of treatmentDisease severity parametersComputerized tomography scanningGDC procedureHospital stayIntradural aneurysmsReferral centerSurgical riskCare unitTertiary careOutcome parameters