2011
An Administrative Claims Measure Suitable for Profiling Hospital Performance Based on 30-Day All-Cause Readmission Rates Among Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Krumholz HM, Lin Z, Drye EE, Desai MM, Han LF, Rapp MT, Mattera JA, Normand SL. An Administrative Claims Measure Suitable for Profiling Hospital Performance Based on 30-Day All-Cause Readmission Rates Among Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2011, 4: 243-252. PMID: 21406673, PMCID: PMC3350811, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.110.957498.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCohort StudiesFemaleHumansInsurance Claim ReviewLogistic ModelsMaleMedicareModels, StatisticalMyocardial InfarctionOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CareOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient ReadmissionQuality of Health CareReproducibility of ResultsRisk FactorsTime FactorsUnited States
2010
Telemonitoring in Patients with Heart Failure
Chaudhry SI, Mattera JA, Curtis JP, Spertus JA, Herrin J, Lin Z, Phillips CO, Hodshon BV, Cooper LS, Krumholz HM. Telemonitoring in Patients with Heart Failure. New England Journal Of Medicine 2010, 363: 2301-2309. PMID: 21080835, PMCID: PMC3237394, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1010029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary end pointUsual care groupSecondary end pointsHeart failureEnd pointHeart failure outcomesNumber of hospitalizationsTelephone-based interactive voice response systemUsual careAdverse eventsPatient's clinicianMedian ageCare groupLarge trialsInteractive voice response systemPatientsSmall studyVoice response systemNumber of daysHospitalizationReadmissionTelemonitoringSignificant differencesCliniciansDeath
2008
An Administrative Claims Measure Suitable for Profiling Hospital Performance on the Basis of 30-Day All-Cause Readmission Rates Among Patients With Heart Failure
Keenan PS, Normand SL, Lin Z, Drye EE, Bhat KR, Ross JS, Schuur JD, Stauffer BD, Bernheim SM, Epstein AJ, Wang Y, Herrin J, Chen J, Federer JJ, Mattera JA, Wang Y, Krumholz HM. An Administrative Claims Measure Suitable for Profiling Hospital Performance on the Basis of 30-Day All-Cause Readmission Rates Among Patients With Heart Failure. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2008, 1: 29-37. PMID: 20031785, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.108.802686.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized readmission ratesCause readmission rateReadmission ratesHeart failureHospital-level readmission ratesAdjusted readmission ratesAdministrative Claims MeasureUnadjusted readmission ratesHeart failure patientsHospital risk-standardized readmission ratesMedical record dataProfiling Hospital PerformanceHierarchical logistic regression modelsUse of MedicareMedical record modelNational Quality ForumLogistic regression modelsCause readmissionClaims-based modelsHospital dischargeFailure patientsC-statisticPreventable eventsPatientsQuality Forum
2005
A Randomized Outpatient Trial of a Decision-Support Information Technology Tool
Apkon M, Mattera JA, Lin Z, Herrin J, Bradley EH, Carbone M, Holmboe ES, Gross CP, Selter JG, Rich AS, Krumholz HM. A Randomized Outpatient Trial of a Decision-Support Information Technology Tool. JAMA Internal Medicine 2005, 165: 2388-2394. PMID: 16287768, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.165.20.2388.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmbulatory CareAttitude of Health PersonnelCost-Benefit AnalysisDecision Support Systems, ClinicalFemaleFloridaHealth ResourcesHospitals, MilitaryHumansKentuckyMaleMass ScreeningMultivariate AnalysisOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePatient SatisfactionPreventive MedicineQuality of Health CareConceptsProvider satisfactionAmbulatory clinic visitsUsual care patientsDays of enrollmentQuality process measuresQuality of careProportion of opportunitiesUsual careClinic visitsOutpatient trialSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeAcute carePatient satisfactionIntervention groupHealth care opportunitiesPatientsClinical decisionCare opportunitiesPharmacy resourcesPreventive measuresProcess measuresCareMedical resourcesModest improvement
2003
Social support as a predictor of participation in cardiac rehabilitation after coronary artery bypass graft
Husak L, Lin Z, Mattera J, Roumanis S, Krumholz H, Vaccarino V. Social support as a predictor of participation in cardiac rehabilitation after coronary artery bypass graft. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2003, 41: 522. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(03)82810-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImpact of depressive symptoms on the outcome of coronary artery bypass surgery
Vaccarino V, Lin Z, Mattera J, Roumanis S, Krumholz H. Impact of depressive symptoms on the outcome of coronary artery bypass surgery. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2003, 41: 529-530. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(03)82841-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGender differences in recovery after coronary artery bypass surgery
Vaccarino V, Lin ZQ, Kasl SV, Mattera JA, Roumanis SA, Abramson JL, Krumholz HM. Gender differences in recovery after coronary artery bypass surgery. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2003, 41: 307-314. PMID: 12535827, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(02)02698-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical functionCABG surgeryDepressive symptomsHospital readmissionCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgeryCoronary artery bypass surgeryBypass graft surgeryArtery bypass surgeryCongestive heart failureLow physical functionMore depressive symptomsFirst CABGGraft surgeryBaseline characteristicsBypass surgeryPatient characteristicsHeart failureIllness severityMedical recordsWorse outcomesClinical dataFemale genderHigh riskSide effects
2002
Association between gender and falling to return to full-time work after CABG
Abramson J, Krumholz H, Lin Z, Roumanis S, Mattera J, Vaccarino V. Association between gender and falling to return to full-time work after CABG. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2002, 39: 456. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(02)82049-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSex differences in quality of life six months after coronary artery bypass surgery
Vaccarino V, Lin Z, Mattera J, Roumanis S, Kasl S, Abramson J, Krumholz H. Sex differences in quality of life six months after coronary artery bypass surgery. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2002, 39: 436-437. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(02)81961-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchShort-term functional recovery after coronary artery bypass grafting in the elderly
Lin Z, Kosiborod M, Vaccarino V, Mattera J, Roumanis S, Krumholz H. Short-term functional recovery after coronary artery bypass grafting in the elderly. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2002, 39: 152. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(02)80671-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
IS THE COST OF CARDIAC SURGERY INFLUENCED BY GENDER?
Fontes M, Lin Z, Matthew J, Mattera J, Krumholz H, Shaw R, Passik C, Hashim S, Dewar M, Kopf G, Elefeteriades J, Barash P. IS THE COST OF CARDIAC SURGERY INFLUENCED BY GENDER? Anesthesiology 1998, 89: 269a. DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199809060-00061.Peer-Reviewed Original Research