2020
Unscheduled Care Access in the United States-A Tale of Two Emergency Departments
Venkatesh AK, Greenwood-Ericksen MB, Mei H, Rothenberg C, Lin Z, Krumholz HM. Unscheduled Care Access in the United States-A Tale of Two Emergency Departments. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 45: 374-377. PMID: 33143957, PMCID: PMC8076339, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.08.095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital referral regionsED visit ratesEmergency departmentCare ratesVisit ratesMedicare Chronic Conditions WarehouseHospital-based emergency departmentsRole of EDsChronic Conditions WarehouseProportion of beneficiariesDartmouth Atlas hospital referral regionHealthcare delivery systemED utilizationED visitsED useUnscheduled careReferral regionsUrban zip codesCare accessMedicare beneficiariesCare needsCare deliveryOffice settingCare capabilitiesDisproportionate barriers
2013
Hospital-Based, Acute Care Use Among Patients Within 30 Days of Discharge After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Fox JP, Suter LG, Wang K, Wang Y, Krumholz HM, Ross JS. Hospital-Based, Acute Care Use Among Patients Within 30 Days of Discharge After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2013, 96: 96-104. PMID: 23702228, PMCID: PMC3758868, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.03.091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCaliforniaCoronary Artery BypassCoronary Artery DiseaseEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIntensive Care UnitsLength of StayLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMorbidityPatient DischargePatient ReadmissionPostoperative ComplicationsPostoperative PeriodPrognosisRecurrenceRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSurvival RateTime FactorsYoung AdultConceptsDays of dischargeAcute care needsCABG surgeryED visit ratesED visitsHospital readmissionReadmission ratesCare needsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryVisit ratesArtery bypass graft surgeryCoronary artery bypass surgeryRisk-standardized readmission ratesAcute care ratesHospital 30 daysBypass graft surgeryAcute care useArtery bypass surgeryCongestive heart failureEmergency department visitsEmergency Department DatabasesChest discomfortGraft surgeryBypass surgeryHospital volume