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
2011
Quality of Palliative Care at US Hospices
Carlson MD, Barry C, Schlesinger M, McCorkle R, Morrison RS, Cherlin E, Herrin J, Thompson J, Twaddle ML, Bradley EH. Quality of Palliative Care at US Hospices. Medical Care 2011, 49: 803-809. PMID: 21685811, PMCID: PMC3161163, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e31822395b2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Quality ForumSelf-reported implementationPercent of hospicesNational cross-sectional surveyCross-sectional surveyFirst national dataQuality palliativeHospice Care QualityPreferred practicesPalliative careCare quality improvementHospice servicesHealth care quality improvementHospice careUS hospicesLarge hospiceSmaller hospicesQuality ForumHospiceCare qualityHospice characteristicsCareNational dataPatientsRandom sampleQuality of Care in the US Territories
Nunez-Smith M, Bradley EH, Herrin J, Santana C, Curry LA, Normand SL, Krumholz HM. Quality of Care in the US Territories. JAMA Internal Medicine 2011, 171: 1528-1540. PMID: 21709184, PMCID: PMC3251926, DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.284.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionRisk-standardized readmission ratesRisk-standardized mortality ratesHeart failureMortality rateReadmission ratesProcess measuresHospital characteristicsHighest risk-standardized mortality ratesPrincipal discharge diagnosisQuality of careHealth care qualityDischarge diagnosisService patientsMyocardial infarctionTerritorial HospitalNonfederal hospitalsUS territoriesMedicare feePneumoniaHospitalCare qualityPatientsPerformance of hospitalsUS states
2008
The Effect of Health Care System Administrator Pay-for-Performance on Quality of Care
Herrin J, Nicewander D, Ballard DJ. The Effect of Health Care System Administrator Pay-for-Performance on Quality of Care. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2008, 34: 646-654. PMID: 19025085, DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(08)34082-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBaylor Health Care SystemCore measuresJoint Commission core measuresAcute care facilitiesP4P programCalendar timeClinical quality indicatorsQuality improvement initiativesQuality of careHealth care systemRandom effects logistic modelHealth care qualityEligible patientsHealth care administratorsEffects logistic modelCare facilitiesVaccination performanceCare qualityCare systemHospitalJoint CommissionImprovement initiativesEffectiveness of payCare administratorsPatients