2023
AI in Medicine—JAMA’s Focus on Clinical Outcomes, Patient-Centered Care, Quality, and Equity
Khera R, Butte A, Berkwits M, Hswen Y, Flanagin A, Park H, Curfman G, Bibbins-Domingo K. AI in Medicine—JAMA’s Focus on Clinical Outcomes, Patient-Centered Care, Quality, and Equity. JAMA 2023, 330: 818-820. PMID: 37566406, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.15481.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2017
Role of Hospital Volumes in Identifying Low-Performing and High-Performing Aortic and Mitral Valve Surgical Centers in the United States
Khera R, Pandey A, Koshy T, Ayers C, Nallamothu BK, Das SR, Drazner MH, Jessen ME, Kirtane AJ, Gardner TJ, de Lemos JA, Bhatt DL, Kumbhani DJ. Role of Hospital Volumes in Identifying Low-Performing and High-Performing Aortic and Mitral Valve Surgical Centers in the United States. JAMA Cardiology 2017, 2: 1322-1331. PMID: 29117319, PMCID: PMC5815001, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2017.4003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAortic ValveBayes TheoremCoronary Artery BypassDatabases, FactualFemaleHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHospital Bed CapacityHospital MortalityHospitals, High-VolumeHospitals, Low-VolumeHospitals, TeachingHumansMaleMiddle AgedMitral ValveMitral Valve AnnuloplastyQuality of Health CareUnited StatesConceptsSurgical aortic valve replacementRisk-standardized mortality ratesMV replacementHospital procedure volumeMV repair proceduresHospital volumeSurgical proceduresProcedure volumeMitral Valve Surgical ProceduresHospital risk-standardized mortality ratesHigh-volume tertilesHospital surgical volumeMV surgical proceduresRisk-standardized outcomesAortic valve replacementCoronary artery bypassLow-volume hospitalsGood surgical outcomeMedian annual volumeRisk-adjusted outcomesLowest volume tertileHospital performanceRepair proceduresSAVR proceduresArtery bypass
2016
Atrial fibrillation associated hospitalizations in patients with end-stage renal disease in the United States, 2003–2012
Kumar N, Khera R, Garg N. Atrial fibrillation associated hospitalizations in patients with end-stage renal disease in the United States, 2003–2012. Heart Rhythm 2016, 13: 2027-2033. PMID: 27374238, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2016.06.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-stage renal diseaseLength of stayCase fatality ratioUS ESRD populationAF hospitalizationsAtrial fibrillationHospitalization ratesESRD patientsESRD populationRenal diseaseHospital case-fatality ratioNational Inpatient Sample databasePrimary outcomeMean ageMarker of qualityHospitalizationFatality ratioEconomic burdenPatientsSample databaseSignificant decreaseSignificant increaseFibrillationAnnual numberOutcomes
2015
Racial Disparities in Outcomes After Cardiac Surgery: the Role of Hospital Quality
Khera R, Vaughan-Sarrazin M, Rosenthal GE, Girotra S. Racial Disparities in Outcomes After Cardiac Surgery: the Role of Hospital Quality. Current Cardiology Reports 2015, 17: 29. PMID: 25894800, PMCID: PMC4780328, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-015-0587-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac surgeryHospital qualityRacial disparitiesEarly postoperative phaseLow-quality hospitalsWhite patientsPostoperative phasePoor outcomeWorse outcomesExcess mortalityHospital careMinority patientsHigh mortalityPatientsSurgeryHealth conditionsRecent evidenceOutcomesMortalityLong termSocioeconomic backgroundEthnic minoritiesHospitalDisparitiesFactors