2020
Quality of primary health care in China: challenges and recommendations
Li X, Krumholz HM, Yip W, Cheng KK, De Maeseneer J, Meng Q, Mossialos E, Li C, Lu J, Su M, Zhang Q, Xu DR, Li L, Normand ST, Peto R, Li J, Wang Z, Yan H, Gao R, Chunharas S, Gao X, Guerra R, Ji H, Ke Y, Pan Z, Wu X, Xiao S, Xie X, Zhang Y, Zhu J, Zhu S, Hu S. Quality of primary health care in China: challenges and recommendations. The Lancet 2020, 395: 1802-1812. PMID: 32505251, PMCID: PMC7272159, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(20)30122-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary health care systemHealth care systemPrimary health carePublic health servicesClinical careHealth servicesPrimary health care physiciansPrimary health care practitionersPrimary health care institutionsBasic public health servicesHealth care physiciansHealth careCoronavirus disease 2019Entire health care systemHealth care practitionersHigh-value careLearning health systemChronic diseasesDisease 2019Health care institutionsInfectious diseasesHealth systemCare systemCareSuboptimal education
2018
Prediction of ICU Readmissions Using Data at Patient Discharge
Pakbin A, Rafi P, Hurley N, Schulz W, Krumholz M, Mortazavi J. Prediction of ICU Readmissions Using Data at Patient Discharge. Annual International Conference Of The IEEE Engineering In Medicine And Biology Society (EMBC) 2018, 00: 4932-4935. PMID: 30441449, DOI: 10.1109/embc.2018.8513181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsICU readmissionHigher health care costsSame hospital admissionElectronic health record dataPoor patient outcomesHealth record dataLong-term riskHealth care costsICU dischargeUnplanned readmissionHospital admissionPatient dischargePatient outcomesICU casesClinical careReadmissionCare costsRecord dataIdentifying county characteristics associated with resident well-being: A population based study
Roy B, Riley C, Herrin J, Spatz ES, Arora A, Kell KP, Welsh J, Rula EY, Krumholz HM. Identifying county characteristics associated with resident well-being: A population based study. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0196720. PMID: 29791476, PMCID: PMC5965855, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0196720.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCounty-level factorsClinical careCross-sectional studyQuality of lifeBetter health outcomesMulti-dimensional assessmentHealth outcomesBeing IndexGallup-Sharecare WellUS residentsCareCounty characteristicsSurvey participantsResident wellUS countiesScoresCounty equivalentsAssessmentFactorsCohort
2015
An Administrative Claims Measure of Payments Made for Medicare Patients for a 30-Day Episode of Care for Acute Myocardial Infarction
Kim N, Bernheim SM, Ott LS, Han L, Spivack SB, Xu X, Volpe M, Liu A, Krumholz HM. An Administrative Claims Measure of Payments Made for Medicare Patients for a 30-Day Episode of Care for Acute Myocardial Infarction. Medical Care 2015, 53: 542-549. PMID: 25970575, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionICD-9 codes 410Administrative Claims MeasurePatients 65 yearsDate of admissionClaims-based measuresIntraclass correlation coefficient scoreIntraclass correlation coefficientValue of careHigh-value careClinical variablesDischarge diagnosisMedicare patientsMedicare claimsClinical careAMI episodeAMI hospitalizationCare costsCode 410HospitalizationMedicaid ServicesHospitalClaims measuresCare
2013
Ethical Oversight: Serving the Best Interests of Patients
Selby JV, Krumholz HM. Ethical Oversight: Serving the Best Interests of Patients. The Hastings Center Report 2013, 43: s34-s36. PMID: 23315893, DOI: 10.1002/hast.138.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Isolation of Health Services Research from Practice and Policy: The Example of Chronic Heart Failure Management
Seow H, Phillips CO, Rich MW, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM, Lynn J. Isolation of Health Services Research from Practice and Policy: The Example of Chronic Heart Failure Management. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2006, 54: 535-540. PMID: 16551325, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.00638.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic heart failureHealth services researchCHF managementChronic heart failure managementHeart failure managementImproved patient outcomesServices researchHealth services researchersHeart failurePatient outcomesClinical carePatient benefitRoutine practiceFailure managementDisease managementHealthcare deliveryServices researchersE-mail surveyTrialsU.S. studiesLiterature reviewManagementCare
2003
Detection of Errors by Attending Physicians on a General Medicine Service
Chaudhry SI, Olofinboba KA, Krumholz HM. Detection of Errors by Attending Physicians on a General Medicine Service. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2003, 18: 595-600. PMID: 12911640, PMCID: PMC1494901, DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2003.20919.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneral medicine serviceAdverse eventsClinical careMedicine serviceRoutine clinical careHealth care workersHealth care providersAcademic hospitalDrug errorsHospitalist physiciansHospitalist serviceCare providersCare workersProspective identificationPatientsPhysiciansHospitalistsStatistical significanceHouse staffCommon typeCareLaboratory techniciansMedical errorsNear missesSpectrum of errors
2001
Sex Differences in Cardiac Catheterization: The Role of Physician Gender
Rathore SS, Chen J, Wang Y, Radford MJ, Vaccarino V, Krumholz HM. Sex Differences in Cardiac Catheterization: The Role of Physician Gender. JAMA 2001, 286: 2849-2856. PMID: 11735761, DOI: 10.1001/jama.286.22.2849.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionCardiac catheterizationMale physiciansFemale physiciansPatient sexPhysician sexCardiac proceduresRetrospective medical record reviewSex differencesUS acute care hospitalsProcedure useCardiac procedure useDay of admissionMedical record reviewCooperative Cardiovascular ProjectAcute care hospitalsCare hospitalMultivariable analysisRecord reviewPotential confoundersMyocardial infarctionPhysician genderCatheterizationMAIN OUTCOMEClinical care