Quality collaboratives and campaigns to reduce readmissions: What strategies are hospitals using?
Bradley EH, Sipsma H, Curry L, Mehrotra D, Horwitz LI, Krumholz H. Quality collaboratives and campaigns to reduce readmissions: What strategies are hospitals using? Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2013, 8: 601-608. PMID: 24038927, PMCID: PMC4029612, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsContinuity of Patient CareCooperative BehaviorCross-Sectional StudiesHealth Care SurveysHealth Plan ImplementationHumansInformation DisseminationInternetLogistic ModelsMedication ReconciliationMultivariate AnalysisPatient DischargePatient ReadmissionQuality Assurance, Health CareQuality Indicators, Health CareUnited StatesConceptsQuality collaborativesCardiac rehabilitation servicesMultivariable logistic regressionSkilled nursing facilitiesHospital readmissionMedication reconciliationTreating physicianPatient dischargePatient referralOutpatient physiciansMultivariable modelNursing facilitiesStandard frequency analysisHospitalRehabilitation servicesWeb-based surveyReadmissionLogistic regressionQuality InitiativeHospital strategiesPhysiciansCurrent useCollaborativesPatientsSTAARHospital Strategies Associated With 30-Day Readmission Rates for Patients With Heart Failure
Bradley EH, Curry L, Horwitz LI, Sipsma H, Wang Y, Walsh MN, Goldmann D, White N, Piña IL, Krumholz HM. Hospital Strategies Associated With 30-Day Readmission Rates for Patients With Heart Failure. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2013, 6: 444-450. PMID: 23861483, PMCID: PMC3802532, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.111.000101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower readmission ratesReadmission ratesHeart failurePrimary physicianHospital strategiesPatient's primary physicianHospital readmission ratesMultivariable linear regression modelsHospital teaching statusNational quality initiativesHospital volumeMedication reconciliationDischarge papersCommunity physiciansLocal hospitalPatientsWeb-based surveyReadmissionPhysician groupsTeaching statusHospitalElectronic summariesQuality InitiativePercentage point reductionLinear regression models