2016
Association Between Hospital Penalty Status Under the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program and Readmission Rates for Target and Nontarget Conditions
Desai NR, Ross JS, Kwon JY, Herrin J, Dharmarajan K, Bernheim SM, Krumholz HM, Horwitz LI. Association Between Hospital Penalty Status Under the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program and Readmission Rates for Target and Nontarget Conditions. JAMA 2016, 316: 2647-2656. PMID: 28027367, PMCID: PMC5599851, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2016.18533.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital Readmissions Reduction ProgramAcute myocardial infarctionReadmission ratesReadmissions Reduction ProgramHeart failurePenalty statusNontarget conditionsMedicare feeMean readmission rateThirty-day riskRetrospective cohort studyUnplanned readmission rateReduction programsHRRP announcementHRRP implementationPenalized hospitalsCohort studyService patientsMyocardial infarctionMAIN OUTCOMEExcess readmissionsMedicare beneficiariesService beneficiariesHospitalPatients
2007
Quality Of Care For Acute Myocardial Infarction At Urban Safety-Net Hospitals
Ross JS, Cha SS, Epstein AJ, Wang Y, Bradley EH, Herrin J, Lichtman JH, Normand SL, Masoudi FA, Krumholz HM. Quality Of Care For Acute Myocardial Infarction At Urban Safety-Net Hospitals. Health Affairs 2007, 26: 238-248. PMID: 17211034, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.26.1.238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute DiseaseAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHealth Care SurveysHealth Services AccessibilityHospital MortalityHospitals, UrbanHumansMaleMedicareMyocardial InfarctionPatient AdmissionPatient TransferProspective Payment SystemQuality of Health CareReimbursement, Disproportionate ShareRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentUnited StatesVulnerable Populations