2021
Achieving Population Health Impacts Through Health Promotion Programs Offered by Community-based Organizations
Brewster AL, Wilson TL, Curry LA, Kunkel SR. Achieving Population Health Impacts Through Health Promotion Programs Offered by Community-based Organizations. Medical Care 2021, 59: 273-279. PMID: 33480659, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001492.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth promotion programsNursing home useEvidence-based health promotion programsHealth care usePromotion programsCare useOlder adultsAmbulatory care-sensitive hospitalizationsHome useHospital readmission ratesBehavioral risk factorsCommunity-based organizationsReadmission ratesChronic conditionsRisk factorsStratified analysisClinical settingPopulation-level impactBreadth of programsPopulation healthDelivery sitesMedicare spendingPercentage point reductionSignificant reductionAdults
2014
Hospital Strategy Uptake and Reductions in Unplanned Readmission Rates for Patients with Heart Failure: A Prospective Study
Bradley EH, Sipsma H, Horwitz LI, Ndumele CD, Brewster AL, Curry LA, Krumholz HM. Hospital Strategy Uptake and Reductions in Unplanned Readmission Rates for Patients with Heart Failure: A Prospective Study. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2014, 30: 605-611. PMID: 25523470, PMCID: PMC4395590, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-014-3105-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized readmission ratesUnplanned readmission rateUptake of strategiesReadmission ratesHeart failureProspective studyGreater reductionAvoidable Rehospitalizations (STAAR) initiativeSame time pointsFinal analytic sampleParticipantsThe studyMain MeasuresWeHospitalPatientsWeb-based surveyAnalytic sampleTime pointsBaselineHospital strategiesSignificant reductionOne-quarterMonthsMore strategiesNational sampleAssociation