2024
Incorporating Medicare Advantage Admissions Into the CMS Hospital-Wide Readmission Measure
Kyanko K, Sahay K, Wang Y, Li S, Schreiber M, Hager M, Myers R, Johnson W, Zhang J, Krumholz H, Suter L, Triche E. Incorporating Medicare Advantage Admissions Into the CMS Hospital-Wide Readmission Measure. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2414431. PMID: 38829614, PMCID: PMC11148674, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.14431.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesSpecialty subgroupsPerformance quintileMedicare AdvantageReadmission ratesRisk-standardized readmission ratesHospital-wide readmission measureHospital outcome measuresTest-retest reliabilityRisk-adjustment variablesMeasurement reliabilityAdministrative claims dataReadmission measuresImprove measurement reliabilityIntegrated data repositoryMA beneficiariesQuintile rankingsMedicare beneficiariesMedicaid ServicesAll-causePublic reportingStudy assessed differencesClaims dataOutcome measuresMA cohortPre-COVID-19 hospital quality and hospital response to COVID-19: examining associations between risk-adjusted mortality for patients hospitalised with COVID-19 and pre-COVID-19 hospital quality
Peter D, Li S, Wang Y, Zhang J, Grady J, McDowell K, Norton E, Lin Z, Bernheim S, Venkatesh A, Fleisher L, Schreiber M, Suter L, Triche E. Pre-COVID-19 hospital quality and hospital response to COVID-19: examining associations between risk-adjusted mortality for patients hospitalised with COVID-19 and pre-COVID-19 hospital quality. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e077394. PMID: 38553067, PMCID: PMC10982775, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-077394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital qualityPatient experiencePre-COVID-19Medicare patientsShort-term acute care hospitalsCritical access hospitalsAcute care hospitalsFuture public health emergenciesHigher odds of mortalityIn-hospitalRisk-adjusted mortalityOdds of mortalityCare deliveryAccess hospitalsEffective careCOVID-19-related deathsAssociated with mortalityCare structuresHospital characteristicsPublic health emergencySummary scoreMedicare beneficiariesHigher oddsHospital responseRSMRs
2021
Socioeconomic Disparities in Functional Status in a National Sample of Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Izadi Z, Li J, Evans M, Hammam N, Katz P, Ogdie A, Suter LG, Yazdany J, Schmajuk G. Socioeconomic Disparities in Functional Status in a National Sample of Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2119400. PMID: 34347058, PMCID: PMC8339935, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.19400.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultidimensional Health Assessment QuestionnaireRheumatoid arthritisRheumatology Informatics SystemFunctional statusFunctional declineArea Deprivation IndexSocioeconomic statusADI quintilesDisease activityCohort studyRheumatology careFS scoresHealth Assessment Questionnaire Disability IndexHealth Assessment Questionnaire-IIHealth Assessment QuestionnaireWorse functional statusRheumatology's Rheumatology Informatics SystemLow socioeconomic statusNon-Hispanic whitesLowest SES quintileHighest SES quintileDisability IndexMultilevel multivariate regressionAdult patientsRA diagnosisIdentification of Hospitals That Care for a High Proportion of Patients With Social Risk Factors
Matty R, Heckmann R, George E, Barthel AB, Suter LG, Ross JS, Bernheim SM. Identification of Hospitals That Care for a High Proportion of Patients With Social Risk Factors. JAMA Health Forum 2021, 2: e211323. PMID: 35977204, PMCID: PMC8796989, DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.1323.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial risk factorsIdentification of hospitalsProportion of patientsRisk factorsCross-sectional studyHospital performance measuresPatient populationHospital Readmissions Reduction ProgramAfrican American raceProportion of hospitalsDisadvantaged patient populationsReadmissions Reduction ProgramHigher proportionSocioeconomic status scoresSame hospitalStatus scoreCrowded householdsMAIN OUTCOMEMedicaid coverageAmerican racePatientsHospitalHealthcare ResearchDisadvantaged populationsSuch hospitals
2020
Quality of informed consent documents among US. hospitals: a cross-sectional study
Spatz ES, Bao H, Herrin J, Desai V, Ramanan S, Lines L, Dendy R, Bernheim SM, Krumholz HM, Lin Z, Suter LG. Quality of informed consent documents among US. hospitals: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2020, 10: e033299. PMID: 32434934, PMCID: PMC7247389, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033299.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInformed consent documentsHOSPITAL scoreUS hospitalsMean hospital scoresRetrospective observational studyConsent documentsCross-sectional studyEight-item instrumentService patientsElective proceduresProcedure typeObservational studySurgical proceduresMedicare feeHospitalHospital qualityMeasure scoresInformed consentMost hospitalsSpearman correlationScoresFace validityIndependent ratersOutcomesStakeholder feedback
2018
Disparities in Total Knee Replacement: Population Losses in Quality‐Adjusted Life‐Years Due to Differential Offer, Acceptance, and Complication Rates for African Americans
Kerman HM, Smith SR, Smith KC, Collins JE, Suter LG, Katz JN, Losina E. Disparities in Total Knee Replacement: Population Losses in Quality‐Adjusted Life‐Years Due to Differential Offer, Acceptance, and Complication Rates for African Americans. Arthritis Care & Research 2018, 70: 1326-1334. PMID: 29363280, PMCID: PMC6057850, DOI: 10.1002/acr.23484.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
National Patterns of Risk-Standardized Mortality and Readmission After Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, and Pneumonia: Update on Publicly Reported Outcomes Measures Based on the 2013 Release
Suter LG, Li SX, Grady JN, Lin Z, Wang Y, Bhat KR, Turkmani D, Spivack SB, Lindenauer PK, Merrill AR, Drye EE, Krumholz HM, Bernheim SM. National Patterns of Risk-Standardized Mortality and Readmission After Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, and Pneumonia: Update on Publicly Reported Outcomes Measures Based on the 2013 Release. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2014, 29: 1333-1340. PMID: 24825244, PMCID: PMC4175654, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-014-2862-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesAcute myocardial infarctionHeart failurePneumonia mortalityMyocardial infarctionMedian risk-standardized mortality rateHospital-level mortalityUnplanned readmission ratePrincipal discharge diagnosisHospital performanceRisk-Standardized MortalityHF mortalityReadmission resultsReadmission ratesDischarge diagnosisOutcome measuresAMI mortalityReadmission measuresPneumoniaMortality rateService MedicareHierarchical logistic modelsMortalityMedicaid ServicesReadmission
2013
Placing a Price on Medical Device Innovation: The Example of Total Knee Arthroplasty
Suter LG, Paltiel AD, Rome BN, Solomon DH, Thornhill TS, Abrams SK, Katz JN, Losina E. Placing a Price on Medical Device Innovation: The Example of Total Knee Arthroplasty. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e62709. PMID: 23671626, PMCID: PMC3646021, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062709.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Medical Device Innovation — Is “Better” Good Enough?
Suter LG, Paltiel AD, Rome BN, Solomon DH, Golovaty I, Gerlovin H, Katz JN, Losina E. Medical Device Innovation — Is “Better” Good Enough? New England Journal Of Medicine 2011, 365: 1464-1466. PMID: 22010911, PMCID: PMC3570242, DOI: 10.1056/nejmp1109285.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Medical decision making in patients with knee pain, meniscal tear, and osteoarthritis
Suter LG, Fraenkel L, Losina E, Katz JN, Gomoll AH, Paltiel AD. Medical decision making in patients with knee pain, meniscal tear, and osteoarthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism 2009, 61: 1531-1538. PMID: 19877094, PMCID: PMC2804854, DOI: 10.1002/art.24893.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArthroscopic partial meniscectomyMeniscal tearsKnee painInternational Knee Documentation Committee scoreMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) indicatorsObtainable clinical informationDegenerative meniscal tearsIndividuals ages 45Mean incremental gainIKDC scoreNonoperative managementAge 45Preoperative informationPartial meniscectomyClinical informationOsteoarthritisPainTearsLower likelihoodHigher likelihoodAlternative thresholdsMedical decisionsScoresIncremental gainPatients
1998
Self‐Referral for Screening Mammography
Suter L, Elmore J. Self‐Referral for Screening Mammography. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1998, 13: 710-713. PMID: 9798820, PMCID: PMC1500902, DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1998.00209.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care providersSelf-referred womenCare providersMammography facilitiesPrimary care cliniciansMass screening programYears of ageCare cliniciansClinician recommendationsMean agePhysician referralClinical impactScreening programClinical careResponse rateSelf referralsScreening mammogramsYoung womenScreening mammographyReferralWomenFurther studiesRecent visitMammogramsRepresentative sample