2020
Characteristics of cardiac catheterization laboratory directors at the 2017 U.S. News & World Report top 100 U.S. cardiovascular hospitals
Murugiah K, Annapureddy AR, Khera R, Lansky A, Curtis JP. Characteristics of cardiac catheterization laboratory directors at the 2017 U.S. News & World Report top 100 U.S. cardiovascular hospitals. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2020, 97: e624-e626. PMID: 32833350, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.29217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac catheterization laboratoryCardiovascular HospitalFellowship trainingPercutaneous coronary interventionCardiac catheterization laboratory directorsStructural interventionsCoronary interventionMedian agePeripheral interventionsMedical school graduationCardiovascular programCatheterization laboratoryMedicare dataMedicare Provider UtilizationHospitalClinical focusMedian yearsProvider Utilization
2018
Association of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program With Mortality During and After Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, and Pneumonia
Khera R, Dharmarajan K, Wang Y, Lin Z, Bernheim SM, Wang Y, Normand ST, Krumholz HM. Association of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program With Mortality During and After Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, and Pneumonia. JAMA Network Open 2018, 1: e182777. PMID: 30646181, PMCID: PMC6324473, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.2777.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital Readmissions Reduction ProgramAcute myocardial infarctionPostdischarge mortalityHeart failureHRRP announcementReadmissions Reduction ProgramMedicare beneficiariesRisk-adjusted ratesMyocardial infarctionService Medicare beneficiariesReduction programsInterrupted time series frameworkHospital mortalityReduced readmissionsCohort studyPneumonia hospitalizationsReadmission ratesMAIN OUTCOMEPneumoniaMedicare dataHospitalizationHospitalMortalityReadmissionConcomitant harm