2021
Incorporating Present-on-Admission Indicators in Medicare Claims to Inform Hospital Quality Measure Risk Adjustment Models
Triche EW, Xin X, Stackland S, Purvis D, Harris A, Yu H, Grady JN, Li SX, Bernheim SM, Krumholz HM, Poyer J, Dorsey K. Incorporating Present-on-Admission Indicators in Medicare Claims to Inform Hospital Quality Measure Risk Adjustment Models. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e218512. PMID: 33978722, PMCID: PMC8116982, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.8512.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPOA indicatorRisk factorsOutcome measuresQuality outcome measuresRisk-adjustment modelsClaims dataAdmission indicatorsPatient risk factorsAcute myocardial infarctionPatient-level outcomesAdministrative claims dataQuality improvement studyClaims-based measuresComparative effectiveness studiesPatient claims dataInternational Statistical ClassificationMortality outcome measuresRelated Health ProblemsHospital quality measuresRisk model performanceHospital stayIndex admissionCare algorithmHeart failureMortality outcomes
2020
Timely estimation of National Admission, readmission, and observation-stay rates in medicare patients with acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, or pneumonia using near real-time claims data
Li SX, Wang Y, Lama SD, Schwartz J, Herrin J, Mei H, Lin Z, Bernheim SM, Spivack S, Krumholz HM, Suter LG. Timely estimation of National Admission, readmission, and observation-stay rates in medicare patients with acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, or pneumonia using near real-time claims data. BMC Health Services Research 2020, 20: 733. PMID: 32778098, PMCID: PMC7416804, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-020-05611-w.Peer-Reviewed Original Research