2024
Measuring Equity in Readmission as an Assessment of Hospital Performance—Reply
Weerahandi H, Nash K, Bernheim S. Measuring Equity in Readmission as an Assessment of Hospital Performance—Reply. JAMA 2024, 331: 1677-1678. PMID: 38648068, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2024.4354.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElevating Quality, Outcomes, and Patient Experience Through Value-Based Care: CMS Innovation Center’s Quality Pathway
Bernheim S, Rudolph N, Quinton J, Driessen J, Rawal P, Fowler E. Elevating Quality, Outcomes, and Patient Experience Through Value-Based Care: CMS Innovation Center’s Quality Pathway. NEJM Catalyst 2024, 5 DOI: 10.1056/cat.24.0132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPre-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 responseRSMRsAssessing the accuracy of race‐and‐ethnicity data in the Outcome and Assessment Information Set
Martino S, Elliott M, Haas A, Peltz A, Saliba D, Hassan S, Rothenberg E, Keshawarz A, Rushkin M, Gildner J, Orr N, Hager M, Myers R, Kiser R, Bernheim S. Assessing the accuracy of race‐and‐ethnicity data in the Outcome and Assessment Information Set. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2024, 72: 2508-2515. PMID: 38511724, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18889.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesRace-and-ethnicityConsumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and SystemsCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrative dataAssessment of Healthcare Providers and SystemsMedicare Consumer Assessment of Healthcare ProvidersConsumer Assessment of Healthcare ProvidersHealthcare Providers and SystemsAdministrative dataHealth record dataHome health agenciesOASIS dataSelf-reported informationSelf-reported dataRecord-level dataHealthcare providersConsumer AssessmentAssess disparitiesMedicaid ServicesHealth agenciesOlder AmericansData SystemPatient assessmentSelf-reportMedicare coverageMeasuring Equity in Readmission as a Distinct Assessment of Hospital Performance
Nash K, Weerahandi H, Yu H, Venkatesh A, Holaday L, Herrin J, Lin Z, Horwitz L, Ross J, Bernheim S. Measuring Equity in Readmission as a Distinct Assessment of Hospital Performance. JAMA 2024, 331: 111-123. PMID: 38193960, PMCID: PMC10777266, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.24874.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlack patientsPatient populationHospital characteristicsHospital-wide readmission measureDual-eligible patientsHospital patient populationCross-sectional studyMeasures of hospitalHealth care qualityPatient demographicsReadmission ratesClinical outcomesPatient raceEligible hospitalsReadmissionMAIN OUTCOMEReadmission measuresMedicare dataUS hospitalsHospitalCare qualityPatientsMedicaid ServicesOutcomesLower percentage
2020
Illuminating Hospital Disparities in Readmissions for Patients with Social Risk Factors: Comparing Hospital Performance Using Two Different Approaches
Herrin J, Peltz A, Zhou S, Du C, Barbo A, Charania S, Schwartz M, Lin Z, Bernheim S. Illuminating Hospital Disparities in Readmissions for Patients with Social Risk Factors: Comparing Hospital Performance Using Two Different Approaches. Health Services Research 2020, 55: 93-94. PMCID: PMC7440563, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial risk factorsAbsolute risk differenceDual eligibility statusHospital disparitiesRisk factorsDual eligibilityMedicare patientsReadmission ratesOdds ratioRisk differenceSocioeconomic disparitiesMedicare FFS patientsRetrospective cohort studyClinical risk factorsCommon clinical conditionHospitalized Medicare patientsSES indexStandard Analytic FilesVeterans Affairs hospitalEligibility statusMedicare Part AHospital outcomesCohort studyFFS patientsHospital readmission
2014
SEX DIFFERENCES IN 30-DAY READMISSION RISK IN YOUNG WOMEN AND MEN WITH ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
Dreyer R, Ranasinghe I, Dharmarajan K, Wang Y, Hsieh A, Bernheim S, Krumholz H. SEX DIFFERENCES IN 30-DAY READMISSION RISK IN YOUNG WOMEN AND MEN WITH ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2014, 63: a260. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(14)60260-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
DEVELOPMENTS IN ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION MORTALITY IN THE UNITED STATES: CHANGES IN RISK-STANDARDIZED MORTALITY RATES FROM 1995 TO 2008
Kulkarni V, Wang Y, Normand S, Bernheim S, Krumholz H. DEVELOPMENTS IN ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION MORTALITY IN THE UNITED STATES: CHANGES IN RISK-STANDARDIZED MORTALITY RATES FROM 1995 TO 2008. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2011, 57: e1154. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(11)61154-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEFFECTS OF REGIONAL MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PENETRATION ON RISK-STANDARDIZED OUTCOME MEASURES
Kulkarni V, Shah S, Bernheim S, Wang Y, Normand S, Drye E, Krumholz H. EFFECTS OF REGIONAL MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PENETRATION ON RISK-STANDARDIZED OUTCOME MEASURES. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2011, 57: e1224. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(11)61224-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchINDENTIFYING VALUE IN ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION CARE: COMPARING HOSPITALS ON MEDICARE COSTS AND MORTALITY
Wang O, Wang C, Bernheim S, Drye E, Krumholz H. INDENTIFYING VALUE IN ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION CARE: COMPARING HOSPITALS ON MEDICARE COSTS AND MORTALITY. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2011, 57: e1171. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(11)61171-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
Medicaid managed care's impact on safety-net clinics in California
Bindman A, Grumbach K, Bernheim S, Vranizan K, Cousineau M. Medicaid managed care's impact on safety-net clinics in California. Health Affairs 2000, 19: 194-202. PMID: 10645087, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.19.1.194.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Evaluating Needle Exchange: A Description of Client Characteristics, Health Status, Program Utilization, and HIV Risk Behavior
Guydish J, Bucardo J, Clark G, Bernheim S. Evaluating Needle Exchange: A Description of Client Characteristics, Health Status, Program Utilization, and HIV Risk Behavior. Substance Use & Misuse 1998, 33: 1173-1196. PMID: 9596382, DOI: 10.3109/10826089809062213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeedle exchange programsRisk behaviorsSan Francisco needle exchange programNeedle exchangeHealth statusSharing of needlesHIV risk behaviorsDrug use characteristicsMean ageInfectious diseasesComparison groupSame needleProgram utilizationNEP programDescriptive reportClient characteristicsHigher proportionDiverse ethnicitiesNeedleStatusHIVDiseaseExchange programs
1995
Complex behavior induced by egg-laying hormone in Aplysia
Bernheim S, Mayeri E. Complex behavior induced by egg-laying hormone in Aplysia. Journal Of Comparative Physiology A 1995, 176: 131-136. PMID: 7823307, DOI: 10.1007/bf00197759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory pumpingBag cell extractBag cellsBag cell activityMarine mollusc AplysiaNeuroendocrine bag cellsImpulse activityEgg-laying hormoneInhibition of locomotionAbdominal ganglionCell activitySpontaneous eggMollusc AplysiaNeural mechanismsSecond groupGland homogenatesHormoneHead movementsAplysiaELHSmall decreaseSimilar patternAnimalsPossible sitesCells