2013
Preventable Readmissions Within 30 Days of Ischemic Stroke Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Lichtman JH, Leifheit-Limson EC, Jones SB, Wang Y, Goldstein LB. Preventable Readmissions Within 30 Days of Ischemic Stroke Among Medicare Beneficiaries. Stroke 2013, 44: 3429-3435. PMID: 24172581, PMCID: PMC3905749, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.113.003165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreventable readmission ratesIschemic strokePrevention Quality IndicatorsPreventable readmissionsReadmission ratesHealthcare ResearchQuality's Prevention Quality IndicatorsHospital Inpatient Quality Reporting ProgramCauses of readmissionThirty-day readmissionHigh-risk patientsPatient-level factorsRandom effects logistic regressionIschemic stroke dischargesQuality Reporting ProgramCause readmissionHospital readmissionComorbid conditionsPreventable causePrimary diagnosisReadmissionMedicare feeMedicare beneficiariesService beneficiariesMultivariate analysis
2012
30-Day Risk-Standardized Mortality and Readmission Rates After Ischemic Stroke in Critical Access Hospitals
Lichtman JH, Leifheit-Limson EC, Jones SB, Wang Y, Goldstein LB. 30-Day Risk-Standardized Mortality and Readmission Rates After Ischemic Stroke in Critical Access Hospitals. Stroke 2012, 43: 2741-2747. PMID: 22935397, PMCID: PMC3547601, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.112.665646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesRisk-standardized readmission ratesAnnual hospital volumeIschemic strokeReadmission ratesHospital volumeVolume quartileHighest risk-standardized mortality ratesPoor short-term outcomeMedicare beneficiaries 65 yearsService Medicare beneficiaries 65 yearsHighest volume quartileHospital volume quartilesPrimary discharge diagnosisLow-volume hospitalsShort-term outcomesBeneficiaries 65 years