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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBenchmarkingCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.Fee-for-Service PlansFemaleHeart FailureHospitalsHumansInsurance Claim ReviewMaleMedicareMyocardial InfarctionPatient ReadmissionPneumoniaQuality Indicators, Health CareRisk AdjustmentUnited StatesConceptsPOA 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
2019
Patterns and Costs of 90-Day Readmission for Surgical and Medical Complications Following Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
Schwarzkopf R, Behery OA, Yu H, Suter LG, Li L, Horwitz LI. Patterns and Costs of 90-Day Readmission for Surgical and Medical Complications Following Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2019, 34: 2304-2307. PMID: 31279598, PMCID: PMC7011860, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2019.05.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArthroplasty, Replacement, HipArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.Elective Surgical ProceduresHospitalsHumansMedicarePatient DischargePatient ReadmissionPostoperative ComplicationsQuality ImprovementRetrospective StudiesTime FactorsUnited StatesConceptsDays of dischargeSurgical complicationsUnplanned readmissionTKA patientsTotal hipKnee arthroplastyPrimary THA/TKAElective total hipTHA/TKAReadmission categoriesDays postdischargeIndex hospitalQuality improvement targetsIndex surgeryMedical complicationsIndex procedureSuch complicationsMedicare patientsReadmissionRetrospective analysisComplicationsPatientsMedicaid ServicesHospitalTHA