2017
Trends in readmission rates for safety net hospitals and non-safety net hospitals in the era of the US Hospital Readmission Reduction Program: a retrospective time series analysis using Medicare administrative claims data from 2008 to 2015
Salerno AM, Horwitz LI, Kwon JY, Herrin J, Grady JN, Lin Z, Ross JS, Bernheim SM. Trends in readmission rates for safety net hospitals and non-safety net hospitals in the era of the US Hospital Readmission Reduction Program: a retrospective time series analysis using Medicare administrative claims data from 2008 to 2015. BMJ Open 2017, 7: e016149. PMID: 28710221, PMCID: PMC5541519, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital Readmissions Reduction ProgramNon-safety net hospitalsSafety-net hospitalMedicare administrative claims dataReadmission ratesAdministrative claims dataNet hospitalReadmissions Reduction ProgramRetrospective time series analysisSafety netClaims dataTime series analysisSocioeconomic statusUnplanned readmission ratePrincipal discharge diagnosisLow socioeconomic statusInterrupted time seriesReduction programsFive-digit zip codeSeries analysisHRRP penaltiesIndex admissionHospital proportionDischarge diagnosisService patients
2016
Trends in Drug Utilization, Glycemic Control, and Rates of Severe Hypoglycemia, 2006–2013
Lipska KJ, Yao X, Herrin J, McCoy RG, Ross JS, Steinman MA, Inzucchi SE, Gill TM, Krumholz HM, Shah ND. Trends in Drug Utilization, Glycemic Control, and Rates of Severe Hypoglycemia, 2006–2013. Diabetes Care 2016, 40: 468-475. PMID: 27659408, PMCID: PMC5360291, DOI: 10.2337/dc16-0985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedBlood GlucoseComorbidityDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV InhibitorsDrug UtilizationFemaleGlycated HemoglobinHumansHypoglycemiaHypoglycemic AgentsInsulinLogistic ModelsMaleMetforminMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSulfonylurea CompoundsThiazolidinedionesYoung AdultConceptsGlycemic controlSevere hypoglycemiaOlder patientsDipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitorsGlucose-lowering drugsGlucose-lowering medicationsProportion of patientsOverall glycemic controlPeptidase-4 inhibitorsMedicare Advantage patientsSex-standardized ratesType 2 diabetesOverall rateClass of agentsMore comorbiditiesChronic comorbiditiesYounger patientsAdvantage patientsDrug utilizationClaims dataPatientsHypoglycemiaHemoglobin AT2DMComorbiditiesDevelopment and validation of a simple risk score to predict 30‐day readmission after percutaneous coronary intervention in a cohort of medicare patients
Minges KE, Herrin J, Fiorilli PN, Curtis JP. Development and validation of a simple risk score to predict 30‐day readmission after percutaneous coronary intervention in a cohort of medicare patients. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2016, 89: 955-963. PMID: 27515069, PMCID: PMC5397364, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.26701.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAlgorithmsDecision Support TechniquesFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMedicareMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPatient ReadmissionPercutaneous Coronary InterventionPredictive Value of TestsRegistriesReproducibility of ResultsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsRisk of readmissionPCI patientsRisk scoreMultivariable logistic regression modelRisk score developmentDays of dischargeSimple risk scoreTime of dischargeModel c-statisticLogistic regression modelsStepwise selection modelCathPCI RegistryHospital dischargeReadmission ratesClinical factorsRevascularization proceduresValidation cohortC-statisticReadmissionHigh riskMedicare feeLower riskService claimsPatientsCohort
2013
HIV Screening Practices and Hospital Characteristics in the U.S., 2009–2010
Herrin J, Wesolowski LG, Heffelfinger JD, Bostick N, Hall HI, Ethridge SF, Branson BM. HIV Screening Practices and Hospital Characteristics in the U.S., 2009–2010. Public Health Reports 2013, 128: 161-169. PMID: 23633731, PMCID: PMC3610068, DOI: 10.1177/003335491312800306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital characteristicsU.S. health care settingsMultivariate logistic regression analysisHIV screening practicesUndiagnosed HIV infectionHIV testing practicesNational hospital surveyLogistic regression analysisHealth care settingsType of hospitalCharacteristics of hospitalsAreas of prevalenceHIV screeningHIV infectionMultivariable analysisHIV prevalenceScreening practicesTeaching hospitalAnnual admissionsMedicaid patientsHospital SurveyPatientsHospitalBivariate analysisDisease control
2011
Quality of Palliative Care at US Hospices
Carlson MD, Barry C, Schlesinger M, McCorkle R, Morrison RS, Cherlin E, Herrin J, Thompson J, Twaddle ML, Bradley EH. Quality of Palliative Care at US Hospices. Medical Care 2011, 49: 803-809. PMID: 21685811, PMCID: PMC3161163, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e31822395b2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Quality ForumSelf-reported implementationPercent of hospicesNational cross-sectional surveyCross-sectional surveyFirst national dataQuality palliativeHospice Care QualityPreferred practicesPalliative careCare quality improvementHospice servicesHealth care quality improvementHospice careUS hospicesLarge hospiceSmaller hospicesQuality ForumHospiceCare qualityHospice characteristicsCareNational dataPatientsRandom sample
2010
Patterns of moderate and vigorous physical activity in obese and overweight compared with non‐overweight children
DORSEY KB, HERRIN J, KRUMHOLZ HM. Patterns of moderate and vigorous physical activity in obese and overweight compared with non‐overweight children. Pediatric Obesity 2010, 6: e547-e555. PMID: 20883127, PMCID: PMC3815589, DOI: 10.3109/17477166.2010.490586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVigorous physical activityOW/OBNon-overweight childrenMVPA boutsPhysical activityGreater body mass index z-scoreVPA boutsOW/OB groupBody mass index z-scoreMean daily MVPANon-overweight groupLess physical activityIndex z-scoreMinutes of MVPANon-overweight peersObese childrenObese participantsOverweight childrenOB groupDaily MVPASustained MVPADistinct patternsOB participantsMVPAConsecutive bouts
2005
Enrolling Older Persons in Cancer Trials: The Effect of Sociodemographic, Protocol, and Recruitment Center Characteristics
Gross CP, Herrin J, Wong N, Krumholz HM. Enrolling Older Persons in Cancer Trials: The Effect of Sociodemographic, Protocol, and Recruitment Center Characteristics. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2005, 23: 4755-4763. PMID: 16034051, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2005.14.365.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer trialsOlder personsRecruitment centerElderly enrollmentProportion of patientsEffect of patientProstate cancer trialsPatient-level variationFinal study sampleNational Cancer InstituteCross-sectional analysisEffects of sociodemographicsNonwhite patientsTrial participantsOutlier centersCancer InstitutePatientsEnrollment centerMultivariate analysisLikelihood of participantsCancer typesLogistic multilevel modelsTrialsCenter characteristicsStudy sampleTeam functioning and patient outcomes in stroke rehabilitation
Strasser DC, Falconer JA, Herrin JS, Bowen SE, Stevens AB, Uomoto J. Team functioning and patient outcomes in stroke rehabilitation. Archives Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation 2005, 86: 403-409. PMID: 15759219, DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2004.04.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMeasures of teamPatient outcomesRehabilitation teamPatients' functional improvementStroke patient outcomesAspects of teamProspective observational studyTeam members' perceptionsLength of rehabilitationCharacteristics of teamsOutcomes of interestRehabilitation team membersDischarge destinationTask orientationTeam functioningStroke patientsRehabilitation unitFunctional improvementObservational studyStroke rehabilitationTeam variablesRehabilitation outcomesProblem solvingMembers' perceptionsTreatment effectivenessSex, quality of care, and outcomes of elderly patients hospitalized with heart failure: Findings from the National Heart Failure Project
Rathore SS, Foody JM, Wang Y, Herrin J, Masoudi FA, Havranek EP, Ordin DL, Krumholz HM. Sex, quality of care, and outcomes of elderly patients hospitalized with heart failure: Findings from the National Heart Failure Project. American Heart Journal 2005, 149: 121-128. PMID: 15660043, PMCID: PMC2790278, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2004.06.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAngiotensin receptor blockersNational Heart Failure ProjectLeft ventricular systolic functionQuality of careACE inhibitor prescriptionHeart Failure ProjectService Medicare patientsHeart failureInhibitor prescriptionMedicare patientsMultivariable hierarchical logistic regression modelsLower crude ratesPrescription of angiotensinLeft ventricular dysfunctionVentricular systolic functionYear of admissionHierarchical logistic regression modelsLower mortality rateLogistic regression modelsSex differencesLow overall rateMultivariable adjustmentVentricular dysfunctionElderly patientsReceptor blockers
2004
Hospital-Level Performance Improvement
Bradley EH, Herrin J, Mattera JA, Holmboe ES, Wang Y, Frederick P, Roumanis SA, Radford MJ, Krumholz HM. Hospital-Level Performance Improvement. Medical Care 2004, 42: 591-599. PMID: 15167327, DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000128006.27364.a9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAgedAmerican Hospital AssociationCardiology Service, HospitalComorbidityDrug Utilization ReviewFemaleGeographyGuideline AdherenceHealth Care SurveysHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPatient DischargeQuality Assurance, Health CareRegistriesSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesConceptsBeta-blocker useAcute myocardial infarctionHospital-level variationHospital characteristicsMyocardial infarctionBeta-blocker prescription ratesHospital-level changesHospital-level ratesAmerican Hospital Association Annual SurveyClinical characteristicsPrescription ratesNational registryAMI volumeHospital ratesRate of improvementImprovement rateTeaching statusIndividual hospitalsInfarctionHospitalNational surveyPercentage pointsTime periodUse ratesWeak predictor
2002
Cluster randomised controlled trial of tailored interventions to improve the management of urinary tract infections in women and sore throat
Flottorp S, Oxman A, Håvelsrud K, Treweek S, Herrin J. Cluster randomised controlled trial of tailored interventions to improve the management of urinary tract infections in women and sore throat. The BMJ 2002, 325: 367. PMID: 12183309, PMCID: PMC117890, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.325.7360.367.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary tract infectionTract infectionsSore throatTelephone consultationsThroat groupUrinary tract infection groupLaboratory testsAntibiotic prescriptionsPatient educational materialsRate of useInfection groupGeneral practitionersIntervention groupPractice assistantsOutcome measuresGeneral practiceComplex interventionsInfectionInterventionWomenSignificant differencesConsultationTrialsThroatAntibiotics