2017
An observational study of the relationship between meaningful use-based electronic health information exchange, interoperability, and medication reconciliation capabilities
Elysee G, Herrin J, Horwitz LI. An observational study of the relationship between meaningful use-based electronic health information exchange, interoperability, and medication reconciliation capabilities. Medicine 2017, 96: e8274. PMID: 29019898, PMCID: PMC5662321, DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000008274.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
A reanalysis of cluster randomized trials showed interrupted time-series studies were valuable in health system evaluation
Fretheim A, Zhang F, Ross-Degnan D, Oxman AD, Cheyne H, Foy R, Goodacre S, Herrin J, Kerse N, McKinlay RJ, Wright A, Soumerai SB. A reanalysis of cluster randomized trials showed interrupted time-series studies were valuable in health system evaluation. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 2014, 68: 324-333. PMID: 25499983, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2014.10.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-RCTsControl groupInterrupted time series studyConfidence intervalsConcurrent control groupHealth system interventionsHealth system evaluationControl arm dataInterrupted time series designIntervention armRandomized trialsControl group dataTrial dataTime-series studyTime series designHealth systemStudy designEffect estimatesTrialsInterventionSystem interventionsArm dataGroup dataRCTsGroupDevelopment and use of an administrative claims measure for profiling hospital-wide performance on 30-day unplanned readmission.
Horwitz LI, Partovian C, Lin Z, Grady JN, Herrin J, Conover M, Montague J, Dillaway C, Bartczak K, Suter LG, Ross JS, Bernheim SM, Krumholz HM, Drye EE. Development and use of an administrative claims measure for profiling hospital-wide performance on 30-day unplanned readmission. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2014, 161: s66-75. PMID: 25402406, PMCID: PMC4235629, DOI: 10.7326/m13-3000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnplanned readmissionReadmission measuresReadmission ratesReadmission riskMedicare feeHospital-wide readmission measureRisk-standardized readmission ratesPayer dataAdministrative Claims MeasureRisk-standardized ratesAverage-risk patientsUnplanned readmission rateDays of dischargeHospital risk-standardized readmission ratesAdult hospitalizationsComorbid conditionsPrincipal diagnosisClaims dataService claimsService beneficiariesReadmissionMeasure development studiesMedicaid ServicesRisk adjustmentHospitalToward Spanning the Quality Chasm: An Examination of Team Functioning Measures
Strasser DC, Burridge AB, Falconer JA, Uomoto JM, Herrin J. Toward Spanning the Quality Chasm: An Examination of Team Functioning Measures. Archives Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation 2014, 95: 2220-2223. PMID: 25007707, DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2014.06.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient outcomesCommunity dischargeVeterans Affairs Medical CenterLength of stayClinical trialsMedical CenterModifiable attributesScale scoreInpatient teamsQuality ChasmStudy periodTime pointsOutcomesStayHigh rateScoresFunctioning measuresHigher scoresLower lengthExploratory analysisSuch findingsAssociationFurther research
2012
Hospital strategies for reducing risk-standardized mortality rates in acute myocardial infarction.
Bradley EH, Curry LA, Spatz ES, Herrin J, Cherlin EJ, Curtis JP, Thompson JW, Ting HH, Wang Y, Krumholz HM. Hospital strategies for reducing risk-standardized mortality rates in acute myocardial infarction. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2012, 156: 618-26. PMID: 22547471, PMCID: PMC3386642, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-156-9-201205010-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesAcute myocardial infarctionLower risk-standardized mortality ratesMyocardial infarctionNurse championsMortality rateHospital strategiesHospital risk-standardized mortality ratesHospital-level factorsIntensive care unitAcute care hospitalsCardiac catheterization laboratoryCross-sectional surveyUnited Health FoundationCare hospitalCare unitCross-sectional designAMI casesAMI volumeCatheterization laboratoryHospital cliniciansHospitalMultivariate analysisPatientsHealth Foundation
2010
Measuring Team Process for Quality Improvement
Strasser DC, Burridge AB, Falconer JA, Herrin J, Uomoto J. Measuring Team Process for Quality Improvement. Topics In Stroke Rehabilitation 2010, 17: 282-293. PMID: 20826416, DOI: 10.1310/tsr1704-282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational quality campaigns: who benefits?
Hansen LO, Herrin J, Nembhard IM, Busch S, Yuan CT, Krumholz HM, Bradley EH. National quality campaigns: who benefits? BMJ Quality & Safety 2010, 19: 275. PMID: 20538628, DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2009.036087.Peer-Reviewed Original Research