2023
Relationship Between In-Hospital Adverse Events and Hospital Performance on 30-Day All-cause Mortality and Readmission for Patients With Heart Failure
Wang Y, Eldridge N, Metersky M, Rodrick D, Eckenrode S, Mathew J, Galusha D, Peterson A, Hunt D, Normand S, Krumholz H. Relationship Between In-Hospital Adverse Events and Hospital Performance on 30-Day All-cause Mortality and Readmission for Patients With Heart Failure. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2023, 16: e009573. PMID: 37463255, PMCID: PMC10351904, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.122.009573.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMore adverse eventsAdverse eventsHeart failureCause mortalityReadmission ratesHigh riskMedicare Patient Safety Monitoring SystemHospital-acquired adverse eventsIn-Hospital Adverse EventsHospital adverse eventsRate of patientsPatient Safety DatabasePerformance categoriesAdverse event dataCross-sectional studyUnited States CentersHospital performanceHospital characteristicsReadmission dataPatient riskMAIN OUTCOMEPatientsWorst hospitalsHospitalHigh mortality
2022
Temporal trends in postoperative and ventilator-associated pneumonia in the United States
Metersky M, Wang Y, Klompas M, Eckenrode S, Mathew J, Krumholz H. Temporal trends in postoperative and ventilator-associated pneumonia in the United States. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2022, 44: 1247-1254. PMID: 36326283, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2022.264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentilator-associated pneumoniaMajor surgical proceduresPostoperative pneumoniaAcute myocardial infarctionSurgical proceduresHeart failureMyocardial infarctionMedicare Patient Safety Monitoring SystemAnnual riskRetrospective cohort studyPrior yearRisk-adjusted ratesAdverse event measuresCohort studyRetrospective reviewPneumoniaPatientsInfarctionUnited StatesRiskSignificant changesYearsTemporal trendsFailureTrends in Adverse Event Rates in Hospitalized Patients, 2010-2019
Eldridge N, Wang Y, Metersky M, Eckenrode S, Mathew J, Sonnenfeld N, Perdue-Puli J, Hunt D, Brady PJ, McGann P, Grace E, Rodrick D, Drye E, Krumholz HM. Trends in Adverse Event Rates in Hospitalized Patients, 2010-2019. JAMA 2022, 328: 173-183. PMID: 35819424, PMCID: PMC9277501, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2022.9600.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccidental FallsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCross InfectionCross-Sectional StudiesDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsFemaleHeart FailureHospitalizationHumansMaleMedicareMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPatient SafetyPneumoniaPostoperative ComplicationsPressure UlcerRisk AssessmentSurgical Procedures, OperativeUnited StatesConceptsMajor surgical proceduresAcute myocardial infarctionAdverse event ratesGeneral adverse eventsAdverse eventsHeart failureAdverse drug eventsAcute care hospitalsMyocardial infarctionHospital-acquired infectionsSurgical proceduresEvent ratesHospital dischargeCare hospitalDrug eventsMedicare Patient Safety Monitoring SystemSerial cross-sectional studyPatient safetyUS acute care hospitalsHospital adverse eventsSignificant decreaseSurgical procedure groupsCross-sectional studyRisk-adjusted ratesAdult patientsAnalysis of Hospital-Level Readmission Rates and Variation in Adverse Events Among Patients With Pneumonia in the United States
Wang Y, Eldridge N, Metersky ML, Rodrick D, Faniel C, Eckenrode S, Mathew J, Galusha DH, Tasimi A, Ho SY, Jaser L, Peterson A, Normand ST, Krumholz HM. Analysis of Hospital-Level Readmission Rates and Variation in Adverse Events Among Patients With Pneumonia in the United States. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2214586. PMID: 35639379, PMCID: PMC9157270, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.14586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized readmission ratesMedicare Patient Safety Monitoring SystemCause readmission rateAdverse eventsReadmission ratesHigh riskHospital-level readmission ratesHigher patient riskHospital adverse eventsAdverse event dataCross-sectional studyHospital performanceIndex hospitalizationMedian ageHospital characteristicsMedical recordsReadmission dataPatient riskHospital careMAIN OUTCOMEPneumoniaHospital levelPatientsReadmissionGreater risk
2020
Association Between Medicare Expenditures and Adverse Events for Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, or Pneumonia in the United States
Wang Y, Eldridge N, Metersky ML, Sonnenfeld N, Rodrick D, Fine JM, Eckenrode S, Galusha DH, Tasimi A, Hunt DR, Bernheim SM, Normand ST, Krumholz HM. Association Between Medicare Expenditures and Adverse Events for Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, or Pneumonia in the United States. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e202142. PMID: 32259263, PMCID: PMC7139276, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.2142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionMedicare Patient Safety Monitoring SystemAdverse event ratesAdverse eventsHeart failureMedicare expendituresService patientsMyocardial infarctionMedicare feeEvent ratesHigher adverse event ratesCare expendituresRisk-standardized ratesPatients 65 yearsAdverse event dataAcute care hospitalsCross-sectional studyFinal study sampleInpatient care expendituresRate of occurrenceDates of analysisPatient characteristicsCare hospitalMean ageInpatient care
2016
Association Between Hospital Performance on Patient Safety and 30‐Day Mortality and Unplanned Readmission for Medicare Fee‐for‐Service Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Wang Y, Eldridge N, Metersky ML, Sonnenfeld N, Fine JM, Pandolfi MM, Eckenrode S, Bakullari A, Galusha DH, Jaser L, Verzier NR, Nuti SV, Hunt D, Normand S, Krumholz HM. Association Between Hospital Performance on Patient Safety and 30‐Day Mortality and Unplanned Readmission for Medicare Fee‐for‐Service Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2016, 5: e003731. PMID: 27405808, PMCID: PMC5015406, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.116.003731.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCause of DeathCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.Fee-for-Service PlansFemaleHospitalsHospitals, RuralHospitals, VoluntaryHumansMaleMedicareMortalityMyocardial InfarctionPatient ReadmissionPatient SafetyPrognosisUnited StatesUnited States Agency for Healthcare Research and QualityConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionUnplanned readmission rateMedicare Patient Safety Monitoring SystemRisk-standardized mortalityAdverse eventsReadmission ratesService patientsMedicare feeUnplanned readmissionMyocardial infarctionMedicare patientsPatient safetyHospital performanceMore adverse eventsAdverse event ratesAcute care hospitalsPatient safety dataHospital mortalityAdverse event measuresCause mortalityOccurrence rateCare hospitalHospital characteristicsReadmission dataPatient safety performance