2000
Medicare Initiatives to Improve Heart Failure Care: An Introduction
Ordin D, Masoudi F, Havranek E, Krumholz H. Medicare Initiatives to Improve Heart Failure Care: An Introduction. Congestive Heart Failure 2000, 6: 280-282. PMID: 12189290, DOI: 10.1111/j.1527-5299.2000.80166.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeart failure patientsHeart failureFailure patientsHeart Failure Practice Improvement EffortCommon discharge diagnosesLittle national informationOutcomes of patientsHeart failure careHealth careCare of patientsPractice improvement effortsQuality improvement projectContinuum of careHealth care professionalsHealth Care Financing AdministrationQuality of careQuality improvement effortsGuideline recommendationsDischarge diagnosisInpatient careMedicare beneficiariesCare professionalsPatientsImprovement effortsCare
1997
Readmission After Hospitalization for Congestive Heart Failure Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Krumholz HM, Parent EM, Tu N, Vaccarino V, Wang Y, Radford MJ, Hennen J. Readmission After Hospitalization for Congestive Heart Failure Among Medicare Beneficiaries. JAMA Internal Medicine 1997, 157: 99-104. PMID: 8996046, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.1997.00440220103013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongestive heart failureHeart failureMedicare beneficiariesIndex admissionElderly patientsReadmission ratesCommon discharge diagnosesDeyo comorbidity scoreOutcomes of readmissionSingle-center studySpectrum of diagnosesLength of stayDeterminants of readmissionSignificant predictorsMedicare administrative filesComorbidity scoreIndex hospitalizationStudy patientsFiscal year 1991Prior admissionCommon diagnosisMultivariable analysisDischarge diagnosisMale sexAdverse outcomes