2017
Reductions in Readmission Rates Are Associated With Modest Improvements in Patient-reported Health Gains Following Hip and Knee Replacement in England
Friebel R, Dharmarajan K, Krumholz HM, Steventon A. Reductions in Readmission Rates Are Associated With Modest Improvements in Patient-reported Health Gains Following Hip and Knee Replacement in England. Medical Care 2017, 55: 834-840. PMID: 28742545, PMCID: PMC5555974, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000779.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-adjusted readmission ratesReadmission ratesEQ-VASHealth gainsEQ-5DKnee replacementHip replacementOxford Hip ScoreOxford Knee ScorePatient-reported healthPatient-reported outcomesVisual analog scaleKnee replacement surgeryReadmission reduction initiativesHealth care systemAdditional health gainsHip scoreKnee scoreAnalog scalePresurgical assessmentReplacement surgeryPatients' senseHospital groupModest ImprovementPatient health
2013
Patterns of Change in Nesiritide Use in Patients With Heart Failure How Hospitals React to New Information
Partovian C, Li SX, Xu X, Lin H, Strait KM, Hwa J, Krumholz HM. Patterns of Change in Nesiritide Use in Patients With Heart Failure How Hospitals React to New Information. JACC Heart Failure 2013, 1: 318-324. PMID: 24621935, PMCID: PMC5322944, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2013.04.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureNesiritide useHospital characteristicsHospital groupDecompensated heart failureProportion of hospitalizationsPatterns of changeMultivariate regression analysisPatient characteristicsEarly reliefHospital patternsHospitalTeaching statusPremier databaseMedical evidenceHospitalizationPatientsRegression analysisSafety concernsLow usersUse ratesGroupFailureFurther researchDyspnea
2012
Procedure Intensity and the Cost of Care
Chen SI, Dharmarajan K, Kim N, Strait KM, Li SX, Safavi KC, Lindenauer PK, Krumholz HM, Lagu T. Procedure Intensity and the Cost of Care. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2012, 5: 308-313. PMID: 22576844, PMCID: PMC3415230, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.112.966069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCosts and Cost AnalysisCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHeart FailureHospital Bed CapacityHospital CostsHospital MortalityHospitalizationHospitals, RuralHospitals, TeachingHospitals, UrbanHumansLength of StayLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedModels, EconomicOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CareResidence CharacteristicsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsHF hospitalizationHeart failureInvasive proceduresHospital groupRisk-standardized mortality ratesProportion of patientsLength of stayCost of careWilcoxon rank sum testHigher procedure ratesRank sum testPatient demographicsPerspective databaseMedian lengthSurgical proceduresProcedure ratesHospitalizationOutcome differencesMortality rateHospitalPatientsPractice styleProcedure useSum testOverall use
2011
Improvements in Door-to-Balloon Time in the United States, 2005 to 2010
Krumholz HM, Herrin J, Miller LE, Drye EE, Ling SM, Han LF, Rapp MT, Bradley EH, Nallamothu BK, Nsa W, Bratzler DW, Curtis JP. Improvements in Door-to-Balloon Time in the United States, 2005 to 2010. Circulation 2011, 124: 1038-1045. PMID: 21859971, PMCID: PMC3598634, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.111.044107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionPercutaneous coronary interventionBalloon timeCoronary interventionMedian timeST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionHigher median timeCharacteristics of patientsPercentage of patientsTimeliness of treatmentYears of ageRegistry studyMyocardial infarctionInpatient measuresPatientsHospital groupMedicaid ServicesCalendar yearInterventionMinutesMedianGroupYearsPercentageInfarction