2021
Incorporating Present-on-Admission Indicators in Medicare Claims to Inform Hospital Quality Measure Risk Adjustment Models
Triche EW, Xin X, Stackland S, Purvis D, Harris A, Yu H, Grady JN, Li SX, Bernheim SM, Krumholz HM, Poyer J, Dorsey K. Incorporating Present-on-Admission Indicators in Medicare Claims to Inform Hospital Quality Measure Risk Adjustment Models. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e218512. PMID: 33978722, PMCID: PMC8116982, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.8512.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPOA indicatorRisk factorsOutcome measuresQuality outcome measuresRisk-adjustment modelsClaims dataAdmission indicatorsPatient risk factorsAcute myocardial infarctionPatient-level outcomesAdministrative claims dataQuality improvement studyClaims-based measuresComparative effectiveness studiesPatient claims dataInternational Statistical ClassificationMortality outcome measuresRelated Health ProblemsHospital quality measuresRisk model performanceHospital stayIndex admissionCare algorithmHeart failureMortality outcomes
2012
Hospitalist utilization and hospital performance on 6 publicly reported patient outcomes
Goodrich K, Krumholz HM, Conway PH, Lindenauer P, Auerbach AD. Hospitalist utilization and hospital performance on 6 publicly reported patient outcomes. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2012, 7: 482-488. PMID: 22689448, PMCID: PMC3531241, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.1943.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionPercentage of patientsHeart failurePatient outcomesOutcome measuresPresence of hospitalistsReadmission measuresCongestive heart failureCross-sectional studyMultivariable regression modelsComparison of hospitalQuality outcome measuresReadmission ratesIndependent predictorsMyocardial infarctionInpatient careHospitalist serviceHospitalist useMedical conditionsHospital personnelHospitalist programHospitalistsHospitalExpectation of improvementOutcomes