2020
Quality of Care for Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure in China
Gupta A, Yu Y, Tan Q, Liu S, Masoudi FA, Du X, Zhang J, Krumholz HM, Li J. Quality of Care for Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure in China. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e1918619. PMID: 31913489, PMCID: PMC6991250, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.18619.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of careHospital levelHF careEligible patientsComposite performance scoreEvidence-based β-blockersAngiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitorRetrospective cross-sectional studyVentricular ejection fraction assessmentMedian rateAngiotensin receptor blockersMedian patient ageHeart failure epidemicCross-sectional studyEjection fraction assessmentMedian odds ratioPerformance scoresHF hospitalizationReceptor blockersPatient ageHeart failureHospital admissionMedical recordsOdds ratioMAIN OUTCOME
2015
Association of hospital volume with readmission rates: a retrospective cross-sectional study
Horwitz LI, Lin Z, Herrin J, Bernheim S, Drye EE, Krumholz HM, Hines HJ, Ross JS. Association of hospital volume with readmission rates: a retrospective cross-sectional study. The BMJ 2015, 350: h447. PMID: 25665806, PMCID: PMC4353286, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.h447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReadmission ratesHospital volumeRetrospective cross-sectional studyUS acute care hospitalsHospital readmission ratesAcute care hospitalsCross-sectional studyMedical cancer treatmentCare hospitalAdult dischargesHospital characteristicsMedicare feeCancer treatmentHospitalAssociationDaysService dataPatientsCardiovascularGynecologyQuintileNeurology