2012
Skilled Nursing Facility Referral and Hospital Readmission Rates after Heart Failure or Myocardial Infarction
Chen J, Ross JS, Carlson MD, Lin Z, Normand SL, Bernheim SM, Drye EE, Ling SM, Han LF, Rapp MT, Krumholz HM. Skilled Nursing Facility Referral and Hospital Readmission Rates after Heart Failure or Myocardial Infarction. The American Journal Of Medicine 2012, 125: 100.e1-100.e9. PMID: 22195535, PMCID: PMC3246370, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2011.06.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionRisk-standardized readmission ratesSkilled nursing facilitiesHeart failureHospital-level variationReadmission ratesMyocardial infarctionRate of dischargeHospital-level readmission ratesSubstantial hospital-level variationService Medicare patientsCause readmission rateRisk of readmissionHospital readmission ratesHF admissionsRegression modelsAMI patientsFacility referralPrincipal diagnosisMedicare patientsMedicare claimsClaims dataAMI admissionsAMI hospitalizationNursing facilities
2007
Temporal Trends of Outcomes for Nonagenarians Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, 1993 to 1999
Lichtman JH, Kapoor R, Wang Y, Radford MJ, Allen NB, Krumholz HM. Temporal Trends of Outcomes for Nonagenarians Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, 1993 to 1999. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2007, 100: 1630-1634. PMID: 18036360, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.06.067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCABG proceduresMortality outcomesMortality rateLong-term mortality outcomesShort-term mortality outcomesOverall crude mortality rateService Medicare patientsCoronary artery bypassLength of stayCrude mortality rateService Medicare beneficiariesSkilled nursing facilitiesHigh mortality rateProjected life expectancyNumber of proceduresArtery bypassDischarge dispositionMedicare patientsMedicare beneficiariesNursing facilitiesNonagenariansMean lengthTemporal trendsLife expectancyWomen
2005
Sex, quality of care, and outcomes of elderly patients hospitalized with heart failure: Findings from the National Heart Failure Project
Rathore SS, Foody JM, Wang Y, Herrin J, Masoudi FA, Havranek EP, Ordin DL, Krumholz HM. Sex, quality of care, and outcomes of elderly patients hospitalized with heart failure: Findings from the National Heart Failure Project. American Heart Journal 2005, 149: 121-128. PMID: 15660043, PMCID: PMC2790278, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2004.06.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAngiotensin receptor blockersNational Heart Failure ProjectLeft ventricular systolic functionQuality of careACE inhibitor prescriptionHeart Failure ProjectService Medicare patientsHeart failureInhibitor prescriptionMedicare patientsMultivariable hierarchical logistic regression modelsLower crude ratesPrescription of angiotensinLeft ventricular dysfunctionVentricular systolic functionYear of admissionHierarchical logistic regression modelsLower mortality rateLogistic regression modelsSex differencesLow overall rateMultivariable adjustmentVentricular dysfunctionElderly patientsReceptor blockers