2024
Measuring Equity in Readmission as a Distinct Assessment of Hospital Performance
Nash K, Weerahandi H, Yu H, Venkatesh A, Holaday L, Herrin J, Lin Z, Horwitz L, Ross J, Bernheim S. Measuring Equity in Readmission as a Distinct Assessment of Hospital Performance. JAMA 2024, 331: 111-123. PMID: 38193960, PMCID: PMC10777266, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.24874.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlack patientsPatient populationHospital characteristicsHospital-wide readmission measureDual-eligible patientsHospital patient populationCross-sectional studyMeasures of hospitalHealth care qualityPatient demographicsReadmission ratesClinical outcomesPatient raceEligible hospitalsReadmissionMAIN OUTCOMEReadmission measuresMedicare dataUS hospitalsHospitalCare qualityPatientsMedicaid ServicesOutcomesLower percentage
2010
Variation in Hospital Mortality Rates for Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Bradley EH, Herrin J, Curry L, Cherlin EJ, Wang Y, Webster TR, Drye EE, Normand SL, Krumholz HM. Variation in Hospital Mortality Rates for Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2010, 106: 1108-1112. PMID: 20920648, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.06.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionHospital characteristicsMyocardial infarctionMortality rateCross-sectional national studyHospital mortality rateHospital patient populationAmerican Hospital Association surveyAMI dischargeMean hospitalHospital outcomesCardiac facilitiesPatient populationAMI volumeMultivariable modelPatient profilesMedicare beneficiariesHospitalHospital bedsPatientsTeaching statusUnited States Census dataStates Census dataInfarctionStatus profile