2023
Variation in hospital use of cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator among eligible patients and association with clinical outcomes
Chui P, Lan Z, Freeman J, Enriquez A, Khera R, Akar J, Masoudi F, Ong E, Curtis J. Variation in hospital use of cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator among eligible patients and association with clinical outcomes. Heart Rhythm 2023, 20: 1000-1008. PMID: 36963741, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2023.03.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEligible patientsICD RegistryCardiac resynchronizationNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryCRT-D implantationCRT-D useHospital-level outcomesStrong guideline recommendationsHospital-level variationPatient-level outcomesIntraclass correlation coefficientQuality improvement effortsHospital mortalityGuideline indicationsReadmission ratesSelect patientsClinical outcomesGuideline recommendationsHospital variationHospital ratesUse of CRTHospital levelHospital usePatientsCase mix
2017
Hospital Performance on Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Process and Outcomes Measures
Chui PW, Parzynski CS, Nallamothu BK, Masoudi FA, Krumholz HM, Curtis JP. Hospital Performance on Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Process and Outcomes Measures. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2017, 6: e004276. PMID: 28446493, PMCID: PMC5524055, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.116.004276.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCardiac RehabilitationCoronary DiseaseCross-Sectional StudiesHealthcare DisparitiesHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsMedicarePatient DischargePatient ReadmissionPercutaneous Coronary InterventionPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsProcess Assessment, Health CareQuality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareReferral and ConsultationRegistriesRisk FactorsTime FactorsTime-to-TreatmentTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsProcess measuresReadmission ratesOutcome measuresNational Cardiovascular Data Registry CathPCI RegistryHospital performancePercutaneous coronary interventionSpecific process measuresRisk-standardized mortalityPCI patientsCathPCI RegistryCoronary interventionHospital variationOutcome ratesHospital qualityPhysician ConsortiumMortalitySmall percentageWeak correlationAssociationIntervention processPatients
2016
Development and validation of a simple risk score to predict 30‐day readmission after percutaneous coronary intervention in a cohort of medicare patients
Minges KE, Herrin J, Fiorilli PN, Curtis JP. Development and validation of a simple risk score to predict 30‐day readmission after percutaneous coronary intervention in a cohort of medicare patients. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2016, 89: 955-963. PMID: 27515069, PMCID: PMC5397364, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.26701.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAlgorithmsDecision Support TechniquesFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMedicareMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPatient ReadmissionPercutaneous Coronary InterventionPredictive Value of TestsRegistriesReproducibility of ResultsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsRisk of readmissionPCI patientsRisk scoreMultivariable logistic regression modelRisk score developmentDays of dischargeSimple risk scoreTime of dischargeModel c-statisticLogistic regression modelsStepwise selection modelCathPCI RegistryHospital dischargeReadmission ratesClinical factorsRevascularization proceduresValidation cohortC-statisticReadmissionHigh riskMedicare feeLower riskService claimsPatientsCohortASSOCIATIONS OF HOSPITAL STRATEGIES AND 30-DAY RISK-STANDARDIZED READMISSION RATES IN PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION
Minges K, Herrin J, Desai N, Messenger J, Nallamothu B, Rumsfeld J, Elma M, Chen P, Ting H, Curtis J. ASSOCIATIONS OF HOSPITAL STRATEGIES AND 30-DAY RISK-STANDARDIZED READMISSION RATES IN PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2016, 67: 2105. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(16)32106-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
National Trends in Pulmonary Embolism Hospitalization Rates and Outcomes for Adults Aged ≥65 Years in the United States (1999 to 2010)
Minges KE, Bikdeli B, Wang Y, Kim N, Curtis JP, Desai MM, Krumholz HM. National Trends in Pulmonary Embolism Hospitalization Rates and Outcomes for Adults Aged ≥65 Years in the United States (1999 to 2010). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2015, 116: 1436-1442. PMID: 26409636, PMCID: PMC4841688, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.07.068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospitalization ratesMortality rateReadmission ratesBlack patientsPrincipal discharge diagnosis codeOlder adultsCause readmission rateHospital mortality rateProportion of patientsRetrospective cohort studyDischarge diagnosis codesSkilled nursing facilitiesNational trendsSignificant racial differencesHigh rateHome health careHospital stayAdults AgedCohort studyMore patientsTherapeutic advancesDiagnosis codesMedicare feeNursing facilitiesSignificant burdenReadmissions After Carotid Artery Revascularization in the Medicare Population
Al-Damluji MS, Dharmarajan K, Zhang W, Geary LL, Stilp E, Dardik A, Mena-Hurtado C, Curtis JP. Readmissions After Carotid Artery Revascularization in the Medicare Population. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2015, 65: 1398-1408. PMID: 25857904, PMCID: PMC4403264, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.01.048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized readmission ratesCarotid artery stentingHospital risk-standardized readmission ratesCarotid revascularizationCarotid endarterectomyReadmission ratesHospital variationReadmission riskService administrative claims dataKaplan-Meier survival curvesLogistic regressionCarotid artery revascularizationPrior clinical researchAcute care hospitalizationDays of dischargeHospital-level variationSevere carotid stenosisCause hospital readmissionAdministrative claims dataMixed-effects logistic regressionChoice of procedureArtery revascularizationIschemic strokeArtery stentingHospital readmission
2013
QRS Duration, Bundle-Branch Block Morphology, and Outcomes Among Older Patients With Heart Failure Receiving Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
Peterson PN, Greiner MA, Qualls LG, Al-Khatib SM, Curtis JP, Fonarow GC, Hammill SC, Heidenreich PA, Hammill BG, Piccini JP, Hernandez AF, Curtis LH, Masoudi FA. QRS Duration, Bundle-Branch Block Morphology, and Outcomes Among Older Patients With Heart Failure Receiving Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. JAMA 2013, 310: 617-626. PMID: 23942680, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.8641.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overBundle-Branch BlockCardiac Resynchronization TherapyCardiac Resynchronization Therapy DevicesCardiovascular DiseasesCohort StudiesElectrocardiographyFee-for-Service PlansFemaleHeart FailureHumansMaleMedicarePatient ReadmissionRetrospective StudiesRiskTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsLeft bundle branch blockCRT-D implantationCardiac resynchronization therapyHeart failure readmissionQRS durationCause mortalityICD RegistryResynchronization therapyUnadjusted ratesMedicare beneficiariesNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryClinical practiceBundle branch block morphologyCause readmission rateRetrospective cohort studyLonger QRS durationBundle branch blockService Medicare beneficiariesCause readmissionCohort studyCRT-defibrillatorOlder patientsReadmission ratesHeart failureClinical trials
2011
Factors Associated With 30-Day Readmission Rates After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Khawaja FJ, Shah ND, Lennon RJ, Slusser JP, Alkatib AA, Rihal CS, Gersh BJ, Montori VM, Holmes DR, Bell MR, Curtis JP, Krumholz HM, Ting HH. Factors Associated With 30-Day Readmission Rates After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. JAMA Internal Medicine 2011, 172: 112-117. PMID: 22123752, PMCID: PMC3688066, DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.569.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Coronary SyndromeAgedAngina, UnstableAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryCoronary Artery BypassEducational StatusFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeart FailureHumansIschemic Attack, TransientKidney DiseasesLength of StayMaleMedicareMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionNeoplasm MetastasisPatient ReadmissionPeptic UlcerProportional Hazards ModelsPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveRegistriesSex FactorsStrokeUnited StatesConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionThirty-day readmissionReadmission ratesCoronary interventionHigh riskChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseThirty-day readmission ratesCox proportional hazards modelMultivariate logistic regression modelTransient ischemic attackCongestive heart failureObstructive pulmonary diseasePeptic ulcer diseaseSevere renal diseaseAcute myocardial infarctionLength of stayMain outcome measuresProportional hazards modelSaint Mary's HospitalLogistic regression modelsIschemic attackTime-dependent covariatesUnstable anginaCerebrovascular accidentHeart failure
2010
Trends in Length of Stay and Short-term Outcomes Among Medicare Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure, 1993-2006
Bueno H, Ross JS, Wang Y, Chen J, Vidán MT, Normand SL, Curtis JP, Drye EE, Lichtman JH, Keenan PS, Kosiborod M, Krumholz HM. Trends in Length of Stay and Short-term Outcomes Among Medicare Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure, 1993-2006. JAMA 2010, 303: 2141-2147. PMID: 20516414, PMCID: PMC3020983, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2010.748.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayShort-term outcomesHeart failureReadmission ratesHospital mortalityDischarge dispositionRisk ratioThirty-day readmission ratesMortality risk ratioSkilled nursing facilitiesHome care servicesHospital stayOlder patientsUnadjusted analysesMedicare patientsObservational studyMedicare feeNursing facilitiesPatientsStayCare servicesMortalityMarked reductionMean lengthOutcomes
2009
Recent National Trends in Readmission Rates After Heart Failure Hospitalization
Ross JS, Chen J, Lin Z, Bueno H, Curtis JP, Keenan PS, Normand SL, Schreiner G, Spertus JA, Vidán MT, Wang Y, Wang Y, Krumholz HM. Recent National Trends in Readmission Rates After Heart Failure Hospitalization. Circulation Heart Failure 2009, 3: 97-103. PMID: 19903931, PMCID: PMC2830811, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.109.885210.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCause readmission rateReadmission ratesHeart failureRecent national trendsHospital variationService beneficiariesAcute-care nonfederal hospitalsUS acute care hospitalsHeart failure hospitalizationHospital readmission ratesAcute care hospitalsNational trendsNational Quality ForumMedicare administrative dataDistinct hospitalizationsFailure hospitalizationMultiple comorbiditiesCare hospitalNonfederal hospitalsMedicare beneficiariesHospitalizationHospitalQuality ForumStudy periodAdministrative dataAll-Cause Readmission and Repeat Revascularization After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in a Cohort of Medicare Patients
Curtis JP, Schreiner G, Wang Y, Chen J, Spertus JA, Rumsfeld JS, Brindis RG, Krumholz HM. All-Cause Readmission and Repeat Revascularization After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in a Cohort of Medicare Patients. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2009, 54: 903-907. PMID: 19712799, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.04.076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionReadmission ratesRevascularization proceduresCause readmissionCoronary interventionPCI proceduresMortality rateIndex percutaneous coronary interventionAcute myocardial infarction patientsCause readmission rateIndex PCI procedureMedian readmission rateDays of dischargeRepeat revascularization proceduresMyocardial infarction patientsNon-AMI patientsPCI patientsRepeat revascularizationRevascularization ratesPrimary outcomeInfarction patientsSuch readmissionsMedicare patientsRetrospective analysisReadmission