2013
Postadmission Sepsis as a Screen for Quality Problems
Hughes JS, Eisenhandler J, Goldfield N, Weinberg PG, Averill R. Postadmission Sepsis as a Screen for Quality Problems. American Journal Of Medical Quality 2013, 29: 499-507. PMID: 24226649, DOI: 10.1177/1062860613509002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiagnosis codesNew York State hospitalsHospital-acquired sepsisPeripheral intravenous cathetersCentral venous cathetersHospital discharge abstractsCase-control studyHospital complicationsSepsis casesSurgical patientsVenous cathetersCare guidelinesMedical patientsUrethral catheterIntravenous cathetersDischarge abstractsSepsisAdmission indicatorsState HospitalCare problemsPatientsCatheterComplicationsSubsequent developmentHospital
2002
Development of an Episode of Illness Classification for Population Management Using Pharmacy Data
Goldfield N, Eisenhandler J, Gay J, McCullough E, Bao M, Neff J, Muldoon J, Hughes J, Mills R. Development of an Episode of Illness Classification for Population Management Using Pharmacy Data. Population Health Management 2002, 5: 175-183. DOI: 10.1089/109350702760301466.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIllness Classification SystemEpisodes of illnessPharmaceutical dataCombination of medicationsPopulation of patientsDuration of treatmentAggressive case managementCase-mix systemIndividual medicationsClaims databasePharmacy dataIllness classificationCase managementClassification systemDiseaseSpecific diseasesMedicationsEpisodesIllnessParticular diseasePatientsOutpatientsInpatientsEnrolleesSeverity