2020
Cross‐sectional Analysis of Emergency Department and Acute Care Utilization Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Venkatesh AK, Mei H, Shuling L, D’Onofrio G, Rothenberg C, Lin Z, Krumholz HM. Cross‐sectional Analysis of Emergency Department and Acute Care Utilization Among Medicare Beneficiaries. Academic Emergency Medicine 2020, 27: 570-579. PMID: 32302034, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13971.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple chronic conditionsEmergency departmentUnscheduled careMedicare beneficiariesCross-sectional analysisVisit ratesCare servicesHighest ED visit ratesNumber of EDVulnerable subpopulationsSkilled nursing facility useAmbulatory office settingNon-ED settingsUnscheduled care servicesAcute care utilizationED visit ratesOffice-based visitsAcute care servicesClaims-based definitionNursing facility useMedicare beneficiaries age 65Dual-eligible beneficiariesOlder adult populationBeneficiaries age 65Care visits
2014
Opportunities for quality measurement to improve the value of care for patients with multiple chronic conditions.
Venkatesh A, Goodrich K, Conway PH. Opportunities for quality measurement to improve the value of care for patients with multiple chronic conditions. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2014, 161: s76-80. PMID: 25402407, DOI: 10.7326/m13-3014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple chronic conditionsQuality measurement effortsChronic conditionsAffordable Care ActValue of careHealth care spendingIndividual cliniciansMeaningful improvementsSustained quality improvementHealth systemACA expansionPatientsInsurance accessMedicaid ServicesVulnerable populationsPatient ProtectionCare spendingCare ActLongitudinal measurementsCliniciansMeasure developmentPopulationHospitalCarePrevention