2019
Trends in Hospital Readmission of Medicare-Covered Patients With Heart Failure
Blecker S, Herrin J, Li L, Yu H, Grady JN, Horwitz LI. Trends in Hospital Readmission of Medicare-Covered Patients With Heart Failure. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2019, 73: 1004-1012. PMID: 30846093, PMCID: PMC7011858, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.12.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital Readmissions Reduction ProgramSecondary heart failureReadmission ratesHeart failureReadmissions Reduction ProgramHF hospitalizationAffordable Care ActMedicare's Hospital Readmissions Reduction ProgramRisk-adjusted readmission ratesCause readmission rateHigher readmission ratesAcute myocardial infarctionCare ActReduction programsLinear spline regression modelsPneumonia hospitalizationsHospital readmissionMedicare hospitalizationsRetrospective studySecondary diagnosisMyocardial infarctionPrincipal diagnosisHospitalizationSpline regression modelsPatients
2018
Recurrent hospitalizations for severe hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia among U.S. adults with diabetes
McCoy RG, Herrin J, Lipska KJ, Shah ND. Recurrent hospitalizations for severe hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia among U.S. adults with diabetes. Journal Of Diabetes And Its Complications 2018, 32: 693-701. PMID: 29751961, PMCID: PMC6015781, DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2018.04.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent hyperglycemiaRecurrent hypoglycemiaNew glucose-lowering medicationsPost-discharge managementGlucose-lowering medicationsHigh-risk patientsOptumLabs Data WarehouseHypoglycemia hospitalizationIndex dischargeOlder patientsRisk patientsUnrelated causesSevere hypoglycemiaRecurrent hospitalizationsNational cohortEarly recognitionPrincipal diagnosisRisk factorsRetrospective analysisHyperglycemiaHypoglycemiaPatientsReadmissionU.S. adultsHospitalization
2014
Development and use of an administrative claims measure for profiling hospital-wide performance on 30-day unplanned readmission.
Horwitz LI, Partovian C, Lin Z, Grady JN, Herrin J, Conover M, Montague J, Dillaway C, Bartczak K, Suter LG, Ross JS, Bernheim SM, Krumholz HM, Drye EE. Development and use of an administrative claims measure for profiling hospital-wide performance on 30-day unplanned readmission. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2014, 161: s66-75. PMID: 25402406, PMCID: PMC4235629, DOI: 10.7326/m13-3000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnplanned readmissionReadmission measuresReadmission ratesReadmission riskMedicare feeHospital-wide readmission measureRisk-standardized readmission ratesPayer dataAdministrative Claims MeasureRisk-standardized ratesAverage-risk patientsUnplanned readmission rateDays of dischargeHospital risk-standardized readmission ratesAdult hospitalizationsComorbid conditionsPrincipal diagnosisClaims dataService claimsService beneficiariesReadmissionMeasure development studiesMedicaid ServicesRisk adjustmentHospital
2000
The quality of care for medicare patients with peptic ulcer disease
Marshall B, Stevens B, Cangialose C, Bratzler D, Ballard D, FitzGerald D, Etchason J, Herrin J, Culpepper-Morgan J, Ofman J, Elward K, Alexander W. The quality of care for medicare patients with peptic ulcer disease. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2000, 95: 106. PMID: 10638567, DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2000.01514.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeptic ulcer diseaseQuality of careHospitalized Medicare beneficiariesUlcer diseaseNSAID useH. pyloriUlcer patientsUlcer riskMedicare beneficiariesNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug useAnti-inflammatory drug useH. pylori-positive patientsMedical record reviewPylori-positive patientsMedicare claim filesSample of inpatientsAppropriate therapyEndoscopic biopsyPeer review organizationsRecord reviewOutpatient recordsCare indicatorsPrincipal diagnosisMedicare patientsPatients