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 claimsPatientsCohort
2015
Do Non-Clinical Factors Improve Prediction of Readmission Risk? Results From the Tele-HF Study
Krumholz HM, Chaudhry SI, Spertus JA, Mattera JA, Hodshon B, Herrin J. Do Non-Clinical Factors Improve Prediction of Readmission Risk? Results From the Tele-HF Study. JACC Heart Failure 2015, 4: 12-20. PMID: 26656140, PMCID: PMC5459404, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2015.07.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReadmission ratesPatient-reported informationHeart failureHealth statusReadmission riskC-statisticRisk scorePsychosocial variablesMedical record abstractionWeeks of dischargeReadmission risk modelNon-clinical factorsCandidate risk factorsReadmission risk predictionRecord abstractionClinical variablesPatient interviewsMedical recordsRisk factorsPatientsPsychosocial informationPsychosocial characteristicsTelephone interviewsRisk predictionScores