2020
Association of Do-Not-Resuscitate Patient Case Mix With Publicly Reported Risk-Standardized Hospital Mortality and Readmission Rates
Pollock BD, Herrin J, Neville MR, Dowdy SC, Franco P, Shah ND, Ting HH. Association of Do-Not-Resuscitate Patient Case Mix With Publicly Reported Risk-Standardized Hospital Mortality and Readmission Rates. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e2010383. PMID: 32662845, PMCID: PMC7361656, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.10383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAcute myocardial infarctionRevision diagnosis codesHeart failureCross-sectional studyDNR statusReadmission cohortInpatient encountersMortality cohortHighest quintileDiagnosis codesTenth Revision diagnosis codesNinth Revision diagnosis codesAcute care transfersStandard Analytical FilesObstructive pulmonary diseaseCMS Hospital Compare websitePatient-level dataHospital-level performanceHospital-level dataInternational Statistical ClassificationRelated Health ProblemsHospital Compare websiteHospital mortality
2016
ASSOCIATIONS OF HOSPITAL STRATEGIES AND 30-DAY RISK-STANDARDIZED MORTALITY RATES IN PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION
Curtis J, Minges K, Herrin J, Desai N, Nallamothu B, Rumsfeld J, Elma M, Chen P, Ting H, Messenger J. ASSOCIATIONS OF HOSPITAL STRATEGIES AND 30-DAY RISK-STANDARDIZED MORTALITY RATES IN PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2016, 67: 34. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(16)30035-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk-standardized mortality ratesPercutaneous coronary interventionAssociation of hospitalCoronary interventionMortality rateHospital
2012
Hospital strategies for reducing risk-standardized mortality rates in acute myocardial infarction.
Bradley EH, Curry LA, Spatz ES, Herrin J, Cherlin EJ, Curtis JP, Thompson JW, Ting HH, Wang Y, Krumholz HM. Hospital strategies for reducing risk-standardized mortality rates in acute myocardial infarction. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2012, 156: 618-26. PMID: 22547471, PMCID: PMC3386642, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-156-9-201205010-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesAcute myocardial infarctionLower risk-standardized mortality ratesMyocardial infarctionNurse championsMortality rateHospital strategiesHospital risk-standardized mortality ratesHospital-level factorsIntensive care unitAcute care hospitalsCardiac catheterization laboratoryCross-sectional surveyUnited Health FoundationCare hospitalCare unitCross-sectional designAMI casesAMI volumeCatheterization laboratoryHospital cliniciansHospitalMultivariate analysisPatientsHealth Foundation
2011
Quality of Care in the US Territories
Nunez-Smith M, Bradley EH, Herrin J, Santana C, Curry LA, Normand SL, Krumholz HM. Quality of Care in the US Territories. JAMA Internal Medicine 2011, 171: 1528-1540. PMID: 21709184, PMCID: PMC3251926, DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.284.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionRisk-standardized readmission ratesRisk-standardized mortality ratesHeart failureMortality rateReadmission ratesProcess measuresHospital characteristicsHighest risk-standardized mortality ratesPrincipal discharge diagnosisQuality of careHealth care qualityDischarge diagnosisService patientsMyocardial infarctionTerritorial HospitalNonfederal hospitalsUS territoriesMedicare feePneumoniaHospitalCare qualityPatientsPerformance of hospitalsUS states
2006
Hospital Quality for Acute Myocardial Infarction: Correlation Among Process Measures and Relationship With Short-term Mortality
Bradley EH, Herrin J, Elbel B, McNamara RL, Magid DJ, Nallamothu BK, Wang Y, Normand SL, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM. Hospital Quality for Acute Myocardial Infarction: Correlation Among Process Measures and Relationship With Short-term Mortality. JAMA 2006, 296: 72-78. PMID: 16820549, DOI: 10.1001/jama.296.1.72.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.Cross-Sectional StudiesHospital MortalityHospitalsHumansJoint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare OrganizationsMedicareMyocardial InfarctionOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CareQuality Indicators, Health CareRegistriesRisk AssessmentUnited StatesConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionMortality rateMyocardial infarctionProcess measuresAngiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor useRisk-standardized mortality ratesShort-term mortality rateBeta-blocker useEnzyme inhibitor useHospital performanceHospital-level variationShort-term mortalityQuality process measuresAspirin useCessation counselingHospital outcomesInhibitor useAMI patientsNational registryMedication measuresTherapy measuresHospital qualityInfarctionMedicaid ServicesJoint Commission