Association between length of stay and readmission for COPD.
Rinne ST, Graves MC, Bastian LA, Lindenauer PK, Wong ES, Hebert PL, Liu CF. Association between length of stay and readmission for COPD. The American Journal Of Managed Care 2017, 23: e253-e258. PMID: 29087152, PMCID: PMC6007823.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLonger LOSLength of stayHospital LOSPatient levelHospital levelChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ReadmissionsShorter LOSRisk of readmissionAssociation of patientVeterans Affairs hospitalTransitional care practicesCause readmissionCOPD hospitalizationsCOPD readmissionsOdds ratioObservational studyReadmissionMultivariable regressionHigh riskCare practicesCOPDPatientsStayHospitalAssociationImpact of Multisystem Health Care on Readmission and Follow-up Among Veterans Hospitalized for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Rinne ST, Elwy AR, Bastian LA, Wong ES, Wiener RS, Liu CF. Impact of Multisystem Health Care on Readmission and Follow-up Among Veterans Hospitalized for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Medical Care 2017, 55: s20-s25. PMID: 28288076, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000708.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseNon-VA careObstructive pulmonary diseaseOutpatient carePulmonary diseaseReadmission riskRetrospective cohort studyDays of dischargeNon-VA providersHealth careVeterans Affairs hospitalAssociation of useVA administrative dataMixed-effects logistic regressionMedicare-eligible veteransOutcomes of interestCause readmissionIndex hospitalizationPostdischarge outcomesCohort studyBaseline severityCOPD readmissionsFollow-upWorse outcomesCommon causeImplementation of guideline-based therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Differences between men and women veterans
Rinne ST, Elwy AR, Liu CF, Wiener RS, Thayer L, Gerity A, Bastian LA. Implementation of guideline-based therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Differences between men and women veterans. Chronic Respiratory Disease 2017, 14: 385-391. PMID: 28618875, PMCID: PMC5729732, DOI: 10.1177/1479972317702141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, InhalationAdrenergic beta-AgonistsCross-Sectional StudiesDrug PrescriptionsDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleGuideline AdherenceHumansInappropriate PrescribingMaleMuscarinic AntagonistsPractice Guidelines as TopicPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveRetrospective StudiesSex FactorsSteroidsUnited StatesVeteransConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseaseCOPD medicationsHospital outcomesPulmonary diseaseBeta agonistsMuscarinic antagonistGuideline-based therapyBaseline patient characteristicsMultivariable logistic regressionLength of stayVeterans Affairs hospitalChronic disease managementCross-sectional studyQuality of careCOPD guidelinesCOPD therapyOral steroidsInhaler therapyCOPD managementPatient characteristicsHospital readmissionSame therapyCurrent guidelinesVA hospitals