2015
Development and Validation of an Algorithm to Identify Planned Readmissions From Claims Data
Horwitz LI, Grady JN, Cohen DB, Lin Z, Volpe M, Ngo CK, Masica AL, Long T, Wang J, Keenan M, Montague J, Suter LG, Ross JS, Drye EE, Krumholz HM, Bernheim SM. Development and Validation of an Algorithm to Identify Planned Readmissions From Claims Data. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2015, 10: 670-677. PMID: 26149225, PMCID: PMC5459369, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSame-hospital readmissionsNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valuePredictive valueReadmission measuresHospital-wide readmission measureGold standard chart reviewAdministrative claims-based algorithmDiagnostic cardiac catheterizationClaims-based algorithmLarge teaching centersAcute care hospitalsSmall community hospitalUnplanned readmissionChart reviewCardiac catheterizationScheduled careSpecificity 96.5Community hospitalReadmissionClaims dataCardiac devicesHealth systemTeaching centerPublic reporting
2013
Reasons for readmission in an underserved high-risk population: a qualitative analysis of a series of inpatient interviews
Long T, Genao I, Horwitz LI. Reasons for readmission in an underserved high-risk population: a qualitative analysis of a series of inpatient interviews. BMJ Open 2013, 3: e003212. PMID: 24056478, PMCID: PMC3780332, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary care centersHigh-risk populationEmergency departmentCare accessCare servicesYale-New Haven HospitalPrimary providersHigh-risk patientsRisk of readmissionUnderserved high-risk populationTransitional care servicesPrimary care accessPrimary care relationshipsHome care servicesInpatient interviewsAcute illnessMore admissionsUnderserved patientsCare centerSemi-structured qualitative interviewsPatientsReadmissionHealth statusCurrent interventionsUndue financial burden