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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAlgorithmsFee-for-Service PlansHospitals, VoluntaryHumansInsurance Claim ReviewMedicarePatient ReadmissionSensitivity and SpecificityUnited StatesConceptsSame-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
2014
Doctors and healthcare reform: a duty to understand?
Long T, Ross JS. Doctors and healthcare reform: a duty to understand? Postgraduate Medical Journal 2014, 90: 303-304. PMID: 24835534, DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2014-132689.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters