2024
Measuring Equity in Readmission as a Distinct Assessment of Hospital Performance
Nash K, Weerahandi H, Yu H, Venkatesh A, Holaday L, Herrin J, Lin Z, Horwitz L, Ross J, Bernheim S. Measuring Equity in Readmission as a Distinct Assessment of Hospital Performance. JAMA 2024, 331: 111-123. PMID: 38193960, PMCID: PMC10777266, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.24874.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlack patientsPatient populationHospital characteristicsHospital-wide readmission measureDual-eligible patientsHospital patient populationCross-sectional studyMeasures of hospitalHealth care qualityPatient demographicsReadmission ratesClinical outcomesPatient raceEligible hospitalsReadmissionMAIN OUTCOMEReadmission measuresMedicare dataUS hospitalsHospitalCare qualityPatientsMedicaid ServicesOutcomesLower percentage
2012
Making Greater Use Of Dedicated Hospital Observation Units For Many Short-Stay Patients Could Save $3.1 Billion A Year
Baugh CW, Venkatesh AK, Hilton JA, Samuel PA, Schuur JD, Bohan JS. Making Greater Use Of Dedicated Hospital Observation Units For Many Short-Stay Patients Could Save $3.1 Billion A Year. Health Affairs 2012, 31: 2314-2323. PMID: 23019185, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0926.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Use of Observation Care in US Emergency Departments, 2001 to 2008
Venkatesh AK, Geisler BP, Chambers J, Baugh CW, Bohan JS, Schuur JD. Use of Observation Care in US Emergency Departments, 2001 to 2008. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e24326. PMID: 21935398, PMCID: PMC3173457, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024326.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care SurveyDedicated observation unitED visitsObservation careObservation unitClinical conditionsUS hospitalsAmbulatory Medical Care SurveyEmergency department observation unitLogistic regressionHospital-level predictorsLonger ED lengthPatient-level predictorsProportion of hospitalsHospital ownership statusPolytomous logistic regressionUnited States hospitalsNon-teaching statusEmergency care deliveryVisit dispositionChest painED lengthPatient dispositionDischarge diagnosisCare Survey