2023
Impact of Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program Policy on 30-Day and 90-Day Readmissions in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: A 10-Year Trend From the National Readmissions Database
Sana M, Kumi D, Park D, Asemota I, DeAngelo S, Yilmaz M, Hammo H, Shaka H, Vij A. Impact of Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program Policy on 30-Day and 90-Day Readmissions in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: A 10-Year Trend From the National Readmissions Database. Current Problems In Cardiology 2023, 48: 101696. PMID: 36921652, DOI: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2023.101696.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital Readmissions Reduction ProgramAcute myocardial infarction hospitalizationsCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesAcute myocardial infarctionSecondary analysisHealth care utilizationReadmissions Reduction ProgramCare utilizationNational Readmission DatabaseImpact of Hospital Readmissions Reduction ProgramMyocardial infarctionMedicare hospitalizationsLength of stayMedicaid ServicesAll-causeHospital readmissionReadmissions DatabaseReduction programsEconomic burdenPrimary analysisReadmissionHospitalDownward trend
2022
Pulmonary Embolism Readmission Trend Over the Years (from a National Readmission Database)
Murthi M, Velagapudi S, Park D, Shaka H. Pulmonary Embolism Readmission Trend Over the Years (from a National Readmission Database). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2022, 184: 133-140. PMID: 36167737, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.08.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary embolismUpper gastrointestinal bleedingAcute PEGastrointestinal bleedingPrincipal diagnosis of acute PEDiagnosis of acute PEMultivariate Cox regression modelPE-related complicationsCox regression modelsNational Readmission DatabaseStatistically significant decreasePrincipal admissionIntracranial bleedingIntracranial hemorrhageBleedingHospitalized patientsReadmissions DatabaseProportion of readmissionsSignificant decreaseConfounding factorsReadmissionCohortPrincipal diagnosisPatients