Hospital COVID-19 Burden and Adverse Event Rates
Metersky M, Rodrick D, Ho S, Galusha D, Timashenka A, Grace E, Marshall D, Eckenrode S, Krumholz H. Hospital COVID-19 Burden and Adverse Event Rates. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2442936. PMID: 39495512, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.42936.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 burdenHospital admissionPatient safetyRelative riskCohort studyStudy of hospital admissionsAcute care hospitalsRisk-adjustment variablesRisk-adjusted ratesMedicare hospital admissionsCOVID-19 pandemicStaffing shortagesHospital characteristicsMain OutcomesHospital resilienceSurge capacityMedicare patientsCare hospitalHighest burdenPrevent declinesPatient admissionsStudy sampleElixhauser comorbiditiesCOVID-19Low burden