2011
National and Regional Trends in Heart Failure Hospitalization and Mortality Rates for Medicare Beneficiaries, 1998-2008
Chen J, Normand SL, Wang Y, Krumholz HM. National and Regional Trends in Heart Failure Hospitalization and Mortality Rates for Medicare Beneficiaries, 1998-2008. JAMA 2011, 306: 1669-1678. PMID: 22009099, PMCID: PMC3688069, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.1474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHF hospitalization ratesHeart failure hospitalizationHospitalization ratesMortality rateFailure hospitalizationHeart failure hospitalization ratesPrincipal discharge diagnosis codeOne-year mortality rateDischarge diagnosis codesIschemic heart diseaseAcute care hospitalsService Medicare beneficiariesLower ratesBlack menHF hospitalizationPatient demographicsCare hospitalDiagnosis codesHeart diseaseRisk factorsMedicare beneficiariesHospitalizationStudy periodMortalityNational mean
2007
Assessing surrogacy of data sources for institutional comparisons
Normand S, Wang Y, Krumholz H. Assessing surrogacy of data sources for institutional comparisons. Health Services And Outcomes Research Methodology 2007, 7: 79-96. DOI: 10.1007/s10742-006-0018-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research