John Hughes, MD
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General Internal Medicine
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Associate Director, Program for Biomedical Ethics
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General Internal Medicine
Primary
General Internal Medicine
Secondary
Titles
Associate Director, Program for Biomedical Ethics
Contact Info
Appointments
General Internal Medicine
Primary
General Internal Medicine
Secondary
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Associate Director, Program for Biomedical Ethics
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Professor Emeritus of Medicine (General Medicine)
Associate Director, Program for Biomedical EthicsBiography
Professor of Medicine (General Medicine), Associate Director, Yale Program for Biomedical Ethics
Appointments
General Internal Medicine
EmeritusPrimaryGeneral Internal Medicine
Senior Research ScientistSecondary
Other Departments & Organizations
- General Internal Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Program for Biomedical Ethics
- Yale Ventures
Education & Training
- MD
- University of North Carolina School of Medicine (1972)
- BA
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1968)
Board Certifications
Internal Medicine
- Certification Organization
- ABIM
- Original Certification Date
- 1977
Research
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Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Healthcare Financing; Inpatients; Internal Medicine; Risk Adjustment
Research at a Glance
Publications Timeline
A big-picture view of John Hughes's research output by year.
Research Interests
Research topics John Hughes is interested in exploring.
14Publications
620Citations
Risk Adjustment
Publications
2020
DNR Orders Known at the Time of Admission Can Improve Hospital Mortality Ratings
Fuller R, Hughes J. DNR Orders Known at the Time of Admission Can Improve Hospital Mortality Ratings. Health Services Research 2020, 55: 96-96. PMCID: PMC7440454, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13466.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionMedicare Master Beneficiary Summary FileMortality rateMortality cohortHospital admissionHeart failureDNR statusDeath rateMortality ratioHigh riskMortality ratingsRisk-adjusted hospital mortality ratesCurrent risk adjustmentE mortality ratioHospital mortality rateGoals of careMaster Beneficiary Summary FileTime of admissionHigh-risk groupHigher mortality riskRate of mortalityRatio of deathsPOA patientsHospitalized populationMyocardial infarction
2019
A Middle-Ground Proposal for Making Health Care Premiums More Affordable.
Averill RF, Hughes JS. A Middle-Ground Proposal for Making Health Care Premiums More Affordable. The Journal Of Ambulatory Care Management 2019, 42: 188-194. PMID: 31107801, DOI: 10.1097/JAC.0000000000000288.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Should the Positive Predictive Value be Used to Validate Complications Measures?
Hughes JS. Should the Positive Predictive Value be Used to Validate Complications Measures? Medical Care 2017, 55: 87. PMID: 27870661, DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000000672.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Rethinking Medicare Payment Adjustments for Quality
Averill RF, Fuller RL, McCullough EC, Hughes JS. Rethinking Medicare Payment Adjustments for Quality. Journal Of Ambulatory Care Management 2016, 39: 98-107. PMID: 26945288, PMCID: PMC4870963, DOI: 10.1097/jac.0000000000000137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2013
Postadmission Sepsis as a Screen for Quality Problems
Hughes JS, Eisenhandler J, Goldfield N, Weinberg PG, Averill R. Postadmission Sepsis as a Screen for Quality Problems. American Journal Of Medical Quality 2013, 29: 499-507. PMID: 24226649, DOI: 10.1177/1062860613509002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsDiagnosis codesNew York State hospitalsHospital-acquired sepsisPeripheral intravenous cathetersCentral venous cathetersHospital discharge abstractsCase-control studyHospital complicationsSepsis casesSurgical patientsVenous cathetersCare guidelinesMedical patientsUrethral catheterIntravenous cathetersDischarge abstractsSepsisAdmission indicatorsState HospitalCare problemsPatientsCatheterComplicationsSubsequent developmentHospital
2011
Challenges and Benefits of Adding Laboratory Data to a Mortality Risk Adjustment Method
McCullough E, Sullivan C, Banning P, Goldfield N, Hughes J. Challenges and Benefits of Adding Laboratory Data to a Mortality Risk Adjustment Method. Quality Management In Health Care 2011, 20: 253-262. PMID: 21971023, DOI: 10.1097/qmh.0b013e318231cf4f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricPaying for Outcomes, Not Performance: Lessons from the Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System
Averill RF, Goldfield N, Hughes J. Paying for Outcomes, Not Performance: Lessons from the Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2011, 37: 184-192. PMID: 21500719, DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(11)37023-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2009
Hospital Complications: Linking Payment Reduction to Preventability
Averill R, Goldfield N, Hughes J, McCullough EC. Hospital Complications: Linking Payment Reduction to Preventability. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2009, 35: 283-285. PMID: 19480383, DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(09)35040-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2008
Identifying potentially preventable readmissions.
Goldfield NI, McCullough EC, Hughes JS, Tang AM, Eastman B, Rawlins LK, Averill RF. Identifying potentially preventable readmissions. Medicare & Medicaid Research Review 2008, 30: 75-91. PMID: 19040175, PMCID: PMC4195042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and Concepts
2006
Identifying potentially preventable complications using a present on admission indicator.
Hughes JS, Averill RF, Goldfield NI, Gay JC, Muldoon J, McCullough E, Xiang J. Identifying potentially preventable complications using a present on admission indicator. Medicare & Medicaid Research Review 2006, 27: 63-82. PMID: 17290649, PMCID: PMC4194950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsSeverity of illnessPreventable complicationsComplication rateAdmission indicatorsRisk-adjusted complication ratesHospital complication ratesFrequency of complicationsHigher hospital chargesHospital complicationsHospital chargesSecondary diagnosisPOA indicatorComplicationsCalifornia hospitalsLonger lengthAdmissionStayHospitalIllness
Academic Achievements and Community Involvement
honor Asghar Rastegar Housestaff Teaching Award
Yale School of Medicine AwardYale Dept of MedicineDetails05/15/2017United Stateshonor Asghar Rastegar Housestaff Teaching Award
Yale School of Medicine AwardYale Dept of MedicineDetails05/15/2007United Stateshonor Francis Gilman Blake Teaching Award
Yale School of Medicine AwardYale School of MedicineDetails05/01/2003United Stateshonor Francis Gilman Blake Teaching Award
Yale School of Medicine AwardYale School of MedicineDetails05/01/2002United Stateshonor Asghar Rastegar Housestaff Teaching Award
Yale School of Medicine AwardYale Department of MedicineDetails03/01/1994United States
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- December 19, 2023
A Night of Fun Raises Money to Help Fight Hunger and Homelessness
- June 21, 2023
Dr. John Hughes, Professor of Medicine and Associate Director of the Program for Medical Ethics, Retires
- August 24, 2016
Greetings from the Program for Biomedical Ethics at Yale School of Medicine!
- October 02, 2015
Hunger and Homelessness Auction nets more than $25,000
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