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
2022
Identifying high-value care for Medicare beneficiaries: a cross-sectional study of acute care hospitals in the USA
Herrin J, Yu H, Venkatesh AK, Desai SM, Thiel CL, Lin Z, Bernheim SM, Horwitz LI. Identifying high-value care for Medicare beneficiaries: a cross-sectional study of acute care hospitals in the USA. BMJ Open 2022, 12: e053629. PMID: 35361641, PMCID: PMC8971780, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053629.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute care hospitalsHigh-value careStar hospitalsCare hospitalMedicare spendingEligible Medicare patientsRetrospective observational studyCross-sectional studyNon-teaching statusHigh-quality careHigh-quality hospitalsLow-cost hospitalsHigh-cost hospitalsCharacteristics of hospitalsValue of careSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeMedicare patientsObservational studyMedicare beneficiariesHospitalQuality careOverall star ratingHospital Value
2021
Incorporating Present-on-Admission Indicators in Medicare Claims to Inform Hospital Quality Measure Risk Adjustment Models
Triche EW, Xin X, Stackland S, Purvis D, Harris A, Yu H, Grady JN, Li SX, Bernheim SM, Krumholz HM, Poyer J, Dorsey K. Incorporating Present-on-Admission Indicators in Medicare Claims to Inform Hospital Quality Measure Risk Adjustment Models. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e218512. PMID: 33978722, PMCID: PMC8116982, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.8512.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPOA indicatorRisk factorsOutcome measuresQuality outcome measuresRisk-adjustment modelsClaims dataAdmission indicatorsPatient risk factorsAcute myocardial infarctionPatient-level outcomesAdministrative claims dataQuality improvement studyClaims-based measuresComparative effectiveness studiesPatient claims dataInternational Statistical ClassificationMortality outcome measuresRelated Health ProblemsHospital quality measuresRisk model performanceHospital stayIndex admissionCare algorithmHeart failureMortality outcomes
2020
Quality Measure Public Reporting Is Associated with Improved Outcomes Following Hip and Knee Replacement.
Bozic K, Yu H, Zywiel MG, Li L, Lin Z, Simoes JL, Dorsey Sheares K, Grady J, Bernheim SM, Suter LG. Quality Measure Public Reporting Is Associated with Improved Outcomes Following Hip and Knee Replacement. Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery 2020, 102: 1799-1806. PMID: 33086347, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.19.00964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized readmission ratesTotal hip arthroplastyReadmission ratesPublic reportingFiscal year 2010Hospital-level outcomesPrognostic Level IIIHospital-level ratesFiscal year 2016Hospital-level performanceHospital coding practicesHospital-level risk-standardized readmission ratesTKA patientsComplication rateClinical outcomesReadmission modelsImproved outcomesHip arthroplastyKnee replacementMedicare beneficiariesLevel IIIComplicationsReplacement proceduresInterquartile rangeOutcomes
2019
Patterns and Costs of 90-Day Readmission for Surgical and Medical Complications Following Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
Schwarzkopf R, Behery OA, Yu H, Suter LG, Li L, Horwitz LI. Patterns and Costs of 90-Day Readmission for Surgical and Medical Complications Following Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2019, 34: 2304-2307. PMID: 31279598, PMCID: PMC7011860, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2019.05.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArthroplasty, Replacement, HipArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.Elective Surgical ProceduresHospitalsHumansMedicarePatient DischargePatient ReadmissionPostoperative ComplicationsQuality ImprovementRetrospective StudiesTime FactorsUnited StatesConceptsDays of dischargeSurgical complicationsUnplanned readmissionTKA patientsTotal hipKnee arthroplastyPrimary THA/TKAElective total hipTHA/TKAReadmission categoriesDays postdischargeIndex hospitalQuality improvement targetsIndex surgeryMedical complicationsIndex procedureSuch complicationsMedicare patientsReadmissionRetrospective analysisComplicationsPatientsMedicaid ServicesHospitalTHATrends in Hospital Readmission of Medicare-Covered Patients With Heart Failure
Blecker S, Herrin J, Li L, Yu H, Grady JN, Horwitz LI. Trends in Hospital Readmission of Medicare-Covered Patients With Heart Failure. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2019, 73: 1004-1012. PMID: 30846093, PMCID: PMC7011858, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.12.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital Readmissions Reduction ProgramSecondary heart failureReadmission ratesHeart failureReadmissions Reduction ProgramHF hospitalizationAffordable Care ActMedicare's Hospital Readmissions Reduction ProgramRisk-adjusted readmission ratesCause readmission rateHigher readmission ratesAcute myocardial infarctionCare ActReduction programsLinear spline regression modelsPneumonia hospitalizationsHospital readmissionMedicare hospitalizationsRetrospective studySecondary diagnosisMyocardial infarctionPrincipal diagnosisHospitalizationSpline regression modelsPatients