2015
Hospital-Based Acute Care After Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: Implications for Quality Measurement
Trimba R, Laughlin RT, Krishnamurthy A, Ross JS, Fox JP. Hospital-Based Acute Care After Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: Implications for Quality Measurement. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2015, 31: 573-578.e2. PMID: 26689614, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2015.10.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedArthroplasty, Replacement, HipArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeDatabases, FactualEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient DischargePatient ReadmissionQuality Assurance, Health CareQuality of Health CareRetrospective StudiesSubacute CareConceptsED visitsReadmission ratesTotal hipPostdischarge experiencesHospital-based acute carePostdischarge health care utilizationHospital emergency department (ED) visitsAcute care measuresEmergency department visitsED visit ratesHospital readmission ratesHealth care utilizationDepartment visitsHospital readmissionCare utilizationAcute careKnee arthroplastyCare measuresVisit ratesVisitsReadmissionArthroplastyHospitalHipCare
2013
Hospital-based, acute care after ambulatory surgery center discharge
Fox JP, Vashi AA, Ross JS, Gross CP. Hospital-based, acute care after ambulatory surgery center discharge. Surgery 2013, 155: 743-753. PMID: 24787100, PMCID: PMC4114736, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2013.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdmitting Department, HospitalAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAmbulatory Care FacilitiesAmbulatory Surgical ProceduresCaliforniaEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleFloridaHumansMaleMiddle AgedNebraskaOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient DischargePatient ReadmissionPatient TransferTime FactorsYoung AdultConceptsAmbulatory surgery centersAcute care ratesHospital transfer ratesTime of dischargeHospital transferSurgery centersAcute careAdult patientsCare ratesAcute care needsRate of needAmbulatory care centersPrimary outcomeCare centerOperative procedureAmbulatory careHealthcare costsCare needsPatientsCenter dischargeUtilization ProjectFirst weekMeasures of qualityCareCenter levelEvaluation of the Mobile Acute Care of the Elderly (MACE) Service
Hung WW, Ross JS, Farber J, Siu AL. Evaluation of the Mobile Acute Care of the Elderly (MACE) Service. JAMA Internal Medicine 2013, 173: 990-996. PMID: 23608775, PMCID: PMC3691362, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUsual care groupShorter hospital stayAdverse eventsMACE groupUsual careHospital stayAcute careFunctional statusOlder adultsPatient outcomesCatheter-associated urinary tract infectionsTertiary acute care hospitalCare Transitions MeasureHospitalized older adultsUrinary tract infectionPairs of patientsAcute medical problemsGeneral medical servicesLength of stayAcute care hospitalsMount Sinai HospitalLower ratesElderly servicesAcute illnessCohort studyUse of Hospital-Based Acute Care Among Patients Recently Discharged From the Hospital
Vashi AA, Fox JP, Carr BG, D’Onofrio G, Pines JM, Ross JS, Gross CP. Use of Hospital-Based Acute Care Among Patients Recently Discharged From the Hospital. JAMA 2013, 309: 364-371. PMID: 23340638, PMCID: PMC3598620, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.216219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute care hospitalsHospital-based acute careAcute care encountersED visitsHospital readmissionAcute careCare hospitalRelease visitsIndex hospitalizationReasons patientsCare encountersED treatUncomplicated benign prostatic hypertrophyUtilization Project State InpatientAcute care visitsDays of dischargeEmergency department visitsCommon reason patientsHospital readmission ratesAcute care servicesBenign prostatic hypertrophyUse of hospitalHealth care focusEffectiveness of transitionCare visits