2021
Achieving Population Health Impacts Through Health Promotion Programs Offered by Community-based Organizations
Brewster AL, Wilson TL, Curry LA, Kunkel SR. Achieving Population Health Impacts Through Health Promotion Programs Offered by Community-based Organizations. Medical Care 2021, 59: 273-279. PMID: 33480659, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001492.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth promotion programsNursing home useEvidence-based health promotion programsHealth care usePromotion programsCare useOlder adultsAmbulatory care-sensitive hospitalizationsHome useHospital readmission ratesBehavioral risk factorsCommunity-based organizationsReadmission ratesChronic conditionsRisk factorsStratified analysisClinical settingPopulation-level impactBreadth of programsPopulation healthDelivery sitesMedicare spendingPercentage point reductionSignificant reductionAdults
2016
Interventions for Reducing Hospital Readmission Rates: The Role of Hospice and Palliative Care
Cherlin EJ, Brewster AL, Curry LA, Canavan ME, Hurzeler R, Bradley EH. Interventions for Reducing Hospital Readmission Rates: The Role of Hospice and Palliative Care. American Journal Of Hospice And Palliative Medicine® 2016, 34: 748-753. PMID: 27443281, DOI: 10.1177/1049909116660276.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of readmissionHospital readmission ratesPalliative careUse of hospiceReadmission ratesIntegration of hospiceHospital site visitsRole of hospicePosthospital settingUnplanned readmissionHospice servicesHospital staffPatientsStudy of hospitalsSecondary analysisReadmissionHospitalHospiceClinical groupsCareAppropriate useConstant comparative methodDiscussion guideRiskStandard discussion guide