2021
The Incidence and Cumulative Risk of Major Surgery in Older Persons in the United States
Becher RD, Vander Wyk B, Leo-Summers L, Desai MM, Gill TM. The Incidence and Cumulative Risk of Major Surgery in Older Persons in the United States. Annals Of Surgery 2021, 277: 87-92. PMID: 34261884, PMCID: PMC8758792, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000005077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor surgeryOlder personsCumulative riskNational HealthCommunity-living older personsHigh-quality surgical careNon-frail groupPopulation-based incidenceService Medicare beneficiariesMedicaid Services dataCumulative risk estimatesProspective longitudinal studyUnited States agesAging Trends StudyGeriatric characteristicsRepresentative incidenceFrail groupAdjusted incidenceGeriatric populationProbable dementiaSurgical carePersons 85Medicare beneficiariesSurgeryVulnerable subgroups
2019
Factors Associated with Dissatisfaction in Medical Care Quality among Older Medicare Beneficiaries Suffering from Mental Illness
Travers JL, Le C, Desai MM, Merrill JA. Factors Associated with Dissatisfaction in Medical Care Quality among Older Medicare Beneficiaries Suffering from Mental Illness. Journal Of Aging & Social Policy 2019, 33: 51-66. PMID: 31266436, DOI: 10.1080/08959420.2019.1628624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical care qualityMental health disordersOlder adultsCare qualityHealth disordersOlder Medicare beneficiariesPrimary care providersPrimary care practicesUS older adultsMedicaid Services dataMental health needsCare providersMedicare beneficiariesSatisfactory careCare practicesMental illnessHealth needsEthnic differencesAdultsDisordersService dataIllnessFactorsCare
2015
USE OF ADVANCED THERAPIES FOR ACUTE PULMONARY EMBOLISM AND RELATED OUTCOMES AMONG FEE-FOR-SERVICE MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES FROM 1999 TO 2010
Bikdeli B, Wang Y, Minges K, Desai N, Kim N, Desai M, Spertus J, Masoudi F, Nallamothu B, Goldhaber S, Krumholz H. USE OF ADVANCED THERAPIES FOR ACUTE PULMONARY EMBOLISM AND RELATED OUTCOMES AMONG FEE-FOR-SERVICE MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES FROM 1999 TO 2010. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2015, 65: a2128. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(15)62128-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Trends in Aortic Dissection Hospitalizations, Interventions, and Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries in the United States, 2000–2011
Mody PS, Wang Y, Geirsson A, Kim N, Desai MM, Gupta A, Dodson JA, Krumholz HM. Trends in Aortic Dissection Hospitalizations, Interventions, and Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries in the United States, 2000–2011. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2014, 7: 920-928. PMID: 25336626, PMCID: PMC4380171, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.114.001140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTrends in left ventricular assist device use and outcomes among Medicare beneficiaries, 2004–2011
Lampropulos JF, Kim N, Wang Y, Desai MM, Barreto-Filho JA, Dodson JA, Dries DL, Mangi AA, Krumholz HM. Trends in left ventricular assist device use and outcomes among Medicare beneficiaries, 2004–2011. Open Heart 2014, 1: e000109. PMID: 25332817, PMCID: PMC4189322, DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2014-000109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDischarge dispositionLVAD implantationMortality rateRehospitalisation ratesIndex hospitalisationImplantation rateLeft ventricular assist device useVentricular assist device useMedicaid Services paymentsProportion of patientsLong-term outcomesPost-procedure lengthUse of LVADsDevice implantation ratesHospital daysHospitalisation costsHeartMate IILVAD useMedicare feeMedicare populationMedicare beneficiariesService beneficiariesHospitalisationDevice useStay
2013
Trends in Intracranial Stenting Among Medicare Beneficiaries in the United States, 2006–2010
Gupta A, Desai MM, Kim N, Bulsara KR, Wang Y, Krumholz HM. Trends in Intracranial Stenting Among Medicare Beneficiaries in the United States, 2006–2010. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2013, 2: e000084. PMID: 23588099, PMCID: PMC3647283, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.113.000084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracranial stentingMortality rateService beneficiariesICD-9-CM procedure codesPrincipal discharge diagnosis codeOverall hospitalization rateDischarge diagnosis codesHumanitarian Device Exemption approvalAcute care hospitalsHumanitarian Device ExemptionCare hospitalIntracranial angioplastyHospitalization ratesICS useSubarachnoid hemorrhageDiagnosis codesOperative rateProcedure ratesMedicare feeMedicare beneficiariesInsufficient evidenceICS procedureDrug AdministrationCerebral aneurysmsMedicaid Services
2011
Development, validation, and results of a measure of 30‐day readmission following hospitalization for pneumonia
Lindenauer PK, Normand S, Drye EE, Lin Z, Goodrich K, Desai MM, Bratzler DW, O'Donnell WJ, Metersky ML, Krumholz HM. Development, validation, and results of a measure of 30‐day readmission following hospitalization for pneumonia. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2011, 6: 142-150. PMID: 21387551, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.890.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital readmission ratesReadmission ratesOdds of readmissionRetrospective cohort studyMedical record reviewPrincipal discharge diagnosisDays of treatmentElderly patientsHospital dischargeCohort studyRecord reviewDischarge diagnosisUnadjusted ratesOutpatient MedicareMedical recordsAdministrative claimsMedicare beneficiariesReadmissionPneumoniaRisk-standardized hospital readmission ratesHospital