2015
An Administrative Claims Measure of Payments Made for Medicare Patients for a 30-Day Episode of Care for Acute Myocardial Infarction
Kim N, Bernheim SM, Ott LS, Han L, Spivack SB, Xu X, Volpe M, Liu A, Krumholz HM. An Administrative Claims Measure of Payments Made for Medicare Patients for a 30-Day Episode of Care for Acute Myocardial Infarction. Medical Care 2015, 53: 542-549. PMID: 25970575, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionICD-9 codes 410Administrative Claims MeasurePatients 65 yearsDate of admissionClaims-based measuresIntraclass correlation coefficient scoreIntraclass correlation coefficientValue of careHigh-value careClinical variablesDischarge diagnosisMedicare patientsMedicare claimsClinical careAMI episodeAMI hospitalizationCare costsCode 410HospitalizationMedicaid ServicesHospitalClaims measuresCare
2010
Refill Adherence to Oral Hypoglycemic Agents and Glycemic Control in Veterans
Kim N, Agostini JV, Justice AC. Refill Adherence to Oral Hypoglycemic Agents and Glycemic Control in Veterans. Annals Of Pharmacotherapy 2010, 44: 800-808. PMID: 20388863, PMCID: PMC3117591, DOI: 10.1345/aph.1m570.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral hypoglycemic agentsGlycemic controlGoal A1CHypoglycemic agentsBaseline dateInadequate diabetes controlPercent of patientsPoor glycemic controlMain outcome measuresBaseline A1CContinuous refillNonpersistent patientsComorbid hypertensionDiabetes medicationsMedian ageBetter persistenceMedication nonadherenceDiabetes controlDays' supplyOutcome measuresClinical careEligible veteransPatientsA1CMedications