2021
Association between 30-day readmission rates and health information technology capabilities in US hospitals
Elysee G, Yu H, Herrin J, Horwitz LI. Association between 30-day readmission rates and health information technology capabilities in US hospitals. Medicine 2021, 100: e24755. PMID: 33663091, PMCID: PMC7909153, DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000024755.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized readmission ratesHealth IT capabilitiesLower readmission riskReadmission riskReadmission ratesHealth information technologyElectronic health recordsHospital dischargeRetrospective cross-sectional studyU.S. acute care hospitalsHealth recordsAcute care hospitalsCross-sectional studyFragmentation of careHospital-level risk-standardized readmission ratesOne-point increaseHospital Compare websiteHealth information technology capabilitiesCare hospitalOutcome measuresOutpatient providersUS hospitalsCare deliveryPatient accessClinical stakeholders
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAged, 80 and overCause of DeathFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeart FailureHumansMaleMedicarePatient ReadmissionRetrospective StudiesSurvival RateUnited StatesConceptsHospital 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