2022
An Initiative to Improve Performance on a National Transition of Care Measure and to Reduce Readmissions in an Academic Psychiatric Hospital
Li L, Kulp W, Krieg H, Aptaker D, Klink B, Knox D, Pincus HA. An Initiative to Improve Performance on a National Transition of Care Measure and to Reduce Readmissions in an Academic Psychiatric Hospital. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2022, 48: 205-213. PMID: 35193810, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2022.01.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHospitals, PsychiatricHumansPatient DischargePatient ReadmissionPatient TransferQuality ImprovementConceptsQuality improvement projectReadmission ratesPsychiatric hospitalCompliance rateCause readmission rateDecrease hospital readmissionsClinical decision support toolAcademic psychiatric hospitalAdverse patient outcomesImprovement projectClinical diagnosis dataHospital readmissionPreintervention periodCare measuresPatient outcomesCDS toolProvider complianceReadmissionCDS toolsHospitalOutcome metricsPrimary measureYear 2Year 3Diagnosis data
2019
Changes in Hospital Referral Patterns to Skilled Nursing Facilities Under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program
Kim KL, Li L, Kuang M, Horwitz LI, Desai SM. Changes in Hospital Referral Patterns to Skilled Nursing Facilities Under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program. Medical Care 2019, 57: 695-701. PMID: 31335756, PMCID: PMC6944285, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital Readmissions Reduction ProgramSkilled nursing facilitiesHospital referral patternsReadmissions Reduction ProgramReferral patternsReadmission ratesReferral ratesNursing facilitiesMedicare FFS patientsHigher readmission ratesProportion of referralsAcute myocardial infarctionPercentage of referralsReduction programsHRRP announcementSNF patientsFFS patientsHeart failureDifferential increaseService patientsMyocardial infarctionPostacute careReadmission reductionSD increaseMedicare feePatterns 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 ServicesHospitalTHARisk of Readmission After Discharge From Skilled Nursing Facilities Following Heart Failure Hospitalization: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Weerahandi H, Li L, Bao H, Herrin J, Dharmarajan K, Ross JS, Kim KL, Jones S, Horwitz LI. Risk of Readmission After Discharge From Skilled Nursing Facilities Following Heart Failure Hospitalization: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association 2019, 20: 432-437. PMID: 30954133, PMCID: PMC6486375, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2019.01.135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkilled nursing facilitiesSNF dischargeRetrospective cohort studySNF lengthHeart failureHF hospitalizationComposite outcomeCohort studyNursing facilitiesService beneficiaries 65Heart failure hospitalizationRisk of readmissionHazard rate ratiosFailure hospitalizationUnplanned readmissionHF diagnosisHospital dischargePostdischarge outcomesSNF stayMedicare patientsMedicare feeHome transitionPatientsReadmissionDay 3Trends 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 ResearchConceptsHospital 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