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Nancy Kim, MD, PhD

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  • 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: 542-9. PMID: 25970575, DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000000361.
  • Patients need safer hospitals, every day of the week.Dharmarajan K, Kim N, Krumholz HM. Patients need safer hospitals, every day of the week. BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.) 2015, 350: h1826. PMID: 25877669, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.h1826.
  • 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: 920-8. PMID: 25336626, PMCID: PMC4380171, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.114.001140.
  • Relationship between universal health outcome priorities and willingness to take medication for primary prevention of myocardial infarction.Case SM, O'Leary J, Kim N, Tinetti ME, Fried TR. Relationship between universal health outcome priorities and willingness to take medication for primary prevention of myocardial infarction. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2014, 62: 1753-8. PMID: 25146885, PMCID: PMC4172520, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12983.
  • Payments for acute myocardial infarction episodes-of-care initiated at hospitals with and without interventional capabilities.Ben-Josef G, Ott LS, Spivack SB, Wang C, Ross JS, Shah SJ, Curtis JP, Kim N, Krumholz HM, Bernheim SM. Payments for acute myocardial infarction episodes-of-care initiated at hospitals with and without interventional capabilities. Circulation. Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2014, 7: 882-8. PMID: 25387777, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.114.000927.
  • Intravenous fluids in acute decompensated heart failure.Bikdeli B, Strait KM, Dharmarajan K, Li SX, Mody P, Partovian C, Coca SG, Kim N, Horwitz LI, Testani JM, Krumholz HM. Intravenous fluids in acute decompensated heart failure. JACC. Heart Failure 2015, 3: 127-33. PMID: 25660836, PMCID: PMC4438991, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2014.09.007.
  • Trends 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.
  • "Phenotyping" hospital value of care for patients with heart failure.Xu X, Li SX, Lin H, Normand SL, Kim N, Ott LS, Lagu T, Duan M, Kroch EA, Krumholz HM. "Phenotyping" hospital value of care for patients with heart failure. Health Services Research 2014, 49: 2000-16. PMID: 24974769, PMCID: PMC4254136, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12197.
  • Hospital variation in noninvasive positive pressure ventilation for acute decompensated heart failure.Kulkarni VT, Kim N, Dai Y, Dharmarajan K, Safavi KC, Bikdeli B, Lindenauer PK, Testani J, Dries DL, Krumholz HM. Hospital variation in noninvasive positive pressure ventilation for acute decompensated heart failure. Circulation. Heart Failure 2014, 7: 427-33. PMID: 24633829, PMCID: PMC4386575, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.113.000698.
  • Hospital readmission performance and patterns of readmission: retrospective cohort study of Medicare admissions.Dharmarajan K, Hsieh AF, Lin Z, Bueno H, Ross JS, Horwitz LI, Barreto-Filho JA, Kim N, Suter LG, Bernheim SM, Drye EE, Krumholz HM. Hospital readmission performance and patterns of readmission: retrospective cohort study of Medicare admissions. BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.) 2013, 347: f6571. PMID: 24259033, PMCID: PMC3898430, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.f6571.
  • Trends in hospitalization rates and outcomes of endocarditis among Medicare beneficiaries.Bikdeli B, Wang Y, Kim N, Desai MM, Quagliarello V, Krumholz HM. Trends in hospitalization rates and outcomes of endocarditis among Medicare beneficiaries. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2013, 62: 2217-26. PMID: 23994421, PMCID: PMC4335801, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.07.071.
  • Spending more, doing more, or both? An alternative method for quantifying utilization during hospitalizations.Lagu T, Krumholz HM, Dharmarajan K, Partovian C, Kim N, Mody PS, Li SX, Strait KM, Lindenauer PK. Spending more, doing more, or both? An alternative method for quantifying utilization during hospitalizations. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2013, 8: 373-9. PMID: 23757115, PMCID: PMC4014449, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2046.
  • 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.
  • Dominance of furosemide for loop diuretic therapy in heart failure: time to revisit the alternatives?Bikdeli B, Strait KM, Dharmarajan K, Partovian C, Coca SG, Kim N, Li SX, Testani JM, Khan U, Krumholz HM. Dominance of furosemide for loop diuretic therapy in heart failure: time to revisit the alternatives? Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2013, 61: 1549-50. PMID: 23500272, PMCID: PMC4038646, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.12.043.
  • Diagnoses and timing of 30-day readmissions after hospitalization for heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, or pneumonia.Dharmarajan K, Hsieh AF, Lin Z, Bueno H, Ross JS, Horwitz LI, Barreto-Filho JA, Kim N, Bernheim SM, Suter LG, Drye EE, Krumholz HM. Diagnoses and timing of 30-day readmissions after hospitalization for heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, or pneumonia. JAMA 2013, 309: 355-63. PMID: 23340637, PMCID: PMC3688083, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.216476.
  • Variation exists in rates of admission to intensive care units for heart failure patients across hospitals in the United States.Safavi KC, Dharmarajan K, Kim N, Strait KM, Li SX, Chen SI, Lagu T, Krumholz HM. Variation exists in rates of admission to intensive care units for heart failure patients across hospitals in the United States. Circulation 2013, 127: 923-9. PMID: 23355624, PMCID: PMC3688061, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.112.001088.
  • Antiretroviral adherence among rural compared to urban veterans with HIV infection in the United States.Ohl ME, Perencevich E, McInnes DK, Kim N, Rimland D, Akgun K, Fiellin DA, Skanderson M, Wang K, Justice A. Antiretroviral adherence among rural compared to urban veterans with HIV infection in the United States. AIDS And Behavior 2013, 17: 174-80. PMID: 23080359, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-012-0325-8.
  • Procedure intensity and the cost of care.Chen SI, Dharmarajan K, Kim N, Strait KM, Li SX, Safavi KC, Lindenauer PK, Krumholz HM, Lagu T. Procedure intensity and the cost of care. Circulation. Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2012, 5: 308-13. PMID: 22576844, PMCID: PMC3415230, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.112.966069.
  • Antidepressant use and cognitive deficits in older men: addressing confounding by indications with different methods.Han L, Kim N, Brandt C, Allore HG. Antidepressant use and cognitive deficits in older men: addressing confounding by indications with different methods. Annals Of Epidemiology 2012, 22: 9-16. PMID: 22037381, PMCID: PMC4054866, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2011.10.004.
  • 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. The Annals Of Pharmacotherapy 2010, 44: 800-8. PMID: 20388863, PMCID: PMC3117591, DOI: 10.1345/aph.1M570.
  • Measuring Persistence to Oral Hypoglycemic Agents in Type 2 Diabetic Veterans.Kim N, Agostini J, Justice A. Measuring Persistence to Oral Hypoglycemic Agents in Type 2 Diabetic Veterans. The Journal Of Pharmacy Technology : JPT : Official Publication Of The Association Of Pharmacy Technicians 2009, 25: 223-229. PMID: 21779543, PMCID: PMC3139220, DOI: 10.1177/875512250902500402.
  • Evaluating interventions to improve antiretroviral adherence: how much of an effect is required for favorable value?Braithwaite RS, Fiellin DA, Nucifora K, Bryant K, Roberts M, Kim N, Justice AC. Evaluating interventions to improve antiretroviral adherence: how much of an effect is required for favorable value? Value In Health : The Journal Of The International Society For Pharmacoeconomics And Outcomes Research 2010, 13: 535-42. PMID: 20345544, PMCID: PMC3032536, DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4733.2010.00714.x.
  • Challenges in ambulatory resident education: medication knowledge in disadvantaged patients.Kim N, Talwalkar J, Holmboe E. Challenges in ambulatory resident education: medication knowledge in disadvantaged patients. Connecticut Medicine 2006, 70: 549-57. PMID: 17131901.
  • The impact of clinical trials on the use of hormone replacement therapy. A population-based study.Kim N, Gross C, Curtis J, Stettin G, Wogen S, Choe N, Krumholz HM. The impact of clinical trials on the use of hormone replacement therapy. A population-based study. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2005, 20: 1026-31. PMID: 16307628, PMCID: PMC1490267, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2005.0221.x.
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