2017
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Readmissions and Other Measures of Hospital Quality
Rinne ST, Castaneda J, Lindenauer PK, Cleary PD, Paz HL, Gomez JL. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Readmissions and Other Measures of Hospital Quality. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2017, 196: 47-55. PMID: 28145726, PMCID: PMC5519962, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201609-1944oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOPD readmission ratesChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseReadmission ratesCOPD readmissionsMortality rateChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ReadmissionsHospital qualityObstructive pulmonary diseaseDisease-specific outcomesAcute myocardial infarctionPatient experience measuresHigh-quality careIndividual disease outcomesHospital Compare websiteHeart failureHospital readmissionPulmonary diseaseMyocardial infarctionSurgical conditionsDisease outcomePatient reportsReadmissionMedical conditionsCare experiencesMeasures of quality
1994
Do patients' health status reports predict future hospital stays for patients with an acute myocardial infarction?
Nelson E, Ferreira P, Cleary P, Gustafson D, Wasson J. Do patients' health status reports predict future hospital stays for patients with an acute myocardial infarction? Family Practice Research Journal 1994, 14: 119-26. PMID: 8053377.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseHealth StatusHumansLongitudinal StudiesMedical RecordsMyocardial InfarctionOdds RatioPatient ReadmissionConceptsPatient reportsHealth statusCardiac symptomsAMI patientsMedical historyAcute myocardial infarction patientsAcute myocardial infarctionGeneral health statusSignificant independent predictorsMyocardial infarction patientsPsychosocial health statusPatients' health statusPoor psychosocial functionPoor psychosocial functioningIndependent predictorsPrognostic valueFuture hospitalInfarction patientsMyocardial infarctionHealth care researchCommunity hospitalLongitudinal followPatientsPsychosocial functionYounger age
1987
Predicting emergency readmissions for patients discharged from the medical service of a teaching hospital
Phillips R, Safran C, Cleary P, Delbanco T. Predicting emergency readmissions for patients discharged from the medical service of a teaching hospital. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1987, 2: 400-405. PMID: 3694300, DOI: 10.1007/bf02596366.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEmergency Medical ServicesForecastingHospitals, TeachingHumansPatient DischargePatient ReadmissionRisk FactorsConceptsEmergency readmissionRenal diseaseTeaching hospitalAcute care teaching hospitalGreater hospital chargesDays of dischargeRisk factor profileElevated anion gapAvailable clinical dataMedical servicesReadmitted patientsLonger hospitalizationPatient demographicsPrior admissionClinical factorsHeart failureDischarge diagnosisHospital chargesRelative riskClinical dataAnion gapReadmissionReduced riskPatientsFactor profile