2019
Association Between Insurance Status and Access to Hospital Care in Emergency Department Disposition
Venkatesh AK, Chou SC, Li SX, Choi J, Ross JS, D’Onofrio G, Krumholz HM, Dharmarajan K. Association Between Insurance Status and Access to Hospital Care in Emergency Department Disposition. JAMA Internal Medicine 2019, 179: 686-693. PMID: 30933243, PMCID: PMC6503571, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.0037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAsthmaCritical CareCross-Sectional StudiesDatabases, FactualEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHospitalizationHumansInsurance CoverageInsurance, HealthLung DiseasesMaleMedicaidMedically UninsuredMiddle AgedPatient DischargePatient TransferPneumoniaPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveUnited StatesConceptsNational Emergency Department SampleEmergency Department SampleCommon medical conditionsUninsured patientsCritical care capabilitiesED dischargeED visitsED transfersPulmonary diseaseCare capabilitiesInsurance statusHigher oddsMedicaid beneficiariesMedical conditionsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAcute pulmonary diseaseEmergency department transfersAdult ED visitsHospital admission ratesObstructive pulmonary diseaseEmergency department dispositionPatient insurance statusPatient case mixHospital ownership statusIntensive care capabilities
2012
Hospital Patterns of Use of Positive Inotropic Agents in Patients With Heart Failure
Partovian C, Gleim SR, Mody PS, Li SX, Wang H, Strait KM, Allen LA, Lagu T, Normand SL, Krumholz HM. Hospital Patterns of Use of Positive Inotropic Agents in Patients With Heart Failure. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2012, 60: 1402-1409. PMID: 22981548, PMCID: PMC3636773, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.07.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive inotropic agentsRisk-standardized ratesInotropic agentsHeart failureInotrope useHospital patternsMortality rateRisk-standardized mortality ratesHospital mortality rateHeart failure patientsLittle clinical evidenceLength of stayPatient case mixHierarchical logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsIntraclass correlation coefficientFailure patientsHospital variationClinical evidenceInterhospital variationClinical guidelinesIndividual hospital effectsHospital ratesHospital effectsPatterns of use