2023
1358-P: Disparities in Acute and Chronic Complications of Diabetes in Rural U.S.
STEIGER K, HERRIN J, SWARNA K, MCCOY R. 1358-P: Disparities in Acute and Chronic Complications of Diabetes in Rural U.S. Diabetes 2023, 72 DOI: 10.2337/db23-1358-p.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic diabetes complicationsDiabetes complicationsKidney diseaseMyocardial infarctionGreater incidenceEnd-stage kidney diseaseIncidence of strokeRate of complicationsLower extremity ulcersDiabetes-related complicationsHealth care utilizationOptumLabs Data WarehouseMedicare Advantage beneficiariesChronic complicationsCharcot jointExtremity ulcersHeart failureSevere hypoglycemiaCare utilizationSevere hyperglycemiaAtrial fibrillationLower incidenceComplicationsHigh incidenceDiabetesEvaluation of High-Deductible Health Plans and Acute Glycemic Complications Among Adults With Diabetes
Jiang D, Herrin J, Van Houten H, McCoy R. Evaluation of High-Deductible Health Plans and Acute Glycemic Complications Among Adults With Diabetes. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2250602. PMID: 36662531, PMCID: PMC9860518, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.50602.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-deductible health plansSevere hypoglycemiaED visitsHealth plansCohort studyHDHP enrollmentPotential treatment selection biasAcute diabetes complicationsGlucose-lowering medicationsRetrospective cohort studyOptimal diabetes careAdministrative claims dataTreatment selection biasMixed effects logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsGlycemic complicationsGlycemic controlPatient ageDiabetes complicationsDiabetes careHospital visitsStudy populationInverse propensity scoreMAIN OUTCOMEClaims data
2017
Hospital Readmissions among Commercially Insured and Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries with Diabetes and the Impact of Severe Hypoglycemic and Hyperglycemic Events
McCoy RG, Lipska KJ, Herrin J, Jeffery MM, Krumholz HM, Shah ND. Hospital Readmissions among Commercially Insured and Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries with Diabetes and the Impact of Severe Hypoglycemic and Hyperglycemic Events. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2017, 32: 1097-1105. PMID: 28685482, PMCID: PMC5602759, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-017-4095-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiabetes Complications Severity IndexSevere dysglycemiaIndex hospitalizationMedicare Advantage beneficiariesRisk factorsBetter care transitionsComplications Severity IndexPost-discharge managementIndependent risk factorYounger patient ageOptumLabs Data WarehouseStrong risk factorYears of ageBackgroundHospital readmissionsDesignRetrospective analysisCause readmissionUnplanned readmissionPatient agePrior hospitalizationReadmission ratesYounger patientsHeart failureHospital readmissionSevere hypoglycemiaDiabetes complications