2019
Racial and Ethnic Differences in 30-Day Hospital Readmissions Among US Adults With Diabetes
Rodriguez-Gutierrez R, Herrin J, Lipska KJ, Montori VM, Shah ND, McCoy RG. Racial and Ethnic Differences in 30-Day Hospital Readmissions Among US Adults With Diabetes. JAMA Network Open 2019, 2: e1913249. PMID: 31603490, PMCID: PMC6804020, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.13249.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministrative Claims, HealthcareAgedAged, 80 and overAsianBlack or African AmericanComorbidityDiabetes ComplicationsEthnicityFemaleHispanic or LatinoHospital Bed Capacity, 300 to 499Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and overHospitals, UniversityHospitals, VoluntaryHumansIncomeMaleMiddle AgedMinority GroupsPatient ReadmissionRacial GroupsRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsCause readmissionIndex hospitalizationBlack patientsWhite patientsUS adultsHigh riskAdministrative claims data setsHospital-level risk factorsEthnic differencesLarge hospitalsPlace of hospitalizationDays of dischargeRetrospective cohort studyLow-income patientsMedicare Advantage beneficiariesSystem-level factorsClaims data setsHealth care qualityRace/ethnicityCohort studyReadmission ratesAdult patientsHospital readmissionHispanic patientsReadmission risk
2013
For-profit hospital ownership status and use of brachytherapy after breast-conserving surgery
Sen S, Soulos PR, Herrin J, Roberts KB, Yu JB, Lesnikoski BA, Ross JS, Krumholz HM, Gross CP. For-profit hospital ownership status and use of brachytherapy after breast-conserving surgery. Surgery 2013, 155: 776-788. PMID: 24787104, PMCID: PMC4008843, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2013.12.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital ownership statusBreast-conserving operationsBreast-conserving surgeryUse of brachytherapyRadiation therapyOperative careBreast cancerMedicare beneficiariesOverall useReceipt of brachytherapyAdjuvant radiation therapyInvasive breast cancerFemale Medicare beneficiariesGreater overall useYears of ageShort life expectancyRetrospective studyRT modalityProfit hospitalsExpensive modalityOlder womenBrachytherapy useBreast brachytherapyHospitalBrachytherapy