2011
An Administrative Claims Measure Suitable for Profiling Hospital Performance Based on 30-Day All-Cause Readmission Rates Among Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Krumholz HM, Lin Z, Drye EE, Desai MM, Han LF, Rapp MT, Mattera JA, Normand SL. An Administrative Claims Measure Suitable for Profiling Hospital Performance Based on 30-Day All-Cause Readmission Rates Among Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2011, 4: 243-252. PMID: 21406673, PMCID: PMC3350811, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.110.957498.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCohort StudiesFemaleHumansInsurance Claim ReviewLogistic ModelsMaleMedicareModels, StatisticalMyocardial InfarctionOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CareOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient ReadmissionQuality of Health CareReproducibility of ResultsRisk FactorsTime FactorsUnited StatesConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionRisk-standardized readmission ratesCause readmission rateReadmission ratesMyocardial infarctionAdjusted readmission ratesAdministrative Claims MeasureUnadjusted readmission rates
2008
An Administrative Claims Measure Suitable for Profiling Hospital Performance on the Basis of 30-Day All-Cause Readmission Rates Among Patients With Heart Failure
Keenan PS, Normand SL, Lin Z, Drye EE, Bhat KR, Ross JS, Schuur JD, Stauffer BD, Bernheim SM, Epstein AJ, Wang Y, Herrin J, Chen J, Federer JJ, Mattera JA, Wang Y, Krumholz HM. An Administrative Claims Measure Suitable for Profiling Hospital Performance on the Basis of 30-Day All-Cause Readmission Rates Among Patients With Heart Failure. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2008, 1: 29-37. PMID: 20031785, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.108.802686.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized readmission ratesCause readmission rateReadmission ratesHeart failureHospital-level readmission ratesAdjusted readmission ratesAdministrative Claims MeasureUnadjusted readmission ratesHeart failure patientsHospital risk-standardized readmission ratesMedical record dataProfiling Hospital PerformanceHierarchical logistic regression modelsUse of MedicareMedical record modelNational Quality ForumLogistic regression modelsCause readmissionClaims-based modelsHospital dischargeFailure patientsC-statisticPreventable eventsPatientsQuality Forum