2018
Association Between Postdischarge Emergency Department Visitation and Readmission Rates
Venkatesh AK, Wang C, Wang Y, Altaf F, Bernheim SM, Horwitz L. Association Between Postdischarge Emergency Department Visitation and Readmission Rates. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2018, 13: 589-594. PMID: 29538471, DOI: 10.12788/jhm.2937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionED visit ratesHospital-level variationReadmission ratesHeart failureED visitsHospital dischargeED visitationVisit ratesMedicare beneficiariesMedicare Standard Analytic FilesPostdischarge ED visitsDays of hospitalizationEmergency department visitsHospital readmission ratesLower readmission ratesStandard Analytic FilesEmergency department (ED) visitationSignificant inverse correlationCross-sectional analysisDepartment visitsMyocardial infarctionAnalytic FilesED servicesPneumonia
2016
Hospital Use of Observation Stays
Venkatesh AK, Wang C, Ross JS, Altaf FK, Suter LG, Vellanky S, Grady JN, Bernheim SM. Hospital Use of Observation Stays. Medical Care 2016, 54: 1070-1077. PMID: 27579906, PMCID: PMC5850934, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized readmission ratesAcute myocardial infarctionObservation staysHeart failureReadmission measuresHospital useHospital risk-standardized readmission ratesCross-sectional analysisModest inverse correlationPostdischarge periodReadmission ratesHospital observationMyocardial infarctionMedicare feeStayPneumoniaService beneficiariesMeasures of qualityMedicaid ServicesHospitalInverse correlationModest correlationReadmissionPublic reportingFailure