2018
Geographical Health Priority Areas For Older Americans
Krumholz HM, Normand ST, Wang Y. Geographical Health Priority Areas For Older Americans. Health Affairs 2018, 37: 104-110. PMID: 29309217, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2017.0744.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth priority areasMortality rateHigher adjusted mortality ratesRisk-standardized mortality ratesAdjusted mortality rateHealth careUnique Medicare beneficiariesMedicare beneficiariesUS populationHealth disparitiesOlder adultsStudy periodGeographic disparitiesOlder AmericansCarePercentDisparitiesPriority areasWide disparity
2017
National Trends in Use and Outcomes of Pulmonary Artery Catheters Among Medicare Beneficiaries, 1999-2013
Ikuta K, Wang Y, Robinson A, Ahmad T, Krumholz HM, Desai NR. National Trends in Use and Outcomes of Pulmonary Artery Catheters Among Medicare Beneficiaries, 1999-2013. JAMA Cardiology 2017, 2: 908-913. PMID: 28593267, PMCID: PMC5815078, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2017.1670.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCatheterization, Swan-GanzCohort StudiesCross-Sectional StudiesDisease ManagementFemaleHeart FailureHospital MortalityHospitalizationHumansLength of StayMaleMedicareMortalityMyocardial InfarctionPulmonary ArteryRespiratory InsufficiencyUnited StatesVascular Access DevicesConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionLength of stayPAC usePAC placementRespiratory failureHeart failureMyocardial infarctionClinical conditionsPulmonary artery catheter useNational trendsCross-sectional cohort studyStudy periodKey clinical conditionsMedicaid Services inpatientHeart failure admissionsPulmonary artery catheterClinical Modification codesSociodemographic groupsUnique Medicare beneficiariesLack of benefitRace/ethnicityService inpatientsHospital mortalityCatheter useArtery catheter
2015
Mortality, Hospitalizations, and Expenditures for the Medicare Population Aged 65 Years or Older, 1999-2013
Krumholz HM, Nuti SV, Downing NS, Normand SL, Wang Y. Mortality, Hospitalizations, and Expenditures for the Medicare Population Aged 65 Years or Older, 1999-2013. JAMA 2015, 314: 355-365. PMID: 26219053, PMCID: PMC5459402, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2015.8035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonths of lifeMedicare beneficiariesService beneficiariesMedicare feeInpatient expendituresCause mortalitySerial cross-sectional analysisCause mortality ratesNumber of hospitalizationsIntensity of careUnique Medicare beneficiariesCross-sectional analysisPercentage of beneficiariesCause hospitalizationTotal hospitalizationsMore hospitalizationsHospitalization ratesMedicare denominatorInpatient filesHospitalizationMAIN OUTCOMEMortality rateMortalityHealth careKey demographic groups