2009
Use of Medicare and Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care by Veterans with Dementia: A Longitudinal Analysis
Zhu CW, Penrod JD, Ross JS, Dellenbaugh C, Sano M. Use of Medicare and Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care by Veterans with Dementia: A Longitudinal Analysis. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2009, 57: 1908-1914. PMID: 19682132, PMCID: PMC3233990, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02405.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedicare useDual usersGreater likelihoodVeterans Affairs (VA) health careUse of MedicareHigh-quality careMultiple comorbiditiesPatient characteristicsVascular dementiaHigh comorbidityMedicare claimsFunctional limitationsMale veteransNursing homesVA servicesAlzheimer's diseaseVeterans AffairsOlder agePrivate insuranceFormal diagnosisDementiaUse groupHealth careCareLess likelihood
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