2022
Assessment of Market-Level Information on Quality Using Hospital Care Compare
Oddleifson D, Xu X, Ross J, Spatz E, Desai N. Assessment of Market-Level Information on Quality Using Hospital Care Compare. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2022, 38: 1581-1583. PMID: 36443632, PMCID: PMC10160280, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07965-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Unplanned hospital visits after ambulatory surgical care
Bongiovanni T, Parzynski C, Ranasinghe I, Steinman MA, Ross JS. Unplanned hospital visits after ambulatory surgical care. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0254039. PMID: 34283840, PMCID: PMC8291649, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0254039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnplanned hospital visitsSame-day surgeryHospital visitsAmbulatory surgeryHealthcare costsDischarge care qualityHospital visit ratesNumber of comorbiditiesEmergency department visitsMajority of surgeriesAmbulatory surgical careSpecific patient populationsQuality's Healthcare CostMedicaid Services measuresPatient hospital visitsQuality of careType of procedureDepartment visitsHospital admissionPatient characteristicsOutpatient settingPatient populationProcedure typeSurgical careSurgical facilitiesEffects of forced disruption in Medicaid managed care on children with asthma
Piwnica‐Worms K, Staiger B, Ross JS, Rosenthal MS, Ndumele CD. Effects of forced disruption in Medicaid managed care on children with asthma. Health Services Research 2021, 56: 668-676. PMID: 33624290, PMCID: PMC8313960, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13643.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care providersPersistent asthmaCare plansOutpatient visitsCare utilizationCare administrative claims dataEmergency department utilizationHealth care utilizationAdministrative claims dataIndicators of asthmaProportion of childrenPatients outpatientHealth utilizationAdministrative claimsAsthmaCare providersClaims dataNumber of childrenConsistent associationMedicaidVisitsChildrenOutpatientsPercentage point decreaseEnrollment data
2017
Quality of Care in the United States Territories, 1999–2012
Nuti SV, Wang Y, Masoudi FA, Nunez-Smith M, Normand ST, Murugiah K, Rodríguez-Vilá O, Ross JS, Krumholz HM. Quality of Care in the United States Territories, 1999–2012. Medical Care 2017, 55: 886-892. PMID: 28906314, PMCID: PMC6482857, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionHeart failureHospitalization ratesMedicare beneficiariesMortality rateService Medicare beneficiariesQuality of careRecent study periodPneumonia hospitalizationsMyocardial infarctionPatient outcomesMillions of AmericansMedicare feeHealth outcomesPneumoniaService beneficiariesHospital reimbursementUnique beneficiariesHealth equityStudy periodPatient paymentsInpatient paymentsHealth careMortalityCareThe Importance of Independent Evaluation
Johnson KA, Ross JS. The Importance of Independent Evaluation. JAMA Internal Medicine 2017, 177: 1343. PMID: 28759680, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.3044.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2016
Risk-standardized Acute Admission Rates Among Patients With Diabetes and Heart Failure as a Measure of Quality of Accountable Care Organizations
Spatz ES, Lipska KJ, Dai Y, Bao H, Lin Z, Parzynski CS, Altaf FK, Joyce EK, Montague JA, Ross JS, Bernheim SM, Krumholz HM, Drye EE. Risk-standardized Acute Admission Rates Among Patients With Diabetes and Heart Failure as a Measure of Quality of Accountable Care Organizations. Medical Care 2016, 54: 528-537. PMID: 26918404, PMCID: PMC5356461, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000518.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failure measuresAccountable care organizationsAcute admission ratesHeart failureAdmission ratesNational ratesUnplanned hospital admissionsHeart failure cohortRisk-adjustment variablesPopulation-based measuresCare organizationsOutcome measure developmentIntraclass correlation coefficientHospital admissionDiabetes measuresFailure cohortChronic conditionsMedicare feeDiabetesService beneficiariesPatientsMeet criteriaMeasures of qualitySocioeconomic statusPerformance categoriesPreventive Care Quality of Medicare Accountable Care Organizations
Albright BB, Lewis VA, Ross JS, Colla CH. Preventive Care Quality of Medicare Accountable Care Organizations. Medical Care 2016, 54: 326-335. PMID: 26759974, PMCID: PMC4752877, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000477.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreventive care qualityAccountable care organizationsMedicare Accountable Care OrganizationsCare qualityDisease preventionAnnual health screeningElectronic health record capabilitiesPrimary care providersCross-sectional studyCare organizationsPrimary care workforceComposite measureWellness screeningPayment modelsCancer screeningHealth screeningCare providersMinority beneficiariesCare workforceMedicare Shared Savings ProgramServices AdministrationShared Savings ProgramProvider compositionVaccineNational survey
2015
Hospital-Based Acute Care After Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: Implications for Quality Measurement
Trimba R, Laughlin RT, Krishnamurthy A, Ross JS, Fox JP. Hospital-Based Acute Care After Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: Implications for Quality Measurement. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2015, 31: 573-578.e2. PMID: 26689614, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2015.10.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedArthroplasty, Replacement, HipArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeDatabases, FactualEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient DischargePatient ReadmissionQuality Assurance, Health CareQuality of Health CareRetrospective StudiesSubacute CareConceptsED visitsReadmission ratesTotal hipPostdischarge experiencesHospital-based acute carePostdischarge health care utilizationHospital emergency department (ED) visitsAcute care measuresEmergency department visitsED visit ratesHospital readmission ratesHealth care utilizationDepartment visitsHospital readmissionCare utilizationAcute careKnee arthroplastyCare measuresVisit ratesVisitsReadmissionArthroplastyHospitalHipCarePhysician and other healthcare personnel responses to hospital stroke quality of care performance feedback: a qualitative study
Ross JS, Williams L, Damush TM, Matthias M. Physician and other healthcare personnel responses to hospital stroke quality of care performance feedback: a qualitative study. BMJ Quality & Safety 2015, 25: 441. PMID: 26253122, DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsFeedbackHealth PersonnelHospitalsHumansInterviews as TopicPhysiciansQualitative ResearchQuality of Health CareStrokeConceptsStroke qualityVHA hospitalsCare measuresHealthcare personnelVeterans Health Administration hospitalsStroke care processesPublic reportingQuality improvement effortsAdministration HospitalCare processesHospitalPhysiciansRelevant physiciansHospital administratorsYears of experienceHospital performanceCliniciansNursesQualitative studyInterview transcriptsPersonnel responsesImprovement effortsIdentified areasFeedback initiativeQualitative interviews
2014
Attitudes of Hospital Leaders Toward Publicly Reported Measures of Health Care Quality
Lindenauer PK, Lagu T, Ross JS, Pekow PS, Shatz A, Hannon N, Rothberg MB, Benjamin EM. Attitudes of Hospital Leaders Toward Publicly Reported Measures of Health Care Quality. JAMA Internal Medicine 2014, 174: 1904-1911. PMID: 25286316, PMCID: PMC4250277, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.5161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient experience measures
2013
Evaluation of the Mobile Acute Care of the Elderly (MACE) Service
Hung WW, Ross JS, Farber J, Siu AL. Evaluation of the Mobile Acute Care of the Elderly (MACE) Service. JAMA Internal Medicine 2013, 173: 990-996. PMID: 23608775, PMCID: PMC3691362, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAged, 80 and overCohort StudiesFemaleHealth Services for the AgedHospitalizationHumansMaleProspective StudiesQuality of Health CareConceptsUsual care groupShorter hospital stayAdverse eventsMACE groupUsual careHospital stayAcute careFunctional statusOlder adultsPatient outcomesCatheter-associated urinary tract infectionsTertiary acute care hospitalCare Transitions MeasureHospitalized older adultsUrinary tract infectionPairs of patientsAcute medical problemsGeneral medical servicesLength of stayAcute care hospitalsMount Sinai HospitalLower ratesElderly servicesAcute illnessCohort study
2012
Based On Key Measures, Care Quality For Medicare Enrollees At Safety-Net And Non-Safety-Net Hospitals Was Almost Equal
Ross JS, Bernheim SM, Lin Z, Drye EE, Chen J, Normand SL, Krumholz HM. Based On Key Measures, Care Quality For Medicare Enrollees At Safety-Net And Non-Safety-Net Hospitals Was Almost Equal. Health Affairs 2012, 31: 1739-1748. PMID: 22869652, PMCID: PMC3527010, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.1028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSafety-net hospitalNet hospitalReadmission ratesUrban hospitalHeart failure mortalityRisk-standardized ratesAcute myocardial infarctionIndicators of careService Medicare beneficiariesHeart failureClinical outcomesMyocardial infarctionWorse outcomesMedicare beneficiariesHospitalMedicare enrolleesHospital qualityCare qualityVulnerable populationsGreater financial strainOutcomesMortalityFinancial strainCareMore affluent populationsImpact of State Laws That Extend Eligibility for Parents’ Health Insurance Coverage to Young Adults
Blum AB, Kleinman LC, Starfield B, Ross JS. Impact of State Laws That Extend Eligibility for Parents’ Health Insurance Coverage to Young Adults. Pediatrics 2012, 129: 426-432. PMID: 22331339, PMCID: PMC3356137, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-1505.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth insurance coverageParents' insurancePhysical examYoung adultsBehavior Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemRecent physical examInsurance coveragePhysicians/cliniciansForgone careAffordable Care ActClinician identificationHealth insurance companiesSelf-reported health insurance coverageAge 26Parents' policiesHealth insuranceCare ActCareDifferential improvementEligibilityAdultsSurveillance systemOutcomesPast yearComparison of hospital risk-standardized mortality rates calculated by using in-hospital and 30-day models: an observational study with implications for hospital profiling.
Drye EE, Normand SL, Wang Y, Ross JS, Schreiner GC, Han L, Rapp M, Krumholz HM. Comparison of hospital risk-standardized mortality rates calculated by using in-hospital and 30-day models: an observational study with implications for hospital profiling. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2012, 156: 19-26. PMID: 22213491, PMCID: PMC3319769, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-156-1-201201030-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedHeart FailureHospital MortalityHospitalsHumansLength of StayMedicareMyocardial InfarctionPatient TransferPneumoniaQuality of Health CareUnited StatesConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesAcute myocardial infarctionHospital risk-standardized mortality ratesHospital mortality measuresHeart failureMortality rateObservational studyNonfederal acute care hospitalsMortality measuresAcute care hospitalsMean LOSPrimary outcomeStandardized followCare hospitalBlood InstituteService patientsMyocardial infarctionNational HeartPatient LOSMedicare feePneumoniaHospitalAdmissionHospital qualityHospital profiling
2011
Correlation of Inpatient and Outpatient Measures of Stroke Care Quality Within Veterans Health Administration Hospitals
Ross JS, Arling G, Ofner S, Roumie CL, Keyhani S, Williams LS, Ordin DL, Bravata DM. Correlation of Inpatient and Outpatient Measures of Stroke Care Quality Within Veterans Health Administration Hospitals. Stroke 2011, 42: 2269-2275. PMID: 21719771, PMCID: PMC3144276, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.110.611913.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDefect-free careInternational normalized ratioDischarge care qualityStroke care qualityLow-density lipoproteinBlood pressureNormalized ratioCare qualityVeterans Health Administration medical centersLow-density lipoprotein goalsVeterans Health Administration hospitalsComposite rateChart-abstracted dataHemoglobin target levelsTobacco cessation counselingAcute ischemic strokeVeterans Health AdministrationComposite measureIntegrated health systemQuality of careAmbulatory care qualityHemoglobin goalLipoprotein goalsPostdischarge ratesCessation counselingPrevalence of Inadequate Blood Pressure Control Among Veterans After Acute Ischemic Stroke Hospitalization
Roumie CL, Ofner S, Ross JS, Arling G, Williams LS, Ordin DL, Bravata DM. Prevalence of Inadequate Blood Pressure Control Among Veterans After Acute Ischemic Stroke Hospitalization. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2011, 4: 399-407. PMID: 21693725, PMCID: PMC3140571, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.110.959809.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBP controlBlood pressureIschemic strokeStroke patientsLower oddsAcute ischemic stroke hospitalizationsInadequate blood pressure controlHistory of hypertensionPercent of patientsBlood pressure controlElevated blood pressureSystolic blood pressureIschemic stroke hospitalizationsYears of ageHypertension careHypertension historyDischarge dispositionStroke eventsIndex eventStroke hospitalizationsBlack raceBP valuesCardiovascular diseaseNational guidelinesPatients
2010
State-Sponsored Public Reporting Of Hospital Quality: Results Are Hard To Find And Lack Uniformity
Ross JS, Sheth S, Krumholz HM. State-Sponsored Public Reporting Of Hospital Quality: Results Are Hard To Find And Lack Uniformity. Health Affairs 2010, 29: 2317-2322. PMID: 21134936, PMCID: PMC3020979, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2010.0564.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUse of Administrative Claims Models to Assess 30-Day Mortality Among Veterans Health Administration Hospitals
Ross JS, Maynard C, Krumholz HM, Sun H, Rumsfeld JS, Normand SL, Wang Y, Fihn SD. Use of Administrative Claims Models to Assess 30-Day Mortality Among Veterans Health Administration Hospitals. Medical Care 2010, 48: 652-658. PMID: 20548253, PMCID: PMC3020977, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e3181dbe35d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStatistical modelAcute myocardial infarctionVeterans Health Administration hospitalsVHA hospitalsHeart failurePneumonia hospitalizationsC-statisticNon-federal hospitalsMedian numberModest heterogeneityAdministration HospitalAdministrative claims dataService Medicare beneficiariesYears of age
2008
Electronic Health Record Components and the Quality of Care
Keyhani S, Hebert PL, Ross JS, Federman A, Zhu CW, Siu AL. Electronic Health Record Components and the Quality of Care. Medical Care 2008, 46: 1267-1272. PMID: 19300317, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e31817e18ae.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood pressure controlQuality of careAmbulatory Medical Care SurveyComplete electronic health recordElectronic health recordsElectronic reminder systemAppropriate therapyEHR componentsPressure controlCare SurveyChronic conditionsPhysician notesNational Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care SurveyNational Ambulatory Medical Care SurveyComputerized prescription order entryReminder systemException of angiotensinAngiotensin receptor blockersOrder entryPrimary care providersPrescription order entryImpact of EHRsCross-sectional analysisReceptor blockersNursing notesHospital Remoteness And Thirty-Day Mortality From Three Serious Conditions
Ross JS, Normand SL, Wang Y, Nallamothu BK, Lichtman JH, Krumholz HM. Hospital Remoteness And Thirty-Day Mortality From Three Serious Conditions. Health Affairs 2008, 27: 1707-1717. PMID: 18997230, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.27.6.1707.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesThirty-day mortalityAcute myocardial infarctionHigh-quality health careMedicare administrative dataGeographic remotenessHeart failureMyocardial infarctionSerious conditionMillions of AmericansRural U.S. communitiesMortality differencesMortality rateRural hospitalsSmaller mortality differencesHealth careAdministrative dataHospitalU.S. communitiesCareHospitalizationInfarctionPneumoniaMortality