2015
Predictors and outcomes of unplanned readmission to a different hospital
Kim H, Hung WW, Paik MC, Ross JS, Zhao Z, Kim GS, Boockvar K. Predictors and outcomes of unplanned readmission to a different hospital. International Journal For Quality In Health Care 2015, 27: 513-519. PMID: 26472739, PMCID: PMC4665363, DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzv082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDifferent-hospital readmissionsReadmission groupAcute care hospitalsDifferent hospitalsUnplanned readmissionCare hospitalSame hospitalThirty-day unplanned readmissionsPercent of patientsSame-hospital readmissionsBetter care coordinationHospital deathIndex dischargeIndex hospitalCare coordinationHospital costsReadmissionHigher oddsMAIN OUTCOMEPatientsHealth outcomesCost outcomesHospitalSecondary analysisOutcomes
2013
Hospital-based, acute care after ambulatory surgery center discharge
Fox JP, Vashi AA, Ross JS, Gross CP. Hospital-based, acute care after ambulatory surgery center discharge. Surgery 2013, 155: 743-753. PMID: 24787100, PMCID: PMC4114736, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2013.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdmitting Department, HospitalAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAmbulatory Care FacilitiesAmbulatory Surgical ProceduresCaliforniaEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleFloridaHumansMaleMiddle AgedNebraskaOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient DischargePatient ReadmissionPatient TransferTime FactorsYoung AdultConceptsAmbulatory surgery centersAcute care ratesHospital transfer ratesTime of dischargeHospital transferSurgery centersAcute careAdult patientsCare ratesAcute care needsRate of needAmbulatory care centersPrimary outcomeCare centerOperative procedureAmbulatory careHealthcare costsCare needsPatientsCenter dischargeUtilization ProjectFirst weekMeasures of qualityCareCenter levelHospital-Based, Acute Care Use Among Patients Within 30 Days of Discharge After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Fox JP, Suter LG, Wang K, Wang Y, Krumholz HM, Ross JS. Hospital-Based, Acute Care Use Among Patients Within 30 Days of Discharge After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2013, 96: 96-104. PMID: 23702228, PMCID: PMC3758868, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.03.091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCaliforniaCoronary Artery BypassCoronary Artery DiseaseEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIntensive Care UnitsLength of StayLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMorbidityPatient DischargePatient ReadmissionPostoperative ComplicationsPostoperative PeriodPrognosisRecurrenceRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSurvival RateTime FactorsYoung AdultConceptsDays of dischargeAcute care needsCABG surgeryED visit ratesED visitsHospital readmissionReadmission ratesCare needsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryVisit ratesArtery bypass graft surgeryCoronary artery bypass surgeryRisk-standardized readmission ratesAcute care ratesHospital 30 daysBypass graft surgeryAcute care useArtery bypass surgeryCongestive heart failureEmergency department visitsEmergency Department DatabasesChest discomfortGraft surgeryBypass surgeryHospital volume
2010
Scheduled and unscheduled hospital readmissions among patients with diabetes.
Kim H, Ross JS, Melkus GD, Zhao Z, Boockvar K. Scheduled and unscheduled hospital readmissions among patients with diabetes. The American Journal Of Managed Care 2010, 16: 760-7. PMID: 20964472, PMCID: PMC3024140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnscheduled readmissionsIndex hospitalizationHigher comorbidity burdenState Inpatient DatasetPatients 80 yearsPatients 50 yearsHistory of hospitalizationAcute care hospitalsPrevention Quality IndicatorsUnscheduled hospital readmissionComorbidity burdenOlder patientsCare hospitalClinical factorsHospital readmissionIll patientsInpatient datasetTransition careReadmissionHospitalizationPatientsDiabetesPublic insuranceHealthcare ResearchPotential disparities