2020
Trends in COVID‐19 Risk‐Adjusted Mortality Rates
Horwitz LI, Jones SA, Cerfolio RJ, Francois F, Greco J, Rudy B, Petrilli CM. Trends in COVID‐19 Risk‐Adjusted Mortality Rates. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2020, 16: 90-92. PMID: 33147129, DOI: 10.12788/jhm.3552.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital mortalityMortality rateHealth systemRisk-adjusted mortality ratesAdmission vital signsStandardized mortality ratioCoronavirus disease 2019Academic health systemPatient characteristicsClinical factorsMortality ratioDisease 2019High mortalityVital signsMortalityComorbiditiesCOVID-19Laboratory resultsEarlier reportsHospitalizationPatientsHospiceDemographics
2019
Bending the cost curve: time series analysis of a value transformation programme at an academic medical centre
Chatfield SC, Volpicelli FM, Adler NM, Kim KL, Jones SA, Francois F, Shah PC, Press RA, Horwitz LI. Bending the cost curve: time series analysis of a value transformation programme at an academic medical centre. BMJ Quality & Safety 2019, 28: 449. PMID: 30877149, PMCID: PMC6860728, DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2018-009068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayDiagnosis Related GroupsAcademic medical centerHospital mortalityMedical CenterMedical diagnosis related groupsSurgical diagnosis related groupsStudy periodSame-hospital readmissionsCost of careNYU Langone HealthVariable direct costsValue of healthcareSecondary outcomesHigh-value careStudy cohortOutlier patientsHealth outcomesValue careEarly increaseIntervention costsDirect costsHealthcare valueShared Savings ProgramHospitalisation