2015
Development and Validation of an Algorithm to Identify Planned Readmissions From Claims Data
Horwitz LI, Grady JN, Cohen DB, Lin Z, Volpe M, Ngo CK, Masica AL, Long T, Wang J, Keenan M, Montague J, Suter LG, Ross JS, Drye EE, Krumholz HM, Bernheim SM. Development and Validation of an Algorithm to Identify Planned Readmissions From Claims Data. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2015, 10: 670-677. PMID: 26149225, PMCID: PMC5459369, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSame-hospital readmissionsNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valuePredictive valueReadmission measuresHospital-wide readmission measureGold standard chart reviewAdministrative claims-based algorithmDiagnostic cardiac catheterizationClaims-based algorithmLarge teaching centersAcute care hospitalsSmall community hospitalUnplanned readmissionChart reviewCardiac catheterizationScheduled careSpecificity 96.5Community hospitalReadmissionClaims dataCardiac devicesHealth systemTeaching centerPublic reporting
2014
Continuity in a VA Patient-Centered Medical Home Reduces Emergency Department Visits
Chaiyachati KH, Gordon K, Long T, Levin W, Khan A, Meyer E, Justice A, Brienza R. Continuity in a VA Patient-Centered Medical Home Reduces Emergency Department Visits. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e96356. PMID: 24867300, PMCID: PMC4035271, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care providersPrimary care clinicsContinuity of carePatient Aligned Care TeamsED visitsEmergency departmentPCMH modelClinic visitsED utilizationCare clinicsCare servicesVeterans Affairs primary care clinicsMultivariable logistic regression analysisVA primary care clinicsTotal clinic visitsObservational cohort studyPrimary care visitsLogistic regression analysisLower ED utilizationOutcomes of interestCare visitsCohort studyVA patientsCare teamMedical home