2024
Procedure Volume and Outcomes With WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion
Friedman D, Du C, Zimmerman S, Tan Z, Lin Z, Vemulapalli S, Kosinski A, Piccini J, Pereira L, Minges K, Faridi K, Masoudi F, Curtis J, Freeman J. Procedure Volume and Outcomes With WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions 2024, 17: e013466. PMID: 38889251, PMCID: PMC11189610, DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.123.013466.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVolume-outcome relationshipLikelihood of procedural successLeft atrial appendage occlusionProcedural successProcedure volumeAppendage occlusionNational Cardiovascular Data Registry LAAO RegistryVolume quartilesLeft atrial appendage occlusion devicesThree-level hierarchical generalized linear modelsMinimum volume thresholdsWatchman FLX deviceProcedural success rateHierarchical generalized linear modelsAssociated with outcomePhysician volumeWATCHMAN procedureFLX deviceOcclusion deviceVolume thresholdCardiovascular proceduresPhysiciansHospitalNational analysisSuccess rate
2019
Hospital Readmission From Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs): Perspectives of Hospital and SNF Providers
Minges KE, Campbell Britton M, Clark BW, Ouellet GM, Hodshon B, Chaudhry SI. Hospital Readmission From Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs): Perspectives of Hospital and SNF Providers. Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association 2019, 20: 1050-1051. PMID: 31043356, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2019.03.005.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Association of the US Department of Justice Investigation of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators and Devices Not Meeting the Medicare National Coverage Determination, 2007-2015
Desai NR, Bourdillon PM, Parzynski CS, Brindis RG, Spatz ES, Masters C, Minges KE, Peterson P, Masoudi FA, Oetgen WJ, Buxton A, Zipes DP, Curtis JP. Association of the US Department of Justice Investigation of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators and Devices Not Meeting the Medicare National Coverage Determination, 2007-2015. JAMA 2018, 320: 63-71. PMID: 29971398, PMCID: PMC6583049, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2018.8151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary prevention ICDsNon-Medicare beneficiariesAbsolute decreaseNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistrySerial cross-sectional analysisStudy periodImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorRelative decreaseCross-sectional analysisProportion of devicesInitial ICDICD RegistryPrimary preventionCardioverter defibrillatorMAIN OUTCOMEMedicare beneficiariesUS hospitalsHospital groupHospitalICDMore rapid decreasesModest decreaseDepartmentMedicareUS DepartmentA taxonomy and cultural analysis of intra‐hospital patient transfers
Rosenberg A, Britton M, Feder S, Minges K, Hodshon B, Chaudhry SI, Jenq GY, Emerson BL. A taxonomy and cultural analysis of intra‐hospital patient transfers. Research In Nursing & Health 2018, 41: 378-388. PMID: 29722043, PMCID: PMC8459627, DOI: 10.1002/nur.21875.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient transferMedical intensive care unitGeneral medicine floorsTertiary medical centerIntensive care unitIntra-hospital transferIntra-hospital patient transfersMedicine floorCare unitEmergency departmentPatient transitionsMedical CenterPatient assignmentRight floorHospital departmentsObservations of staffCategories of activitiesHospital culturePatientsStaffEmpty bedsDepartmentHospital
2017
Care Transitions Between Hospitals and Skilled Nursing Facilities: Perspectives of Sending and Receiving Providers
Britton MC, Ouellet GM, Minges KE, Gawel M, Hodshon B, Chaudhry SI. Care Transitions Between Hospitals and Skilled Nursing Facilities: Perspectives of Sending and Receiving Providers. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2017, 43: 565-572. PMID: 29056176, PMCID: PMC5693352, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2017.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAttitude of Health PersonnelCommunicationHospital AdministrationHumansInsurance, Health, ReimbursementInterviews as TopicPatient DischargePatient ReadmissionPatient TransferQualitative ResearchQuality ImprovementRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexSkilled Nursing FacilitiesUnited StatesConceptsSkilled nursing facilitiesCare transitionsNursing facilitiesSNF providersPatient-level risk factorsOptimal care settingAcute medical illnessUnplanned hospital readmissionComprehensive care planCost of careHospital readmissionMedical illnessComplex patientsRisk factorsMedicare patientsCare settingsCare plansPatient complexityHealth care institutionsPatient transferPsychosocial issuesHospitalPatientsSeparate hospitalsCare institutions