2019
Racial and Ethnic Differences in 30-Day Hospital Readmissions Among US Adults With Diabetes
Rodriguez-Gutierrez R, Herrin J, Lipska KJ, Montori VM, Shah ND, McCoy RG. Racial and Ethnic Differences in 30-Day Hospital Readmissions Among US Adults With Diabetes. JAMA Network Open 2019, 2: e1913249. PMID: 31603490, PMCID: PMC6804020, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.13249.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministrative Claims, HealthcareAgedAged, 80 and overAsianBlack or African AmericanComorbidityDiabetes ComplicationsEthnicityFemaleHispanic or LatinoHospital Bed Capacity, 300 to 499Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and overHospitals, UniversityHospitals, VoluntaryHumansIncomeMaleMiddle AgedMinority GroupsPatient ReadmissionRacial GroupsRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsCause readmissionIndex hospitalizationBlack patientsWhite patientsUS adultsHigh riskAdministrative claims data setsHospital-level risk factorsEthnic differencesLarge hospitalsPlace of hospitalizationDays of dischargeRetrospective cohort studyLow-income patientsMedicare Advantage beneficiariesSystem-level factorsClaims data setsHealth care qualityRace/ethnicityCohort studyReadmission ratesAdult patientsHospital readmissionHispanic patientsReadmission riskHospital Variation in Spending for Lung Cancer Resection in Medicare Beneficiaries
Jean RA, Bongiovanni T, Soulos PR, Chiu AS, Herrin J, Kim N, Xu X, Kim AW, Gross CP. Hospital Variation in Spending for Lung Cancer Resection in Medicare Beneficiaries. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2019, 108: 1710-1716. PMID: 31400321, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.06.048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStage I non-small cell lung carcinomaNon-small cell lung carcinomaCell lung carcinomaHospital volumeLung carcinomaComplication rateMedicare beneficiariesExcess costsEnd Results-MedicareIndex hospital costsLung cancer careMean excess costLung cancer resectionHospital-level variationNumber of complicationsLung cancer treatmentEpisode of careCost of careLowest cost quintileIndex hospitalizationCancer resectionHospital factorsPerioperative careHospital variationSurgical hospitalization
2017
Hospital Readmissions among Commercially Insured and Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries with Diabetes and the Impact of Severe Hypoglycemic and Hyperglycemic Events
McCoy RG, Lipska KJ, Herrin J, Jeffery MM, Krumholz HM, Shah ND. Hospital Readmissions among Commercially Insured and Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries with Diabetes and the Impact of Severe Hypoglycemic and Hyperglycemic Events. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2017, 32: 1097-1105. PMID: 28685482, PMCID: PMC5602759, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-017-4095-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiabetes Complications Severity IndexSevere dysglycemiaIndex hospitalizationMedicare Advantage beneficiariesRisk factorsBetter care transitionsComplications Severity IndexPost-discharge managementIndependent risk factorYounger patient ageOptumLabs Data WarehouseStrong risk factorYears of ageBackgroundHospital readmissionsDesignRetrospective analysisCause readmissionUnplanned readmissionPatient agePrior hospitalizationReadmission ratesYounger patientsHeart failureHospital readmissionSevere hypoglycemiaDiabetes complications