Featured Publications
Identifying high-value care for Medicare beneficiaries: a cross-sectional study of acute care hospitals in the USA
Herrin J, Yu H, Venkatesh AK, Desai SM, Thiel CL, Lin Z, Bernheim SM, Horwitz LI. Identifying high-value care for Medicare beneficiaries: a cross-sectional study of acute care hospitals in the USA. BMJ Open 2022, 12: e053629. PMID: 35361641, PMCID: PMC8971780, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053629.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute care hospitalsHigh-value careStar hospitalsCare hospitalMedicare spendingEligible Medicare patientsRetrospective observational studyCross-sectional studyNon-teaching statusHigh-quality careHigh-quality hospitalsLow-cost hospitalsHigh-cost hospitalsCharacteristics of hospitalsValue of careSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeMedicare patientsObservational studyMedicare beneficiariesHospitalQuality careOverall star ratingHospital Value
2020
Quality of informed consent documents among US. hospitals: a cross-sectional study
Spatz ES, Bao H, Herrin J, Desai V, Ramanan S, Lines L, Dendy R, Bernheim SM, Krumholz HM, Lin Z, Suter LG. Quality of informed consent documents among US. hospitals: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2020, 10: e033299. PMID: 32434934, PMCID: PMC7247389, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033299.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInformed consent documentsHOSPITAL scoreUS hospitalsMean hospital scoresRetrospective observational studyConsent documentsCross-sectional studyEight-item instrumentService patientsElective proceduresProcedure typeObservational studySurgical proceduresMedicare feeHospitalHospital qualityMeasure scoresInformed consentMost hospitalsSpearman correlationScoresFace validityIndependent ratersOutcomesStakeholder feedback
2014
Stereotactic body radiosurgery versus intensity modulated radiotherapy for prostate cancer: Comparison of toxicity.
Yu J, Cramer L, Herrin J, Soulos P, Potosky A, Gross C. Stereotactic body radiosurgery versus intensity modulated radiotherapy for prostate cancer: Comparison of toxicity. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2014, 32: 89-89. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2014.32.4_suppl.89.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStereotactic body radiosurgeryGU complicationsProstate cancerSBRT patientsIMRT patientsGU toxicityRate of complicationsRetrospective observational studyBladder outlet obstructionHigh cure ratesRandom-effects modelCost of treatmentOutlet obstructionUrinary incontinenceTreatment initiationRetrospective studyCure rateUrethral strictureDiagnosis codesPrimary treatmentObservational studyRadiation therapyMean costMedicare beneficiariesPatients
2010
Variation in Recovery
Lichtman JH, Lorenze NP, D'Onofrio G, Spertus JA, Lindau ST, Morgan TM, Herrin J, Bueno H, Mattera JA, Ridker PM, Krumholz HM. Variation in Recovery. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2010, 3: 684-693. PMID: 21081748, PMCID: PMC3064946, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.109.928713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionYoung AMI patientsAMI patientsYoung womenHeart diseaseSex differencesExcess mortality riskIschemic heart diseaseRisk stratification modelPsychosocial risk factorsYears of ageQuality of careComparison cohortPrognostic factorsPrognostic importanceAMI populationMyocardial infarctionRisk factorsObservational studyMortality riskHigh riskAMI eventsPatientsAge accountWomen
2005
Hospital Improvement in Time to Reperfusion in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction, 1999 to 2002
McNamara RL, Herrin J, Bradley EH, Portnay EL, Curtis JP, Wang Y, Magid DJ, Blaney M, Krumholz HM, Investigators N. Hospital Improvement in Time to Reperfusion in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction, 1999 to 2002. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2005, 47: 45-51. PMID: 16386663, PMCID: PMC1475926, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.04.071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionBalloon timeMin/yearNeedle timeMyocardial infarctionHospital characteristicsAcute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary intervention cohortPercutaneous coronary intervention volumeElevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionRetrospective observational studyFour-year study periodRapid reperfusionCoronary interventionFibrinolytic therapyHospital arrivalTherapy cohortReperfusion timeIntervention cohortNational registryIntervention volumeObservational studyHospital improvementPatientsTeam functioning and patient outcomes in stroke rehabilitation
Strasser DC, Falconer JA, Herrin JS, Bowen SE, Stevens AB, Uomoto J. Team functioning and patient outcomes in stroke rehabilitation. Archives Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation 2005, 86: 403-409. PMID: 15759219, DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2004.04.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMeasures of teamPatient outcomesRehabilitation teamPatients' functional improvementStroke patient outcomesAspects of teamProspective observational studyTeam members' perceptionsLength of rehabilitationCharacteristics of teamsOutcomes of interestRehabilitation team membersDischarge destinationTask orientationTeam functioningStroke patientsRehabilitation unitFunctional improvementObservational studyStroke rehabilitationTeam variablesRehabilitation outcomesProblem solvingMembers' perceptionsTreatment effectiveness