2018
Admission diagnoses among patients with heart failure: Variation by ACO performance on a measure of risk-standardized acute admission rates
Benchetrit L, Zimmerman C, Bao H, Dharmarajan K, Altaf F, Herrin J, Lin Z, Krumholz HM, Drye EE, Lipska KJ, Spatz ES. Admission diagnoses among patients with heart failure: Variation by ACO performance on a measure of risk-standardized acute admission rates. American Heart Journal 2018, 207: 19-26. PMID: 30404047, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2018.09.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccountable Care OrganizationsAgedAlgorithmsAnalysis of VarianceCardiovascular DiseasesComorbidityFemaleHeart FailureHospitalizationHumansInternational Classification of DiseasesMaleMedicare Part AMedicare Part BPatient AdmissionPatient DischargePatient-Centered CareSex DistributionTime FactorsUnited StatesConceptsHeart failureAccountable care organizationsMean admission rateAdmission ratesAdmission typeAcute admission ratesNoncardiovascular conditionsAdmission diagnosisCause admission ratesMedicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care OrganizationsRate of hospitalizationPrincipal discharge diagnosisProportion of admissionsType of admissionNoncardiovascular causesHF admissionsHF patientsPerson yearsDischarge diagnosisPatient populationPatientsAdmissionKey quality metricDiagnosisSubstantial proportion
2017
Impact of treatment regimen on acute care use during and after adjuvant chemotherapy for early-stage breast cancer
Ruddy KJ, Van Houten HK, Sangaralingham LR, Freedman RA, Thompson CA, Hashmi SK, Jemal A, Haddad TC, Mougalian S, Herrin J, Gross C, Shah N. Impact of treatment regimen on acute care use during and after adjuvant chemotherapy for early-stage breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2017, 164: 515-525. PMID: 28493045, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-017-4280-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute care useEarly-stage breast cancerCare useBreast cancerAdjuvant chemotherapyContemporary adjuvant chemotherapyAcute care needsCommercial insurance databaseEmergency department visitsED visit ratesRate of hospitalizationOncology Care ModelChemotherapy initiationChemotherapy regimenEligible patientsED visitsDepartment visitsTreatment regimenAcute careInsurance databaseAdministration periodAdjusted ratesCare modelCare needsVisit rates
2010
Impact of Hospice Disenrollment on Health Care Use and Medicare Expenditures for Patients With Cancer
Carlson MD, Herrin J, Du Q, Epstein AJ, Barry CL, Morrison RS, Back AL, Bradley EH. Impact of Hospice Disenrollment on Health Care Use and Medicare Expenditures for Patients With Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2010, 28: 4371-4375. PMID: 20805463, PMCID: PMC2954136, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.26.1818.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care useHospice disenrollmentCare useMedicare expendituresHospice usersEmergency departmentIntensive care unit admissionEnd Results-Medicare dataHigher health care useDisease-directed treatmentCare unit admissionRate of hospitalizationIntensive care unitLargest diagnostic groupResult of cancerTotal Medicare expendituresHospital deathUnit admissionCare unitMultivariable analysisFamily caregiversPatientsHospice teamPatient careDiagnostic groups