2015
Assessing Community Quality of Health Care
Herrin J, Kenward K, Joshi MS, Audet AM, Hines SJ. Assessing Community Quality of Health Care. Health Services Research 2015, 51: 98-116. PMID: 26096649, PMCID: PMC4722214, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital service areasNursing homesHospital measuresHospital qualityHigh hospital qualityHealth system factorsAgreement of measuresHigh-quality careHigh-quality hospitalsHome health agenciesDimensions of careComposite quality measureGeneral practitionersCare settingsNH careHealth agenciesQuality hospitalsHospitalCareHealth careSystem factorsAvailable quality measuresQuality measuresHigh differSetting
2014
Community Factors and Hospital Readmission Rates
Herrin J, St. Andre J, Kenward K, Joshi MS, Audet A, Hines SC. Community Factors and Hospital Readmission Rates. Health Services Research 2014, 50: 20-39. PMID: 24712374, PMCID: PMC4319869, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12177.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital readmission ratesReadmission ratesAcute myocardial infarctionHeart failureRisk-standardized readmission ratesHigher readmission ratesCommunity factorsCounty characteristicsNursing Home CompareArea Resource FileMultivariable analysisMeasures of accessMyocardial infarctionCounty demographicsHospitalStrong associationStudy sampleResource FilePneumoniaInfarctionPatientsFactorsNational variationsCareRate