2019
Home Health Care After Skilled Nursing Facility Discharge Following Heart Failure Hospitalization
Weerahandi H, Bao H, Herrin J, Dharmarajan K, Ross JS, Jones S, Horwitz LI. Home Health Care After Skilled Nursing Facility Discharge Following Heart Failure Hospitalization. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2019, 68: 96-102. PMID: 31603248, PMCID: PMC6964248, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkilled nursing facilitiesHF hospitalizationReadmission ratesReadmission riskHeart failure readmission ratesDays of dischargeHeart failure hospitalizationRetrospective cohort studyHospital discharge practicesMore functional impairmentHome health careFailure hospitalizationHF patientsUnplanned readmissionCohort studyHospital dischargePrimary outcomeRestorative therapySNF stayFunctional impairmentHome healthcare servicesService Medicare dataAdjusted modelCox modelNursing facilitiesRisk of Readmission After Discharge From Skilled Nursing Facilities Following Heart Failure Hospitalization: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Weerahandi H, Li L, Bao H, Herrin J, Dharmarajan K, Ross JS, Kim KL, Jones S, Horwitz LI. Risk of Readmission After Discharge From Skilled Nursing Facilities Following Heart Failure Hospitalization: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association 2019, 20: 432-437. PMID: 30954133, PMCID: PMC6486375, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2019.01.135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkilled nursing facilitiesSNF dischargeRetrospective cohort studySNF lengthHeart failureHF hospitalizationComposite outcomeCohort studyNursing facilitiesService beneficiaries 65Heart failure hospitalizationRisk of readmissionHazard rate ratiosFailure hospitalizationUnplanned readmissionHF diagnosisHospital dischargePostdischarge outcomesSNF stayMedicare patientsMedicare feeHome transitionPatientsReadmissionDay 3
2016
A Nationwide Assessment of the Association of Smoking Bans and Cigarette Taxes With Hospitalizations for Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, and Pneumonia
Ho V, Ross JS, Steiner CA, Mandawat A, Short M, Ku-Goto MH, Krumholz HM. A Nationwide Assessment of the Association of Smoking Bans and Cigarette Taxes With Hospitalizations for Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, and Pneumonia. Medical Care Research And Review 2016, 74: 687-704. PMID: 27624634, PMCID: PMC5665160, DOI: 10.1177/1077558716668646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failure hospitalizationAcute myocardial infarctionHospitalization ratesSmoking bansFailure hospitalizationMyocardial infarctionCigarette taxesPneumonia hospitalization ratesPublic place smoking banComprehensive smoking banHigher cigarette taxesPersons age 60Pneumonia hospitalizationsHeart failureContemporaneous controlsProvider characteristicsHospitalizationAge 60State cigarette taxesHospitalization countsMultiple studiesLocal healthInfarctionNational studyAssociation
2010
Response to Letter Regarding Article, “Recent National Trends in Readmission Rates After Heart Failure Hospitalization”
Ross J, Krumholz H. Response to Letter Regarding Article, “Recent National Trends in Readmission Rates After Heart Failure Hospitalization”. Circulation Heart Failure 2010, 3: e17. DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.110.952895.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2009
Recent National Trends in Readmission Rates After Heart Failure Hospitalization
Ross JS, Chen J, Lin Z, Bueno H, Curtis JP, Keenan PS, Normand SL, Schreiner G, Spertus JA, Vidán MT, Wang Y, Wang Y, Krumholz HM. Recent National Trends in Readmission Rates After Heart Failure Hospitalization. Circulation Heart Failure 2009, 3: 97-103. PMID: 19903931, PMCID: PMC2830811, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.109.885210.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCause readmission rateReadmission ratesHeart failureRecent national trendsHospital variationService beneficiariesAcute-care nonfederal hospitalsUS acute care hospitalsHeart failure hospitalizationHospital readmission ratesAcute care hospitalsNational trendsNational Quality ForumMedicare administrative dataDistinct hospitalizationsFailure hospitalizationMultiple comorbiditiesCare hospitalNonfederal hospitalsMedicare beneficiariesHospitalizationHospitalQuality ForumStudy periodAdministrative data
2008
Statistical Models and Patient Predictors of Readmission for Heart Failure: A Systematic Review
Ross JS, Mulvey GK, Stauffer B, Patlolla V, Bernheim SM, Keenan PS, Krumholz HM. Statistical Models and Patient Predictors of Readmission for Heart Failure: A Systematic Review. JAMA Internal Medicine 2008, 168: 1371-1386. PMID: 18625917, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.168.13.1371.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDisease ProgressionEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleHeart FailureHospitalizationHumansIncidenceMaleModels, StatisticalPatient ReadmissionPredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsQuality-Adjusted Life YearsRisk FactorsSensitivity and SpecificitySeverity of Illness IndexSurvival AnalysisUnited StatesConceptsPatient characteristicsPatient readmission riskReadmission riskPatient riskSystematic reviewReadmission ratesHospital ratesOvid Evidence-Based Medicine ReviewsEligible English-language publicationsEvidence-Based Medicine ReviewsHeart failure hospitalizationPatient risk stratificationEnglish-language literatureEnglish-language publicationsFailure hospitalizationHF hospitalizationAdult patientsHeart failureHospital readmissionMedicine ReviewsRisk stratificationPatient predictorsInclusion criteriaReadmissionCombined outcome