2015
Association of hospital volume with readmission rates: a retrospective cross-sectional study
Horwitz LI, Lin Z, Herrin J, Bernheim S, Drye EE, Krumholz HM, Hines HJ, Ross JS. Association of hospital volume with readmission rates: a retrospective cross-sectional study. The BMJ 2015, 350: h447. PMID: 25665806, PMCID: PMC4353286, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.h447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReadmission ratesHospital volumeRetrospective cross-sectional studyUS acute care hospitalsHospital readmission ratesAcute care hospitalsCross-sectional studyMedical cancer treatmentCare hospitalAdult dischargesHospital characteristicsMedicare feeCancer treatmentHospitalAssociationDaysService dataPatientsCardiovascularGynecologyQuintileNeurology
2013
Hospital-Based, Acute Care Use Among Patients Within 30 Days of Discharge After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Fox JP, Suter LG, Wang K, Wang Y, Krumholz HM, Ross JS. Hospital-Based, Acute Care Use Among Patients Within 30 Days of Discharge After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2013, 96: 96-104. PMID: 23702228, PMCID: PMC3758868, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.03.091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCaliforniaCoronary Artery BypassCoronary Artery DiseaseEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIntensive Care UnitsLength of StayLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMorbidityPatient DischargePatient ReadmissionPostoperative ComplicationsPostoperative PeriodPrognosisRecurrenceRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSurvival RateTime FactorsYoung AdultConceptsDays of dischargeAcute care needsCABG surgeryED visit ratesED visitsHospital readmissionReadmission ratesCare needsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryVisit ratesArtery bypass graft surgeryCoronary artery bypass surgeryRisk-standardized readmission ratesAcute care ratesHospital 30 daysBypass graft surgeryAcute care useArtery bypass surgeryCongestive heart failureEmergency department visitsEmergency Department DatabasesChest discomfortGraft surgeryBypass surgeryHospital volume
2010
Hospital Volume and 30-Day Mortality for Three Common Medical Conditions
Ross JS, Normand SL, Wang Y, Ko DT, Chen J, Drye EE, Keenan PS, Lichtman JH, Bueno H, Schreiner GC, Krumholz HM. Hospital Volume and 30-Day Mortality for Three Common Medical Conditions. New England Journal Of Medicine 2010, 362: 1110-1118. PMID: 20335587, PMCID: PMC2880468, DOI: 10.1056/nejmsa0907130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionHospital volumeHeart failureMyocardial infarctionVolume thresholdRisk factorsAnnual hospital volumeHigh-volume hospitalsPatient risk factorsOdds of deathCommon medical conditionsAcute care hospitalsMedicare administrative claimsHierarchical logistic regression modelsCross-sectional analysisLogistic regression modelsCare hospitalHospital characteristicsReduced oddsMedical conditionsAdministrative claimsInfarctionPatientsPneumoniaService beneficiaries