2013
Use of Hospital-Based Acute Care Among Patients Recently Discharged From the Hospital
Vashi AA, Fox JP, Carr BG, D’Onofrio G, Pines JM, Ross JS, Gross CP. Use of Hospital-Based Acute Care Among Patients Recently Discharged From the Hospital. JAMA 2013, 309: 364-371. PMID: 23340638, PMCID: PMC3598620, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.216219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute care hospitalsHospital-based acute careAcute care encountersED visitsHospital readmissionAcute careCare hospitalRelease visitsIndex hospitalizationReasons patientsCare encountersED treatUncomplicated benign prostatic hypertrophyUtilization Project State InpatientAcute care visitsDays of dischargeEmergency department visitsCommon reason patientsHospital readmission ratesAcute care servicesBenign prostatic hypertrophyUse of hospitalHealth care focusEffectiveness of transitionCare visits
2010
Scheduled and unscheduled hospital readmissions among patients with diabetes.
Kim H, Ross JS, Melkus GD, Zhao Z, Boockvar K. Scheduled and unscheduled hospital readmissions among patients with diabetes. The American Journal Of Managed Care 2010, 16: 760-7. PMID: 20964472, PMCID: PMC3024140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnscheduled readmissionsIndex hospitalizationHigher comorbidity burdenState Inpatient DatasetPatients 80 yearsPatients 50 yearsHistory of hospitalizationAcute care hospitalsPrevention Quality IndicatorsUnscheduled hospital readmissionComorbidity burdenOlder patientsCare hospitalClinical factorsHospital readmissionIll patientsInpatient datasetTransition careReadmissionHospitalizationPatientsDiabetesPublic insuranceHealthcare ResearchPotential disparities
2009
Reduction in Acute Myocardial Infarction Mortality in the United States: Risk-Standardized Mortality Rates From 1995-2006
Krumholz HM, Wang Y, Chen J, Drye EE, Spertus JA, Ross JS, Curtis JP, Nallamothu BK, Lichtman JH, Havranek EP, Masoudi FA, Radford MJ, Han LF, Rapp MT, Straube BM, Normand SL. Reduction in Acute Myocardial Infarction Mortality in the United States: Risk-Standardized Mortality Rates From 1995-2006. JAMA 2009, 302: 767-773. PMID: 19690309, PMCID: PMC3349070, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.1178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesAcute myocardial infarctionShort-term mortality rateMortality rateHospital variationNonfederal acute care hospitalsAcute myocardial infarction mortalityHospital mortality rateDay of admissionRisk standardized mortality ratesAcute care hospitalsMyocardial infarction mortalityHealth care professionalsIndex hospitalizationCare hospitalMyocardial infarctionNational averagePatient levelMedicare patientsObservational studyMedical adviceHospital varianceMAIN OUTCOMECare professionalsPatients