2020
Hospital variation in admissions to neonatal intensive care units by diagnosis severity and category
Haidari ES, Lee HC, Illuzzi JL, Phibbs CS, Lin H, Xu X. Hospital variation in admissions to neonatal intensive care units by diagnosis severity and category. Journal Of Perinatology 2020, 41: 468-477. PMID: 32801351, PMCID: PMC7427695, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-020-00775-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeonatal intensive care unitNICU admission ratesIntensive care unitNICU admissionMild diagnosesCare unitHospital variationInterhospital variationAdmission ratesPatient/hospital characteristicsHospital discharge dataRisk-adjusted ratesWeeks' gestationNICU bedsBirth weightHospital characteristicsSevere diagnosisLive birthsMultivariable regressionAdmissionPotential overuseBirth certificatesDiagnosisHigher likelihoodDiagnosis severity
2014
“Phenotyping” Hospital Value of Care for Patients with Heart Failure
Xu X, Li S, Lin H, Normand S, Kim N, Ott LS, Lagu T, Duan M, Kroch EA, Krumholz HM. “Phenotyping” Hospital Value of Care for Patients with Heart Failure. Health Services Research 2014, 49: 2000-2016. PMID: 24974769, PMCID: PMC4254136, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower mortalityHeart failureHeart failure hospitalizationHospital mortality rateLonger hospital stayIntensive care unitDistinct joint trajectoriesValue of careFailure hospitalizationHospital stayCare unitClinical outcomesGroup of hospitalsHospital characteristicsHospital careHospital patternsSurgical proceduresMultinomial logistic regressionMortality rateHigh mortalityHospitalHospitalizationMortalityLogistic regressionHospital Value