2024
Association of marital/partner status with hospital readmission among young adults with acute myocardial infarction.
Zhu C, Dreyer R, Li F, Spatz E, Caraballo C, Mahajan S, Raparelli V, Leifheit E, Lu Y, Krumholz H, Spertus J, D'Onofrio G, Pilote L, Lichtman J. Association of marital/partner status with hospital readmission among young adults with acute myocardial infarction. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0287949. PMID: 38277368, PMCID: PMC10817183, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287949.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMarital/partner statusPsychosocial factorsAcute myocardial infarctionYoung adultsHospital dischargeYear of hospital dischargeYoung acute myocardial infarctionAssociated with 1.3-foldCohort of young adultsLong-term readmissionCox proportional hazards modelsStatus interactionSimilar-aged menMyocardial infarctionProportional hazards modelUnpartnered statusPatient interviewsPhysician panelCardiovascular healthHospital readmissionSocioeconomic factorsAMI survivorsSequential adjustmentCardiac readmissionMultiple imputation
2023
Associations Between Long-Term Air Pollutant Exposure and 30-Day All-Cause Hospital Readmissions in US Patients With Stroke
Tran P, Warren J, Leifheit E, Goldstein L, Lichtman J. Associations Between Long-Term Air Pollutant Exposure and 30-Day All-Cause Hospital Readmissions in US Patients With Stroke. Stroke 2023, 54: e126-e129. PMID: 36729388, PMCID: PMC11059199, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.122.042265.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term air pollutant exposureAir pollutant exposureCause hospital readmissionHospital readmissionPollutant exposureMedicare beneficiaries agePerformance categoriesMatter 2.5Sulfur dioxide exposureCause readmission measureIschemic strokeStroke incidenceUS patientsHospital characteristicsSD increaseReadmissionCox modelReadmission measuresBeneficiaries ageLong-term exposureStrokePatientsMedicaid ServicesParticulate matter 2.5US fee
2021
Adherence to Acute Care Measures Affects Mortality in Patients with Ischemic Stroke: The Florida Stroke Registry
Gardener H, Rundek T, Lichtman J, Leifheit E, Wang K, Asdaghi N, Romano JG, Sacco RL. Adherence to Acute Care Measures Affects Mortality in Patients with Ischemic Stroke: The Florida Stroke Registry. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2021, 30: 105586. PMID: 33412397, PMCID: PMC7880890, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2020.105586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsFloridaGuideline AdherenceHealthcare DisparitiesHospital MortalityHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsIschemic StrokeMaleMedicarePatient ReadmissionPractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'Quality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareRegistriesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsRisk Reduction BehaviorSmoking CessationThrombolytic TherapyTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsAcute care measuresFlorida Stroke RegistryHospital readmissionCare measuresStatin therapyRace/ethnicityStroke RegistryAntithrombotic therapyIschemic strokeAntithrombotic useStroke careIntravenous alteplase treatmentMedicare beneficiaries ageAcute stroke careIschemic stroke patientsLong-term mortalityVascular risk factorsRace/ethnic disparitiesFull study populationAlteplase treatmentDVT prophylaxisEligible patientsAnticoagulation therapyCessation counselingStatin use
2013
Preventable Readmissions Within 30 Days of Ischemic Stroke Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Lichtman JH, Leifheit-Limson EC, Jones SB, Wang Y, Goldstein LB. Preventable Readmissions Within 30 Days of Ischemic Stroke Among Medicare Beneficiaries. Stroke 2013, 44: 3429-3435. PMID: 24172581, PMCID: PMC3905749, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.113.003165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreventable readmission ratesIschemic strokePrevention Quality IndicatorsPreventable readmissionsReadmission ratesHealthcare ResearchQuality's Prevention Quality IndicatorsHospital Inpatient Quality Reporting ProgramCauses of readmissionThirty-day readmissionHigh-risk patientsPatient-level factorsRandom effects logistic regressionIschemic stroke dischargesQuality Reporting ProgramCause readmissionHospital readmissionComorbid conditionsPreventable causePrimary diagnosisReadmissionMedicare feeMedicare beneficiariesService beneficiariesMultivariate analysis
2010
Predictors of Hospital Readmission After Stroke
Lichtman JH, Leifheit-Limson EC, Jones SB, Watanabe E, Bernheim SM, Phipps MS, Bhat KR, Savage SV, Goldstein LB. Predictors of Hospital Readmission After Stroke. Stroke 2010, 41: 2525-2533. PMID: 20930150, PMCID: PMC3021413, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.110.599159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReadmission ratesOvid Evidence-Based Medicine ReviewsReadmission performanceEvidence-Based Medicine ReviewsRisk-adjusted readmission ratesHospital readmission performancePredictors of readmissionPatient-level factorsHospital readmission ratesQuality of careSystem-level factorsComposite outcomeHospital readmissionMedicine ReviewsReadmission riskStroke hospitalizationsCare factorsPatient riskMultivariable modelInclusion criteriaReadmissionStroke definitionsEligible publicationsRisk scoreHospital level