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
2018
Hospital Quality Metrics: “America's Best Hospitals” and Outcomes After Ischemic Stroke
Lichtman JH, Leifheit EC, Wang Y, Goldstein LB. Hospital Quality Metrics: “America's Best Hospitals” and Outcomes After Ischemic Stroke. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2018, 28: 430-434. PMID: 30415916, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2018.10.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrain IschemiaHospital Bed CapacityHospital MortalityHospitalsHospitals, High-VolumeHospitals, Low-VolumeHospitals, PrivateHospitals, RuralHospitals, TeachingHumansJoint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare OrganizationsPatient ReadmissionPostoperative ComplicationsProcess Assessment, Health CareQuality Indicators, Health CareRisk FactorsStrokeTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsTop-ranked hospitalsRisk-standardized mortalityHigher readmissionBest HospitalsIschemic strokeAmerica's Best HospitalsHospital-level careHospital Compare dataHospital quality metricsHospital volumeStroke measuresHospital characteristicsReadmissionBetter outcomesLower mortalityHospitalMortalityMedicaid ServicesOutcomesStrokeWorld Report
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