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
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Mortality Among Medicare Beneficiaries in the FL‐PR CReSD Study
Gardener H, Leifheit EC, Lichtman JH, Wang Y, Wang K, Gutierrez CM, Ciliberti‐Vargas M, Dong C, Oluwole S, Robichaux M, Romano JG, Rundek T, Sacco RL, Investigators and Collaborators T. Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Mortality Among Medicare Beneficiaries in the FL‐PR CReSD Study. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2018, 8: e009649. PMID: 30587062, PMCID: PMC6405703, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.118.009649.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRacial/Ethnic DisparitiesQuality Improvement ProgramMedicare beneficiariesRace/ethnicityEthnic disparitiesBlack stroke patientsAcute stroke careElderly Medicare beneficiariesService Medicare beneficiariesHospital mortalityClinical characteristicsIschemic strokeStroke outcomeStroke careStroke patientsMixed logistic modelPrimary diagnosisHospitalReadmissionMortalityConclusions DisparitiesEthnic differencesE-SDOutcomesPatientsHospital 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
2017
Associations between nursing home performance and hospital 30‐day readmissions for acute myocardial infarction, heart failure and pneumonia at the healthcare community level in the United States
Pandolfi MM, Wang Y, Spenard A, Johnson F, Bonner A, Ho S, Elwell T, Bakullari A, Galusha D, Leifheit‐Limson E, Lichtman JH, Krumholz HM. Associations between nursing home performance and hospital 30‐day readmissions for acute myocardial infarction, heart failure and pneumonia at the healthcare community level in the United States. International Journal Of Older People Nursing 2017, 12 PMID: 28516505, DOI: 10.1111/opn.12154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionReadmission ratesHeart failureNursing homesService patientsMyocardial infarctionMedicare feeLower hospital readmission ratesHospital readmission ratesNurse staffing measuresAcute care hospitalsCross-sectional studyHospital service areasFive-Star Quality Rating SystemNursing home performanceUnplanned readmissionCare hospitalReadmission dataCommunity-based service providersCare teamMedicare patientsReadmissionStaffing measuresPatientsPneumonia
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