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
2011
30-Day Mortality and Readmission After Hemorrhagic Stroke Among Medicare Beneficiaries in Joint Commission Primary Stroke Center-Certified and Noncertified Hospitals
Lichtman JH, Jones SB, Leifheit-Limson EC, Wang Y, Goldstein LB. 30-Day Mortality and Readmission After Hemorrhagic Stroke Among Medicare Beneficiaries in Joint Commission Primary Stroke Center-Certified and Noncertified Hospitals. Stroke 2011, 42: 3387-3391. PMID: 22033986, PMCID: PMC3292255, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.111.622613.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubarachnoid hemorrhageIntracerebral hemorrhageReadmission ratesHemorrhagic strokeMedicare beneficiariesJoint Commission Primary Stroke CentersLower risk-adjusted mortality ratesCox proportional hazards regressionRisk-adjusted readmission ratesRisk-adjusted mortality ratesIschemic stroke patientsPrimary discharge diagnosisPrimary stroke centerProportional hazards regressionService Medicare beneficiariesEffects of careHospital mortalityStroke centersStroke patientsDischarge diagnosisHazards regressionMortality rateBetter outcomesHospitalPatientsOutcomes after ischemic stroke for hospitals with and without Joint Commission–certified primary stroke centers
Lichtman JH, Jones SB, Wang Y, Watanabe E, Leifheit-Limson E, Goldstein LB. Outcomes after ischemic stroke for hospitals with and without Joint Commission–certified primary stroke centers. Neurology 2011, 76: 1976-1982. PMID: 21543736, PMCID: PMC3109877, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0b013e31821e54f3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary stroke centerRisk-Standardized MortalityJoint CommissionPSC hospitalsIschemic strokeReadmission ratesStroke centersService Medicare beneficiariesHospital referral regionsIschemic stroke dischargesPSC certificationPatient demographicsComorbid conditionsStudy cohortMortality outcomesNational averagePrimary diagnosisReferral regionsMedicare beneficiariesHierarchical linear regression modelsHospitalStroke dischargesLinear regression modelsLower ratesStroke
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