2015
National Trends in Pulmonary Embolism Hospitalization Rates and Outcomes for Adults Aged ≥65 Years in the United States (1999 to 2010)
Minges KE, Bikdeli B, Wang Y, Kim N, Curtis JP, Desai MM, Krumholz HM. National Trends in Pulmonary Embolism Hospitalization Rates and Outcomes for Adults Aged ≥65 Years in the United States (1999 to 2010). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2015, 116: 1436-1442. PMID: 26409636, PMCID: PMC4841688, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.07.068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospitalization ratesMortality rateReadmission ratesBlack patientsPrincipal discharge diagnosis codeOlder adultsCause readmission rateHospital mortality rateProportion of patientsRetrospective cohort studyDischarge diagnosis codesSkilled nursing facilitiesNational trendsSignificant racial differencesHigh rateHome health careHospital stayAdults AgedCohort studyMore patientsTherapeutic advancesDiagnosis codesMedicare feeNursing facilitiesSignificant burden
2013
Trends in Intracranial Stenting Among Medicare Beneficiaries in the United States, 2006–2010
Gupta A, Desai MM, Kim N, Bulsara KR, Wang Y, Krumholz HM. Trends in Intracranial Stenting Among Medicare Beneficiaries in the United States, 2006–2010. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2013, 2: e000084. PMID: 23588099, PMCID: PMC3647283, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.113.000084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracranial stentingMortality rateService beneficiariesICD-9-CM procedure codesPrincipal discharge diagnosis codeOverall hospitalization rateDischarge diagnosis codesHumanitarian Device Exemption approvalAcute care hospitalsHumanitarian Device ExemptionCare hospitalIntracranial angioplastyHospitalization ratesICS useSubarachnoid hemorrhageDiagnosis codesOperative rateProcedure ratesMedicare feeMedicare beneficiariesInsufficient evidenceICS procedureDrug AdministrationCerebral aneurysmsMedicaid Services
2011
National and Regional Trends in Heart Failure Hospitalization and Mortality Rates for Medicare Beneficiaries, 1998-2008
Chen J, Normand SL, Wang Y, Krumholz HM. National and Regional Trends in Heart Failure Hospitalization and Mortality Rates for Medicare Beneficiaries, 1998-2008. JAMA 2011, 306: 1669-1678. PMID: 22009099, PMCID: PMC3688069, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.1474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHF hospitalization ratesHeart failure hospitalizationHospitalization ratesMortality rateFailure hospitalizationHeart failure hospitalization ratesPrincipal discharge diagnosis codeOne-year mortality rateDischarge diagnosis codesIschemic heart diseaseAcute care hospitalsService Medicare beneficiariesLower ratesBlack menHF hospitalizationPatient demographicsCare hospitalDiagnosis codesHeart diseaseRisk factorsMedicare beneficiariesHospitalizationStudy periodMortalityNational mean