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
2014
Trends in Aortic Dissection Hospitalizations, Interventions, and Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries in the United States, 2000–2011
Mody PS, Wang Y, Geirsson A, Kim N, Desai MM, Gupta A, Dodson JA, Krumholz HM. Trends in Aortic Dissection Hospitalizations, Interventions, and Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries in the United States, 2000–2011. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2014, 7: 920-928. PMID: 25336626, PMCID: PMC4380171, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.114.001140.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Trends in Hospitalization Rates and Outcomes of Endocarditis Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Bikdeli B, Wang Y, Kim N, Desai MM, Quagliarello V, Krumholz HM. Trends in Hospitalization Rates and Outcomes of Endocarditis Among Medicare Beneficiaries. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2013, 62: 2217-2226. PMID: 23994421, PMCID: PMC4335801, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.07.071.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Hospital-Level Outcomes Associated with Laparoscopic Colectomy for Cancer in the Minimally Invasive Era
Fox JP, Desai MM, Krumholz HM, Gross CP. Hospital-Level Outcomes Associated with Laparoscopic Colectomy for Cancer in the Minimally Invasive Era. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2012, 16: 2112-2119. PMID: 22948842, PMCID: PMC3670114, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-012-2018-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaparoscopy rateLaparoscopic colectomyShorter hospitalizationColon resectionHospital mortalityPostoperative morbidityLow postoperative morbidity rateHigher laparoscopy ratePostoperative morbidity rateRisk-standardized outcomesLow postoperative morbidityShorter hospital stayNationwide Inpatient SampleShort-term outcomesHigher procedure volumeHospital stayComparable morbidityRandomized trialsMorbidity rateInvasive eraInpatient SampleOutcomes AssociatedColectomyMortality rateProcedure volumeCorrelations among risk‐standardized mortality rates and among risk‐standardized readmission rates within hospitals
Horwitz LI, Wang Y, Desai MM, Curry LA, Bradley EH, Drye EE, Krumholz HM. Correlations among risk‐standardized mortality rates and among risk‐standardized readmission rates within hospitals. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2012, 7: 690-696. PMID: 22865546, PMCID: PMC3535010, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.1965.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesAcute myocardial infarctionRisk-standardized readmission ratesReadmission ratesRisk-standardized mortalityHeart failureMortality rateReadmission measuresUS hospitalsMortality measuresCross-sectional studyMortality cohortReadmission cohortHospital outcomesSame hospitalMyocardial infarctionMedicare patientsMedicare feeService beneficiariesTeaching hospital membersHospitalSame quartileHospital membersPneumoniaCohortOutcomes for Mitral Valve Surgery Among Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries, 1999 to 2008
Dodson JA, Wang Y, Desai MM, Barreto-Filho JA, Sugeng L, Hashim SW, Krumholz HM. Outcomes for Mitral Valve Surgery Among Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries, 1999 to 2008. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2012, 5: 298-307. PMID: 22576847, PMCID: PMC3400109, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.112.966077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overChi-Square DistributionFee-for-Service PlansFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHeart Valve DiseasesHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHospital MortalityHospitalizationHumansLinear ModelsMaleMedicareMitral ValveOdds RatioPatient ReadmissionQuality ImprovementRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsMitral valve surgeryValve surgeryMitral valve repairFFS patientsHospitalization ratesValve repairMedicare feeMedicare Standard Analytic FilesMedicare FFS patientsRisk-standardized ratesProportion of patientsStandard Analytic FilesVital Status filesNational surveillance dataMedicare administrative dataSubstantial morbidityMortality outcomesService patientsAnalytic FilesMortality riskMortality rateSurgeryPatientsDenominator fileReadmission
2010
National Patterns of Risk-Standardized Mortality and Readmission for Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure
Bernheim SM, Grady JN, Lin Z, Wang Y, Wang Y, Savage SV, Bhat KR, Ross JS, Desai MM, Merrill AR, Han LF, Rapp MT, Drye EE, Normand SL, Krumholz HM. National Patterns of Risk-Standardized Mortality and Readmission for Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2010, 3: 459-467. PMID: 20736442, PMCID: PMC3027304, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.110.957613.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
Trends in Discharge Disposition, Mortality, and Service Use Among Long-Stay Psychiatric Patients in the 1990s
Desai MM, Rosenheck RA. Trends in Discharge Disposition, Mortality, and Service Use Among Long-Stay Psychiatric Patients in the 1990s. Psychiatric Services 2003, 54: 542-548. PMID: 12663843, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.54.4.542.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAffective Disorders, PsychoticAgedBrain DiseasesCensusesCohort StudiesFemaleHealth Facility ClosureHospital MortalityHospitals, VeteransHumansLength of StayMaleMental Health ServicesMentally Ill PersonsMiddle AgedPatient DischargePsychotic DisordersUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsUtilization ReviewConceptsDischarge dispositionThree-year followService usePrincipal diagnosisPsychiatric patientsVA mental health servicesLong-stay psychiatric patientsLong-stay bedsLong-stay cohortsStay Psychiatric PatientsVA administrative databasesMental health bedsMental health inpatientsLong-term inpatientsVA service useMental health servicesPatient's principal diagnosisMental health systemFiscal year 1991Administrative databasesMortality ratePsychotic disordersHealth servicesPatientsCohort