Published in N Engl J Med on December 31, 2009
Variation in surgical-readmission rates and quality of hospital care. N Engl J Med (2013) 5.27
Quality of care and patient outcomes in critical access rural hospitals. JAMA (2011) 4.04
Who has higher readmission rates for heart failure, and why? Implications for efforts to improve care using financial incentives. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes (2010) 2.89
Penalizing hospitals for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease readmissions. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2014) 2.08
Quality of discharge practices and patient understanding at an academic medical center. JAMA Intern Med (2013) 2.03
Is the readmission rate a valid quality indicator? A review of the evidence. PLoS One (2014) 1.56
Variation in the risk of readmission among hospitals: the relative contribution of patient, hospital and inpatient provider characteristics. J Gen Intern Med (2014) 1.36
Hospital performance measures and 30-day readmission rates. J Gen Intern Med (2012) 1.23
Can this patient be discharged home? Factors associated with at-home death among patients with cancer. J Clin Oncol (2011) 1.20
Hospitals with higher nurse staffing had lower odds of readmissions penalties than hospitals with lower staffing. Health Aff (Millwood) (2013) 1.19
The effect of progressive, reinforcing telephone education and counseling versus brief educational intervention on knowledge, self-care behaviors and heart failure symptoms. J Card Fail (2011) 1.11
Can hospital cultural competency reduce disparities in patient experiences with care? Med Care (2012) 1.08
Mobility after hospital discharge as a marker for 30-day readmission. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci (2012) 1.03
Health system characteristics and rates of readmission after acute myocardial infarction in the United States. J Am Heart Assoc (2014) 1.01
Self-management in heart failure: where have we been and where should we go? J Multidiscip Healthc (2011) 1.00
Effect of standardized electronic discharge instructions on post-discharge hospital utilization. J Gen Intern Med (2011) 1.00
Implications of metric choice for common applications of readmission metrics. Health Serv Res (2013) 0.99
Correlation of inpatient and outpatient measures of stroke care quality within veterans health administration hospitals. Stroke (2011) 0.97
Improvements in cognition following hospital discharge of community dwelling seniors. J Gen Intern Med (2011) 0.97
Predicting 30-day all-cause hospital readmissions. Health Care Manag Sci (2013) 0.95
Do cardiology quality measures actually improve patient outcomes? J Am Heart Assoc (2014) 0.95
"Teach to goal": theory and design principles of an intervention to improve heart failure self-management skills of patients with low health literacy. J Health Commun (2011) 0.95
Tackling the readmission epidemic: a resident teaching service perspective. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect (2013) 0.91
Impact of length of stay after coronary bypass surgery on short-term readmission rate: an instrumental variable analysis. Med Care (2013) 0.91
Correlations among risk-standardized mortality rates and among risk-standardized readmission rates within hospitals. J Hosp Med (2012) 0.90
Health information exchange, Health Information Technology use, and hospital readmission rates. AMIA Annu Symp Proc (2011) 0.89
Is there a relationship between patient satisfaction and favorable outcomes? Ann Surg (2014) 0.88
Strategies to Reduce 30-Day Readmissions in Older Patients Hospitalized with Heart Failure and Acute Myocardial Infarction. Curr Geriatr Rep (2014) 0.87
Quantitative tools for addressing hospital readmissions. BMC Res Notes (2012) 0.85
Variation in length of stay and outcomes among hospitalized patients attributable to hospitals and hospitalists. J Gen Intern Med (2012) 0.84
Hospital readmission among elderly patients. Eur J Health Econ (2012) 0.83
Comparison of provider-documented and patient-reported brief intervention for unhealthy alcohol use in VA outpatients. Drug Alcohol Depend (2015) 0.80
A composite index for predicting readmission following emergency general surgery. J Trauma Acute Care Surg (2014) 0.79
Health care transition in Germany - standardization of procedures and improvement actions. J Multidiscip Healthc (2011) 0.78
Inpatient Walking Activity to Predict Readmission in Older Adults. Arch Phys Med Rehabil (2016) 0.78
Hospital readmissions after colectomy: a population-based study. J Am Coll Surg (2013) 0.77
Can patients reliably identify safe, high quality care? J Hosp Adm (2014) 0.77
Is the maturity of hospitals' quality improvement systems associated with measures of quality and patient safety? BMC Health Serv Res (2011) 0.77
Predictors and impact of thirty-day readmission on patient outcomes and health care costs after reduced-toxicity conditioning allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant (2013) 0.77
Challenges in Patient Discharge Planning in the Health System of Iran: A Qualitative Study. Glob J Health Sci (2015) 0.76
Discharge planning and rates of readmissions. N Engl J Med (2010) 0.75
Discharge planning and rates of readmissions. N Engl J Med (2010) 0.75
Identifying effective and feasible interventions to accelerate functional recovery from hospitalization in older adults: A randomized controlled pilot trial. Contemp Clin Trials (2016) 0.75
The probability of readmission within 30 days of hospital discharge is positively associated with inpatient bed occupancy at discharge - a retrospective cohort study. BMC Emerg Med (2015) 0.75
Associations between Depressive Symptoms and 30-day Hospital Readmission among Older Adults. J Depress Anxiety (2015) 0.75
Comparing Patients' Opinions on the Hospital Discharge Process Collected With a Self-Reported Questionnaire Completed Via the Internet or Through a Telephone Survey: An Ancillary Study of the SENTIPAT Randomized Controlled Trial. J Med Internet Res (2015) 0.75
Prevalence and temporal pattern of hospital readmissions for patients with type I and type II diabetes. BMJ Open (2015) 0.75
Discharge planning and rates of readmissions. N Engl J Med (2010) 0.75
A systematic review on the effect of the organisation of hospital discharge on patient health outcomes. BMJ Open (2016) 0.75
A role for social workers in improving care setting transitions: a case study. Soc Work Health Care (2015) 0.75
Korean Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Heart Failure. Korean Circ J (2017) 0.75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Readmissions and Other Measures of Hospital Quality. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2017) 0.75
Promotion of prescription drugs to consumers. N Engl J Med (2002) 9.21
Early experience with pay-for-performance: from concept to practice. JAMA (2005) 8.98
Risk factors for retained instruments and sponges after surgery. N Engl J Med (2003) 8.93
The effect of incentive-based formularies on prescription-drug utilization and spending. N Engl J Med (2003) 7.28
Thirty-day readmission rates for Medicare beneficiaries by race and site of care. JAMA (2011) 7.04
Racial disparities in the quality of care for enrollees in medicare managed care. JAMA (2002) 6.35
Patients' perception of hospital care in the United States. N Engl J Med (2008) 6.10
Care in U.S. hospitals--the Hospital Quality Alliance program. N Engl J Med (2005) 5.74
Paying physicians for high-quality care. N Engl J Med (2004) 5.69
Prevention of nonvertebral fractures with oral vitamin D and dose dependency: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Arch Intern Med (2009) 5.63
Mortality and access to care among adults after state Medicaid expansions. N Engl J Med (2012) 5.59
Pay for performance in commercial HMOs. N Engl J Med (2006) 5.52
The long-term effect of premier pay for performance on patient outcomes. N Engl J Med (2012) 5.48
Results of the National Initiative for Cancer Care Quality: how can we improve the quality of cancer care in the United States? J Clin Oncol (2006) 5.40
Racial trends in the use of major procedures among the elderly. N Engl J Med (2005) 5.35
Measures of obesity and cardiovascular risk among men and women. J Am Coll Cardiol (2008) 5.28
Variation in surgical-readmission rates and quality of hospital care. N Engl J Med (2013) 5.27
Incidence, causes, and outcomes of dilated cardiomyopathy in children. JAMA (2006) 4.51
Volume and outcome--it is time to move ahead. N Engl J Med (2002) 4.26
Quality of care and patient outcomes in critical access rural hospitals. JAMA (2011) 4.04
Higher 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations are associated with better lower-extremity function in both active and inactive persons aged > or =60 y. Am J Clin Nutr (2004) 3.76
Contribution of preventable acute care spending to total spending for high-cost Medicare patients. JAMA (2013) 3.70
Mortality rates for Medicare beneficiaries admitted to critical access and non-critical access hospitals, 2002-2010. JAMA (2013) 3.67
Mortality among homeless adults in Boston: shifts in causes of death over a 15-year period. JAMA Intern Med (2013) 3.67
Positive association between 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels and bone mineral density: a population-based study of younger and older adults. Am J Med (2004) 3.45
Correlates of electronic health record adoption in office practices: a statewide survey. J Am Med Inform Assoc (2006) 3.37
Ventricular pacing or dual-chamber pacing for sinus-node dysfunction. N Engl J Med (2002) 3.35
Physicians and electronic health records: a statewide survey. Arch Intern Med (2007) 3.31
The incidence of pediatric cardiomyopathy in two regions of the United States. N Engl J Med (2003) 3.28
A randomized trial of electronic clinical reminders to improve quality of care for diabetes and coronary artery disease. J Am Med Inform Assoc (2005) 3.25
Patient quality of life during the 12 months following joint replacement surgery. Arthritis Rheum (2004) 3.16
The relationship between electronic health record use and quality of care over time. J Am Med Inform Assoc (2009) 3.15
Do integrated medical groups provide higher-quality medical care than individual practice associations? Ann Intern Med (2006) 3.11
Patient experience in safety-net hospitals: implications for improving care and value-based purchasing. Arch Intern Med (2012) 2.93
Hospital cost of care, quality of care, and readmission rates: penny wise and pound foolish? Arch Intern Med (2010) 2.89
A controlled trial of smart infusion pumps to improve medication safety in critically ill patients. Crit Care Med (2005) 2.85
Concentration and quality of hospitals that care for elderly black patients. Arch Intern Med (2007) 2.84
Risk stratification at diagnosis for children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: an analysis of data from the Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Registry. Lancet (2013) 2.82
Supratherapeutic dosing of acetaminophen among hospitalized patients. Arch Intern Med (2012) 2.65
The effect of financial incentives on hospitals that serve poor patients. Ann Intern Med (2010) 2.64
Somatization increases medical utilization and costs independent of psychiatric and medical comorbidity. Arch Gen Psychiatry (2005) 2.62
Randomized trial of a daily electronic home monitoring system in patients with advanced heart failure: the Weight Monitoring in Heart Failure (WHARF) trial. Am Heart J (2003) 2.61
Physicians' beliefs about racial differences in referral for renal transplantation. Am J Kidney Dis (2004) 2.57
Developing a system to assess the quality of cancer care: ASCO's national initiative on cancer care quality. J Clin Oncol (2004) 2.52
Practice-linked online personal health records for type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled trial. Arch Intern Med (2008) 2.47
The inverse relationship between mortality rates and performance in the Hospital Quality Alliance measures. Health Aff (Millwood) (2007) 2.45
The association between hospital volume and processes, outcomes, and costs of care for congestive heart failure. Ann Intern Med (2011) 2.40
Paying for performance in the United States and abroad. N Engl J Med (2006) 2.39
The impact of cost displays on primary care physician laboratory test ordering. J Gen Intern Med (2013) 2.39
Randomized trial of a delirium abatement program for postacute skilled nursing facilities. J Am Geriatr Soc (2010) 2.38
The relationship between hospital admission rates and rehospitalizations. N Engl J Med (2011) 2.31
Patient characteristics and experiences associated with trust in specialist physicians. Arch Intern Med (2004) 2.17
Comparing patient-reported hospital adverse events with medical record review: do patients know something that hospitals do not? Ann Intern Med (2008) 2.06
Association between delirium resolution and functional recovery among newly admitted postacute facility patients. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci (2006) 1.98
Low-quality, high-cost hospitals, mainly in South, care for sharply higher shares of elderly black, Hispanic, and medicaid patients. Health Aff (Millwood) (2011) 1.91
Adherence to practice guidelines: the role of specialty society guidelines. Am Heart J (2003) 1.91
Physicians' use of key functions in electronic health records from 2005 to 2007: a statewide survey. J Am Med Inform Assoc (2009) 1.88
Epidemiology and cause-specific outcome of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in children: findings from the Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Registry. Circulation (2007) 1.86
Effects of pharmaceutical promotion on adherence to the treatment guidelines for depression. Med Care (2004) 1.84
Health care in America--still too separate, not yet equal. N Engl J Med (2004) 1.84
High incidence of pacemaker syndrome in patients with sinus node dysfunction treated with ventricular-based pacing in the Mode Selection Trial (MOST). J Am Coll Cardiol (2004) 1.83
Cardiovascular status of infants and children of women infected with HIV-1 (P(2)C(2) HIV): a cohort study. Lancet (2002) 1.83
Reliability of a structured assessment for nonclinicians to detect delirium among new admissions to postacute care. J Am Med Dir Assoc (2006) 1.83
Brief intervention for prenatal alcohol use: a randomized trial. Obstet Gynecol (2005) 1.80
Patient centered experiences in breast cancer: predicting long-term adherence to tamoxifen use. Med Care (2007) 1.80
Use of high-cost operative procedures by Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in for-profit and not-for-profit health plans. N Engl J Med (2004) 1.78
Risk factors for cardiovascular disease in children infected with human immunodeficiency virus-1. J Pediatr (2008) 1.78
The relation of patient satisfaction with complaints against physicians and malpractice lawsuits. Am J Med (2005) 1.74
Pay for performance at the tipping point. N Engl J Med (2007) 1.71
Distinctive patterns of medical care utilization in patients who somatize. Med Care (2006) 1.71
Revisiting readmissions--changing the incentives for shared accountability. N Engl J Med (2009) 1.70
Late loss in lumen diameter and binary restenosis for drug-eluting stent comparison. Circulation (2005) 1.67
Measuring efficiency: the association of hospital costs and quality of care. Health Aff (Millwood) (2009) 1.65
Impact of computerized decision support on blood pressure management and control: a randomized controlled trial. J Gen Intern Med (2008) 1.63
Biomarkers of vascular dysfunction in children infected with human immunodeficiency virus-1. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2010) 1.62
Factors associated with establishing a causal diagnosis for children with cardiomyopathy. Pediatrics (2006) 1.59
The OECD Health Care Quality Indicators Project: history and background. Int J Qual Health Care (2006) 1.55
Mortality for publicly reported conditions and overall hospital mortality rates. JAMA Intern Med (2013) 1.55
Effect of electronic health records on health care costs: longitudinal comparative evidence from community practices. Ann Intern Med (2013) 1.52
Primary care management of chronic kidney disease. J Gen Intern Med (2010) 1.52
Assessment of dexrazoxane as a cardioprotectant in doxorubicin-treated children with high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: long-term follow-up of a prospective, randomised, multicentre trial. Lancet Oncol (2010) 1.52
Analysis of early accountable care organizations defines patient, structural, cost, and quality-of-care characteristics. Health Aff (Millwood) (2014) 1.51
Inability of providers to predict unplanned readmissions. J Gen Intern Med (2011) 1.51
Influence of cardiac surgeon report cards on patient referral by cardiologists in New York state after 20 years of public reporting. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes (2013) 1.46
Hospitalized patients' participation and its impact on quality of care and patient safety. Int J Qual Health Care (2011) 1.44
Electronic health records: which practices have them, and how are clinicians using them? J Eval Clin Pract (2008) 1.44
Adherence with osteoporosis practice guidelines: a multilevel analysis of patient, physician, and practice setting characteristics. Am J Med (2004) 1.42