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A novel approach to attribute responsible physicians using inpatient claims
CONCLUSIONS: We provide a robust method to attribute physicians to patients, which is a necessary tool to understand physician-level variation in quality of care within the inpatient acute care setting. The proposed method provides consistency across facilities and eliminates unattributed patients resulting from unsatisfied business rules.PMID:35852889 | DOI:10.37765/ajmc.2022.89185
Source: The American Journal of Managed Care - July 19, 2022 Category: Health Management Authors: Michael Korvink German Molina John Martin Henry Sullivant Laura H Gunn Source Type: research

ICU Readmission after Cardiac Surgery —Still a Matter of Concern?
Conclusions In conclusion, readmission to the ICU after cardiac surgery is a rare complication that is still associated with excessive mortality. Establishment of an intermediate care unit proved to be an excellent means to reduce ICU stay without endangering post-surgery patients and significantly reduced the ICU readmission rate. [...] Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - May 1, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Kolat, Philipp Guttenberger, Patricia Ried, Michael Kapahnke, Julia Haneya, Assad Schmid, Christof Diez, Claudius Tags: Original Cardiovascular Source Type: research

ICU Readmission after Cardiac Surgery-Still a Matter of Concern?
CONCLUSIONS:  In conclusion, readmission to the ICU after cardiac surgery is a rare complication that is still associated with excessive mortality. Establishment of an intermediate care unit proved to be an excellent means to reduce ICU stay without endangering post-surgery patients and significantly reduced the ICU readmission rate. PMID: 29715703 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - May 1, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Kolat P, Guttenberger P, Ried M, Kapahnke J, Haneya A, Schmid C, Diez C Tags: Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Source Type: research