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A Comparison of National and International Approaches to COVID-19-Related Measures

The authors evaluate the comparability of commonly used COVID-19 measures within the United States and across countries, and make recommendations for the use and development of measures that would allow for more standardized and valid comparisons.

Jan 29, 2021

Mahshid Abir, Megan K. Beckett, Wenjing Huang, Hamad Al-Ibrahim, Joan Chang, Florian F. Schmitzberger, Kirstin W. Scott, Peter S. Hussey
Journal Article

The Use of Public Engagement for Technological Innovation: Literature Review and Case Studies

This research report synthesises recent evidence, in the form of a literature review and case studies, on the use of public engagement for technological innovation.

Jan 29, 2021

Camilla d'Angelo, Advait Deshpande, Emily Ryen Gloinson, Joe Francombe, Cagla Stevenson, Mann Virdee, Salil Gunashekar
Journal Article

National Quality Forum Guidelines for Evaluating the Scientific Acceptability of Risk-adjusted Clinical Outcome Measures: A Report From the National Quality Forum Scientific Methods Panel

Our goal is to promote the transparency of NQF evaluations, improve the quality of performance measurements, and engage surgeons and all other stakeholders to work together to advance the science of performance measurement.

Jan 29, 2021

Laurent G. Glance, Karen Joynt Maddox, Karen C. Johnson, David R. Nerenz, David Cella, Bijan Borah, Joseph Kunisch, Paul Kurlansky, Jennifer Perloff, Michael A. Stoto, Ronald Walters, Susan White, Zhenquiu Lin
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Geographic Variation and Disparities in Total Joint Replacement Use for Medicare Beneficiaries: 2009 to 2017

The study objectives are to determine whether Black Medicare beneficiaries undergo fewer hip and knee replacements across regions, and whether disparities affected all or mainly affected socioeconomically disadvantaged Black beneficiaries.

Jan 29, 2021

Caroline P. Thirukumaran, Xueya Cai, Laurent G. Glance, Yeunkyung Kim, Benjamin F. Ricciardi, Kevin Fiscella, Yue Li
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Medicare Shared Savings Program and Readmission Rate Among Patients with Ischemic Stroke

Our aim was to determine if the Medicare Shared Savings Program is associated with changes in readmissions and mortality for patients hospitalized with ischemic stroke, and whether it has a different impact on safety net hospitals and non-SNHs.

Jan 29, 2021

Yeunkyung Kim, Laurent G. Glance, Robert G. Holloway, Yue Li
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International Prescription Drug Price Comparisons: Current Empirical Estimates and Comparisons with Previous Studies

This report provides findings related to international prescription drug price comparisons, noting that 2018 drug prices in the United States were substantially higher than those in other countries.

Jan 28, 2021

Andrew W. Mulcahy, Christopher M. Whaley, Mahlet G. Tebeka, Daniel Schwam, Nathaniel Edenfield, Alejandro U. Becerra-Ornelas
Journal Article

Improving The Accuracy Of Hospital Quality Ratings By Focusing On The Association Between Volume And Outcome

The goal of this exploratory analysis was to examine the changes in hospital star rankings for aortic valve replacement when shrinkage targets based on hospital case volume are used instead of the standard CMS approach.

Jan 28, 2021

Laurent G. Glance, Caroline P. Thirukumaran, Yue Li, Shan Gao, Andrew W. Dick
Journal Article

Considerations for Reduction of Risk of Perioperative Stroke in Adult Patients Undergoing Cardiac and Thoracic Aortic Operations: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

We herein provide suggestions on preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative strategies aimed at reducing the risk of perioperative stroke and at improving the outcomes of patients who experience a perioperative stroke.

Jan 28, 2021

Mario Gaudino, Curtis Benesch, Faisal Bakaeen, Abe DeAnda, Stephen E. Fremes, Laurent G. Glance, Steven R. Messé, Aditya Pandey, Lisa Qia Rong
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The Adult Cardiac Anesthesiology Section of STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: 2020 Update on Quality and Outcomes

In this first update report on quality and outcomes of the Adult Cardiac Anesthesiology Section, we present an overview of the clinically significant anesthesia and surgical variables submitted between 2015 and 2018.

Jan 28, 2021

J. Mauricio Del Rio, James Abernathy, Mark A. Taylor, Robert H. Habib, Felix G. Fernandez, Bruce A. Bollen, Ryan E. Lauer, Nancy A. Nussmeier, Laurent G. Glance, Joseph V. Petty, G. Burkhard Mackensen, David F. Vener, Miklos D. Kertai
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A Comparison of the Injury Severity Score and the Trauma Mortality Prediction Model

We compared the performance of the Trauma Mortality Prediction Model with the Injury Severity Score and other measures of injury severity in a single cohort of patients.

Jan 28, 2021

Alan Cook, Jo Weddle, Susan P Baker, David W. Hosmer, Laurent G. Glance, Lee S. Friedman, Turner M. Osler
Journal Article

Ranking Trauma Center Quality: Can Past Performance Predict Future Performance?

This article explores whether trauma center quality metrics based on historical data can reliably predict future trauma center performance.

Jan 28, 2021

Laurent G. Glance, Dana B. Mukamel, Turner M. Osler, Andrew W. Dick
Journal Article

Trauma Care Does Not Discriminate: The Association of Race and Health Insurance with Mortality Following Traumatic Injury

Using data from a sample of patients admitted to hospitals for traumatic injury, this article examines the effects of race and insurance coverage on mortality using two logistic regression models, for patients younger and older than 65 years.

Jan 28, 2021

Turner M. Osler, Laurent G. Glance, Wenjun Li, Jeffery S. Buzas, Megan L. Wetzel, David W. Hosmer
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Survival Rates in Trauma Patients Following Health Care Reform in Massachusetts

This article examines the effect of Massachusetts health care reform on survival rates of injured patients.

Jan 28, 2021

Turner M. Osler, Laurent G. Glance, Wenjun Li, Jeffery S. Buzas, David W. Hosmer
Journal Article

A Trauma Mortality Prediction Model Based on the ICD-10-CM Lexicon: TMPM-ICD10

The authors constructed an outcome prediction model using only ICD-10-CM acute injury codes and compared its performance with that of the injury severity score.

Jan 28, 2021

Turner M. Osler, Laurent G. Glance, Alan Cook, Jeffery S. Buzas, David W. Hosmer
Journal Article

Impact of Risk Adjustment for Socioeconomic Status on Risk-adjusted Surgical Readmission Rates

This article assesses whether differences in readmission rates between safety-net hospitals (SNH) and non-SNHs are due to differences in hospital quality, and compares the results of hospital profiling with and without adjusting for socioeconomic status.

Jan 28, 2021

Laurent G. Glance, Arthur L. Kellermann, Turner M. Osler, Yue Li, Wenjun Li, Andrew W. Dick
Journal Article

Impact of Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program Penalties on Hip and Knee Replacement Readmissions: Comparison of Hospitals at Risk of Varying Penalty Amounts

We examined whether hospitals at risk of relatively large penalties from this expansion experienced greater declines in joint replacement readmissions compared with hospitals at risk of smaller penalties.

Jan 28, 2021

Caroline P. Thirukumaran, Brian E. McGarry, Laurent G. Glance, Meiling Ying, Benjamin F. Ricciardi, Xueya Cai, Yue Li
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The Demand for Responsiveness in Past U.S. Military Operations

The Department of Defense argues that it must maintain a high level of readiness across the joint force to remain highly responsive. The author conducts a historical analysis to identify the demand for responsiveness in past U.S. military operations.

Jan 28, 2021

Stacie L. Pettyjohn
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Technology Innovation and the Future of Air Force Intelligence Analysis: Volume 1, Findings and Recommendations

There is growing demand for the Air Force Distributed Common Ground System to analyze sensor data. The authors assessed how new tools and technologies, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, can help meet these demands.

Jan 27, 2021

Lance Menthe, Dahlia Anne Goldfeld, Abbie Tingstad, Sherrill Lingel, Edward Geist, Donald Brunk, Amanda Wicker, Sarah Soliman, Balys Gintautas, Anne Stickells, Amado Cordova
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Preliminary Findings from the Aerial Investigations Research Pilot Program

This report provides preliminary findings on the Aerial Investigations Research pilot program, a Baltimore Police Department program in which manned aircraft equipped with cameras gathered evidence to support crime investigations.

Jan 27, 2021

Andrew R. Morral, Terry L. Schell, Brandon Crosby, Rosanna Smart, Rose Kerber, Justin Lee
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Do Teachers Perceive That Their Main Instructional Materials Meet English Learners' Needs? Key Findings from the 2020 American Instructional Resources Survey

In this Data Note, researchers draw on data from the spring 2020 American Instructional Resources Survey to examine teachers' perceptions of how their main materials meet the needs of English learners.

Jan 27, 2021

Andrea Prado Tuma, Sy Doan, Rebecca Ann Lawrence

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