Background: The contemporary measures of hospital performance for heart failure
hospitalization and 30-day risk-standardized readmission rate (RSRR) and risk …

Background—Current 30-day readmission models used by the Center for Medicare and
Medicaid Services for the purpose of hospital-level comparisons lack measures of …

Background—In July 2009, Medicare began publicly reporting hospitals' risk-standardized
30-day all-cause readmission rates (RSRRs) among fee-for-service beneficiaries …

Background: Racial inequities for patients with heart failure (HF) have been widely
documented. HF patients who receive cardiology care during a hospital admission have …

Background: Reducing hospital length of stay (LOS) has been identified as an important
lever for minimizing the burden of heart failure hospitalization, yet the impact of social and …

BACKGROUND: Few recent studies have demonstrated similar quality of care for
hospitalized black and white patients with heart failure (HF). However, systematic evaluation …

Background: Heart failure is the leading cause for 30-day all-cause readmission. Although
racial disparities in health care are well documented, their impact on 30-day all-cause …

Objectives: This study sought to determine whether racial and ethnic differences exist
among patients with similar access to care. We examined outcomes after heart failure …

Background—Patient outcomes provide a critical perspective on quality of care. The Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is publicly reporting hospital 30-day risk …

Background Black and Hispanic populations are at increased risk for developing heart
failure (HF) at a younger age and experience differential morbidity and possibly differential …