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Appending limited clinical data to an administrative database for assessing institutional quality outliers for AMI care: does it matter?Wendy E Weller
Department of Health Policy, Management, and Behavior, School of Public Health, State University of New York, University at Albany, Rensselaer, NY 12144 3456, USA
Int J Cardiol 140:95-101. 2010..The major objective of this study was to determine whether individual hospital performance would be assessed differently if clinical data were added to an administrative dataset...
Comparing outcomes of laparoscopic versus open bariatric surgeryWendy E Weller
Department of Health Policy, Management, and Behavior, School of Public Health, State University of New York, University at Albany, Rensselaer, NY 12144 3456, USA
Ann Surg 248:10-5. 2008..The objective of this study was to use nationally representative data to compare outcomes of open gastric bypass (OGB) versus laparoscopic gastric bypass (LGB) surgery...
Regional variations in gastric bypass surgery: results from the 2005 nationwide inpatient sampleWendy E Weller
Department of Health Policy, Management, and Behavior, School of Public Health, State University of New York, University at Albany, One University Place, Room 167, Rensselaer, NY, 12144 3456, USA
Obes Surg 18:1225-32. 2008..The purpose of this study is to use nationally representative data to examine regional variations in the use and outcomes of gastric bypass surgery...
Relationship between surgeon and hospital volume and readmission after bariatric operationWendy E Weller
Department of Health Policy, Management, and Behavior, School of Public Health, State University of New York, University at Albany, Albany, NY, USA
J Am Coll Surg 204:383-91. 2007..Few studies have focused on the relationship between provider volume and short-term readmissions among bariatric operation patients...
Predictors of in-hospital postoperative complications among adults undergoing bariatric procedures in New York state, 2003Wendy E Weller
Department of Health Policy, Management, and Behavior, School of Public Health, State University of New York, University at Albany, NY, USA
Obes Surg 16:702-8. 2006..Understanding patient level factors that predict or are associated with adverse outcomes among bariatric surgery patients can help to identify patients who need to be monitored particularly carefully...
Readmissions for venous thromboembolism: expanding the definition of patient safety indicatorsWendy E Weller
Department of Health Policy, Management, and Behavior, University at Albany School of Public Health, Rensselaer, New York, USA
Jt Comm J Qual Saf 30:497-504. 2004..Short-term readmissions for VTE are excluded because most state administrative databases are unable to track readmissions...
Relationship between provider volume and postoperative complications for bariatric procedures in New York StateWendy E Weller
Department of Health Policy, Management, and Behavior, School of Public Health, State University of New York, University at Albany, Rensselaer, NY 12144-3456, USA
J Am Coll Surg 202:753-61. 2006..CONCLUSIONS: The likelihood of postoperative complications from bariatric procedures is greater for patients with low-volume surgeons or in low-volume hospitals...
Utilization of medical and health-related services among school-age children and adolescents with special health care needs (1994 National Health Interview Survey on Disability [NHIS-D] Baseline Data)Wendy E Weller
Department of Health Policy, Management, and Behavior, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany 12144, USA
Pediatrics 112:593-603. 2003..To determine how sociodemographic factors and type of insurance influence use of medical and health-related services by children with special health care needs (CSHCN), after controlling for need...
Chronic medical illness, depression, and use of acute medical services among Medicare beneficiariesSeth Himelhoch
Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Med Care 42:512-21. 2004....
Preventable hospitalization among elderly Medicare beneficiaries with type 2 diabetesMarlene R Niefeld
Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
Diabetes Care 26:1344-9. 2003..To examine the impact of comorbid conditions on preventable hospitalizations among Medicare beneficiaries aged > or =65 years with type 2 diabetes...
