Type 2 Myocardial Infarction and the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program

Cian P McCarthy; Muthiah Vaduganathan; Avinainder Singh; Zirui Song; Ron Blankstein; Hanna K Gaggin; Jason H Wasfy; James L Januzzi Jr

doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2018.06.055

Type 2 Myocardial Infarction and the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018 Sep 4;72(10):1166-1170. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.06.055.

Authors

Cian P McCarthy¹, Muthiah Vaduganathan², Avinainder Singh³, Zirui Song⁴, Ron Blankstein⁵, Hanna K Gaggin⁶, Jason H Wasfy⁷, James L Januzzi Jr⁸

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/CianPMcCarthy.
² Brigham and Women's Hospital Heart & Vascular Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/mvaduganathan.
³ Brigham and Women's Hospital Heart & Vascular Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁴ Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁵ Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Departments of Medicine and Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁶ Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Cardiometabolic Trials Baim Institute for Clinical Research, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁷ Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁸ Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Cardiometabolic Trials Baim Institute for Clinical Research, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address: jjanuzzi@mgh.harvard.edu.

Abstract

Central Illustration: The Potential Implications of Including Type 2 Myocardial Infarction in the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program. Abbreviations: CABG= Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, COPD= Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, HF= Heart Failure, HRRP= Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, ICD: International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, T1MI= Type 1 Myocardial Infarction, T2MI= Type 2 Myocardial Infarction.

Keywords: Hospital Readmission Reduction Program; health policy; type 2 myocardial infarction.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.*
Economics, Hospital
Humans
International Classification of Diseases
Myocardial Infarction / classification
Myocardial Infarction / epidemiology*
Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care
Patient Readmission / statistics & numerical data*
Prognosis
Quality Indicators, Health Care
Quality of Health Care
United States / epidemiology

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Grants and funding