Browsing by Author "Calderwood, Michael S."
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Impact of Medicare's Payment Policy on Mediastinitis Following Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery in US Hospitals
Calderwood, Michael Simmons; Kleinman, Kenneth Paul; Soumerai, Stephen Bertram; Jin, Robert; Gay, Charlene; Piatt, Richard; Kassler, William; Goldmann, Donald Alan; Jha, Ashish Kumar; Lee, Grace M. (Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2014)The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented a policy in October 2008 to eliminate additional Medicare payment for mediastinitis following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. To evaluate the ... -
Impact of Medicare’s Hospital-Acquired Condition Policy on Infections in Safety Net and Non–Safety Net Hospitals
Vaz, Louise Elaine; Kleinman, Kenneth Paul; Kawai, Alison Tse; Jin, Robert; Kassler, William J.; Grant, Patricia S.; Rett, Melisa; Goldmann, Donald Alan; Calderwood, Michael Simmons; Soumerai, Stephen Bertram; Lee, Grace M. (Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2015)Policymakers may wish to align healthcare payment and quality of care while minimizing unintended consequences, particularly for safety net hospitals. To determine whether the 2008 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ... -
Improving Public Reporting and Data Validation for Complex Surgical Site Infections After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery and Hip Arthroplasty
Calderwood, Michael S.; Kleinman, Ken; Murphy, Michael V.; Platt, Richard; Huang, Susan S. (Oxford University Press, 2014)Background: Deep and organ/space surgical site infections (D/OS SSI) cause significant morbidity, mortality, and costs. Rates are publicly reported and increasingly used as quality metrics affecting hospital payment. Lack ... -
Silicone-induced Granuloma After Buttock Augmentation
Singh, Mansher; Solomon, Isaac H.; Calderwood, Michael S.; Talbot, Simon G. (Wolters Kluwer Health, 2016)Summary: Liquid silicone is inexpensive, minimally antigenic, and likely noncarcinogenic. Its simplicity of use has made it popular as a soft-tissue filler in some parts of the world for patients seeking rapid soft-tissue ... -
Surgical Site Infections: Volume-Outcome Relationship and Year-to-Year Stability of Performance Rankings
Calderwood, Michael S.; Kleinman, Ken; Huang, Susan S.; Murphy, Michael V.; Yokoe, Deborah S.; Platt, Richard (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2017)Background: Surgical site infection (SSI) rates are publicly reported as quality metrics and increasingly used to determine financial reimbursement. Objective: To evaluate the volume-outcome relationship as well as the ...