Smith Center News

JACC, January 2021

Spikes in cardiovascular deaths shown to be an indirect cost of COVID-19 pandemic
BIDMC News

'Second Toll': Study Finds Heart Disease Deaths Shot Up In Early Pandemic, But Not In Mass.
WBUR/CommonHealth

Pandemic Is Tied to Big Rise in U.S. Heart Deaths
US News and World Report

Cardiovascular Deaths Increased Early on in Pandemic: Study
NBC 10

CV diagnostic testing down, ischemic heart disease deaths up during COVID-19 pandemic
Healio

Cardiovascular deaths increased during the pandemic's opening months
Cardiovascular Business

New England Journal of Medicine, May 2020

CPR in the Covid-19 Era — An Ethical Framework
NEJM Perspective May 6, 2020

JAMA, April 2020

Variation in COVID-19 Hospitalizations and Deaths Across New York City Boroughs
JAMA April 29, 2020 BIDMC News

Quality Measure Development and Associated Spending by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
JAMA Research Letter April 28, 2020

Journal of Vascular Surgery, January 2019

Early Carotid Intervention Linked to Functional Dependence After Stroke
Cardiology Advisor, January 31, 2019

JAMA Cardiology, January 2019

Aspiration Thrombectomy on the Decline as New Study Affirms No Benefit in STEMI
TCTMD, January 15, 2019

Aspiration Therapy Use Declined Over Time With Small Excess Risk
Healio, January 11, 2019

JAMA, December 2018

Did This Health Care Policy Do Harm?
NY Times Op-Ed, December 21, 2018

Older Patients Are Not Returning as Often to Hospitals. Is That a Good Thing?
New York Times, January 18, 2019

Financial Penalties in Hospital Readmissions Linked to Higher Mortality
Health Leaders Media, December 27, 2018

Penalties for Higher Readmission Rates May Hurt Patients
U.S. News & World Report, December 21, 2018

Financial Penalties in Hospital Readmissions Linked to Higher Mortality
Health Leaders Media, December 27, 2018

Study Links HRRP to Mortality Increases for Heart Failure, Pneumonia
Cardiovascular Business, January 2, 2019

Hospital readmission reduction program linked to heart failure, pneumonia deaths
UPI, December 24, 2018

Data Hint at Unintended Consequences of Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program
TCTMD, December 21, 2018

Annals of Internal Medicine, December 2018

New Cholesterol Drug’s High Price May Not be Worth it: Study
Health Day, January 2, 2019

Alirocumab Not Cost-Effective for Treating LDL Cholesterol
Healio, January 3, 2019

New Cholesterol Drug Works But Not Worth the Cost Experts Say
UPI, January 2, 2019

British Medical Journal, December 2018

Scientists Cracked Themselves Up With a Study That Found Parachutes Are No More Effective Than Empty Backpacks
Smithsonian, December 31, 2018

Researchers Show Parachutes Don't Work, But There's a Catch
NPR, December 22, 2018

Skydivers Don’t Need Parachutes, Scientists Don’t Actually Find
Shorenstein Center, Harvard Kennedy School, December 17, 2018

Medical Care, December 2018

Opioid epidemic, Medicaid coverage contribute to jump in homeless ER visits
Boston Business Journal, December 27, 2018

Hospitalizations Are on the Rise Among Homeless Individuals
AJMC ‘In Focus’ Blog, December 26, 2018

Hospitalizations for Homeless Individuals are on the Rise, Driven by Mental Illness, Substance Abuse
Health Care Finance News, December 17, 2018

What’s Driving the Rise in Homeless Hospitalizations?
HealthCentral, December 17, 2018

Study Shows Rising Rates of Hospitalization Among Homeless
Medical Press, November 30, 2018

Hospitalizations Rising Among the Homeless
U.S. News & World Report, December 11, 2018

Media Coverage, 2018

Hospitals With Higher SAVR Mortality Likely to Have Higher TAVR Mortality Too
tctMD/the heartbeat, December 12, 2018

Heart Disease Risk is Hidden in Your Genes
Vox, August 24, 2018

A New Genetic Test for Heart Attacks Could Help People Avoid Unpleasant Medical Surprises
WBUR, August 13, 2018

New ORBITA Insights: Invasive Physiology Tests Track Closely with Ischemia, but Not Symptom Improvement
tctMD/the heart beat, May 22, 2018

PCI Public Reporting: Where Some Point to Problems, Others Propose Solutions
tctMD / the heart beat

How Do Public Report Cards Affect Physicians' Treatment Decisions?
Science Daily/BIDMC Press Release

Study Questions Readmissions Data as Standard for Care Quality
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News, March 28, 2018

Medicare’s Reliance on 3 Conditions to Calculate Quality Penalties Called Incomplete by Study
AJMC.com, March 27, 2018

Medicare’s Readmission Measures Misrepresent Hospital Quality
Healio.com, March 26, 2018

Increased Hospital Payments Linked to Better Heart Attack Outcomes: 4 Things to Know
Becker’s Hospital Review, March 16, 2018

Higher Spending for Medicare Heart Attack Patients Has Modest Effect in Preventing Death
Health Care Finance, March 16, 2018

Media Coverage, 2017

The Data Are In, but Debate Rages: Are Hospital Readmission Penalties A Good Idea?
STAT, December 11, 2017

1 in 6 Readmitted After Peripheral Revascularization
MedPage Today, December 4, 2017

Readmission Rates High After Revascularization for PAD
Medscape, December 4, 2017

18% of PAD Patients Readmitted Within 30 Days of Revascularization
Cardiovascular Business, December 6, 2017

Burden of Readmission High in Patients Following Revascularization
TCTMD, December 4, 2017

TCT: Sapien Saved Healthcare $$$ in Intermediate Risk TAVR
MedPage Today, Nov. 1, 2017

TCT 2017: TAVR ‘Economically Dominant’ Over SAVR for Aortic Stenosis Patients at Intermediate Risk
Cardiovascular Business, Oct. 31, 2017

Less Than Half of Patients Prescribed New Cholesterol Drug Receive Insurance Approval
AHA Press Release, Oct. 30, 2017

Many Patients Denied Approval for PCSK9 Inhibitor Therapy
Healio/Cardiology Today, Oct. 30, 2017

Half of Patients With Super High Cholesterol Can’t Get Drugs That Could Help
Forbes, Oct. 30, 2017

Cardiologist’s Twitter Poll Highlights TCT Trials of Greatest Interest
Cardiovascular Business, Oct. 27, 2017

Complex Target Lesion Anatomy Linked to Increased Ischemic Events
Healio/Cardiology Today's Intervention, Oct. 23, 2017

3 Lessons for the FDA Following Abbott’s Cybersecurity Recall
Fierce Healthcare, Oct. 19, 2017

This Obamacare Rule Keeps You Out of the Hospital. Will It Survive?
Bloomberg, March 10, 2017

Analysis of Hospital Readmissions of All Ages, Insurance Types Identifies High-Risk Groups
BIDMC Press Release, July 10, 2017

Non-Medicare Patients Account for Almost Half of All 30-Day Readmissions
Health Leaders Media, July 12, 2017

Study: Physicians Miss Early Signs of Heart Disease More Often Than They Should
Cardiovascular Business, July 5, 2017

Ethics Study: Incomplete State Laws May Complicate Medical Decision Making
BIDMC Press Release, April 12, 2017

Readmissions Penalties Work. Here’s proof
Health Leaders Media, January 3, 2017

Media Coverage, 2016

Hospitals Reduce Readmissions
U.S. News & World Report, December 27, 2016

Study Finds CMS’ Hospital Readmission Penalties Worked Under Affordable Care Act
Modern Healthcare, December 27, 2016

An Obamacare Success: Financial Penalties Reduce Hospital Readmission Rates
STAT, December 27, 2016

Fiscal Penalties for Low-Performing Hospitals Linked to Improved Readmission Rates
Becker’s Hospital Review, December 27, 2016

Affordable Care Act Penalties Pay Dividends in Readmissions Reductions, Annals of Internal Medicine Study Shows
Healthcare Finance News, December 27, 2016

Study: Obamacare Fines Reduced Hospital Readmissions Rates
Newsmax, December 27, 2016

ACA Penalties for Hospital Readmissions Effective
Benefits PRO, December 30, 2016

Location Matters: Getting Acute MI Care At a High-Quality Hospital Has Lasting Benefits
TCTMD, October 6, 2016

Heart-Earned Results: Family pledges $8.3 million to establish the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research in Cardiology
BIDMC Giving Matters, Fall 2016

High-Risk Cardiac Patients from Public Reporting Is Linked to Improved Outcomes
BIDMC Press Release, July 27, 2016

Public Reporting: Policy Changes in New York May Have Boosted PCI Rates Of MI Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock
TCTMD, July 27, 2016

Arterial Closure in Transfemoral PCI May Offer Clinical Benefit, But Cost-Effectiveness Unclear
TCTMD, April 15, 2016

Study Results Offer Ability to Individualize Treatment Duration of Blood-Thinning Drugs After Stent Procedure
BIDMC Press Release, March 29, 2016

Top Ten Tricks for Radial Procedures
TCTMD, January 6, 2016

AHA: Risk Score IDs Patients Who Benefit from Extended DART
MedPage Today, November 10, 2015