Smith Center News
Read more about the work being conducted in the Smith Center in the following media articles and press releases
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 BackpacksSmithsonian, 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