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Racial differences in treatment and outcomes among patients with early stage bladder cancer.

Hollenbeck BK, Dunn RL, Ye Z, Hollingsworth JM, Lee CT, Birkmeyer JD.

Cancer. 2009 Oct 28. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19877112 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Variation in hospital mortality associated with inpatient surgery.

Ghaferi AA, Birkmeyer JD, Dimick JB.

N Engl J Med. 2009 Oct 1;361(14):1368-75.PMID: 19797283 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Trends in the United States in the treatment of distal radial fractures in the elderly.

Chung KC, Shauver MJ, Birkmeyer JD.

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009 Aug;91(8):1868-73.PMID: 19651943 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Composite measures for predicting surgical mortality in the hospital.

Dimick JB, Staiger DO, Baser O, Birkmeyer JD.

Health Aff (Millwood). 2009 Jul-Aug;28(4):1189-98.PMID: 19597221 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Outlier payments for cardiac surgery and hospital quality.

Baser O, Fan Z, Dimick JB, Staiger DO, Birkmeyer JD.

Health Aff (Millwood). 2009 Jul-Aug;28(4):1154-60.PMID: 19597215 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Defining high quality health care.

Cooperberg MR, Birkmeyer JD, Litwin MS.

Urol Oncol. 2009 Jul-Aug;27(4):411-6.PMID: 19573771 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Research based on administrative data.

Finlayson E, Birkmeyer JD.

Surgery. 2009 Jun;145(6):610-6. No abstract available. PMID: 19486760 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Mortality in medicare patients undergoing surgery in July in teaching hospitals.

Englesbe MJ, Fan Z, Baser O, Birkmeyer JD.

Ann Surg. 2009 Jun;249(6):871-6.PMID: 19474693 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Hospital factors and racial disparities in mortality after surgery for breast and colon cancer.

Breslin TM, Morris AM, Gu N, Wong SL, Finlayson EV, Banerjee M, Birkmeyer JD.

J Clin Oncol. 2009 Aug 20;27(24):3945-50. Epub 2009 May 26.PMID: 19470926 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Surgery: Can checklists improve surgical outcomes?

Birkmeyer JD, Miller DC.

Nat Rev Urol. 2009 May;6(5):245-6.PMID: 19424168 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Case mix, quality and high-cost kidney transplant patients.

Englesbe MJ, Dimick JB, Fan Z, Baser O, Birkmeyer JD.

Am J Transplant. 2009 May;9(5):1108-14.PMID: 19422336 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Racial and gender trends in the use of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators among Medicare beneficiaries between 1997 and 2003.

Chan PS, Birkmeyer JD, Krumholz HM, Spertus JA, Nallamothu BK.

Congest Heart Fail. 2009 Mar-Apr;15(2):51-7.PMID: 19379450 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Provider treatment intensity and outcomes for patients with early-stage bladder cancer.

Hollenbeck BK, Ye Z, Dunn RL, Montie JE, Birkmeyer JD.

J Natl Cancer Inst. 2009 Apr 15;101(8):571-80. Epub 2009 Apr 7.PMID: 19351919 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Empirically derived composite measures of surgical performance.

Staiger DO, Dimick JB, Baser O, Fan Z, Birkmeyer JD.

Med Care. 2009 Feb;47(2):226-33.PMID: 19169124 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Growing pains: the challenges of managing congenital heart disease after childhood.

Hirsch JC, Birkmeyer JD.

Circulation. 2008 Dec 2;118(23):2321-2. No abstract available. PMID: 19047589 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Improving outcomes with lung cancer surgery: selective referral or quality improvement?

Birkmeyer JD.

Ann Surg Oncol. 2009 Jan;16(1):1-2. Epub 2008 Nov 7. No abstract available. PMID: 18989723 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Blueprint for a new American College of Surgeons: National Surgical Quality Improvement Program.

Birkmeyer JD, Shahian DM, Dimick JB, Finlayson SR, Flum DR, Ko CY, Hall BL.

J Am Coll Surg. 2008 Nov;207(5):777-82. Epub 2008 Sep 19. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 18954793 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prioritizing quality improvement in general surgery.

Schilling PL, Dimick JB, Birkmeyer JD.

J Am Coll Surg. 2008 Nov;207(5):698-704. Epub 2008 Jul 21.PMID: 18954782 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Understanding and reducing variation in surgical mortality.

Birkmeyer JD, Dimick JB.

Annu Rev Med. 2009;60:405-15. Review.PMID: 18759554 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Socioeconomic status and surgical mortality in the elderly.

Birkmeyer NJ, Gu N, Baser O, Morris AM, Birkmeyer JD.

Med Care. 2008 Sep;46(9):893-9.PMID: 18725842 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Ranking hospitals on surgical quality: does risk-adjustment always matter?

Dimick JB, Birkmeyer JD.

J Am Coll Surg. 2008 Sep;207(3):347-51. Epub 2008 Jun 2.PMID: 18722939 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Residual treatment disparities after oncology referral for rectal cancer.

Morris AM, Billingsley KG, Hayanga AJ, Matthews B, Baldwin LM, Birkmeyer JD.

J Natl Cancer Inst. 2008 May 21;100(10):738-44. Epub 2008 May 13.PMID: 18477800 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The effects of donor and recipient practices on transplant center finances.

Englesbe MJ, Ads Y, Cohn JA, Sonnenday CJ, Lynch R, Sung RS, Pelletier SJ, Birkmeyer JD, Punch JD.

Am J Transplant. 2008 Mar;8(3):586-92.PMID: 18294154 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Outcomes after transhiatal and transthoracic esophagectomy for cancer.

Chang AC, Ji H, Birkmeyer NJ, Orringer MB, Birkmeyer JD.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Feb;85(2):424-9.PMID: 18222237 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Hospital lymph node counts and survival after radical cystectomy.

Hollenbeck BK, Ye Z, Wong SL, Montie JE, Birkmeyer JD.

Cancer. 2008 Feb 15;112(4):806-12.PMID: 18085612 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Outcomes in octogenarians undergoing high-risk cancer operation: a national study.

Finlayson E, Fan Z, Birkmeyer JD.

J Am Coll Surg. 2007 Dec;205(6):729-34. Epub 2007 Oct 1.PMID: 18035254 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Hospital lymph node examination rates and survival after resection for colon cancer.

Wong SL, Ji H, Hollenbeck BK, Morris AM, Baser O, Birkmeyer JD.

JAMA. 2007 Nov 14;298(18):2149-54.PMID: 18000198 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Acute myocardial infarction and congestive heart failure outcomes at specialty cardiac hospitals.

Nallamothu BK, Wang Y, Cram P, Birkmeyer JD, Ross JS, Normand SL, Krumholz HM.

Circulation. 2007 Nov 13;116(20):2280-7. Epub 2007 Oct 29. Erratum in: Circulation. 2008 Jan 1/8;117(1):e10. PMID: 17967975 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Misclassification of hospital volume with Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Medicare data.

Hollenbeck BK, Hong Ji, Zaojun Ye, Birkmeyer JD.

Surg Innov. 2007 Sep;14(3):192-8.PMID: 17928618 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Evidence-based screening and management of abdominal aortic aneurysm.

Birkmeyer JD, Upchurch GR Jr.

Ann Intern Med. 2007 May 15;146(10):749-50. No abstract available. PMID: 17502636 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Volume, process of care, and operative mortality for cystectomy for bladder cancer.

Hollenbeck BK, Wei Y, Birkmeyer JD.

Urology. 2007 May;69(5):871-5.PMID: 17482924 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Hospital volume and late survival after cancer surgery.

Birkmeyer JD, Sun Y, Wong SL, Stukel TA.

Ann Surg. 2007 May;245(5):777-83.PMID: 17457171 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Opening of specialty cardiac hospitals and use of coronary revascularization in medicare beneficiaries.

Nallamothu BK, Rogers MA, Chernew ME, Krumholz HM, Eagle KA, Birkmeyer JD.

JAMA. 2007 Mar 7;297(9):962-8.PMID: 17341710 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Classifying cause of death after cancer surgery.

Waljee JF, Windisch S, Finks JF, Wong SL, Birkmeyer JD.

Surg Innov. 2006 Dec;13(4):274-9.PMID: 17227926 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Life expectancy benefits of gastric bypass surgery.

Pope GD, Finlayson SR, Kemp JA, Birkmeyer JD.

Surg Innov. 2006 Dec;13(4):265-73.PMID: 17227925 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Use of adjuvant radiotherapy at hospitals with and without on-site radiation services.

Wong SL, Wei Y, Birkmeyer JD.

Cancer. 2007 Feb 15;109(4):796-801.PMID: 17211840 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Racial disparities in late survival after rectal cancer surgery.

Morris AM, Wei Y, Birkmeyer NJ, Birkmeyer JD.

J Am Coll Surg. 2006 Dec;203(6):787-94. Epub 2006 Oct 25.PMID: 17116545 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The rise and fall of antireflux surgery in the United States.

Finks JF, Wei Y, Birkmeyer JD.

Surg Endosc. 2006 Nov;20(11):1698-701. Epub 2006 Sep 6.PMID: 16960665 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Surgeon age and operative mortality in the United States.

Waljee JF, Greenfield LJ, Dimick JB, Birkmeyer JD.

Ann Surg. 2006 Sep;244(3):353-62.PMID: 16926561 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Are mortality rates for different operations related?: implications for measuring the quality of noncardiac surgery.

Dimick JB, Staiger DO, Birkmeyer JD.

Med Care. 2006 Aug;44(8):774-8.PMID: 16862040 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Laparoscopic skills are improved with LapMentor training: results of a randomized, double-blinded study.

Andreatta PB, Woodrum DT, Birkmeyer JD, Yellamanchilli RK, Doherty GM, Gauger PG, Minter RM.

Ann Surg. 2006 Jun;243(6):854-60; discussion 860-3.PMID: 16772789 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The volume-performance relationship in esophagectomy.

Chang AC, Birkmeyer JD.

Thorac Surg Clin. 2006 Feb;16(1):87-94. Review.PMID: 16696286 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Volume and process of care in high-risk cancer surgery.

Birkmeyer JD, Sun Y, Goldfaden A, Birkmeyer NJ, Stukel TA.

Cancer. 2006 Jun 1;106(11):2476-81.PMID: 16634089 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Operative mortality and procedure volume as predictors of subsequent hospital performance.

Birkmeyer JD, Dimick JB, Staiger DO.

Ann Surg. 2006 Mar;243(3):411-7.PMID: 16495708 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Strategies for improving surgical quality--should payers reward excellence or effort?

Birkmeyer NJ, Birkmeyer JD.

N Engl J Med. 2006 Feb 23;354(8):864-70. No abstract available. PMID: 16495401 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Intensive care unit physician staffing: financial modeling of the Leapfrog standard.

Pronovost PJ, Needham DM, Waters H, Birkmeyer CM, Calinawan JR, Birkmeyer JD, Dorman T.

Crit Care Med. 2006 Mar;34(3 Suppl):S18-24.PMID: 16477199 [PubMed]Related articles

Decision analysis for small, asymptomatic intracranial arteriovenous malformations.

McInerney J, Gould DA, Birkmeyer JD, Harbaugh RE.

Neurosurg Focus. 2001 Nov 15;11(5):e7. Review.PMID: 16466239 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Use of breast reconstruction after mastectomy following the Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act.

Alderman AK, Wei Y, Birkmeyer JD.

JAMA. 2006 Jan 25;295(4):387-8. No abstract available. PMID: 16434628 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Race and surgical mortality in the United States.

Lucas FL, Stukel TA, Morris AM, Siewers AE, Birkmeyer JD.

Ann Surg. 2006 Feb;243(2):281-6.PMID: 16432363 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Characteristics of hospitals performing bariatric surgery.

Birkmeyer NJ, Wei Y, Goldfaden A, Birkmeyer JD.

JAMA. 2006 Jan 18;295(3):282-4. No abstract available. PMID: 16418461 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles