Karen Joynt, MD, MPH
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Associate Physician, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Department of Medicine
Cardiovascular
75 Francis Street
Boston, MA 02115
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| Research Narrative:
My research interests are in three main areas: 1) Understanding variations in quality and efficiency between hospitals and health systems; 2) The impact of policy interventions on health care, with a focus on pay-for-performance and public reporting; and 3) Disparities in care, with a focus on minority-serving providers. My published work thus far includes exploring how readmissions for heart failure differ between hospitals, examining racial and ethnic disparities in readmissions, and investigating differences between high- and low-volume, urban and rural hospitals. My ongoing projects right now are around understanding the unique challenges faced by minority-serving hospitals in trying to reduce readmission rates, understanding the patterns of care and spending for the highest-cost patients in Medicare and Medicaid, and public reporting and its impact on case selection for PCI. I’m currently developing a project to look at how ACOs impact cardiovascular care, outcomes, and costs.
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| Education: |
Harvard School of Public Health, 2010, MPH
Duke University School of Medicine, 2004, MD
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| Keywords (MeSH): |
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms
Healthcare Disparities
Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal
Pheochromocytoma
Body Temperature
Patient Readmission
Hospitals
Heart Failure
Hospital Costs
Medicare
Heart Arrest
Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
Hospitals, Rural
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Publications (Pulled from Harvard Catalyst Profiles):
1. Joynt KE, Orav EJ, Jha AK. Mortality rates for Medicare beneficiaries admitted to critical access and non-critical access hospitals, 2002-2010. JAMA. 2013 Apr 3; 309(13):1379-87.
2. Chatterjee P, Joynt KE, Jha AK. Safety-net hospitals: other hospitals score similarly on patient experience-reply. JAMA Intern Med. 2013 Mar 11; 173(5):389-91.
3. Joynt KE, Jha AK. A path forward on Medicare readmissions. N Engl J Med. 2013 Mar 28; 368(13):1175-7.
4. Joynt KE, Chan D, Orav EJ, Jha AK. Insurance expansion in massachusetts did not reduce access among previously insured medicare patients. Health Aff (Millwood). 2013 Mar; 32(3):571-8.
5. Joynt KE, Jha AK. Characteristics of hospitals receiving penalties under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program. JAMA. 2013 Jan 23; 309(4):342-3.
6. Joynt KE, Blumenthal DM, Orav EJ, Resnic FS, Jha AK. Association of public reporting for percutaneous coronary intervention with utilization and outcomes among Medicare beneficiaries with acute myocardial infarction. JAMA. 2012 Oct 10; 308(14):1460-8.
7. Chatterjee P, Joynt KE, Orav EJ, Jha AK. Patient experience in safety-net hospitals: implications for improving care and value-based purchasing. Arch Intern Med. 2012 Sep 10; 172(16):1204-10.
8. Joynt KE, Jha AK. Thirty-day readmissions--truth and consequences. N Engl J Med. 2012 Apr 12; 366(15):1366-9.
9. Jha AK, Joynt KE, Orav EJ, Epstein AM. The long-term effect of premier pay for performance on patient outcomes. N Engl J Med. 2012 Apr 26; 366(17):1606-15.
10. Joynt KE, Jha AK. The relationship between cost and quality: no free lunch. JAMA. 2012 Mar 14; 307(10):1082-3.
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