Matt Austin

Research output

Research output per year 2013 2015 2016 2017 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2023

• 22 Article
• 6 Comment/debate
• 4 Review article
• 3 Letter
• 2 More
  • 2 Short survey

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2023

  Optimizing measurement of misdiagnosis-related harms using symptom-disease pair analysis of diagnostic error (SPADE): Comparison groups to maximize SPADE validity

  Liberman, A. L., Wang, Z., Zhu, Y., Hassoon, A., Choi, J., Austin, J. M., Johansen, M. C. & Newman-Toker, D. E., Aug 1 2023, In: Diagnosis. 10, 3, p. 225-234 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Diagnostic Errors 100%
  • diagnostic 87%
  • Error 76%
  • Group 30%
  • medicine 29%

• Reducing Overuse by Healthcare Systems: A Positive Deviance Analysis

  Ellenbogen, M. I., Wiegand, A. A., Austin, J. M., Schoenborn, N. L., Kodavarti, N. & Segal, J. B., Aug 2023, In: Journal of general internal medicine. 38, 11, p. 2519-2526 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Delivery of Health Care 100%
  • Interviews 60%
  • Health 35%
  • Professional Practice 22%
  • Ownership 21%

• Surgeon Volume and Laryngectomy Outcomes

  Saraswathula, A., Austin, J. M., Fakhry, C., Vosler, P. S., Mandal, R., Koch, W. M., Tan, M., Eisele, D. W., Frick, K. D. & Gourin, C. G., Apr 2023, In: Laryngoscope. 133, 4, p. 834-840 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Laryngectomy 100%
  • Surgeons 57%
  • Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms 23%
  • High-Volume Hospitals 23%
  • Mortality 20%

• Time to diagnostic certainty for saddle pulmonary embolism in hospitalized patients

  Pinevich, Y., Barwise, A. K., Austin, J. M., Soleimani, J., Herasevich, S., Redmond, S., Dong, Y., Herasevich, V., Gajic, O. & Pickering, B. W., Jul 3 2023, In: Biomolecules & biomedicine. 23, 4, p. 671-679 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Pulmonary Embolism 100%
  • Time 36%
  • Anticoagulant 20%
  • Angiography 14%
  • Error 12%
• 2022

  Development of the Leapfrog Group's Bar Code Medication Administration Standard to Address Hospital Inpatient Medication Safety

  Austin, J. M., Bane, A., Gooder, V., Saltsman, C., Wilson, M., Stewart, K. B., Derk, J., Danforth, M. & Michalek, C., Sep 1 2022, In: Journal of patient safety. 18, 6, p. 526-530 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • hospital inpatient 100%
  • Electronic Data Processing 61%
  • medication 52%
  • Inpatients 48%
  • Medication Systems 36%

• International Statistical Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision and the Definition of Laryngectomy: Implications for Research and Quality Measurement

  Saraswathula, A., Frazier, K., Sprankle, L. A., Austin, J. M., Kachalia, A., Stewart, C. M. & Gourin, C. G., May 2022, In: JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 148, 5, p. 489-491 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

• Volume-Based Versus Mortality-Based Standards for Surgical Quality: Both Risk Adjustment and Volume Matter

  Saraswathula, A., Austin, J. M., Fakhry, C., Eisele, D. W., Kachalia, A. & Gourin, C. G., Jun 1 2022, In: Journal of Clinical Oncology. 40, JCO.22.00407.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access
• 2021

  Adjusting quality measures for social risk factors can promote equity in health care

  Nerenz, D. R., Austin, J. M., Deutscher, D., Maddox, K. E. J., Nuccio, E. J., Teigland, C., Weinhandl, E. & Glance, L. G., Apr 2021, In: Health Affairs. 40, 4, p. 637-644 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • risk adjustment 100%
  • Risk Adjustment 81%
  • equity 50%
  • health care 44%
  • Delivery of Health Care 38%
  1 Scopus citations

• Health System Leaders’ Role in Addressing Racism: Time to Prioritize Eliminating Health Care Disparities

  Austin, J. M., Weeks, K. & Pronovost, P. J., Apr 2021, In: Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 47, 4, p. 265-267 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

• The Need for Standardized Metrics to Drive Decision-making During the COVID-19 Pandemic

  Austin, J. M. & Kachalia, A., Jan 2021, In: Journal of Hospital Medicine. 16, 1, p. 56-58 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
• 2020

  Are hospital ratings systems transparent? An examination of Consumer Reports and the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

  Popovich, D. L., Vogus, T. J., Iacobucci, D. & Austin, J. M., Jan 2 2020, In: Health Marketing Quarterly. 37, 1, p. 41-57 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Rating System 100%
  • Safety 73%
  • Rating 39%
  • Structural Equation Model 21%
  • Health Care Sector 16%

• Assessing the Agreement of Hospital Performance on 3 National Mortality Ratings for 2 Common Inpatient Conditions

  Austin, J. M., Derk, J. M., Kachalia, A. & Pronovost, P. J., Jun 2020, In: JAMA internal medicine. 180, 6, p. 904-905 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access
  2 Scopus citations

• The NQF Scientific Methods Panel: Enhancing the Review and Endorsement Process for Performance Measures

  Nerenz, D. R., Cella, D., Fabian, L., Nuccio, E., Bott, J., Austin, J. M., Simon, S., Needleman, J. & Johnson, K., Dec 2020, In: American Journal of Medical Quality. 35, 6, p. 458-464 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Health Care Process Assessment 100%
  • Delivery of Health Care 50%

• The State of Health Care Quality Measurement in the Era of COVID-19: The Importance of Doing Better

  Austin, J. M. & Kachalia, A., Jul 28 2020, In: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association. 324, 4, p. 333-334 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
  7 Scopus citations

• To improve quality, keep your eyes on the road

  Pimentel, M. P. T., Austin, J. M. & Kachalia, A., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: BMJ Quality and Safety. bmjqs-2020-011102.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
  1 Scopus citations
• 2019

  A comparison of two structured taxonomic strategies in capturing adverse events in U.S. hospitals

  Austin, J. M., Kirley, E. M., Rosen, M. A. & Winters, B. D., Jun 2019, In: Health services research. 54, 3, p. 613-622 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • adverse events 100%
  • International Classification of Diseases 75%
  • Safety 23%
  • acute care hospitals 16%
  • International Classification 13%
  1 Scopus citations

• Association between Hospital Market Concentration and Costs of Laryngectomy

  Gourin, C. G., Vosler, P. S., Mandal, R., Pitman, K. T., Fakhry, C., Eisele, D. W., Frick, K. D. & Austin, J. M., Oct 2019, In: JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 145, 10, p. 939-947 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Laryngectomy 100%
  • High-Volume Hospitals 52%
  • Costs and Cost Analysis 50%
  • Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms 13%
  • Hospital Charges 11%
  1 Scopus citations

• Association of Hospital Volume with Laryngectomy Outcomes in Patients with Larynx Cancer

  Gourin, C. G., Stewart, C. M., Frick, K. D., Fakhry, C., Pitman, K. T., Eisele, D. W. & Austin, J. M., Jan 2019, In: JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 145, 1, p. 62-70 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Laryngectomy 100%
  • Laryngeal Neoplasms 97%
  • High-Volume Hospitals 58%
  • Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms 29%
  • Hospitalization 22%
  26 Scopus citations

• Developing and Testing a Chart Abstraction Tool for ICU Quality Measurement

  Lee, J., Austin, J. M., Kim, J., Miralles, P. D., Kaafarani, H. M. A., Pronovost, P. J., Ghimire, V., Berenholtz, S. M., Donelan, K. & Martinez, E. A., Jul 1 2019, In: American Journal of Medical Quality. 34, 4, p. 324-330 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Intensive Care Units 100%
  • Risk Adjustment 38%
  • Pressure Ulcer 35%
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus 30%
  • Health Care Outcome Assessment 19%
  2 Scopus citations
• 2018

  A Standard-Setting Body for US Health Care Quality Measurement

  Austin, J. M., Black, B. & Pronovost, P. J., Jul 1 2018, In: American Journal of Medical Quality. 33, 4, p. 434-439 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

• Value-based purchasing may unfairly penalize specialty centers performing combined liver–colon multivisceral resections

  Leeds, I. L., Pronovost, P. J., Austin, J. M. & Haut, E. R., 2018, In: Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management. 23, 4, p. 143-148 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Value-Based Purchasing 100%
  • Surgical Wound Infection 66%
  • risk adjustment 31%
  • Risk Adjustment 25%
  • surgery 20%
• 2017

  Are health care provider organizations ready to tackle diagnostic error A survey of Leapfrog-participating hospitals

  Newman-Toker, D. E., Austin, J. M., Derk, J., Danforth, M. & Graber, M. L., Jun 27 2017, In: Diagnosis. 4, 2, p. 73-78 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Health Care Providers 100%
  • Diagnostic Errors 88%
  • Health Personnel 79%
  • Safety 78%
  • diagnostic 77%
  2 Scopus citations

• From Board to Bedside: How the Application of Financial Structures to Safety and Quality Can Drive Accountability in a Large Health Care System

  Austin, J. M., Demski, R., Callender, T., Lee, K. H. K., Hoffman, A., Allen, L., Radke, D. A., Kim, Y., Werthman, R. J., Peterson, R. R. & Pronovost, P. J., 2017, In: Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 43, 4, p. 166-175 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Social Responsibility 100%
  • Drive 87%
  • Patient Safety 62%
  • Delivery of Health Care 51%
  • Safety 49%
  4 Scopus citations

• Improving the Quality of Data for Inpatient Claims-Based Measures Used in Public Reporting and Pay-for-Performance Programs

  Crews, H., Pronovost, P. J., Helft, P. R. & Austin, J. M., Dec 2017, In: Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 43, 12, p. 671-675 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
  3 Scopus citations

• Time for transparent standards in quality reporting by health care organizations

  Pronovost, P. J., Wu, A. W. & Austin, J. M., Aug 22 2017, In: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association. 318, 8, p. 701-702 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Short survey › peer-review
  3 Scopus citations
• 2016

  Developing a Measure of Value in Health Care

  Ken Lee, K. H., Matthew Austin, J. & Pronovost, P. J., Jun 1 2016, In: Value in Health. 19, 4, p. 323-325 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • health care 100%
  • Costs and Cost Analysis 86%
  • Delivery of Health Care 84%
  • costs 78%
  • cost accounting 43%
  24 Scopus citations

• Fostering transparency in outcomes, quality, safety, and costs

  Austin, J. M., McGlynn, E. A. & Pronovost, P. J., Oct 25 2016, In: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association. 316, 16, p. 1661-1662 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Short survey › peer-review
  16 Scopus citations

• ICD-9 Code-Based Venous Thromboembolism Performance Targets Fail to Measure Up

  Lau, B. D., Haut, E. R., Hobson, D. B., Kraus, P. S., Maritim, C., Austin, J. M., Shermock, K. M., Maheshwari, B., Allen, P. X., Almario, A. & Streiff, M. B., Sep 1 2016, In: American Journal of Medical Quality. 31, 5, p. 448-453 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Venous Thromboembolism 100%
  • International Classification of Diseases 93%
  • performance 42%
  • prophylaxis 30%
  • reward 19%
  20 Scopus citations

• Improving performance on core processes of care

  Austin, J. M. & Pronovost, P. J., Jun 1 2016, In: Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology. 16, 3, p. 224-230 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Quality Improvement 100%
  • Social Responsibility 48%
  • Communication 30%
  • Incentive Reimbursement 30%
  • Drive 21%
  1 Scopus citations

• Sustaining reliability on accountability measures at The Johns Hopkins Hospital

  Pronovost, P. J., Holzmueller, C. G., Callender, T., Demski, R., Winner, L., Day, R., Austin, J. M., Berenholtz, S. M. & Miller, M. R., Feb 2016, In: Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 42, 2, p. 51-60 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Social Responsibility 100%
  • Health Care Process Assessment 34%
  • Joints 30%
  • Psychology Recognition 24%
  • Office Management 23%
  6 Scopus citations
• 2015

  Creating a high-reliability health care system: Improving performance on core processes of care at johns hopkins medicine

  Pronovost, P. J., Armstrong, C. M., Demski, R., Callender, T., Winner, L., Miller, M. R., Austin, J. M., Berenholtz, S. M., Yang, T., Peterson, R. R., Reitz, J. A., Bennett, R. G., Broccolino, V. A., Davis, R. O., Gragnolati, B. A., Green, G. E. & Rothman, P. B., Feb 6 2015, In: Academic Medicine. 90, 2, p. 165-172 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Health Care System 100%
  • medicine 71%
  • performance 45%
  • infrastructure 41%
  • governance 25%
  40 Scopus citations

• National hospital ratings systems share few common scores and may generate confusion instead of clarity

  Austin, M. M., Jha, A. K., Romano, P. S., Singer, S. J., Vogus, T. J., Wachter, R. M. & Pronovost, P. J., 2015, In: Health Affairs. 34, 3, p. 423-430 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • common share 100%
  • rating 57%
  • Safety 6%
  • performance 6%
  • lack 3%
  115 Scopus citations

• "Never events" and the quest to reduce preventable harm

  Austin, J. M. & Pronovost, P. J., Jun 2015, In: Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 41, 6, p. 279-288 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  11 Scopus citations

• The Armstrong Institute: An Academic Institute for Patient Safety and Quality Improvement, Research, Training, and Practice

  Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality Team, Oct 1 2015, In: Academic Medicine. 90, 10, p. 1331-1339 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • governance 100%
  • medicine 74%
  • health care 73%
  • interested parties 61%
  • Schools of medicine 60%
  24 Scopus citations
• 2014

  Safety in numbers: The development of leapfrog's composite patient safety score for U.S. hospitals

  Austin, J. M., D'Andrea, G., Birkmeyer, J. D., Leape, L. L., Milstein, A., Pronovost, P. J., Romano, P. S., Singer, S. J., Vogus, T. J. & Wachter, R. M., Mar 2014, In: Journal of patient safety. 10, 1, p. 64-71 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Patient Safety 100%
  • Safety 59%
  • acute care hospitals 36%
  • Medicaid 12%
  • Insurance 11%
  32 Scopus citations

• Young and reckless? Greater standardization and transparency of performance is needed for pediatric performance measures

  Austin, J. M., Miller, M. R. & Pronovost, P. J., 2014, In: Academic pediatrics. 14, 5 SUPPL., p. S15-S16

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
  2 Scopus citations
• 2013

  Demonstrating high reliability on accountability measures at the johns hopkins hospital

  Pronovost, P. J., Demski, R., Callender, T., Winner, L., Miller, M. R., Austin, M. J. & Berenholtz, S. M., Dec 2013, In: Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 39, 12, p. 531-544 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Social Responsibility 100%
  • Joints 48%
  • Health Care Process Assessment 41%
  • Trustees 26%
  • Capacity Building 22%
  31 Scopus citations