2021
The Utility of a Novel Definition of Health Care Regions in the United States in the Era of COVID-19: A Validation of the Pittsburgh Atlas Using Pneumonia Admissions
Dalton MK, Miller AL, Bergmark RW, Semco R, Zogg CK, Goralnick E, Jarman MP. The Utility of a Novel Definition of Health Care Regions in the United States in the Era of COVID-19: A Validation of the Pittsburgh Atlas Using Pneumonia Admissions. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 79: 518-526. PMID: 34952728, PMCID: PMC8612818, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.11.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care regionAcute medical conditionsState Inpatient DatabasesCare regionConcordant carePneumonia admissionsMedical conditionsQuality's State Inpatient DatabasesDiagnosis of sepsisRace/ethnicityInpatient DatabaseSecondary diagnosisInsurance statusPrimary diagnosisInclusion criteriaHospital regionReferral regionsEmergency careLevels of severityConcordance rateLogistic regressionDartmouth AtlasHealthcare ResearchCareHealth care
2018
Cured into Destitution
Scott JW, Raykar NP, Rose JA, Tsai TC, Zogg CK, Haider AH, Salim A, Meara JG, Shrime MG. Cured into Destitution. Annals Of Surgery 2018, 267: 1093-1099. PMID: 28394867, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000002254.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUninsured patientsGreater riskMedian inpatient chargesTrauma-related admissionsNationwide Inpatient SamplePrimary outcome measureMost demographic subgroupsRisk of CHECatastrophic health expenditureFinancial risk protectionRetrospective reviewTrauma populationPrimary diagnosisInpatient chargesInpatient SampleOutcome measuresPatientsSevere injuriesStudy periodUS Census dataHealth careTraumaAdmissionDemographic subgroupsRisk