2017
The Association Between Medicare Eligibility and Gains in Access to Rehabilitative Care
Zogg CK, Scott JW, Metcalfe D, Seshadri AJ, Tsai TC, Davis WA, Rose JA, Olufajo OA, Zafar SN, Salim A, Haider AH. The Association Between Medicare Eligibility and Gains in Access to Rehabilitative Care. Annals Of Surgery 2017, 265: 734-742. PMID: 28267694, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000001754.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedDatabases, FactualEligibility DeterminationFemaleHealth Care CostsHumansIncidenceInjury Severity ScoreInsurance CoverageMaleMedicareMiddle AgedNeeds AssessmentOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient DischargePostoperative CareRehabilitation CentersRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentUnited StatesWounds and InjuriesConceptsSkilled nursing facilitiesAge 64Insurance statusNational Trauma Data BankMedicare eligibilityPost-discharge rehabilitationInsurance coverageAge 65 yearsTrauma Data BankLength of staySevere clinical presentationAcute inpatient facilitiesHealth policy changesTrauma patientsClinical presentationSimilar patientsDiagnosis codesStratified subgroupsInpatient careRehabilitative careTrauma systemAge 54SNF useInpatient facilitiesNursing facilities
2016
Implementation of a Comprehensive Post-Discharge Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Program for Abdominal and Pelvic Surgery Patients
Najjar PA, Madenci AL, Zogg CK, Schneider EB, Dankers CA, Pimentel MT, Chabria AS, Goldberg JE, Sharma G, Piazza G, Bleday R, Orgill DP, Kachalia A. Implementation of a Comprehensive Post-Discharge Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Program for Abdominal and Pelvic Surgery Patients. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2016, 223: 804-813. PMID: 27693288, PMCID: PMC6309555, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2016.09.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-intervention cohortPre-intervention cohortInflammatory bowel diseaseVenous thromboembolismProphylaxis programAbdominal surgeryBowel diseasePost-discharge VTE ratesVenous thromboembolism prophylaxis programBedside medication deliveryInpatient venous thromboembolismInstitutional American CollegeSymptomatic venous thromboembolismPrimary end pointMajor abdominal surgeryVTE prevention programSingle-institution retrospectiveSurgeons NSQIP datasetPost-intervention analysisProphylactic anticoagulationVTE prophylaxisVTE ratesVTE eventsNSQIP datasetRisk patientsSetting a National Agenda for Surgical Disparities Research: Recommendations From the National Institutes of Health and American College of Surgeons Summit
Haider AH, Dankwa-Mullan I, Maragh-Bass AC, Torain M, Zogg CK, Lilley EJ, Kodadek LM, Changoor NR, Najjar P, Rose JA, Ford HR, Salim A, Stain SC, Shafi S, Sutton B, Hoyt D, Maddox YT, Britt LD. Setting a National Agenda for Surgical Disparities Research: Recommendations From the National Institutes of Health and American College of Surgeons Summit. JAMA Surgery 2016, 151: 554-63. PMID: 26982380, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2016.0014.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsBiomedical ResearchCultural CompetencyHealth Services AccessibilityHealthcare DisparitiesHumansNational Institutes of Health (U.S.)Physician-Patient RelationsPostoperative CarePractice Patterns, Physicians'Quality of Health CareSocieties, MedicalSocioeconomic FactorsSurgical Procedures, OperativeUnited StatesConceptsAmerican CollegeSurgical disparitiesNational InstituteCare perspectiveRehabilitation-related factorsMultiple surgical proceduresDisparities researchPatient-clinician communicationHealth-National InstituteHealth care disparitiesPatient care perspectivePostoperative careAcute interventionAfrican American individualsMinority patientsSurgical proceduresLong-term effectsMortality riskCare disparitiesTop research prioritiesResearch prioritiesPatient centerednessGeographic disparitiesMinority HealthClinical quality