2021
Outcomes-Driven Clinical Phenotyping in Cardiogenic Shock using a Mixture of Experts
Hurley N, Berkowitz A, Masoudi F, Ross J, Desai N, Shah N, Dhruva S, Mortazavi B. Outcomes-Driven Clinical Phenotyping in Cardiogenic Shock using a Mixture of Experts. 2021, 00: 1-4. DOI: 10.1109/bhi50953.2021.9508568.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Noninferiority Designed Cardiovascular Trials in Highest-Impact Journals
Bikdeli B, Welsh JW, Akram Y, Punnanithinont N, Lee I, Desai NR, Kaul S, Stone G, Ross JS, Krumholz HM. Noninferiority Designed Cardiovascular Trials in Highest-Impact Journals. Circulation 2019, 140: 379-389. PMID: 31177811, PMCID: PMC8416048, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.119.040214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNoninferiority marginNoninferiority trialCardiovascular trialsAllocation concealmentLower riskOpen labelHazard ratioRelative riskMethodological qualityProportion of trialsIndependent reviewersRisk differenceNew England JournalNoninferiorityHigh-impact journalsNew interventionsTrialsCohortDiscrepant resultsProtocol analysisTime trendsRiskTreatInterventionFactors
2018
Defining Multiple Chronic Conditions for Quality Measurement
Drye EE, Altaf FK, Lipska KJ, Spatz ES, Montague JA, Bao H, Parzynski CS, Ross JS, Bernheim SM, Krumholz HM, Lin Z. Defining Multiple Chronic Conditions for Quality Measurement. Medical Care 2018, 56: 193-201. PMID: 29271820, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000853.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple chronic conditionsChronic conditionsMedicare feeService beneficiariesMedicare Chronic Conditions WarehouseMCC cohortBroad cohortChronic Conditions WarehouseRisk-standardized ratesNational quality measuresUnplanned admissionsFinal cohortTotal admissionsAdmission riskAccountable care organizationsAdmission ratesOutcome measuresAdmissionCohortCohort conditionCare organizationsPatientsStakeholder inputNarrow cohortBeneficiaries
2017
Two Decades of Cardiovascular Trials With Primary Surrogate Endpoints: 1990–2011
Bikdeli B, Punnanithinont N, Akram Y, Lee I, Desai NR, Ross JS, Krumholz HM. Two Decades of Cardiovascular Trials With Primary Surrogate Endpoints: 1990–2011. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2017, 6: e005285. PMID: 28325713, PMCID: PMC5524035, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.116.005285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical outcome trialsOutcome trialsEndpoint trialsPrimary endpointCardiovascular trialsClinical outcome studiesClinical outcomesSurrogate markerPatient's perspectiveSurrogate endpointsOutcome studiesNew England JournalSample cohortTrial resultsTrialsSurrogate trialsEndpointPositive resultsAmerican MedicalInterventionHigh-impact journalsCohort
2016
Impact of Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction on Adherence to Statins Among Older Adults
Kronish IM, Ross JS, Zhao H, Muntner P. Impact of Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction on Adherence to Statins Among Older Adults. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2016, 9: 364-371. PMID: 27220368, PMCID: PMC4956547, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.115.002418.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministrative Claims, HealthcareAgedAged, 80 and overDatabases, FactualDyslipidemiasFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHospitalizationHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsMaleMedicareMedication AdherenceMyocardial InfarctionRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTherapeuticsTime FactorsUnited StatesConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionImpact of hospitalizationAMI hospitalizationMyocardial infarctionProportion of patientsPatients adherentStatin adherentNonadherent patientsAdherent patientsMedicare patientsHospitalizationAdministrative claimsStatinsMedicare beneficiariesPatientsPneumoniaSubsequent adherenceOlder adultsInfarctionRandom sampleAdherenceAdherentYearsProportionCohort
2014
Evolution of Breast Cancer Screening in the Medicare Population: Clinical and Economic Implications
Killelea BK, Long JB, Chagpar AB, Ma X, Wang R, Ross JS, Gross CP. Evolution of Breast Cancer Screening in the Medicare Population: Clinical and Economic Implications. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2014, 106: dju159. PMID: 25031307, PMCID: PMC4155428, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/dju159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd Results-MedicareBreast cancer stageCohort of womenEarly-stage tumorsBreast cancer screeningAdjunct imagingSignificant changesCancer screeningCancer stageIncidence rateBreast cancerAdjunct procedureOlder womenMedicare populationMedicare beneficiariesClinical practiceComputer-aided detectionPoisson regressionNational feeCohortBreast ultrasoundWomenEarlier cohortsLater cohortsMedicare spending
2013
Medical school gift restriction policies and physician prescribing of newly marketed psychotropic medications: difference-in-differences analysis
King M, Essick C, Bearman P, Ross JS. Medical school gift restriction policies and physician prescribing of newly marketed psychotropic medications: difference-in-differences analysis. The BMJ 2013, 346: f264. PMID: 23372175, PMCID: PMC3623604, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.f264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntidepressive AgentsAntipsychotic AgentsCase-Control StudiesCentral Nervous System StimulantsCyclohexanolsDesvenlafaxine SuccinateDextroamphetamineDrug IndustryGift GivingHealth Care SectorHumansInterprofessional RelationsIsoxazolesMarketing of Health ServicesOrganizational PolicyPaliperidone PalmitatePractice Patterns, Physicians'Psychotropic DrugsPyrimidinesSchools, MedicalUnited StatesConceptsPsychotropic medicationsSubsequent prescribing behaviorPhysician prescribingPsychotropic classesOlder antipsychoticsPrescribing behaviorMAIN OUTCOMEMedicationsMedical schoolsPrescribingPhysiciansAntipsychoticsRestriction policiesDesvenlafaxinePaliperidoneStimulantsUS medical schoolsExposureLonger exposureAntidepressantsCohort