2019
Recent trends in use of inferior vena caval filters in US older adults with acute pulmonary embolism
Bikdeli B, Wang Y, Jimenez D, Ross JS, Gupta A, Desai MM, Parikh SA, Monreal M, Goldhaber SZ, Krumholz HM. Recent trends in use of inferior vena caval filters in US older adults with acute pulmonary embolism. Thrombosis Research 2019, 186: 78-79. PMID: 31901644, DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2019.12.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation of Inferior Vena Cava Filter Use With Mortality Rates in Older Adults With Acute Pulmonary Embolism
Bikdeli B, Wang Y, Jimenez D, Ross JS, Monreal M, Goldhaber SZ, Krumholz HM. Association of Inferior Vena Cava Filter Use With Mortality Rates in Older Adults With Acute Pulmonary Embolism. JAMA Internal Medicine 2019, 179: 263-265. PMID: 30535318, PMCID: PMC6439651, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.5287.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Association Between Hospital Penalty Status Under the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program and Readmission Rates for Target and Nontarget Conditions
Desai NR, Ross JS, Kwon JY, Herrin J, Dharmarajan K, Bernheim SM, Krumholz HM, Horwitz LI. Association Between Hospital Penalty Status Under the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program and Readmission Rates for Target and Nontarget Conditions. JAMA 2016, 316: 2647-2656. PMID: 28027367, PMCID: PMC5599851, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2016.18533.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital Readmissions Reduction ProgramAcute myocardial infarctionReadmission ratesReadmissions Reduction ProgramHeart failurePenalty statusNontarget conditionsMedicare feeMean readmission rateThirty-day riskRetrospective cohort studyUnplanned readmission rateReduction programsHRRP announcementHRRP implementationPenalized hospitalsCohort studyService patientsMyocardial infarctionMAIN OUTCOMEExcess readmissionsMedicare beneficiariesService beneficiariesHospitalPatients
2015
Patterns of Use of Angiotensin‐Converting Enzyme Inhibitors/Angiotensin Receptor Blockers Among Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction in China From 2001 to 2011: China PEACE‐Retrospective AMI Study
Liu J, Masoudi FA, Spertus JA, Wang Q, Murugiah K, Spatz ES, Li J, Li X, Ross JS, Krumholz HM, Jiang L, Group C. Patterns of Use of Angiotensin‐Converting Enzyme Inhibitors/Angiotensin Receptor Blockers Among Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction in China From 2001 to 2011: China PEACE‐Retrospective AMI Study. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2015, 4: e001343. PMID: 25713293, PMCID: PMC4345866, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.114.001343.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsACEI/ARB therapyAcute myocardial infarctionClass I indicationsARB therapyMyocardial infarctionMortality riskReceptor blockersAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors/Angiotensin Receptor BlockersEnzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockersChina PEACE-Retrospective AMI StudyChinese AMI patientsClass IIa recommendationRates of therapyAbsence of contraindicationsAngiotensin receptor blockersHigher mortality riskCost-effective therapyIIa recommendationAMI patientsChina PatientRetrospective studyHigh riskPatterns of useChinese guidelinesPatients
2013
Evaluation of the Mobile Acute Care of the Elderly (MACE) Service
Hung WW, Ross JS, Farber J, Siu AL. Evaluation of the Mobile Acute Care of the Elderly (MACE) Service. JAMA Internal Medicine 2013, 173: 990-996. PMID: 23608775, PMCID: PMC3691362, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUsual care groupShorter hospital stayAdverse eventsMACE groupUsual careHospital stayAcute careFunctional statusOlder adultsPatient outcomesCatheter-associated urinary tract infectionsTertiary acute care hospitalCare Transitions MeasureHospitalized older adultsUrinary tract infectionPairs of patientsAcute medical problemsGeneral medical servicesLength of stayAcute care hospitalsMount Sinai HospitalLower ratesElderly servicesAcute illnessCohort study
2012
The Use and Misuse of Thrombolytic Therapy Within the Veterans Health Administration
Keyhani S, Arling G, Williams LS, Ross JS, Ordin DL, Myers J, Tyndall G, Vogel B, Bravata DM. The Use and Misuse of Thrombolytic Therapy Within the Veterans Health Administration. Medical Care 2012, 50: 66-73. PMID: 22182924, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e3182294092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAgedAged, 80 and overBrain IschemiaFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHealth Services MisuseHealth Status IndicatorsHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSocioeconomic FactorsStrokeThrombolytic TherapyTime FactorsTissue Plasminogen ActivatorUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsVHA medical centersTissue plasminogen activatorVeterans Health AdministrationAcute ischemic strokeEligible patientsStroke patientsIschemic strokeSymptom onsetThrombolytic therapyHealth AdministrationStroke symptom onsetAcute stroke patientsIschemic stroke patientsEligible stroke patientsMedical record reviewLow annual volumeThrombolysis deliveryRecord reviewWrong doseVHA systemClinical conditionsMedical CenterEligible veteransEligibility criteriaPatients
2011
Prevalence of Inadequate Blood Pressure Control Among Veterans After Acute Ischemic Stroke Hospitalization
Roumie CL, Ofner S, Ross JS, Arling G, Williams LS, Ordin DL, Bravata DM. Prevalence of Inadequate Blood Pressure Control Among Veterans After Acute Ischemic Stroke Hospitalization. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2011, 4: 399-407. PMID: 21693725, PMCID: PMC3140571, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.110.959809.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBP controlBlood pressureIschemic strokeStroke patientsLower oddsAcute ischemic stroke hospitalizationsInadequate blood pressure controlHistory of hypertensionPercent of patientsBlood pressure controlElevated blood pressureSystolic blood pressureIschemic stroke hospitalizationsYears of ageHypertension careHypertension historyDischarge dispositionStroke eventsIndex eventStroke hospitalizationsBlack raceBP valuesCardiovascular diseaseNational guidelinesPatients
2007
Acute Myocardial Infarction and Congestive Heart Failure Outcomes at Specialty Cardiac Hospitals
Nallamothu BK, Wang Y, Cram P, Birkmeyer JD, Ross JS, Normand SL, Krumholz HM. Acute Myocardial Infarction and Congestive Heart Failure Outcomes at Specialty Cardiac Hospitals. Circulation 2007, 116: 2280-2287. PMID: 17967975, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.107.709220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongestive heart failureRisk-standardized mortality ratesAcute myocardial infarctionStandardized mortality ratioSpecialty cardiac hospitalsCardiac hospitalGeneral HospitalMortality ratioMortality rateMyocardial infarctionCongestive heart failure outcomesHeart failure outcomesOutcomes of patientsProportion of facilitiesHeart failureNoncardiovascular diseasesLow prevalencePatient differencesMedicare dataPatientsHospitalFailure outcomesInfarctionOutcomesType of facilityQuality Of Care For Acute Myocardial Infarction At Urban Safety-Net Hospitals
Ross JS, Cha SS, Epstein AJ, Wang Y, Bradley EH, Herrin J, Lichtman JH, Normand SL, Masoudi FA, Krumholz HM. Quality Of Care For Acute Myocardial Infarction At Urban Safety-Net Hospitals. Health Affairs 2007, 26: 238-248. PMID: 17211034, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.26.1.238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute DiseaseAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHealth Care SurveysHealth Services AccessibilityHospital MortalityHospitals, UrbanHumansMaleMedicareMyocardial InfarctionPatient AdmissionPatient TransferProspective Payment SystemQuality of Health CareReimbursement, Disproportionate ShareRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentUnited StatesVulnerable Populations