2021
Access to COVID-19 Vaccines in High-, Middle-, and Low-Income Countries Hosting Clinical Trials
Ramachandran R, Ross JS, Miller JE. Access to COVID-19 Vaccines in High-, Middle-, and Low-Income Countries Hosting Clinical Trials. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2134233. PMID: 34792596, PMCID: PMC8603077, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.34233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDistribution of Paycheck Protection Program Loans to Healthcare Organizations in 2020
Chen K, Lopez L, Ross JS, Travers JL. Distribution of Paycheck Protection Program Loans to Healthcare Organizations in 2020. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2021, 37: 2132-2133. PMID: 34505980, PMCID: PMC8432282, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-021-07108-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComparison of Diabetes Medications Used by Adults With Commercial Insurance vs Medicare Advantage, 2016 to 2019
McCoy RG, Van Houten HK, Deng Y, Mandic PK, Ross JS, Montori VM, Shah ND. Comparison of Diabetes Medications Used by Adults With Commercial Insurance vs Medicare Advantage, 2016 to 2019. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2035792. PMID: 33523188, PMCID: PMC7851726, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.35792.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitorsDipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitorsCommercial insurance beneficiariesMedicare Advantage beneficiariesDPP-4i treatmentGLP-1RAsType 2 diabetesInsurance beneficiariesMedicare AdvantageGlucose levelsGlucagonlike Peptide-1 Receptor AgonistsPeptide-1 receptor agonistsHealth plansCommercial health insurance plansGLP-1RA treatmentRetrospective cohort studyCotransporter 2 inhibitorsInitiation of treatmentPeptidase-4 inhibitorsLow-income patientsSeparate logistic regression modelsAdministrative claims dataCommercial health plansAdjusted annual rateLogistic regression models
2020
Association Between Industry Payments to Physicians and Device Selection in ICD Implantation
Annapureddy AR, Henien S, Wang Y, Minges KE, Ross JS, Spatz ES, Desai NR, Peterson PN, Masoudi FA, Curtis JP. Association Between Industry Payments to Physicians and Device Selection in ICD Implantation. JAMA 2020, 324: 1755-1764. PMID: 33141208, PMCID: PMC7610190, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.17436.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCRT-D implantationCRT-D devicesCross-sectional studyNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryFirst-time ICDFirst-time implantationProportion of patientsEntire study cohortDevice selectionProportion of devicesICD implantationICD RegistryPrimary outcomeCardiac resynchronizationStudy cohortPatient groupMAIN OUTCOMEPatientsPhysiciansICDAbsolute differenceImplantationManufacturer CHigher total paymentsAssociation
2019
Use of Mechanical Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Devices for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, 2010-2016
Kahn PA, Dhruva SS, Rhee TG, Ross JS. Use of Mechanical Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Devices for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, 2010-2016. JAMA Network Open 2019, 2: e1913298. PMID: 31617923, PMCID: PMC6806423, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.13298.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overBlack or African AmericanCardiopulmonary ResuscitationCross-Sectional StudiesDatabases, FactualEmergency Medical ServicesFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansIncomeMaleMiddle AgedNew EnglandOut-of-Hospital Cardiac ArrestRetrospective StudiesSex FactorsSuburban Health ServicesWhite PeopleYoung AdultConceptsHospital cardiac arrestMechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitationMechanical CPR deviceAdjusted odds ratioCardiac arrestCardiopulmonary resuscitationManual cardiopulmonary resuscitationCPR deviceOdds ratioNational Emergency Medical Services Information System dataUse of CPRRetrospective cross-sectional studyMechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitation devicesEMS professionalsRisk-standardized ratesPatient demographic characteristicsPrior clinical trialsCross-sectional studyEvidence of benefitCardiopulmonary resuscitation devicesEmergency medical services (EMS) professionalsNortheast census regionMultivariable analysisClinical trialsPrehospital setting
2014
Place of Residence and Outcomes of Patients With Heart Failure
Bikdeli B, Wayda B, Bao H, Ross JS, Xu X, Chaudhry SI, Spertus JA, Bernheim SM, Lindenauer PK, Krumholz HM. Place of Residence and Outcomes of Patients With Heart Failure. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2014, 7: 749-756. PMID: 25074375, PMCID: PMC5323058, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.113.000911.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeighborhood socioeconomic statusIndividual socioeconomic statusOutcomes of patientsHeart failureHigher SES neighborhoodsSocioeconomic statusClinical factorsHeart Failure Outcomes trialPrimary end pointPatient-level factorsUS internal medicineCause mortalityCause readmissionMultivariable adjustmentOutcome trialsMedical chartsPatient interviewsLow-SES neighborhoodsCardiology practiceMortality ratePatientsPlace of residenceInternal medicineReadmissionEnd point
2012
Financial Stress and Outcomes after Acute Myocardial Infarction
Shah SJ, Krumholz HM, Reid KJ, Rathore SS, Mandawat A, Spertus JA, Ross JS. Financial Stress and Outcomes after Acute Myocardial Infarction. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e47420. PMID: 23112814, PMCID: PMC3480393, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0047420.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionSeattle Angina QuestionnaireLong-term outcomesMyocardial infarctionAMI patientsWorse long-term outcomesMulticenter US studyPost-AMI outcomesYear post-AMIDisease-specific QoLImportant risk factorHealth status outcomesWorse physical healthHealth care outcomesAngina QuestionnaireProspective registryInitial hospitalizationSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeReadmission ratesPost-AMIRisk factorsCare characteristicsCare outcomesStatus outcomes
2006
Use of Health Care Services by Lower-Income and Higher-Income Uninsured Adults
Ross JS, Bradley EH, Busch SH. Use of Health Care Services by Lower-Income and Higher-Income Uninsured Adults. JAMA 2006, 295: 2027-2036. PMID: 16670411, DOI: 10.1001/jama.295.17.2027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care servicesWeight loss counselingCardiovascular risk reductionCare servicesHigher-income adultsAnnual household incomeAspirin usePneumococcal vaccinationInsured adultsColorectal cancerUninsured adultsDiabetes managementHemoglobin measurementBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemAppropriate health care servicesSerum cholesterol screeningCancer prevention servicesCervical cancer screeningPatterns of careHealth insuranceCommunity-dwelling adultsRisk reduction servicesRisk reductionCross-sectional analysis