2025
Characterizing Emergency Department Care for Patients With Histories of Incarceration
Huang T, Socrates V, Ovchinnikova P, Faustino I, Kumar A, Safranek C, Chi L, Wang E, Puglisi L, Wong A, Wang K, Taylor R. Characterizing Emergency Department Care for Patients With Histories of Incarceration. Journal Of The American College Of Emergency Physicians Open 2025, 6: 100022. PMID: 40012663, PMCID: PMC11852703, DOI: 10.1016/j.acepjo.2024.100022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCare processesHistory of incarcerationRestraint useEmergency departmentHealth care team membersMeasuring care processesCompare socio-demographic characteristicsCare team membersHealth care disparitiesEmergency department careHealth care systemSocio-demographic characteristicsUnique patient encountersMultivariate logistic regressionCare disparitiesHealth behaviorsED settingCare systemPatient encountersSubstance use historyMedical adviceLogistic regressionDemographic characteristicsTeam membersCareAttributing Racial Differences in Care to Health Plan Performance or Selection
Wallace J, Ndumele C, Lollo A, Macambira D, Lavallee M, Green B, Duchowny K, McWilliams J. Attributing Racial Differences in Care to Health Plan Performance or Selection. JAMA Internal Medicine 2025, 185: 61-72. PMID: 39585673, PMCID: PMC11589859, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.5451.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency department visitsPrimary care visitsCross-sectional studyDepartment visitsCare visitsRacial differencesWhite enrolleesMagnitude of racial differencesHealth equity metricHealth care disparitiesWhite Medicaid enrolleesSelection biasSouthern US statesPlanning indicatorsPrescription drug useCare disparitiesSelf-identified blacksHealth plansMain OutcomesEffectiveness of planningPublic reportingAdministrative claimsRandom populationMedicaid populationMedicaid enrollees
2024
From Simulation to Bedside: The Journey to Provide Equitable Patient Care.
Vora S, Dahlen B, Bryant K, Kou M. From Simulation to Bedside: The Journey to Provide Equitable Patient Care. Pediatric Annals 2024, 53: e414-e419. PMID: 39495632, DOI: 10.3928/19382359-20240908-03.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSimulation-based educationHealth equityHealth care disparitiesEquitable patient careHealth care trainingHealth care professionalsCare disparitiesCare trainingCare professionalsPatient careImplementing action stepsCultural humilityPatient outcomesCommunity engagementHealthEnhance skillsSystem issuesAction stepsUnintentional harmClinical practiceRobust evaluationPotential benefitsTeam commitmentHidden curriculumSkillsBarriers to Pulmonary Rehabilitation.
Rochester C. Barriers to Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Respiratory Care 2024, 69: 713-723. PMID: 38806224, PMCID: PMC11147625, DOI: 10.4187/respcare.11656.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBarriers to PRHealth care professionalsPulmonary rehabilitationPR programChronic respiratory diseasesMultidisciplinary health care professionalsHealth care provider visitsHealth care disparitiesInfluence patients' likelihoodKnowledge of PRAvailability of PRLack of insurance coverageBurden of treatmentCare disparitiesProvider visitsCare professionalsReferral processProvider recommendationRespiratory diseaseTransportation difficultiesRacial disparitiesPatient accessPatient's residenceLack of knowledgeLow knowledgeGPT-4 Performance for Neurologic Localization
Lee J, Choi E, McDougal R, Lytton W. GPT-4 Performance for Neurologic Localization. Neurology Clinical Practice 2024, 14: e200293. PMID: 38596779, PMCID: PMC11003355, DOI: 10.1212/cpj.0000000000200293.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenerative Pretrained TransformerText classificationText datasetsClass labelsPretrained TransformerLanguage modelF1 scorePerformance metricsKnowledge baseMetricsInadequate knowledge baseClassificationReduce health care disparitiesClinical reasoningCapabilityPerformanceTextHealth care disparitiesDatasetSoftwareContemporary American and European Guidelines for Heart Failure Management JACC: Heart Failure Guideline Comparison
Ostrominski J, DeFilippis E, Bansal K, Riello R, Bozkurt B, Heidenreich P, Vaduganathan M. Contemporary American and European Guidelines for Heart Failure Management JACC: Heart Failure Guideline Comparison. JACC Heart Failure 2024, 12: 810-825. PMID: 38583167, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2024.02.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEuropean Society of CardiologySocial determinants of healthDeterminants of healthHealth care disparitiesHeart failureClinical practice recommendationsManagement of heart failureCare disparitiesDevice-based therapiesSocial determinantsEvidence-based pharmacotherapyGroup of patientsHF careSociety of CardiologyClinical careHF preventionPotential downstream implicationsCardiac amyloidosisAmerican CollegeHF risk predictionPractice recommendationsManagement pathwayNoncardiac comorbiditiesRisk predictionHF stages
2023
Health Care Disparities in Patients Undergoing Hysterectomy for Benign Indications
Wieslander C, Grimes C, Balk E, Hobson D, Ringel N, Sanses T, Singh R, Richardson M, Lipetskaia L, Gupta A, White A, Orejuela F, Meriwether K, Antosh D. Health Care Disparities in Patients Undergoing Hysterectomy for Benign Indications. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2023, 142: 1044-1054. PMID: 37826848, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000005389.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care disparitiesBenign indicationsCare disparitiesVaginal hysterectomyMedicare insuranceHysterectomy complicationsPatient-level outcomesMultivariable regression analysisInvasive hysterectomy proceduresHealth care systemPrior hysterectomyStrength of associationLaparoscopic hysterectomyBlack patientsMultivariable analysisSurgical outcomesPoor outcomeInsurance statusRisk markersIndependent associationEligible studiesSTUDY SELECTIONHysterectomy proceduresHysterectomyHispanic ethnicityAddressing Veteran Health-Related Social Needs: How Joint Commission Standards Accelerated Integration and Expansion of Tools and Services in the Veterans Health Administration
List J, Russell L, Hausmann L, Groves K, Kligler B, Koget J, Moy E, Clancy C. Addressing Veteran Health-Related Social Needs: How Joint Commission Standards Accelerated Integration and Expansion of Tools and Services in the Veterans Health Administration. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2023, 50: 34-40. PMID: 37923670, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2023.10.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth-related social needsVeterans Health AdministrationHealth care disparitiesReduce health care disparitiesHealth care equityCare disparitiesJoint Commission standardsCare equityReduction of health care disparitiesHealth AdministrationVeterans Health Administration experienceVeterans Health Administration facilitiesImproving health care equityCare delivery approachesIntegrated health systemQuality improvement opportunitiesHealth care systemSocial needsCommission standardsHealth systemCare systemJoint CommissionTechnical assistance activitiesDissemination strategiesSafety prioritiesComputer Science meets Vascular Surgery: Keeping a pulse on artificial intelligence
Thaxton C, Dardik A. Computer Science meets Vascular Surgery: Keeping a pulse on artificial intelligence. Seminars In Vascular Surgery 2023, 36: 419-425. PMID: 37863614, PMCID: PMC10589450, DOI: 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2023.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsArtificial intelligenceComputer scienceVascular surgeryHealth dataAIIntelligenceHealth care disparitiesHealth care systemRisk stratificationVascular careCare disparitiesProvider experienceTechnologyCare systemHealth care fieldWay careClinical applicationSurgeryNovel technologyApplicationsCareUnique ethical considerationsBroader integrationCare fieldRange of disciplines
2022
Health Care Disparities in Congenital Cardiology: Considerations Through the Lens of an Interventional Cardiologist
Bauser-Heaton H, Aggarwal V, Graziano J, Ligon R, Keeshan B, Stapleton G, Sutton N, Fleming G, El-Said H, Kim D, Ing F. Health Care Disparities in Congenital Cardiology: Considerations Through the Lens of an Interventional Cardiologist. Journal Of The Society For Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions 2022, 1: 100388. PMID: 39131467, PMCID: PMC11308374, DOI: 10.1016/j.jscai.2022.100388.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffect of health care disparities on procedure selection of autologous breast reconstruction in Florida.
Huayllani MT, Torres-Guzman RA, Avila FR, Advani PP, Spaulding AC, Cochuyt JJ, Nguyen MT, Lu X, Rinker BD, Forte AJ. Effect of health care disparities on procedure selection of autologous breast reconstruction in Florida. Breast Disease 2022, 41: 75-80. PMID: 34487016, DOI: 10.3233/bd-210004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutologous breast reconstructionBreast reconstructionFree flapFlap reconstructionReconstructive surgeryAutologous breast reconstructive surgeryFlorida Inpatient Discharge DatasetPatients 18 yearsBreast reconstructive surgeryMultivariate logistic regressionPedicled flap reconstructionHealth care disparitiesMann-Whitney testHispanic patientsIndependent associationAutologous reconstructionBreast cancerHigher oddsPatientsCare disparitiesPedicled flapsProcedure selectionLogistic regressionPrivate insuranceFlap
2021
An Introduction to Structural Competency for Haitian-Identified Patients: History, Culture, and Access to Care
Pardo C, Brutus N, Labatte D, Saint-Jean F, Tribié S, Joseph I, Clare C, Su J, Sánchez J. An Introduction to Structural Competency for Haitian-Identified Patients: History, Culture, and Access to Care. MedEdPORTAL 2021, 17: 11207. PMID: 35018304, PMCID: PMC8710435, DOI: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care professional learnersHealth care disparitiesHealth care staffHealth care providersUrban communitiesUS urban communitiesCare disparitiesHealth disparitiesCare providersCare staffCompetent careImprove careAmerican healthHealth outcomesStructural competencyMedical studentsCultural competenceInformational videoHaitian populationDiscussion componentHealthCase presentationEvaluation formReport confidenceProfessional learnersUsing community‐based participatory research methods to inform care for patients experiencing homelessness: An opportunity for resident education on health care disparities
Ryus CR, Yang D, Tsai J, Meldrum J, Ngaruiya C. Using community‐based participatory research methods to inform care for patients experiencing homelessness: An opportunity for resident education on health care disparities. AEM Education And Training 2021, 5: s121-s125. PMID: 34616985, PMCID: PMC8480493, DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10681.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity-based participatory researchHealth disparitiesVulnerable patient groupCommunity-based participatory research methodsHealth care disparitiesSignificant medical concernLocal health disparitiesED careED physiciansPatient groupMedicine useChronic illnessHigh burdenCare disparitiesHealth outcomesPEH experiencesPremature deathDisproportionate burdenComplex social needsMedical concernsCareGraduate Medical EducationMeasure outcomesEM residentsCOVID-19 pandemicIn Search of Workforce Diversity? A Program’s Successful Approach
Llado-Farrulla M, Fosnot J, Couto J, Chang B, Broach RB, Rios-Diaz A, Fowler JA, Aarons CB, Serletti JM, Butler PD. In Search of Workforce Diversity? A Program’s Successful Approach. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2021, 147: 1229-1233. PMID: 33890911, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000007881.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReconstructive surgery residency programsSurgery residency programsResidency programsHealth care disparitiesNational averageRetrospective reviewPlastic surgery residentsCare disparitiesMultifactorial naturePlastic surgery traineesPlastic surgery residency programsSurgery residentsSurgery traineesAlaskan NativesMedicine residentsOngoing disparitiesCurrent national averageProgram residentsUniversity of PennsylvaniaPhysiciansHeterogeneous populationMedicineResidentsRecruitment effortsImpact of Pre-visit Contextual Data Collection on Patient-Physician Communication and Patient Activation: a Randomized Trial
Holt J, Cusatis R, Winn A, Asan O, Spanbauer C, Williams J, Flynn K, Somai M, Talsma A, Laud P, Makoul G, Crotty B. Impact of Pre-visit Contextual Data Collection on Patient-Physician Communication and Patient Activation: a Randomized Trial. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2021, 36: 3321-3329. PMID: 33559067, PMCID: PMC8606508, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-020-06583-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient Activation MeasurePatient activationCommunication Assessment ToolPrimary care settingPatient-provider communicationKey ResultsA totalPatient-physician communicationHealth care disparitiesElectronic health recordsTreat principlePAM scoresResultsA totalCare settingsMAIN OUTCOMECare disparitiesITT resultsPatientsPatient communicationFacilitated enrollmentCAT itemsHealth recordsActivation MeasureTreatment effectsOutcomesActivation
2020
A feasibility study providing substance use treatment in the Black church
Jordan A, Babuscio T, Nich C, Carroll KM. A feasibility study providing substance use treatment in the Black church. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2020, 124: 108218. PMID: 33771290, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2020.108218.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTechnology-based treatmentsClinical trialsSUD treatmentBlack adultsNonrandomized feasibility studyUrine toxicology screenHealth care disparitiesEvidence-based interventionsDSM-5 criteriaAdequate numberCognitive behavioral therapyDisseminable strategyUndertreated populationToxicology screenCurrent SUDCare disparitiesHealth advisorsBehavioral therapySubstance useMean numberTreatmentHigh uptakeFeasibility studyCBT4CBTTrials
2019
Measuring Exposure to Incarceration Using the Electronic Health Record
Wang EA, Long JB, McGinnis KA, Wang KH, Wildeman CJ, Kim C, Bucklen KB, Fiellin DA, Bates J, Brandt C, Justice AC. Measuring Exposure to Incarceration Using the Electronic Health Record. Medical Care 2019, 57: s157-s163. PMID: 31095055, PMCID: PMC8352066, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministrative Claims, HealthcareAdultCohort StudiesElectronic Health RecordsEthnicityFemaleHumansInformation Storage and RetrievalMaleMedicareMiddle AgedNatural Language ProcessingPrisonersSelf ReportSensitivity and SpecificityUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyElectronic health recordsHuman immunodeficiency virus-infected patientsVHA electronic health recordsNational observational cohortVirus-infected patientsHealth recordsAging Cohort StudyEHR dataHealth care disparitiesAdministrative dataRace/ethnicityIncarceration exposureObservational cohortUninfected patientsCohort studySpecificity 99.3Data sourcesCare disparitiesSpecificity 100Specificity 98.9Social determinantsMedicaid ServicesSpecificity 95.9Health information
2018
301 United States Emergency Medicine Providers' Perceptions of Health Care Disparities: A National Survey
Zogg C, Rook J, Das B, Schlesinger M, Schwartz J, Haider A, D’Onofrio G. 301 United States Emergency Medicine Providers' Perceptions of Health Care Disparities: A National Survey. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2018, 72: s118-s119. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2018.08.306.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Patient Stigma, Medical Interactions, and Health Care Disparities: A Selective Review
Penner L, Phelan S, Earnshaw V, Albrecht T, Dovidio J. Patient Stigma, Medical Interactions, and Health Care Disparities: A Selective Review. 2017, 183-202. DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190243470.013.12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRacial minority group membersMinority group membersPsychological processesStigmatized groupsSelective reviewGroup membersPoor quality communicationHealth care providersHealth care disparitiesSocial groupsMedical interactionsStigmaPoor outcomePatients' stigmaCare providersStigmatized patientsCare disparitiesHealth statusHealthcare providersQuality communicationHealthcare disparitiesQuality of healthcareCertain cancersIndividualsPatients
2016
Setting 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
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