2025
Medication for Opioid Use Disorder for Hospitalized Patients at Six New York City Public Hospitals with an Addiction Consult Service.
Rostam-Abadi Y, McNeely J, Tarpey T, Fernando J, Appleton N, Fawole A, Mazumdar M, Kalyanaraman Marcello R, Cooke C, Dolle J, Siddiqui S, Schatz D, King C. Medication for Opioid Use Disorder for Hospitalized Patients at Six New York City Public Hospitals with an Addiction Consult Service. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2025 PMID: 39908531, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001450.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNew York City public hospitalCity public hospitalsAddiction consult servicesPublic hospitalsDrivers of racial disparitiesPopulation-specific barriersElectronic health recordsYears post-implementationOpioid use disorder treatmentMajority of patientsHealth recordsPost-implementationAddiction careOpioid use disorderRacial disparitiesLogistic regressionInpatient departmentConsultation serviceClinical characteristicsEligible patientsMOUDOddsConsultationHospitalized patientsHospital
2024
Methods families use to raise funds for anorectal malformation treatment at a single public referral hospital in Southwestern Uganda
Oyania F, Eze A, Ullrich S, Kotagal M, Ozgediz D. Methods families use to raise funds for anorectal malformation treatment at a single public referral hospital in Southwestern Uganda. World Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2024, 7: e000877. PMID: 39737079, PMCID: PMC11683897, DOI: 10.1136/wjps-2024-000877.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCross-sectional studySouthwestern UgandaMedian monthly household incomeHealthcare expensesHealth-related expendituresCaretakers of childrenSelling assetsHouseholds borrowed moneySurgical capacityPediatric surgery serviceWorkforce expansionPublic hospitalsAnorectal malformationsHealth insurance policiesImprove timelinessReferral hospitalShielding familiesFinancial protectionTeaching hospitalSkills trainingPediatric surgical capacityCase cancellationsSurgery serviceHospitalHealthcareRacial and ethnic disparities in alcohol-associated liver disease hospitalizations in Brazil before and after the COVID-19 pandemic
Heringer D, Costa G, Weleff J, Rodrigues V, Sengupta S, Anand A. Racial and ethnic disparities in alcohol-associated liver disease hospitalizations in Brazil before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Annals Of Hepatology 2024, 30: 101742. PMID: 39653118, DOI: 10.1016/j.aohep.2024.101742.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMonthly hospitalization ratesHospitalization ratesAlcohol-associated liver diseaseHealth-related inequalitiesInterrupted time series analysisIncidence of alcohol‐associated liver diseaseAge of hospitalized patientsPre-pandemic ratesEthnic groupsCOVID-19 pandemicEthnic disparitiesPublic hospitalsStatistically significant decreaseImpact of raceBlack populationHospitalLiver diseaseStudy periodCOVID-19Total populationSignificant decreaseCombined populationWhole populationConsecutive monthsPopulationCorrelation of Pediatric Surgical Infrastructure With Clinical and Economic Outcomes: A Cohort Study
Negash S, Yap A, Stephens C, Nigussie B, Tefera R, Bryce E, Cheung M, Fedatto M, Laverde R, Ozgediz D, Tadesse A, Derbew M. Correlation of Pediatric Surgical Infrastructure With Clinical and Economic Outcomes: A Cohort Study. Journal Of Surgical Research 2024, 303: 215-223. PMID: 39369594, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2024.09.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisability-adjusted life yearsSurgical infrastructureHealth benefitsCohort studyHousehold incomeCatastrophic healthcare expenditureMedian annual household incomeAnnual household incomeImprove equitable accessMiddle-income countriesEthiopian public hospitalsPatients' household incomePediatric operating roomHousehold annual incomeCompare patient outcomesPatients' caregiversRetrospective cohort studyChild healthEconomic outcomesPediatric ORPublic hospitalsHealthcare expendituresEthiopian hospitalsSurgical careOperating room
2022
Cardiac Rehabilitation and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Persistent Declines in Cardiac Rehabilitation Participation and Access Among US Medicare Beneficiaries
Varghese M, Beatty A, Song Y, Xu J, Sperling L, Fonarow G, Keteyian S, McConeghy K, Penko J, Yeh R, Figueroa J, Wu W, Kazi D. Cardiac Rehabilitation and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Persistent Declines in Cardiac Rehabilitation Participation and Access Among US Medicare Beneficiaries. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2022, 15: e009618. PMID: 36314139, PMCID: PMC9749950, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.122.009618.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCR participationCardiac rehabilitationCR sessionsMedicare beneficiariesVulnerable communitiesCOVID-19 pandemicCr centerMedicare fee-for-service beneficiariesFee-for-service beneficiariesCardiac rehabilitation participantsSocially vulnerable communitiesNational emergencyLow-income patientsRural areasUS Medicare beneficiariesRehabilitation participantsStatistically significant changesPublic hospitalsBeneficiariesMedicaid enrolleesCOVID-19Prepandemic levelsMedicareParticipantsSocialAdherence Measured Using Electronic Dose Monitoring is Associated with Emergent Antiretroviral Resistance and Poor Outcomes in People with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/AIDS and Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
Bateman M, Wolf A, Chimukangara B, Brust JCM, Lessells R, Amico R, Boodhram R, Singh N, Orrell C, Friedland G, Naidoo K, Padayatchi N, O’Donnell MR. Adherence Measured Using Electronic Dose Monitoring is Associated with Emergent Antiretroviral Resistance and Poor Outcomes in People with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/AIDS and Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2022, 75: 1489-1496. PMID: 35352097, PMCID: PMC9617578, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciac232.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultidrug-resistant tuberculosisHuman immunodeficiency virusMDR-TB treatmentART adherenceART resistanceHuman immunodeficiency virus/AIDSEmergent resistanceStandard of careResource-limited settingsTB regimensAntiretroviral resistanceHIV RNAProspective cohortMedication adherenceImmunodeficiency virusPoor outcomeShort followAdherence thresholdCopies/Treatment outcomesDose monitoringResistance mutationsResistance testingPublic hospitalsLinear association
2021
COMVC-19: A Program to protect healthcare workers' mental health during the COVID-19 Pandemic. What we have learned
Fukuti P, Uchôa C, Mazzoco M, da Cruz I, Echegaray M, de Castro Humes E, Silveira J, Di Santi T, Miguel E, Corchs F, program C, Fatori D, Campello G, de Oliveira G, Argolo F, de M. Ferreira F, Machado G, Argeu A, de Oliveira G, de Pádua Serafim A, de Lima Siqueira L, de Rossi L, Rios I, de Oliveira T, Antoniazzi L, Gagliotti D, Abelama E, de Oliveira P, Correia A, Gonçalves L, Tortato L, Busato W, Guimarães-Fernandes F, Alves M, Leite O, de Campos Lindenberg Schoueri P, de Assis Roque M, Merlin S, Boer G, Sallet P, Malbergier A, Spedo M, Kamitsuji C, de Faria E, de Godoy Moreira M, Kaufman A, Abdo C, de Tubino Scanavino M, Lancman S, Tavares H, Polanczyk G, Brunoni A, Forlenza O, de Barros-Filho T. COMVC-19: A Program to protect healthcare workers' mental health during the COVID-19 Pandemic. What we have learned. Clinics 2021, 76: e2631. PMID: 34817044, PMCID: PMC8579850, DOI: 10.6061/clinics/2021/e2631.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNursing staffHospital das Clinicas da FaculdadeHealthcare workers' mental healthMedicina da Universidade de São PauloMental healthCOVID-19 patientsMental health impairmentMental health treatmentCOVID-19 pandemicMental health programsWorkers' mental healthCommon diagnosisPreventive actionsSleep disturbancesMood disordersPsychiatric evaluationMultimodal interventionHealth treatmentDepression symptomsHealth programsPublic hospitalsHealth impairmentSymptomsMobile phone appMost participantsIncidencia y factores de riesgo de infecciones del torrente sanguíneo asociadas a catéter central
Cabrera D, Cuba F, Hernández R, Prevost-Ruiz Y. Incidencia y factores de riesgo de infecciones del torrente sanguíneo asociadas a catéter central. Revista Peruana De Medicina Experimental Y Salud Pública 2021, 38: 95-100. PMID: 34190932, DOI: 10.17843/rpmesp.2021.381.5108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unitCatheter-related bloodstream infectionBloodstream infectionsNeonatal intensive care unitProspective cohort studyCLABSI surveillanceCohort studyClinical profileUmbilical cathetersCare unitGestational ageGreater morbidityRisk factorsIncidence rateMultiple cathetersHospital expensesPublic hospitalsIncidenceSignificant correlationCatheterInfectionPossible interventionsMorbidityNeonatesPatientsPatient satisfaction and its socio-demographic correlates in a tertiary public hospital in Nepal: a cross-sectional study
Adhikari M, Paudel NR, Mishra SR, Shrestha A, Upadhyaya DP. Patient satisfaction and its socio-demographic correlates in a tertiary public hospital in Nepal: a cross-sectional study. BMC Health Services Research 2021, 21: 135. PMID: 33579283, PMCID: PMC7881603, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-06155-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient satisfactionCross-sectional studyTertiary public hospitalSocio-demographic characteristicsPublic hospitalsLow health literacyPatient Satisfaction Questionnaire IIISystematic random sampling methodLow-income settingsSocio-demographic correlatesGeneral satisfactionHealth care qualityOutpatient departmentBackgroundPatient satisfactionSectional studyHealth facilitiesHealth literacyPatientsSociodemographic factorsProportion of satisfactionLogistic regressionCare qualityHospitalSociodemographic variablesPercentage of satisfaction
2018
Hospital Characteristics Associated With Postdischarge Hospital Readmission, Observation, and Emergency Department Utilization
Horwitz LI, Wang Y, Altaf FK, Wang C, Lin Z, Liu S, Grady J, Bernheim SM, Desai NR, Venkatesh AK, Herrin J. Hospital Characteristics Associated With Postdischarge Hospital Readmission, Observation, and Emergency Department Utilization. Medical Care 2018, 56: 281-289. PMID: 29462075, PMCID: PMC6170884, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000882.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCross-Sectional StudiesEmergency Service, HospitalFee-for-Service PlansHeart FailureHospital AdministrationHospitals, PublicHumansMedicareMyocardial InfarctionNursing Staff, HospitalOwnershipPatient ReadmissionPneumoniaResidence CharacteristicsRetrospective StudiesSafety-net ProvidersUnited StatesConceptsAcute care utilizationAcute myocardial infarctionHeart failureCare utilizationAcute careMyocardial infarctionHospital characteristicsNet hospitalExcess daysPublic hospitalsNonsafety net hospitalsHigher readmission ratesEmergency department utilizationProportion of hospitalsAcute care hospitalsSafety-net hospitalService Medicare beneficiariesLarge urban hospitalMajor teaching hospitalType of hospitalCross-sectional analysisPostdischarge utilizationHospital dischargeHospital factorsReadmission rates
2017
Public-on-private dual practice among physicians in public hospitals of Tigray National Regional State, North Ethiopia: perspectives of physicians, patients and managers
Abera GG, Alemayehu YK, Herrin J. Public-on-private dual practice among physicians in public hospitals of Tigray National Regional State, North Ethiopia: perspectives of physicians, patients and managers. BMC Health Services Research 2017, 17: 713. PMID: 29126453, PMCID: PMC5681802, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-017-2701-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Determinants of perceived insufficient milk among new mothers in León, Nicaragua
Safon C, Keene D, Guevara WJU, Kiani S, Herkert D, Muñoz EE, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Determinants of perceived insufficient milk among new mothers in León, Nicaragua. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2016, 13 PMID: 27650889, PMCID: PMC6865952, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfant feeding practicesExclusive breastfeedingInsufficient milkFeeding practicesBaby-Friendly Hospital InitiativeNew mothersDisability-adjusted life yearsPrimary health centersInfant's nutritional needsMonths of lifeThird of childrenUrban public hospitalYears of ageMonths of ageInfant satietySuboptimal breastfeedingHospital InitiativeMaternal nutritionHealth centersChild healthBreastfeedingLife yearsMixed feedingNicaraguan MinistryPublic hospitals
2012
Cost-Benefit Analysis Of GeneXpert MTB/RIF For Evaluation Of Infectious Tuberculosis At An Urban Public Hospital
Millman A, Dowdy D, Brownell R, Cattamanchi A, Davis J. Cost-Benefit Analysis Of GeneXpert MTB/RIF For Evaluation Of Infectious Tuberculosis At An Urban Public Hospital. 2012, a6505-a6505. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2012.185.1_meetingabstracts.a6505.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
“I Want To Be Taking My Own Last Breath”: Patients' Reflections on Illness When Presenting to the Emergency Department at the End of Life
Grudzen CR, Stone SC, Mohanty SA, Asch SM, Lorenz KA, Torres JM, Morrison M, Ortiz JM, Timmermans S. “I Want To Be Taking My Own Last Breath”: Patients' Reflections on Illness When Presenting to the Emergency Department at the End of Life. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2011, 14: 293-296. PMID: 21288124, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2010.0306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd of lifeAdvanced illnessEmergency departmentEmergency department patientsIllness of patientsSafety-net hospitalUncontrolled symptomsDepartment patientsNet hospitalFinancial concernsCare preferencesIllness presentPatientsPatients' reflectionsCognitive deficitsIllnessHealth promotersPublic hospitalsSymptomsConvenience sampleHospitalDiscussion guideGreater comfortBurdenED
2007
Hospital management in the context of health sector reform: a planning model in Ethiopia
Hartwig K, Pashman J, Cherlin E, Dale M, Callaway M, Czaplinski C, Wood WE, Abebe Y, Dentry T, Bradley EH. Hospital management in the context of health sector reform: a planning model in Ethiopia. The International Journal Of Health Planning And Management 2007, 23: 203-218. PMID: 18157912, DOI: 10.1002/hpm.915.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
Tipping the Scales: The Effect of Literacy on Obese Patients’ Knowledge and Readiness to Lose Weight
Kennen E, Davis T, Huang J, Yu H, Carden D, Bass R, Arnold C. Tipping the Scales: The Effect of Literacy on Obese Patients’ Knowledge and Readiness to Lose Weight. Southern Medical Journal 2005, 98: 15-18. PMID: 15678634, DOI: 10.1097/01.smj.0000146617.21240.49.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObese patientsOverweight/obese patientsWeight lossHalf of patientsThird of patientsPrimary care clinicsAdverse health consequencesMean respondent ageLiteracy levelsCare clinicsPatient interviewsAdult outpatientsPatient educationPatientsHealth consequencesPublic hospitalsConvenience sampleLow literacyLow literacy skillsSignificant relationRespondent ageOverweightObesityOutpatientsLevels
2003
Prevalence of Overweight, Obesity, and Associated Diseases among Outpatients in a Public Hospital
Huang J, Marin E, Yu H, Carden D, Arnold C, Davis T, Banks D. Prevalence of Overweight, Obesity, and Associated Diseases among Outpatients in a Public Hospital. Southern Medical Journal 2003, 96: 558-562. PMID: 12938782, DOI: 10.1097/01.smj.0000054725.35262.d4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexPrevalence of obesityPublic hospitalsLouisiana State University Health Sciences Center-ShreveportHigher Body Mass IndexObesity-associated conditionsPercent of patientsTertiary health centerPrimary care patientsPublic hospital patientsPrevalence of overweightChronic medical conditionsObesity-related diseasesCross-sectional surveyStructure of careObese patientsCare patientsMass indexHospital patientsHealth centersMedical conditionsIndigent populationAssociated diseaseObesity ratesPatients
1997
Identification of risk factors for short breastfeeding duration in Mexico city through survival analysis
Perez‐Escamilla R, Lutter C, Wickham C, Phillips M, Treviño‐Siller S, Sanghvi T. Identification of risk factors for short breastfeeding duration in Mexico city through survival analysis. Ecology Of Food And Nutrition 1997, 36: 43-64. DOI: 10.1080/03670244.1997.9991504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk factorsSurvival analysisInfant feeding patternsMultivariate survival analysisInfant feeding policiesLarge public hospitalInsufficient milkMaternity wardBiomedical determinantsMaternal motivationTeenaged mothersNursery wardPublic hospitalsBreastfeedingWardsFeeding patternsMonthsMexico CityMaternal employmentDurationHospital
1995
Infant bottle propping among a low-income urban population in Mexico.
Pérez-Escamilla R, Segura-Millán S, Dewey K. Infant bottle propping among a low-income urban population in Mexico. Bulletin Of The Pan American Health Organization 1995, 29: 138-46. PMID: 7640692.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsLow-income urban populationMultivariate logistic regressionMonths of lifeLow socioeconomic statusFormula feedingHealthy infantsBreast milkMonths postpartumFemale infantComplete weaningInfantsLogistic regressionPossible health risksPublic hospitalsUrban womenHospitalMother's partnerSocioeconomic statusWeeksYoung mothersInfant's bottleMonthsWomenMothers
1993
Determinants of lactation performance across time in an urban population from Mexico
Perez-Escamilla R, Segura-Millán S, Pollitt E, Dewey K. Determinants of lactation performance across time in an urban population from Mexico. Social Science & Medicine 1993, 37: 1069-1078. PMID: 8235739, DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(93)90441-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFull breastfeedingInfant ageMaternal body mass indexDeterminants of breastfeedingHealthy term infantsBody mass indexEarly introductionSocial supportFormula supplementationSupplementary bottlesTerm infantsMass indexHealthy mothersBreastfeedingMultivariate analysisLactation performanceFirst weekPublic hospitalsMonthsAgeMothersMaternal employmentDurationUrban populationHospital
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