2023
Oncology hospitalist impact on hospice utilization
Prsic E, Morris J, Adelson K, Parker N, Gombos E, Kottarathara M, Novosel M, Castillo L, Rothberg BE. Oncology hospitalist impact on hospice utilization. Cancer 2023, 129: 3797-3804. PMID: 37706601, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.35008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical oncology serviceOncology servicesEnd of lifeAdvanced cancerInpatient hospiceHospice utilizationHigher total health care costsTotal health care costsComfort-focused careInpatient oncology serviceSmilow Cancer HospitalAdjusted odds ratioLength of staySolid tumor malignanciesLong-term survivalMultivariable linear regressionHealth care costsElectronic medical recordsHospice transitionUnplanned hospitalizationDischarge dispositionHospice referralInpatient managementLate referralCancer HospitalAdvance care planning and hospital outcomes in solid tumour oncology inpatients
Qeska D, Chow R, Balboni T, Kapo J, Zimmermann C, Prsic E. Advance care planning and hospital outcomes in solid tumour oncology inpatients. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care 2023, 14: e541-e544. PMID: 37500567, DOI: 10.1136/spcare-2023-004396.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvance care planningHospital mortalityED visitsEmergency departmentCare planningYale-New Haven HospitalObservational cohort analysisIntensive care unitMultivariable logistic regressionSolid tumor malignanciesNew Haven HospitalDecreased readmissionsHospital outcomesOncology inpatientsPatient characteristicsACP documentationHospital readmissionLonger LOSCare unitOncology careRothman IndexCohort analysisPatientsTumor malignancyInpatient teams
2015
Site of death, place of care, and burdensome transitions among patients with advanced solid tumor malignancies or leukemia between 2000 and 2010.
Prsic E, Teno J, Gozalo P. Site of death, place of care, and burdensome transitions among patients with advanced solid tumor malignancies or leukemia between 2000 and 2010. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2015, 33: 144-144. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.33.29_suppl.144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute hospital deathsDays of lifePlace of careHospital deathLeukemia patientsSite of deathBurdensome transitionsMultiple admissionsAdvanced solid tumor malignanciesIntensive care unit admissionMedicare beneficiaries 66 yearsEarly palliative careRate of ICUCare unit admissionRetrospective cohort studyMultiple hospital admissionsSolid tumor malignanciesMedicare billing dataUnit admissionMalignancy patientsAdvanced lungCohort studyUnit careHematology patientsHospital admission