2017
Patient–Provider Communication and Health Outcomes Among Individuals With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the United States
Okunrintemi V, Spatz ES, Di Capua P, Salami JA, Valero-Elizondo J, Warraich H, Virani SS, Blaha MJ, Blankstein R, Butt AA, Borden WB, Dharmarajan K, Ting H, Krumholz HM, Nasir K. Patient–Provider Communication and Health Outcomes Among Individuals With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the United States. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2017, 10: e003635. PMID: 28373270, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.117.003635.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAspirinAtherosclerosisCommunicationEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHealth Care CostsHealth Care SurveysHealth ExpendituresHealth StatusHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsLength of StayMaleMental HealthMiddle AgedOdds RatioPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresPatient-Centered CarePhysician-Patient RelationsPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsQuality Indicators, Health CareRisk FactorsUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseasePatient-provider communicationHealthcare resource utilizationPatient-reported outcomesCardiovascular diseaseHealth Plans SurveyMedical Expenditure Panel Survey cohortHigher annual healthcare expendituresRepresentative US adult populationHealthcare expendituresAtherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) patientsConsumer AssessmentEmergency room visitsEvidence-based therapiesAnnual healthcare expendituresCardiovascular disease patientsUS adult populationPlans SurveyMental health statusPatient-centered careOutcomes of interestASA useHospital stayRoom visitsPoor outcome
2011
What distinguishes top-performing hospitals in acute myocardial infarction mortality rates? A qualitative study.
Curry LA, Spatz E, Cherlin E, Thompson JW, Berg D, Ting HH, Decker C, Krumholz HM, Bradley EH. What distinguishes top-performing hospitals in acute myocardial infarction mortality rates? A qualitative study. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2011, 154: 384-90. PMID: 21403074, PMCID: PMC4735872, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-154-6-201103150-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Moving Reform to the Bedside: Involvement of Individual Physicians
Spatz ES, Gross CP. Moving Reform to the Bedside: Involvement of Individual Physicians. JAMA 2010, 303: 1305-1306. PMID: 20371791, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2010.383.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2004
A new approach to developing cross-cultural communication skills
Rosen J, Spatz E, Gaaserud A, Abramovitch H, Weinreb B, Wenger N, Margolis C. A new approach to developing cross-cultural communication skills. Medical Teacher 2004, 26: 126-132. PMID: 15203521, DOI: 10.1080/01421590310001653946.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-cultural communication skillsCommunication skillsStudents' cross-cultural awarenessMedical student clinical trainingThird-year medical studentsNon-clinical yearsStudent clinical trainingSurvey of studentsCross-cultural awarenessStandardized patient casesCross-cultural careStudent evaluationsStudents' abilityEducational valueMedical schoolsMedical studentsSkill developmentConsideration of cultureSkill advancementClinical trainingStandardized patientsExamination contextSkillsGroup discussionsResidency programs