2021
U.S. Prescribing of On-and-Off-Label Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder in Outpatient Visits: NAMCS 2014 to 2016
Wallach JD, Rhee TG, Edelman EJ, Shah ND, O’Malley S, Ross JS. U.S. Prescribing of On-and-Off-Label Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder in Outpatient Visits: NAMCS 2014 to 2016. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2021, 37: 495-498. PMID: 33674920, PMCID: PMC8811103, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-021-06668-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffects of forced disruption in Medicaid managed care on children with asthma
Piwnica‐Worms K, Staiger B, Ross JS, Rosenthal MS, Ndumele CD. Effects of forced disruption in Medicaid managed care on children with asthma. Health Services Research 2021, 56: 668-676. PMID: 33624290, PMCID: PMC8313960, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13643.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care providersPersistent asthmaCare plansOutpatient visitsCare utilizationCare administrative claims dataEmergency department utilizationHealth care utilizationAdministrative claims dataIndicators of asthmaProportion of childrenPatients outpatientHealth utilizationAdministrative claimsAsthmaCare providersClaims dataNumber of childrenConsistent associationMedicaidVisitsChildrenOutpatientsPercentage point decreaseEnrollment data
2017
Factors Associated with Refugee Acute Healthcare Utilization in Southern Connecticut
Semere W, Agrawal P, Yun K, Di Bartolo I, Annamalai A, Ross JS. Factors Associated with Refugee Acute Healthcare Utilization in Southern Connecticut. Journal Of Immigrant And Minority Health 2017, 20: 327-333. PMID: 28382427, DOI: 10.1007/s10903-017-0574-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute care useAcute care visitsCare useMonths of arrivalCare visitsMedical evaluationDay of arrivalAcute healthcare utilizationRetrospective cohort studyAcute care utilizationCohort studyCare utilizationHealthcare utilizationMale sexHospital visitsEmergency roomPrior historyHealth characteristicsLower likelihoodSouthern ConnecticutGreater likelihoodVisitsTimely evaluationAdult refugeesMonths
2015
Hospital-Based Acute Care After Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: Implications for Quality Measurement
Trimba R, Laughlin RT, Krishnamurthy A, Ross JS, Fox JP. Hospital-Based Acute Care After Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: Implications for Quality Measurement. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2015, 31: 573-578.e2. PMID: 26689614, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2015.10.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedArthroplasty, Replacement, HipArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeDatabases, FactualEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient DischargePatient ReadmissionQuality Assurance, Health CareQuality of Health CareRetrospective StudiesSubacute CareConceptsED visitsReadmission ratesTotal hipPostdischarge experiencesHospital-based acute carePostdischarge health care utilizationHospital emergency department (ED) visitsAcute care measuresEmergency department visitsED visit ratesHospital readmission ratesHealth care utilizationDepartment visitsHospital readmissionCare utilizationAcute careKnee arthroplastyCare measuresVisit ratesVisitsReadmissionArthroplastyHospitalHipCare
2014
Pediatric screening urinalysis: a difference-in-differences analysis of how a 2007 change in guidelines impacted use
Filice CE, Green JC, Rosenthal MS, Ross JS. Pediatric screening urinalysis: a difference-in-differences analysis of how a 2007 change in guidelines impacted use. BMC Pediatrics 2014, 14: 260. PMID: 25303836, PMCID: PMC4287447, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-14-260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild visitsAdult visitsNational Ambulatory Medical Care SurveyMale childrenAmbulatory Medical Care SurveyPatient race/ethnicityFemale childrenCommunity health centersHigh-quality careRace/ethnicityPatient ageCare SurveyPatient genderAAP recommendationsPhysician specialtyHealth centersPediatrics recommendationsAmerican AcademyUrinalysisChildren 4VisitsYoung adultsMethodsUsing dataPrivate practiceChildrenHospital variation in risk-standardized hospital admission rates from US EDs among adults
Capp R, Ross JS, Fox JP, Wang Y, Desai MM, Venkatesh AK, Krumholz HM. Hospital variation in risk-standardized hospital admission rates from US EDs among adults. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2014, 32: 837-843. PMID: 24881514, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2014.03.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital admission ratesEmergency departmentAdmission ratesClinical characteristicsED visitsHospital factorsClinical factorsAdult ED visitsUS emergency departmentsHospital teaching statusCross-sectional analysisPatient characteristicsHospital admissionHospital variationPatientsTeaching statusHospitalED dataVisitsRepresentative sampleAdultsRural locationsAdmissionFactorsNational variations
2010
Laboratory Test Ordering at Physician Offices with and without On-Site Laboratories
Bishop TF, Federman AD, Ross JS. Laboratory Test Ordering at Physician Offices with and without On-Site Laboratories. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2010, 25: 1057-1063. PMID: 20532656, PMCID: PMC2955467, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-010-1409-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate-specific antigenConfidence intervalsNational Ambulatory Medical Care SurveyAmbulatory Medical Care SurveyPrimary care physiciansDesignCross-sectional studyPhysician ownersGroup practiceHealth care servicesLaboratory testsCommon laboratory testsExcess healthcare spendingGroup practice physiciansCare physiciansBlood countCare SurveyPhysician's officePrimary analysisPractice characteristicsCare servicesSecondary analysisKey ResultsThereSite laboratoryVisitsAOR