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 Research
2019
Risk of Readmission After Discharge From Skilled Nursing Facilities Following Heart Failure Hospitalization: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Weerahandi H, Li L, Bao H, Herrin J, Dharmarajan K, Ross JS, Kim KL, Jones S, Horwitz LI. Risk of Readmission After Discharge From Skilled Nursing Facilities Following Heart Failure Hospitalization: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association 2019, 20: 432-437. PMID: 30954133, PMCID: PMC6486375, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2019.01.135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkilled nursing facilitiesSNF dischargeRetrospective cohort studySNF lengthHeart failureHF hospitalizationComposite outcomeCohort studyNursing facilitiesService beneficiaries 65Heart failure hospitalizationRisk of readmissionHazard rate ratiosFailure hospitalizationUnplanned readmissionHF diagnosisHospital dischargePostdischarge outcomesSNF stayMedicare patientsMedicare feeHome transitionPatientsReadmissionDay 3U.S. prescribing trends of fentanyl, opioids, and other pain medications in outpatient and emergency department visits from 2006 to 2015
Vijay A, Rhee TG, Ross JS. U.S. prescribing trends of fentanyl, opioids, and other pain medications in outpatient and emergency department visits from 2006 to 2015. Preventive Medicine 2019, 123: 123-129. PMID: 30894321, PMCID: PMC6534435, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.03.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain medication prescriptionsAmbulatory Medical Care SurveyOutpatient visitsED visitsMedication prescriptionsPain medicationCare SurveyNational Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care SurveyNational Ambulatory Medical Care SurveyOffice-based outpatient visitsNon-opioid alternativesCurrent opioid crisisEmergency department settingOpioid-related deathsPublic health interventionsRates of fentanylGeneral opioidOpioid prescribingFentanyl useED settingEmergency departmentOutpatient settingFentanyl productsDepartment settingOpioid products
2018
National Prescribing Trends for High‐Risk Anticholinergic Medications in Older Adults
Rhee TG, Choi YC, Ouellet GM, Ross JS. National Prescribing Trends for High‐Risk Anticholinergic Medications in Older Adults. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2018, 66: 1382-1387. PMID: 29582410, PMCID: PMC6097908, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15357.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Ambulatory Medical Care SurveyAnticholinergic prescriptionsPhysician specialtyDrug classesPrescribing trendsOffice-based outpatient visitsOffice-based physician visitsAmbulatory Medical Care SurveyMultivariable logistic regression analysisOlder adultsNational prescribing trendsCommon drug classesLogistic regression analysisCross-sectional analysisSpecific physician specialtiesAnticholinergic medicationsPhysician visitsOutpatient visitsQuality prescribingCare SurveyFemale sexStratified analysisSouthern geographic regionsGreater oddsTotal visits
2014
Attitudes of Hospital Leaders Toward Publicly Reported Measures of Health Care Quality
Lindenauer PK, Lagu T, Ross JS, Pekow PS, Shatz A, Hannon N, Rothberg MB, Benjamin EM. Attitudes of Hospital Leaders Toward Publicly Reported Measures of Health Care Quality. JAMA Internal Medicine 2014, 174: 1904-1911. PMID: 25286316, PMCID: PMC4250277, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.5161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient experience measuresPediatric 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 practiceChildren
2012
Association between physician quality improvement incentives and ambulatory quality measures.
Bishop TF, Federman AD, Ross JS. Association between physician quality improvement incentives and ambulatory quality measures. The American Journal Of Managed Care 2012, 18: e126-34. PMID: 22554038, PMCID: PMC3537503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-quality ambulatory carePreventive care visitsWeight reduction counselingAmbulatory careReduction counselingCare visitsNational Ambulatory Medical Care SurveySignificant associationAmbulatory Medical Care SurveyAmbulatory medical careBody mass indexCross-sectional studyPublic reportingAmbulatory quality measuresPhysician compensationOverweight patientsObese patientsPreventive visitsMultivariable analysisMass indexCare SurveyPatient satisfactionQuality improvement incentivesMedical carePatients
2010
A Random Effects Multinomial Logit Analysis of Using Medicare and VA Healthcare Among Veterans With Dementia
Zhu CW, Livote EE, Ross JS, Penrod JD. A Random Effects Multinomial Logit Analysis of Using Medicare and VA Healthcare Among Veterans With Dementia. Home Health Care Services Quarterly 2010, 29: 91-104. PMID: 20635273, PMCID: PMC3233994, DOI: 10.1080/01621424.2010.493771.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMore comorbiditiesFunctional limitationsCaregiver characteristicsNursing homesNational Longitudinal Caregiver StudyPrivate insuranceMedicare useEffect of patientVA Medical CenterMore functional limitationsHigh-quality careVascular dementiaCaregiver StudyMedical CenterVA healthcareMale veteransDual usersAlzheimer's diseaseQuality careOlder ageFormal diagnosisGood healthDementiaUse groupMedicare
2009
Use of Stroke Secondary Prevention Services
Ross JS, Halm EA, Bravata DM. Use of Stroke Secondary Prevention Services. Stroke 2009, 40: 1811-1819. PMID: 19265044, PMCID: PMC2768116, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.108.539619.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAspirinCross-Sectional StudiesData Interpretation, StatisticalDelivery of Health CareEthnicityFemaleGeographyHealth BehaviorHealth Care SurveysHealth StatusHealthcare DisparitiesHumansLife StyleMaleMiddle AgedPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsRisk FactorsSex FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsStrokeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsSecondary prevention servicesOutpatient rehabilitationPrevention servicesRegular exerciseService useHealth care access characteristicsBehavior Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemSmoking cessation counselingHistory of strokeMultivariable logistic regressionStroke Belt statesNon-Hispanic blacksOverall service useLow useState residenceSex-based differencesRace-based differencesPneumococcal vaccinationAntihypertensive medicationsCessation counselingStroke outcomeSelf-reported useAge 80Stroke Belt
2007
Quality Of Care For Acute Myocardial Infarction At Urban Safety-Net Hospitals
Ross JS, Cha SS, Epstein AJ, Wang Y, Bradley EH, Herrin J, Lichtman JH, Normand SL, Masoudi FA, Krumholz HM. Quality Of Care For Acute Myocardial Infarction At Urban Safety-Net Hospitals. Health Affairs 2007, 26: 238-248. PMID: 17211034, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.26.1.238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute DiseaseAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHealth Care SurveysHealth Services AccessibilityHospital MortalityHospitals, UrbanHumansMaleMedicareMyocardial InfarctionPatient AdmissionPatient TransferProspective Payment SystemQuality of Health CareReimbursement, Disproportionate ShareRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentUnited StatesVulnerable Populations