2022
Financial impact of telehealth: rural chief financial officer perspectives.
Uscher-Pines L, Sousa J, Zachrison K, Schwamm L, Mehrotra A. Financial impact of telehealth: rural chief financial officer perspectives. The American Journal Of Managed Care 2022, 28: e436-e443. PMID: 36525663, PMCID: PMC10074395, DOI: 10.37765/ajmc.2022.89279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTelehealth servicesShort-term acute care hospitalsAcute care hospitalsAddress patients' needsHospital administratorsQuality of careCritical access hospitalsCare hospitalPerson careLimited reimbursementPatient needsTelehealth utilizationRural hospitalsTelehealth programHospitalTelehealthAccess hospitalsHospital Association
2021
Access to Mechanical Thrombectomy for Ischemic Stroke in the United States
Kamel H, Parikh N, Chatterjee A, Kim L, Saver J, Schwamm L, Zachrison K, Nogueira R, Adeoye O, Díaz I, Ryan A, Pandya A, Navi B. Access to Mechanical Thrombectomy for Ischemic Stroke in the United States. Stroke 2021, 52: 2554-2561. PMID: 33980045, PMCID: PMC8316281, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.120.033485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic strokeMechanical thrombectomyUnadjusted logistic regression modelsNonfederal emergency departmentsAcute ischemic strokeLarge cerebral vesselsAcute care hospitalsMultiple sensitivity analysesLogistic regression modelsStandard descriptive statisticsIntravenous thrombolysisStroke severityUrban patientsCare hospitalSuch patientsInterhospital transferRural patientsStroke careEmergency departmentPopulation-wide dataCerebral vesselsThrombectomyCalendar year 2016PatientsPrimary analysis
2013
Characteristics and Outcomes among Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients Arriving to the Hospital Via the “Front Door” vs. Transfer from Another Acute Care Hospital (IN7-1.003)
Ali S, Singhal A, Rost N, Schwamm L. Characteristics and Outcomes among Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients Arriving to the Hospital Via the “Front Door” vs. Transfer from Another Acute Care Hospital (IN7-1.003). Neurology 2013, 80 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.80.7_supplement.in7-1.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCharacteristics and Outcomes among Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients Arriving to the Hospital Via the “Front Door” vs. Transfer from Another Acute Care Hospital (S49.006)
Ali S, Singhal A, Rost N, Schwamm L. Characteristics and Outcomes among Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients Arriving to the Hospital Via the “Front Door” vs. Transfer from Another Acute Care Hospital (S49.006). Neurology 2013, 80 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.80.7_supplement.s49.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComparison of Ischemic Stroke Outcomes and Patient and Hospital Characteristics by Race/Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Status
Hanchate A, Schwamm L, Huang W, Hylek E. Comparison of Ischemic Stroke Outcomes and Patient and Hospital Characteristics by Race/Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Status. Stroke 2013, 44: 469-476. PMID: 23306327, PMCID: PMC3595403, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.112.669341.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRace/ethnicityAcute ischemic strokeInpatient mortalityRisk-adjusted ratesIschemic strokeSocioeconomic statusBlack patientsArea patientsNonfederal acute care hospitalsRisk-adjusted inpatient mortalityIschemic stroke outcomeInpatient mortality rateIschemic stroke admissionsCrude inpatient mortality rateLength of stayPatient's zip codeAcute care hospitalsLonger lengthStroke admissionsStroke outcomeStroke severityCare hospitalDischarge outcomesWhite patientsMechanical ventilation