2020
The Association Between Hospital End-of-Life Care Quality and the Care Received Among Patients With Heart Failure
Feder SL, Tate J, Ersek M, Krishnan S, Chaudhry SI, Bastian LA, Rolnick J, Kutney-Lee A, Akgün KM. The Association Between Hospital End-of-Life Care Quality and the Care Received Among Patients With Heart Failure. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2020, 61: 713-722.e1. PMID: 32931904, PMCID: PMC7952458, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.09.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failure patientsPalliative care consultationVeterans Health AdministrationLife care qualityFailure patientsHeart failureCare consultationsHighest quintileVA hospitalsIntensive care unit deathCare qualityIntensive care unitHealth care systemCare unitInpatient hospiceMean ageLowest quintileHospital endRetrospective analysisHOSPITAL scorePatientsHealth AdministrationCare processesHospitalLogistic regression
2017
Association between length of stay and readmission for COPD.
Rinne ST, Graves MC, Bastian LA, Lindenauer PK, Wong ES, Hebert PL, Liu CF. Association between length of stay and readmission for COPD. The American Journal Of Managed Care 2017, 23: e253-e258. PMID: 29087152, PMCID: PMC6007823.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLonger LOSLength of stayHospital LOSPatient levelHospital levelChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ReadmissionsShorter LOSRisk of readmissionAssociation of patientVeterans Affairs hospitalTransitional care practicesCause readmissionCOPD hospitalizationsCOPD readmissionsOdds ratioObservational studyReadmissionMultivariable regressionHigh riskCare practicesCOPDPatientsStayHospitalAssociation
1998
Breast Cancer Practice Patterns at VA Hospitals: Implications for Future Research
Hynes D, Hines E, Bastian L. Breast Cancer Practice Patterns at VA Hospitals: Implications for Future Research. Cancer Treatment And Research 1998, 97: 149-158. PMID: 9711415, DOI: 10.1007/978-0-585-30498-4_11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVA hospitalsHealth care servicesWomen veteransBreast cancerCancer-related admissionsWomen Veteran populationWomen's health care servicesBreast cancer careCancer incidence estimatesBreast cancer screeningCancer careCancer screeningCancer incidencePractice patternsIncidence estimatesFiscal year 1994General populationInpatient servicesVeteran populationTreatment servicesCare servicesFemale veteransHospitalVeteransWomen
1993
Differences between men and women with HIV-related Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia: experience from 3,070 cases in New York City in 1987.
Bastian L, Bennett C, Adams J, Waskin H, Divine G, Edlin B. Differences between men and women with HIV-related Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia: experience from 3,070 cases in New York City in 1987. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1993, 6: 617-23. PMID: 8496791.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPneumocystis carinii pneumoniaCarinii pneumoniaEmergency roomPrivate health insuranceMortality rateShort-term mortality rateHuman immunodeficiency virusRisk of deathHospital resource useHealth insuranceLogistic regression modelsLess experienceImmunodeficiency virusHospital characteristicsAge 60HospitalMedical careSociodemographic characteristicsNew York CityHIVWomenPoor accessCareMenPneumonia