2018
Impact of Cost Display on Ordering Patterns for Hospital Laboratory and Imaging Services
Silvestri MT, Xu X, Long T, Bongiovanni T, Bernstein SL, Chaudhry SI, Silvestri JI, Stolar M, Greene EJ, Dziura JD, Gross CP, Krumholz HM. Impact of Cost Display on Ordering Patterns for Hospital Laboratory and Imaging Services. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2018, 33: 1268-1275. PMID: 29845468, PMCID: PMC6082197, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-018-4495-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersClinical Laboratory TechniquesDiagnostic ImagingFees and ChargesFemaleHospitalizationHumansMalePractice Patterns, Physicians'ConceptsDecreased oddsImaging ordersHealth care servicesBehalf of patientsKey ResultsDuringMain MeasuresOutcomesParticipantsAll patientsHospital encountersImaging testsObservation encountersCare servicesHealth servicesMedicare fee scheduleHealth systemImaging costsDecreased numberHospital laboratoriesLab ordersStudy periodHospital labPatients
2015
Physicians' perceptions of the Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) risk score in older adults with acute myocardial infarction
Feder SL, Schulman-Green D, Geda M, Williams K, Dodson JA, Nanna MG, Allore HG, Murphy TE, Tinetti ME, Gill TM, Chaudhry SI. Physicians' perceptions of the Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) risk score in older adults with acute myocardial infarction. Heart & Lung 2015, 44: 376-381. PMID: 26164651, PMCID: PMC4567390, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2015.05.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAttitude of Health PersonnelCardiovascular DiseasesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPractice Patterns, Physicians'Risk AssessmentConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial Infarction (TIMI) risk scoreRisk scoreOlder adultsMyocardial infarctionMedian sample ageTIMI risk scoreRisk stratification modelSemi-structured telephone interviewsRisk factorsNew risk modelAMI treatmentPhysicians' perceptionsMortality riskClinical experienceClinical practiceStratification modelTelephone interviewsAdultsThrombolysisInfarctionConstant comparative methodPhysiciansScoresQualitative study