2023
Quality, outcome, and cost of care provided to very low birth weight infants in California
Lapcharoensap W, Bennett M, Xu X, Lee H, Profit J, Dukhovny D. Quality, outcome, and cost of care provided to very low birth weight infants in California. Journal Of Perinatology 2023, 44: 224-230. PMID: 37805592, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-023-01792-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVery low birth weightCare of VLBW infantsLow birth weightRisk-adjusted costVLBW infantsQuality of careMethodsRetrospective studyBirth weightClinical outcomesHospital discharge recordsClinical factorsCost of careClinical dataHierarchical generalized linear modelsResultsIn totalBirth certificatesPatient outcomesInfantsPearson correlation coefficientAssociation of costDischarge recordsHospitalMeasures of costOutcomesCareIn Situ Simulation and Clinical Outcomes in Infants Born Preterm
Chitkara R, Bennett M, Bohnert J, Yamada N, Fuerch J, Halamek L, Quinn J, Padua K, Gould J, Profit J, Xu X, Lee H. In Situ Simulation and Clinical Outcomes in Infants Born Preterm. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2023, 263: 113715. PMID: 37659586, PMCID: PMC10841094, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.113715.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic lung diseaseClinical outcomesNeonatal resuscitationDelivery room continuous positive airway pressureVery low birth weight birthsNeonatal intensive care unit admissionCalifornia Perinatal Quality Care CollaborativeContinuous positive airway pressureVery low birth weightSecondary outcomesNeonatal intensive care unitInfants born pretermLow birth weight birthsSevere intraventricular hemorrhageIntensive care unit admissionPositive airway pressureLow birth weightInfant born pretermEvaluate clinical outcomesIntensive care unitParticipating sitesIntraventricular hemorrhageWeeks gestationBorn pretermCollaborative quality improvement project
2022
Perioperative magnetic resonance imaging in breast cancer care: Distinct adoption trajectories among physician patient-sharing networks
Xu X, Soulos PR, Herrin J, Wang SY, Pollack CE, Killelea BK, Forman HP, Gross CP. Perioperative magnetic resonance imaging in breast cancer care: Distinct adoption trajectories among physician patient-sharing networks. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0265188. PMID: 35290417, PMCID: PMC8923453, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysician patient-sharing networksPerioperative magnetic resonance imagingClinical risk factorsMagnetic resonance imagingPatient clinical risk factorsPatient-sharing networksBreast cancer careRisk-adjusted ratesMastectomy usePhysician networksCancer careRisk factorsEnd Results-Medicare databaseCharacteristics of patientsProportion of patientsBreast cancer surgeryComposition of patientsMRI adoptionDistinct trajectoriesMore patientsCancer surgeryClinical outcomesCancer specialistsMRI usePatients
2017
Economic evaluation of a behavioral intervention versus brief advice for substance use treatment in pregnant women: results from a randomized controlled trial
Xu X, Yonkers KA, Ruger JP. Economic evaluation of a behavioral intervention versus brief advice for substance use treatment in pregnant women: results from a randomized controlled trial. BMC Pregnancy And Childbirth 2017, 17: 83. PMID: 28270105, PMCID: PMC5341449, DOI: 10.1186/s12884-017-1260-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrief adviceMET-CBTClinical outcomesPregnant womenPsychotropic medicationsHealth care system perspectiveBehavioral interventionsSevere substance use disordersIntervention costsSimilar clinical outcomesOverall medical costsNon-medical costsCost of careCost-minimization analysisSubstance use disordersQuality of lifeWilcoxon rank sum testSubstance use treatmentMotivational enhancement therapyCognitive behavioral therapyRank sum testFetal morbidityPostpartum periodClinical trialsIntake assessment
2014
“Phenotyping” Hospital Value of Care for Patients with Heart Failure
Xu X, Li S, Lin H, Normand S, Kim N, Ott LS, Lagu T, Duan M, Kroch EA, Krumholz HM. “Phenotyping” Hospital Value of Care for Patients with Heart Failure. Health Services Research 2014, 49: 2000-2016. PMID: 24974769, PMCID: PMC4254136, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower mortalityHeart failureHeart failure hospitalizationHospital mortality rateLonger hospital stayIntensive care unitDistinct joint trajectoriesValue of careFailure hospitalizationHospital stayCare unitClinical outcomesGroup of hospitalsHospital characteristicsHospital careHospital patternsSurgical proceduresMultinomial logistic regressionMortality rateHigh mortalityHospitalHospitalizationMortalityLogistic regressionHospital Value