2022
Mode of Delivery in Antepartum Singleton Stillbirths and Associated Risk Factors
Underwood K, Reddy UM, Hosier H, Sweeney L, Campbell KH, Xu X. Mode of Delivery in Antepartum Singleton Stillbirths and Associated Risk Factors. American Journal Of Perinatology 2022, 41: e193-e203. PMID: 35850142, DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1750795.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMode of deliveryAntepartum stillbirthCesarean deliveryPrior cesareanVaginal deliveryMaternal hospital discharge recordsLower likelihoodAssociated risk factorsWeeks of gestationHospital discharge recordsNon-clinical factorsUrban teaching hospitalMultivariable regression analysisPopulation-based sampleFetal death certificatesSingleton stillbirthsPrimary outcomeHospital characteristicsRisk factorsTeaching hospitalDeath certificatesMultivariable regressionCesareanPatientsStillbirth
2015
Prescription drug insurance and cost-related medication nonadherence among Medicare seniors: findings from two national surveys
Jensen G, Xu X. Prescription drug insurance and cost-related medication nonadherence among Medicare seniors: findings from two national surveys. Journal Of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research 2015, 7: 11-21. DOI: 10.1111/jphs.12116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCost-related nonadherenceMultiple chronic conditionsMedical Expenditure Panel SurveyChronic conditionsDrug insuranceMedicare seniorsCost-related medication nonadherenceChronic health conditionsMultivariable regression modelsPrescription drug insuranceMedication nonadherenceChronic illnessCardiovascular diseaseRepresentative data sourcesOlder adultsHealth conditionsMonthsLower likelihoodDevastating consequencesMedicationsNonadherenceLower ratesNational surveyRetirement StudyRegression models
2013
The effect of medical malpractice liability on rate of referrals received by specialist physicians
Xu X, Spurr SJ, Nan B, Fendrick AM. The effect of medical malpractice liability on rate of referrals received by specialist physicians. Health Economics Policy And Law 2013, 8: 453-475. PMID: 23527533, PMCID: PMC3706535, DOI: 10.1017/s1744133113000157.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecialist physiciansMedical malpractice environmentMalpractice environmentState malpractice environmentOffice-based settingRate of referralAmbulatory visitsPotential confoundersReferral visitCare doctorsMalpractice insurance premiumsMedical malpractice claimsMedical malpractice insurance premiumsReferral behaviourAnalytic sampleLower likelihoodMalpractice claimsPhysiciansVisitsMedical malpractice liabilityReferralMalpractice liability