2020
Patient and provider-level factors associated with changes in utilization of treatments in response to evidence on ineffectiveness or harm
Smith LB, Desai NR, Dowd B, Everhart A, Herrin J, Higuera L, Jeffery MM, Jena AB, Ross JS, Shah ND, Karaca-Mandic P. Patient and provider-level factors associated with changes in utilization of treatments in response to evidence on ineffectiveness or harm. International Journal Of Health Economics And Management 2020, 20: 299-317. PMID: 32350680, PMCID: PMC7725279, DOI: 10.1007/s10754-020-09282-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPermanent atrial fibrillationType 2 diabetesAtrial fibrillationPermanent atrial fibrillation patientsProvider-level factorsAtrial fibrillation patientsEffective new therapiesPrimary care providersUse of medicationsProvider-level characteristicsUtilization of treatmentHigh-quality health careDronedarone useInterrupted time-series regression modelsFibrillation patientsMedication useDiabetes patientsProvider characteristicsCare providersMedicare feeNew therapiesService claimsFemale providersPatientsMedications
2016
A Nationwide Assessment of the Association of Smoking Bans and Cigarette Taxes With Hospitalizations for Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, and Pneumonia
Ho V, Ross JS, Steiner CA, Mandawat A, Short M, Ku-Goto MH, Krumholz HM. A Nationwide Assessment of the Association of Smoking Bans and Cigarette Taxes With Hospitalizations for Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, and Pneumonia. Medical Care Research And Review 2016, 74: 687-704. PMID: 27624634, PMCID: PMC5665160, DOI: 10.1177/1077558716668646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failure hospitalizationAcute myocardial infarctionHospitalization ratesSmoking bansFailure hospitalizationMyocardial infarctionCigarette taxesPneumonia hospitalization ratesPublic place smoking banComprehensive smoking banHigher cigarette taxesPersons age 60Pneumonia hospitalizationsHeart failureContemporaneous controlsProvider characteristicsHospitalizationAge 60State cigarette taxesHospitalization countsMultiple studiesLocal healthInfarctionNational studyAssociation