2021
Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer, and Financial Toxicity Among Adults in the United States
Valero-Elizondo J, Chouairi F, Khera R, Grandhi GR, Saxena A, Warraich HJ, Virani SS, Desai NR, Sasangohar F, Krumholz HM, Esnaola NF, Nasir K. Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer, and Financial Toxicity Among Adults in the United States. JACC CardioOncology 2021, 3: 236-246. PMID: 34396329, PMCID: PMC8352280, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccao.2021.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCost-related medication nonadherenceFinancial toxicityMedication nonadherenceNational Health Interview SurveyAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseMedical billsHealth Interview SurveyCancer careASCVDCardiovascular diseaseHigh burdenHigher oddsElderly populationCancerInterview SurveyFood insecurityCareNonadherenceSignificant proportionAdultsToxicityHigh financial distressPatientsPrevalenceDiseasePrevalence of Missing Data in the National Cancer Database and Association With Overall Survival
Yang DX, Khera R, Miccio JA, Jairam V, Chang E, Yu JB, Park HS, Krumholz HM, Aneja S. Prevalence of Missing Data in the National Cancer Database and Association With Overall Survival. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e211793. PMID: 33755165, PMCID: PMC7988369, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.1793.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer DatabaseNon-small cell lung cancerOverall survivalCell lung cancerCancer DatabaseMedical recordsLung cancerProstate cancerBreast cancerPatient recordsComplete dataRetrospective cohort studyCohort studyCancer RegistryCommon cancerVariables of interestHigh prevalenceMAIN OUTCOMEPatientsClinical advancementReal-world data sourcesCancerPrevalenceSurvivalHeterogeneous differences
2015
Older Women With Localized Breast Cancer: Costs And Survival Rates Increased Across Two Time Periods
Feinstein AJ, Long J, Soulos PR, Ma X, Herrin J, Frick KD, Chagpar AB, Krumholz HM, Yu JB, Ross JS, Gross CP. Older Women With Localized Breast Cancer: Costs And Survival Rates Increased Across Two Time Periods. Health Affairs 2015, 34: 592-600. PMID: 25847641, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.1119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStage II diseaseStage III diseaseCancer-related costsCancer careBreast cancerMedian costSurvival rateEnd Results Program-MedicareFive-year survivalCancer care costsBreast surgerySurvival outcomesImproved outcomesOlder womenRadiation therapyCare costsStage IIDiseaseStudy periodWomenCancerCareSignificant national attentionOutcomesPercent
2012
Appropriate And Inappropriate Imaging Rates For Prostate Cancer Go Hand In Hand By Region, As If Set By Thermostat
Makarov DV, Desai R, Yu JB, Sharma R, Abraham N, Albertsen PC, Krumholz HM, Penson DF, Gross CP. Appropriate And Inappropriate Imaging Rates For Prostate Cancer Go Hand In Hand By Region, As If Set By Thermostat. Health Affairs 2012, 31: 730-740. PMID: 22492890, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInappropriate imagingAppropriate imagingProstate cancerHigh-risk prostate cancerHigh rateHigh-risk patientsHealth care utilizationProstate cancer patientsCross-sectional studyOverall imaging rateHealth care costsLower ratesCare utilizationCancer patientsAppropriate treatmentAdvanced imagingCare costsPatientsHealth care organizationsCare organizationsCancerCost containmentImagingImaging rateRegional variation
2009
Predictors of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with Advanced Common Solid Cancers
Hall IE, Andersen MS, Krumholz HM, Gross CP. Predictors of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with Advanced Common Solid Cancers. Journal Of Cancer Epidemiology 2009, 2009: 182521. PMID: 20445797, PMCID: PMC2859683, DOI: 10.1155/2009/182521.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVenous thromboembolismVTE riskOlder patientsAdvanced cancerEnd Results cancer registryRetrospective cohort studyVTE ratesCohort studyCancer RegistrySurvival analysisPatientsCancer diagnosisCancerFirst yearRisk heterogeneityRiskThromboembolismComorbiditiesRegistryLungColonProstatePancreasBreastEpidemiology
2003
A Critical Evaluation of Critical Pathways in Head and Neck Cancer
Yueh B, Weaver EM, Bradley EH, Krumholz HM, Heagerty P, Conley A, Sasaki CT. A Critical Evaluation of Critical Pathways in Head and Neck Cancer. JAMA Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2003, 129: 89-95. PMID: 12525201, DOI: 10.1001/archotol.129.1.89.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeck cancerCritical pathwaysLaryngectomy patientsManagement of headLow-volume proceduresLinear spline regression modelsPathway adoptionObservational cohortPathway patientsContemporary cohortHistorical cohortPathway implementationMedical CenterSpline regression modelsConfounding variablesLaryngectomyPatientsUtilization trendsCohortPrior reportsIndependent impactLOSSignificant differencesCancer
2001
Baseline Quality Indicator Rates from the National Heart Failure Project: A HCFA Initiative to Improve the Care of Medicare Beneficiaries with Heart Failure
Masoudi F, Ralston D, Wolfe P, Havernek E, Shah V, Krumholz H, Ordin D. Baseline Quality Indicator Rates from the National Heart Failure Project: A HCFA Initiative to Improve the Care of Medicare Beneficiaries with Heart Failure. Congestive Heart Failure 2001, 7: 53-56. PMID: 11828138, DOI: 10.1111/j.1527-5299.2001.990870.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Heart Failure ProjectHeart Failure ProjectQuality indicator ratesHealth Care Financing AdministrationHeart failureMedicare beneficiariesIndicator ratesAcute myocardial infarctionQuality improvement projectPeer review organizationsMyocardial infarctionBreast cancerInpatient feeFailure ProjectCareReview organizationsImprovement projectFailureInfarctionPneumoniaDiabetesStrokeCancerAdministrationQuality indicators
2000
The National Heart Failure Project: A Health Care Financing Administration Initiative to Improve the Care of Medicare Beneficiaries with Heart Failure
Masoudi F, Ordin D, Delaney R, Krumholz H, Havranek E. The National Heart Failure Project: A Health Care Financing Administration Initiative to Improve the Care of Medicare Beneficiaries with Heart Failure. Congestive Heart Failure 2000, 6: 337-339. PMID: 12189341, DOI: 10.1111/j.1527-5299.2000.80175.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQuality improvement projectHealth Care Financing AdministrationHeart failureMedicare beneficiariesInpatient heart failure careNational Heart Failure ProjectHeart Failure ProjectHeart failure careAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionBreast cancerCareImprovement projectFailurePneumoniaInfarctionDiabetesFailure ProjectAdministration initiativesStrokeCancerAdministration