2022
The Effect of Primary Care Visits on Total Patient Care Cost: Evidence From the Veterans Health Administration
Gao J, Moran E, Grimm R, Toporek A, Ruser C. The Effect of Primary Care Visits on Total Patient Care Cost: Evidence From the Veterans Health Administration. Journal Of Primary Care & Community Health 2022, 13: 21501319221141792. PMID: 36564889, PMCID: PMC9793026, DOI: 10.1177/21501319221141792.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal patient care costsPatient care costsVeterans Health AdministrationPrimary care visitsPC visitsCare costsPrimary careCare visitsHealth AdministrationOverall health care costsHigh-risk patientsSeverity of illnessHealth care costsPatient care outcomesClinical outcomesPC providersRetrospective studyComplex patientsPerson visitsPreventive servicesPatient riskComprehensive careMAIN OUTCOMECare outcomesPatients
2021
ICD-10 Coding of Musculoskeletal Conditions in the Veterans Health Administration
Coleman BC, Goulet JL, Higgins DM, Bathulapalli H, Kawecki T, Ruser CB, Bastian LA, Martino S, Piette JD, Edmond SN, Heapy AA. ICD-10 Coding of Musculoskeletal Conditions in the Veterans Health Administration. Pain Medicine 2021, 22: 2597-2603. PMID: 33944953, PMCID: PMC8783617, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnab161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecialty care settingsVeterans Health AdministrationCare settingsDiagnosis codesMusculoskeletal diagnosesMusculoskeletal conditionsHealth AdministrationVeterans Health Administration (VHA) careLow back painLongitudinal cohort studyICD-10 codingVisit diagnosesCohort studyDiagnosis cohortBack painCommon diagnosisUnique patientsNumber of visitsInternational ClassificationMusculoskeletal carePotential diagnosisSecondary analysisPatientsDiagnosisMusculoskeletal system
2020
Case-mix for assessing primary care value (CPCV)
Gao J, Moran E, Schwartz A, Ruser C. Case-mix for assessing primary care value (CPCV). Health Services Management Research 2020, 33: 200-206. PMID: 32552065, DOI: 10.1177/0951484820931063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary careU.S. Veterans Affairs healthcare systemVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemPrescription drug classesPrimary care performanceHigh-cost patientsPatient classification systemPC visitsPatient comorbiditiesDrug classesRisk scoreProvider workloadRisk algorithmHealth systemCare performanceHealthcare systemCare valuePatientsStaffing levelsPayment ratesCareHigh needClassification systemComorbidities
2019
Self-report versus objective measurement of weight history: implications for pre-treatment weight gain
Phimphasone-Brady P, Dorflinger LM, Ruser C, Bullock A, Godfrey KM, Hernandez D, Min KM, Masheb RM. Self-report versus objective measurement of weight history: implications for pre-treatment weight gain. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 2019, 42: 1142-1147. PMID: 31016640, DOI: 10.1007/s10865-019-00045-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeight historySelf-reported weight changeWeight gainRecent weightClinical careHigh concurrent validityCurrent weightPatientsWeight lossWeight changeTreatment lossWeight assessmentConcurrent validityInaccurate reportersTreatmentHigh individual variabilityObjective measurementsIndividual variability
2018
Does food addiction contribute to excess weight among clinic patients seeking weight reduction? Examination of the Modified Yale Food Addiction Survey
Masheb RM, Ruser CB, Min KM, Bullock AJ, Dorflinger LM. Does food addiction contribute to excess weight among clinic patients seeking weight reduction? Examination of the Modified Yale Food Addiction Survey. Comprehensive Psychiatry 2018, 84: 1-6. PMID: 29654930, DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2018.03.006.BooksConceptsYale Food Addiction ScaleExcess weightFood addictionClinic patientsWeight lossWeight management settingsOverweight/obesityWeight management programAlcohol use disorderBinge Eating DisorderVariance of BMIWeight reductionComorbid overweightPatient populationClinic settingNight eatingClinical significanceUse disordersDiagnostic thresholdPatientsAfflicted individualsMental healthEating DisordersDisorder pathologyBMI
2016
Now you see/C it
Domingo AE, Ruser CB, Simone B, Federman DG. Now you see/C it. Postgraduate Medicine 2016, 128: 629-631. PMID: 27177185, DOI: 10.1080/00325481.2016.1189801.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor dietary intakePoor wound healingGingival bleedingSpontaneous bleedingSpontaneous bruisingMale genderRisk factorsDietary intakeDevelopment of scurvyDifferential diagnosisClassic manifestationsEarly diagnosisAbnormal plateletsAlcohol abuseCorkscrew hairsVascular integrityWound healingBleedingDisordersCliniciansDiagnosisScurvySmokingPatientsIntake
2005
BRIEF REPORT: Identification and Management of Overweight and Obesity by Internal Medicine Residents
Ruser CB, Sanders L, Brescia GR, Talbot M, Hartman K, Vivieros K, Bravata DM. BRIEF REPORT: Identification and Management of Overweight and Obesity by Internal Medicine Residents. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2005, 20: 1139-1141. PMID: 16423105, PMCID: PMC1490269, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2005.0263.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsManagement of overweightBody mass indexInternal medicine residentsOverweight patientsObese patientsExcess weightMedicine residentsCross-sectional medical record reviewObese primary care patientsHigher body mass indexInternal medicine resident clinicCo-morbid illnessMedical record reviewPrimary care patientsIdentification of overweightPatient characteristicsPatient demographicsCare patientsMass indexRecord reviewResident clinicOverweightObesityPatientsResident physiciansWhittling away at obesity and overweight
Ruser CB, Federman DG, Kashaf SS. Whittling away at obesity and overweight. Postgraduate Medicine 2005, 117: 31-40. PMID: 15672889, DOI: 10.3810/pgm.2005.01.1568.BooksConceptsAssociation of obesitySignificant medical comorbiditiesPrimary care physiciansEpidemic of obesityHigh-calorie dietMedical comorbiditiesWilling patientsCare physiciansExcess weightSedentary lifestyleHealth promotionTreatment planObesityEnergy intakeWeight lossMost adultsMultiple factorsAlarming rateComorbiditiesObeseOverweightPatientsMortalityPhysiciansIntake
2004
Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Syndrome and Ulcerative Colitis
Federman DG, Kravetz JD, Ruser CB, Judson PH, Kirsner RS. Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Syndrome and Ulcerative Colitis. Southern Medical Journal 2004, 97: 169-171. PMID: 14982267, DOI: 10.1097/01.smj.0000100263.99708.10.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsVKH syndromeUlcerative colitisHarada syndromeVogt-KoyanagiSevere ulcerative colitisTraumatic brain injuryImmunologic milieuReactive arthritisAutoimmune disordersUncommon disorderBrain injuryPatient historyCutaneous abnormalitiesSyndromeColitisDisordersUveitisArthritisTinnitusVertigoHeadacheMeningoencephalitisPatientsPoliosisAlopecia