2017
Regional Medicare Expenditures and Survival Among Older Women With Localized Breast Cancer
Tannenbaum S, Soulos PR, Herrin J, Mougalian S, Long JB, Wang R, Ma X, Gross CP, Xu X. Regional Medicare Expenditures and Survival Among Older Women With Localized Breast Cancer. Medical Care 2017, 55: 1030-1038. PMID: 29068906, PMCID: PMC5863278, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000822.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer careHospital referral regionsNonmetastatic breast cancerBreast cancerCancer careMedicare beneficiariesMedicare expendituresCancer expendituresBetter survivalEnd Results-MedicareRetrospective cohort studyPatients 3 yearsClinical characteristicsCohort studyOverall survivalCancer stagePatient outcomesOutcome measuresReferral regionsOlder womenSignificant associationStage IIBivariate analysisCancerQuintilePublic-on-private dual practice among physicians in public hospitals of Tigray National Regional State, North Ethiopia: perspectives of physicians, patients and managers
Abera GG, Alemayehu YK, Herrin J. Public-on-private dual practice among physicians in public hospitals of Tigray National Regional State, North Ethiopia: perspectives of physicians, patients and managers. BMC Health Services Research 2017, 17: 713. PMID: 29126453, PMCID: PMC5681802, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-017-2701-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
Physician specialty and mortality among elderly patients hospitalized with heart failure
Foody JM, Rathore SS, Wang Y, Herrin J, Masoudi FA, Havranek EP, Krumholz HM. Physician specialty and mortality among elderly patients hospitalized with heart failure. The American Journal Of Medicine 2005, 118: 1120-1125. PMID: 16194643, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.01.075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureFamily physiciansGeneral physiciansSpecialty careDay of admissionCause mortalityCardiology consultationElderly patientsPrimary outcomePhysician specialtyMedicare beneficiariesMortality ratePatientsCardiologistsPhysiciansMortalityInternistsCareOutcomesConsultationFailureDaysSpecialtiesAdmission
2002
Cluster randomised controlled trial of tailored interventions to improve the management of urinary tract infections in women and sore throat
Flottorp S, Oxman A, Håvelsrud K, Treweek S, Herrin J. Cluster randomised controlled trial of tailored interventions to improve the management of urinary tract infections in women and sore throat. The BMJ 2002, 325: 367. PMID: 12183309, PMCID: PMC117890, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.325.7360.367.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary tract infectionTract infectionsSore throatTelephone consultationsThroat groupUrinary tract infection groupLaboratory testsAntibiotic prescriptionsPatient educational materialsRate of useInfection groupGeneral practitionersIntervention groupPractice assistantsOutcome measuresGeneral practiceComplex interventionsInfectionInterventionWomenSignificant differencesConsultationTrialsThroatAntibiotics