2021
Creating and Validating a Predictive Model for Suitability of Hospital at Home for Patients With Solid-Tumor Malignancies.
Chen K, Desai K, Sureshanand S, Adelson K, Schwartz JI, Gross CP, Chaudhry SI. Creating and Validating a Predictive Model for Suitability of Hospital at Home for Patients With Solid-Tumor Malignancies. JCO Oncology Practice 2021, 17: e556-e563. PMID: 33417488, PMCID: PMC8257922, DOI: 10.1200/op.20.00663.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSolid tumor malignanciesAdmission of patientsAdmission sourceMultivariable logistic regression modelActive cancer diagnosisEscalation of careEmergency department visitsModel c-statisticNasogastric tube placementLogistic regression modelsHospital deathUnplanned admissionsIntestinal obstructionNeurologic symptomsPatient demographicsDepartment visitsDerivation cohortHospital admissionPrimary outcomeSecondary malignanciesCancer HospitalTube placementValidation cohortC-statisticGI cancers
2016
Associations Between End-of-Life Cancer Care Patterns and Medicare Expenditures.
Wang SY, Hall J, Pollack CE, Adelson K, Davidoff AJ, Long JB, Gross CP. Associations Between End-of-Life Cancer Care Patterns and Medicare Expenditures. Journal Of The National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2016, 14: 1001-8. PMID: 27496116, PMCID: PMC5577560, DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2016.0107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDay of deathLife care expendituresLife careIntensive endCancer decedentsIntensive care unit admissionCare expendituresLife care interventionsCare unit admissionEmergency department visitsSEER-Medicare databaseLast monthProportion of decedentsHospital referral regionsExpenditure differencesHospital deathICU admissionUnit admissionDepartment visitsHospice enrollmentIntensive careHighest quintileLater chemotherapyHospice useLowest quintile