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 quintileTrends in end-of-life cancer care in the Medicare program
Wang SY, Hall J, Pollack CE, Adelson K, Bradley EH, Long JB, Gross CP. Trends in end-of-life cancer care in the Medicare program. Journal Of Geriatric Oncology 2016, 7: 116-125. PMID: 26783015, PMCID: PMC5577563, DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2015.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLife cancer careDay of deathAggressive endLife careCancer careHospital deathHospice enrollmentEmergency departmentIntensive care unit admissionEnd Results-Medicare dataAggressiveness of endLate hospice enrollmentLife chemotherapy useCare unit admissionHospital referral regionsResult of cancerProportion of beneficiariesChemotherapy useICU admissionUnit admissionED visitsPatient demographicsTumor characteristicsReferral regionsMedicare beneficiaries
2013
Standardized criteria for required palliative care consultation on the solid tumor oncology service.
Adelson K, Paris J, Smith C, Horton J, Morrison R. Standardized criteria for required palliative care consultation on the solid tumor oncology service. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2013, 31: 37-37. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.31.31_suppl.37.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPalliative care consultationPalliative careReadmission ratesHospice utilizationASCO guidelinesPC consultationCare consultationsMortality indexStandardized criteriaComparing group 1Improved symptom controlPalliative care consultStage IV diseaseHigh symptom burdenHealth care resourcesCare consultUncontrolled symptomsHospital deathST patientsSymptom controlSymptom burdenDays hospitalizationPrimary outcomeAdvanced cancerStay index