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
Trends 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