2024
Supporting diversity in clinical trials: the equitable breakthroughs in medicine site maturity model
Harris T, Nunez-Smith M, Suttiratana S, Fretz S, Leonard S, Linnander E, Curry L. Supporting diversity in clinical trials: the equitable breakthroughs in medicine site maturity model. Trials 2024, 25: 764. PMID: 39543751, PMCID: PMC11566401, DOI: 10.1186/s13063-024-08594-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial determinants of healthQuantitative self-report dataDeterminants of healthCommunity engagementHealth care providersRepresentation of diverse populationsSelf-reported dataSocial determinantsCare providersContent validityPotential participantsClinical trial capabilitiesClinical trial diversityDiverse populationsInclusion of diverse participantsClinical trialsAssessment of capabilitiesTrial infrastructureDiverse participantsU.S. sitesClinical researchAbstract BackgroundParticipantsDiversity effortsStructural assessment
2023
Perspectives on National Institutes of Health Funding Requirements for Racial and Ethnic Diversity Among Medical Scientist Training Program Leadership
Ayedun A, Agbelese V, Curry L, Gotian R, Castillo-Page L, White M, Antwi A, Buchanan M, Girma M, Kline D, Okeke C, Raghu A, Saleh H, Schwartz A, Boatright D. Perspectives on National Institutes of Health Funding Requirements for Racial and Ethnic Diversity Among Medical Scientist Training Program Leadership. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2310795. PMID: 37126348, PMCID: PMC10152303, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.10795.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Mitigating structural racism to reduce inequities in sepsis outcomes: a mixed methods, longitudinal intervention study
Linnander EL, Ayedun A, Boatright D, Ackerman-Barger K, Morgenthaler TI, Ray N, Roy B, Simpson S, Curry LA. Mitigating structural racism to reduce inequities in sepsis outcomes: a mixed methods, longitudinal intervention study. BMC Health Services Research 2022, 22: 975. PMID: 35907839, PMCID: PMC9338573, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-08331-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSepsis careSepsis outcomeHealth systemCause of mortalityUS healthcare costsComplex health outcomesAfrican American/BlackNon-Hispanic white populationU.S. health systemLongitudinal intervention studySepsis complicationsStandard careClinical outcomesAmerican/BlackClinical managementMethodsOur aimHealthcare costsHealth outcomesIntervention studiesEarly identificationProspective interventionCareWhite populationDiscussionThis studyInterventionFactors Associated With Contracting Between Area Agencies on Aging and Health Care Entities
Brewster AL, Wilson TL, Kunkel SR, Curry LA, Rubeo C. Factors Associated With Contracting Between Area Agencies on Aging and Health Care Entities. Journal Of Applied Gerontology 2022, 41: 1878-1886. PMID: 35505592, DOI: 10.1177/07334648221096137.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Achieving Population Health Impacts Through Health Promotion Programs Offered by Community-based Organizations
Brewster AL, Wilson TL, Curry LA, Kunkel SR. Achieving Population Health Impacts Through Health Promotion Programs Offered by Community-based Organizations. Medical Care 2021, 59: 273-279. PMID: 33480659, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001492.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth promotion programsNursing home useEvidence-based health promotion programsHealth care usePromotion programsCare useOlder adultsAmbulatory care-sensitive hospitalizationsHome useHospital readmission ratesBehavioral risk factorsCommunity-based organizationsReadmission ratesChronic conditionsRisk factorsStratified analysisClinical settingPopulation-level impactBreadth of programsPopulation healthDelivery sitesMedicare spendingPercentage point reductionSignificant reductionAdults
2020
Barriers and Facilitators to Clinician Readiness to Provide Emergency Department–Initiated Buprenorphine
Hawk KF, D’Onofrio G, Chawarski MC, O’Connor P, Cowan E, Lyons MS, Richardson L, Rothman RE, Whiteside LK, Owens PH, Martel SH, Coupet E, Pantalon M, Curry L, Fiellin DA, Edelman EJ. Barriers and Facilitators to Clinician Readiness to Provide Emergency Department–Initiated Buprenorphine. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e204561. PMID: 32391893, PMCID: PMC7215257, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.4561.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderEmergency departmentAdvanced practice cliniciansED cliniciansClinicians' readinessOngoing treatmentTreatment of OUDEmergency Department-Initiated BuprenorphineUntreated opioid use disorderDrug Addiction Treatment ActDecrease opioid useVisual analog scaleHealth Services frameworkAcademic emergency departmentMixed-methods formative evaluationQuality of careSubset of participantsBuprenorphine initiationClinician typeOpioid useED patientsAnalog scaleOngoing careDepartmental protocolPractice clinicians
2017
Influencing organisational culture to improve hospital performance in care of patients with acute myocardial infarction: a mixed-methods intervention study
Curry LA, Brault MA, Linnander EL, McNatt Z, Brewster AL, Cherlin E, Flieger SP, Ting HH, Bradley EH. Influencing organisational culture to improve hospital performance in care of patients with acute myocardial infarction: a mixed-methods intervention study. BMJ Quality & Safety 2017, 27: 207. PMID: 29101292, PMCID: PMC5867431, DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2017-006989.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatterns of Collaboration among Health Care and Social Services Providers in Communities with Lower Health Care Utilization and Costs
Brewster AL, Brault MA, Tan AX, Curry LA, Bradley EH. Patterns of Collaboration among Health Care and Social Services Providers in Communities with Lower Health Care Utilization and Costs. Health Services Research 2017, 53: 2892-2909. PMID: 28925041, PMCID: PMC6056597, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial service providersHospital service areasLower health care utilizationPatterns of collaborationHealth care utilizationLocal government bodiesSocial service agenciesCare utilizationAmbulatory care-sensitive hospitalizationsService providersRisk-standardized readmission ratesOlder adultsSocial servicesCollective actionDepth interviewsService agenciesGovernment bodiesHealth care providersQualitative studyReadmission ratesCare providersCollaborative approachMedicare beneficiariesCommunityUnited StatesDevelopment and Psychometric Properties of a Scale to Measure Hospital Organizational Culture for Cardiovascular Care
Bradley EH, Brewster AL, Fosburgh H, Cherlin EJ, Curry LA. Development and Psychometric Properties of a Scale to Measure Hospital Organizational Culture for Cardiovascular Care. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2017, 10: e003422. PMID: 28302647, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.116.003422.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttitude of Health PersonnelCross-Sectional StudiesDelivery of Health Care, IntegratedHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHospitalsHumansJob SatisfactionLeadershipMedical Staff, HospitalMyocardial InfarctionOrganizational CultureProcess Assessment, Health CarePsychometricsQuality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesWorkplace
2016
What Works in Readmissions Reduction
Brewster AL, Cherlin EJ, Ndumele CD, Collins D, Burgess JF, Charns MP, Bradley EH, Curry LA. What Works in Readmissions Reduction. Medical Care 2016, 54: 600-607. PMID: 27050446, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000530.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReadmission ratesReadmission reductionClinical practiceClinical practice changesQuality improvement initiativesSpecific clinical practicesQuality improvement expertiseReadmission reduction effortsAvoidable readmissionsWorse outcomesReadmissionHospital staffHospitalHospital departmentsPractice changeImprovement initiativesQualitative studyFocused effortsPatientsTrialsCareVariation In Health Outcomes: The Role Of Spending On Social Services, Public Health, And Health Care, 2000–09
Bradley EH, Canavan M, Rogan E, Talbert-Slagle K, Ndumele C, Taylor L, Curry LA. Variation In Health Outcomes: The Role Of Spending On Social Services, Public Health, And Health Care, 2000–09. Health Affairs 2016, 35: 760-768. PMID: 27140980, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0814.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth outcomesHealth careState-level health outcomesAcute myocardial infarctionType 2 diabetesSubsequent health outcomesPublic healthLung cancerMyocardial infarctionAdult obesityActivity limitationsMortality rateUnhealthy daysPossible associationSocial servicesTwo-year lagCareHealth spendingState spendingSpending ratesEconomic characteristicsTotal spendingOutcomesSpendingHealthState variation in HIV/AIDS health outcomes
Talbert-Slagle KM, Canavan ME, Rogan EM, Curry LA, Bradley EH. State variation in HIV/AIDS health outcomes. AIDS 2016, 30: 657-663. PMID: 26605512, PMCID: PMC4732004, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000000978.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsState-level spendingHIV/AIDS outcomesAIDS case ratesAIDS deathsAIDS outcomesCase ratesPublic health spendingHealth resource factorsSocial servicesPublic healthState GDPHealth spendingHigher spendingUnique datasetSpendingMedicaid spendingMultivariable regression modelsState policymakersHealthcare spendingU.S. statesHIV/AIDSLow HIVGDPResource factorsNew infections
2014
Strategies to reduce hospital 30-day risk-standardized mortality rates for patients with acute myocardial infarction: a cross-sectional and longitudinal survey
Bradley EH, Sipsma H, Brewster AL, Krumholz HM, Curry L. Strategies to reduce hospital 30-day risk-standardized mortality rates for patients with acute myocardial infarction: a cross-sectional and longitudinal survey. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2014, 14: 126. PMID: 25252826, PMCID: PMC4182840, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2261-14-126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCooperative BehaviorCross-Sectional StudiesEmergency Medical ServicesEmergency Medical TechniciansHealth Care SurveysHospital MortalityHospitalsHumansInservice TrainingInterdisciplinary CommunicationLongitudinal StudiesMedical Order Entry SystemsMyocardial InfarctionOrganizational CulturePatient Care TeamQuality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareTime FactorsUnited StatesConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionAMI mortality ratesPercentage of hospitalsMortality rateMyocardial infarctionAMI mortalityHospital AMI mortality ratesRisk-standardized mortality ratesEmergency medical services (EMS) providersHospital strategiesCross-sectional surveyPhysician order entryBackgroundSurvival ratesAMI careMedical service providersResultsBetween 2010HospitalU.S. hospitalsOrder entryRegular trainingInfarctionLongitudinal analysisHospital performanceMortalityCurrent use
2012
Correlations among risk‐standardized mortality rates and among risk‐standardized readmission rates within hospitals
Horwitz LI, Wang Y, Desai MM, Curry LA, Bradley EH, Drye EE, Krumholz HM. Correlations among risk‐standardized mortality rates and among risk‐standardized readmission rates within hospitals. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2012, 7: 690-696. PMID: 22865546, PMCID: PMC3535010, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.1965.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesAcute myocardial infarctionRisk-standardized readmission ratesReadmission ratesRisk-standardized mortalityHeart failureMortality rateReadmission measuresUS hospitalsMortality measuresCross-sectional studyMortality cohortReadmission cohortHospital outcomesSame hospitalMyocardial infarctionMedicare patientsMedicare feeService beneficiariesTeaching hospital membersHospitalSame quartileHospital membersPneumoniaCohortHospital strategies for reducing risk-standardized mortality rates in acute myocardial infarction.
Bradley EH, Curry LA, Spatz ES, Herrin J, Cherlin EJ, Curtis JP, Thompson JW, Ting HH, Wang Y, Krumholz HM. Hospital strategies for reducing risk-standardized mortality rates in acute myocardial infarction. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2012, 156: 618-26. PMID: 22547471, PMCID: PMC3386642, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-156-9-201205010-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesAcute myocardial infarctionLower risk-standardized mortality ratesMyocardial infarctionNurse championsMortality rateHospital strategiesHospital risk-standardized mortality ratesHospital-level factorsIntensive care unitAcute care hospitalsCardiac catheterization laboratoryCross-sectional surveyUnited Health FoundationCare hospitalCare unitCross-sectional designAMI casesAMI volumeCatheterization laboratoryHospital cliniciansHospitalMultivariate analysisPatientsHealth Foundation
2011
Professional Challenges of Non-U.S.-Born International Medical Graduates and Recommendations for Support During Residency Training
Chen PG, Curry LA, Bernheim SM, Berg D, Gozu A, Nunez-Smith M. Professional Challenges of Non-U.S.-Born International Medical Graduates and Recommendations for Support During Residency Training. Academic Medicine 2011, 86: 1383-1388. PMID: 21952056, PMCID: PMC3257160, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0b013e31823035e1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternational medical graduatesStandardized interview guideDepth interviewsQualitative interviewsProfessional identityQualitative studyPurposeful sampleProfessional challengesInterviewsInterview guideNon-U.S.United StatesLittle researchMedical graduatesParticular challengesKey elementsThemesHighlight challengesLong historySpecific needsVulnerable transitionNew YorkDiverse groupChallengesImmigrantsBehaviors of successful interdisciplinary hospital quality improvement teams
Santana C, Curry LA, Nembhard IM, Berg DN, Bradley EH. Behaviors of successful interdisciplinary hospital quality improvement teams. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2011, 6: 501-506. PMID: 22042750, PMCID: PMC4437800, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.927.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurvival after Acute Myocardial Infarction (SAMI) study: The design and implementation of a positive deviance study
Krumholz HM, Curry LA, Bradley EH. Survival after Acute Myocardial Infarction (SAMI) study: The design and implementation of a positive deviance study. American Heart Journal 2011, 162: 981-987.e9. PMID: 22137070, PMCID: PMC3688068, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.09.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQuality of Care in the US Territories
Nunez-Smith M, Bradley EH, Herrin J, Santana C, Curry LA, Normand SL, Krumholz HM. Quality of Care in the US Territories. JAMA Internal Medicine 2011, 171: 1528-1540. PMID: 21709184, PMCID: PMC3251926, DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.284.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionRisk-standardized readmission ratesRisk-standardized mortality ratesHeart failureMortality rateReadmission ratesProcess measuresHospital characteristicsHighest risk-standardized mortality ratesPrincipal discharge diagnosisQuality of careHealth care qualityDischarge diagnosisService patientsMyocardial infarctionTerritorial HospitalNonfederal hospitalsUS territoriesMedicare feePneumoniaHospitalCare qualityPatientsPerformance of hospitalsUS statesWhat distinguishes top-performing hospitals in acute myocardial infarction mortality rates? A qualitative study.
Curry LA, Spatz E, Cherlin E, Thompson JW, Berg D, Ting HH, Decker C, Krumholz HM, Bradley EH. What distinguishes top-performing hospitals in acute myocardial infarction mortality rates? A qualitative study. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2011, 154: 384-90. PMID: 21403074, PMCID: PMC4735872, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-154-6-201103150-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research