Natalia Festa, MD
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Association of Nursing Home Exposure to Hurricane-Related Inundation With Emergency Preparedness
Festa N, Throgmorton K, Heaphy N, Canavan M, Gill T. Association of Nursing Home Exposure to Hurricane-Related Inundation With Emergency Preparedness. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2249937. PMID: 36607635, PMCID: PMC9856665, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.49937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-sectional studyNursing homesRate ratioNursing home characteristicsUS nursing homesEmergency preparednessPrevalence of facilitiesStratified associationsExposure statusMAIN OUTCOMEHome exposureHome characteristicsPreparedness standardsMultiple comparisonsPrevalenceAssociationExposureDeficiencyNew York metropolitan areaRiskHomeHealth inspectionPreparednessFindingsRegional heterogeneityEvaluating California nursing homes' emergency preparedness for wildfire exposure
Festa N, Heaphy N, Throgmorton K, Canavan M, Gill T. Evaluating California nursing homes' emergency preparedness for wildfire exposure. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2022, 71: 895-902. PMID: 36541045, PMCID: PMC10023274, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNursing homesRisk of exposureNursing home managementCalifornia nursing homesEmergency preparednessFacility preparednessCommunity disaster planningMedian numberExposure statusSignificant associationHome managementMedicaid ServicesRiskGreater percentageExposureDeficiencySample of centresExposure riskAssociationHomePreparednessRisk areasUniversal outcome measurement – considerations and measurement approaches.
Festa N, Ouellet G. Data, Measures and Measurements: Universal outcome measurement – considerations and measurement approaches. In: Berry S, Steinman M, eds. Core Curriculum on Multiple Chronic Conditions Research: Data, Measures and Measurements Module. New York, NY: American Geriatrics Society. https://mccresearch.agscocare.org/Peer-Reviewed Educational MaterialsAccuracy of diagnosis and health service codes in identifying frailty in Medicare data
Festa N, Shi SM, Kim DH. Accuracy of diagnosis and health service codes in identifying frailty in Medicare data. BMC Geriatrics 2020, 20: 329. PMID: 32894057, PMCID: PMC7487915, DOI: 10.1186/s12877-020-01739-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical frailty indexFrailty indexFrailty phenotypeMedicare dataClaims-based frailty indexDeficit-accumulation frailty indexMethodsThis cross-sectional studyPopulation health management strategiesService Medicare enrollmentHigh-risk patientsAdministrative claims dataCross-sectional studyClinical knowledgeClinical reference standardAccuracy of diagnosisFrailty statusClinical criteriaContinuous feeClinical definitionClaims dataStudy subsampleFrailtyMedicare enrollmentHealth management strategiesHospital bedsIdentifying Medicare beneficiaries with dementia
Moura LMVR, Festa N, Price M, Volya M, Benson NM, Zafar S, Weiss M, Blacker D, Normand S, Newhouse JP, Hsu J. Identifying Medicare beneficiaries with dementia. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2021, 69: 2240-2251. PMID: 33901296, PMCID: PMC8373730, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClaims-based definitionEligible populationElectronic health recordsAccountable care organizationsMedical recordsDiagnostic codesMedicare beneficiariesReference standardICD-10 diagnostic codesICD-9 definitionRetrospective observational studyIndividual-level linkageService Medicare beneficiariesPatients' medical recordsClaims-based diagnosesClinical reference standardNon-Hispanic whitesPretest likelihoodDementia statusObservational studyInternational ClassificationAverage ageDementia diagnosisStandardized reviewDementiaAssessment of Regional Nursing Home Preparedness for and Regulatory Responsiveness to Wildfire Risk in the Western US
Festa N, Throgmorton K, Davis-Plourde K, Dosa D, Chen K, Zang E, Kelly J, Gill T. Assessment of Regional Nursing Home Preparedness for and Regulatory Responsiveness to Wildfire Risk in the Western US. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2320207. PMID: 37358851, PMCID: PMC10293909, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.20207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-sectional studyNursing homesNursing home characteristicsMean survival timeUS nursing homesGreater mean numberPrimary outcomeUS CentersExposure statusMAIN OUTCOMEElevated riskSurvival timeSurvival analysisPresence of deficienciesMore deficienciesRisk statusEmergency preparednessHome characteristicsMean numberRiskPreparedness standardsDeficiencyResponsivenessHigh percentageOutcomesIdentifying Medicare Beneficiaries With Delirium
Moura LMVR, Zafar S, Benson NM, Festa N, Price M, Donahue MA, Normand SL, Newhouse JP, Blacker D, Hsu J. Identifying Medicare Beneficiaries With Delirium. Medical Care 2022, 60: 852-859. PMID: 36043702, PMCID: PMC9588515, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComparative utility of frailty to a general prognostic score in identifying patients at risk for poor outcomes after aortic valve replacement
Shi S, Festa N, Afilalo J, Popma JJ, Khabbaz KR, Laham RJ, Guibone K, Kim DH. Comparative utility of frailty to a general prognostic score in identifying patients at risk for poor outcomes after aortic valve replacement. BMC Geriatrics 2020, 20: 38. PMID: 32013890, PMCID: PMC6998298, DOI: 10.1186/s12877-020-1440-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAortic valve replacementTranscatheter aortic valve replacementFrailty indexLee indexPoor outcomeValve replacementSAVR cohortTAVR cohortC-statisticFunctional declineSevere symptomsDeficit-accumulation frailty indexSingle academic medical centerProspective cohort studyHighest c-statisticAcademic medical centerBackgroundCurrent guidelinesSAVR patientsTAVR patientsCohort studyGeriatric assessmentOverall cohortPrognostic scoreMedical CenterCohortNursing home infection control strategies during the COVID‐19 pandemic
Festa N, Katz‐Christy N, Weiss M, Lisk R, Normand S, Grabowski D, Newhouse J, Hsu J. Nursing home infection control strategies during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2023, 71: 2593-2600. PMID: 37218116, PMCID: PMC10702332, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPromise and peril of claims-based dementia ascertainment in causal inference
Festa N, Moura L, Blacker D, Newhouse J, Hsu J. Promise and peril of claims-based dementia ascertainment in causal inference. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 2023, 28: 222-225. PMID: 37130742, PMCID: PMC10486140, DOI: 10.1136/bmjebm-2022-112134.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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