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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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCivil DefenseCross-Sectional StudiesCyclonic StormsHumansMedicareNursing HomesUnited StatesConceptsCross-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 areasAccuracy 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCross-Sectional StudiesHumansMedicareNursing HomesQuality of Health CareUnited StatesWildfiresConceptsCross-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 ResearchPromising Administrative Measures of Heart Failure and Future Directions
Festa N, Wasfy J, Moura L. Promising Administrative Measures of Heart Failure and Future Directions. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2023, 16: e009833. PMID: 36688300, PMCID: PMC9975022, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.122.009833.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReappraising the public health benefits conferred by environmental policy: Considerations for an aging society
Festa N, Hsu J, Hammitt J, Gill T. Reappraising the public health benefits conferred by environmental policy: Considerations for an aging society. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2022, 71: 1291-1299. PMID: 36585900, PMCID: PMC10089964, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvaluating The Accuracy Of Medicare Risk Adjustment For Alzheimer’s Disease And Related Dementias
Festa N, Price M, Weiss M, Moura LMVR, Benson NM, Zafar S, Blacker D, Normand ST, Newhouse JP, Hsu J. Evaluating The Accuracy Of Medicare Risk Adjustment For Alzheimer’s Disease And Related Dementias. Health Affairs 2022, 41: 1324-1332. PMID: 36067434, PMCID: PMC9973227, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2022.00185.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Association Between Neighborhood Disadvantage and Functional Well-being in Community-Living Older Persons
Gill TM, Zang EX, Murphy TE, Leo-Summers L, Gahbauer EA, Festa N, Falvey JR, Han L. Association Between Neighborhood Disadvantage and Functional Well-being in Community-Living Older Persons. JAMA Internal Medicine 2021, 181: 1297-1304. PMID: 34424276, PMCID: PMC8383163, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.4260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAgedFemaleFunctional StatusHealthy Life ExpectancyHousing QualityHumansIndependent LivingLongitudinal StudiesMaleMental HealthNeighborhood CharacteristicsPrognosisPsychosocial FunctioningQuality of LifeSocial Determinants of HealthSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesConceptsProspective longitudinal cohort studyCommunity-living older personsAge 70 yearsActive life expectancyLongitudinal cohort studyOlder personsCohort studyPrognostic factorsLife expectancyArea deprivation index scoreCommunity-living personsPrecipitating Events ProjectDeprivation index scoreDisabled life expectancyAge 90 yearsArea Deprivation IndexPublic health initiativesPublic health interventionsNeighborhood disadvantageGreater percentageResource-poor environmentsIndividual-level socioeconomic characteristicsMean ageMAIN OUTCOMEDaily living