2020
Hospital variation in admissions to neonatal intensive care units by diagnosis severity and category
Haidari ES, Lee HC, Illuzzi JL, Phibbs CS, Lin H, Xu X. Hospital variation in admissions to neonatal intensive care units by diagnosis severity and category. Journal Of Perinatology 2020, 41: 468-477. PMID: 32801351, PMCID: PMC7427695, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-020-00775-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeonatal intensive care unitNICU admission ratesIntensive care unitNICU admissionMild diagnosesCare unitHospital variationInterhospital variationAdmission ratesPatient/hospital characteristicsHospital discharge dataRisk-adjusted ratesWeeks' gestationNICU bedsBirth weightHospital characteristicsSevere diagnosisLive birthsMultivariable regressionAdmissionPotential overuseBirth certificatesDiagnosisHigher likelihoodDiagnosis severity
2008
Malpractice Burden, Rural Location, and Discontinuation of Obstetric Care: A Study of Obstetric Providers in Michigan
Xu X, Siefert KA, Jacobson PD, Lori JR, Gueorguieva I, Ransom SB. Malpractice Burden, Rural Location, and Discontinuation of Obstetric Care: A Study of Obstetric Providers in Michigan. The Journal Of Rural Health 2008, 25: 33-42. PMID: 19166559, PMCID: PMC3063488, DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2009.00196.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCareer MobilityFamily PracticeFemaleGynecologyHumansInsurance, LiabilityLiability, LegalMalpracticeMichiganMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisObstetricsPractice Management, MedicalPregnancyProfessional Practice LocationRegression AnalysisRiskRural Health ServicesUrban Health ServicesWorkforceConceptsObstetric careFamily physiciansRural family physiciansMalpractice burdenObstetric providersHigher likelihoodUrban family physiciansRural-urban differencesObstetrical servicesPhysicians' likelihoodPhysician's decisionCare supplyPhysiciansFuture interventionsCareRural locationsRural-urban locationDiscontinuationPractice environmentRegression analysisBurdenProfessional liability problemsMedical liability crisisMore researchRural Michigan