2023
Healthcare Market-Level and Hospital-Level Disparities in Access to and Utilization of High-Quality Hip and Knee Replacement Hospitals Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Oddleifson D, Xu X, Wiznia D, Gibson D, Spatz E, Desai N. Healthcare Market-Level and Hospital-Level Disparities in Access to and Utilization of High-Quality Hip and Knee Replacement Hospitals Among Medicare Beneficiaries. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2023, 31: e961-e973. PMID: 37543752, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-23-00183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUtilization of hospitalKnee replacementMedicaid ServicesHospital-level disparitiesLow-income patientsCross-sectional studyHospital-level analysisHospital referral regionsHigh-quality hospitalsReplacement hospitalNational averageCare measuresHospital's percentageReferral regionsMedicare beneficiariesHospitalLevel IIIPatient accessHipSocioeconomic disparitiesSurgical processQuartileLogit linkHigh social vulnerabilityAssociation
2017
Association between self-rated health and ideal cardiovascular health: The Baptist Health South Florida Employee Study
Ogunmoroti O, Utuama OA, Salami JA, Valero-Elizondo J, Spatz ES, Rouseff M, Parris D, Das S, Guzman H, Agatston A, Feldman T, Veledar E, Maziak W, Nasir K. Association between self-rated health and ideal cardiovascular health: The Baptist Health South Florida Employee Study. Journal Of Public Health 2017, 40: e456-e463. PMID: 29045671, DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdx140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-rated healthIdeal cardiovascular healthCardiovascular healthCVH scoreBaptist Health South Florida Employee StudyFavorable self-rated healthHigher CVH scoreOptimal CVH scoresBaptist Health South FloridaBetter cardiovascular healthRole psychosocial factorsSelf-administered questionnaireOdds ratioMultinomial logistic regressionPsychosocial factorsHealth statusInadequate scoresLogistic regressionHealth risk assessmentLarge healthcare organizationScoresHealthAssociationEmployee studiesHealthcare organizationsAssociation Between Modifiable Risk Factors and Pharmaceutical Expenditures Among Adults With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the United States: 2012–2013 Medical Expenditures Panel Survey
Salami JA, Valero‐Elizondo J, Ogunmoroti O, Spatz ES, Rana JS, Virani SS, Blankstein R, Younus A, Arrieta A, Blaha MJ, Veledar E, Nasir K. Association Between Modifiable Risk Factors and Pharmaceutical Expenditures Among Adults With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the United States: 2012–2013 Medical Expenditures Panel Survey. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2017, 6: e004996. PMID: 28600400, PMCID: PMC5669151, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.116.004996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModifiable risk factorsAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular diseaseRisk factorsPharmaceutical expenditureMedication-related expendituresSignificant marginal increaseSurvey's complex designInadequate physical activityMedical Expenditure Panel SurveyMedical Expenditure PanelHigher healthcare spendingASCVD patientsDiabetes mellitusMost deathsPhysical activityTotal pharmaceutical expenditureAdjusted relationshipMedicationsDiseaseHealthcare spendingMellitusPatientsAssociationAdults
2015
Insurance and Prehospital Delay in Patients ≤55 Years With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Chen SI, Wang Y, Dreyer R, Strait KM, Spatz ES, Xu X, Smolderen KG, Desai NR, Lorenze NP, Lichtman JH, Spertus JA, D'Onofrio G, Bueno H, Masoudi FA, Krumholz HM. Insurance and Prehospital Delay in Patients ≤55 Years With Acute Myocardial Infarction. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2015, 116: 1827-1832. PMID: 26541907, PMCID: PMC5323057, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.09.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionPrehospital delayInsurance statusMyocardial infarctionSpanish patientsGender differencesHealth care systemUS patientsProspective studyUS cohortUS womenPatientsUniversal insuranceCare systemWomenSignificant gender differencesInfarctionMenInsurance groupsHoursStatusAssociationLarge proportionDifferencesCohort
2014
Usual Source of Care and Outcomes Following Acute Myocardial Infarction
Spatz ES, Sheth SD, Gosch KL, Desai MM, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM, Ross JS. Usual Source of Care and Outcomes Following Acute Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2014, 29: 862-869. PMID: 24553957, PMCID: PMC4026492, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-014-2794-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionUsual sourceMyocardial infarctionMortality rateBaseline risk factorsAcute clinical eventsMain outcome measuresAMI severityAMI patientsMultivariable analysisKey ResultsAmongClinical eventsSocio-demographic characteristicsRisk factorsOutcome measuresReadmissionHigh mortalityPatientsMortalityCareMonthsInfarctionAdultsOutcomesAssociation