2019
Association Between Insurance Status and Access to Hospital Care in Emergency Department Disposition
Venkatesh AK, Chou SC, Li SX, Choi J, Ross JS, D’Onofrio G, Krumholz HM, Dharmarajan K. Association Between Insurance Status and Access to Hospital Care in Emergency Department Disposition. JAMA Internal Medicine 2019, 179: 686-693. PMID: 30933243, PMCID: PMC6503571, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.0037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAsthmaCritical CareCross-Sectional StudiesDatabases, FactualEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHospitalizationHumansInsurance CoverageInsurance, HealthLung DiseasesMaleMedicaidMedically UninsuredMiddle AgedPatient DischargePatient TransferPneumoniaPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveUnited StatesConceptsNational Emergency Department SampleEmergency Department SampleCommon medical conditionsUninsured patientsCritical care capabilitiesED dischargeED visitsED transfersPulmonary diseaseCare capabilitiesInsurance statusHigher oddsMedicaid beneficiariesMedical conditionsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAcute pulmonary diseaseEmergency department transfersAdult ED visitsHospital admission ratesObstructive pulmonary diseaseEmergency department dispositionPatient insurance statusPatient case mixHospital ownership statusIntensive care capabilities
2001
Effectiveness of beta-blocker therapy after acute myocardial infarction in elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma
Chen J, Radford M, Wang Y, Marciniak T, Krumholz H. Effectiveness of beta-blocker therapy after acute myocardial infarction in elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2001, 37: 1950-1956. PMID: 11401137, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(01)01225-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseBeta-blocker therapyAcute myocardial infarctionOne-year mortalityObstructive pulmonary diseasePulmonary diseaseElderly patientsSurvival benefitMyocardial infarctionSevere chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseBeta-agonist therapyElderly AMI patientsSevere pulmonary diseaseCooperative Cardiovascular ProjectAsthma patientsClinical factorsAMI patientsMild diseaseClinical trialsDischarge useSevere diseaseAsthmaPatientsTherapyDisease