2024
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Age-Specific All-Cause Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Faust J, Renton B, Bongiovanni T, Chen A, Sheares K, Du C, Essien U, Fuentes-Afflick E, Haywood T, Khera R, King T, Li S, Lin Z, Lu Y, Marshall A, Ndumele C, Opara I, Loarte-Rodriguez T, Sawano M, Taparra K, Taylor H, Watson K, Yancy C, Krumholz H. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Age-Specific All-Cause Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2438918. PMID: 39392630, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.38918.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 public health emergencyNon-HispanicPublic health emergencyOther Pacific IslanderExcess mortalityAlaska NativesUS populationExcess deathsRates of excess mortalityCross-sectional study analyzed dataYears of potential lifeMortality relative riskNon-Hispanic whitesCross-sectional studyPacific IslandersStudy analyzed dataAll-cause mortalityEthnic groupsMortality disparitiesMortality ratioTotal populationDeath certificatesEthnic disparitiesMain OutcomesDecedent age
2021
Trends and geographical variation in population thriving, struggling and suffering across the USA, 2008–2017: a retrospective repeated cross-sectional study
Riley C, Herrin J, Lam V, Hamar B, Witters D, Liu D, Krumholz HM, Roy B. Trends and geographical variation in population thriving, struggling and suffering across the USA, 2008–2017: a retrospective repeated cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2021, 11: e043375. PMID: 34261676, PMCID: PMC8281074, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043375.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercentage of peopleCross-sectional studyWell-Being IndexMarked geographical variationNational HealthRetrospective analysisUS populationCross-sectional sampleLife evaluationGeographical disparitiesGreater improvementCantril SelfCurrent life satisfactionGeographical variationLife optimismNational averageInterventionConceptions of healthHealthPercentage
2018
Geographical Health Priority Areas For Older Americans
Krumholz HM, Normand ST, Wang Y. Geographical Health Priority Areas For Older Americans. Health Affairs 2018, 37: 104-110. PMID: 29309217, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2017.0744.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth priority areasMortality rateHigher adjusted mortality ratesRisk-standardized mortality ratesAdjusted mortality rateHealth careUnique Medicare beneficiariesMedicare beneficiariesUS populationHealth disparitiesOlder adultsStudy periodGeographic disparitiesOlder AmericansCarePercentDisparitiesPriority areasWide disparity
2011
US Cardiologist Workforce From 1995 To 2007: Modest Growth, Lasting Geographic Maldistribution Especially In Rural Areas
Aneja S, Ross JS, Wang Y, Matsumoto M, Rodgers GP, Bernheim SM, Rathore SS, Krumholz HM. US Cardiologist Workforce From 1995 To 2007: Modest Growth, Lasting Geographic Maldistribution Especially In Rural Areas. Health Affairs 2011, 30: 2301-2309. PMID: 22147857, PMCID: PMC3332098, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care physiciansCare physiciansGeographic maldistributionChronic cardiovascular diseaseHospital referral regionsUse of telemedicineCardiology workforceNumber of cardiologistsTotal physician workforceCardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular careReferral regionsElderly populationUS populationTotal physiciansCardiologistsPhysiciansAge sixtyPhysician workforceDisadvantaged areasPercentRural areasPopulationDiseaseVariety of strategies