2018
Patient, Family, and Community Advisory Councils in Health Care and Research: a Systematic Review
Oldfield BJ, Harrison MA, Genao I, Greene AT, Pappas ME, Glover JG, Rosenthal MS. Patient, Family, and Community Advisory Councils in Health Care and Research: a Systematic Review. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2018, 34: 1292-1303. PMID: 30051331, PMCID: PMC6614241, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-018-4565-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPFAC membersSystematic reviewObservational studyPatient engagementHigh-quality observational studiesHealth systemRisk of biasPatient engagement strategiesTeam of physiciansHigh-quality medical careHealth care systemCommunity Advisory CouncilRandomized studyPROSPERO databaseStudy criteriaRealist synthesisResultsEighteen articlesStandardized measurement toolsStudy participationHigh riskPatient inputMedical careHealth system leadershipVeterans AffairsPatients
2013
Reasons for readmission in an underserved high-risk population: a qualitative analysis of a series of inpatient interviews
Long T, Genao I, Horwitz LI. Reasons for readmission in an underserved high-risk population: a qualitative analysis of a series of inpatient interviews. BMJ Open 2013, 3: e003212. PMID: 24056478, PMCID: PMC3780332, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary care centersHigh-risk populationEmergency departmentCare accessCare servicesYale-New Haven HospitalPrimary providersHigh-risk patientsRisk of readmissionUnderserved high-risk populationTransitional care servicesPrimary care accessPrimary care relationshipsHome care servicesInpatient interviewsAcute illnessMore admissionsUnderserved patientsCare centerSemi-structured qualitative interviewsPatientsReadmissionHealth statusCurrent interventionsUndue financial burdenAge-based and Sex-based Disparities in Screening Colonoscopy Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Gancayco J, Soulos PR, Khiani V, Cramer LD, Ross JS, Genao I, Tinetti M, Gross CP. Age-based and Sex-based Disparities in Screening Colonoscopy Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries. Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology 2013, 47: 630-636. PMID: 23619827, DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0b013e31828345c8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColonoscopy useScreening colonoscopyColonoscopy ratesLife expectancyMedicare beneficiariesOlder personsColorectal cancer incidencePatient demographic characteristicsLow screening ratesSex-based disparitiesShort life expectancySex-based differencesLonger life expectancyPatients 68Older patientsPatients 75Screening ratesCancer incidenceLarge cohortMedicare claimsColonoscopyMedicare dataPatientsPoisson regressionLife table approach