2024
Use of electronic health records to characterize patients with uncontrolled hypertension in two large health system networks
Lu Y, Keeley E, Barrette E, Cooper-DeHoff R, Dhruva S, Gaffney J, Gamble G, Handke B, Huang C, Krumholz H, McDonough C, Schulz W, Shaw K, Smith M, Woodard J, Young P, Ervin K, Ross J. Use of electronic health records to characterize patients with uncontrolled hypertension in two large health system networks. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2024, 24: 497. PMID: 39289597, PMCID: PMC11409735, DOI: 10.1186/s12872-024-04161-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic health recordsHealth recordsHealth systemUncontrolled hypertensionUse of electronic health recordsHypertension managementElectronic health record systemsOneFlorida Clinical Research ConsortiumElectronic health record dataYale New Haven Health SystemBP measurementsICD-10-CM codesHealth system networkPublic health priorityICD-10-CMIncidence rate of deathElevated BP measurementsElevated blood pressure measurementsHealthcare visitsAmbulatory careHealth priorityRetrospective cohort studyEHR dataOneFloridaBlood pressure measurements
2013
Hospital-based, acute care after ambulatory surgery center discharge
Fox JP, Vashi AA, Ross JS, Gross CP. Hospital-based, acute care after ambulatory surgery center discharge. Surgery 2013, 155: 743-753. PMID: 24787100, PMCID: PMC4114736, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2013.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdmitting Department, HospitalAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAmbulatory Care FacilitiesAmbulatory Surgical ProceduresCaliforniaEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleFloridaHumansMaleMiddle AgedNebraskaOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient DischargePatient ReadmissionPatient TransferTime FactorsYoung AdultConceptsAmbulatory surgery centersAcute care ratesHospital transfer ratesTime of dischargeHospital transferSurgery centersAcute careAdult patientsCare ratesAcute care needsRate of needAmbulatory care centersPrimary outcomeCare centerOperative procedureAmbulatory careHealthcare costsCare needsPatientsCenter dischargeUtilization ProjectFirst weekMeasures of qualityCareCenter level
2012
Association between physician quality improvement incentives and ambulatory quality measures.
Bishop TF, Federman AD, Ross JS. Association between physician quality improvement incentives and ambulatory quality measures. The American Journal Of Managed Care 2012, 18: e126-34. PMID: 22554038, PMCID: PMC3537503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-quality ambulatory carePreventive care visitsWeight reduction counselingAmbulatory careReduction counselingCare visitsNational Ambulatory Medical Care SurveySignificant associationAmbulatory Medical Care SurveyAmbulatory medical careBody mass indexCross-sectional studyPublic reportingAmbulatory quality measuresPhysician compensationOverweight patientsObese patientsPreventive visitsMultivariable analysisMass indexCare SurveyPatient satisfactionQuality improvement incentivesMedical carePatients
2008
Use of Recommended Ambulatory Care Services: Is the Veterans Affairs Quality Gap Narrowing?
Ross JS, Keyhani S, Keenan PS, Bernheim SM, Penrod JD, Boockvar KS, Federman AD, Krumholz HM, Siu AL. Use of Recommended Ambulatory Care Services: Is the Veterans Affairs Quality Gap Narrowing? JAMA Internal Medicine 2008, 168: 950-958. PMID: 18474759, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.168.9.950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAmbulatory CareBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemBreast NeoplasmsCholesterolColorectal NeoplasmsCounselingDiabetes MellitusDiabetic RetinopathyDisease ManagementDyslipidemiasFemaleHospitals, VeteransHumansInfluenza VaccinesMaleMiddle AgedPneumococcal VaccinesPreventive Health ServicesQuality of Health CareSmoking CessationUnited StatesVeteransConceptsVeterans Affairs Medical CenterAmbulatory care servicesInsured adultsCancer screeningCare servicesBehavior Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemCardiovascular risk reductionColorectal cancer screeningChronic disease careBreast cancer screeningQuality improvement initiativesQuality of careUS health care systemInfectious disease preventionHealth care systemHealth Care Quality Improvement InitiativeEye examinationSelf-reported useDisease careCancer preventionMellitus managementMedical CenterAmbulatory careService useDual Use of Veterans Affairs Services and Use of Recommended Ambulatory Care
Ross JS, Keyhani S, Keenan PS, Bernheim SM, Penrod JD, Boockvar KS, Krumholz HM, Siu AL. Dual Use of Veterans Affairs Services and Use of Recommended Ambulatory Care. Medical Care 2008, 46: 309-316. PMID: 18388846, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e31815b9db3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAmbulatory CareBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrimary Health CareQuality Indicators, Health CareQuality of Health CareSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsVA usersPatient characteristicsCancer screeningDual usersVeterans Affairs Medical SystemBehavior Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemCardiovascular risk reductionMultivariable logistic regressionProstate cancer screeningAmbulatory care servicesVeterans Affairs servicesCommunity-dwelling adultsBreast cancer screeningLow useCross-sectional analysisInfectious disease preventionHealth care systemInfluenza vaccinationCare patientsSelf-reported useUnadjusted analysesCancer preventionOutcome measuresAmbulatory care