2019
Postmarketing commitments for novel drugs and biologics approved by the US Food and Drug Administration: a cross-sectional analysis
Wallach JD, Luxkaranayagam AT, Dhruva SS, Miller JE, Ross JS. Postmarketing commitments for novel drugs and biologics approved by the US Food and Drug Administration: a cross-sectional analysis. BMC Medicine 2019, 17: 117. PMID: 31203816, PMCID: PMC6572730, DOI: 10.1186/s12916-019-1344-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew clinical trialsClinical trialsPostmarketing commitmentFDA approvalPeer-reviewed journalsNovel drugsPharmaceutical companiesCross-sectional analysisRate of completionRates of registrationClinical studiesPublic reporting requirementsFirst approvalTherapeutic evaluationUS FoodDrug AdministrationTrialsNew drugsFDA documentsBiologicsFDADrugsFDA recordsApprovalStatus
2016
Accounting For Patients’ Socioeconomic Status Does Not Change Hospital Readmission Rates
Bernheim SM, Parzynski CS, Horwitz L, Lin Z, Araas MJ, Ross JS, Drye EE, Suter LG, Normand SL, Krumholz HM. Accounting For Patients’ Socioeconomic Status Does Not Change Hospital Readmission Rates. Health Affairs 2016, 35: 1461-1470. PMID: 27503972, PMCID: PMC7664840, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital Readmissions Reduction ProgramPatients' socioeconomic statusMedicare's Hospital Readmissions Reduction ProgramLow socioeconomic statusReadmission ratesSocioeconomic statusRisk-standardized readmission ratesHospital readmission ratesReadmissions Reduction ProgramMedicaid Services methodologyReadmission measuresHospital resultsPatientsHospitalSuch hospitalsPayment penaltiesReduction programsStatusCurrent CentersLower proportionLarge proportionPercentAdjustmentProportion
2014
Decision-making and cancer screening: A qualitative study of older adults with multiple chronic conditions
Gross CP, Fried TR, Tinetti ME, Ross JS, Genao I, Hossain S, Wolf E, Lewis CL. Decision-making and cancer screening: A qualitative study of older adults with multiple chronic conditions. Journal Of Geriatric Oncology 2014, 6: 93-100. PMID: 25544380, DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2014.12.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer screening decisionsCancer screeningChronic conditionsCancer statusEducational promptsOlder personsMultiple chronic conditionsScreening decisionsDirect health benefitsMedical conditionsOverall healthOlder adultsThematic saturationHealth benefitsLife expectancyIndependent readersHealth scenarioMost respondentsScreeningAdultsAgeQualitative studySample sizeStatusMedications