2019
Persistent geographic variations in availability and quality of nursing home care in the United States: 1996 to 2016
Wang Y, Zhang Q, Spatz ES, Gao Y, Eckenrode S, Johnson F, Ho SY, Hu S, Xing C, Krumholz HM. Persistent geographic variations in availability and quality of nursing home care in the United States: 1996 to 2016. BMC Geriatrics 2019, 19: 103. PMID: 30975076, PMCID: PMC6460800, DOI: 10.1186/s12877-019-1117-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.FemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHomes for the AgedHumansMaleMedicaidMedicareNursing HomesQuality of Health CareRetrospective StudiesSkilled Nursing FacilitiesUnited States
2018
Association of the US Department of Justice Investigation of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators and Devices Not Meeting the Medicare National Coverage Determination, 2007-2015
Desai NR, Bourdillon PM, Parzynski CS, Brindis RG, Spatz ES, Masters C, Minges KE, Peterson P, Masoudi FA, Oetgen WJ, Buxton A, Zipes DP, Curtis JP. Association of the US Department of Justice Investigation of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators and Devices Not Meeting the Medicare National Coverage Determination, 2007-2015. JAMA 2018, 320: 63-71. PMID: 29971398, PMCID: PMC6583049, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2018.8151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.Cross-Sectional StudiesDefibrillators, ImplantableFraudHumansInsurance CoverageLongitudinal StudiesMedical OveruseMedicarePractice Patterns, Physicians'Primary PreventionUnited StatesUnited States Government AgenciesConceptsPrimary prevention ICDsNon-Medicare beneficiariesAbsolute decreaseNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistrySerial cross-sectional analysisStudy periodImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorRelative decreaseCross-sectional analysisProportion of devicesInitial ICDICD RegistryPrimary preventionCardioverter defibrillatorMAIN OUTCOMEMedicare beneficiariesUS hospitalsHospital groupHospitalICDMore rapid decreasesModest decreaseDepartmentMedicareUS Department
2017
Prime Time for Shared Decision Making
Spatz ES, Krumholz HM, Moulton BW. Prime Time for Shared Decision Making. JAMA 2017, 317: 1309-1310. PMID: 28384834, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2017.0616.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.Decision MakingDecision Support TechniquesHumansInformed ConsentPhysician-Patient RelationsRiskUnited StatesWashington