2016
Implications of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on Insurance Coverage and Rehabilitation Use Among Young Adult Trauma Patients.
Zogg CK, Payró Chew F, Scott JW, Wolf LL, Tsai TC, Najjar P, Olufajo OA, Schneider EB, Haut ER, Haider AH, Canner JK. Implications of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on Insurance Coverage and Rehabilitation Use Among Young Adult Trauma Patients. JAMA Surgery 2016, 151: e163609. PMID: 27760245, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2016.3609.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYoung adult trauma patientsDependent coverage provisionAdult trauma patientsAffordable Care ActTrauma patientsRehabilitation useInsurance coverageClinical end pointsPatient ProtectionCare ActCause of deathComplete patient recordsHigh-quality careEmergency departmentMean ageOutpatient settingUninsured patientsPatient outcomesRisk groupsPatientsRehabilitation accessACA implementationRescue ratesPatient recordsLongitudinal assessment
2015
Insurance status and health-related quality-of-life disparities after trauma: results from a nationally representative survey in the US
Alghnam S, Schneider E, Castillo R. Insurance status and health-related quality-of-life disparities after trauma: results from a nationally representative survey in the US. Quality Of Life Research 2015, 25: 987-995. PMID: 26341970, DOI: 10.1007/s11136-015-1126-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical component scoreMental component scoreVisual analog scaleHealth-related qualityMedical Expenditure Panel SurveyInsurance statusHealthcare utilizationEQ-5DSF-12 physical component scoreBaseline self-reported healthEuroQol health indexLower EQ-5DComponent scoresSelf-reported healthHospital dischargeLower HRQoLAdjusted analysisAnalog scaleResultsSeven hundredInjury statusObservational studyOutcome disparitiesStudy populationUS adultsUninsured individuals
2011
Older patients with diverticulitis have low recurrence rates and rarely need surgery
Lidor AO, Segal JB, Wu AW, Yu Q, Feinberg R, Schneider EB. Older patients with diverticulitis have low recurrence rates and rarely need surgery. Surgery 2011, 150: 146-153. PMID: 21801956, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2011.05.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder patientsRecurrent episodesLow recurrence rateNumber of recurrencesMedicare Provider AnalysisCohort studyElderly patientsOperative interventionPatient agePrimary outcomeDiverticulitis recurrenceIncident cohortBenign courseFurther recurrenceMean ageRecurrence rateInitial careOutpatient filesInpatient careDiverticulitisFirst presentationPatientsSurgeryRecurrenceConservative approach