2023
Longitudinal Care Patterns and Utilization Among Patients With New-Onset Neck Pain by Initial Provider Specialty
Fenton J, Fang S, Ray M, Kennedy J, Padilla K, Amundson R, Elton D, Haldeman S, Lisi A, Sico J, Wayne P, Romano P. Longitudinal Care Patterns and Utilization Among Patients With New-Onset Neck Pain by Initial Provider Specialty. Spine 2023, 48: 1409-1418. PMID: 37526092, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000004781.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeck painProvider specialtyTherapeutic interventionsCare patternsPain visitsInitial visitOptum Labs Data WarehouseDiagnostic imagingAcute back painAcute neck painPlurality of patientsRetrospective cohort studyElectronic health record dataLarge national cohortInvasive therapeutic interventionsHealth record dataCohort studyMajor surgeryBack painOutpatient visitsNational cohortPrimary careTherapeutic injectionsEmergency physiciansBACKGROUND DATA
2021
Hospital Factors, Performance on Process Measures After Transient Ischemic Attack, and 90-Day Ischemic Stroke Incidence
Levine DA, Perkins AJ, Sico JJ, Myers LJ, Phipps MS, Zhang Y, Bravata DM. Hospital Factors, Performance on Process Measures After Transient Ischemic Attack, and 90-Day Ischemic Stroke Incidence. Stroke 2021, 52: 2371-2378. PMID: 34039034, PMCID: PMC8238890, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.120.031721.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic stroke incidenceStroke incidenceHospital factorsPhysician staffingTIA patientsHypertension controlProcess measuresModerate potency statinTransient ischemic attackDays of dischargeEmergency department dischargeVeterans Affairs hospitalEligible patientsIschemic attackStatin useAntithrombotic useEmergency departmentEmergency physiciansInpatient unitDay 2HospitalPatient volumeFiscal year 2015PatientsIncidence