2018
Receipt of cardiac screening does not influence 1-year post–cerebrovascular event mortality
Sico JJ, Baye F, Myers LJ, Concato J, Ferguson J, Cheng EM, Jadbabaie F, Yu Z, Arling G, Zillich AJ, Reeves MJ, Williams LS, Bravata DM. Receipt of cardiac screening does not influence 1-year post–cerebrovascular event mortality. Neurology Clinical Practice 2018, 8: 192-200. PMID: 30105158, PMCID: PMC6075977, DOI: 10.1212/cpj.0000000000000465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCardiac stress testingCoronary heart diseaseStroke/TIACardiac screeningCerebrovascular diseaseStress testingOccult coronary heart diseaseIschemic stroke/TIAChest pain historyCommon Procedural Terminology codesVA emergency departmentIntermediate-risk patientsCardiac risk scoreDays of dischargeHigh-risk patientsObservational cohort studyAcute care facilitiesExpert consensus guidelinesRoutine clinical practiceProcedural Terminology codesEligible patientsCerebrovascular eventsCohort studyPain historyConsensus guidelines
2016
Crossing the Communication Chasm: Challenges and Opportunities in Transitions of Care from the Hospital to the Primary Care Clinic
Rattray NA, Sico JJ, Cox LM, Russ AL, Matthias MS, Frankel RM. Crossing the Communication Chasm: Challenges and Opportunities in Transitions of Care from the Hospital to the Primary Care Clinic. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2016, 43: 127-137. PMID: 28334591, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2016.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCommunicationContinuity of Patient CareHospitals, UniversityHumansInterprofessional RelationsIschemic Attack, TransientOrganizational CulturePatient Care PlanningPatient Care TeamPatient DischargePrimary Health CareStrokeTransitional CareUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsTransitions of careClinical providersAcute settingDischarge documentationOutpatient providersStroke/transient ischemic attack patientsAcute stroke/TIATransient ischemic attack patientsVeterans Affairs Medical CenterStroke/TIAOutpatient primary carePrimary care clinicsPrimary care providersCare clinicsAcute careLongitudinal managementCare transitionsInpatient providersPrimary careProvider communicationAttack patientsTeaching hospitalComplete medicationMedical CenterDischarge communication