2019
Association of Racial Bias With Burnout Among Resident Physicians
Dyrbye L, Herrin J, West CP, Wittlin NM, Dovidio JF, Hardeman R, Burke SE, Phelan S, Onyeador IN, Cunningham B, van Ryn M. Association of Racial Bias With Burnout Among Resident Physicians. JAMA Network Open 2019, 2: e197457. PMID: 31348503, PMCID: PMC6661712, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.7457.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptoms of burnoutResident physiciansFT scoreRacial disparitiesDose-response associationHealth careDirect patient interactionResident physician trainingCohort studyBlack patientsMultivariable analysisPhysician respondentsHigh prevalenceMAIN OUTCOMEWhite raceMedical careBurnout itemsSymptomsPhysiciansPatient interactionsMaslach Burnout InventoryPhysician trainingTime pointsCareScarce evidence
2018
Association of Clinical Specialty With Symptoms of Burnout and Career Choice Regret Among US Resident Physicians.
Dyrbye LN, Burke SE, Hardeman RR, Herrin J, Wittlin NM, Yeazel M, Dovidio JF, Cunningham B, White RO, Phelan SM, Satele DV, Shanafelt TD, van Ryn M. Association of Clinical Specialty With Symptoms of Burnout and Career Choice Regret Among US Resident Physicians. JAMA 2018, 320: 1114-1130. PMID: 30422299, PMCID: PMC6233627, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2018.12615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCareer choice regretSymptoms of burnoutResident physiciansClinical specialtiesUS resident physiciansLevel of anxietyRelative riskProspective cohort studyHigher relative riskCohort studyMultivariable analysisFemale sexBaseline questionnaireMAIN OUTCOMEGeneral surgeryHigh riskLower riskUS Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 scoresMedical schoolsSymptomsInternal medicinePhysiciansDemographic characteristicsRisk of burnoutEmergency medicine
2014
Community Factors and Hospital Readmission Rates
Herrin J, St. Andre J, Kenward K, Joshi MS, Audet A, Hines SC. Community Factors and Hospital Readmission Rates. Health Services Research 2014, 50: 20-39. PMID: 24712374, PMCID: PMC4319869, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12177.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital readmission ratesReadmission ratesAcute myocardial infarctionHeart failureRisk-standardized readmission ratesHigher readmission ratesCommunity factorsCounty characteristicsNursing Home CompareArea Resource FileMultivariable analysisMeasures of accessMyocardial infarctionCounty demographicsHospitalStrong associationStudy sampleResource FilePneumoniaInfarctionPatientsFactorsNational variationsCareRate
2013
HIV Screening Practices and Hospital Characteristics in the U.S., 2009–2010
Herrin J, Wesolowski LG, Heffelfinger JD, Bostick N, Hall HI, Ethridge SF, Branson BM. HIV Screening Practices and Hospital Characteristics in the U.S., 2009–2010. Public Health Reports 2013, 128: 161-169. PMID: 23633731, PMCID: PMC3610068, DOI: 10.1177/003335491312800306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital characteristicsU.S. health care settingsMultivariate logistic regression analysisHIV screening practicesUndiagnosed HIV infectionHIV testing practicesNational hospital surveyLogistic regression analysisHealth care settingsType of hospitalCharacteristics of hospitalsAreas of prevalenceHIV screeningHIV infectionMultivariable analysisHIV prevalenceScreening practicesTeaching hospitalAnnual admissionsMedicaid patientsHospital SurveyPatientsHospitalBivariate analysisDisease control
2011
National Performance on Door-In to Door-Out Time Among Patients Transferred for Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Herrin J, Miller LE, Turkmani DF, Nsa W, Drye EE, Bernheim SM, Ling SM, Rapp MT, Han LF, Bratzler DW, Bradley EH, Nallamothu BK, Ting HH, Krumholz HM. National Performance on Door-In to Door-Out Time Among Patients Transferred for Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. JAMA Internal Medicine 2011, 171: 1879-1886. PMID: 22123793, PMCID: PMC4312661, DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.481.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionDIDO timeCoronary interventionST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarctionMixed-effects multivariable modelElevation acute myocardial infarctionPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionMedian DIDO timeAcute myocardial infarctionFibrinolytic therapyPatient characteristicsMultivariable analysisEmergency departmentMyocardial infarctionHospital characteristicsMultivariable modelPatientsRural hospitalsHospitalMedicaid ServicesAge categoriesInterventionAfrican AmericansMinutesTreatment time
2010
Impact of Hospice Disenrollment on Health Care Use and Medicare Expenditures for Patients With Cancer
Carlson MD, Herrin J, Du Q, Epstein AJ, Barry CL, Morrison RS, Back AL, Bradley EH. Impact of Hospice Disenrollment on Health Care Use and Medicare Expenditures for Patients With Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2010, 28: 4371-4375. PMID: 20805463, PMCID: PMC2954136, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.26.1818.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care useHospice disenrollmentCare useMedicare expendituresHospice usersEmergency departmentIntensive care unit admissionEnd Results-Medicare dataHigher health care useDisease-directed treatmentCare unit admissionRate of hospitalizationIntensive care unitLargest diagnostic groupResult of cancerTotal Medicare expendituresHospital deathUnit admissionCare unitMultivariable analysisFamily caregiversPatientsHospice teamPatient careDiagnostic groupsInterdisciplinary Staffing Patterns: Do For-Profit and Nonprofit Hospices Differ?
Cherlin EJ, Carlson MD, Herrin J, Schulman-Green D, Barry CL, McCorkle R, Johnson-Hurzeler R, Bradley EH. Interdisciplinary Staffing Patterns: Do For-Profit and Nonprofit Hospices Differ? Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2010, 13: 389-394. PMID: 20136523, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2009.0306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonprofit hospicesHigh-quality hospice careProfit hospicesProfessional mixVolunteer staffOwnership typeUnited StatesHospice philosophyFuture researchStaffQuality of careCross-sectional analysisPsychosocial staffStaffing patternsMultivariable analysisTotal staffInterdisciplinary careHospice careNursing staffInterdisciplinary staffOwnershipHospiceServices SurveyProfitMedicare providers