2020
An instrument for assessing the quality of informed consent documents for elective procedures: development and testing
Spatz ES, Suter LG, George E, Perez M, Curry L, Desai V, Bao H, Geary LL, Herrin J, Lin Z, Bernheim SM, Krumholz HM. An instrument for assessing the quality of informed consent documents for elective procedures: development and testing. BMJ Open 2020, 10: e033297. PMID: 32434933, PMCID: PMC7247404, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033297.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
A reanalysis of cluster randomized trials showed interrupted time-series studies were valuable in health system evaluation
Fretheim A, Zhang F, Ross-Degnan D, Oxman AD, Cheyne H, Foy R, Goodacre S, Herrin J, Kerse N, McKinlay RJ, Wright A, Soumerai SB. A reanalysis of cluster randomized trials showed interrupted time-series studies were valuable in health system evaluation. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 2014, 68: 324-333. PMID: 25499983, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2014.10.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-RCTsControl groupInterrupted time series studyConfidence intervalsConcurrent control groupHealth system interventionsHealth system evaluationControl arm dataInterrupted time series designIntervention armRandomized trialsControl group dataTrial dataTime-series studyTime series designHealth systemStudy designEffect estimatesTrialsInterventionSystem interventionsArm dataGroup dataRCTsGroupEffectiveness of the head CT choice decision aid in parents of children with minor head trauma: study protocol for a multicenter randomized trial
Hess EP, Wyatt KD, Kharbanda AB, Louie JP, Dayan PS, Tzimenatos L, Wootton-Gorges SL, Homme JL, RN L, LeBlanc A, Westphal JJ, Shepel K, Shah ND, Branda M, Herrin J, Montori VM, Kuppermann N. Effectiveness of the head CT choice decision aid in parents of children with minor head trauma: study protocol for a multicenter randomized trial. Trials 2014, 15: 253. PMID: 24965659, PMCID: PMC4081461, DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraumatic brain injuryDiverse emergency departmentsMinor head traumaCranial CT scanHead traumaEmergency departmentCT scanUsual careHealthcare utilizationParents of childrenImportant traumatic brain injuryMethods/designThisProportion of patientsBlunt head traumaHospital billing recordsPatient-centered outcomesClinical prediction ruleAvailable diagnostic optionsHead CT scanDecision aidElectronic medical recordsClinician surveyMulticenter trialMedical recordsRisk factorsEffectiveness of the Chest Pain Choice decision aid in emergency department patients with low-risk chest pain: study protocol for a multicenter randomized trial
Anderson RT, Montori VM, Shah ND, Ting HH, Pencille LJ, Demers M, Kline JA, Diercks DB, Hollander JE, Torres CA, Schaffer JT, Herrin J, Branda M, Leblanc A, Hess EP. Effectiveness of the Chest Pain Choice decision aid in emergency department patients with low-risk chest pain: study protocol for a multicenter randomized trial. Trials 2014, 15: 166. PMID: 24884807, PMCID: PMC4031497, DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Coronary SyndromeAngina, UnstableCardiology Service, HospitalClinical ProtocolsCommunicationConflict, PsychologicalDecision Support TechniquesEmergency Service, HospitalHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth ResourcesHumansMyocardial InfarctionPatient Education as TopicPhysician-Patient RelationsPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisResearch DesignRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsUnited StatesVideo RecordingConceptsAdvanced cardiac testingAcute coronary syndromeDiverse emergency departmentsEmergency departmentCardiac testingHealthcare utilizationLow-risk chest pain patientsLow-risk chest painMajor adverse cardiac eventsMethods/designThisAdverse cardiac eventsLow-risk patientsProportion of patientsChest pain patientsCommon reason patientsEmergency department patientsPatient-clinician discussionsHospital billing recordsPatient-centered outcomesElectronic medical recordsAvailable management optionsDecision aidChest painCoronary syndromeUsual care
2013
Translating comparative effectiveness of depression medications into practice by comparing the depression medication choice decision aid to usual care: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
LeBlanc A, Bodde AE, Branda ME, Yost KJ, Herrin J, Williams MD, Shah ND, Houten HV, Ruud KL, Pencille LJ, Montori VM. Translating comparative effectiveness of depression medications into practice by comparing the depression medication choice decision aid to usual care: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 2013, 14: 127. PMID: 23782672, PMCID: PMC3663744, DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-14-127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntidepressive AgentsClinical ProtocolsComparative Effectiveness ResearchDecision Support TechniquesDepressionHumansMedication AdherenceMental HealthMidwestern United StatesPatient SelectionPatient-Centered CarePrimary Health CareResearch DesignSurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsUsual depression carePrimary care practicesDepression careInner-city primary care practiceCare practicesPractice-based trialPrimary care encountersTerms of efficacyDecision aidPatient-centered approachDesignThe objectiveAntidepressant therapyUsual careMedication choiceDepression medicationsDepression treatmentMedication adherencePatient knowledgeStudy protocolSevere depressionCare encountersImproved adherencePatient representativesPatient involvementPatients
2009
Evaluating Obstetrical Residency Programs Using Patient Outcomes
Asch DA, Nicholson S, Srinivas S, Herrin J, Epstein AJ. Evaluating Obstetrical Residency Programs Using Patient Outcomes. JAMA 2009, 302: 1277-1283. PMID: 19773562, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.1356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCesarean SectionClinical CompetenceComorbidityConfounding Factors, EpidemiologicDelivery, ObstetricExtraction, ObstetricalFemaleFloridaGynecologyHumansInternship and ResidencyMaleMothersNew YorkObstetricsOdds RatioOutcome Assessment, Health CarePhysicians, WomenPostpartum HemorrhagePuerperal InfectionQuality of Health CareResearch DesignRetrospective StudiesSurgical Wound InfectionConceptsMaternal complication ratesComplication rateCesarean deliveryPatient outcomesResidency programsGynecology training programsAdjusted complication rateQuality of careExamination scoresGynecology residency programsMaternal complicationsNonclinical measuresHospital dischargeVaginal deliveryCesarean birthRetrospective analysisComplicationsUS residency programsPatientsObstetriciansBottom quintileTop quintileHemorrhageObstetricsOne-third
2000
Quality improvement studies: the need is there but so are the challenges
Krumholz H, Herrin J. Quality improvement studies: the need is there but so are the challenges. The American Journal Of Medicine 2000, 109: 501-503. PMID: 11042244, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(00)00593-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImplementing clinical guidelines in the treatment of hypertension.
Herrin J, Flottorp S. Implementing clinical guidelines in the treatment of hypertension. Scandinavian Journal Of Primary Health Care 2000, 18: 61-3. PMID: 10811048.Peer-Reviewed Original Research