2023
Effects of Remote Patient Monitoring Use on Care Outcomes Among Medicare Patients With Hypertension : An Observational Study.
Tang M, Nakamoto C, Stern A, Zubizarreta J, Marcondes F, Uscher-Pines L, Schwamm L, Mehrotra A. Effects of Remote Patient Monitoring Use on Care Outcomes Among Medicare Patients With Hypertension : An Observational Study. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2023, 176: 1465-1475. PMID: 37931262, DOI: 10.7326/m23-1182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObservational studyCare outcomesRemote patient monitoringAcute care encountersHypertension medication usePhysician outpatient visitsAcute care useChronic disease managementReceipt of careBlood pressure dataHypertension careUnique medicationsMedication usePrimary outcomeOutpatient visitsResidual confoundingCare useMedication fillsDays' supplyMedicare patientsCare encountersControl practicesHypertensionPatientsImaging use
2019
Medicare claims can identify post-stroke epilepsy
Moura L, Smith J, Blacker D, Vogeli C, Schwamm L, Hsu J. Medicare claims can identify post-stroke epilepsy. Epilepsy Research 2019, 151: 40-47. PMID: 30780120, PMCID: PMC6640134, DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2019.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic health recordsAccountable care organizationsMedicare claimsCommunity-dwelling elderly individualsPost-stroke epilepsyElderly Medicare beneficiariesClaims-based algorithmPositive predictive valuePioneer Accountable Care OrganizationsDiscrete etiologyNeurologist visitOverall prevalenceMedicare patientsClaims diagnosesPSE diagnosisElderly individualsMedicare beneficiariesPatientsPredictive valueEpilepsyFuture epidemiological surveillanceEpidemiological surveillanceInverse probabilityHealth recordsDiagnosis
2013
Insurance Status and Outcome after Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Findings from Get With The Guidelines-Stroke
James M, Grau-Sepulveda M, Olson D, Smith E, Hernandez A, Peterson E, Schwamm L, Bhatt D, Fonarow G. Insurance Status and Outcome after Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Findings from Get With The Guidelines-Stroke. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2013, 23: 283-292. PMID: 23537567, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2013.02.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCerebral HemorrhageChi-Square DistributionFemaleGuideline AdherenceHealth Services AccessibilityHealthcare DisparitiesHumansInsurance CoverageInsurance, HealthLogistic ModelsMaleMedicaidMedically UninsuredMedicareMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPatient DischargePractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'Private SectorQuality of Health CareRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsInsurance statusIntracerebral hemorrhageCare measuresOdds ratioND groupHospital mortality rateProspective stroke registryPrivate insurance groupHigher mortality riskHigher odds ratioEvidence-based qualityInsurance groupsHospital-specific variablesGuidelines-StrokeHospital outcomesStroke RegistryDischarge destinationIndependent ambulationComorbid conditionsStroke databaseAdjusted analysisICH patientsFunctional statusCare indicatorsMedicare patients
2011
Representativeness of the Get With The Guidelines–Stroke Registry
Reeves M, Fonarow G, Smith E, Pan W, Olson D, Hernandez A, Peterson E, Schwamm L. Representativeness of the Get With The Guidelines–Stroke Registry. Stroke 2011, 43: 44-49. PMID: 21980197, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.111.626978.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic stroke admissionsGWTG-Stroke hospitalsGWTG-StrokeMedicare cohortStroke admissionsStroke hospitalsIschemic strokePatient characteristicsMedicare patientsGuidelines-Stroke registryGWTG-Stroke programIschemic stroke populationService Medicare patientsAcute ischemic strokeLength of stayHospital mortalityDischarge homeHospital outcomesAcute strokeStroke populationHospital characteristicsMedicare beneficiariesAdmissionHospitalNational fee