2019
Effect of Travel Time for Thyroid Surgery on Treatment Cost and Morbidity
Ramirez A, Schneider E, Mehaffey J, Zeiger M, Hanks J, Smith P. Effect of Travel Time for Thyroid Surgery on Treatment Cost and Morbidity. The American Surgeon 2019, 85: 949-955. PMID: 31638505, DOI: 10.1177/000313481908500934.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-volume centersThyroid surgeryPrimary outcomeHospital costsSingle high-volume centerMedian operative timeHealth care utilizationCertain patient populationsMultivariable regression modelingPatient's home addressHome addressPostoperative morbidityACS-NSQIPOperative timePatient populationUninsured statusThyroid diseaseEndocrine surgeryMorbidity riskThyroid proceduresSurgical careTime-related differencesPatient differencesDisease processPatients
2017
Emergency Department Query for Patient-Centered Approaches to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity : The EQUALITY Study
Haider AH, Schneider EB, Kodadek LM, Adler RR, Ranjit A, Torain M, Shields RY, Snyder C, Schuur JD, Vail L, German D, Peterson S, Lau BD. Emergency Department Query for Patient-Centered Approaches to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity : The EQUALITY Study. JAMA Internal Medicine 2017, 177: 819-828. PMID: 28437523, PMCID: PMC5818827, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.0906.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual orientationHealth care professionalsQualitative interviewsSexual orientation dataPatients' sexual orientationPatient-centered approachCare professionalsSexual orientation informationEmergency departmentED health care professionalsHealth care professional supportHealth care professionals' willingnessOptimal patient-centered approachMinority of patientsEquality studiesPerspectives of patientsRoutine collectionGender identityRandom digit dialingHealth care settingsInstitute of MedicineIdentity studiesMixed methods designHealth care systemNational online survey