2021
Understanding the impact of the SARS-COV-2 pandemic on hospitalized patients with substance use disorder
King C, Vega T, Button D, Nicolaidis C, Gregg J, Englander H. Understanding the impact of the SARS-COV-2 pandemic on hospitalized patients with substance use disorder. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0247951. PMID: 33635926, PMCID: PMC7909702, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247951.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersSARS-CoV-2 pandemicHospitalized patientsUse disordersHospital policy changesAcademic medical centerExperiences of healthcareAcute illnessOutpatient careMedical CenterPatientsHospitalCommunity resourcesDisordersPandemicQualitative studyThematic analysisSemi-structured interviewsSurvival adaptationHospitalizationIllnessMain themesCare
2018
Identifying risk factors for 30-day readmission events among American Indian patients with diabetes in the Four Corners region of the southwest from 2009 to 2016
King C, Atwood S, Lozada M, Nelson A, Brown C, Sabo S, Curley C, Muskett O, Orav E, Shin S. Identifying risk factors for 30-day readmission events among American Indian patients with diabetes in the Four Corners region of the southwest from 2009 to 2016. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0195476. PMID: 30070989, PMCID: PMC6071952, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195476.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Surgical referral coordination from a first-level hospital: a prospective case study from rural Nepal
Fleming M, King C, Rajeev S, Baruwal A, Schwarz D, Schwarz R, Khadka N, Pande S, Khanal S, Acharya B, Benton A, Rogers SO, Panizales M, Gyorki D, McGee H, Shaye D, Maru D. Surgical referral coordination from a first-level hospital: a prospective case study from rural Nepal. BMC Health Services Research 2017, 17: 676. PMID: 28946885, PMCID: PMC5613391, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-017-2624-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth systems frameworkWorld Health Organization health systems frameworkFirst-level hospitalsProspective case studySurgical careSurgical servicesReferral systemGeneral surgical conditionsCare coordination processLocal surgical capacityRural NepalComprehensive surgical careSurgical specialty servicesDistrict hospitalSurgical conditionsSpecialty servicesSurgical capacityReferral processDiagnostic examinationsCoordination programPatientsHospitalReferral coordinationIndirect costsCommon type