2024
Intravascular Microaxial Left Ventricular Assist Device Manufacturer Payments to Cardiologists and Use of Devices
Dhruva S, Ross J, Steinman M, Gan S, Muluk S, Anderson T. Intravascular Microaxial Left Ventricular Assist Device Manufacturer Payments to Cardiologists and Use of Devices. JAMA 2024, 331: 1499-1501. PMID: 38598231, PMCID: PMC11007652, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2024.4682.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Trends in the Use of Gabapentinoids and Opioids in the Postoperative Period Among Older Adults
Bongiovanni T, Gan S, Finlayson E, Ross J, Harrison J, Boscardin W, Steinman M. Trends in the Use of Gabapentinoids and Opioids in the Postoperative Period Among Older Adults. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2318626. PMID: 37326989, PMCID: PMC10276300, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.18626.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative periodCross-sectional studyGabapentinoid prescribingSurgical proceduresConcomitant prescribingGabapentinoid prescriptionOlder adultsPostoperative prescribingProcedure typeSerial cross-sectional studyPatients 66 yearsUse of gabapentinoidsProportion of patientsTotal study cohortAdverse drug eventsCommon surgical procedureConcurrent prescribingMultimodal painPostoperative opioidsOpioid prescribingOpioid usePain SocietyStudy cohortMean ageDrug eventsLongitudinal Patterns in Testosterone Prescribing After US FDA Safety Communication in 2014
Sankar A, Everhart A, Jena A, Jeffery M, Ross J, Shah N, Karaca-Mandic P. Longitudinal Patterns in Testosterone Prescribing After US FDA Safety Communication in 2014. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2023, 49: 458-466. PMID: 37380503, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2023.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseFDA safety communicationPhysician characteristicsLabel prescribingCare physiciansTestosterone prescribingService administrative claims dataNon-primary care physiciansCertain physician characteristicsDrug Administration (FDA) safety communicationPrimary care physiciansAdministrative claims dataCase mix indexTestosterone therapyArtery diseaseTestosterone prescriptionsPrescribing levelsMean agePrescription trendsTeaching hospitalClaims dataPrescription levelsMedicare feePrescribingUS Food
2022
Prolonged use of newly prescribed gabapentin after surgery
Bongiovanni T, Gan S, Finlayson E, Ross J, Harrison JD, Boscardin J, Steinman MA. Prolonged use of newly prescribed gabapentin after surgery. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2022, 70: 3560-3569. PMID: 36000860, PMCID: PMC9771946, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUse of gabapentinProlonged useOpioid useNon-opioid pain medicationsHigher Charlson comorbidity scoreOlder adultsPostoperative opioid prescribingProlonged opioid useCharlson comorbidity scoreLength of stayAdverse drug eventsTotal hip replacementLogistic regression modelsGabapentinoid useMore comorbiditiesComorbidity scoreGabapentin useOpioid prescribingOpioid prescriptionsDischarge dispositionEmergency surgeryPain medicationPatient characteristicsPrimary outcomeMultivariable analysisSafety and Effectiveness of a Catheter With Contact Force and 6-Hole Irrigation for Ablation of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation in Routine Clinical Practice
Dhruva SS, Zhang S, Chen J, Noseworthy PA, Doshi AA, Agboola KM, Herrin J, Jiang G, Yu Y, Cafri G, Farr K, Ervin KR, Ross JS, Coplan PM, Drozda JP. Safety and Effectiveness of a Catheter With Contact Force and 6-Hole Irrigation for Ablation of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation in Routine Clinical Practice. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2227134. PMID: 35976649, PMCID: PMC9386540, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.27134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistent AF ablationRoutine clinical practiceMercy HealthAF ablationMayo ClinicSafety outcomesClinical practiceCatheter groupCohort studyCatheter ablationPersistent AFParoxysmal atrial fibrillation ablationThermocool SmartTouch catheterComposite of deathPrimary safety outcomeAtrial fibrillation ablationPersistent atrial fibrillationElectronic health record dataHealth system dataHealth record dataHealth care systemSmartTouch catheterThromboembolic eventsFibrillation ablationProcedural complicationsAssociation Between Generic-to-Generic Levothyroxine Switching and Thyrotropin Levels Among US Adults
Brito JP, Deng Y, Ross JS, Choi NH, Graham DJ, Qiang Y, Rantou E, Wang Z, Zhao L, Shah ND, Lipska KJ. Association Between Generic-to-Generic Levothyroxine Switching and Thyrotropin Levels Among US Adults. JAMA Internal Medicine 2022, 182: 418-425. PMID: 35226058, PMCID: PMC8886450, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.0045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComparative effectiveness research studyIndex dateProportion of patientsTSH levelsNormal TSH levelsMIU/LThyrotropin levelsLevothyroxine productsGeneric levothyroxineNational administrative claims databasePropensity-matched patient pairsBaseline TSH levelsMean TSH levelsThyroid replacement therapyAdministrative claims databaseCurrent guideline recommendationsSerum thyrotropin levelsOptumLabs Data WarehouseStandardized mean differenceLevothyroxine doseLevothyroxine prescriptionsPropensity matchingGuideline recommendationsClaims databaseReplacement therapyRates of, and factors associated with, switching among generic levothyroxine preparations in commercially insured American adults
Brito JP, Deng Y, Ross JS, Choi NH, Graham DJ, Qiang Y, Rantou E, Wang Z, Zhao L, Shah ND, Lipska KJ. Rates of, and factors associated with, switching among generic levothyroxine preparations in commercially insured American adults. Endocrine 2022, 76: 349-358. PMID: 35107758, PMCID: PMC9210352, DOI: 10.1007/s12020-022-02987-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsL-thyroxineLarge administrative claims databaseMultivariate logistic regression analysisAdministrative claims databaseThyroid hormone valuesLogistic regression analysisNumber of pharmaciesSettingRetrospective studyPrescription fillsTreatment initiationGuideline recommendationsThyroid surgeryClaims databaseFill dateMean ageHormone valuesLevothyroxine preparationsMore pharmaciesPractice guidelinesAdditional studiesGeneric preparationsNational dataAmerican adultsPatientsRegression analysis
2021
Loneliness, sadness, and feelings of social disconnection in older adults during the COVID‐19 pandemic
Holaday LW, Oladele CR, Miller SM, Dueñas MI, Roy B, Ross JS. Loneliness, sadness, and feelings of social disconnection in older adults during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2021, 70: 329-340. PMID: 34850379, PMCID: PMC8896574, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17599.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary careMedicare beneficiariesMultivariable logistic regression modelCOVID-19 pandemicOlder adultsOlder Medicare beneficiariesFeelings of lonelinessHistory of depressionPublic health measuresCross-sectional analysisLogistic regression modelsRace/ethnicitySubsequent morbidityLower oddsBlack beneficiariesHealth measuresSocial disconnectionSociodemographic variablesAssociation of Fluoroquinolone Prescribing Rates With Black Box Warnings from the US Food and Drug Administration
Sankar A, Swanson KM, Zhou J, Jena AB, Ross JS, Shah ND, Karaca-Mandic P. Association of Fluoroquinolone Prescribing Rates With Black Box Warnings from the US Food and Drug Administration. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2136662. PMID: 34851398, PMCID: PMC8637256, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.36662.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAmbulatory CareAnti-Bacterial AgentsBronchitisCross-Sectional StudiesDrug LabelingDrug PrescriptionsFemaleFluoroquinolonesHealth Plan ImplementationHumansInterrupted Time Series AnalysisMaleMedicareMiddle AgedPractice Patterns, Physicians'SinusitisUnited StatesUnited States Food and Drug AdministrationUrinary Tract InfectionsConceptsPrescribing of fluoroquinolonesCross-sectional studyBlack box warningFDA warningCare physiciansPrescribing levelsBox warningMAIN OUTCOMEUS FoodDrug AdministrationMedicare administrative claims dataUncomplicated urinary tract infectionsNon-primary care physiciansAcute care visitsUrinary tract infectionFDA black box warningPrimary care physiciansAdministrative claims dataCase mix indexFluoroquinolone prescriptionsPrescribing trendsCare visitsPrescribing ratesTract infectionsOutpatient visitsLevothyroxine Use in the United States, 2008-2018
Brito JP, Ross JS, Kawkgi O, Maraka S, Deng Y, Shah ND, Lipska KJ. Levothyroxine Use in the United States, 2008-2018. JAMA Internal Medicine 2021, 181: 1402-1405. PMID: 34152370, PMCID: PMC8218227, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.2686.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReal-world Cardiovascular Outcomes Associated With Degarelix vs Leuprolide for Prostate Cancer Treatment
Wallach JD, Deng Y, McCoy RG, Dhruva SS, Herrin J, Berkowitz A, Polley EC, Quinto K, Gandotra C, Crown W, Noseworthy P, Yao X, Shah ND, Ross JS, Lyon TD. Real-world Cardiovascular Outcomes Associated With Degarelix vs Leuprolide for Prostate Cancer Treatment. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2130587. PMID: 34677594, PMCID: PMC8536955, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.30587.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsSecondary end pointsMyocardial infarctionClinical trialsCardiovascular diseaseProstate cancerCardiovascular eventsEnd pointRisk of MACELarge US administrative claims databasePropensity-matched cohort studyUS administrative claims databasePropensity score-matched patientsAdverse cardiovascular eventsPrimary end pointAdministrative claims databaseProportional hazards regressionRandomized clinical trialsAdministrative claims dataTrial eligibility criteriaMedicare Advantage beneficiariesProstate cancer treatmentReal-world evidenceElectronic health recordsCardiovascular outcomesUnplanned hospital visits after ambulatory surgical care
Bongiovanni T, Parzynski C, Ranasinghe I, Steinman MA, Ross JS. Unplanned hospital visits after ambulatory surgical care. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0254039. PMID: 34283840, PMCID: PMC8291649, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0254039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnplanned hospital visitsSame-day surgeryHospital visitsAmbulatory surgeryHealthcare costsDischarge care qualityHospital visit ratesNumber of comorbiditiesEmergency department visitsMajority of surgeriesAmbulatory surgical careSpecific patient populationsQuality's Healthcare CostMedicaid Services measuresPatient hospital visitsQuality of careType of procedureDepartment visitsHospital admissionPatient characteristicsOutpatient settingPatient populationProcedure typeSurgical careSurgical facilitiesMedicare beneficiaries' plans for the COVID‐19 vaccine in Fall 2020, and why some planned to decline
Holaday LW, Balasuriya L, Roy B, Ross JS, Oladele CR. Medicare beneficiaries' plans for the COVID‐19 vaccine in Fall 2020, and why some planned to decline. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2021, 69: 2434-2437. PMID: 33990945, PMCID: PMC8242621, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReporting of Study Participant Demographic Characteristics and Demographic Representation in Premarketing and Postmarketing Studies of Novel Cancer Therapeutics
Varma T, Wallach JD, Miller JE, Schnabel D, Skydel JJ, Zhang AD, Dinan MA, Ross JS, Gross CP. Reporting of Study Participant Demographic Characteristics and Demographic Representation in Premarketing and Postmarketing Studies of Novel Cancer Therapeutics. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e217063. PMID: 33877309, PMCID: PMC8058642, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.7063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNovel cancer therapeuticsPostmarketing studyBlack patientsCancer therapeuticsDemographic dataOlder adultsUS cancer populationUS Cancer StatisticsCross-sectional studyRace/ethnicityParticipants' demographic characteristicsPercentage of trialsPatient sexCancer populationClinical studiesCancer statisticsMAIN OUTCOMEDrug AdministrationFDA approvalStudy participantsCancer typesDemographic characteristicsDemographic informationStudy samplePatientsEffects of forced disruption in Medicaid managed care on children with asthma
Piwnica‐Worms K, Staiger B, Ross JS, Rosenthal MS, Ndumele CD. Effects of forced disruption in Medicaid managed care on children with asthma. Health Services Research 2021, 56: 668-676. PMID: 33624290, PMCID: PMC8313960, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13643.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care providersPersistent asthmaCare plansOutpatient visitsCare utilizationCare administrative claims dataEmergency department utilizationHealth care utilizationAdministrative claims dataIndicators of asthmaProportion of childrenPatients outpatientHealth utilizationAdministrative claimsAsthmaCare providersClaims dataNumber of childrenConsistent associationMedicaidVisitsChildrenOutpatientsPercentage point decreaseEnrollment dataAge‐Related Trajectories of Cardiovascular Risk and Use of Aspirin and Statin Among U.S. Adults Aged 50 or Older, 2011–2018
Rhee TG, Kumar M, Ross JS, Coll PP. Age‐Related Trajectories of Cardiovascular Risk and Use of Aspirin and Statin Among U.S. Adults Aged 50 or Older, 2011–2018. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2021, 69: 1272-1282. PMID: 33598936, PMCID: PMC9869399, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUse of aspirinStatin useAspirin useCardiovascular riskSecondary preventionMedication usePrimary preventionAge-related trajectoriesAge 50Prevention treatmentAngina/angina pectorisLow-dose aspirin dailyLong-term statin useOlder adultsDaily aspirin usePrimary prevention treatmentSecondary prevention treatmentSubsequent CVD eventsFirst cardiovascular eventCoronary heart diseaseAdults Aged 50Nutrition Examination SurveyCross-sectional studyHealth Interview SurveyNon-institutionalized adultsPhysician variation in the de‐adoption of ineffective statin and fibrate therapy
Everhart A, Desai NR, Dowd B, Herrin J, Higuera L, Jeffery MM, Jena AB, Ross JS, Shah ND, Smith LB, Karaca‐Mandic P. Physician variation in the de‐adoption of ineffective statin and fibrate therapy. Health Services Research 2021, 56: 919-931. PMID: 33569804, PMCID: PMC8522575, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13630.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Drug Therapy, CombinationDrug UtilizationFemaleFibric AcidsGuideline AdherenceHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsHypoglycemic AgentsHypolipidemic AgentsLongitudinal StudiesMaleMedicare Part CMiddle AgedPractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'Risk FactorsUnited StatesConceptsMedicare Advantage patientsType 2 diabetic patientsACCORD lipid trialFibrate useAdvantage patientsCommercial patientsPhysician characteristicsLIPID trialFibrate therapyDiabetic patientsPhysician variationDiabetes careType 2 diabetes diagnosisContinuous insurance enrollmentPatient diabetes carePhysician random effectsGlucose-lowering drugsElectronic health record dataHealth record dataReal-world data assetConcurrent statinCardiovascular eventsStatin usersClinical evidenceManagement visitsComparison of Diabetes Medications Used by Adults With Commercial Insurance vs Medicare Advantage, 2016 to 2019
McCoy RG, Van Houten HK, Deng Y, Mandic PK, Ross JS, Montori VM, Shah ND. Comparison of Diabetes Medications Used by Adults With Commercial Insurance vs Medicare Advantage, 2016 to 2019. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2035792. PMID: 33523188, PMCID: PMC7851726, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.35792.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitorsDipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitorsCommercial insurance beneficiariesMedicare Advantage beneficiariesDPP-4i treatmentGLP-1RAsType 2 diabetesInsurance beneficiariesMedicare AdvantageGlucose levelsGlucagonlike Peptide-1 Receptor AgonistsPeptide-1 receptor agonistsHealth plansCommercial health insurance plansGLP-1RA treatmentRetrospective cohort studyCotransporter 2 inhibitorsInitiation of treatmentPeptidase-4 inhibitorsLow-income patientsSeparate logistic regression modelsAdministrative claims dataCommercial health plansAdjusted annual rateLogistic regression modelsUse of Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Among Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock
Dhruva SS, Ross JS, Mortazavi BJ, Hurley NC, Krumholz HM, Curtis JP, Berkowitz AP, Masoudi FA, Messenger JC, Parzynski CS, Ngufor CG, Girotra S, Amin AP, Shah ND, Desai NR. Use of Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Among Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2037748. PMID: 33616664, PMCID: PMC7900859, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.37748.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAssisted CirculationCross-Sectional StudiesExtracorporeal Membrane OxygenationFemaleHeart ArrestHeart-Assist DevicesHospitals, High-VolumeHospitals, Low-VolumeHospitals, TeachingHumansIntra-Aortic Balloon PumpingMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPercutaneous Coronary InterventionRisk FactorsShock, CardiogenicConceptsMicroaxial left ventricular assist deviceIntra-aortic balloon pumpLeft ventricular assist devicePercutaneous coronary interventionAcute myocardial infarctionMechanical circulatory support devicesCardiogenic shockHospital-level variationSignificant hospital-level variationCirculatory support devicesMCS devicesUse of IABPDevice useMedian proportionAcute Myocardial Infarction ComplicatedCardiology-National Cardiovascular Data RegistryChest Pain-MI RegistryLimited clinical trial evidenceNational Cardiovascular Data RegistryMyocardial Infarction ComplicatedFirst medical contactSupport devicesClinical trial evidenceExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationCoronary artery stenosis
2020
Association Between Industry Payments to Physicians and Device Selection in ICD Implantation
Annapureddy AR, Henien S, Wang Y, Minges KE, Ross JS, Spatz ES, Desai NR, Peterson PN, Masoudi FA, Curtis JP. Association Between Industry Payments to Physicians and Device Selection in ICD Implantation. JAMA 2020, 324: 1755-1764. PMID: 33141208, PMCID: PMC7610190, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.17436.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCRT-D implantationCRT-D devicesCross-sectional studyNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryFirst-time ICDFirst-time implantationProportion of patientsEntire study cohortDevice selectionProportion of devicesICD implantationICD RegistryPrimary outcomeCardiac resynchronizationStudy cohortPatient groupMAIN OUTCOMEPatientsPhysiciansICDAbsolute differenceImplantationManufacturer CHigher total paymentsAssociation