2018
Impact of Cost Display on Ordering Patterns for Hospital Laboratory and Imaging Services
Silvestri MT, Xu X, Long T, Bongiovanni T, Bernstein SL, Chaudhry SI, Silvestri JI, Stolar M, Greene EJ, Dziura JD, Gross CP, Krumholz HM. Impact of Cost Display on Ordering Patterns for Hospital Laboratory and Imaging Services. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2018, 33: 1268-1275. PMID: 29845468, PMCID: PMC6082197, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-018-4495-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersClinical Laboratory TechniquesDiagnostic ImagingFees and ChargesFemaleHospitalizationHumansMalePractice Patterns, Physicians'ConceptsDecreased oddsImaging ordersHealth care servicesBehalf of patientsKey ResultsDuringMain MeasuresOutcomesParticipantsAll patientsHospital encountersImaging testsObservation encountersCare servicesHealth servicesMedicare fee scheduleHealth systemImaging costsDecreased numberHospital laboratoriesLab ordersStudy periodHospital labPatients
2015
Association of inpatient and outpatient glucose management with inpatient mortality among patients with and without diabetes at a major academic medical center
Butala NM, Johnson BK, Dziura JD, Reynolds JS, Bozzo JE, Balcezak TJ, Inzucchi SE, Horwitz LI. Association of inpatient and outpatient glucose management with inpatient mortality among patients with and without diabetes at a major academic medical center. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2015, 10: 228-235. PMID: 25627860, PMCID: PMC4390436, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcademic medical centerGlycemic controlGlucose controlMedical CenterIntensive care unit admissionCross-sectional observational studyCare unit admissionNon-ICU patientsOutpatient glycemic controlCardiovascular risk managementOdds of mortalityLength of stayMajor academic medical centerInpatient glycemic controlDisproportionate reductionHospital mortalityUnit admissionInpatient mortalityICU patientsSurgical patientsDischarge diagnosisNonobstetric patientsGlucose managementObservational studyInpatient discharges
2014
Decade-Long Trends in Mortality Among Patients With and Without Diabetes Mellitus at a Major Academic Medical Center
Butala NM, Johnson BK, Dziura JD, Reynolds JS, Balcezak TJ, Inzucchi SE, Horwitz LI. Decade-Long Trends in Mortality Among Patients With and Without Diabetes Mellitus at a Major Academic Medical Center. JAMA Internal Medicine 2014, 174: 1187-1188. PMID: 24841330, PMCID: PMC4207062, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.1803.Peer-Reviewed Original Research