2018
Surgeon peer network characteristics and adoption of new imaging techniques in breast cancer: A study of perioperative MRI
Tannenbaum SS, Soulos PR, Herrin J, Pollack CE, Xu X, Christakis NA, Forman HP, Yu JB, Killelea BK, Wang S, Gross CP. Surgeon peer network characteristics and adoption of new imaging techniques in breast cancer: A study of perioperative MRI. Cancer Medicine 2018, 7: 5901-5909. PMID: 30444005, PMCID: PMC6308117, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.1821.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care physiciansPatient-sharing networksBreast cancerPerioperative MRISubsequent receiptNon-cancer patientsBreast cancer practiceMultivariable hierarchical modelsUse of MRIClinical characteristicsCare physiciansFemale patientsCancer practiceMedicare databaseNew imaging techniquesMedicare sampleStage 0Claims dataPatientsPhysician groupsMRISurgeonsCancerEquivocal evidencePhysicians
2005
Times to Treatment in Transfer Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the United States
Nallamothu BK, Bates ER, Herrin J, Wang Y, Bradley EH, Krumholz HM. Times to Treatment in Transfer Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the United States. Circulation 2005, 111: 761-767. PMID: 15699253, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000155258.44268.f8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary PCIPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionBalloon timeTransfer patientsCoronary interventionInterhospital transferMyocardial infarctionTotal doorRecent clinical trialsSpecific ECG findingsMultivariable hierarchical modelsChest painHospital presentationInitial hospitalFibrinolytic therapyPCI hospitalsPrimary outcomeSymptom onsetComorbid conditionsTreatment delayECG findingsHospital characteristicsNational registry