2016
Impact of laboratory cost display on resident attitudes and knowledge about costs
Long T, Bongiovanni T, Dashevsky M, Halim A, Ross JS, Fogerty RL, Silvestri MT. Impact of laboratory cost display on resident attitudes and knowledge about costs. Postgraduate Medical Journal 2016, 92: 592-596. PMID: 27033861, DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2015-133851.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaboratory ordersAcademic medical centerCost awarenessMedicare reimbursement ratesProportion of residentsPreintervention periodPostintervention periodMedical CenterHealthcare costsImaging testsMost physiciansOrthopedic surgeryWeb-based surveyInternal medicineDiagnostic testsCost displayEmergency medicineReimbursement ratesPediatricsPhysiciansMedicineEntry screensCommon laboratoryResidentsSurgeryPublication and reporting of clinical trial results: cross sectional analysis across academic medical centers
Chen R, Desai NR, Ross JS, Zhang W, Chau KH, Wayda B, Murugiah K, Lu DY, Mittal A, Krumholz HM. Publication and reporting of clinical trial results: cross sectional analysis across academic medical centers. The BMJ 2016, 352: i637. PMID: 26888209, PMCID: PMC4768882, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.i637.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcademic medical centerInterventional clinical trialsClinical trialsMedical CenterStudy completionPrimary completion dateClinical trial resultsReporting of resultsSectional analysisInterventional trialsProportion of trialsTrial resultsTrialsMonthsPhase IIManual reviewLead investigatorUnited StatesProportionRate of publicationReportingCompletionPatientsCenter
2015
Trial-Results Reporting and Academic Medical Centers
Zarin DA, Tse T, Ross JS. Trial-Results Reporting and Academic Medical Centers. New England Journal Of Medicine 2015, 372: 2371-2372. PMID: 25992618, DOI: 10.1056/nejmc1505965.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical trial resultsAcademic medical centerMedical CenterPotential effectsReportingMedical research
2012
Discharge disposition disagreements and re-admission risk among older adults: a retrospective cohort study
Dinescu A, Korc-Grodzicki B, Farber J, Ross JS. Discharge disposition disagreements and re-admission risk among older adults: a retrospective cohort study. BMJ Open 2012, 2: e001646. PMID: 23117568, PMCID: PMC3547317, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRetrospective cohort studyHospital dischargeOlder patientsDischarge dispositionClinical teamCohort studyDaily livingInpatient servicesRe-admission riskRe-admission ratesLarge academic medical centerAcademic medical centerAdjusted analysisMean ageMedical CenterPatientsCognitive impairmentHospitalisationMain independent variableOlder adultsTeam recommendationsDaysDischargeHospitalDispositionThe Use and Misuse of Thrombolytic Therapy Within the Veterans Health Administration
Keyhani S, Arling G, Williams LS, Ross JS, Ordin DL, Myers J, Tyndall G, Vogel B, Bravata DM. The Use and Misuse of Thrombolytic Therapy Within the Veterans Health Administration. Medical Care 2012, 50: 66-73. PMID: 22182924, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e3182294092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAgedAged, 80 and overBrain IschemiaFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHealth Services MisuseHealth Status IndicatorsHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSocioeconomic FactorsStrokeThrombolytic TherapyTime FactorsTissue Plasminogen ActivatorUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsVHA medical centersTissue plasminogen activatorVeterans Health AdministrationAcute ischemic strokeEligible patientsStroke patientsIschemic strokeSymptom onsetThrombolytic therapyHealth AdministrationStroke symptom onsetAcute stroke patientsIschemic stroke patientsEligible stroke patientsMedical record reviewLow annual volumeThrombolysis deliveryRecord reviewWrong doseVHA systemClinical conditionsMedical CenterEligible veteransEligibility criteriaPatients
2011
Estimating and Reporting on the Quality of Inpatient Stroke Care by Veterans Health Administration Medical Centers
Arling G, Reeves M, Ross J, Williams LS, Keyhani S, Chumbler N, Phipps MS, Roumie C, Myers LJ, Salanitro AH, Ordin DL, Myers J, Bravata DM. Estimating and Reporting on the Quality of Inpatient Stroke Care by Veterans Health Administration Medical Centers. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2011, 5: 44-51. PMID: 22147888, PMCID: PMC3261327, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.111.961474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health Administration medical centersStroke care qualityEligible patientsMedical CenterInpatient stroke care qualityDeep vein thrombosis prophylaxisEvidence-based quality indicatorsCare qualityInpatient stroke carePressure ulcer risk assessmentUlcer risk assessmentStudy patientsThrombosis prophylaxisEarly ambulationIschemic strokeLipid managementRetrospective cohortDysphagia screeningStroke careMedian numberPatientsFiscal year 2007Interfacility variationQuality indicatorsQI rates
2010
A Random Effects Multinomial Logit Analysis of Using Medicare and VA Healthcare Among Veterans With Dementia
Zhu CW, Livote EE, Ross JS, Penrod JD. A Random Effects Multinomial Logit Analysis of Using Medicare and VA Healthcare Among Veterans With Dementia. Home Health Care Services Quarterly 2010, 29: 91-104. PMID: 20635273, PMCID: PMC3233994, DOI: 10.1080/01621424.2010.493771.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMore comorbiditiesFunctional limitationsCaregiver characteristicsNursing homesNational Longitudinal Caregiver StudyPrivate insuranceMedicare useEffect of patientVA Medical CenterMore functional limitationsHigh-quality careVascular dementiaCaregiver StudyMedical CenterVA healthcareMale veteransDual usersAlzheimer's diseaseQuality careOlder ageFormal diagnosisGood healthDementiaUse groupMedicare
2009
Self-Reported and Actual Beta-Blocker Prescribing for Heart Failure Patients: Physician Predictors
Sinha S, Schwartz MD, Qin A, Ross JS. Self-Reported and Actual Beta-Blocker Prescribing for Heart Failure Patients: Physician Predictors. PLOS ONE 2009, 4: e8522. PMID: 20046824, PMCID: PMC2796176, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta-blocker prescribingSelf-reported prescribingHF patientsSystolic heart failureHeart failurePhysician characteristicsActual prescribingPrimary care physician characteristicsVeterans Affairs Medical CenterRetrospective chart reviewHeart failure patientsPrimary care providersCross-sectional surveySelf-reported ratesHF carePhysician predictorsChart reviewClinical characteristicsFailure patientsPrescription ratesPrimary carePrescribing dataInpatient wardsPractice patternsMedical Center
2008
Use of Recommended Ambulatory Care Services: Is the Veterans Affairs Quality Gap Narrowing?
Ross JS, Keyhani S, Keenan PS, Bernheim SM, Penrod JD, Boockvar KS, Federman AD, Krumholz HM, Siu AL. Use of Recommended Ambulatory Care Services: Is the Veterans Affairs Quality Gap Narrowing? JAMA Internal Medicine 2008, 168: 950-958. PMID: 18474759, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.168.9.950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAmbulatory CareBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemBreast NeoplasmsCholesterolColorectal NeoplasmsCounselingDiabetes MellitusDiabetic RetinopathyDisease ManagementDyslipidemiasFemaleHospitals, VeteransHumansInfluenza VaccinesMaleMiddle AgedPneumococcal VaccinesPreventive Health ServicesQuality of Health CareSmoking CessationUnited StatesVeteransConceptsVeterans Affairs Medical CenterAmbulatory care servicesInsured adultsCancer screeningCare servicesBehavior Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemCardiovascular risk reductionColorectal cancer screeningChronic disease careBreast cancer screeningQuality improvement initiativesQuality of careUS health care systemInfectious disease preventionHealth care systemHealth Care Quality Improvement InitiativeEye examinationSelf-reported useDisease careCancer preventionMellitus managementMedical CenterAmbulatory careService use
2006
Description of a Research‐Based Health Activism Curriculum for Medical Students
S. SS, Ross JS, Lurie P, Sacajiu G. Description of a Research‐Based Health Activism Curriculum for Medical Students. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2006, 21: 1325-1328. PMID: 16961754, PMCID: PMC1924746, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00608.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical studentsStudent projectsCurriculumCore facultyStudentsRole modelsAdvocacy planAlbert Einstein CollegeSystem reformAcademic institutionsResearch methodsResearch questionsHealth system reformResearch proposalsMontefiore Medical CenterReformU.S. health systemEquitable health policiesUniversity HospitalMedical CenterFacultyHealth systemSkillsHealth policyCollege