2023
Metrics, baseline scores, and a tool to improve sponsor performance on clinical trial diversity: retrospective cross sectional study
Varma T, Mello M, Ross J, Gross C, Miller J. Metrics, baseline scores, and a tool to improve sponsor performance on clinical trial diversity: retrospective cross sectional study. BMJ Medicine 2023, 2: e000395. PMID: 36936269, PMCID: PMC9951369, DOI: 10.1136/bmjmed-2022-000395.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRetrospective cross-sectional studyCross-sectional studyPivotal trialsOlder adultsSectional studyNovel oncology therapeuticsUS cancer populationUS Cancer StatisticsUS patient populationAmerican Cancer SocietyPatient populationCancer populationOncology therapeuticsCancer SocietyCancer statisticsNovel cancer therapeuticsOncology trialsBaseline scoresPatientsUS FoodDrug AdministrationTrial dataStudy participantsTrialsEthics Committee
2022
Assessment of Hypothetical Out-of-Pocket Costs of Guideline-Recommended Medications for the Treatment of Older Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions, 2009 and 2019
Zhou T, Liu P, Dhruva SS, Shah ND, Ramachandran R, Berg KM, Ross JS. Assessment of Hypothetical Out-of-Pocket Costs of Guideline-Recommended Medications for the Treatment of Older Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions, 2009 and 2019. JAMA Internal Medicine 2022, 182: 185-195. PMID: 34982097, PMCID: PMC8728660, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.7457.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAtrial FibrillationChronic DiseaseCross-Sectional StudiesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Drug CostsHealth ExpendituresHeart FailureHumansHypercholesterolemiaHypertensionMedicare Part CMedicare Part DMultiple Chronic ConditionsOsteoarthritisOsteoporosisPrescription DrugsPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesConceptsCommon chronic diseasesGuideline-recommended medicationsGuideline-recommended managementPrescription drug plansCross-sectional studyChronic conditionsChronic diseasesPocket costsOlder adultsOutpatient medicationsMedicare prescription drug plansInitial treatmentMedicare Advantage plansRetrospective cross-sectional studyMultiple chronic conditionsMedicare Part D plansPart D plansSubstantial financial burdenAtrial fibrillationMAIN OUTCOMEExclusion criteriaMedicare beneficiariesAnnual outHypothetical patientsMedications
2019
Use of Mechanical Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Devices for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, 2010-2016
Kahn PA, Dhruva SS, Rhee TG, Ross JS. Use of Mechanical Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Devices for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, 2010-2016. JAMA Network Open 2019, 2: e1913298. PMID: 31617923, PMCID: PMC6806423, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.13298.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overBlack or African AmericanCardiopulmonary ResuscitationCross-Sectional StudiesDatabases, FactualEmergency Medical ServicesFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansIncomeMaleMiddle AgedNew EnglandOut-of-Hospital Cardiac ArrestRetrospective StudiesSex FactorsSuburban Health ServicesWhite PeopleYoung AdultConceptsHospital cardiac arrestMechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitationMechanical CPR deviceAdjusted odds ratioCardiac arrestCardiopulmonary resuscitationManual cardiopulmonary resuscitationCPR deviceOdds ratioNational Emergency Medical Services Information System dataUse of CPRRetrospective cross-sectional studyMechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitation devicesEMS professionalsRisk-standardized ratesPatient demographic characteristicsPrior clinical trialsCross-sectional studyEvidence of benefitCardiopulmonary resuscitation devicesEmergency medical services (EMS) professionalsNortheast census regionMultivariable analysisClinical trialsPrehospital setting
2015
Association of hospital volume with readmission rates: a retrospective cross-sectional study
Horwitz LI, Lin Z, Herrin J, Bernheim S, Drye EE, Krumholz HM, Hines HJ, Ross JS. Association of hospital volume with readmission rates: a retrospective cross-sectional study. The BMJ 2015, 350: h447. PMID: 25665806, PMCID: PMC4353286, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.h447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReadmission ratesHospital volumeRetrospective cross-sectional studyUS acute care hospitalsHospital readmission ratesAcute care hospitalsCross-sectional studyMedical cancer treatmentCare hospitalAdult dischargesHospital characteristicsMedicare feeCancer treatmentHospitalAssociationDaysService dataPatientsCardiovascularGynecologyQuintileNeurology