2019
Association Between Insurance Status and Access to Hospital Care in Emergency Department Disposition
Venkatesh AK, Chou SC, Li SX, Choi J, Ross JS, D’Onofrio G, Krumholz HM, Dharmarajan K. Association Between Insurance Status and Access to Hospital Care in Emergency Department Disposition. JAMA Internal Medicine 2019, 179: 686-693. PMID: 30933243, PMCID: PMC6503571, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.0037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAsthmaCritical CareCross-Sectional StudiesDatabases, FactualEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHospitalizationHumansInsurance CoverageInsurance, HealthLung DiseasesMaleMedicaidMedically UninsuredMiddle AgedPatient DischargePatient TransferPneumoniaPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveUnited StatesConceptsNational Emergency Department SampleEmergency Department SampleCommon medical conditionsUninsured patientsCritical care capabilitiesED dischargeED visitsED transfersPulmonary diseaseCare capabilitiesInsurance statusHigher oddsMedicaid beneficiariesMedical conditionsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAcute pulmonary diseaseEmergency department transfersAdult ED visitsHospital admission ratesObstructive pulmonary diseaseEmergency department dispositionPatient insurance statusPatient case mixHospital ownership statusIntensive care capabilities
2017
Outcomes after observation stays among older adult Medicare beneficiaries in the USA: retrospective cohort study
Dharmarajan K, Qin L, Bierlein M, Choi JES, Lin Z, Desai NR, Spatz ES, Krumholz HM, Venkatesh AK. Outcomes after observation stays among older adult Medicare beneficiaries in the USA: retrospective cohort study. The BMJ 2017, 357: j2616. PMID: 28634181, PMCID: PMC5476173, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.j2616.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient–Provider Communication and Health Outcomes Among Individuals With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the United States
Okunrintemi V, Spatz ES, Di Capua P, Salami JA, Valero-Elizondo J, Warraich H, Virani SS, Blaha MJ, Blankstein R, Butt AA, Borden WB, Dharmarajan K, Ting H, Krumholz HM, Nasir K. Patient–Provider Communication and Health Outcomes Among Individuals With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the United States. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2017, 10: e003635. PMID: 28373270, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.117.003635.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAspirinAtherosclerosisCommunicationEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHealth Care CostsHealth Care SurveysHealth ExpendituresHealth StatusHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsLength of StayMaleMental HealthMiddle AgedOdds RatioPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresPatient-Centered CarePhysician-Patient RelationsPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsQuality Indicators, Health CareRisk FactorsUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseasePatient-provider communicationHealthcare resource utilizationPatient-reported outcomesCardiovascular diseaseHealth Plans SurveyMedical Expenditure Panel Survey cohortHigher annual healthcare expendituresRepresentative US adult populationHealthcare expendituresAtherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) patientsConsumer AssessmentEmergency room visitsEvidence-based therapiesAnnual healthcare expendituresCardiovascular disease patientsUS adult populationPlans SurveyMental health statusPatient-centered careOutcomes of interestASA useHospital stayRoom visitsPoor outcome
2015
Opportunities and challenges for reducing hospital revisits.
Dharmarajan K, Krumholz HM. Opportunities and challenges for reducing hospital revisits. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2015, 162: 793-4. PMID: 26030636, DOI: 10.7326/m15-0878.Peer-Reviewed Original Research