2017
Influence of Medical Insurance Under the Affordable Care Act on Access to Pain Management of the Trauma Patient
Wiznia DH, Zaki T, Maisano J, Kim CY, Halaszynski TM, Leslie MP. Influence of Medical Insurance Under the Affordable Care Act on Access to Pain Management of the Trauma Patient. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine 2017, 42: 39-44. PMID: 27776094, PMCID: PMC5173388, DOI: 10.1097/aap.0000000000000502.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain specialistsAffordable Care ActPain medicationPain managementTrauma patientsMedicaid patientsCare ActBoard-certified pain specialistsMedicaid eligibilityPostoperative trauma patientsNew patient visitsVulnerable patient populationLow-income adultsCash-paying patientsAnkle fracturesPain physiciansOffice visitsPatient populationSpecialty carePatient visitsNew patientsHigh incidenceType of insurancePatient influencePatients
2016
Do we really know our patient population in database research? A comparison of the femoral shaft fracture patient populations in three commonly used national databases.
Samuel AM, Lukasiewicz AM, Webb ML, Bohl DD, Basques BA, Varthi AG, Leslie MP, Grauer JN. Do we really know our patient population in database research? A comparison of the femoral shaft fracture patient populations in three commonly used national databases. The Bone & Joint Journal 2016, 98-B: 425-32. PMID: 26920971, DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.98b3.36285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramCharleston Comorbidity IndexNational Trauma Data BankNationwide Inpatient SampleOrthopaedic trauma researchPatient populationNational databaseLarge national clinical databaseSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramOrthopaedic trauma populationPopulation of patientsFemoral shaft fracturesNational Clinical DatabaseTrauma Data BankQuality Improvement ProgramTrauma researchMore comorbiditiesComorbidity indexShaft fracturesTrauma populationDistribution of ageInpatient SampleInclusion criteriaSD 1.9SD 2.3