2019
Low‐Interventional Approaches to Intrapartum Care: Hospital Variation in Practice and Associated Factors
Lundsberg LS, Main EK, Lee HC, Lin H, Illuzzi JL, Xu X. Low‐Interventional Approaches to Intrapartum Care: Hospital Variation in Practice and Associated Factors. Journal Of Midwifery & Women's Health 2019, 65: 33-44. PMID: 31502407, DOI: 10.1111/jmwh.13017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntrapartum careMultivariable logistic regressionHigh intervention groupLow-intervention groupMedical-legal concernsIntrapartum practicesNewborn morbidityHospital variationCesarean birthAssociated FactorsPatient outcomesInterventional approachesProcedure ratesAmerican CollegeHospital useHospital's likelihoodHospital groupHospitalBivariate analysisLogistic regressionMidwifery modelCalifornia hospitalsCareLatent class analysisHospital culture
2018
Quality Assurance Practices in Obstetric Care
Lundsberg LS, Lee HC, Dueñas GV, Gregory KD, Nardini H, Pettker CM, Illuzzi JL, Xu X. Quality Assurance Practices in Obstetric Care. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2018, 131: 214-223. PMID: 29324608, PMCID: PMC7020098, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000002437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbnormal fetal heart rateEvidence-supported practicesFetal heart rateObstetric careHeart rateFrequent simulationLabor arrestCesarean deliveryPostpartum hemorrhageSignificant morbidityObstetric hospitalPerinatal careShoulder dystociaAppropriate statistical testsHospital practiceHospitalBivariate analysisTeaching statusMost hospitalsCareEclampsiaPrivate nonprofit hospitalsInterprofessional simulationStatewide surveyBroad spectrum
2017
Regional Medicare Expenditures and Survival Among Older Women With Localized Breast Cancer
Tannenbaum S, Soulos PR, Herrin J, Mougalian S, Long JB, Wang R, Ma X, Gross CP, Xu X. Regional Medicare Expenditures and Survival Among Older Women With Localized Breast Cancer. Medical Care 2017, 55: 1030-1038. PMID: 29068906, PMCID: PMC5863278, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000822.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer careHospital referral regionsNonmetastatic breast cancerBreast cancerCancer careMedicare beneficiariesMedicare expendituresCancer expendituresBetter survivalEnd Results-MedicareRetrospective cohort studyPatients 3 yearsClinical characteristicsCohort studyOverall survivalCancer stagePatient outcomesOutcome measuresReferral regionsOlder womenSignificant associationStage IIBivariate analysisCancerQuintile