2014
Payments for Acute Myocardial Infarction Episodes-of-Care Initiated at Hospitals With and Without Interventional Capabilities
Ben-Josef G, Ott LS, Spivack SB, Wang C, Ross JS, Shah SJ, Curtis JP, Kim N, Krumholz HM, Bernheim SM. Payments for Acute Myocardial Infarction Episodes-of-Care Initiated at Hospitals With and Without Interventional Capabilities. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2014, 7: 882-888. PMID: 25387777, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.114.000927.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-PCI hospitalsCoronary artery bypass graft ratesPCI hospitalsAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary intervention capabilityAcute myocardial infarction admissionsLower revascularization ratesPrincipal discharge diagnosisTreatment of patientsMyocardial infarction admissionsHigh rateMyocardial infarction episodeGraft ratePCI capabilityPCI useIndex admissionRevascularization ratesClinical characteristicsPatient demographicsDays postadmissionDischarge diagnosisMedicare patientsCare proceduresMedicare fee
2013
Dominance of Furosemide for Loop Diuretic Therapy in Heart Failure Time to Revisit the Alternatives?
Bikdeli B, Strait KM, Dharmarajan K, Partovian C, Coca SG, Kim N, Li SX, Testani JM, Khan U, Krumholz HM. Dominance of Furosemide for Loop Diuretic Therapy in Heart Failure Time to Revisit the Alternatives? Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2013, 61: 1549-1550. PMID: 23500272, PMCID: PMC4038646, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.12.043.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Antiretroviral Adherence Among Rural Compared to Urban Veterans with HIV Infection in the United States
Ohl ME, Perencevich E, McInnes DK, Kim N, Rimland D, Akgun K, Fiellin DA, Skanderson M, Wang K, Justice A. Antiretroviral Adherence Among Rural Compared to Urban Veterans with HIV Infection in the United States. AIDS And Behavior 2012, 17: 174-180. PMID: 23080359, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-012-0325-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnti-Retroviral AgentsConfidence IntervalsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHIV InfectionsHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMedication AdherenceMiddle AgedOdds RatioResidence CharacteristicsRetrospective StudiesRural PopulationSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsUrban PopulationVeteransConceptsRural-dwelling personsAntiretroviral therapyAntiretroviral adherenceUrban veteransRural-Urban Commuting Area codesVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemCombination antiretroviral therapyHepatitis C infectionMultivariable logistic regressionSubstance use disordersC infectionHIV infectionRemote residentsHigh adherenceWhite raceVA healthcareUse disordersMedian proportionLogistic regressionAdherenceHealthcare systemRemote settingsTherapyInfectionFace barriers