2017
Impact of treatment regimen on acute care use during and after adjuvant chemotherapy for early-stage breast cancer
Ruddy KJ, Van Houten HK, Sangaralingham LR, Freedman RA, Thompson CA, Hashmi SK, Jemal A, Haddad TC, Mougalian S, Herrin J, Gross C, Shah N. Impact of treatment regimen on acute care use during and after adjuvant chemotherapy for early-stage breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2017, 164: 515-525. PMID: 28493045, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-017-4280-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute care useEarly-stage breast cancerCare useBreast cancerAdjuvant chemotherapyContemporary adjuvant chemotherapyAcute care needsCommercial insurance databaseEmergency department visitsED visit ratesRate of hospitalizationOncology Care ModelChemotherapy initiationChemotherapy regimenEligible patientsED visitsDepartment visitsTreatment regimenAcute careInsurance databaseAdministration periodAdjusted ratesCare modelCare needsVisit rates
2015
Use of Post-acute Care Services and Readmissions After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation in Privately Insured Patients
Dunlay SM, Haas LR, Herrin J, Schilz SR, Stulak JM, Kushwaha SS, Shah ND. Use of Post-acute Care Services and Readmissions After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation in Privately Insured Patients. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2015, 21: 816-823. PMID: 26093335, PMCID: PMC4591181, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2015.06.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-acute care useVentricular assist device implantationPost-acute care servicesAssist device implantationCare useHospital dischargeReadmission riskDevice implantationCare servicesUnited States health planHealth care resource utilizationEnd of coverageLonger hospital lengthPeripheral vascular diseaseSkilled nursing facilitiesState Health PlanHeart transplantationHospital lengthLVAD implantationHeart failureHospital readmissionDevice complicationsVascular diseaseHospital characteristicsAdministrative claims
2010
Impact of Hospice Disenrollment on Health Care Use and Medicare Expenditures for Patients With Cancer
Carlson MD, Herrin J, Du Q, Epstein AJ, Barry CL, Morrison RS, Back AL, Bradley EH. Impact of Hospice Disenrollment on Health Care Use and Medicare Expenditures for Patients With Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2010, 28: 4371-4375. PMID: 20805463, PMCID: PMC2954136, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.26.1818.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care useHospice disenrollmentCare useMedicare expendituresHospice usersEmergency departmentIntensive care unit admissionEnd Results-Medicare dataHigher health care useDisease-directed treatmentCare unit admissionRate of hospitalizationIntensive care unitLargest diagnostic groupResult of cancerTotal Medicare expendituresHospital deathUnit admissionCare unitMultivariable analysisFamily caregiversPatientsHospice teamPatient careDiagnostic groups