2018
Adherence to the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors’ (ICMJE) prospective registration policy and implications for outcome integrity: a cross-sectional analysis of trials published in high-impact specialty society journals
Gopal AD, Wallach JD, Aminawung JA, Gonsalves G, Dal-Ré R, Miller JE, Ross JS. Adherence to the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors’ (ICMJE) prospective registration policy and implications for outcome integrity: a cross-sectional analysis of trials published in high-impact specialty society journals. Trials 2018, 19: 448. PMID: 30134950, PMCID: PMC6106722, DOI: 10.1186/s13063-018-2825-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary outcome dataOutcome dataCross-sectional analysisUnregistered trialsTrial characteristicsClinical trialsFavorable findingsProfessional medical societiesMedical societiesIndustry-funded trialsFrequency of registrationPrimary outcomeRegistered trialsEnrollment siteProspective fashionChi-square analysisProportion of trialsOriginal research reportsInitial ascertainmentTrialsHigh-impact journalsMedical Journal EditorsRegistration timingRetrospective registrationLower rates
2013
Evaluation of the Mobile Acute Care of the Elderly (MACE) Service
Hung WW, Ross JS, Farber J, Siu AL. Evaluation of the Mobile Acute Care of the Elderly (MACE) Service. JAMA Internal Medicine 2013, 173: 990-996. PMID: 23608775, PMCID: PMC3691362, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUsual care groupShorter hospital stayAdverse eventsMACE groupUsual careHospital stayAcute careFunctional statusOlder adultsPatient outcomesCatheter-associated urinary tract infectionsTertiary acute care hospitalCare Transitions MeasureHospitalized older adultsUrinary tract infectionPairs of patientsAcute medical problemsGeneral medical servicesLength of stayAcute care hospitalsMount Sinai HospitalLower ratesElderly servicesAcute illnessCohort study
2011
Do Imaging Studies Performed in Physician Offices Increase Downstream Utilization? An Empiric Analysis of Cardiac Stress Testing With Imaging
Chen J, Fazel R, Ross JS, McNamara RL, Einstein AJ, Al-Mallah M, Krumholz HM, Nallamothu BK. Do Imaging Studies Performed in Physician Offices Increase Downstream Utilization? An Empiric Analysis of Cardiac Stress Testing With Imaging. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2011, 4: 630-637. PMID: 21679898, PMCID: PMC3319749, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2011.04.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCardiac CatheterizationChi-Square DistributionEchocardiography, StressEmpirical ResearchFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHumansInsurance, HealthLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial Perfusion ImagingMyocardial RevascularizationOffice VisitsOutpatient Clinics, HospitalPractice Patterns, Physicians'Predictive Value of TestsResidence CharacteristicsTime FactorsUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsMyocardial perfusion imagingSubsequent myocardial perfusion imagingProportion of patientsStress echocardiographyCardiac catheterizationHospital outpatient settingPhysician's officeOutpatient settingStress testingSubsequent cardiac testingCardiac stress testingDownstream resource utilizationHospital outpatient facilitiesCardiac testingPrivate health insuranceDownstream testingOffice imagingPerfusion imagingCatheterizationImaging studiesOutpatient imagingPatientsHealth insuranceLower ratesHigh rate
2007
Certificate of Need Regulation and Cardiac Catheterization Appropriateness After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Ross JS, Ho V, Wang Y, Cha SS, Epstein AJ, Masoudi FA, Nallamothu BK, Krumholz HM. Certificate of Need Regulation and Cardiac Catheterization Appropriateness After Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2007, 115: 1012-1019. PMID: 17283258, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.106.658377.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionCardiac catheterizationHospital coronary artery bypass graft surgeryCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgeryLower ratesUS acute care hospitalsCardiac catheterization capabilitiesChart-abstracted dataBypass graft surgeryDay of admissionAcute care hospitalsComplex medical careQuality of careGraft surgeryCatheterization ratesClinical characteristicsCON regulationsHospital characteristicsMedicare patientsRetrospective analysisCatheterizationHealthcare costsFull cohort