2023
In-home Visits and Subsequent Health Outcomes in Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries With Coronary Artery Disease, Diabetes, Hypertension, and Depression
Smolderen K, Heath K, Ameli O, Spencer D, Natwick T, Musich S, Miedico T, Mena-Hurtado C. In-home Visits and Subsequent Health Outcomes in Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries With Coronary Artery Disease, Diabetes, Hypertension, and Depression. Medical Care 2023, 61: 366-376. PMID: 37167558, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001850.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCoronary Artery DiseaseDepressionDiabetes MellitusHouse CallsHumansHypertensionMedicare Part COutcome Assessment, Health CareRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesConceptsPrimary care visitsCoronary artery diseaseMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsFirst primary care visitAdverse cardiovascular eventsCare visitsWait-list control groupHome visitsArtery diseaseList control groupControl groupCardiovascular eventsCare metricsOptum Labs Data WarehouseHigh-morbidity conditionsMedicare Advantage populationInpatient care episodesMedicare Advantage beneficiariesRetrospective data analysisSubsequent health outcomesIndex dateSecondary outcomesEmergency visitsPrimary outcomeInpatient stay
2020
Association of Diabetes Mellitus With Health Status Outcomes in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease: Insights From the PORTRAIT Registry
Patel KK, Alturkmani H, Gosch K, Mena‐Hurtado C, Shishehbor MH, Peri‐Okonny P, Creager MA, Spertus JA, Smolderen KG. Association of Diabetes Mellitus With Health Status Outcomes in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease: Insights From the PORTRAIT Registry. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e017103. PMID: 33153398, PMCID: PMC7763706, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.017103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral artery diseasePAQ summary scoreDiabetes mellitusHealth statusArtery diseaseSummary scoresEffect of DMInteraction of DMPAD-specific health statusSymptomatic peripheral artery diseaseAdverse limb eventsHealth status benefitsBaseline health statusHealth status outcomesPoor health statusHealth status gainsComorbidity burdenPAD progressionPAD severityPORTRAIT registryBackground PatientsConclusions PatientsInternational registryRecent exacerbationSpecialty clinic