2024
Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for pain management for veterans separating from military service: study protocol of a hybrid type 2 study testing implementation facilitation versus training-as-usual
Sellinger J, Rosen M, Lazar C, Gilstad-Hayden K, Dziura J, Li F, Mattocks K, Weede A, Sullivan-Tibbs M, Rose L, Vassallo G, Manhapra A, Turner A, Vogt D, Woodward E, Hartmann C, Haskell S, Mohammad A, Martino S. Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for pain management for veterans separating from military service: study protocol of a hybrid type 2 study testing implementation facilitation versus training-as-usual. Pain Medicine 2024, 25: s99-s106. PMID: 39514877, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChronic PainHumansMaleMass ScreeningPain ManagementReferral and ConsultationUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsTraining-as-usualImplementation facilitatorsReferral to treatmentCase managementBrief interventionHybrid type 2 effectiveness-implementation trialPain managementImplementation strategiesPrimary implementation outcomeSubstance misuseProportion of participantsPain careUsefulness of screeningVeteran engagementVA sitesImplementation outcomesPragmatic trialPain serviceVeteran participantsCase management systemPain intensityDischarged veteransStudy enrollmentVeteransChronic pain
2022
Reducing Delay From Referral to Admission at a U.S. First-Episode Psychosis Service: A Quality Improvement Initiative
Ferrara M, Gallagher K, Yoviene Sykes LA, Markovich P, Li F, Pollard JM, Imetovski S, Cahill J, Guloksuz S, Srihari VH. Reducing Delay From Referral to Admission at a U.S. First-Episode Psychosis Service: A Quality Improvement Initiative. Psychiatric Services 2022, 73: 1416-1419. PMID: 35652190, PMCID: PMC9715806, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.202100374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEarly DiagnosisHospitalizationHumansPsychotic DisordersQuality ImprovementReferral and ConsultationConceptsFirst-episode psychosis servicesConfirmation of eligibilityEarly detection campaignsProportion of admissionsSpecialty care servicesQuality improvement interventionsQuality improvement initiativesLonger DUPMedian delayPoor outcomeUntreated psychosisTreatment accessPsychosis onsetPsychosis servicesCSC servicesCare servicesImprovement interventionsAdmissionImprovement initiativesDetection campaignsInterventionGreater vulnerabilityReferralPsychosis
2021
Skin Cancer Incidence in Organ Transplant Recipients Referred for Benign Skin Conditions
Chundydyal S, Cheng JY, Wang M, Li FY, Colegio OR. Skin Cancer Incidence in Organ Transplant Recipients Referred for Benign Skin Conditions. Dermatologic Surgery 2021, 47: 1428-1432. PMID: 34482329, DOI: 10.1097/dss.0000000000003181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSolid organ transplant recipientsBenign skin conditionsOrgan transplant recipientsSkin conditionsTransplant recipientsCutaneous malignanciesAdult solid organ transplant recipientsDermatologic careAcademic tertiary care centerRetrospective case-control studySkin cancer outcomesTertiary care centerBetter risk stratificationBenign skin disordersCase-control studySkin cancer incidenceMalignant skin lesionsPrompt referralDermatology clinicRisk stratificationCancer outcomesCancer incidenceCare centerReferral reasonsSkin lesions
2020
Access and Outcomes Among Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Patients in a Large Integrated Health System
Thomas A, Papoutsidakis N, Spatz E, Testani J, Soucier R, Chou J, Ahmad T, Darr U, Hu X, Li F, Chen ME, Bellumkonda L, Sumathipala A, Jacoby D. Access and Outcomes Among Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Patients in a Large Integrated Health System. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e014095. PMID: 31973610, PMCID: PMC7033886, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.014095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCardiomyopathy, HypertrophicCause of DeathConnecticutDelivery of Health Care, IntegratedFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHeart Disease Risk FactorsHospitalizationHumansMaleMiddle AgedOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CareReferral and ConsultationRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSocial ClassSocial Determinants of HealthTreatment OutcomeConceptsSpecialty careHCM patientsCare cohortHypertrophic cardiomyopathyYale New Haven Health SystemLarge integrated health systemHealth systemBackground Hypertrophic cardiomyopathyRetrospective cohort studySocioeconomic statusPatients' socioeconomic statusHigher socioeconomic status groupsHypertrophic cardiomyopathy patientsIntegrated health systemSpecialty care accessSocioeconomic status groupsMedical insurance providersCardiomyopathy clinicCause deathLSES patientsCause hospitalizationCause mortalityNoncardiac causesCohort studySecondary outcomes