2020
Association Between Industry Payments to Physicians and Device Selection in ICD Implantation
Annapureddy AR, Henien S, Wang Y, Minges KE, Ross JS, Spatz ES, Desai NR, Peterson PN, Masoudi FA, Curtis JP. Association Between Industry Payments to Physicians and Device Selection in ICD Implantation. JAMA 2020, 324: 1755-1764. PMID: 33141208, PMCID: PMC7610190, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.17436.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCRT-D implantationCRT-D devicesCross-sectional studyNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryFirst-time ICDFirst-time implantationProportion of patientsEntire study cohortDevice selectionProportion of devicesICD implantationICD RegistryPrimary outcomeCardiac resynchronizationStudy cohortPatient groupMAIN OUTCOMEPatientsPhysiciansICDAbsolute differenceImplantationManufacturer CHigher total paymentsAssociation
2019
Association of Statewide Certificate of Need Regulations With Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Appropriateness and Outcomes
Chui PW, Parzynski CS, Ross JS, Desai NR, Gurm HS, Spertus JA, Seto AH, Ho V, Curtis JP. Association of Statewide Certificate of Need Regulations With Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Appropriateness and Outcomes. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2019, 8: e010373. PMID: 30642222, PMCID: PMC6497347, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.118.010373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute coronary syndromePercutaneous coronary interventionPCI proceduresCON statesAppropriate use criteriaNon-CON statesCoronary syndromePCI registryCoronary interventionCON regulationsIntervention appropriatenessChi-square analysisAmerican CollegeHealthcare costsNeed regulationsPCI appropriatenessUse criteriaAbsolute differenceHealthcare servicesNew healthcare servicesAssociationPCILower proportionOutcomesACS