2022
Medicare Coverage and Out-of-Pocket Costs of Quadruple Drug Therapy for Heart Failure
Faridi K, Dayoub E, Ross J, Dhruva S, Ahmad T, Desai N. Medicare Coverage and Out-of-Pocket Costs of Quadruple Drug Therapy for Heart Failure. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2022, 79: 2516-2525. PMID: 35738713, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.04.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitorsAngiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitorQuadruple therapyOOP costsMedicare coveragePocket costsAngiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitorPrior authorizationAngiotensin receptor blockersQuadruple drug therapyCotransporter 2 inhibitorsMineralocorticoid receptor antagonistsReduced ejection fractionDrug plansReceptor blockersEjection fractionHeart failureDrug therapyReceptor antagonistPrescription drug plansMedicare patientsEnzyme inhibitorsTherapyRegimensMedication prices
2015
Patterns of Use of Angiotensin‐Converting Enzyme Inhibitors/Angiotensin Receptor Blockers Among Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction in China From 2001 to 2011: China PEACE‐Retrospective AMI Study
Liu J, Masoudi FA, Spertus JA, Wang Q, Murugiah K, Spatz ES, Li J, Li X, Ross JS, Krumholz HM, Jiang L, Group C. Patterns of Use of Angiotensin‐Converting Enzyme Inhibitors/Angiotensin Receptor Blockers Among Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction in China From 2001 to 2011: China PEACE‐Retrospective AMI Study. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2015, 4: e001343. PMID: 25713293, PMCID: PMC4345866, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.114.001343.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsACEI/ARB therapyAcute myocardial infarctionClass I indicationsARB therapyMyocardial infarctionMortality riskReceptor blockersAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors/Angiotensin Receptor BlockersEnzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockersChina PEACE-Retrospective AMI StudyChinese AMI patientsClass IIa recommendationRates of therapyAbsence of contraindicationsAngiotensin receptor blockersHigher mortality riskCost-effective therapyIIa recommendationAMI patientsChina PatientRetrospective studyHigh riskPatterns of useChinese guidelinesPatients
2008
Electronic Health Record Components and the Quality of Care
Keyhani S, Hebert PL, Ross JS, Federman A, Zhu CW, Siu AL. Electronic Health Record Components and the Quality of Care. Medical Care 2008, 46: 1267-1272. PMID: 19300317, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e31817e18ae.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood pressure controlQuality of careAmbulatory Medical Care SurveyComplete electronic health recordElectronic health recordsElectronic reminder systemAppropriate therapyEHR componentsPressure controlCare SurveyChronic conditionsPhysician notesNational Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care SurveyNational Ambulatory Medical Care SurveyComputerized prescription order entryReminder systemException of angiotensinAngiotensin receptor blockersOrder entryPrimary care providersPrescription order entryImpact of EHRsCross-sectional analysisReceptor blockersNursing notes