2016
Preventive Care Quality of Medicare Accountable Care Organizations
Albright BB, Lewis VA, Ross JS, Colla CH. Preventive Care Quality of Medicare Accountable Care Organizations. Medical Care 2016, 54: 326-335. PMID: 26759974, PMCID: PMC4752877, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000477.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreventive care qualityAccountable care organizationsMedicare Accountable Care OrganizationsCare qualityDisease preventionAnnual health screeningElectronic health record capabilitiesPrimary care providersCross-sectional studyCare organizationsPrimary care workforceComposite measureWellness screeningPayment modelsCancer screeningHealth screeningCare providersMinority beneficiariesCare workforceMedicare Shared Savings ProgramServices AdministrationShared Savings ProgramProvider compositionVaccineNational survey
2014
Decision-making and cancer screening: A qualitative study of older adults with multiple chronic conditions
Gross CP, Fried TR, Tinetti ME, Ross JS, Genao I, Hossain S, Wolf E, Lewis CL. Decision-making and cancer screening: A qualitative study of older adults with multiple chronic conditions. Journal Of Geriatric Oncology 2014, 6: 93-100. PMID: 25544380, DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2014.12.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer screening decisionsCancer screeningChronic conditionsCancer statusEducational promptsOlder personsMultiple chronic conditionsScreening decisionsDirect health benefitsMedical conditionsOverall healthOlder adultsThematic saturationHealth benefitsLife expectancyIndependent readersHealth scenarioMost respondentsScreeningAdultsAgeQualitative studySample sizeStatusMedicationsEvolution of Breast Cancer Screening in the Medicare Population: Clinical and Economic Implications
Killelea BK, Long JB, Chagpar AB, Ma X, Wang R, Ross JS, Gross CP. Evolution of Breast Cancer Screening in the Medicare Population: Clinical and Economic Implications. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2014, 106: dju159. PMID: 25031307, PMCID: PMC4155428, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/dju159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd Results-MedicareBreast cancer stageCohort of womenEarly-stage tumorsBreast cancer screeningAdjunct imagingSignificant changesCancer screeningCancer stageIncidence rateBreast cancerAdjunct procedureOlder womenMedicare populationMedicare beneficiariesClinical practiceComputer-aided detectionPoisson regressionNational feeCohortBreast ultrasoundWomenEarlier cohortsLater cohortsMedicare spending
2013
The cost implications of prostate cancer screening in the Medicare population
Ma X, Wang R, Long JB, Ross JS, Soulos PR, Yu JB, Makarov DV, Gold HT, Gross CP. The cost implications of prostate cancer screening in the Medicare population. Cancer 2013, 120: 96-102. PMID: 24122801, PMCID: PMC3867600, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.28373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate cancerScreening costsAnnual screening costsPopulation-based cohortProstate cancer screeningHospital referral region levelMale Medicare beneficiariesProstate-specific antigenCancer screeningLowest quartileHRR levelMedicare populationMedicare beneficiariesOlder menNational feeCancerService Medicare programCancer diagnosisMenQuartilePSACost implicationsAnnual expenditureMedicare programBiopsyThe Cost of Breast Cancer Screening in the Medicare Population
Gross CP, Long JB, Ross JS, Abu-Khalaf MM, Wang R, Killelea BK, Gold HT, Chagpar AB, Ma X. The Cost of Breast Cancer Screening in the Medicare Population. JAMA Internal Medicine 2013, 173: 220-226. PMID: 23303200, PMCID: PMC3638736, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.1397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer screeningCancer screeningTreatment costsBetter breast cancer outcomesEnd Results-Medicare databaseService MedicareHigh screening costsWomen ages 66Breast cancer outcomesInitial cancer treatmentHospital referral region levelWomen 75 yearsInitial treatment costsEarly-stage cancerDigital screening mammographyCancer outcomesCancer incidenceCancer stageLowest quartileAge 66Breast cancerOlder womenMedicare populationComputer-aided detectionTreatment expenditures
2012
Impact of the 2008 US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation to Discontinue Prostate Cancer Screening Among Male Medicare Beneficiaries
Ross JS, Wang R, Long JB, Gross CP, Ma X. Impact of the 2008 US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation to Discontinue Prostate Cancer Screening Among Male Medicare Beneficiaries. JAMA Internal Medicine 2012, 172: 1601-1603. PMID: 22987029, PMCID: PMC3597450, DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.3726.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Racial and ethnic differences in personal cervical cancer screening amongst post-graduate physicians: Results from a cross-sectional survey
Ross JS, Nuñez-Smith M, Forsyth BA, Rosenbaum JR. Racial and ethnic differences in personal cervical cancer screening amongst post-graduate physicians: Results from a cross-sectional survey. BMC Public Health 2008, 8: 378. PMID: 18973674, PMCID: PMC2590615, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-378.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical cancer screeningCervical cancerCross-sectional surveyCancer screeningCervical cancer screening recommendationsEthnic differencesCancer screening recommendationsPerceptions of adherenceNon-significant tendencyScreening recommendationsUniversity HospitalEthnic disparitiesPhysiciansWomenCancerLess adherentAdherenceConvenience sampleHealth careCareScreeningBackgroundRacialAsiansRecommendationsResultsOverallUse of Recommended Ambulatory Care Services: Is the Veterans Affairs Quality Gap Narrowing?
Ross JS, Keyhani S, Keenan PS, Bernheim SM, Penrod JD, Boockvar KS, Federman AD, Krumholz HM, Siu AL. Use of Recommended Ambulatory Care Services: Is the Veterans Affairs Quality Gap Narrowing? JAMA Internal Medicine 2008, 168: 950-958. PMID: 18474759, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.168.9.950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAmbulatory CareBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemBreast NeoplasmsCholesterolColorectal NeoplasmsCounselingDiabetes MellitusDiabetic RetinopathyDisease ManagementDyslipidemiasFemaleHospitals, VeteransHumansInfluenza VaccinesMaleMiddle AgedPneumococcal VaccinesPreventive Health ServicesQuality of Health CareSmoking CessationUnited StatesVeteransConceptsVeterans Affairs Medical CenterAmbulatory care servicesInsured adultsCancer screeningCare servicesBehavior Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemCardiovascular risk reductionColorectal cancer screeningChronic disease careBreast cancer screeningQuality improvement initiativesQuality of careUS health care systemInfectious disease preventionHealth care systemHealth Care Quality Improvement InitiativeEye examinationSelf-reported useDisease careCancer preventionMellitus managementMedical CenterAmbulatory careService useDual Use of Veterans Affairs Services and Use of Recommended Ambulatory Care
Ross JS, Keyhani S, Keenan PS, Bernheim SM, Penrod JD, Boockvar KS, Krumholz HM, Siu AL. Dual Use of Veterans Affairs Services and Use of Recommended Ambulatory Care. Medical Care 2008, 46: 309-316. PMID: 18388846, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e31815b9db3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAmbulatory CareBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrimary Health CareQuality Indicators, Health CareQuality of Health CareSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsVA usersPatient characteristicsCancer screeningDual usersVeterans Affairs Medical SystemBehavior Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemCardiovascular risk reductionMultivariable logistic regressionProstate cancer screeningAmbulatory care servicesVeterans Affairs servicesCommunity-dwelling adultsBreast cancer screeningLow useCross-sectional analysisInfectious disease preventionHealth care systemInfluenza vaccinationCare patientsSelf-reported useUnadjusted analysesCancer preventionOutcome measuresAmbulatory care
2007
Use of preventive care by elderly male veterans receiving care through the Veterans Health Administration, Medicare fee-for-service, and Medicare HMO plans.
Keyhani S, Ross JS, Hebert P, Dellenbaugh C, Penrod JD, Siu AL. Use of preventive care by elderly male veterans receiving care through the Veterans Health Administration, Medicare fee-for-service, and Medicare HMO plans. American Journal Of Public Health 2007, 97: 2179-85. PMID: 17971544, PMCID: PMC2089117, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2007.114934.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFee-for-Service PlansHealth Maintenance OrganizationsHealth Services AccessibilityHealth StatusHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMedicareMultivariate AnalysisOutcome Assessment, Health CarePreventive Health ServicesSocial ClassUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationMedicare health maintenance organizationsHealth maintenance organizationSerum cholesterol screeningPreventive careMedicare FFSInfluenza vaccinationPneumococcal vaccinationCholesterol screeningMedicare feeHealth AdministrationSerum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) measurementProstate specific antigen measurementsVeterans 65 yearsProstate cancer screeningMedicare Current Beneficiary SurveyElderly male veteransCross-sectional analysisSelf-reported useCancer screeningAntigen measurementMale veteransVaccinationBeneficiary SurveyMaintenance organization
2006
Use of preventive care by the working poor in the United States
Ross JS, Bernheim SM, Bradley EH, Teng HM, Gallo WT. Use of preventive care by the working poor in the United States. Preventive Medicine 2006, 44: 254-259. PMID: 17196642, PMCID: PMC1810564, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2006.11.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCost of IllnessCross-Sectional StudiesEmploymentFemaleHealth PromotionHealth Services AccessibilityHealth Services Needs and DemandHumansMaleMass ScreeningMiddle AgedPatient Acceptance of Health CarePovertyPreventive Health ServicesRisk AssessmentSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesVulnerable PopulationsConceptsPreventive care usePreventive careInfluenza vaccinationCholesterol screeningCancer screeningCare useOlder community-dwelling adultsSerum cholesterol screeningCervical cancer screeningProstate cancer screeningCommunity-dwelling adultsOlder working adultsFederal poverty levelCross-sectional analysisSelf-reported useSocio-demographic characteristicsUnadjusted analysesProstate cancerBreast cancerInsurance coverageCareAdultsVaccinationWorking adultsCancer
2005
BRIEF REPORT: Housestaff Adherence to Cervical Cancer Screening Recommendations
Ross JS, Forsyth BA, Rosenbaum JR. BRIEF REPORT: Housestaff Adherence to Cervical Cancer Screening Recommendations. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2005, 21: 68-70. PMID: 16423127, PMCID: PMC1484609, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2005.0279.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical cancer screening recommendationsCancer screening recommendationsPreventive careUSPSTF recommendationsScreening recommendationsCervical cancer screeningPerceptions of adherenceCross-sectional surveyPrimary outcomeCervical diseaseUniversity HospitalCancer screeningLow adherenceScreening behaviorPostgraduate trainingGreater riskLack of timeSmall subgroupHousestaffConvenience sampleAdherenceCareLong work hoursScreeningClinical education