2023
Longitudinal Patterns in Testosterone Prescribing After US FDA Safety Communication in 2014
Sankar A, Everhart A, Jena A, Jeffery M, Ross J, Shah N, Karaca-Mandic P. Longitudinal Patterns in Testosterone Prescribing After US FDA Safety Communication in 2014. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2023, 49: 458-466. PMID: 37380503, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2023.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseFDA safety communicationPhysician characteristicsLabel prescribingCare physiciansTestosterone prescribingService administrative claims dataNon-primary care physiciansCertain physician characteristicsDrug Administration (FDA) safety communicationPrimary care physiciansAdministrative claims dataCase mix indexTestosterone therapyArtery diseaseTestosterone prescriptionsPrescribing levelsMean agePrescription trendsTeaching hospitalClaims dataPrescription levelsMedicare feePrescribingUS Food
2022
In Medicaid Managed Care Networks, Care Is Highly Concentrated Among A Small Percentage Of Physicians
Ludomirsky AB, Schpero WL, Wallace J, Lollo A, Bernheim S, Ross JS, Ndumele CD. In Medicaid Managed Care Networks, Care Is Highly Concentrated Among A Small Percentage Of Physicians. Health Affairs 2022, 41: 760-768. PMID: 35500192, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2021.01747.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare plansPercent of specialistsOutpatient primary carePrimary care physiciansManaged Care NetworkCare physiciansPrimary careMedicaid patientsMedicaid beneficiariesPhysicians' willingnessSpecialist physiciansPhysiciansCare networkMedicaid ServicesCareMedicaid participationOne-thirdNetwork adequacy standardsSmall percentagePercentBeneficiary preferencesPatients
2021
Association of Fluoroquinolone Prescribing Rates With Black Box Warnings from the US Food and Drug Administration
Sankar A, Swanson KM, Zhou J, Jena AB, Ross JS, Shah ND, Karaca-Mandic P. Association of Fluoroquinolone Prescribing Rates With Black Box Warnings from the US Food and Drug Administration. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2136662. PMID: 34851398, PMCID: PMC8637256, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.36662.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAmbulatory CareAnti-Bacterial AgentsBronchitisCross-Sectional StudiesDrug LabelingDrug PrescriptionsFemaleFluoroquinolonesHealth Plan ImplementationHumansInterrupted Time Series AnalysisMaleMedicareMiddle AgedPractice Patterns, Physicians'SinusitisUnited StatesUnited States Food and Drug AdministrationUrinary Tract InfectionsConceptsPrescribing of fluoroquinolonesCross-sectional studyBlack box warningFDA warningCare physiciansPrescribing levelsBox warningMAIN OUTCOMEUS FoodDrug AdministrationMedicare administrative claims dataUncomplicated urinary tract infectionsNon-primary care physiciansAcute care visitsUrinary tract infectionFDA black box warningPrimary care physiciansAdministrative claims dataCase mix indexFluoroquinolone prescriptionsPrescribing trendsCare visitsPrescribing ratesTract infectionsOutpatient visitsUptake of evidence by physicians: De-adoption of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents after the TREAT trial
Vu K, Zhou J, Everhart A, Desai N, Herrin J, Jena AB, Ross JS, Shah ND, Karaca-Mandic P. Uptake of evidence by physicians: De-adoption of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents after the TREAT trial. BMC Nephrology 2021, 22: 284. PMID: 34419007, PMCID: PMC8379779, DOI: 10.1186/s12882-021-02491-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsErythropoiesis-stimulating agentsChronic kidney diseaseEpoetin alfaDarbepoetin alfaTREAT trialTypes of ESAsNew clinical evidencePrimary care physiciansMedicare AdvantageUptake of evidenceCare physiciansAnemia treatmentClinical evidenceKidney diseasePhysician genderMedicare feeUnsafe treatmentSegmented regression approachStudy periodPhysiciansService populationConsistent changesAlfaHigher useTreatment
2018
Network Optimization And The Continuity Of Physicians In Medicaid Managed Care
Ndumele CD, Staiger B, Ross JS, Schlesinger MJ. Network Optimization And The Continuity Of Physicians In Medicaid Managed Care. Health Affairs 2018, 37: 929-935. PMID: 29863934, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2017.1410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChronic DiseaseContinuity of Patient CareCost ControlDatabases, FactualDelivery of Health CareFemaleHealth ExpendituresHealth Maintenance OrganizationsHealth Services AccessibilityHumansMaleManaged Care ProgramsMedicaidPhysiciansPractice Patterns, Physicians'Retrospective StudiesUnited States
2016
Population Of US Practicing Psychiatrists Declined, 2003–13, Which May Help Explain Poor Access To Mental Health Care
Bishop TF, Seirup JK, Pincus HA, Ross JS. Population Of US Practicing Psychiatrists Declined, 2003–13, Which May Help Explain Poor Access To Mental Health Care. Health Affairs 2016, 35: 1271-1277. PMID: 27385244, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.1643.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care physiciansMental health careCare physiciansMental illnessSupply of psychiatristsHealth carePoor accessSevere mental illnessHospital referral regionsMental health servicesTeam-based carePrimary careMedian numberReferral regionsNonphysician providersUS populationHealth servicesMental healthStudy periodCarePsychiatristsPatientsNeurologistsIllnessPhysicians
2011
US Cardiologist Workforce From 1995 To 2007: Modest Growth, Lasting Geographic Maldistribution Especially In Rural Areas
Aneja S, Ross JS, Wang Y, Matsumoto M, Rodgers GP, Bernheim SM, Rathore SS, Krumholz HM. US Cardiologist Workforce From 1995 To 2007: Modest Growth, Lasting Geographic Maldistribution Especially In Rural Areas. Health Affairs 2011, 30: 2301-2309. PMID: 22147857, PMCID: PMC3332098, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care physiciansCare physiciansGeographic maldistributionChronic cardiovascular diseaseHospital referral regionsUse of telemedicineCardiology workforceNumber of cardiologistsTotal physician workforceCardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular careReferral regionsElderly populationUS populationTotal physiciansCardiologistsPhysiciansAge sixtyPhysician workforceDisadvantaged areasPercentRural areasPopulationDiseaseVariety of strategies
2010
Laboratory Test Ordering at Physician Offices with and without On-Site Laboratories
Bishop TF, Federman AD, Ross JS. Laboratory Test Ordering at Physician Offices with and without On-Site Laboratories. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2010, 25: 1057-1063. PMID: 20532656, PMCID: PMC2955467, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-010-1409-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate-specific antigenConfidence intervalsNational Ambulatory Medical Care SurveyAmbulatory Medical Care SurveyPrimary care physiciansDesignCross-sectional studyPhysician ownersGroup practiceHealth care servicesLaboratory testsCommon laboratory testsExcess healthcare spendingGroup practice physiciansCare physiciansBlood countCare SurveyPhysician's officePrimary analysisPractice characteristicsCare servicesSecondary analysisKey ResultsThereSite laboratoryVisitsAOR
2008
Influence of Patients’ Socioeconomic Status on Clinical Management Decisions: A Qualitative Study
Bernheim SM, Ross JS, Krumholz HM, Bradley EH. Influence of Patients’ Socioeconomic Status on Clinical Management Decisions: A Qualitative Study. The Annals Of Family Medicine 2008, 6: 53-59. PMID: 18195315, PMCID: PMC2203396, DOI: 10.1370/afm.749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical management decisionsPatients' socioeconomic statusClinical managementSocioeconomic statusPatient sPatient outcomesPrimary care physiciansStandard of careInfluence of patientLow socioeconomic statusVaried practice settingsHealth care qualitySES influencesCare physiciansHispanic ethnicityPhysician perspectivesPractice settingsCare qualityPatientsPhysiciansPatient interestMinority racial backgroundsInterview guideFinancial strainOutcomes