2021
Effects of forced disruption in Medicaid managed care on children with asthma
Piwnica‐Worms K, Staiger B, Ross JS, Rosenthal MS, Ndumele CD. Effects of forced disruption in Medicaid managed care on children with asthma. Health Services Research 2021, 56: 668-676. PMID: 33624290, PMCID: PMC8313960, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13643.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care providersPersistent asthmaCare plansOutpatient visitsCare utilizationCare administrative claims dataEmergency department utilizationHealth care utilizationAdministrative claims dataIndicators of asthmaProportion of childrenPatients outpatientHealth utilizationAdministrative claimsAsthmaCare providersClaims dataNumber of childrenConsistent associationMedicaidVisitsChildrenOutpatientsPercentage point decreaseEnrollment data
2017
Factors Associated with Refugee Acute Healthcare Utilization in Southern Connecticut
Semere W, Agrawal P, Yun K, Di Bartolo I, Annamalai A, Ross JS. Factors Associated with Refugee Acute Healthcare Utilization in Southern Connecticut. Journal Of Immigrant And Minority Health 2017, 20: 327-333. PMID: 28382427, DOI: 10.1007/s10903-017-0574-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute care useAcute care visitsCare useMonths of arrivalCare visitsMedical evaluationDay of arrivalAcute healthcare utilizationRetrospective cohort studyAcute care utilizationCohort studyCare utilizationHealthcare utilizationMale sexHospital visitsEmergency roomPrior historyHealth characteristicsLower likelihoodSouthern ConnecticutGreater likelihoodVisitsTimely evaluationAdult refugeesMonths
2015
Hospital-Based Acute Care After Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: Implications for Quality Measurement
Trimba R, Laughlin RT, Krishnamurthy A, Ross JS, Fox JP. Hospital-Based Acute Care After Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: Implications for Quality Measurement. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2015, 31: 573-578.e2. PMID: 26689614, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2015.10.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedArthroplasty, Replacement, HipArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeDatabases, FactualEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient DischargePatient ReadmissionQuality Assurance, Health CareQuality of Health CareRetrospective StudiesSubacute CareConceptsED visitsReadmission ratesTotal hipPostdischarge experiencesHospital-based acute carePostdischarge health care utilizationHospital emergency department (ED) visitsAcute care measuresEmergency department visitsED visit ratesHospital readmission ratesHealth care utilizationDepartment visitsHospital readmissionCare utilizationAcute careKnee arthroplastyCare measuresVisit ratesVisitsReadmissionArthroplastyHospitalHipCare