2017
Racial disparities in the use of programmed death-1 checkpoint inhibitors.
O'Connor J, Seidl-Rathkopf K, Torres A, You P, Nussbaum N, Fessele K, Darius K, Adelson K, Yin E, Presley C, Chiang A, Ross J, Abernethy A, Gross C. Racial disparities in the use of programmed death-1 checkpoint inhibitors. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: 3068-3068. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.3068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDeath-1 checkpoint inhibitorsElectronic health record databaseLines of therapySystemic therapyCheckpoint inhibitorsCancer clinicRacial disparitiesAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerNon-small cell lung cancerMetastatic renal cell carcinomaAnti-PD1 treatmentCell lung cancerRenal cell carcinomaHealth record databaseSignificant racial disparitiesNew cancer drugsSquamous histologyStudy drugReal-world practiceAdvanced melanomaTherapy linesWhite patientsMale sexCell carcinomaLung cancerFactors 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
2009
Determinants of Cardiac Catheterization Use in Older Medicare Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Ko DT, Ross JS, Wang Y, Krumholz HM. Determinants of Cardiac Catheterization Use in Older Medicare Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2009, 3: 54-62. PMID: 20123672, PMCID: PMC3024143, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.109.858456.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overCardiac CatheterizationChi-Square DistributionComorbidityFemaleHemorrhageHospitalizationHumansLikelihood FunctionsLogistic ModelsMaleMedicareMyocardial InfarctionPatient SelectionPractice Patterns, Physicians'Risk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionCardiac catheterization useCardiac catheterizationInappropriate indicationsAMI patientsAppropriate indicationsMyocardial infarctionRisk scoreCardiology/American Heart Association class IBaseline cardiovascular riskOlder Medicare patientsHigh-risk patientsDemographic factorsMore comorbiditiesCardiovascular riskOlder patientsMale sexProcedure indicationFemale sexMedicare patientsAmerican CollegeAMI admissionsMedicare feePatientsCatheterization