2023
Physician responses to apple watch-detected irregular rhythm alerts
Demkowicz P, Dhruva S, Spatz E, Beatty A, Ross J, Khera R. Physician responses to apple watch-detected irregular rhythm alerts. American Heart Journal 2023, 262: 29-37. PMID: 37084933, PMCID: PMC10988207, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2023.04.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtrial fibrillationPrimary careEmergency medicinePhysician responsesDiagnostic testingUse of antiarrhythmicsClinical practice guidelinesMeasurement of BNPFurther diagnostic testingCase-based surveyLarge academic centerAF alertsAsymptomatic patientsPatient demographicsClinical symptomsTreatment optionsMedical historyPatient referralPhysician specialtyPractice guidelinesPhysician differencesRhythm monitoringAcademic centersUS FoodClinical complexity
2018
National Prescribing Trends for High‐Risk Anticholinergic Medications in Older Adults
Rhee TG, Choi YC, Ouellet GM, Ross JS. National Prescribing Trends for High‐Risk Anticholinergic Medications in Older Adults. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2018, 66: 1382-1387. PMID: 29582410, PMCID: PMC6097908, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15357.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Ambulatory Medical Care SurveyAnticholinergic prescriptionsPhysician specialtyDrug classesPrescribing trendsOffice-based outpatient visitsOffice-based physician visitsAmbulatory Medical Care SurveyMultivariable logistic regression analysisOlder adultsNational prescribing trendsCommon drug classesLogistic regression analysisCross-sectional analysisSpecific physician specialtiesAnticholinergic medicationsPhysician visitsOutpatient visitsQuality prescribingCare SurveyFemale sexStratified analysisSouthern geographic regionsGreater oddsTotal visits
2014
Pediatric screening urinalysis: a difference-in-differences analysis of how a 2007 change in guidelines impacted use
Filice CE, Green JC, Rosenthal MS, Ross JS. Pediatric screening urinalysis: a difference-in-differences analysis of how a 2007 change in guidelines impacted use. BMC Pediatrics 2014, 14: 260. PMID: 25303836, PMCID: PMC4287447, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-14-260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild visitsAdult visitsNational Ambulatory Medical Care SurveyMale childrenAmbulatory Medical Care SurveyPatient race/ethnicityFemale childrenCommunity health centersHigh-quality careRace/ethnicityPatient ageCare SurveyPatient genderAAP recommendationsPhysician specialtyHealth centersPediatrics recommendationsAmerican AcademyUrinalysisChildren 4VisitsYoung adultsMethodsUsing dataPrivate practiceChildrenAssociation of Physician Specialty and Medical Therapy for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Han LC, Kim SP, Gross CP, Ross JS, Van Houten HK, Smaldone MC, Krambeck AE, Shah ND. Association of Physician Specialty and Medical Therapy for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. Medical Care 2014, 52: 128-136. PMID: 24423810, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncident benign prostatic hyperplasiaBenign prostatic hyperplasiaPrimary care providersMedical therapyProstatic hyperplasiaPhysician specialtyNew agentsRespective drug classesAdministrative claims databaseLittle available evidenceRetrospective cohortMedical managementClaims databaseMonths postdiagnosisInsured patientsDrug classesCare providersBlockersReductase inhibitorsPatientsExisting agentsAvailable evidenceUrologistsOverall useHyperplasia