2023
Association of Receipt of Paycheck Protection Program Loans With Staffing Patterns Among US Nursing Homes
Travers J, McGarry B, Friedman S, Holaday L, Ross J, Lopez L, Chen K. Association of Receipt of Paycheck Protection Program Loans With Staffing Patterns Among US Nursing Homes. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2326122. PMID: 37498597, PMCID: PMC10375300, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.26122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUS nursing homesNursing homesPaycheck Protection ProgramPPP loansMean differenceEconomic evaluationLoan programsLoan recipientsAssociation of receiptArea Deprivation IndexHealthcare Cost Report Information SystemAgriculture Rural-Urban Continuum CodesRural-Urban Continuum CodesTotal weekly hoursEvent study approachNursing Home CompareMinimum Data SetSmall Business AdministrationPaycheck Protection Program (PPP) loansMAIN OUTCOMELPN hoursPractical nursesResident careLoan amountStudy period
2021
Uptake 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
Trends in opioid use in commercially insured and Medicare Advantage populations in 2007-16: retrospective cohort study
Jeffery MM, Hooten WM, Henk HJ, Bellolio MF, Hess EP, Meara E, Ross JS, Shah ND. Trends in opioid use in commercially insured and Medicare Advantage populations in 2007-16: retrospective cohort study. The BMJ 2018, 362: k2833. PMID: 30068513, PMCID: PMC6066997, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.k2833.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedicare Advantage beneficiariesAverage daily doseDisabled Medicare beneficiariesAged Medicare beneficiariesRetrospective cohort studyDaily doseOpioid useMedicare beneficiariesLong-term useCohort studyCommercial beneficiariesStudy periodUse prevalenceOpioid use prevalenceHigh rateMedicare Advantage populationTerm useAge 65 yearsOpioid use ratesAdministrative claims dataAverage daily dosesProportion of beneficiariesQuarterly prevalenceMorphine equivalentsOpioid prescriptions
2017
Quality of Care in the United States Territories, 1999–2012
Nuti SV, Wang Y, Masoudi FA, Nunez-Smith M, Normand ST, Murugiah K, Rodríguez-Vilá O, Ross JS, Krumholz HM. Quality of Care in the United States Territories, 1999–2012. Medical Care 2017, 55: 886-892. PMID: 28906314, PMCID: PMC6482857, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionHeart failureHospitalization ratesMedicare beneficiariesMortality rateService Medicare beneficiariesQuality of careRecent study periodPneumonia hospitalizationsMyocardial infarctionPatient outcomesMillions of AmericansMedicare feeHealth outcomesPneumoniaService beneficiariesHospital reimbursementUnique beneficiariesHealth equityStudy periodPatient paymentsInpatient paymentsHealth careMortalityCare
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 periodCarePsychiatristsPatientsNeurologistsIllnessPhysiciansDespite Federal Legislation, Shortages Of Drugs Used In Acute Care Settings Remain Persistent And Prolonged
Chen SI, Fox ER, Hall MK, Ross JS, Bucholz EM, Krumholz HM, Venkatesh AK. Despite Federal Legislation, Shortages Of Drugs Used In Acute Care Settings Remain Persistent And Prolonged. Health Affairs 2016, 35: 798-804. PMID: 27140985, PMCID: PMC6712565, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.1157.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare drugsNational drug shortageDrug information servicesDrug shortagesAcute unscheduled careAcute care settingShortage of drugsUtah Drug Information ServiceIll patientsEmergency departmentUnscheduled careDrug Administration SafetyCare settingsAdministration safetyStudy periodDrugsDrug supplyCareEarly evidenceTotal numberPatients
2015
Older Women With Localized Breast Cancer: Costs And Survival Rates Increased Across Two Time Periods
Feinstein AJ, Long J, Soulos PR, Ma X, Herrin J, Frick KD, Chagpar AB, Krumholz HM, Yu JB, Ross JS, Gross CP. Older Women With Localized Breast Cancer: Costs And Survival Rates Increased Across Two Time Periods. Health Affairs 2015, 34: 592-600. PMID: 25847641, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.1119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStage II diseaseStage III diseaseCancer-related costsCancer careBreast cancerMedian costSurvival rateEnd Results Program-MedicareFive-year survivalCancer care costsBreast surgerySurvival outcomesImproved outcomesOlder womenRadiation therapyCare costsStage IIDiseaseStudy periodWomenCancerCareSignificant national attentionOutcomesPercent
2009
Recent National Trends in Readmission Rates After Heart Failure Hospitalization
Ross JS, Chen J, Lin Z, Bueno H, Curtis JP, Keenan PS, Normand SL, Schreiner G, Spertus JA, Vidán MT, Wang Y, Wang Y, Krumholz HM. Recent National Trends in Readmission Rates After Heart Failure Hospitalization. Circulation Heart Failure 2009, 3: 97-103. PMID: 19903931, PMCID: PMC2830811, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.109.885210.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCause readmission rateReadmission ratesHeart failureRecent national trendsHospital variationService beneficiariesAcute-care nonfederal hospitalsUS acute care hospitalsHeart failure hospitalizationHospital readmission ratesAcute care hospitalsNational trendsNational Quality ForumMedicare administrative dataDistinct hospitalizationsFailure hospitalizationMultiple comorbiditiesCare hospitalNonfederal hospitalsMedicare beneficiariesHospitalizationHospitalQuality ForumStudy periodAdministrative dataExposure to Low-Dose Ionizing Radiation from Medical Imaging Procedures
Fazel R, Krumholz HM, Wang Y, Ross JS, Chen J, Ting HH, Shah ND, Nasir K, Einstein AJ, Nallamothu BK. Exposure to Low-Dose Ionizing Radiation from Medical Imaging Procedures. New England Journal Of Medicine 2009, 361: 849-857. PMID: 19710483, PMCID: PMC3707303, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa0901249.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCumulative effective dosesCumulative effective doseEffective dosesEffective doseMean cumulative effective doseImaging proceduresLow-dose ionizing radiationPopulation-based ratesMedian effective doseOutpatient settingGeneral populationHigh dosesUtilization dataDosesEnrolleesStudy periodRadiation exposureNuclear imagingDoseAnnual effective dosesMedical imaging proceduresUnited StatesExposureHealth care marketYears