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 complexityFinancial conflicts of interest among US physician authors of 2020 clinical practice guidelines: a cross-sectional study
Mooghali M, Glick L, Ramachandran R, Ross J. Financial conflicts of interest among US physician authors of 2020 clinical practice guidelines: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2023, 13: e069115. PMID: 36690402, PMCID: PMC9872463, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069115.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
Physician Network Connections Associated With Faster De-Adoption of Dronedarone for Permanent Atrial Fibrillation
Stecher C, Everhart A, Smith LB, Jena A, Ross JS, Desai NR, Shah N, Karaca-Mandic P. Physician Network Connections Associated With Faster De-Adoption of Dronedarone for Permanent Atrial Fibrillation. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2021, 14: e008040. PMID: 34555928, PMCID: PMC8530939, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.121.008040.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Association Between Industry Payments to Physicians and Device Selection in ICD Implantation
Annapureddy AR, Henien S, Wang Y, Minges KE, Ross JS, Spatz ES, Desai NR, Peterson PN, Masoudi FA, Curtis JP. Association Between Industry Payments to Physicians and Device Selection in ICD Implantation. JAMA 2020, 324: 1755-1764. PMID: 33141208, PMCID: PMC7610190, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.17436.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCRT-D implantationCRT-D devicesCross-sectional studyNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryFirst-time ICDFirst-time implantationProportion of patientsEntire study cohortDevice selectionProportion of devicesICD implantationICD RegistryPrimary outcomeCardiac resynchronizationStudy cohortPatient groupMAIN OUTCOMEPatientsPhysiciansICDAbsolute differenceImplantationManufacturer CHigher total paymentsAssociation
2019
Kept in the dark: Scotland rejects “sunshine” legislation
Ross JS. Kept in the dark: Scotland rejects “sunshine” legislation. The BMJ 2019, 364: l1379. PMID: 30926587, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.l1379.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
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 StatesPhysician Denial of Inappropriate Patient Requests—What If I Say No??
Ross JS. Physician Denial of Inappropriate Patient Requests—What If I Say No?? JAMA Internal Medicine 2018, 178: 92. PMID: 29181540, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.7367.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2017
Having Their Cake and Eating It Too: Physician Skepticism of the Open Payments Program
Ross JS. Having Their Cake and Eating It Too: Physician Skepticism of the Open Payments Program. The American Journal Of Bioethics 2017, 17: 19-22. PMID: 28537822, DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2017.1313340.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2016
Industry support of physician education in the USA
Fleischman W, Ross JS. Industry support of physician education in the USA. Journal Of Epidemiology & Community Health 2016, 71: 213. PMID: 27612981, DOI: 10.1136/jech-2015-206592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation between payments from manufacturers of pharmaceuticals to physicians and regional prescribing: cross sectional ecological study
Fleischman W, Agrawal S, King M, Venkatesh AK, Krumholz HM, McKee D, Brown D, Ross JS. Association between payments from manufacturers of pharmaceuticals to physicians and regional prescribing: cross sectional ecological study. The BMJ 2016, 354: i4189. PMID: 27540015, PMCID: PMC4989280, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.i4189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital referral regionsOral anticoagulantsReferral regionsDiabetes drugsDrug classesGreater prescribingMedicare Part D beneficiariesAdditional daysPart D beneficiariesMedicare Part D prescriptionsCross-sectional analysisSectional ecological studyMedicare Part DPart D prescriptionsManufacturers of pharmaceuticalsPrescribingAnticoagulantsPhysiciansDrugsPart DEducational materialsSectional analysisStudy limitationsConsulting feesAssociationFinancial Ties Between Emergency Physicians and Industry: Insights From Open Payments Data
Fleischman W, Ross JS, Melnick ER, Newman DH, Venkatesh AK. Financial Ties Between Emergency Physicians and Industry: Insights From Open Payments Data. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2016, 68: 153-158.e4. PMID: 26973175, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2016.01.014.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Physician and other healthcare personnel responses to hospital stroke quality of care performance feedback: a qualitative study
Ross JS, Williams L, Damush TM, Matthias M. Physician and other healthcare personnel responses to hospital stroke quality of care performance feedback: a qualitative study. BMJ Quality & Safety 2015, 25: 441. PMID: 26253122, DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStroke qualityVHA hospitalsCare measuresHealthcare personnelVeterans Health Administration hospitalsStroke care processesPublic reportingQuality improvement effortsAdministration HospitalCare processesHospitalPhysiciansRelevant physiciansHospital administratorsYears of experienceHospital performanceCliniciansNursesQualitative studyInterview transcriptsPersonnel responsesImprovement effortsIdentified areasFeedback initiativeQualitative interviews
2014
Marketing to Physicians in a Digital World
Manz C, Ross JS, Grande D. Marketing to Physicians in a Digital World. New England Journal Of Medicine 2014, 371: 1857-1859. PMID: 25390738, DOI: 10.1056/nejmp1408974.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersDoctors and healthcare reform: a duty to understand?
Long T, Ross JS. Doctors and healthcare reform: a duty to understand? Postgraduate Medical Journal 2014, 90: 303-304. PMID: 24835534, DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2014-132689.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2013
Regional Density of Cardiologists and Rates of Mortality for Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure
Kulkarni VT, Ross JS, Wang Y, Nallamothu BK, Spertus JA, Normand SL, Masoudi FA, Krumholz HM. Regional Density of Cardiologists and Rates of Mortality for Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2013, 6: 352-359. PMID: 23680965, PMCID: PMC5323047, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.113.000214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCardiologyCohort StudiesFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHealth Services Needs and DemandHealthcare DisparitiesHeart FailureHospitalizationHumansLinear ModelsLogistic ModelsMaleMedicareMyocardial InfarctionOdds RatioPhysiciansPneumoniaPrognosisResidence CharacteristicsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsUnited StatesWorkforceConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionHeart failureHospital referral regionsMortality riskLowest quintileMyocardial infarctionReferral regionsMedicare administrative claims dataCharacteristics of patientsRisk of deathAdministrative claims dataHierarchical logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsRate of mortalityRegional densityHighest quintileNumber of cardiologistsWorse outcomesClaims dataPatientsPneumoniaCardiologistsHospitalizationAdmissionQuintile
2012
Visits for Primary Care Services to Primary Care and Specialty Care Physicians, 1999 and 2007
Kale MS, Federman AD, Ross JS. Visits for Primary Care Services to Primary Care and Specialty Care Physicians, 1999 and 2007. JAMA Internal Medicine 2012, 172: 1421-1423. PMID: 22911398, PMCID: PMC3561474, DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.3207.Peer-Reviewed Original Research“Transparency Reports” on Industry Payments to Physicians and Teaching Hospitals
Steinbrook R, Ross JS. “Transparency Reports” on Industry Payments to Physicians and Teaching Hospitals. JAMA 2012, 307: 1029-1030. PMID: 22336624, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.211.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
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
2008
Updated Estimates of Pharmaceutical Company Payments to Physicians in Vermont
Ross JS, Nazem AG, Lurie P, Lackner JE, Krumholz HM. Updated Estimates of Pharmaceutical Company Payments to Physicians in Vermont. JAMA 2008, 300: 1998-2000. PMID: 18984886, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2008.560.Peer-Reviewed Original Research