2013
Age-based and Sex-based Disparities in Screening Colonoscopy Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Gancayco J, Soulos PR, Khiani V, Cramer LD, Ross JS, Genao I, Tinetti M, Gross CP. Age-based and Sex-based Disparities in Screening Colonoscopy Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries. Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology 2013, 47: 630-636. PMID: 23619827, DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0b013e31828345c8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColonoscopy useScreening colonoscopyColonoscopy ratesLife expectancyMedicare beneficiariesOlder personsColorectal cancer incidencePatient demographic characteristicsLow screening ratesSex-based disparitiesShort life expectancySex-based differencesLonger life expectancyPatients 68Older patientsPatients 75Screening ratesCancer incidenceLarge cohortMedicare claimsColonoscopyMedicare dataPatientsPoisson regressionLife table approach
2011
Assessing the Impact of Screening Colonoscopy on Mortality in the Medicare Population
Gross CP, Soulos PR, Ross JS, Cramer LD, Guerrero C, Tinetti ME, Braithwaite RS. Assessing the Impact of Screening Colonoscopy on Mortality in the Medicare Population. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2011, 26: 1441-1449. PMID: 21842323, PMCID: PMC3235614, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1816-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overColonoscopyColorectal NeoplasmsFemaleHumansMaleMass ScreeningMedicarePopulation SurveillanceRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesConceptsColorectal cancerStrata of sexYears of ageShort life expectancyDesignRetrospective studyResultsIncreasing ageWomen 75Greater comorbidityOlder patientsScreening colonoscopyComorbiditiesRoutine screeningMedicare populationMortality ratePatientsAge groupsEffectiveness of SCMortalityLife expectancyWomenAgeMenColonoscopySexYears
2008
Use of Recommended Ambulatory Care Services: Is the Veterans Affairs Quality Gap Narrowing?
Ross JS, Keyhani S, Keenan PS, Bernheim SM, Penrod JD, Boockvar KS, Federman AD, Krumholz HM, Siu AL. Use of Recommended Ambulatory Care Services: Is the Veterans Affairs Quality Gap Narrowing? JAMA Internal Medicine 2008, 168: 950-958. PMID: 18474759, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.168.9.950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAmbulatory CareBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemBreast NeoplasmsCholesterolColorectal NeoplasmsCounselingDiabetes MellitusDiabetic RetinopathyDisease ManagementDyslipidemiasFemaleHospitals, VeteransHumansInfluenza VaccinesMaleMiddle AgedPneumococcal VaccinesPreventive Health ServicesQuality of Health CareSmoking CessationUnited StatesVeteransConceptsVeterans Affairs Medical CenterAmbulatory care servicesInsured adultsCancer screeningCare servicesBehavior Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemCardiovascular risk reductionColorectal cancer screeningChronic disease careBreast cancer screeningQuality improvement initiativesQuality of careUS health care systemInfectious disease preventionHealth care systemHealth Care Quality Improvement InitiativeEye examinationSelf-reported useDisease careCancer preventionMellitus managementMedical CenterAmbulatory careService use