2021
Association of Fluoroquinolone Prescribing Rates With Black Box Warnings from the US Food and Drug Administration
Sankar A, Swanson KM, Zhou J, Jena AB, Ross JS, Shah ND, Karaca-Mandic P. Association of Fluoroquinolone Prescribing Rates With Black Box Warnings from the US Food and Drug Administration. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2136662. PMID: 34851398, PMCID: PMC8637256, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.36662.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAmbulatory CareAnti-Bacterial AgentsBronchitisCross-Sectional StudiesDrug LabelingDrug PrescriptionsFemaleFluoroquinolonesHealth Plan ImplementationHumansInterrupted Time Series AnalysisMaleMedicareMiddle AgedPractice Patterns, Physicians'SinusitisUnited StatesUnited States Food and Drug AdministrationUrinary Tract InfectionsConceptsPrescribing of fluoroquinolonesCross-sectional studyBlack box warningFDA warningCare physiciansPrescribing levelsBox warningMAIN OUTCOMEUS FoodDrug AdministrationMedicare administrative claims dataUncomplicated urinary tract infectionsNon-primary care physiciansAcute care visitsUrinary tract infectionFDA black box warningPrimary care physiciansAdministrative claims dataCase mix indexFluoroquinolone prescriptionsPrescribing trendsCare visitsPrescribing ratesTract infectionsOutpatient visitsUnplanned hospital visits after ambulatory surgical care
Bongiovanni T, Parzynski C, Ranasinghe I, Steinman MA, Ross JS. Unplanned hospital visits after ambulatory surgical care. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0254039. PMID: 34283840, PMCID: PMC8291649, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0254039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnplanned hospital visitsSame-day surgeryHospital visitsAmbulatory surgeryHealthcare costsDischarge care qualityHospital visit ratesNumber of comorbiditiesEmergency department visitsMajority of surgeriesAmbulatory surgical careSpecific patient populationsQuality's Healthcare CostMedicaid Services measuresPatient hospital visitsQuality of careType of procedureDepartment visitsHospital admissionPatient characteristicsOutpatient settingPatient populationProcedure typeSurgical careSurgical facilitiesU.S. Prescribing of On-and-Off-Label Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder in Outpatient Visits: NAMCS 2014 to 2016
Wallach JD, Rhee TG, Edelman EJ, Shah ND, O’Malley S, Ross JS. U.S. Prescribing of On-and-Off-Label Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder in Outpatient Visits: NAMCS 2014 to 2016. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2021, 37: 495-498. PMID: 33674920, PMCID: PMC8811103, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-021-06668-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2015
Differences in Colonoscopy Quality Among Facilities: Development of a Post-Colonoscopy Risk-Standardized Rate of Unplanned Hospital Visits
Ranasinghe I, Parzynski CS, Searfoss R, Montague J, Lin Z, Allen J, Vender R, Bhat K, Ross JS, Bernheim S, Krumholz HM, Drye EE. Differences in Colonoscopy Quality Among Facilities: Development of a Post-Colonoscopy Risk-Standardized Rate of Unplanned Hospital Visits. Gastroenterology 2015, 150: 103-113. PMID: 26404952, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2015.09.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnplanned hospital visitsDay of colonoscopyHospital visitsOutpatient facilitiesColonoscopy qualityHealthcare costsRisk-standardized ratesHospital outpatient departmentsUtilization Project dataAmbulatory surgery centersLogistic regression modelsHierarchical logistic regressionQuality improvement effortsPrior arrhythmiaAbdominal painElectrolyte imbalanceOutpatient departmentSurgery centersCommon causeHospital careOutcome measuresPsychiatric disordersColonoscopyUtilization ProjectPatient choice
2012
Association between physician quality improvement incentives and ambulatory quality measures.
Bishop TF, Federman AD, Ross JS. Association between physician quality improvement incentives and ambulatory quality measures. The American Journal Of Managed Care 2012, 18: e126-34. PMID: 22554038, PMCID: PMC3537503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-quality ambulatory carePreventive care visitsWeight reduction counselingAmbulatory careReduction counselingCare visitsNational Ambulatory Medical Care SurveySignificant associationAmbulatory Medical Care SurveyAmbulatory medical careBody mass indexCross-sectional studyPublic reportingAmbulatory quality measuresPhysician compensationOverweight patientsObese patientsPreventive visitsMultivariable analysisMass indexCare SurveyPatient satisfactionQuality improvement incentivesMedical carePatients
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 useDual Use of Veterans Affairs Services and Use of Recommended Ambulatory Care
Ross JS, Keyhani S, Keenan PS, Bernheim SM, Penrod JD, Boockvar KS, Krumholz HM, Siu AL. Dual Use of Veterans Affairs Services and Use of Recommended Ambulatory Care. Medical Care 2008, 46: 309-316. PMID: 18388846, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e31815b9db3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAmbulatory CareBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrimary Health CareQuality Indicators, Health CareQuality of Health CareSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsVA usersPatient characteristicsCancer screeningDual usersVeterans Affairs Medical SystemBehavior Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemCardiovascular risk reductionMultivariable logistic regressionProstate cancer screeningAmbulatory care servicesVeterans Affairs servicesCommunity-dwelling adultsBreast cancer screeningLow useCross-sectional analysisInfectious disease preventionHealth care systemInfluenza vaccinationCare patientsSelf-reported useUnadjusted analysesCancer preventionOutcome measuresAmbulatory care