2021
Future of covid-19 vaccine pricing: lessons from influenza
Ramachandran R, Dhodapkar M, Ross JS, Schwartz JL. Future of covid-19 vaccine pricing: lessons from influenza. The BMJ 2021, 373: n1467. PMID: 34158283, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.n1467.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2019
U.S. prescribing trends of fentanyl, opioids, and other pain medications in outpatient and emergency department visits from 2006 to 2015
Vijay A, Rhee TG, Ross JS. U.S. prescribing trends of fentanyl, opioids, and other pain medications in outpatient and emergency department visits from 2006 to 2015. Preventive Medicine 2019, 123: 123-129. PMID: 30894321, PMCID: PMC6534435, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.03.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain medication prescriptionsAmbulatory Medical Care SurveyOutpatient visitsED visitsMedication prescriptionsPain medicationCare SurveyNational Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care SurveyNational Ambulatory Medical Care SurveyOffice-based outpatient visitsNon-opioid alternativesCurrent opioid crisisEmergency department settingOpioid-related deathsPublic health interventionsRates of fentanylGeneral opioidOpioid prescribingFentanyl useED settingEmergency departmentOutpatient settingFentanyl productsDepartment settingOpioid products
2015
Predictors and outcomes of unplanned readmission to a different hospital
Kim H, Hung WW, Paik MC, Ross JS, Zhao Z, Kim GS, Boockvar K. Predictors and outcomes of unplanned readmission to a different hospital. International Journal For Quality In Health Care 2015, 27: 513-519. PMID: 26472739, PMCID: PMC4665363, DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzv082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDifferent-hospital readmissionsReadmission groupAcute care hospitalsDifferent hospitalsUnplanned readmissionCare hospitalSame hospitalThirty-day unplanned readmissionsPercent of patientsSame-hospital readmissionsBetter care coordinationHospital deathIndex dischargeIndex hospitalCare coordinationHospital costsReadmissionHigher oddsMAIN OUTCOMEPatientsHealth outcomesCost outcomesHospitalSecondary analysisOutcomesNational assessment of early β-blocker therapy in patients with acute myocardial infarction in China, 2001-2011: The China Patient-centered Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events (PEACE)–Retrospective AMI Study
Zhang H, Masoudi FA, Li J, Wang Q, Li X, Spertus JA, Ross JS, Desai NR, Krumholz HM, Jiang L, Group C. National assessment of early β-blocker therapy in patients with acute myocardial infarction in China, 2001-2011: The China Patient-centered Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events (PEACE)–Retrospective AMI Study. American Heart Journal 2015, 170: 506-515.e1. PMID: 26385034, PMCID: PMC5459420, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2015.05.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsΒ-blocker therapyAcute myocardial infarctionΒ-blocker useCardiogenic shockRisk factorsAbsolute contraindicationMyocardial infarctionEarly β-blocker useLower systolic blood pressureHours of admissionMedical record reviewSystolic blood pressureClinical practice guidelinesLower heart rateQuality of careChest discomfortCardiac eventsBlood pressureRecord reviewChina PatientIdeal patientPractice guidelinesHeart rateHigh riskPatterns of use