2024
Derivation of an Annualized Claims-Based Major Adverse Cardiovascular Event Estimator in Type 2 Diabetes
McCoy R, Swarna K, Deng Y, Herrin J, Ross J, Kent D, Borah B, Crown W, Montori V, Umpierrez G, Galindo R, Brito J, Mickelson M, Polley E. Derivation of an Annualized Claims-Based Major Adverse Cardiovascular Event Estimator in Type 2 Diabetes. JACC Advances 2024, 3: 100852. PMID: 38939660, PMCID: PMC11198625, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.100852.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchType 2 diabetesMedicare fee-for-service planClaims-based prediction modelPopulation risk stratificationRisk of Major Adverse Cardiovascular EventsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsNon-Hispanic whitesFee-for-service plansStudy cohortClinical trials of cardiovascular diseaseCox proportional hazards modelsProportional hazards modelCare populationHealth systemPrimary preventionMedicare AdvantageParticipant identificationPayer levelPharmacy claimsDecentralized clinical trialsHazards modelCardiovascular diseaseRisk predictionMedicarePatient population
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