2019
Associations between community well-being and hospitalisation rates: results from a cross-sectional study within six US states
Roy B, Riley C, Herrin J, Spatz E, Hamar B, Kell KP, Rula EY, Krumholz H. Associations between community well-being and hospitalisation rates: results from a cross-sectional study within six US states. BMJ Open 2019, 9: e030017. PMID: 31780588, PMCID: PMC6886944, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospitalisation ratesZip codesPrimary care physician densityCross-sectional study SETTINGCancer-related admissionsRespiratory-related admissionsCross-sectional studyQuality of lifeRace/ethnicityCause hospitalisationSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeHighest quintileUnnecessary hospitalisationAdmission ratesSD increaseHospitalisationLife benefitsPhysician densityStudy settingMain independent variableBeing IndexHospital bedsAdmissionGallup-Sharecare Well
2015
Long-term Outcomes After Stepping Down Asthma Controller Medications A Claims-Based, Time-to-Event Analysis
Rank MA, Johnson R, Branda M, Herrin J, van Houten H, Gionfriddo MR, Shah ND. Long-term Outcomes After Stepping Down Asthma Controller Medications A Claims-Based, Time-to-Event Analysis. CHEST Journal 2015, 148: 630-639. PMID: 25997080, PMCID: PMC4556120, DOI: 10.1378/chest.15-0301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, InhalationAgedAged, 80 and overAnti-Asthmatic AgentsAsthmaComorbidityDrug Administration ScheduleEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHospitalizationHumansInsurance Claim ReviewMaleMedicare Part CMedication AdherenceRecurrenceRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsAsthma controller medicationsAsthma exacerbationsLong-term outcomesController medicationsAsthma stabilityAsthma medicationsHealth-care provider guidanceFirst asthma exacerbationED visitsPrimary outcomeAdherence lapsesMedicationsExacerbationFour-month intervalsProvider guidanceStudy settingEvent analysisRetrospective timeMonthsAsthmaOutcomesIndividualsHospitalizationPeriodMonth stability