2021
A Longitudinal Study Exploring Learning Environment Culture and Subsequent Risk of Burnout Among Resident Physicians Overall and by Gender
Dyrbye LN, West CP, Herrin J, Dovidio J, Cunningham B, Yeazel M, Lam V, Onyeador IN, Wittlin NM, Burke SE, Hayes SN, Phelan SM, van Ryn M. A Longitudinal Study Exploring Learning Environment Culture and Subsequent Risk of Burnout Among Resident Physicians Overall and by Gender. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2021, 96: 2168-2183. PMID: 34218879, DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2020.12.036.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Income disparities in needle biopsy patients prior to breast cancer surgery across physician peer groups
Killelea BK, Herrin J, Soulos PR, Pollack CE, Forman HP, Yu J, Xu X, Tannenbaum S, Wang SY, Gross CP. Income disparities in needle biopsy patients prior to breast cancer surgery across physician peer groups. Breast Cancer 2019, 27: 381-388. PMID: 31792804, PMCID: PMC7512133, DOI: 10.1007/s12282-019-01028-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysician peer groupsLow-income patientsNeedle biopsyOdds ratioHigh-income patientsBreast cancer surgeryMethodsThe SurveillanceCancer surgeryIncome patientsMedicare databaseBiopsy patientsMedicare beneficiariesPatientsBiopsyLow incomeGroupDisparitiesReceiptEnd resultHigher incomeSurgeryPeer groupEpidemiologyFurther workGroup-level effectsHospital Variation in Spending for Lung Cancer Resection in Medicare Beneficiaries
Jean RA, Bongiovanni T, Soulos PR, Chiu AS, Herrin J, Kim N, Xu X, Kim AW, Gross CP. Hospital Variation in Spending for Lung Cancer Resection in Medicare Beneficiaries. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2019, 108: 1710-1716. PMID: 31400321, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.06.048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStage I non-small cell lung carcinomaNon-small cell lung carcinomaCell lung carcinomaHospital volumeLung carcinomaComplication rateMedicare beneficiariesExcess costsEnd Results-MedicareIndex hospital costsLung cancer careMean excess costLung cancer resectionHospital-level variationNumber of complicationsLung cancer treatmentEpisode of careCost of careLowest cost quintileIndex hospitalizationCancer resectionHospital factorsPerioperative careHospital variationSurgical hospitalizationTrends in Hospital Readmission of Medicare-Covered Patients With Heart Failure
Blecker S, Herrin J, Li L, Yu H, Grady JN, Horwitz LI. Trends in Hospital Readmission of Medicare-Covered Patients With Heart Failure. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2019, 73: 1004-1012. PMID: 30846093, PMCID: PMC7011858, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.12.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital Readmissions Reduction ProgramSecondary heart failureReadmission ratesHeart failureReadmissions Reduction ProgramHF hospitalizationAffordable Care ActMedicare's Hospital Readmissions Reduction ProgramRisk-adjusted readmission ratesCause readmission rateHigher readmission ratesAcute myocardial infarctionCare ActReduction programsLinear spline regression modelsPneumonia hospitalizationsHospital readmissionMedicare hospitalizationsRetrospective studySecondary diagnosisMyocardial infarctionPrincipal diagnosisHospitalizationSpline regression modelsPatients
2016
Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Large-Scale Readmission Reduction Program
Jenq GY, Doyle MM, Belton BM, Herrin J, Horwitz LI. Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Large-Scale Readmission Reduction Program. JAMA Internal Medicine 2016, 176: 681. PMID: 27065180, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.0833.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDischarge patientsReadmissions Reduction ProgramControl populationReadmission ratesIntervention periodSame-hospital readmission ratesUrban academic medical centerTarget populationAdjusted readmission ratesOdds of readmissionHigh-risk patientsZip codesAdjusted admission ratesInterrupted time series analysisAcademic medical centerQuasi-experimental evaluationLogistic regression modelsReduction programsDischarge dispositionReadmission reduction effortsComparative interrupted time series analysisMedication reconciliationService patientsMean ageTransitional care
2014
Effect of Age on Survival Between Open Repair and Surveillance for Small Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Filardo G, Lederle FA, Ballard DJ, Hamilton C, da Graca B, Herrin J, Sass DM, Johnson GR, Powell JT. Effect of Age on Survival Between Open Repair and Surveillance for Small Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2014, 114: 1281-1286. PMID: 25159236, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2014.07.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbdominal aortic aneurysmImmediate open repairAsymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysmSmall abdominal aortic aneurysmsOpen repairAortic aneurysmEffect of ageFirst-line management strategyPooled patient-level dataNonclinical risk factorsUnited Kingdom Small Aneurysm TrialPatient-level dataLack of benefitSignificant differencesAneurysm TrialRisk factorsTreatment groupsPatientsAneurysmsLack of differenceTrialsSurvivalAgeWomenManagement trials