2020
Utilization, financial outcomes and stakeholder perspectives of a re-organized adult sickle cell program
Rousseau R, Weisberg DF, Gorero J, Parwani V, Bozzo J, Kenyon K, Smith C, Cole J, Curtis S, Forray A, Roberts JD. Utilization, financial outcomes and stakeholder perspectives of a re-organized adult sickle cell program. PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0236360. PMID: 32706825, PMCID: PMC7380627, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236360.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseaseCell diseaseYale-New Haven HospitalAcute care servicesCare of adultsPoor socio-economic statusPersonalized care planSickle Cell ProgramNew Haven HospitalSingle nursing unitParenteral opioidsPain controlClinic visitsMost patientsPain managementChronic painOutpatient visitsPrimary complaintEmergency departmentPrimary careInpatient daysCare plansCare servicesSocio-economic statusNursing units
2019
Statewide Intervention to Improve Medical Care Services Utilization Patterns of Adults Living with Sickle Cell Disease
Roberts J, Andemariam B, Bozzo J, Du C, Curtis S, Latham D, Cyr M, Magras L. Statewide Intervention to Improve Medical Care Services Utilization Patterns of Adults Living with Sickle Cell Disease. Blood 2019, 134: 517. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2019-124462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSickle cell diseaseED/hospitalCommunity health networksED visitsED visit ratesEmergency departmentHospital visitsClinical team membersCell diseaseHealth NetworkHospitalization ratesHospital utilizationVisit ratesAdvisory CommitteeUtilization dataICD-9/ICDInstitutional review board approvalMedicaid programAmbulatory care servicesService utilization patternsTruven Health AnalyticsAge 16 yearsQuality improvement projectReview board approvalMann-Whitney U test
2008
Comparisons of High Versus Low Emergency Department Utilizers in Sickle Cell Disease
Aisiku IP, Smith WR, McClish DK, Levenson JL, Penberthy LT, Roseff SD, Bovbjerg VE, Roberts JD. Comparisons of High Versus Low Emergency Department Utilizers in Sickle Cell Disease. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2008, 53: 587-593. PMID: 18926599, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.07.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell disease patientsHigh ED utilizersSickle cell diseaseDisease patientsEmergency departmentCell diseaseQuality of lifeFrequency of painSickle cell painDescriptors of painBaseline dataLower hematocrit levelsHealth dataPain daysMore transfusionsPain characteristicsPain crisisED utilizationLaboratory variablesHigh utilizersMore painPainHematocrit levelsPatientsSummary scales