2020
Patterns of Opioid Prescribing among Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries with Pain and Cardiopulmonary Conditions
Feder SL, Canavan ME, Wang S, Kent EE, Kapo J, Presley CJ, Ross J, Davidoff AJ. Patterns of Opioid Prescribing among Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries with Pain and Cardiopulmonary Conditions. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2020, 24: 195-204. PMID: 32673139, PMCID: PMC7840305, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2020.0193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiopulmonary conditionsOpioid useMedicare Part D prescription claimsPatterns of opioidSevere pain interferenceUse of opioidsInitiation of opioidsMedicare Advantage beneficiariesNon-Hispanic blacksSelf-reported historyNon-Hispanic whitesOpioid prescribingSevere painNoncancer conditionsPain assessmentPain interferencePrescription claimsAdjusted proportionObservational studyPainPatientsOpioidsLogistic regressionOne-yearCancer
2019
Association of a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy Program With Transmucosal Fentanyl Prescribing
Fleischman W, Auth D, Shah ND, Agrawal S, Ross JS. Association of a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy Program With Transmucosal Fentanyl Prescribing. JAMA Network Open 2019, 2: e191340. PMID: 30924899, PMCID: PMC6450314, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.1340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedicare Part D beneficiariesPart D beneficiariesOpioid toleranceClock opioid analgesicsMitigation strategy programAccess programOpioid prescribing trendsPercentage of prescriptionsInterrupted time series analysisREMS implementationBreakthrough painCohort studyPrescribing trendsOpioid analgesicsCancer definitionsMAIN OUTCOMECancer statusPatientsUS FoodDrug AdministrationPrescribingCancerFentanyl drugsPrescriptionMonthly decrease
2017
Post‐marketing research and its outcome for novel anticancer agents approved by both the FDA and EMA between 2005 and 2010: A cross‐sectional study
Zeitoun J, Baron G, Vivot A, Atal I, Downing NS, Ross JS, Ravaud P. Post‐marketing research and its outcome for novel anticancer agents approved by both the FDA and EMA between 2005 and 2010: A cross‐sectional study. International Journal Of Cancer 2017, 142: 414-423. PMID: 28929484, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.31061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-marketing trialsPrimary outcomeNovel anticancer agentsPost-market researchAnticancer agentsSupplemental indicationsCross-sectional studyPost-marketing researchEuropean Medicines AgencyCross-sectional analysisTypes of cancerPost-market trialClinical endpointsHematologic malignanciesKidney cancerSolid cancersSurrogate endpointsUS FoodDrug AdministrationMedicines AgencyOverall populationCancerTrialsPublication rateOutcomes
2015
Older Women With Localized Breast Cancer: Costs And Survival Rates Increased Across Two Time Periods
Feinstein AJ, Long J, Soulos PR, Ma X, Herrin J, Frick KD, Chagpar AB, Krumholz HM, Yu JB, Ross JS, Gross CP. Older Women With Localized Breast Cancer: Costs And Survival Rates Increased Across Two Time Periods. Health Affairs 2015, 34: 592-600. PMID: 25847641, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.1119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStage II diseaseStage III diseaseCancer-related costsCancer careBreast cancerMedian costSurvival rateEnd Results Program-MedicareFive-year survivalCancer care costsBreast surgerySurvival outcomesImproved outcomesOlder womenRadiation therapyCare costsStage IIDiseaseStudy periodWomenCancerCareSignificant national attentionOutcomesPercent
2013
The cost implications of prostate cancer screening in the Medicare population
Ma X, Wang R, Long JB, Ross JS, Soulos PR, Yu JB, Makarov DV, Gold HT, Gross CP. The cost implications of prostate cancer screening in the Medicare population. Cancer 2013, 120: 96-102. PMID: 24122801, PMCID: PMC3867600, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.28373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate cancerScreening costsAnnual screening costsPopulation-based cohortProstate cancer screeningHospital referral region levelMale Medicare beneficiariesProstate-specific antigenCancer screeningLowest quartileHRR levelMedicare populationMedicare beneficiariesOlder menNational feeCancerService Medicare programCancer diagnosisMenQuartilePSACost implicationsAnnual expenditureMedicare programBiopsyTrends and clinical implications of preoperative breast MRI in Medicare beneficiaries with breast cancer
Killelea BK, Long JB, Chagpar AB, Ma X, Soulos PR, Ross JS, Gross CP. Trends and clinical implications of preoperative breast MRI in Medicare beneficiaries with breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2013, 141: 155-163. PMID: 23942872, PMCID: PMC3893026, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-013-2656-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreoperative breast magnetic resonance imagingBreast magnetic resonance imagingBreast-conserving surgeryMagnetic resonance imagingBreast cancerSurgical approachBilateral cancerMRI useOlder womenAssociation of MRIEnd Results-Medicare databasePreoperative MRI useContralateral prophylactic mastectomyType of surgeryCohort of womenBilateral mastectomyUnilateral mastectomyProphylactic mastectomyMastectomyMedicare beneficiariesSurgeryResonance imagingClinical implicationsCancerInvasive surgery
2012
Association of Chronic Diseases and Impairments With Disability in Older Adults
Hung WW, Ross JS, Boockvar KS, Siu AL. Association of Chronic Diseases and Impairments With Disability in Older Adults. Medical Care 2012, 50: 501-507. PMID: 22584885, PMCID: PMC3353149, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e318245a0e0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAgedAgingCardiovascular DiseasesChronic DiseaseCognition DisordersCross-Sectional StudiesDiabetes MellitusDisabled PersonsFemaleHealth SurveysHearing LossHumansHypertensionMaleMobility LimitationResidence CharacteristicsRespiratory Tract DiseasesSelf CareSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesVision DisordersConceptsSelf-care disabilityChronic diseasesLung diseaseOlder adultsSelf-care ADLChronic lung diseaseCommunity-dwelling adultsCross-sectional analysisADL disabilityHeart failureHeart diseaseDaily livingHypertensionDiseaseDiabetesImpairmentDisabilityAdultsRetirement StudySpecific disabilitiesAssociationArthritisStrokeCancerADL
2008
Racial and ethnic differences in personal cervical cancer screening amongst post-graduate physicians: Results from a cross-sectional survey
Ross JS, Nuñez-Smith M, Forsyth BA, Rosenbaum JR. Racial and ethnic differences in personal cervical cancer screening amongst post-graduate physicians: Results from a cross-sectional survey. BMC Public Health 2008, 8: 378. PMID: 18973674, PMCID: PMC2590615, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-378.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical cancer screeningCervical cancerCross-sectional surveyCancer screeningCervical cancer screening recommendationsEthnic differencesCancer screening recommendationsPerceptions of adherenceNon-significant tendencyScreening recommendationsUniversity HospitalEthnic disparitiesPhysiciansWomenCancerLess adherentAdherenceConvenience sampleHealth careCareScreeningBackgroundRacialAsiansRecommendationsResultsOverall
2006
Use of preventive care by the working poor in the United States
Ross JS, Bernheim SM, Bradley EH, Teng HM, Gallo WT. Use of preventive care by the working poor in the United States. Preventive Medicine 2006, 44: 254-259. PMID: 17196642, PMCID: PMC1810564, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2006.11.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCost of IllnessCross-Sectional StudiesEmploymentFemaleHealth PromotionHealth Services AccessibilityHealth Services Needs and DemandHumansMaleMass ScreeningMiddle AgedPatient Acceptance of Health CarePovertyPreventive Health ServicesRisk AssessmentSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesVulnerable PopulationsConceptsPreventive care usePreventive careInfluenza vaccinationCholesterol screeningCancer screeningCare useOlder community-dwelling adultsSerum cholesterol screeningCervical cancer screeningProstate cancer screeningCommunity-dwelling adultsOlder working adultsFederal poverty levelCross-sectional analysisSelf-reported useSocio-demographic characteristicsUnadjusted analysesProstate cancerBreast cancerInsurance coverageCareAdultsVaccinationWorking adultsCancer