2016
Preventive Care Quality of Medicare Accountable Care Organizations
Albright BB, Lewis VA, Ross JS, Colla CH. Preventive Care Quality of Medicare Accountable Care Organizations. Medical Care 2016, 54: 326-335. PMID: 26759974, PMCID: PMC4752877, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000477.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreventive care qualityAccountable care organizationsMedicare Accountable Care OrganizationsCare qualityDisease preventionAnnual health screeningElectronic health record capabilitiesPrimary care providersCross-sectional studyCare organizationsPrimary care workforceComposite measureWellness screeningPayment modelsCancer screeningHealth screeningCare providersMinority beneficiariesCare workforceMedicare Shared Savings ProgramServices AdministrationShared Savings ProgramProvider compositionVaccineNational survey
2012
Based On Key Measures, Care Quality For Medicare Enrollees At Safety-Net And Non-Safety-Net Hospitals Was Almost Equal
Ross JS, Bernheim SM, Lin Z, Drye EE, Chen J, Normand SL, Krumholz HM. Based On Key Measures, Care Quality For Medicare Enrollees At Safety-Net And Non-Safety-Net Hospitals Was Almost Equal. Health Affairs 2012, 31: 1739-1748. PMID: 22869652, PMCID: PMC3527010, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.1028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSafety-net hospitalNet hospitalReadmission ratesUrban hospitalHeart failure mortalityRisk-standardized ratesAcute myocardial infarctionIndicators of careService Medicare beneficiariesHeart failureClinical outcomesMyocardial infarctionWorse outcomesMedicare beneficiariesHospitalMedicare enrolleesHospital qualityCare qualityVulnerable populationsGreater financial strainOutcomesMortalityFinancial strainCareMore affluent populations
2011
Estimating and Reporting on the Quality of Inpatient Stroke Care by Veterans Health Administration Medical Centers
Arling G, Reeves M, Ross J, Williams LS, Keyhani S, Chumbler N, Phipps MS, Roumie C, Myers LJ, Salanitro AH, Ordin DL, Myers J, Bravata DM. Estimating and Reporting on the Quality of Inpatient Stroke Care by Veterans Health Administration Medical Centers. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2011, 5: 44-51. PMID: 22147888, PMCID: PMC3261327, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.111.961474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health Administration medical centersStroke care qualityEligible patientsMedical CenterInpatient stroke care qualityDeep vein thrombosis prophylaxisEvidence-based quality indicatorsCare qualityInpatient stroke carePressure ulcer risk assessmentUlcer risk assessmentStudy patientsThrombosis prophylaxisEarly ambulationIschemic strokeLipid managementRetrospective cohortDysphagia screeningStroke careMedian numberPatientsFiscal year 2007Interfacility variationQuality indicatorsQI ratesCorrelation of Inpatient and Outpatient Measures of Stroke Care Quality Within Veterans Health Administration Hospitals
Ross JS, Arling G, Ofner S, Roumie CL, Keyhani S, Williams LS, Ordin DL, Bravata DM. Correlation of Inpatient and Outpatient Measures of Stroke Care Quality Within Veterans Health Administration Hospitals. Stroke 2011, 42: 2269-2275. PMID: 21719771, PMCID: PMC3144276, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.110.611913.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDefect-free careInternational normalized ratioDischarge care qualityStroke care qualityLow-density lipoproteinBlood pressureNormalized ratioCare qualityVeterans Health Administration medical centersLow-density lipoprotein goalsVeterans Health Administration hospitalsComposite rateChart-abstracted dataHemoglobin target levelsTobacco cessation counselingAcute ischemic strokeVeterans Health AdministrationComposite measureIntegrated health systemQuality of careAmbulatory care qualityHemoglobin goalLipoprotein goalsPostdischarge ratesCessation counseling
2008
Influence of Patients’ Socioeconomic Status on Clinical Management Decisions: A Qualitative Study
Bernheim SM, Ross JS, Krumholz HM, Bradley EH. Influence of Patients’ Socioeconomic Status on Clinical Management Decisions: A Qualitative Study. The Annals Of Family Medicine 2008, 6: 53-59. PMID: 18195315, PMCID: PMC2203396, DOI: 10.1370/afm.749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical management decisionsPatients' socioeconomic statusClinical managementSocioeconomic statusPatient sPatient outcomesPrimary care physiciansStandard of careInfluence of patientLow socioeconomic statusVaried practice settingsHealth care qualitySES influencesCare physiciansHispanic ethnicityPhysician perspectivesPractice settingsCare qualityPatientsPhysiciansPatient interestMinority racial backgroundsInterview guideFinancial strainOutcomes