2020
Catheter-related complications and mortality of atrial fibrillation ablation following introduction of contact force-sensing technology
Akar JG, Hummel JP, Yao X, Sangaralingham L, Dhruva S, Dong J, Ward R, Shah ND, Ross J, Noseworthy PA. Catheter-related complications and mortality of atrial fibrillation ablation following introduction of contact force-sensing technology. BMJ Surgery Interventions & Health Technologies 2020, 2: e000058. PMID: 35047796, PMCID: PMC8647613, DOI: 10.1136/bmjsit-2020-000058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchContact force-sensing catheterForce-sensing catheterAcute care useAtrial fibrillation ablationCatheter-related complicationsFibrillation ablationCare useAtrial fibrillationStroke/transient ischemic attackTransient ischemic attackRetrospective cohort analysisEmergency department visitsInverse probability treatment weightsOptumLabs Data WarehouseCatheter complicationsIschemic attackBaseline characteristicsComplication rateDepartment visitsAtrioesophageal fistulaEsophageal injuryCohort analysisContact force monitoringClinical practiceCatheter
2017
Factors Associated with Refugee Acute Healthcare Utilization in Southern Connecticut
Semere W, Agrawal P, Yun K, Di Bartolo I, Annamalai A, Ross JS. Factors Associated with Refugee Acute Healthcare Utilization in Southern Connecticut. Journal Of Immigrant And Minority Health 2017, 20: 327-333. PMID: 28382427, DOI: 10.1007/s10903-017-0574-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute care useAcute care visitsCare useMonths of arrivalCare visitsMedical evaluationDay of arrivalAcute healthcare utilizationRetrospective cohort studyAcute care utilizationCohort studyCare utilizationHealthcare utilizationMale sexHospital visitsEmergency roomPrior historyHealth characteristicsLower likelihoodSouthern ConnecticutGreater likelihoodVisitsTimely evaluationAdult refugeesMonthsHealth and Health Care Use Among Individuals at Risk to Lose Health Insurance With Repeal of the Affordable Care Act
Karaca-Mandic P, Jena AB, Ross JS. Health and Health Care Use Among Individuals at Risk to Lose Health Insurance With Repeal of the Affordable Care Act. JAMA Internal Medicine 2017, 177: 590-593. PMID: 28114528, PMCID: PMC5470386, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.9541.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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