2015
Development and Validation of an Algorithm to Identify Planned Readmissions From Claims Data
Horwitz LI, Grady JN, Cohen DB, Lin Z, Volpe M, Ngo CK, Masica AL, Long T, Wang J, Keenan M, Montague J, Suter LG, Ross JS, Drye EE, Krumholz HM, Bernheim SM. Development and Validation of an Algorithm to Identify Planned Readmissions From Claims Data. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2015, 10: 670-677. PMID: 26149225, PMCID: PMC5459369, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSame-hospital readmissionsNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valuePredictive valueReadmission measuresHospital-wide readmission measureGold standard chart reviewAdministrative claims-based algorithmDiagnostic cardiac catheterizationClaims-based algorithmLarge teaching centersAcute care hospitalsSmall community hospitalUnplanned readmissionChart reviewCardiac catheterizationScheduled careSpecificity 96.5Community hospitalReadmissionClaims dataCardiac devicesHealth systemTeaching centerPublic reporting
2009
Self-Reported and Actual Beta-Blocker Prescribing for Heart Failure Patients: Physician Predictors
Sinha S, Schwartz MD, Qin A, Ross JS. Self-Reported and Actual Beta-Blocker Prescribing for Heart Failure Patients: Physician Predictors. PLOS ONE 2009, 4: e8522. PMID: 20046824, PMCID: PMC2796176, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta-blocker prescribingSelf-reported prescribingHF patientsSystolic heart failureHeart failurePhysician characteristicsActual prescribingPrimary care physician characteristicsVeterans Affairs Medical CenterRetrospective chart reviewHeart failure patientsPrimary care providersCross-sectional surveySelf-reported ratesHF carePhysician predictorsChart reviewClinical characteristicsFailure patientsPrescription ratesPrimary carePrescribing dataInpatient wardsPractice patternsMedical Center
2008
Appropriate proton pump inhibitor use among older adults: A retrospective chart review
George CJ, Korc B, Ross JS. Appropriate proton pump inhibitor use among older adults: A retrospective chart review. The American Journal Of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy 2008, 6: 249-254. PMID: 19161927, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjopharm.2008.12.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProton pump inhibitorsPPI useRetrospective chart reviewGeriatric practiceChart reviewUrban academic medical centerOlder adultsAcademic geriatric practiceCurrent prescriptionParticular patient characteristicsAdverse drug reactionsCommunity-dwelling adultsAcademic medical centerOutpatient geriatric practiceAmbulatory care practicesPPI initiationMore medicationsMultiple comorbiditiesGastroenterology guidelinesInhibitor usePatient characteristicsNonwhite raceMean agePump inhibitorsDrug reactions