2024
Derivation of an Annualized Claims-Based Major Adverse Cardiovascular Event Estimator in Type 2 Diabetes
McCoy R, Swarna K, Deng Y, Herrin J, Ross J, Kent D, Borah B, Crown W, Montori V, Umpierrez G, Galindo R, Brito J, Mickelson M, Polley E. Derivation of an Annualized Claims-Based Major Adverse Cardiovascular Event Estimator in Type 2 Diabetes. JACC Advances 2024, 3: 100852. PMID: 38939660, PMCID: PMC11198625, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.100852.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchType 2 diabetesMedicare fee-for-service planClaims-based prediction modelPopulation risk stratificationRisk of Major Adverse Cardiovascular EventsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsNon-Hispanic whitesFee-for-service plansStudy cohortClinical trials of cardiovascular diseaseCox proportional hazards modelsProportional hazards modelCare populationHealth systemPrimary preventionMedicare AdvantageParticipant identificationPayer levelPharmacy claimsDecentralized clinical trialsHazards modelCardiovascular diseaseRisk predictionMedicarePatient population
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
Accidental drug overdose deaths in Connecticut, 2012–2018: The rise of polysubstance detection?
Rhee TG, Ross JS, Rosenheck RA, Grau LE, Fiellin DA, Becker WC. Accidental drug overdose deaths in Connecticut, 2012–2018: The rise of polysubstance detection? Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2019, 205: 107671. PMID: 31706248, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.107671.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverdose deathsNumber of deathsPolysubstance useDrug-related overdose deathsOpioid-involved overdose deathsFentanyl-related deathsNon-Hispanic whitesChief Medical ExaminerAccidental overdose deathsOverall deathOverdose incidentsStratified analysisConnecticut OfficeAccidental drugConnecticut residentsFentanylDeathUse statusMedical examinersSeparate analysisResidentsStatistical analysis