2021
Associations Between Health Literacy and End-of-Life Care Intensity Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Luo Q, Shi K, Hung P, Wang SY. Associations Between Health Literacy and End-of-Life Care Intensity Among Medicare Beneficiaries. American Journal Of Hospice And Palliative Medicine® 2021, 38: 626-633. PMID: 33472379, DOI: 10.1177/1049909120988506.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedHealth LiteracyHospital MortalityHumansMedicareRetrospective StudiesTerminal CareUnited StatesConceptsAggressive EOL careLow health literacyEOL careHealth literacyMedicare beneficiariesHospital deathCare intensityHigher oddsEOL care intensityLife care intensityPatient-provider communicationProportion of decedentsMonths of lifeDays of lifeHospice enrollmentHL scoreMultivariable analysisHospice useCare measuresRetrospective analysisLife careMedicare feeService decedentsDecedentsCare
2017
Cost-Effectiveness of Multidisciplinary Management Program and Exercise Training Program in Heart Failure
Dang W, Yi A, Jhamnani S, Wang SY. Cost-Effectiveness of Multidisciplinary Management Program and Exercise Training Program in Heart Failure. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2017, 120: 1338-1343. PMID: 28842145, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.06.071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultidisciplinary management programIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioUsual careLife yearsHeart failureExercise training programHealthcare payer perspectiveCost-effectiveness ratioProbabilistic sensitivity analysesCost-effectiveness thresholdCurrent cost-effectiveness thresholdsPayer perspectiveHealthcare costsHealth outcomesTraining programSocietal perspectiveSignificant healthFinancial burdenPatientsManagement programETPFailureYearsCare