2021
COVID-19 Testing and Case Rates and Social Contact Among Residential College Students in Connecticut During the 2020-2021 Academic Year
Schultes O, Clarke V, Paltiel AD, Cartter M, Sosa L, Crawford FW. COVID-19 Testing and Case Rates and Social Contact Among Residential College Students in Connecticut During the 2020-2021 Academic Year. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2140602. PMID: 34940864, PMCID: PMC8703252, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.40602.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResidential studentsAcademic yearHigher educationResidential college studentsSpring semesterFall semesterStudentsClose interpersonal contactConnecticut CollegeMean contactFall 2020Residential collegeMost institutionsCollege studentsCollegeUniversityCampusSemesterInstitutionsUniversity campusEducationResidence hallsVariety of approachesInterpersonal contactSocial distancing measures
2005
Cost Advantage of Dual-Chamber Versus Single-Chamber Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation
Goldberger Z, Elbel B, McPherson CA, Paltiel AD, Lampert R. Cost Advantage of Dual-Chamber Versus Single-Chamber Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2005, 46: 850-857. PMID: 16139136, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.05.061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectrophysiologic studySingle-chamber devicesUpgrade rateMost patient populationsSingle-chamber ICDCardioverter-defibrillator implantationSingle university hospitalElectrophysiologic testingRetrospective reviewPatient populationUniversity HospitalDevice selectionInitial implantationPatientsResource utilization costsPerson costsImplantation strategyClinical needICDImplantationExpensive strategyCostly strategyPotential needUtilization costsICD/Cost-Effectiveness of HIV Screening for Incarcerated Pregnant Women
Resch S, Altice FL, Paltiel AD. Cost-Effectiveness of HIV Screening for Incarcerated Pregnant Women. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2005, 38: 163-173. PMID: 15671801, DOI: 10.1097/01.qai.0000146598.40301.e6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric HIV casesPregnant womenIncarcerated pregnant womenAntiretroviral therapyHIV casesPediatric HIV infectionChild HIV transmissionHIV voluntary counselingHigh-risk populationRate of infectionDecision analytic modelHealth care expendituresHIV screeningHIV infectionVoluntary counselingHIV statusNewborn testingHIV transmissionHIV preventionPrison entrantsNew infectionsHIVTreatment resourcesNewborn screeningCorrectional facilities
2003
Age does not limit quality of life improvement in cardiac valve surgery
Sedrakyan A, Vaccarino V, Paltiel AD, Elefteriades JA, Mattera JA, Roumanis SA, Lin Z, Krumholz HM. Age does not limit quality of life improvement in cardiac valve surgery. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2003, 42: 1208-1214. PMID: 14522482, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(03)00949-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental component summaryQuality of lifeCardiac valve surgeryPhysical component summaryValve surgeryAssociation of ageValve proceduresComponent summarySF-36PCS scoresMedical Outcomes Trust Short FormPatients' QOLMitral valve proceduresAortic valve proceduresOlder patientsAortic patientsMCS scoresMitral patientsQOL benefitsHealth SurveyPatientsSurgeryStatistical significanceAgeMultiple regression analysis
2002
Impact of Site of Care, Race, and Hispanic Ethnicity on Medication Use for Childhood Asthma
Ortega AN, Gergen PJ, Paltiel AD, Bauchner H, Belanger KD, Leaderer BP. Impact of Site of Care, Race, and Hispanic Ethnicity on Medication Use for Childhood Asthma. Pediatrics 2002, 109: e1-e1. PMID: 11773569, DOI: 10.1542/peds.109.1.e1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Asthmatic AgentsAsthmaBlack or African AmericanChild, PreschoolConnecticutDrug UtilizationFemaleHealth Care SurveysHealth Services AccessibilityHispanic or LatinoHumansInsurance, Physician ServicesMaleMassachusettsMultivariate AnalysisPractice Patterns, Physicians'Private PracticeQuality of Health CareRetrospective StudiesSocioeconomic FactorsWhite PeopleConceptsSite of careHispanic ethnicityMedication useInsurance statusPatient raceSymptom severityAsthma medication useBeta2-agonist usePrimary care contactsHispanic childrenPrimary care visitsPrivate practiceParent-reported questionnaire dataSystemic steroidsCare contactsCare visitsUrgent visitsChildhood asthmaSteroid useRegular providerPatient levelNational guidelinesMultivariate analysisMaternal educationSignificant association
2001
Use of Health Services by Insurance Status Among Children With Asthma
Ortega A, Belanger K, Paltiel A, Horwitz S, Bracken M, Leaderer B. Use of Health Services by Insurance Status Among Children With Asthma. Medical Care 2001, 39: 1065-1074. PMID: 11567169, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200110000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care visitsHealth care useEmergency departmentInsurance statusCare visitsAsthmatic childrenMedication useCare useAsthma-related risk factorsRoutine primary care visitsProspective cohort studyHealth care visitsHealth care utilizationChildhood asthma severityPatient-provider communicationWhite childrenMedical DictionaryNew England hospitalsRace/ethnicityAsthma specialistCohort studyMedicaid childrenAsthma severityIndependent predictorsCare utilization