2014
Hospital variation in risk-standardized hospital admission rates from US EDs among adults
Capp R, Ross JS, Fox JP, Wang Y, Desai MM, Venkatesh AK, Krumholz HM. Hospital variation in risk-standardized hospital admission rates from US EDs among adults. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2014, 32: 837-843. PMID: 24881514, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2014.03.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital admission ratesEmergency departmentAdmission ratesClinical characteristicsED visitsHospital factorsClinical factorsAdult ED visitsUS emergency departmentsHospital teaching statusCross-sectional analysisPatient characteristicsHospital admissionHospital variationPatientsTeaching statusHospitalED dataVisitsRepresentative sampleAdultsRural locationsAdmissionFactorsNational variations
2003
Determinants of Receipt of Ambulatory Medical Care in a National Sample of Mentally Ill Homeless Veterans
Desai M, Rosenheck R, Kasprow W. Determinants of Receipt of Ambulatory Medical Care in a National Sample of Mentally Ill Homeless Veterans. Medical Care 2003, 41: 275. DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200302000-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDeterminants of receiptMedical careHomeless veteransMore visitsVeterans Affairs administrative dataProgram intakeMedical service useAmbulatory medical careMedical servicesOutpatient medical careLogistic regression modelingIll homeless personsMedical visitsFemale genderDuration of homelessnessService useMedical treatmentMental illnessMultivariate analysisDecreased likelihoodSubstance abuseCareHomeless ProgramResidential treatmentVisits