2012
Outcomes for Mitral Valve Surgery Among Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries, 1999 to 2008
Dodson JA, Wang Y, Desai MM, Barreto-Filho JA, Sugeng L, Hashim SW, Krumholz HM. Outcomes for Mitral Valve Surgery Among Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries, 1999 to 2008. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2012, 5: 298-307. PMID: 22576847, PMCID: PMC3400109, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.112.966077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overChi-Square DistributionFee-for-Service PlansFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHeart Valve DiseasesHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHospital MortalityHospitalizationHumansLinear ModelsMaleMedicareMitral ValveOdds RatioPatient ReadmissionQuality ImprovementRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsMitral valve surgeryValve surgeryMitral valve repairFFS patientsHospitalization ratesValve repairMedicare feeMedicare Standard Analytic FilesMedicare FFS patientsRisk-standardized ratesProportion of patientsStandard Analytic FilesVital Status filesNational surveillance dataMedicare administrative dataSubstantial morbidityMortality outcomesService patientsAnalytic FilesMortality riskMortality rateSurgeryPatientsDenominator fileReadmission
2009
Health Care Workplace Discrimination and Physician Turnover
Nunez-Smith M, Pilgrim N, Wynia M, Desai MM, Bright C, Krumholz HM, Bradley EH. Health Care Workplace Discrimination and Physician Turnover. Journal Of The National Medical Association 2009, 101: 1274-1282. PMID: 20070016, PMCID: PMC3833271, DOI: 10.1016/s0027-9684(15)31139-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
Quality of Preventive Medical Care for Patients With Mental Disorders
Druss BG, Rosenheck RA, Desai MM, Perlin JB. Quality of Preventive Medical Care for Patients With Mental Disorders. Medical Care 2002, 40: 129-136. PMID: 11802085, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200202000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChi-Square DistributionHealth Services ResearchHumansMental DisordersMultivariate AnalysisPreventive Health ServicesQuality of Health CareUnited StatesVeteransConceptsSubstance use disordersPreventive servicesUse disordersPsychiatric disordersPsychiatric/substance use disordersGeneral medical visitsActive medical treatmentComorbid substance useCross-sectional studyFacility-level characteristicsPreventive medical careSample of patientsHigher baseline ratesTobacco screeningMedical visitsCancer screeningChronic conditionsMedical outpatientsMultivariable modelMedical treatmentMedical providersHealth statusPreventive proceduresMedical careMental disorders