2013
Parental Immigration Status is Associated with Children’s Health Care Utilization: Findings from the 2003 New Immigrant Survey of US Legal Permanent Residents
Yun K, Fuentes-Afflick E, Curry LA, Krumholz HM, Desai MM. Parental Immigration Status is Associated with Children’s Health Care Utilization: Findings from the 2003 New Immigrant Survey of US Legal Permanent Residents. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2013, 17: 1913-1921. PMID: 23329165, PMCID: PMC4089976, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-012-1217-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care utilizationCare utilizationParental immigration statusAnnual examChild healthChild health care utilizationChild health statusDental careGroup of childrenDental servicesExcellent healthMedical attentionHealth statusLogistic regressionImmigration statusChildrenPermanent residentsHealthNational sampleStatusImmigrant adultsExamParent immigration statusSocioeconomic characteristicsTemporary residents
2012
Appropriate And Inappropriate Imaging Rates For Prostate Cancer Go Hand In Hand By Region, As If Set By Thermostat
Makarov DV, Desai R, Yu JB, Sharma R, Abraham N, Albertsen PC, Krumholz HM, Penson DF, Gross CP. Appropriate And Inappropriate Imaging Rates For Prostate Cancer Go Hand In Hand By Region, As If Set By Thermostat. Health Affairs 2012, 31: 730-740. PMID: 22492890, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInappropriate imagingAppropriate imagingProstate cancerHigh-risk prostate cancerHigh rateHigh-risk patientsHealth care utilizationProstate cancer patientsCross-sectional studyOverall imaging rateHealth care costsLower ratesCare utilizationCancer patientsAppropriate treatmentAdvanced imagingCare costsPatientsHealth care organizationsCare organizationsCancerCost containmentImagingImaging rateRegional variation