2016
Adoption of new agents and changes in treatment patterns for hepatitis C: 2010-2014.
Yao X, Sangaralingham LR, Ross JS, Shah ND, Talwalkar JA. Adoption of new agents and changes in treatment patterns for hepatitis C: 2010-2014. The American Journal Of Managed Care 2016, 22: e224-32. PMID: 27355910.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntiviral AgentsDatabases, FactualDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHealth Care CostsHepacivirusHepatitis C, ChronicHumansInsurance Claim ReviewInterferonsLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedOligopeptidesPredictive Value of TestsRetrospective StudiesRibavirinSofosbuvirTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsTreatment ratesNew medicationsRetrospective analysisHepatitis C virus medicationsOptum Labs Data WarehouseUS commercial insurance databaseLedipasvir/sofosbuvirMedian OOP costsNew HCV medicationsInterferon-based regimensInterferon/ribavirinCommercial insurance databaseAdministrative claims dataChronic HCVLiver transplantElderly patientsHCV medicationsHepatitis CNew regimensLiver diseaseTreatment patternsInsurance databaseUrgent treatmentPrimary treatmentClaims dataParticipation of the elderly, women, and minorities in pivotal trials supporting 2011–2013 U.S. Food and Drug Administration approvals
Downing NS, Shah ND, Neiman JH, Aminawung JA, Krumholz HM, Ross JS. Participation of the elderly, women, and minorities in pivotal trials supporting 2011–2013 U.S. Food and Drug Administration approvals. Trials 2016, 17: 199. PMID: 27079511, PMCID: PMC4832528, DOI: 10.1186/s13063-016-1322-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedClinical Trials as TopicCross-Sectional StudiesDatabases, FactualDrug ApprovalEthnicityFemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHealthcare DisparitiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedMinority GroupsPatient SelectionSex FactorsTime FactorsUnited StatesUnited States Food and Drug AdministrationConceptsSubgroup efficacy analysesPivotal trialsEfficacy analysisNovel therapeuticsSubgroup analysisTrial participantsU.S. FoodMean proportionAvailable FDA documentsCross-sectional studyDrug Administration approvalBasis of approvalYears of ageTrial patientsElderly patientsMedian ageBlack patientsAsian patientsAdministration approvalClinical studiesFDA reviewersPatientsHispanic participantsTrialsDemographic characteristics
2014
Transfer Rates From Nonprocedure Hospitals After Initial Admission and Outcomes Among Elderly Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Barreto-Filho JA, Wang Y, Rathore SS, Spatz ES, Ross JS, Curtis JP, Nallamothu BK, Normand SL, Krumholz HM. Transfer Rates From Nonprocedure Hospitals After Initial Admission and Outcomes Among Elderly Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction. JAMA Internal Medicine 2014, 174: 213-222. PMID: 24296747, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.11944.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgeryRisk-standardized mortality ratesBypass graft surgeryPercutaneous coronary interventionLength of stayMyocardial infarctionElderly patientsGraft surgeryRevascularization ratesCoronary interventionMortality rateLower risk-standardized mortality ratesRate of catheterizationHospital transfer ratesInvasive cardiac proceduresTransfer of patientsRisk-standardized mortalityHospital outcomesInitial admissionMedian lengthService patientsCardiac proceduresHospital differences