- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Global Health Care Issues
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
- Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors
- Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
- Pancreatic function and diabetes
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Physical Activity and Health
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Medical Research and Treatments
Cornell University
2020-2025
Weill Cornell Medicine
2020-2025
Johns Hopkins University
2023
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
2023
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital
2020-2023
Sun Yat-sen University
2020-2023
Nanjing Medical University
2014-2021
New York State Psychiatric Institute
2021
Columbia University
2021
Minnesota Department of Health
2019
<h3>Importance</h3> Despite substantial geographic variation in Medicare per beneficiary spending the US, little is known about extent to which social determinants of health (SDoH) are associated with this variation. <h3>Objective</h3> To determine associations between SDoH and county-level price-adjusted spending. <h3>Design, Setting, Participants</h3> This cross-sectional study used data on 2017 fee-for-service (FFS) spending, patient demographic characteristics (eg, age gender) clinical...
This cross-sectional study examines the proportion of individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) who initiated buprenorphine treatment without in-person visits under a temporary rule allowing tele-initiation controlled substances.
Background Excess body mass index (BMI) plays a key role in the onset and progression of knee osteoarthritis (knee OA). However, burden OA attributable to high BMI at global, Chinese, regional levels have received far too little attention. The aim this study is provide evidence support design policy by investigating long-term trends years lived with disability (YLDs) for OA. Methods To illustrate YLDs temporal rate age, period, cohort, Joinpoint regression software age-period-cohort (APC)...
In recent years state and federal policies have encouraged the use of telemedicine by formalizing payments for it. Telemedicine has potential to expand access timely care reduce costs, relative in-person care. Using information from Minnesota All Payer Claims Database, we conducted a population-level analysis service provision in period 2010–15, documenting variation coverage type, provider rurality patient residence. During this number visits increased 11,113 86,238, rates varied...
The COVID-19 pandemic has created an urgent need to expand access substance use disorder (SUD) treatment through telehealth. A more permanent adoption of tele-SUD options could positively alter the future SUD treatment. We identify four steps that will help ensure a broader transition telehealth be successful in improving health outcomes patients with SUDs. These are: (1) investing infrastructure enable care providers and telehealth; (2) training equipping provide (3) providing financial...
By observing the needle-knife of KOA rabbit morphology, knee joint cartilage p-FAK, p-PI3K, Aggrecan gene, and protein expression, to study effect promote cell synthesis metabolism mechanism.49 male New Zealand rabbits, randomly divided into normal group (Z), model (M), model-inhibitors (MP), (D), inhibitors (DP), electroacupuncture (E), (EP). RT-PCR Western Blot were used test each animal gene expression level.Compared with N group, p-FAK p-PI3K mRNA M D E increased (P < 0.05), while...
The authors examined trends in opioid use disorder treatment and in-person telehealth modalities before after COVID-19 pandemic onset among patients who had received prepandemic.
Abstract Background There is currently a lack of functional assessment tools based on the International Classification Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) theoretical framework that are specific for older adults. Objective The aim present study was to develop Chinese standards ICF Geriatric Core Set evaluation Methods A two-stage process conducted Set: establishment candidate standards, modified Delphi consensus including pilot survey two-round formal expert survey. Thirty participants...
This cross-sectional study analyzes how use of audio-only telehealth services by Medicare beneficiaries changed from 2020 to 2022 and assesses which patients would be most affected policy reforms.
Policy Points The White House Blueprint for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis report released in June 2022 highlighted need to enhance equitable access maternity care. Nationwide hospital unit closures have worsened maternal health crisis underserved communities, leaving many birthing people with few options and long travel times reach essential Ensuring care requires addressing burdens inadequate digital access. Our findings reveal socioeconomically disadvantaged communities United...
Abstract Background Medicare Advantage (MA) plans must cover all telehealth services offered by Traditional (TM), but have flexibility to provide additional services. It is not known whether these flexibilities are associated with availability and use. In this study, we examined differences in use between TM MA beneficiaries. Methods This cross‐sectional study analyzed beneficiaries who participated the 2021 Current Beneficiary Survey. Our primary outcomes were use, assessed both overall...
Importance Understanding whether there are racial and ethnic residential disparities in prenatal telehealth uptake is necessary for ensuring equitable access guiding implementation of future hybrid (ie, both in-person) care. Objective To assess temporal changes individuals using care before during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) by race ethnicity residence location US. Design, Setting, Participants This retrospective cohort study analyzed electronic record data visits from...
Downregulation of mitochondrial function in adipose tissue is considered as one important driver for the development obesity-associated metabolic disorders. Inorganic pyrophosphatase 1 (PPA1) an enzyme that catalyzes hydrolysis inorganic pyrophosphate to phosphate and required anabolism take place cells. Although alteration PPA1 has been related some diseases, importance syndromes never discussed. In this study, we found global knockout mice (PPA1+/–) showed impaired glucose tolerance severe...
To describe the growth and characteristics of direct care health workforce, encompassing home aides, personal nursing assistants, orderlies psychiatric aides from 2010 to 2019 in United States.Using nationally representative data American Community Survey, we described workforce overall by type worker. In addition, examined distribution workers geographic region country, age categories, citizenship, world area birth, income, insurance status, other characteristics.From 2019, number States...
Abstract Objective To compare direct‐to‐consumer (DTC) telemedicine and in‐person visits in rates of testing, follow‐up health care use, quality for urinary tract infections (UTIs) sinusitis. Data Source The Minnesota All Payer Claims provided 2008–2015 administrative claims data. Study Design Using a difference‐in‐differences approach, we compared episodes UTIs sinusitis among enrollees plans introducing coverage DTC relative to those without coverage. Primary outcomes included number...