A5050727026- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Global Health Care Issues
- Peripheral Artery Disease Management
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments
- Bone health and osteoporosis research
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders
- Blood groups and transfusion
- Vitamin D Research Studies
- Blood disorders and treatments
University of Michigan
2021-2023
Brigham and Women's Hospital
2021
Harvard University
2021
Johns Hopkins Medicine
2013
Johns Hopkins University
2013
Objective: To evaluate the effects of gaining access to Medicare on key financial outcomes for surgical patients. Summary Background Data: Surgical care poses a significant burden, especially among patients with insufficient risk protection. may mitigate these adverse circumstances, but impact eligibility remains poorly understood. Methods: Regression discontinuity analysis national, cross-sectional survey and cost data from 2008 2018 National Health Interview Survey Medical Expenditure...
The purposes of this pilot study are to utilize digital remote monitoring (a) evaluate the usability and satisfaction a wireless blood pressure (BP) heart rate (HR) monitor (b) determine whether these data can enable safe mobilization at home after same-day discharge (SDD) joint replacement. A population 23 SDD patients undergoing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA), total (TKA), or hip (THA) were given cellular BP/HR monitor, with real-time capture. Patients took three readings...
This cross-sectional study uses payment information from a larger commercial payer in the US to assess out-of-pocket and total costs for emergency surgery 2016 2019 context of quality care.
We report a challenging case of 16-year-old male who presented with thrombocytopenia and eluded definitive diagnosis for over 2 years. He was initially diagnosed viral illness, although he later developed adenopathy splenomegaly. An evaluation by an oncologist unrevealing. worked on farm livestock exposure atypical, zoonotic infection. Despite appropriate antibiotic therapy, the splenomegaly persisted. Further revealed that has relatively common immunologic disorder. is currently doing well...
Introduction Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) is a known contributing factor to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and primary therapeutic target for medical management of ASCVD. Non-high-density (non-HDL) has recently been identified as secondary but not yet widely used in vascular surgery patients. We sought assess if patients were undertreated per non-HDL guidelines. Methods This was an observational study that single-center database identify cohort adult who received...