Neuman MD, Goldstein JN, Cirullo MA, Schwartz JS JAMA 2014 May;311(20):2092-100 PMID: 24867012 Abstract IMPORTANCE: Little is known regarding the durability of clinical practice guideline recommendations over time. OBJECTIVE: To characterize variations in the durability of class I (“procedure/treatment should be performed/administered”) American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) guideline recommendations. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS:
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Frequency of Sale and Reasons for Purchase of Over-the-Counter Insulin in the United States
Goldstein JN, Patel RM, Bland K, Hicks LS JAMA Intern Med 2019 05;179(5):722-723 PMID: 30776058 Abstract
Is the Over-the-Counter Availability of Human Insulin in the United States Good or Bad?
Goldstein JN, McCrary M, Lipska KJ JAMA Intern Med 2018 Sep;178(9):1157-1158 PMID: 30014151 Abstract
US veterans use vitamins and supplements as substitutes for prescription medication
Goldstein JN, Long JA, Arevalo D, Ibrahim SA, Mao JJ Med Care 2014 Dec;52(12 Suppl 5):S65-9 PMID: 25397826 Abstract BACKGROUND: Vitamins and supplements are the most commonly used form of complementary and alternative medicine in the United States. Growing research suggests that patients substitute vitamins and supplements for their prescription medications. The reasons might include
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Analysis of Unregulated Sale of Life-Saving Prescription Drugs Online in the United States
Ahamed A, Kullmann KC, Frasso R, Goldstein JN JAMA Intern Med 2020 Feb; PMID: 32065603 Abstract
Outcomes with advanced versus basic life support in blunt trauma
Farrell MS, Emery B, Caplan R, Getchell J, Cipolle M, Bradley KM Am. J. Surg. 2020 Jan; PMID: 32000980 Abstract INTRODUCTION: The role of advanced life support (ALS) versus basic life support (BLS) in blunt trauma is controversial. Previous studies have shown no mortality benefit with ALS for penetrating trauma but the blunt population has
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Impact of an external ventricular drain bundle and limited duration antibiotic prophylaxis on drain-related infections and antibiotic resistance
Whyte C, Alhasani H, Caplan R, Tully AP Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2019 Dec;190:105641 PMID: 31869626 Abstract BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Systemic prophylactic antibiotics have been used to reduce the rate of neurosurgical drain-related infections (DRIs) but the optimal duration is unknown. The Neurocritical Care Society Consensus Statement for External Ventricular Drain (EVD) management recommends a single antibiotic dose
Development of a Multidisciplinary Medical Home Program for NICU Graduates
Feehan K, Kehinde F, Sachs K, Mossabeb R, Berhane Z, Pachter LM, Brody S, Turchi RM Matern Child Health J 2019 Nov; PMID: 31745836 Abstract OBJECTIVE: Typical primary care practices are often not equipped to meet the medical, developmental or social needs of infants discharged from a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). These needs are
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Impact of care coordination based on insurance and zip code
Goldstein JN, Shinwari M, Kolm P, Elliott DJ, Weintraub WS, Hicks LS Am J Manag Care 2019 06;25(6):e173-e178 PMID: 31211549 Abstract OBJECTIVES: To examine whether a care transitions program, Bridges, differentially reduced rehospitalizations among patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) based on insurance status and zip code poverty level. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective observational cohort.
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“Implications of cost-sharing for observation care among Medicare beneficiaries: a pilot survey”
Goldstein JN, Schwartz JS, McGraw P, Hicks LS BMC Health Serv Res 2019 Mar;19(1):149 PMID: 30845953 Abstract BACKGROUND: Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized under observation status have significant cost-sharing responsibilities under Medicare Part B. Prior work has demonstrated an association between increased cost-sharing and health care rationing among low-income Medicare beneficiaries. The objective of this study was