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| Meredith KilgoreSummaryAffiliation: University of Alabama at Birmingham Country: USA Publications
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Cost of bloodstream infectionsMeredith Kilgore
Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294 0022, USA
Am J Infect Control 36:S172.e1-3. 2008..Compared with previous studies, this analysis used a large sample size for greater precision, actual cost-accounting data, and case matching combined with bounding estimates to correct for bias...- The effects of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 on home health and hospice in older adult cancer patientsMeredith L Kilgore
University of Alabama at Birmingham UAB, Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, Lister Hill Center for Health Policy, Center for Aging, USA
Med Care 47:279-85. 2009..Home health and hospice services can constitute important elements in the continuum of care for older adults diagnosed with cancer. The Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997 included provisions affecting those services... - Health care expenditures associated with skeletal fractures among Medicare beneficiaries, 1999-2005Meredith L Kilgore
Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
J Bone Miner Res 24:2050-5. 2009..Further research is needed to ascertain other health conditions that are driving costs for Medicare beneficiaries after fractures... - The costs of nosocomial infectionsMeredith L Kilgore
The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Med Care 46:101-4. 2008.... - Drug costs and out-of-pocket spending in cancer clinical trialsMeredith L Kilgore
University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Public Health, 1665 University Blvd RPHB 330, Birmingham, AL 35294 0022, USA
Contemp Clin Trials 29:1-8. 2008..To estimate the effect of clinical trial participation on drug utilization, drug costs, and out-of-pocket expenditures for cancer patients... - Potential and pitfalls of using large administrative claims data to study the safety of osteoporosis therapiesJie Zhang
Department of Epidemiology and Health Services Comparative Effectiveness Research Training Program, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1665 University Boulevard, RPHB 517B, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
Curr Rheumatol Rep 13:273-82. 2011.... - The societal burden of osteoporosisDavid J Becker
Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, RPHB 330, 1530 3rd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35294 0022, USA
Curr Rheumatol Rep 12:186-91. 2010..Efforts to address the looming financial burden must focus on reducing the prevalence of osteoporosis and the incidence of costly fragility fractures... - Medical malpractice reform and employer-sponsored health insurance premiumsMichael A Morrisey
Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1665 University Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35243 0022, USA
Health Serv Res 43:2124-42. 2008..The objective of this study is to estimate the effects of noneconomic damage caps on the premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance... - Health services utilization after fractures: evidence from MedicareDavid J Becker
Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1665 University Blvd, RPHB 330H, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 65:1012-20. 2010..Postfracture utilization of health care services represents an alternative measure of the resource costs associated with these fractures... - Is withholding osteoporosis medication after fracture sometimes rational? A comparison of the risk for second fracture versus deathJeffrey R Curtis
Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
J Am Med Dir Assoc 11:584-91. 2010..Among US Medicare beneficiaries, we evaluated the risk for second fracture versus death in the 5 years following a hip, clinical vertebral, and wrist/forearm fracture... - Patterns and predictors of home health and hospice use by older adults with cancerJulie L Locher
Department of Medicine, Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35294, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 54:1206-11. 2006..To describe patterns of home health and hospice use by older cancer patients and a comparison group of older persons without cancer. To identify predictors of home care and hospice utilization... - Regional variation in the denial of reimbursement for bone mineral density testing among US Medicare beneficiariesJeffrey R Curtis
Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
J Clin Densitom 11:568-74. 2008..Greater guidance and transparency in coding policies are needed to ensure that DXA as a covered service is reimbursed for Medicare beneficiaries with the appropriate indications... - Prospective assessment of out-of-pocket patient-related cost for ERCP at an urban tertiary care medical centerC Mel Wilcox
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294 0001, USA
Dig Dis Sci 56:2789-91. 2011..When calculating differences between interventions, direct cost comparisons are typically based on Medicare reimbursement rates. The additional out-of-pocket costs of the patient have been little studied in endoscopy... - Which fractures are most attributable to osteoporosis?Amy H Warriner
Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA
J Clin Epidemiol 64:46-53. 2011..Determining anatomic sites and circumstances under which a fracture may be a consequence of osteoporosis is a topic of ongoing debate and controversy that is important to both clinicians and researchers... - Preference-based quality-of-life measures for neocortical epilepsy surgeryRobert C Knowlton
Department of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama 35294 0001, USA
Epilepsia 52:1018-20. 2011..Seizure freedom achieved with polytherapy medical management may be less desirable than that achieved with surgery and monotherapy... - Emergency department visits by nursing home residents in the United StatesHenry E Wang
From the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama
J Am Geriatr Soc 59:1864-72. 2011..To characterize emergency department (ED) use by nursing home residents in the United States... - Adaptation of Bayesian data mining algorithms to longitudinal claims data: coxib safety as an exampleJeffrey R Curtis
Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics of Musculoskeletal Disorders, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA
Med Care 46:969-75. 2008..Their adaptation for use with longitudinal data such as administrative claims has not been previously evaluated or validated... - Cost minimization analysis comparing diagnostic strategies in unexplained pancreatitisCharles Mel Wilcox
Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294 0007, USA
Pancreas 38:117-21. 2009..However, comparative trials of these modalities are lacking, and thus the ideal endoscopic diagnostic strategy to evaluate idiopathic pancreatitis remains unknown... - Relationship among hospital ERCP volume, length of stay, and technical outcomesShyam Varadarajulu
Division of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA
Gastrointest Endosc 64:338-47. 2006..These findings have important implications for health care policy decision making and resource utilization... - Tort law and medical malpractice insurance premiumsMeredith L Kilgore
Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, Lister Hill Center for Health Policy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, RPHB 330, 1665 University Blvd, 35294-0022, USA
Inquiry 43:255-70. 2006.... - Damages caps in medical malpractice casesLeonard J Nelson
Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Milbank Q 85:259-86. 2007.... - Does cholecystectomy prior to the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer affect outcome?Stephen H Gray
Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA
Am Surg 74:602-5; discussion 605-6. 2008..For patients older than 65 years of age, further evaluation prior to cholecystectomy may be necessary to exclude pancreatic cancer, especially patients with jaundice, weight loss, and steatorrhea... - Economical and clinical outcomes of alternative treatment strategies in the management of common bile duct stones in the elderly: wait and see or surgery?Britt B Drake
Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
Am J Gastroenterol 101:746-52. 2006..CONCLUSIONS: In patients aged 60 and older, expectant management after ERC-S for CBDS is a reasonable approach, but the economic attractiveness of this strategy is highly dependent on the probability of recurrent symptoms... - A cost-minimization analysis of alternative strategies in diagnosing pancreatic cancerVictor K Chen
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, School of Public Health, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294-0007, USA
Am J Gastroenterol 99:2223-34. 2004..In addition to local expertise and availability, costs and diagnostic yield should be considered when choosing an optimal diagnostic strategy... - Incremental treatment costs in national cancer institute-sponsored clinical trialsDana P Goldman
RAND Health, 1700 Main St, Santa Monica, CA 90407 2138, USA
JAMA 289:2970-7. 2003..Concern about additional costs for direct patient care impedes efforts to enroll patients in clinical trials. But generalizable evidence substantiating these concerns is lacking... - Participation of patients 65 years of age or older in cancer clinical trialsJoy H Lewis
RAND Health, Santa Monica, CA 90407 2138, USA
J Clin Oncol 21:1383-9. 2003..Our objective was to evaluate the participation of the elderly in clinical trials sponsored by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and assess the impact of protocol exclusion criteria on elderly participation...
Research Grants
- The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 and Home Care for CancerMeredith Kilgore; Fiscal Year: 2006..Data generated from this study can be used to guide federal decision makers in formulating policies related to home health services for older cancer patients. ..