Factors associated with prescription drug expenditures among children: an analysis of the Medical Expenditure Panel surveyAlex Y Chen
Department of Pediatrics, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90024, USA
Pediatrics 109:728-32. 2002
..This study examines the factors that influence utilization of prescription drugs in the pediatric population...
Family structure and the treatment of childhood asthmaAlex Y Chen
Division of Research on Children, Youth, and Families, Children s Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern California Keck, School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
Med Care 46:174-84. 2008
..However, no study has addressed whether family structure is associated with the care children receive for particular conditions or with their physical health outcomes...
- Quality measures for primary care of complex pediatric patients
Alex Y Chen
Department of Pediatrics, Children s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA
Pediatrics 129:433-45. 2012
..Our objective was to examine evidence for primary care based on the patient-centered medical home model and to identify valid and meaningful quality measures for use in complex pediatric patients...
- Female sex as a risk factor for in-hospital mortality among children undergoing cardiac surgery
Ruey Kang R Chang
Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, Calif 90509, USA
Circulation 106:1514-22. 2002
..The purpose of this study was to investigate whether sex disparity in cardiovascular outcomes exists in children who undergo cardiac surgery...
Family structure and childhood obesity, Early Childhood Longitudinal Study - Kindergarten CohortAlex Y Chen
Children s Hospital Los Angeles, Division of Research on Children, Youth, and Families, 4650 Sunset Blvd, MS 30, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 7:A50. 2010
..Little is known about the effect of family structure on childhood obesity among US children. This study examines the effect of number of parents and number of siblings on children's body mass index and risk of obesity...
- Prevalence of obesity among children with chronic conditions
Alex Y Chen
Children s Hospital Los Angeles, Department of Pediatrics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 18:210-3. 2010
..9% (18.7-19.0). Our findings suggest that children 10-17 years of age with select chronic conditions were at increased risk for obesity compared to their counterparts without a chronic condition...
- Preventive health care for children with and without special health care needs
Amy J Houtrow
Department of Pediatrics, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
Pediatrics 119:e821-8. 2007
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- Effects of family structure on children's use of ambulatory visits and prescription medications
Alex Y Chen
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Research on Children, Youth, and Families, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, 4650 Sunset Blvd. MS #30, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA
Health Serv Res 41:1895-914. 2006
..Additional research is needed to determine whether these differences in utilization affect children's health...
- Impact of palivizumab on RSV hospitalizations for children with hemodynamically significant congenital heart disease
Ruey Kang R Chang
Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, 1000 West Carson Street, Box 491, Torrance, CA 90509, USA
Pediatr Cardiol 31:90-5. 2010
..Considering the high cost of palivizumab administration, the cost-benefit of RSV prophylaxis with palivizumab warrants further investigation...
- Sudden infant death syndrome: changing epidemiologic patterns in California 1989-2004
Ruey Kang R Chang
Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90509, USA
J Pediatr 153:498-502. 2008
..To evaluate the changes of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) epidemiology in California...
- Dispensing pattern of generic and brand-name drugs in children
Alex Y Chen
Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Children s Hospital Los Angeles, Calif, USA
Ambul Pediatr 8:189-94. 2008
..To describe the dispensing patterns of generic and brand-name drugs in children and to identify patient sociodemographic characteristics associated with generic drug use...
- Insurance coverage and financial burden for families of children with special health care needs
Alex Y Chen
Department of Pediatrics, Children s Hospital Los Angeles, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA
Ambul Pediatr 6:204-9. 2006
..To examine the role of insurance coverage in protecting families of children with special health care needs (CSHCN) from the financial burden associated with care...
- Changes in the newborn delivery practice and neonatal outcomes as financing changed in Los Angeles County and Orange County, California
Ruey Kang R Chang
Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles 90095, USA
Manag Care Interface 18:53-7, 62. 2005
..The newborn interhospital transfer rate for patients in LAC remained unchanged. The newborn in-hospital mortality rates for both LAC and OC decreased during the study period...
- Private dental and prescription-drug coverage in children: data from the medical expenditure panel survey
Alex Y Chen
Department of Pediatrics, Children s Hospital Los Angeles, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA
Ambul Pediatr 4:442-7. 2004
..This study examined prescription-drug coverage and dental-insurance coverage in the context of overall insurance coverage...
- Quantifying income-related inequality in healthcare delivery in the United States
Alex Y Chen
Division of Research on Children, Youth, and Families, Children s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90027, USA
Med Care 42:38-47. 2004
..In this study, we derive a summary index to quantify income-related inequality in need-adjusted medical care expenditures and report values of the index for adults and children in the United States...
- Differences in CAHPS reports and ratings of health care provided to adults and children
Alex Y Chen
Department of Pediatrics, Children s Hospital Los Angeles, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA
Med Care 50:S35-9. 2012
..Consumer assessment of health care is an important metric for evaluating quality of care. These assessments can help purchasers, health plans, and providers deliver care that fits patients' needs...
- Clinical management of infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome in the United States, 1988-1997
Ruey Kang R Chang
Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California 90509, USA
Pediatrics 110:292-8. 2002
..To evaluate changes in the clinical management of infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) over a 10-year period...
- Use of antithrombotic agents among U.S. stroke survivors, 2000-2006
Eric M Cheng
Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles, 90073, USA
Am J Prev Med 38:47-53. 2010
..Secondary stroke prevention guidelines recommend antithrombotic agents such as over-the-counter aspirin, prescription antiplatelet agents, or anticoagulant agents...
- National profile of nonemergent pediatric emergency department visits
Eyal Ben-Isaac
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, 4650 Sunset Blvd, Mail Stop 30, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA
Pediatrics 125:454-9. 2010
..Patients who use the ED for nonemergent health concerns may unnecessarily crowd ED services. In this article we describe characteristics of pediatric patients in the United States who use EDs for nonemergent visits...
