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| Kenneth S BoockvarSummaryAffiliation: Mount Sinai School of Medicine Country: USA Publications Hospital readmissions after hospital discharge for hip fracture: surgical and nonsurgical causes and effect on outcomesKenneth S Boockvar Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1 Gustave L Levy Place, Box 1070, New York, NY 10029, USA J Am Geriatr Soc 51:399-403 Use of recommended ambulatory care services: is the Veterans Affairs quality gap narrowing?Joseph S Ross HSR and D Targeted Research Enhancement Program and Geriatrics Research, Education, and Clinical Center, James J Peters Veterans Administration Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10025, USA Arch Intern Med 168:950-8 Dual use of Veterans Affairs services and use of recommended ambulatory careJoseph S Ross HSR and D Targeted Research Enhancement Program and Geriatrics Research, Education, and Clinical Center, James J Peters Veterans Administration Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10468, USA Med Care 46:309-16 Organizational relationships between nursing homes and hospitals and quality of care during hospital-nursing home patient transfersKenneth S Boockvar Geriatrics Research, Education, and Clinical Center, J J Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10468, USA J Am Geriatr Soc 55:1078-84 Palliative care for frail older adults: "there are things I can't do anymore that I wish I could . . . "Kenneth S Boockvar James J Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10468, USA JAMA 296:2245-53 Medication reconciliation for reducing drug-discrepancy adverse eventsKenneth S Boockvar Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, James J Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA Am J Geriatr Pharmacother 4:236-43 Effect of inpatient quality of care on functional outcomes in patients with hip fractureAlbert L Siu Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA Med Care 44:862-9 Early ambulation after hip fracture: effects on function and mortalityAlbert L Siu Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA Arch Intern Med 166:766-71 Ineffective communication of mental status information during care transfer of older adultsKenneth S Boockvar Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Bronx Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10468, USA J Gen Intern Med 20:1146-50 Inter-facility transfer of patient information before and after HIPAA privacy measuresKenneth S Boockvar Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Bronx Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10468, USA J Am Med Dir Assoc 6:310-5 | Collaborators |
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Hospital readmissions after hospital discharge for hip fracture: surgical and nonsurgical causes and effect on outcomesKenneth S Boockvar
Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1 Gustave L Levy Place, Box 1070, New York, NY 10029, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 51:399-403
Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1 Gustave L Levy Place, Box 1070, New York, NY 10029, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 51:399-403
..6-4.6) and to die (OR = 4.0, 95% CI = 2.2-7.3) than those not readmitted. CONCLUSION: Hospital readmissions after hip fracture are largely due to nonsurgical illness and are associated with increased morbidity and mortality...
Use of recommended ambulatory care services: is the Veterans Affairs quality gap narrowing?Joseph S Ross
HSR and D Targeted Research Enhancement Program and Geriatrics Research, Education, and Clinical Center, James J Peters Veterans Administration Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10025, USA
Arch Intern Med 168:950-8
HSR and D Targeted Research Enhancement Program and Geriatrics Research, Education, and Clinical Center, James J Peters Veterans Administration Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10025, USA
Arch Intern Med 168:950-8
..21]; P = .005) vaccinations. CONCLUSION: Despite increasing emphasis on quality of care and improved performance throughout the US health care system, adults receiving VAMC care remain more likely to receive recommended ambulatory care...
Dual use of Veterans Affairs services and use of recommended ambulatory careJoseph S Ross
HSR and D Targeted Research Enhancement Program and Geriatrics Research, Education, and Clinical Center, James J Peters Veterans Administration Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10468, USA
Med Care 46:309-16
HSR and D Targeted Research Enhancement Program and Geriatrics Research, Education, and Clinical Center, James J Peters Veterans Administration Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10468, USA
Med Care 46:309-16
..CONCLUSIONS: After adjustment for patient characteristics, exclusive and dual VA users reported similar rates of recommended ambulatory service use...
Organizational relationships between nursing homes and hospitals and quality of care during hospital-nursing home patient transfersKenneth S Boockvar
Geriatrics Research, Education, and Clinical Center, J J Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10468, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 55:1078-84
Geriatrics Research, Education, and Clinical Center, J J Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10468, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 55:1078-84
..Geriatrics specialty care and characteristics of the hospital were associated with better hospital-to-nursing home transfer processes...
Palliative care for frail older adults: "there are things I can't do anymore that I wish I could . . . "Kenneth S Boockvar
James J Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10468, USA
JAMA 296:2245-53
James J Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10468, USA
JAMA 296:2245-53
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Medication reconciliation for reducing drug-discrepancy adverse eventsKenneth S Boockvar
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, James J Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA
Am J Geriatr Pharmacother 4:236-43
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, James J Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA
Am J Geriatr Pharmacother 4:236-43
..Studies are needed to identify the most efficient ways of carrying out this task and to adapt the reconciliation process to all care settings...
Effect of inpatient quality of care on functional outcomes in patients with hip fractureAlbert L Siu
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA
Med Care 44:862-9
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA
Med Care 44:862-9
..Additionally, functional outcomes were more sensitive markers of improved process of care, compared with 6-month mortality, in the case of hip fracture...
Early ambulation after hip fracture: effects on function and mortalityAlbert L Siu
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
Arch Intern Med 166:766-71
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
Arch Intern Med 166:766-71
..2% [P = .38] for patients independent in locomotion at baseline). CONCLUSION: In patients with hip fracture, delay in getting the patient out of bed is associated with poor function at 2 months and worsened 6-month survival...
Ineffective communication of mental status information during care transfer of older adultsKenneth S Boockvar
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Bronx Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10468, USA
J Gen Intern Med 20:1146-50
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Bronx Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10468, USA
J Gen Intern Med 20:1146-50
..31 to .73). CONCLUSION: Mental status documentation during transfer of older adults between nursing home and hospital did not identify all patients with dementia and did not completely characterize patients' cognitive status...
Inter-facility transfer of patient information before and after HIPAA privacy measuresKenneth S Boockvar
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Bronx Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10468, USA
J Am Med Dir Assoc 6:310-5
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Bronx Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10468, USA
J Am Med Dir Assoc 6:310-5
..This suggests that the rule's intent to not restrict the sharing of information needed to treat patients is being followed by providers at these sites in the situation of interfacility patient transfer...
Outcomes of infection in nursing home residents with and without early hospital transferKenneth S Boockvar
Geriatrics Research, Education and Clinical Center, Bronx Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York
J Am Geriatr Soc 53:590-6
Geriatrics Research, Education and Clinical Center, Bronx Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York
J Am Geriatr Soc 53:590-6
..CONCLUSION: Using observational data and propensity score methods, outcomes were worse in nursing home residents transferred to the hospital within 3 days of infection onset than in those who remained in the nursing home...
Patient relocation in the 6 months after hip fracture: risk factors for fragmented careKenneth S Boockvar
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Bronx Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 130 W Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, NY 10468, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 52:1826-31
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Bronx Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 130 W Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, NY 10468, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 52:1826-31
..14, 95% confidence interval=0.97-1.35). CONCLUSION: Subgroups of patients with elevated risk of relocation after hip fracture may be target groups for intensive care coordination and care planning interventions...
Physical therapy and mobility 2 and 6 months after hip fractureJoan D Penrod
Program of Research on Serious Physical and Mental Illness and Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Bronx Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 52:1114-20
Program of Research on Serious Physical and Mental Illness and Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Bronx Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 52:1114-20
..Well-designed randomized, controlled trials of the effect of varying schedules and amounts of therapy on functional status after hip fracture would be informative...
Adverse events due to discontinuations in drug use and dose changes in patients transferred between acute and long-term care facilitiesKenneth Boockvar
Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
Arch Intern Med 164:545-50
Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
Arch Intern Med 164:545-50
..CONCLUSIONS: Medication changes are common during transfer between hospital and nursing home and are a cause of ADEs. Research is needed on interinstitutional patient care and systems interventions designed to prevent ADEs...
Predictive value of nonspecific symptoms for acute illness in nursing home residentsKenneth S Boockvar
Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 51:1111-5
Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 51:1111-5
..Studies are needed to determine whether an intervention in residents with these nonspecific symptoms can enable earlier detection and treatment of acute illness...
Medicare expenditures for nursing home residents triaged to nursing home or hospital for acute infectionKenneth S Boockvar
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, JJ Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10468, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 56:1206-12
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, JJ Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10468, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 56:1206-12
..This result may be used to estimate cost savings to Medicare of interventions designed to reduce hospital use by nursing home residents...
Delirium is a serious and under-recognized problem: why assessment of mental status should be the sixth vital signJoseph H Flaherty
J Am Med Dir Assoc 8:273-5
J Am Med Dir Assoc 8:273-5