Joseph S Ross

..We examine the implications of these findings for the millions of vulnerable Americans who rely on safety-net hospitals for their care...

..Our objective was to examine whether rates of appropriate cardiac catheterization after admission for acute myocardial infarction varied between states with and without CON regulation of cardiac catheterization...

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..Recent litigation related to rofecoxib provided a unique opportunity to examine guest authorship and ghostwriting, practices that have been suspected in biomedical publication but for which there is little documentation...

..Our objective was to explore racial and ethnic differences in adherence to cervical cancer screening recommendations among female post-graduate physicians...

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..Physicians' ratings of the appropriateness of collaboration and of receiving payment for collaboration with the pharmaceutical and medical device industries may differ...

..Our objectives were to examine completeness of registration within ClinicalTrials.gov and to determine the extent and correlates of selective publication...

..No recent national trends in RSRRs have been reported, and it is not known whether hospital-specific performance is improving or variation in performance is decreasing...

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..It is also not known whether a volume threshold for such an association exists...

..Examine the association between poverty and preventive care use among older working adults...

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..We found only small mortality differences across remoteness regions for hospitalizations for the three conditions. We examine the implications of these findings for the millions of Americans who rely upon rural hospitals for their care...

..Recent legislation in 5 states and the District of Columbia mandated state disclosure of payments made to physicians by pharmaceutical companies. In 2 of these states, Vermont and Minnesota, payment disclosures are publicly available...

..It is not known what effect using care from multiple sources has on the quality of care patients receive...

..Little is known about how the relationship between chronic disease, impairment, and disability has changed over time among older adults...

..To explore attitudes of physicians from all specialties toward gifts from and interactions with the pharmaceutical and medical device industries...

..We compared use of preventive care among veterans receiving care through the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) plans, and Medicare health maintenance organizations (HMOs)...

..Efforts to coordinate care between VA and Medicare providers are necessary to ensure patients receive high quality care...

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..To determine the prevalence of financial conflicts of interest among members of panels producing clinical practice guidelines on screening, treatment, or both for hyperlipidaemia or diabetes...

..To examine concurrent prevalence trends of chronic disease, impairment and disability among older adults...

..Efforts to coordinate care between VA and Medicare providers are necessary to ensure that patients receive high-quality care, especially patients with multiple comorbidities...

..Study Design: Cross-sectional study using data from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey...

..Electronic health records (EHRs) have been promoted as an important tool to improve quality of care. We examined the association between EHR components, a complete EHR, and the quality of care...

..Our objective was to determine adherence rates of physician-directed print advertisements in biomedical journals to FDA guidelines and describe content important for safe prescribing...

..02) and postdischarge care (83% vs. 57%., P < 0.001) section-specific information. In conclusion, audit and feedback sessions were associated with better DS completeness in areas of particular importance to geriatric care...

..Prior research has suggested an association between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and the development of cognitive decline; however, these studies have been cross-sectional or small case series...

..This paper examines the impact of high prices on patients and the relation between prices and innovation, and finally, considers policies that may balance patients' access to medications and financial rewards to industry...

..Thirty-four states previously enacted similar laws. The authors sought to examine the impact on access to care of state laws extending eligibility of parents' insurance to young adults...

..Physician self-referral, ordering a test or procedure or referring to a facility in which a physician has a financial interest, has been associated with increased utilization of health care services...

..Nonindicated use is of particular concern among older adults, who may have multiple comorbidities and take more medications, increasing their risk for adverse drug reactions...

..Although the uninsured comprise a range of income levels, little attention has been directed at higher-income uninsured adults and their patterns of care...

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..However, we found lower adherence among a small subgroup of housestaff at a slightly greater risk for cervical disease and most likely to benefit from screening...

..Outcomes of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and congestive heart failure (CHF) at specialty cardiac hospitals are uncertain...

..Seeding trials, clinical studies conducted by pharmaceutical companies that are designed to seem as if they answer a scientific question but primarily fulfill marketing objectives, have not been described in detail...

..We investigated physician perspectives on how patients' SES influences care...

..We assessed the association between cardiac CON regulations, availability of revascularization facilities, and revascularization rates...