Jennifer Prah Ruger

Summary

Affiliation: Washington University School of Medicine
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Health and development
    Jennifer Prah Ruger
    Department of Medicine, Division of General Medical Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
    Lancet 362:678. 2003
  2. ncbi Association between insurance status and admission rate for patients evaluated in the emergency department
    Jennifer Prah Ruger
    Division of General Medical Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
    Acad Emerg Med 10:1285-8. 2003
  3. ncbi Analysis of costs, length of stay, and utilization of emergency department services by frequent users: implications for health policy
    Jennifer Prah Ruger
    Division of General Medical Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8072, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
    Acad Emerg Med 11:1311-7. 2004
  4. ncbi Social grants, welfare, and the incentive to trade-off health for income among individuals on HAART in South Africa
    Atheendar S Venkataramani
    Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
    AIDS Behav 14:1393-400. 2010
  5. ncbi Clinical and economic factors associated with ambulance use to the emergency department
    Jennifer Prah Ruger
    Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
    Acad Emerg Med 13:879-85. 2006
  6. ncbi Catastrophe health expenditure
    Jennifer Prah Ruger
    Lancet 362:996-7; author reply 997. 2003
  7. ncbi Combating HIV/AIDS in developing countries
    Jennifer Prah Ruger
    BMJ 329:121-2. 2004
  8. ncbi Measuring disparities in health care
    Jennifer Prah Ruger
    BMJ 333:274. 2006
  9. ncbi Identifying high-risk patients for triage and resource allocation in the ED
    Jennifer Prah Ruger
    Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, P O Box 208034, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
    Am J Emerg Med 25:794-8. 2007

Collaborators

  • L M Lewis
  • Atheendar S Venkataramani
  • Nicoli Nattrass
  • Brendan Maughan-Brown

Detail Information

Publications9

  1. ncbi Health and development
    Jennifer Prah Ruger
    Department of Medicine, Division of General Medical Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
    Lancet 362:678. 2003
  2. ncbi Association between insurance status and admission rate for patients evaluated in the emergency department
    Jennifer Prah Ruger
    Division of General Medical Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
    Acad Emerg Med 10:1285-8. 2003
    ..To determine if differences exist in hospital and intensive care unit (ICU)/operating room admission rates based on health insurance status...
  3. ncbi Analysis of costs, length of stay, and utilization of emergency department services by frequent users: implications for health policy
    Jennifer Prah Ruger
    Division of General Medical Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8072, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
    Acad Emerg Med 11:1311-7. 2004
    ..There is a small subgroup with more than 20 visits who are less ill or injured but also incurred lower-than-average costs per visit...
  4. ncbi Social grants, welfare, and the incentive to trade-off health for income among individuals on HAART in South Africa
    Atheendar S Venkataramani
    Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
    AIDS Behav 14:1393-400. 2010
    ..This has helped cushion people on HAART, but other welfare measures need consideration...
  5. ncbi Clinical and economic factors associated with ambulance use to the emergency department
    Jennifer Prah Ruger
    Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
    Acad Emerg Med 13:879-85. 2006
    ..Knowledge is limited, however, about clinical and economic factors associated with ambulance use compared to other arrival methods...
  6. ncbi Catastrophe health expenditure
    Jennifer Prah Ruger
    Lancet 362:996-7; author reply 997. 2003
  7. ncbi Combating HIV/AIDS in developing countries
    Jennifer Prah Ruger
    BMJ 329:121-2. 2004
  8. ncbi Measuring disparities in health care
    Jennifer Prah Ruger
    BMJ 333:274. 2006
  9. ncbi Identifying high-risk patients for triage and resource allocation in the ED
    Jennifer Prah Ruger
    Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, P O Box 208034, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
    Am J Emerg Med 25:794-8. 2007
    ..These findings suggest that a few easily obtainable clinical factors may significantly improve the accuracy of triage and resource allocation among patients assigned with a middle-acuity score...