Search Results - "Kash, Bita A."

Sex differences in susceptibility, severity, and outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019: Cross-sectional analysis from a diverse US metropolitan area by Vahidy, Farhaan S, Pan, Alan P, Ahnstedt, Hilda, Munshi, Yashasvee, Choi, Huimahn A, Tiruneh, Yordanos, Nasir, Khurram, Kash, Bita A, Andrieni, Julia D, McCullough, Louise D

“…Sex is increasingly recognized as an important factor in the epidemiology and outcome of many diseases. This also appears to hold for coronavirus disease 2019…”
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Racial and ethnic disparities in SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: analysis of a COVID-19 observational registry for a diverse US metropolitan population by Vahidy, Farhaan S, Nicolas, Juan Carlos, Meeks, Jennifer R, Khan, Osman, Pan, Alan, Jones, Stephen L, Masud, Faisal, Sostman, H Dirk, Phillips, Robert, Andrieni, Julia D, Kash, Bita A, Nasir, Khurram

“…IntroductionData on race and ethnic disparities for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection are limited. We analysed…”
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Rural Healthy People 2020: New Decade, Same Challenges by Bolin, Jane N., Bellamy, Gail R., Ferdinand, Alva O., Vuong, Ann M., Kash, Bita A., Schulze, Avery, Helduser, Janet W.

“…Purpose The health of rural America is more important than ever to the health of the United States and the world. Rural Healthy People 2020's goal is to serve…”
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Disparities in COVID-19 hospitalizations and mortality among black and Hispanic patients: cross-sectional analysis from the greater Houston metropolitan area by Pan, Alan P, Khan, Osman, Meeks, Jennifer R, Boom, Marc L, Masud, Faisal N, Andrieni, Julia D, Phillips, Robert A, Tiruneh, Yordanos M, Kash, Bita A, Vahidy, Farhaan S

“…Abstract Background Disparate racial/ethnic burdens of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may be attributable to higher susceptibility to Severe…”
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Development and validation of a polysocial risk score for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease by Javed, Zulqarnain, Valero-Elizondo, Javier, Dudum, Ramzi, Khan, Safi U., Dubey, Prachi, Hyder, Adnan A., Xu, Jiaqiong, Bilal, Usama, Kash, Bita A., Cainzos-Achirica, Miguel, Nasir, Khurram

“…•Social determinants of health may improve identification of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease – beyond traditional risk factors.•We provide the first,…”
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Variation and Disparities in Awareness of Myocardial Infarction Symptoms Among Adults in the United States by Mahajan, Shiwani, Valero-Elizondo, Javier, Khera, Rohan, Desai, Nihar R, Blankstein, Ron, Blaha, Michael J, Virani, Salim S, Kash, Bita A, Zoghbi, William A, Krumholz, Harlan M, Nasir, Khurram

“…Prompt recognition of myocardial infarction symptoms is critical for timely access to lifesaving emergency cardiac care. However, patients with myocardial…”
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Provider Burnout and Fatigue During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned From a High-Volume Intensive Care Unit by Sasangohar, Farzan, Jones, Stephen L., Masud, Faisal N., Vahidy, Farhaan S., Kash, Bita A.

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Measuring Team Effectiveness in the Health Care Setting: An Inventory of Survey Tools by Kash, Bita A, Cheon, Ohbet, Halzack, Nicholas M, Miller, Thomas R

“…Background: Guidance for measuring team effectiveness in dynamic clinical settings is necessary; however, there are no consensus strategies to help health care…”
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Psychological Distress and the Use of Clinical Preventive Services by Community-Dwelling Older Adults by Lin, Szu-Hsuan, Adepoju, Omolola E., Kash, Bita A., DeSalvo, Bethany, McMaughan, Darcy K.

“…In this study, we explored whether psychological distress plays a role in the use of recommended clinical preventive services among community-dwelling older…”
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Cost-Related Medication Nonadherence in Adults With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the United States, 2013 to 2017 by Khera, Rohan, Valero-Elizondo, Javier, Das, Sandeep R, Virani, Salim S, Kash, Bita A, de Lemos, James A, Krumholz, Harlan M, Nasir, Khurram

“…BACKGROUND:Medication nonadherence is associated with worse outcomes in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), a group who requires…”
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Remote Patient Monitoring and Telemedicine in Neonatal and Pediatric Settings: Scoping Literature Review by Sasangohar, Farzan, Davis, Elise, Kash, Bita A, Shah, Sohail R

“…Telemedicine and telehealth solutions are emerging rapidly in health care and have the potential to decrease costs for insurers, providers, and patients in…”
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The Diabetes Management Education Program in South Texas: An Economic and Clinical Impact Analysis by Kash, Bita A, Lin, Szu-Hsuan, Baek, Juha, Ohsfeldt, Robert L

“…Diabetes is a major chronic disease that can lead to serious health problems and high healthcare costs without appropriate disease management and treatment. In…”
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An exploration of community partnerships, safety‐net hospitals, and readmission rates by Cheon, Ohbet, Baek, Juha, Kash, Bita A., Jones, Stephen L.

“…Objective To compare hospital‐community partnerships among safety‐net hospitals relative to non–safety‐net hospitals, and explore whether hospital‐community…”
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Differing Strategies to Meet Information-Sharing Needs: Publicly Supported Community Health Information Exchanges Versus Health Systems' Enterprise Health Information Exchanges by VEST, JOSHUA R., KASH, BITA A.

“…Context: The United States has invested billions of dollars to encourage the adoption of and implement the information technologies necessary for health…”
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Association between Ambient Air Pollution and Hospital Length of Stay among Children with Asthma in South Texas by Baek, Juha, Kash, Bita A, Xu, Xiaohui, Benden, Mark, Roberts, Jon, Carrillo, Genny

“…Although hospital length of stay (LOS) has been identified as a proxy measure of healthcare expenditures in the United States, there are limited studies…”
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Investigating burn-out contributors and mitigators among intensive care unit nurses during COVID-19: a focus group interview study by Saravanan, Pratima, Masud, Faisal, Kash, Bita A, Sasangohar, Farzan

“…Past literature establishes high prevalence of burn-out among intensive care unit (ICU) nurses, and the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic in intensifying…”
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Nature and Mental Health in Urban Texas: A NatureScore-Based Study by Makram, Omar M, Pan, Alan, Maddock, Jay E, Kash, Bita A

“…In this cross-sectional study, we examined the impact of access to nature on mental health utilization in urban neighborhoods using Texas outpatient encounters…”
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Pediatric asthma hospitalization: individual and environmental characteristics of high utilizers in South Texas by Baek, Juha, Kash, Bita A., Xu, Xiaohui, Benden, Mark, Roberts, Jon, Carrillo, Genny

“…Objective: Few studies have examined factors affecting the high frequency of hospitalization for pediatric asthma. This study identifies individual and…”
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The Perioperative Surgical Home (PSH): A Comprehensive Review of US and Non-US Studies Shows Predominantly Positive Quality and Cost Outcomes by KASH, BITA A., ZHANG, YICHEN, CLINE, KAYLA M., MENSER, TERRI, MILLER, THOMAS R.

“…Context: The evolving concept of more rigorously coordinated and integrated perioperative management, often referred to as the perioperative surgical home…”
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Measuring the Impact of Electronic Health Record Adoption on Charge Capture by Edwardson, Nicholas, Kash, Bita A., Janakiraman, Ramkumar

“…We examine the impact of electronic health record (EHR) adoption on charge capture—the ability of providers to properly ensure that billable services are…”
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