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Effect of Emergency Department Crowding on Outcomes of Admitted Patients by Sun, Benjamin C., MD, MPP, Hsia, Renee Y., MD, Weiss, Robert E., PhD, Zingmond, David, MD, Liang, Li-Jung, PhD, Han, Weijuan, MS, McCreath, Heather, PhD, Asch, Steven M., MD

“…Study objective Emergency department (ED) crowding is a prevalent health delivery problem and may adversely affect the outcomes of patients requiring…”
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Association Between Occurrence of a Postoperative Complication and Readmission: Implications for Quality Improvement and Cost Savings by Lawson, Elise H, Hall, Bruce Lee, Louie, Rachel, Ettner, Susan L, Zingmond, David S, Han, Lein, Rapp, Michael, Ko, Clifford Y

“…OBJECTIVE:To estimate the effect of preventing postoperative complications on readmission rates and costs. BACKGROUND:Policymakers are targeting readmission…”
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A Comparison of Clinical Registry Versus Administrative Claims Data for Reporting of 30-Day Surgical Complications by LAWSON, Elise H, LOUIE, Rachel, ZINGMOND, David S, BROOK, Robert H, HALL, Bruce L, HAN, Lein, RAPP, Michael, KO, Clifford Y

“…To compare the recording of 30-day postoperative complications between a national clinical registry and Medicare inpatient claims data and to determine whether…”
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Relationship Between Hospital Performance on a Patient Satisfaction Survey and Surgical Quality by Sacks, Greg D, Lawson, Elise H, Dawes, Aaron J, Russell, Marcia M, Maggard-Gibbons, Melinda, Zingmond, David S, Ko, Clifford Y

“…The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services include patient experience as a core component of its Value-Based Purchasing program, which ties financial…”
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Changes over time in POLST use and content by race and ethnicity among California nursing home residents by Zingmond, David S, Powell, David, Jennings, Lee A, Liang, Li-Jung, Escarce, Jose J, Parikh, Punam, Wenger, Neil S

“…Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) are commonly used for nursing home (NH) residents. Treatment orders differ across race and ethnicity,…”
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Factors That Predict Short-term Complication Rates After Total Hip Arthroplasty by SooHoo, Nelson F., Farng, Eugene, Lieberman, Jay R., Chambers, Lauchlan, Zingmond, David S.

“…Background There remains uncertainty regarding the relative importance of patient factors such as comorbidity and provider factors such as hospital volume in…”
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Comparison of Reoperation Rates Following Ankle Arthrodesis and Total Ankle Arthroplasty by SooHoo, Nelson F, Zingmond, David S, Ko, Clifford Y

“…BackgroundThe role of ankle arthroplasty in the treatment of ankle arthritis is controversial. Ankle fusion is commonly performed, but there is ongoing concern…”
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Complication Rates Following Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Ankle Fractures by SooHoo, Nelson F, Krenek, Lucie, Eagan, Michael J, Gurbani, Barkha, Ko, Clifford Y, Zingmond, David S

“…BackgroundAnkle fractures are among the most common injuries treated by orthopaedic surgeons. The purpose of the present investigation was to examine the risks…”
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The cost of comorbidities in treatment for HIV/AIDS in California by Zingmond, David S, Arfer, Kodi B, Gildner, Jennifer L, Leibowitz, Arleen A

“…Antiretroviral therapy has increased longevity for people living with HIV (PLWH). As a result, PLWH increasingly experience the common diseases of aging and…”
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POLST completion and continuity in California nursing homes by Zingmond, David S., Powell, David, Jennings, Lee A., Escarce, Jose J., Liang, Li‐Jung, Parikh, Punam, Wenger, Neil S.

“…This letter comments on the editorial by Lam et al. and the article by Jennings et al. in this issue…”
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Which Patients Require More Care after Hospital Discharge? An Analysis of Post-Acute Care Use among Elderly Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery by Sacks, Greg D., MD, MPH, Lawson, Elise H., MD, MSHS, Dawes, Aaron J., MD, Gibbons, Melinda M., MD, MSHS, FACS, Zingmond, David S., MD, PhD, Ko, Clifford Y., MD, MS, MSHS, FACS

“…Background The use of post-acute care is common among the elderly and accounts for $62 billion in annual Medicare expenditures. However, little is known about…”
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Characteristics of Physicians Who Adopted Medicare’s New Advance Care Planning Codes in the First Year by Tsugawa, Yusuke, Kato, Hirotaka, Jha, Ashish K., Wenger, Neil S., Zingmond, David S., Gross, Nate, Jena, Anupam B.

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Association of non-English language preference with postoperative hospital visits among California Medicaid enrollees by Blegen, Mariah B., Zingmond, David S., Jackson, Nicholas J., Torres, Jesus R., Russell, Tara A., Maggard-Gibbons, Melinda, Russell, Marcia M.

“…Patients with non-English language preference encounter language barriers across phases of surgical care. Patients with a non-English language preference…”
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Disparities in the Utilization of High-Volume Hospitals for Complex Surgery by Liu, Jerome H, Zingmond, David S, McGory, Marcia L, SooHoo, Nelson F, Ettner, Susan L, Brook, Robert H, Ko, Clifford Y

“…CONTEXT Referral to high-volume hospitals has been recommended for operations with a demonstrated volume-outcome relationship. The characteristics of patients…”
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Comparison Between Clinical Registry and Medicare Claims Data on the Classification of Hospital Quality of Surgical Care by Lawson, Elise H, Zingmond, David S, Hall, Bruce Lee, Louie, Rachel, Brook, Robert H, Ko, Clifford Y

“…OBJECTIVE:To compare the classification of hospital statistical outlier status as better or worse performance than expected for postoperative complications…”
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Association between physician age and patterns of end‐of‐life care among older Americans by Gotanda, Hiroshi, Ikesu, Ryo, Walling, Anne M., Zhang, Jessica J., Xu, Haiyong, Reuben, David B., Wenger, Neil S., Damberg, Cheryl L., Zingmond, David S., Jena, Anupam B., Gross, Nate, Tsugawa, Yusuke

“…Background End‐of‐life (EOL) care patterns may differ by physician age given differences in how physicians are trained or changes associated with aging. We…”
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Caring for Octogenarian and Nonagenarian Patients with Colorectal Cancer: What Should Our Standards and Expectations Be? by Kunitake, Hiroko, Zingmond, David S, Ryoo, Joan, Ko, Clifford Y

“…PURPOSE:Octogenarians and nonagenarians constitute a rapidly growing segment of patients undergoing colorectal cancer resection. We describe their outcomes in…”
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Hospital Costs by Cost Center of Inpatient Hospitalization for Medicare Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Surgery by Stey, Anne M., MD, MSc, Brook, Robert H., MD, ScD, Needleman, Jack, PhD, Hall, Bruce L., MD, PhD, MBA, FACS, Zingmond, David S., MD, PhD, Lawson, Elise H., MD, MSHS, Ko, Clifford Y., MD, MS, MSHS, FACS

“…Background This study aims to describe the magnitude of hospital costs among patients undergoing elective colectomy, cholecystectomy, and pancreatectomy,…”
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Care preferences in physician orders for life sustaining treatment in California nursing homes by Jennings, Lee A., Wenger, Neil S., Liang, Li‐Jung, Parikh, Punam, Powell, David, Escarce, Jose J., Zingmond, David

“…Background Physician Orders for Life‐Sustaining Treatment (POLST) facilitates documentation and transition of patients' life‐sustaining treatment orders across…”
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Negative Appendectomy in Pregnant Women Is Associated with a Substantial Risk of Fetal Loss by McGory, Marcia L., MD, Zingmond, David S., MD, PhD, Tillou, Areti, MD, Hiatt, Jonathan R., MD, FACS, Ko, Clifford Y., MD, MS, MSHS, FACS, Cryer, Henry M., MD, PhD, FACS

“…Background The preoperative diagnosis of acute appendicitis is often inaccurate in pregnant women, and complicated appendicitis is associated with a high rate…”
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