Developing nonlinear k-nearest neighbors classification algorithms to identify patients at high risk of increased length of hospital stay following spine surgery

S Shahrestani, AK Chan, EF Bisson, M Bydon… - Neurosurgical …, 2023 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Spondylolisthesis is a common operative disease in the United States, but
robust predictive models for patient outcomes remain limited. The development of models …

Low Household Income Increases Hospital Length of Stay and Decreases Home Discharge Rates in Lumbar Fusion

RS Gallagher, R Karsalia, AJ Borja… - Global Spine …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design Retrospective Matched Cohort Study. Objectives Low median household
income (MHI) has been correlated with worsened surgical outcomes, but few studies have …

Integration of Chronological Age Does Not Improve the Performance of a Mixed-Effect Model Using Comorbidity Burden and Frailty to Predict 90-Day Readmission …

S Shahrestani, LK Chung, NJ Brown, S Reese… - World Neurosurgery, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective We evaluated the contributions of chronological age, comorbidity burden, and/or
frailty in predicting 90-day readmission in patients undergoing degenerative scoliosis …

Commentary: Association between neighborhood-level socioeconomic disadvantage and patient-reported outcomes in lumbar spine surgery

AM DiGiorgio, PV Mummaneni - Neurosurgery, 2023 - journals.lww.com
The paper by Zhang et al 1 examines how neighborhood socioeconomic factors, as
measured by Area Deprivation Index (ADI), correlate with outcomes in patients undergoing …

Developing mixed-effects models to compare the predictive ability of various comorbidity indices in a contemporary cohort of patients undergoing lumbar fusion

S Shahrestani, T Reardon, NJ Brown, CC Kuo… - …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
METHODS: Patients who underwent spinal fusion were queried using data from the
Nationwide Readmissions Database for the years 2016 through 2019. Using comorbidity …

Trends in the Adoption of Outpatient Joint Arthroplasties and Patient Risk: A Retrospective Analysis of 2019 to 2021 Medicare Claims Data

CJ Fedorka, U Srikumaran, JA Abboud… - JAAOS-Journal of the …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Methods: Medicare fee-for-service claims were screened for patients who underwent total
hip, knee, or shoulder arthroplasty procedures between January 2019 and December 2022 …

[PDF][PDF] Trends in the Adoption of Outpatient Joint Arthroplasties and Patient Risk: A Retrospective Analysis of 2019 to 2021 Medicare Claims Data

AD Armstrong - 2024 - scholarsphere.psu.edu
ABSTRACT Introduction: Total joint arthroplasties (TJAs) have recently been shifting toward
outpatient arthroplasty. This study aims to explore recent trends in outpatient total joint …

[PDF][PDF] MACRA Cost Measures: 2023 Comprehensive Reevaluation Public Comment Summary Report

LLC Acumen - 2023 - cms.gov
As part of the measure maintenance process, Acumen requested public comments on cost
measures first implemented in MIPS in 2020. Acumen sought input from the public on the …

[引用][C] Chair's Message

DC Chang - ieeexplore.ieee.org
On behalf of the Organizing Committee, it is a great pleasure to welcome you to the 2015
IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Workshop Series on RF and Wireless Technologies for …

[引用][C] Uncovering the Interplay of Demographics and Healthcare Provider Availability on CMS HCC Risk Scores for Disabled Beneficiaries

NMI Rahman, FB Emdad, CM Islam, Z He