Health Care Delivery/Reform

Fink, D. S., Stohl, M., Mannes, Z. L., Shmulewitz, D., Wall, M., Gutkind, S., Olfson, M., Gradus, J., Keyhani, S., Maynard, C., Keyes, K. M., Sherman, S., Martins, S., Saxon, A., J., & Hasin, D. S. (2022). Comparing mental and physical health of US veterans by VA healthcare use: implications for generalizability of research in the VA electronic health records. BMC Health Services Research, 22(1), 1-11. PDF Article

 

Moss-Vazquez, T., Wray, C. M., Lopez, L., Khare, M., & Keyhani, S. (2023). Satisfaction and cost-related access barriers among american indian and alaska natives adults by insurance type. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 38(6), 1576-1578. PDF Article

 

Wray, C. M., Lopez, L., Khare, M., & Keyhani, S. (2022). Cost-related access barriers, medical debt, and dissatisfaction with care among privately insured Americans. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 1-8. PDF Article

 

Gibson, C. J., Li, Y., Jasuja, G. K., Keyhani, S., & Byers, A. L. (2022). Long-term psychoactive medications, polypharmacy, and risk of suicide and unintended overdose death among midlife and older women veterans. Journal of General Internal Medicine37(3), 770-777. PDF Article

 

Rustagi, A. S., Byers, A. L., & Keyhani, S. (2022). Likelihood of lung cancer screening by poor health status and race and ethnicity in US Adults, 2017 to 2020. JAMA Network Open5(3), e225318-e225318. PDF Article

 

Gorfinkel, L. R., Hasin, D., Saxon, A. J., Wall, M., Martins, S. S., Cerdá, M., Keyes, K., Fink, D. S., Keyhani, S, Maynard, C. C., & Olfson, M. (2022). Trends in prescriptions for non-opioid pain medications among US adults with moderate or severe pain, 2014-2018. The Journal of PainPDF Article

 

Rubin, J. B., Lai, J. C., Leonard, S., Seal, K., Hoggatt, K. J., & Keyhani, S. (2022). Long-term opioid use among veterans with cirrhosis: High-dose prescriptions in an exceedingly high-risk population. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 1-3. PDF Article

 

Tummalapalli, S. L., Estrella, M. M., Jannat-Khah, D. P., Keyhani, S., & Ibrahim, S. (2022). Capitated versus fee-for-service reimbursement and quality of care for chronic disease: A US cross-sectional analysis. BMC Health Services Research22(1), 1-12. PDF Article

 

Hampson, L. A., Suskind, A. M., Breyer, B. N., Cooperberg, M. R., Sudore, R. L., Keyhani, S., Allen, I. E., & Walter, L. C. (2021). Predictors of regret among older men after stress urinary incontinence treatment decisions. The Journal of Urology, 207(4), 885-892. View in: PubMed

 

Lum, E., Tummalapalli, S. L., Khare, M., & Keyhani, S. (2022). Receipt of preventive health services and current cannabis users. Journal of Addictive Diseases40(2), 192-196. PDF Article

 

Wray, C. M., Tang, J., Lopez, L., Hoggatt, K., & Keyhani, S. (2021). Association of social determinants of health and their cumulative impact on hospitalization among a national sample of community-dwelling US adults. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 1-8. PDF Article

 

Wray, C. M., Tang, J., Shah, S., Nguyen, O. K., & Keyhani, S. (2021). Sociodemographics, social vulnerabilities, and health factors associated with telemedicine unreadiness among US adults. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 37(7), 1811-1813. PDF Article

 

Wray, C. M., Junge, M., Keyhani, S., & Smith, J. E. (2021). Assessment of a multi-center tele-urgent care program to decrease emergency department referral rates in the Veterans Health Administration. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 1357633X211024843. View in: PubMed

 

Wray, C. M., Khare, M., & Keyhani, S. (2021). Access to care, cost of care, and satisfaction with care among adults with private and public health insurance in the US. JAMA Network Open, 4(6), e2113031. View in: PubMed

 

Hampson, L. A., Suskind, A. M., Breyer, B. N., Lai, L., Cooperberg, M. R., Sudore, R. L., Keyhani, S., Allen, I. E., & Walter, L. C. (2021). Understanding the health characteristics and treatment choices of older men with stress urinary incontinence. The Journal of Urology 154, 281–287. View in: PubMed

 

Tummalapalli, S. L., Vittinghoff, E., Hoggatt, K. J., & Keyhani, S. (2021). Preventive care delivery after the veterans choice program. American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 61(1), 55-63. View in: PubMed

 

Wray, C. M., Vali, M., Walter, L. C., Christensen, L., Abdelrahman, S., Chapman, W., & Keyhani, S. (2021). Examining the interfacility variation of social determinants of health in the Veterans Health Administration. Federal Practitioner, 38(1), 15-19. PDF Article

 

Tummalapalli, S. L., & Keyhani, S. (2020). Changes in preventative health care after Medicaid expansion. Medical Care, 58(6), 549. View in: PubMed

 

Wray, C., Vali, M., Byers, A., & Keyhani, S. (2020). Examining the association of social determinants of health with missed clinic visits in patients with heart failure in the Veterans Health Administration. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 35(5), 159-1592. PDF Article.

 

Tummalapalli, S., & Keyhani, S. (2019). Trends in preventative health services for veterans with military coverage compared to non-military coverage. Journal of General Internal MedicineView in: PubMed.

 

Tummalapalli, S., Powe, N., & Keyhani, S. (2019). Trends in quality of care for patients with CKD in the United States. Clinical Journal of American Society of Nephrology, 14(8), 1142-1150. View in: PubMed

 

Wray, C., Vali, M., Abraham, A., Zhang, A., Walter, L. C., & Keyhani, S. (2019). Validation of administrative measures of social and behavioral risk in Veterans Affairs medical records. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 34(6), 796-798. View in: PubMed

 

Conway, M., Keyhani, S., Christensen, L., South, B. R., Vali, M., Walter, L. C., Mowery, D. L., Abdelrahman, S., & Chapman, W. W. (2019). Moonstone: A novel natural language processing system for inferring social risk from clinical narratives. Journal of Biomedical Semantics, 10(6), 1-10. PDF Article

 

(Research Letter). Tummalapalli, S., Leonard, S., Estrella, M., & Keyhani, S. (2019). The effect of Medicaid expansion on self-reported kidney disease. Clinical Journal of American Society of Nephrology, 14, 1. View in: PubMed

 

Korenstein, D., Chimonas, S., Keyani, S., Troy, A., & Lipitz-Snyderman, A. (2018). Development of a conceptual map of negative consequences for patients of overuse of medical tests and treatments. JAMA Internal Medicine, 178(70), 1401-1407. View in: PubMed

 

Abraham, A., Ahn, R., Woodbridge, A., Keyhani, S., & Korenstein, D. (2018). What constitutes an independent statistical analysis?. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 33(6), 786-788. PDF Article

 

Woodbridge, A., Abraham, A., Ahn, R., Saba, S., Korenstein, D., Madden, E., & Keyhani, S. (2018). A cross-sectional analysis of spin in randomized controlled trials. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 33(3), 247-248. PDF Article

 

Wray, C., Lopez, L., & Keyhani, S. (2018). Comparing VA and non-VA care quality. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 34(4), 485. PDF Article

 

Baxi, S. S., Kale, M., Keyhani, S., Roman, B. R., Yang, A., Derosa, A., & Korenstein, D. (2017). Overuse of health care services in the management of cancer: A systematic review. Medical Care, 55(7), 723-733. PDF Article

 

Cascino, T., Vali, M., Redberg, R., Bravata, D. M., Boscardin, J., Eilkhani, E., & Keyhani, S. (2017). Guideline concordance of new statin prescriptions: Who got a statin?. The American Journal of Managed Care, 23(9), 528-533. PDF Article

 

Korenstein, D., Duan, K., Diaz, M. J., Ahn, R., & Keyhani, S. (2016). Do health care delivery system reforms improve value? The jury is still out. Medical care, 54(1), 55-66. PDF Article

 

Wray, C., Vali, M., Walter, L. C., Lopez, L., Austin, P. C., Byers, A., & Keyhani, S. (2015). Examining the utility of a 30-day readmission rates and hospital profiling in the Veterans Health Administration. Journal of Hospital Medicine, 14(5), 266-271. View in: PubMed

 

Blum, A. B., Egorova, N. N., Sosunov, E. A., Gelijns, A. C., DuPree, E., Moskowitz, A. J., Federman, A. D., Ascheim, D. D., & Keyhani, S. (2014). Impact of socioeconomic status measures on hospital profiling in New York City. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 7(3), 391-397. PDF Article

 

Keyhani, S., Myers, L. J., Cheng, E., Hebert, P., Williams, L. S., & Bravata, D. M. (2014). Effect of clinical and social risk factors on hospital profiling for stroke readmission. Annals of Internal Medicine, 161(11), 775-84. PDF Article

 

Kale, M. S., Federman, A. D., & Keyhani, S. (2013). Accurately estimating cervical cancer screening overuse among older women. JAMA Internal Medicine, 173(13), 1266-1267. PDF Article

 

Keyhani, S., Falk, R., Howell, E. A.,  Bishop, T., & Korenstein, D. (2013). Overuse and systems of care: A systematic review. Medical Care, 51(6), 503-508. PDF Article

 

Kale, M. S., Bishop, T. F., Keyhani, S., & Federman, A. D. (2013). Trends in the overuse of ambulatory health care services in the United States. JAMA Internal Medicine, 173(2), 142-148. PDF Article

 

Legare, K., Bakshi, S., Keyhani, S., & Howell, E. A. (2012). Availability of over-the-counter emergency contraception in 2 disparate New York City neighborhoods. American Journal of Public Health, 102(11), 45-47. PDF Article

 

Korenstein, D., Falk, R., Howell, E. A., Bishop, T., & Keyhani, S. (2012). Overuse of health care services in the United States: An understudied problem. JAMA Archives of Internal Medicine, 172(2), 171-78.  PDF Article

 

Keyhani, S., Falk, R., Bishop, T., Howell, E., & Korenstein, D. (2012). The relationship between geographic variations and overuse of healthcare services: A systematic review. Medical Care, 50(3), 257-61.  PDF Article

 

Keyhani, S., Arling, G., Williams, L. S., Ross, J. S., Ordin, D. L., Myers, J., Tyndall, G., Vogel, B., & Bravata, D. M. (2012). The use and misuse of thrombolytic therapy within the Veterans Health Administration. Medical Care, 50(1), 66-73. PDF Article

 

(Research Letter) Kale, M. S., Bishop, T. F., Federman, A. D., & Keyhani, S. (2011). “Top 5” lists top $5 Billion.” JAMA Internal Medicine, 171(20), 1856-1858. PDF Letter

 

Ross, J. S., Arling, G., Ofner, S., Roumie, C. L., Keyhani, S., Williams, L. S, Ordin, D. L., Bravata, D. M. (2011). Correlation of inpatient and outpatient measures of stroke quality within Veterans Health Administration hospitals. Stroke, 42(8), 2269-2275. PDF Article

 

Keyhani, S. & Federman, A. (2010). Health care reform and the AMA. New England Journal of Medicine, 362(23), 2230-2232. PDF Article

 

Federman, A. D., Woodward, M., & Keyhani, S. (2010). Physicians’ opinions about reforming reimbursement: Results of a national survey. JAMA Archives of Internal Medicine, 170(19), 1735-1742. Full Text

 

Federman, A. D., Penrod, J. D., Livote, E., Herbert, P., Keyhani, S., Doucette, J., & Siu, A. L. (2010). Development of and recovery from difficulty with activities of daily living: An analysis of national data. Journal of Aging and Health, 22(8), 1081-1098. PDF Article

 

Keyhani, S., Woodward, M., & Federman, A. (2010). Physician views on the use of comparative effectiveness research: A national survey. Annals of Internal Medicine, 153(8), 551-552. PDF Article

 

Keyhani, S., Wang, S., Hebert, P., Carpenter, D., & Anderson, G. (2010). U.S. pharmaceutical innovation in an international context. American Journal of Public Health, 100(6), 1075-1080. PDF Article

 

Keyhani, S., Hebert, P. L., Ross, J. S., Federman, A., Zhu. C. W., & Siu, A. L. (2009). Electronic health record components and the quality of care. Medical Care, 46(12), 1267-1272. PDF Article

 

Ross, J. S., Keyhani, S., Keenan, P. S., Bernheim, S. M., Penrod, J. D., Boockvar, K. S, Krumholz, H. M., & Siu, A. L. (2008). Dual-use of Veterans Affairs services and use of recommended ambulatory care. Medical Care, 46(3), 309-316. PDF Article

 

Keyhani, S., Kleinman, L. C., Rothschild, M., Bernstein, J. M., Anderson, R., & Chassin, M. (2008). Overuse of tympanostomy tubes in New York metropolitan area: Evidence from five hospital cohorts. BMJ, 1-7. Full Text

 

Keyhani, S. & Siu, A. L. (2008). The underuse of overuse research. Health Services Research, 43(6), 1923-30. PDF Article

 

Ross, J. S., Keyhani, S., Keenan, P. S., Bernheim, S. M., Penrod, J. D., Boockvar, K. S., Federman, A. D., Krumholz, H. M., Siu, A. L. (2008). Use of recommended ambulatory care services in the Veterans Affairs quality gap narrowing. JAMA Archives of Internal Medicine, 168(9), 950-958. PDF Article

 

Federman, A. D., Safran, D. G., Keyhani, S., Siu, A. L., & Halm, E. A. (2008).  Low levels of awareness of pharmaceutical cost-assistant programs among inner-city seniors. JAMA, 300(12), 1412-1414. View in: PubMed

 

Keyhani, S., Kleinman, L. C., Rothschild, M., Bernstein, J. M., Anderson, R., Simon, M., & Chassin, M. (2008). Clinical characteristics of New York City children who receive tympanostomy tubes in 2002. Pediatrics, 121(1), 24-33. View in: PubMed

 

Keyhani, S., Scobie, J. V., Hebert, P. L., & McLaughlin, M. A. (2008). Gender disparities in blood pressure control and cardiovascular care in a national sample of ambulatory care visits. Hypertension51(4), 1149-1155. PDF Article

 

Keyhani, S. & Ross, J. S. (2007). The cost of pharmaceutical innovation to patients. Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery, 2(11), 1431-4. PDF Article

 

Keyhani, S., Ross, J. S., Hebert, P., Dellenbaugh, C., Penrod, J. D., & Siu, A. L. (2007). Use of preventive care by elderly male veterans receiving care through the Veterans Health Administration, Medicare fee-for-service, and Medicare HMO plans. American Journal of Public Health, 97(12), 2179-85. PDF Article

 

Keyhani, S., Diener-West, M., & Powe, N. (2006). Are development times for pharmaceuticals increasing or decreasing? Health Affairs, 25(2), 461-468. PDF Article

 

Federman, A.D., Safran, D.G., Keyhani, S., Cole, H., Halm, E. A., & Siu, A. L. (2009). Awareness of pharmaceutical cost-assistance programs among inner-city seniors. American Journal of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy, 7(2), 117-129. PDF Article