Article
Optics
Tianxing Sun, Yongjian Tan, Yinchu Guo, Zhiping He, Liang Zhang, Jincai Wu
Summary: In satellite-based optical time-frequency dissemination, the Doppler effect caused by satellite motion affects time-frequency comparison accuracy. A stable Doppler simulation system with high optical efficiency is necessary to verify the feasibility of Doppler compensation under linear sampling. The system stability ensures continuity of Doppler simulation, while high optical efficiency allows for longer experimental distances.
OPTICS AND LASERS IN ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Isha Vasudeva, Janice Hartnett, Laura Bondi, Alexis Newmark, Sarah Lindsay
Summary: This study successfully increased the provision rate of expedited partner therapy through quality improvement interventions, but found a decrease in patient acceptance after the interventions. Future research should further investigate potential barriers to patient acceptance.
OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Christina Davidson, Stacie Denning, Kristin Thorp, Lynda Tyer-Viola, Michael Belfort, Haleh Sangi-Haghpeykar, Manisha Gandhi
Summary: The objective of this study was to assess the impact of quality improvement and patient safety measures, as well as data stratification, on racial disparities in severe maternal morbidity from hemorrhage. The findings suggest that incorporating race and ethnicity data stratification into quality improvement and patient safety initiatives has the potential to reduce disparities in severe maternal morbidity.
BMJ QUALITY & SAFETY
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Liu Luo, Longqiong Wang, Min Zhang, Bizhen Liao
Summary: This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of obstetric nursing-sensitive quality indicators in improving nursing quality. Through a retrospective analysis and a comparative evaluation, it was found that the application of these indicators can lead to better nursing outcomes.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Anesthesiology
J. Bedford, P. Martin, S. Crowe, D. Wagstaff, C. Santos, G. Singleton, R. Baumber, C. Vindrola-Padros, R. Vohra, M. Swart, C. M. Oliver, J. Dorey, I Leeman, S. R. Moonesinghe
Summary: This article introduces a case-mix adjustment model for quantifying the risk of postoperative morbidity on postoperative day 7 for a UK population of patients undergoing major colorectal surgery. The model incorporates 12 variables with good calibration and high predictive accuracy, outperforming existing risk models.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Elliot Wakeam, Jyothi R. Thumma, Sidra N. Bonner, Andrew C. Chang, Rishindra M. Reddy, Kiran Lagisetty, William Lynch, Tyler Grenda, Kevin Chan, Dennis Lyu, Jules Lin
Summary: The study evaluated the reliability of 1-year mortality outcomes in lung transplantation and compared statistical methods for program performance evaluation. Reliability adjustment yielded more conservative measures of center performance and fewer outliers compared with current bayesian methods.
ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
(2021)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Sebastian R. Hobson, John C. P. Kingdom, Rory C. Windrim, Ally Murji, Natasha Milligan, Jessica F. Pacheco, Catherine Lu, Katherine E. Steckham, Dilkash Kajal, Sophia Pantazi, Jose C. A. Carvalho, W. Tony Parks, Lisa M. Allen
Summary: This study describes the evolution and evaluation of protocol-based multidisciplinary quality improvement for women undergoing cesarean hysterectomy. With the implementation of QI care bundles, surgical blood loss decreased, fewer blood transfusions were required, and patients showed improvements in postoperative hemoglobin levels and length of hospital stay.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS
(2022)
Article
Business, Finance
Shiwei Su, Songbo Jia, Guangping Shi
Summary: This paper examines the correlation between leverage adjustment behavior and the risk of stock price crash, using the data of China's A-share listed companies from 2011 to 2021. The findings suggest that the leverage adjustment behavior increases firms' risk of stock price crash, especially for state-owned listed companies. Furthermore, the analysis reveals that the risk of stock price crash further amplifies when there is high information asymmetry.
FINANCE RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Elliot Wakeam, Jyothi R. Thumma, Sidra N. Bonner, Andrew C. Chang, Rishindra M. Reddy, Kiran Lagisetty, William Lynch, Tyler Grenda, Kevin Chan, Dennis Lyu, Jules Lin
Summary: The reliability of 1-year mortality in lung transplantation is low, while the 5-year survival estimates may be more reliable at lower case volumes. Reliability adjustment yields more conservative measures of center performance and identifies fewer outliers compared to current bayesian methods.
ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
(2022)
Article
Operations Research & Management Science
Ming-Fu Hsu, Ying-Shao Hsin, Fu-Jiing Shiue
Summary: This research introduces an innovative decision architecture to assess corporate risks by using accounting narratives, and examines the association between risks and operating performance. The study utilizes two-stage network data envelopment analysis and fuzzy rough set theory to establish a forecasting model. Results show that linguistic cues have positive impacts on firm performance and support recent regulators' requirement for corporates to add a new section on risk factors in accounting narratives.
ANNALS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Deng Pan, Runzhi Lu
Summary: This study proposes a dynamic control algorithm based on state transition to improve the safety and efficiency of vehicle-following behavior. The algorithm integrates a new generalized velocity difference control with velocity control based on hyperbolic function to exploit advantages and avoid weaknesses. By implementing this algorithm, the following vehicle can adjust its behavior safely, efficiently, and smoothly to maintain or establish a safe and efficient steady-following state.
APPLIED MATHEMATICAL MODELLING
(2022)
Article
Business, Finance
Haijun Wang, Kunyuan Mao, Wanting Wu, Haohan Luo
Summary: This paper analyzes the micro-survey data of 432 branches of city commercial banks in Beijing from 2005 to 2022 and constructs an econometric model of the risk reduction effect of Fintech on non-performing loans. The study finds that Fintech inputs can significantly reduce the risk of non-performing loans, with IT personnel inputs being the most effective. Fintech inputs indirectly affect bank performance by reducing non-performing loan risk, and there is a positive feedback loop between Fintech inputs, non-performing loan risk mitigation, and improving performance.
INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Dannielly Azevedo de Oliveira, Joyanne de Souza Medeiros, Beatriz Tavina Viana Cabral, Lilian Lira Lisboa, Thaiza Teixeira Xavier Nobre
Summary: This study aims to improve women's access to maternal and child services by enhancing the Reception with Obstetric Risk Classification (ACCRO) system. It will assess the quality of ACCRO services from the perspectives of users, professionals, and managers, and also evaluate the tools used to measure the quality and outcomes of these services.
Article
Remote Sensing
Peiliang Xu, Jingnan Liu, Wenxian Zeng, Yun Shi, Yanxiong Liu, Yu Hu
Summary: Reliability has been an important element of classical geodetic adjustment theory and methods since Baarda introduced it in 1968. However, there has been no theoretical progress in improving Baarda's reliability measures among linear models. In this study, we propose an alternative external reliability measure and demonstrate for the first time that regularization can significantly improve the external reliability measure for inverse ill-posed problems.
GEO-SPATIAL INFORMATION SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Kanaka D. Shetty, Michael W. Robbins, Debra Saliba, Kyle N. Campbell, Melissa Castora-Binkley, Cheryl L. Damberg
Summary: The study found that home health agencies implementing a greater number of quality improvement activities in response to CMS measurement programs were associated with better performance on publicly reported measures. Work is needed to identify the optimal combination of QI activities for future HHA quality improvement investments.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
(2021)
Article
Emergency Medicine
Jennifer L. Rosenthal, Monica K. Lieng, James P. Marcin, Patrick S. Romano
Summary: The study found that early discharges and potentially avoidable transfers (PATs) are relatively common among transferred pediatric patients. Further research is needed to identify the causes and clinical impacts of PATs, with a focus on direct admissions due to the high frequency of PATs in both the pediatric ICU and non-ICU.
PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY CARE
(2021)
Article
Surgery
Rachel R. Kelz, Morgan M. Sellers, Bijan A. Niknam, James E. Sharpe, Paul R. Rosenbaum, Alexander S. Hill, Hong Zhou, Lauren L. Hochman, Karl Y. Bilimoria, Kamal Itani, Patrick S. Romano, Jeffrey H. Silber
Summary: The majority of differences in outcomes between new and experienced surgeons among Medicare beneficiaries are related to the context in which care is delivered and patient complexity rather than new surgeon inexperience. New surgeons' patients were older, had more emergency admissions, and had a higher baseline 30-day mortality rate, but after matching on operation type, emergency admission status, and patient complexity, the difference in 30-day mortality between new and experienced surgeons' patients became indistinguishable.
Article
Surgery
Lisa M. Brown, Dylan P. Thibault, Andrzej S. Kosinski, David T. Cooke, Mark W. Onaitis, Henning A. Gaissert, Patrick S. Romano
Summary: This study aimed to identify predictors of hospital readmission for patients undergoing lobectomy for lung cancer. The main finding was that postoperative complications, particularly pulmonary embolus and empyema, had the greatest impact on readmission risk.
Article
Surgery
Rachel R. Kelz, Bijan A. Niknam, Morgan M. Sellers, James E. Sharpe, Paul R. Rosenbaum, Alexander S. Hill, Hong Zhou, Lauren L. Hochman, Karl Y. Bilimoria, Kamal Itani, Patrick S. Romano, Jeffrey H. Silber
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Sarah C. Haynes, Daniel J. Tancredi, Kathleen Tong, Jeffrey S. Hoch, Michael K. Ong, Theodore G. Ganiats, Lorraine S. Evangelista, Jeanne T. Black, Andrew Auerbach, Patrick S. Romano
Summary: Hospital readmissions have been shown to decrease patient adherence to daily weight telemonitoring by nearly 20%. Therefore, providers using telemonitoring for heart failure management should capitalize on the teachable moment during hospitalization to reinforce the importance of adherence.
JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Eduard A. Poltavskiy, Susan H. Fenton, Oluseun Atolagbe, Banafsheh Sadeghi, Heejung Bang, Patrick S. Romano
Summary: This study evaluated the performance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's new external cause of injury matrix for ICD-10-CM and found that switching from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM may impact injury surveillance and research, especially for certain mechanisms/causes.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Sarah C. Haynes, Kristin R. Hoffman, Sonal Patel, Stanley Smith, Patrick S. Romano, James P. Marcin
Summary: The study found that there was no significant difference in stabilization time between telemedicine and telephone consultations for newborns transferred from rural hospitals to a regional neonatal intensive care unit. However, telemedicine may be beneficial for infants with more severe illness, particularly those experiencing respiratory distress. Future research should explore the impact of telemedicine on specific interventions.
TELEMEDICINE AND E-HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Pediatrics
Monica K. Lieng, James P. Marcin, Parul Dayal, Daniel J. Tancredi, Morgan B. Swanson, Sarah C. Haynes, Patrick S. Romano, Ilana S. Sigal, Jennifer L. Rosenthal
Summary: The study found an association between pediatric readiness in emergency departments and the occurrence of potentially avoidable transfers (PATs). Certain components of pediatric readiness were identified as modifiable risk factors that can help reduce PATs. Higher pediatric readiness scores were linked to lower odds of PATs in both injured and noninjured children.
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Monica K. Lieng, James P. Marcin, Ilana S. Sigal, Sarah C. Haynes, Parul Dayal, Daniel J. Tancredi, Marianne Gausche-Hill, Jamie L. Mouzoon, Patrick S. Romano, Jennifer L. Rosenthal
Summary: Emergency departments with high pediatric readiness scores in small rural hospitals may have lower odds of interfacility transfer for noninjured children. Further research is recommended to investigate other pediatric outcomes in relation to hospital emergency department pediatric readiness.
JOURNAL OF RURAL HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Surgery
Jacqueline C. Stocking, Christiana Drake, J. Matthew Aldrich, Michael K. Ong, Alpesh Amin, Rebecca A. Marmor, Laura Godat, Maxime Cannesson, Michael A. Gropper, Patrick S. Romano, Garth H. Utter
Summary: The study found that increased intraoperative ventilator volume and pressure, as well as greater 24-hour fluid balance, may be modifiable factors associated with early postoperative respiratory failure.
JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Patricia A. Zrelak, Garth H. Utter, Kathryn M. McDonald, Robert L. Houchens, Sheryl M. Davies, Halcyon G. Skinner, Pamela L. Owens, Patrick S. Romano
Summary: This study successfully reweighted the Patient Safety Indicator Composite (PSI 90) by incorporating excess harm, resulting in a more clinically meaningful distribution of component weights. The reweighted PSI 90 showed satisfactory reliability and discrimination, demonstrating the feasibility of using harm-based weights in patient safety evaluations.
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Anesthesiology
Jacqueline C. Stocking, Christiana Drake, J. Matthew Aldrich, Michael K. Ong, Alpesh Amin, Rebecca A. Marmor, Laura Godat, Maxime Cannesson, Michael A. Gropper, Patrick S. Romano, Christian Sandrock, Christian Bime, Ivo Abraham, Garth H. Utter
Summary: This retrospective study investigated late postoperative respiratory failure (L-PRF) occurring six or more days after elective surgery. It found that pre-existing neurologic disease, longer anesthesia duration, and higher maximum intraoperative peak inspiratory pressures were associated with L-PRF, leading to higher morbidity and mortality, longer hospital and ICU stay, and increased costs. These factors may be targets for future interventions.
BMC ANESTHESIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Pediatrics
Jennifer L. Rosenthal, Anthony D. Albano, Daniel J. Tancredi, Susan L. Perez, Heather M. Young, Patrick S. Romano
Summary: The objective of this study was to develop and evaluate a caregiver-reported survey for assessing family-centeredness of care in pediatric emergency departments. The survey showed strong item performance, reliability, and convergent validity, and can be used for research and quality improvement purposes in the emergency department.
ACADEMIC PEDIATRICS
(2023)
Review
Medical Informatics
Danielle A. Southern, James E. Harrison, Patrick S. Romano, Marie-Annick Le Pogam, Harold A. Pincus, William A. Ghali
Summary: ICD-11 provides a new way to capture healthcare-related harm or injury by employing a three-part model that describes the healthcare-related events, including the activity causing injury or harm, the mode or mechanism of injury or harm, and the harmful consequences to the patient. This model allows for a single coded expression that links concepts from these three elements. It is a notable example of the novel features in ICD-11.
BMC MEDICAL INFORMATICS AND DECISION MAKING
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Eduard Poltavskiy, Amir Alishahi Tabriz, Patrick S. Romano, Heejung Bang, Abhijit Kshirsagar