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Kerry A. Spitzer
Researcher at University of Massachusetts Medical School
Publications - 12
Citations - 286
Kerry A. Spitzer is an academic researcher from University of Massachusetts Medical School. The author has contributed to research in topics: Pulmonary rehabilitation & COPD. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 10 publications receiving 137 citations.
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Association Between Initiation of Pulmonary Rehabilitation After Hospitalization for COPD and 1-Year Survival Among Medicare Beneficiaries.
Peter K. Lindenauer,Mihaela S. Stefan,Penelope S. Pekow,Penelope S. Pekow,Kathleen M. Mazor,Aruna Priya,Aruna Priya,Kerry A. Spitzer,Tara Lagu,Quinn R. Pack,Victor Pinto-Plata,Richard ZuWallack +11 more
TL;DR: The findings support current guideline recommendations for pulmonary rehabilitation after hospitalization for COPD, although the potential for residual confounding exists and further research is needed.
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Participation in Pulmonary Rehabilitation after Hospitalization for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease among Medicare Beneficiaries.
Kerry A. Spitzer,Mihaela S. Stefan,Aruna Priya,Quinn R. Pack,Penelope S. Pekow,Tara Lagu,Victor Pinto-Plata,Richard ZuWallack,Peter K. Lindenauer +8 more
TL;DR: Two years after Medicare began providing coverage for PR, participation rates after hospitalization were extremely low and highlights the need for strategies to increase participation.
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A Geographic Analysis of Racial Disparities in Use of Pulmonary Rehabilitation After Hospitalization for COPD Exacerbation.
Kerry A. Spitzer,Mihaela S. Stefan,Aruna Priya,Quinn R. Pack,Penelope S. Pekow,Penelope S. Pekow,Tara Lagu,K. Mazor,Victor Pinto-Plata,Richard ZuWallack,Peter K. Lindenauer +10 more
TL;DR: Greater PR program density was associated with higher rates of PR for non-Hispanic white but not black beneficiaries, and further research is needed to identify reasons for this discrepancy and strategies to increase receipt ofPR for black patients.
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Association of Antibiotic Treatment With Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized for an Asthma Exacerbation Treated With Systemic Corticosteroids
Mihaela S. Stefan,Mihaela S. Stefan,Meng Shiou Shieh,Kerry A. Spitzer,Penelope S. Pekow,Penelope S. Pekow,Jerry A. Krishnan,Jerry A. Krishnan,David H. Au,David H. Au,Peter K. Lindenauer +10 more
TL;DR: Antibiotic therapy may be associated with a longer hospital length of stay, higher hospital cost, and similar risk of treatment failure, and the need to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing among patients hospitalized for asthma is highlighted.
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Association between Initiation of Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Rehospitalizations in Patients Hospitalized with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Mihaela S. Stefan,Penelope S. Pekow,Aruna Priya,Richard ZuWallack,Kerry A. Spitzer,Tara Lagu,Quinn R. Pack,Victor Pinto-Plata,Kathleen M. Mazor,Peter K. Lindenauer +9 more
TL;DR: Although clinical trials have found that pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) can reduce the risk of readmissions after hospitalization for a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacer... as mentioned in this paper.