Brennan Spiegel, MD, MSHS

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June 18th 2018

Cost-Effectiveness of Pharmacist Postdischarge Follow-Up to Prevent Medication-Related Admissions

Brennan Spiegel, MD, MSHS Rita Shane, PharmD Katherine Palmer, PharmD Duong Donna Luong, PharmD

A multivariable sensitivity analysis conducted on a pharmacy follow-up program of high-risk patients demonstrated cost savings to hospitals in 98.3% of head-to-head trials across 1000 hypothetical hospitals.

January 18th 2018

Electronic Health Record Problem Lists: Accurate Enough for Risk Adjustment?

Timothy J. Daskivich, MD, MSHPM Garen Abedi, MD, MS Sherrie H. Kaplan, PhD, MPH Douglas Skarecky, BS Thomas Ahlering, MD Brennan Spiegel, MD, MSHS Mark S. Litwin, MD, MPH Sheldon Greenfield, MD

Electronic health record (EHR)-based comorbidity assessment had low sensitivity for identifying major comorbidities and poorly predicted survival. EHR-based comorbidity data require validation prior to application to risk adjustment.