Olga Jarrín

Datos Biográficos

ID3573383
NOMBREOlga Jarrín
NOMBRESOlga
APELLIDOJarrín
FIRMAJARRÍN O
AFILIACIONESRutgers, the State University of New Jersey
ORCID0000-0002-3349-476X
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS6
TOTAL DE CITAS6
TOTAL COMO AUTOR6
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2014
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2021
ÍNDICE H1

  • Racial Disparities in Post-Acute Home Health Care Referral and Utilization among Older Adults with Diabetes

    Open AccessJamie M Smith, Olga Jarrín et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2021

    Racial and ethnic disparities exist in diabetes prevalence, health services utilization, and outcomes including disabling and life-threatening complications among patients with diabetes. Home health care may especially benefit older adults with diabetes through individualized education, advocacy, care coordination, and psychosocial support for patients and their caregivers. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between race/eth…

  • Timing of Home Health Care Initiation and 30-Day Rehospitalizations among Medicare Beneficiaries with Diabetes by Race and Ethnicity

    Open AccessJamie M Smith, Haiqun Lin et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2021

    Older adults with diabetes are at elevated risk of complications following hospitalization. Home health care services mitigate the risk of adverse events and facilitate a safe transition home. In the United States, when home health care services are prescribed, federal guidelines require they begin within two days of hospital discharge. This study examined the association between timing of home health care initiation and 30-day rehospitalization …

  • Validity of Race and Ethnicity Codes in Medicare Administrative Data Compared With Gold-standard Self-reported Race Collected During Routine Home Health Care Visits

    Open AccessOlga F Jarrín, Olga Jarrín et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2020Referencias: 18

    BACKGROUND: Misclassification of Medicare beneficiaries' race/ethnicity in administrative data sources is frequently overlooked and a limitation in health disparities research. OBJECTIVE: To compare the validity of 2 race/ethnicity variables found in Medicare administrative data [enrollment database (EDB) and Research Triangle Institute (RTI) race] against a gold-standard source also available in the Medicare data warehouse: the self-reported rac…

  • A Methodology For Studying Organizational Performance

    Karen B Lasater, Olga F Jarrín et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2019Referencias: 17

    BACKGROUND: Rigorous measurement of organizational performance requires large, unbiased samples to allow inferences to the population. Studies of organizations, including hospitals, often rely on voluntary surveys subject to nonresponse bias. For example, hospital administrators with concerns about performance are more likely to opt-out of surveys about organizational quality and safety, which is problematic for generating inferences. OBJECTIVE: …

  • Adaptations of the evidence-based Transitional Care Model in the U.S

    Open AccessMary D Naylor, Karen B Hirschman et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2018Citada por: 6Referencias: 29

  • Home Health Agency Work Environments and Hospitalizations

    Olga Jarrín, Linda Flynn et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2014Referencias: 29

    BACKGROUND: An important goal of home health care is to assist patients to remain in community living arrangements. Yet home care often fails to prevent hospitalizations and to facilitate discharges to community living, thus putting patients at risk of additional health challenges and increasing care costs. OBJECTIVES: To determine the relationship between home health agency work environments and agency-level rates of acute hospitalization and di…