Ellen P McCarthy

Biographic Data

ID5534685
NAMEEllen P McCarthy
GIVEN NAMESEllen P
FAMILY NAMEMcCarthy
SIGNATUREMCCARTHY E P
AFFILIATIONSBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
ORCID0000-0003-1705-6249
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS12
TOTAL CITATIONS1
AUTHOR COUNT12
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1997
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX1

  • Racial and ethnic disparities in Covid-19 booster vaccination among U.S. older adults differ by geographic region and Medicare enrollment

    Open AccessKaleen N Hayes, Daniel A Harris et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Introduction: COVID-19 booster vaccines are highly effective at reducing severe illness and death from COVID-19. Research is needed to identify whether racial and ethnic disparities observed for the primary series of the COVID-19 vaccines persist for booster vaccinations and how those disparities may vary by other characteristics. We aimed to measure racial and ethnic differences in booster vaccine receipt among U.S. Medicare beneficiaries and ch…

  • Best Practice Recommendations for Integrating Health Equity into Pragmatic Clinical Trials for Dementia Care

    Susan L Mitchell, Ellen P McCarthy et al.ARTICLEEthnicity & Disease2023

    Although specifically focused on ePCTs involving dementia care, the best practices are applicable to any ePCT and can be useful to advance health equity in traditional clinical trials. This guidance document provides a first step toward promoting holistic, structured integration of health equity into the design and conduct of ePCTs as a matter of good science

  • Advance-C: A Qualitative Study of Experiences Caring for Nursing Home Residents with Advanced Dementia During the Covid-19 Pandemic

    Open AccessMeghan Hendricksen, Susan L Mitchell et al.ARTICLEThe Journals of Gerontology…2022References: 2

    Caring for advanced dementia residents during the COVID-19 pandemic had unique challenges for both staff and proxies. Strategies for similar future crises should strive to balance best practices to contain the virus while maintaining family connections and person-centered care

  • Frailty and Differences in Self-Reported Sexual Functioning Among Older Females and Males in National Social life, Health and Aging Project

    Open AccessBrianne Olivieri‐mui, Sandra Shi et al.ARTICLEJournal of Aging and Health2021References: 1

    Frailty may be a clinical indicator of sexual functioning decline for males more than females

  • Using Cognitive Testing to Develop Items for Surveying Asian American Cancer Patients and Their Caregivers as a Pathway to Culturally Competent Care

    Open AccessDragana Bolcic‐Jankovic, Fengxin Lu et al.ARTICLEJournal of Empirical Research on…2016References: 1

    We report the results from cognitive interviews with Asian American patients and their caregivers. We interviewed seven caregivers and six patients who were all bilingual Asian Americans. The main goal of the cognitive interviews was to test a survey instrument developed for a study about perspectives of Asian American patients with advanced cancer who are facing decisions around end-of-life care. We were particularly interested to see whether it…

  • Resource Disparities in Treating Persons With Disabilities for Four Common Cancers: An Exploratory Analysis

    Open AccessThomas N Chirikos, Richard G Roetzheim et al.ARTICLEJournal of Disability Policy…2008Cited by: 1

    This study explored whether cumulative Medicare outlays on breast, colorectal, lung, and prostate cancer treatment differ between persons with versus without disabilities. The authors used linked Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results—Medicare data to compute reimbursements between cancer cases originally entitled to Medicare because of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and those receiving Old Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) bene…

  • Racial and ethnic disparities in cancer screening the importance of foreign birth as a barrier to care

    Mita Sanghavi Goel, Christina C Wee et al.ARTICLEJournal of General Internal…2003

  • Does Clinical Evidence Support ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Coding of Complications

    Ellen P McCarthy, Lisa I Iezzoni et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2000References: 23

    BACKGROUND: Hospital discharge diagnoses, coded by use of the International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM), increasingly determine reimbursement and support quality monitoring. Prior studies of coding validity have investigated whether coding guidelines were met, not whether the clinical condition was actually present. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether clinical evidence in medical records confirms selecte…

  • Identification of In-Hospital Complications From Claims Data: Is It Valid

    Ann G Lawthers, Ellen P McCarthy et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2000References: 4

    OBJECTIVES: This study examined the validity of the Complications Screening Program (CSP) by testing whether (1) ICD-9-CM codes used to identify a complication are coded completely and accurately and (2) the CSP algorithm successfully separates conditions present on admission from those occurring in the hospital. METHODS: We compared diagnosis and procedure codes contained in the Medicare claim with codes abstracted from an independent re-review …

  • Mobility Problems and Perceptions of Disability by Self-Respondents and Proxy Respondents

    Lisa I Iezzoni, Ellen P McCarthy et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2000References: 12

    BACKGROUND: The Americans With Disabilities Act defines disability on the basis of physical or mental impairments or external perceptions of impairment. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to examine perceptions of disability among people with lower-extremity mobility difficulties. RESEARCH DESIGN: This study used a cross-sectional, nationally representative survey, the 1994 to 1995 National Health Interview Survey-Disability (NHIS-D) sup…

  • Do Hip Replacements Improve Outcomes for Hip Fracture Patients

    Risa B Burns, Mark A Moskowitz et al.ARTICLEMedical Care1999References: 21

    BACKGROUND: Hip fracture is a common problem among older Americans. Two types of procedures are available for repairing hip fractures: hip replacement and open or closed reduction with or without internal fixation. The assumption has been that hip replacement produces better functional outcomes. Although that is the common wisdom, outcome studies evaluating hip replacement for treatment of hip fracture are few and have not clearly documented its …

  • Variations in the Performance of Hip Fracture Procedures

    Risa B Burns, Mark A Moskowitz et al.ARTICLEMedical Care1997References: 18

    OBJECTIVES: Hip replacement is the preferred treatment for displaced femoral neck fractures, whereas other less expensive procedures are preferred for nondisplaced fractures. The authors determined whether there was geographic variation in the use of hip replacement to treat displaced and nondisplaced fractures. METHODS: The authors studied 332 patients, age 65 years or older, hospitalized with a femoral neck fracture in three cities. RESULTS: Th…