Publications by authors named "K Elena Harbison"
Background: We developed the Hospital-to-Home-Health Transition Quality (H3TQ) Index for skilled home healthcare (HH) agencies to identify threats to safe, high-quality care transitions in real time.
Objective: Assess the validity of H3TQ in a large sample across diverse communities.
Research Design: A survey of recently hospitalized older adults referred for skilled HH services and their HH provider at two large HH agencies in Baltimore, MD, and New York, NY.
Background: Skilled home healthcare (HH) provided in-person care to older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, yet little is known about the pandemic's impact on HH care transition patterns. We investigated pandemic impact on (1) HH service volume; (2) population characteristics; and (3) care transition patterns for older adults receiving HH services after hospital or skilled nursing facility (SNF) discharge.
Methods: Retrospective, cohort, comparative study of recently hospitalized older adults (≥ 65 years) receiving HH services after hospital or SNF discharge at two large HH agencies in Baltimore and New York City (NYC) 1-year pre- and 1-year post-pandemic onset.
Fast near-IR (NIR) emitters are highly valuable in telecommunications and biological imaging. The most established NIR emitters are epitaxially grown InGaAs quantum dots (QDs), but epitaxial growth has several disadvantages. Colloidal synthesis is a viable alternative that produces a few NIR-emitting materials, but they suffer from long photoluminescence (PL) times.
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- A retrospective analysis of medical cannabis utilization in New York was conducted using data from a licensed cannabis company, focusing on patient demographics, product types, and financial impact from January 2016 to December 2020.
- The study found that the median patient age was 53, with pain being the most common medical condition treated, and inhalation as the preferred method of use; notably, males used more products than females.
- Results revealed significant variability in THC/CBD ratios depending on medical conditions, with neurological conditions incurring the highest average costs, while patients with substance use disorders had higher average THC doses.