Team Publications

Ritchie C, Leff B. Home-Based Care Reimagined: A Full-Fledged Health Care Delivery Ecosystem Without Walls. Health Aff (Millwood). 2022 May;41(5):689-695. PMID: 35500180.

Reckrey JM, Leff B, Kumar RG, Yee C, Garrido MM, Ornstein KA. Home, but Not Homebound: A Prospective Analysis of Persons Living With Dementia. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2022 Jan 18:S1525-8610(21)01103-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2021.12.029. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35063398.

Leff B, Ritchie C, Freeland DG, Jamshed N, Major A, Gallopyn N, Sharieff S, Taylor J, Yudin JA, Sheehan OC. The National Home-Based Primary Care Learning Network: A Practice-Based Quality Improvement and Research Network. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2022 Mar 26:S1525-8610(22)00200-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2022.02.017. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35351444.

Ornstein KA, Ankuda CK, Leff B, Rajagopalan S, Siu AL, Harrison KL, Oh A, Reckrey JM, Ritchie CS. Medicare-funded home-based clinical care for community-dwelling persons with dementia: An essential healthcare delivery mechanism. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022;70(4):1127-1135. PMID: 34936087.

Ornstein K, Levine DM, Leff B. Reply to: Comment on: The underappreciated success of home-based primary care: Next steps for CMS’ Independence at Home. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022;70(4):1288-1290. PMID: 34997573.

Gorbenko K, Franzosa E, Masse S, Brody AA, Sheehan O, Kinosian B, Ritchie CS, Leff B, Ripp J, Ornstein KA, Federman AD. “I felt useless”: a qualitative examination of COVID-19’s impact on home-based primary care providers in New York. Home Health Care Serv Q. 2021;23:1-15. PMID: 34301160.

Franzosa E, Gorbenko K, Brody AA, Leff B, Ritchie CS, Kinosian B, Sheehan OC, Federman AD, Ornstein KA. “There Is Something Very Personal About Seeing Someone’s Face”: Provider Perceptions of Video Visits in Home-Based Primary Care During COVID-19. J Appl Gerontol. 2021;40(11):1417-1424. PMID: 34210200

Federman AD, Leff B, Brody AA, Lubetsky S, Siu AL, Ritchie CS, Ornstein KA. Disruptions in Care and Support for Homebound Adults in Home-Based Primary Care in New York City During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Home Healthc Now. 2021;39(4):211-214. PMID: 34190705.

Ritchie CS, Gallopyn N, Sheehan O, Sharieff SA, Franzosa E, Gorbenko K, Ornstein KA, Federman AD, Brody AA, Leff B. COVID Challenges and Adaptations Among Home-Based Primary Care Practices: Lessons for an Ongoing Pandemic From a National Survey. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2021 Jun 7:S1525-8610(21)00480-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2021.05.016. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34111388.

Ornstein K, Levine DM, Leff B. The underappreciated success of home-based primary care: Next steps for CMS’ Independence at Home. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021;69(11):3344-3347. PMID: 34432890. Ankuda CK, Leff B, Ritchie CS, Siu AL, Ornstein KA. Association of the COVID-19 Pandemic With the Prevalence of Homebound Older Adults in the United States, 2011-2020. JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(12):1658-1660. PMID: 34424269

Ritchie CS, Leff B, Harrison K. Response to Letter to the Editor “Caregiver Assessment Is Critical to HBMC”. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2019 Mar 14. pii: S1525-8610(18)30734-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2018.12.024. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30879949.

Foakes G, Hurt C, Lehner JL, Tinsley H, Valentine J, Doede DD, Ritchie C, Leff B. Using Registry Data to Support National Quality Forum Endorsement of Quality Measures for Home-Based Medical Care. Am J Med Qual. 2021 May 12.

Leff B, Sheehan OC, Harrison KL, Eaton England A, Mickler A, Basyal PS, Garrigues SK, Schuchman M, Perissinotto C, Garrett SB, Ritchie CS. A Home-Based Care Research Agenda by and for Homebound Older Adults and Caregivers. J Appl Gerontol. 2021 Apr 1:7334648211004731. doi: 10.1177/07334648211004731. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33792428.

Ankuda CK, Husain M, Bollens-Lund E, Leff B, Ritchie CS, Liu SH, Ornstein KA. The dynamics of being homebound over time: A prospective study of Medicare beneficiaries, 2012-2018. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021 Mar 8. doi: 10.1111/jgs.17086. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33683707.

Campbell CM, Murphy DR, Taffet GE, Major AB, Ritchie CS, Leff B, Naik AD. Implementing Health Care Quality Measures in Electronic Health Records: A Conceptual Model. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021 Jan 19. doi: 10.1111/jgs.17033. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33469940.

Mickler AK, Leff B, Eaton England A, Garrigues SK, Schuchman M, Perissinotto C, Ritchie CS, Harrison KL, Sheehan OC. Understanding the Daily Experiences and Perceptions of Homebound Older Adults and Their Caregivers: A Qualitative Study. J Appl Gerontol. 2021 Feb 1:733464821990171. doi: 10.1177/0733464821990171. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33522364.

Harrison KL, Leff B, Garrigues SK, England ALE, Perissinotto CM, Sheehan OC, Mickler AK, Basyal PS, Ritchie CS. Virtual Research Stakeholder Groups with Isolated Homebound Elders and Caregivers: Lessons Learned Relevant to Research during Pandemics. J Palliat Med. 2021 Jan 4;24(4):481–3. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2020.0778. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33395555; PMCID: PMC7987355.

Franzosa E, Gorbenko K, Brody AA, Leff B, Ritchie CS, Kinosian B, Ornstein KA, Federman AD. “At home, with care”: Lessons from New York City Home-based Primary Care practices managing COVID-19. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 Nov 12. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16952. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33179761.

Sheehan OC, Ritchie CS, Garrett SB, Harrison KL, Mickler A, Eaton England AL, Sharma Basyal P, Garrigues SK, Leff B. Unanticipated Therapeutic Value of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Stakeholder Engagement Project for Homebound Older Adults. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2020 Aug;21(8):1172-1173. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2020.03.013. Epub 2020 May 4. PMID: 32376106; PMCID: PMC7771526.

Eaton England AL, Ritchie CS, Mickler A, Perissinotto CM, Garrigues SK, Leff B, Sheehan OC, Harrison KL. Attitudes of Homebound Older Adults and their Caregivers toward Research and Participation as Research Advisors. Gerontologist. 2020 Nov 20:gnaa189. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnaa189. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33216908

Leff B, Sheehan O, Bhatnagar S, Harrison KL, Barrows RC, Ritchie CS. To What Extent Are the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 2019 MIPS Quality Measures Inclusive of Home-Based Medical Care? Ann Intern Med. 2020 Aug 4;173(3):243-245. doi: 10.7326/M20-0235. Epub 2020 May 19. PMID: 32423352; PMCID: PMC7787691.

LaFave S, Drazich B, Sheehan OC, Leff B, Szanton SL, Schuchman M. The Value of Home-Based Primary Care: Qualitative Exploration of Homebound Participant Perspectives. J Appl Gerontol. 2020 Oct 22:733464820967587. PMID: 33090065.

Reckrey JM, Yang M, Kinosian B, et al. Receipt Of Home-Based Medical Care Among Older Beneficiaries Enrolled In Fee-For-Service Medicare. Health Aff (Millwood). 2020;39(8):1289-1296. doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2019.01537

Ankuda CK, Leff B, Ritchie CS, et al. Implications of 2020 Skilled Home Healthcare Payment Reform for Persons with Dementia [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jun 20]. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020;10.1111/jgs.16654. doi:10.1111/jgs.16654

Zimbroff RM, Ritchie CS, Leff B, Sheehan OC. Home-Based Primary and Palliative Care in the Medicaid Program: Systematic Review of the Literature. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 Sep 21. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16837. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32959375.

Sheehan OC, Leff B, Fathi R, Garrigues S, Saliba D, Ritchie CS, Boyd CM. A systematic literature review of the assessment of treatment burden experienced by patients and caregivers. BMC Geriatr. 2019 Oct 11;19(1):262. doi: 10.1186/s12877-019-1222-z.PubMed PMID: 31604424.

Harrison KL, Leff B, Altan A, Dunning S, Patterson CR, Ritchie CS. What’s Happening at Home: A Claims-based Approach to Better Understand Home Clinical Care Received by Older Adults. Med Care. 2019 Dec 23;. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001267. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31876645; NIHMSID:NIHMS1066364.

Ritchie CS, Leff B, Harrison K. Response to Letter to the Editor “Caregiver Assessment Is Critical to HBMC.” J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2019 May;20(5):651. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2018.12.024. Epub 2019 Mar 14. PubMed PMID: 30879949.
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Sheehan OC, Leff B, Ritchie CS. Frailty Tools are Not Yet Ready for Prime Time in High-Risk Identification. J Hosp Med. 2019 Jul;14(7):450. doi: 10.12788/jhm.3215.. PubMed PMID: 31251723.
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Leff B, Lasher A, Ritchie CS. Can Home-Based Primary Care Drive Integration of Medical and Social Care for Complex Older Adults? J Am Geriatr Soc. 2019 Jul;67(7):1333-1335. doi: 10.1111/jgs.15969. Epub 2019 May 10. PubMed PMID: 31074839.
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Huber K, Patel K, Leff B, Garrigues S, Ritchie C. Interdisciplinary Teams and Home-Based Medical Care: Secondary Analysis of a National Survey. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2019 Jun;20(6):770-774. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2018.12.007. Epub 2019 Feb 6. PubMed PMID: 30738821
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Ritchie CS, Leff B, Garrigues SK, Perissinotto C, Sheehan OC, Harrison KL. A Quality of Care Framework for Home-Based Medical Care. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2018 Oct;19(10):818-823. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2018.05.020. Epub 2018 Jul 25. PubMed PMID: 30056010.
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Yao NA, Ritchie C, Cornwell T, Leff B. Use of Home-Based Medical Care and Disparities. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2018 Sep;66(9):1716-1720. doi:10.1111/jgs.15444. Epub 2018 Aug 7. PubMed PMID: 30084141.
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Ritchie CS, Leff B. Population Health and Tailored Medical Care in the Home: the Roles of Home-Based Primary Care and Home-Based Palliative Care. J Pain Symptom Management. 2018 Mar;55(3):1041-1046. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2017.10.003. Epub 2017 Oct 12. PubMed PMID: 29031914.
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Sheehan OC, Ritchie CS, Fathi R, Garrigues SK, Saliba D, Leff B. The Development of Quality Indicators to Address Abuse and Neglect in Home-Based Primary Care and Palliative Care. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016 Dec;64(12):2577-2584. doi: 10.1111/jgs.14365. Epub 2016 Oct 27.
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Yao N, Ritchie C, Camacho F, Leff B. Geographic concentration of home-based medical care providers. Health Affairs. 2016;35:1404-1409.
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Fathi R, Sheehan OC, Garrigues SK, Saliba D, Leff B, Ritchie CS. Development of an Interdisciplinary Team Communication Framework and Quality Metrics for Home-Based Medical Care Practices. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2016 Aug 1;17(8):725-729.e10.. pii: S1525-8610(16)30058-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2016.03.018. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27217093.
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Shafir A, Garrigues SK, Schenker Y, Leff B, Neil J, Ritchie C. Homebound Patient and Caregiver Perceptions of Quality of Care in Home-Based Primary Care: A Qualitative Study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016 Aug;64(8):1622-7. doi: 10.1111/jgs.14244. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27384919.
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Ornstein KA, Leff B, Covinsky K, Ritchie C, Federman AD, Roberts L, Kelly AS, Siu AL, Szanton SL. The epidemiology of the homebound in the United States. JAMA Internal Medicine, 2015 Jul;175(7):1180-6. PMID: 26010119.
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Leff B, Weston CM, Garrigues S, Patel K, Ritchie C; National Home-Based Primary Care and Palliative Care Network. Home-based primary care practices in the United States: current state and quality improvement approaches. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2015 May;63(5):963-9. PubMed PMID: 25940131.
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Leff B, Saliba D, Ritchie C. Home-based care: the authors reply. Health Aff (Millwood). 2015 Apr 1;34(4):716. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0208. PubMed PMID: 25847658.
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Leff B, Carlson CM, Saliba D, Ritchie C. The invisible homebound: setting quality-of-care standards for home-based primary and palliative care. Health Aff (Millwood). 2015 Jan 1;34(1):21-9. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.1008. PubMed PMID:25561640.
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Leff B, Koa H, Ritchie C. How the principles of geriatric care can be used to improve care for Medicare patients. Generations. 39(2):99-105.
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