The Center for Advanced Analytics serves as the catalyst to achieve first-in-class, innovative, advanced analytics at Baptist Health. We are leaders in the use of predictive analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence. We strive to leverage Baptist Health’s data to its fullest potential and demonstrate the value of applying advanced analytics to solve problems, measure outcomes and improve the lives of patients.
Submissions from 2022
Employee Perceptions on Ethics, Racial-Ethnic and Work Disparities in Long-Term Care: Implications for Ethics Committees, Emir Veledar
Submissions from 2021
In-hospital outcomes after transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair in patients with chronic kidney disease: An analysis from the 2010-2016 National inpatient sample, Anshul Saxena and Emir Veledar
Emerging Evidence on the Effects of Dietary Factors on the Gut Microbiome in Colorectal Cancer, Muni Rubens, Venkataraghavan Ramamoorthy, Anshul Saxena, Raees Tonse, Peter McGranaghan, Adeel Kaiser, and Rupesh Kotecha
Lipid Metabolite Biomarkers in Cardiovascular Disease: Discovery and Biomechanism Translation from Human Studies, Peter McGranaghan, Anshul Saxena, Muni Rubens, and Emir Veledar
Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer, and Financial Toxicity Among Adults in the United States, Anshul Saxena
The Miami Heart Study (MiHeart) at Baptist Health South Florida, A Prospective Study of Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease and Emerging Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Asymptomatic Young and Middle-Aged Adults: The Miami Heart Study: Rationale and Design, Jack Ziffer, Shozab Ali, Lara Arias, Anshul Saxena, Theodore Feldman, Ricardo Cury, and Jonathan Fialkow
Outcomes of Arthroscopic Fixation of Unstable Distal Clavicle Fractures: A Systematic Review, Gautam Yagnik, Jacob Seiler, Luis Vargas, and Anshul Saxena
Natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning (ML) model for predicting CMS OP-35 categories among patients receiving chemotherapy, Anshul Saxena, Peter McGranaghan, Muni Rubens, Joseph Salami, Raees Tonse, Amanda Lindeman, Michelle Keller, Paul Lindeman, and Emir Veledar
Socio-Cultural Subgroups of Latina/o Immigrants: A Latent Profile Analysis, Lourdes Rojas
Performance of a cardiac lipid panel compared to four prognostic scores in chronic heart failure, Peter McGranaghan, Anshul Saxena, Muni Rubens, Joseph Salami, and Emir Veledar
Performance of A Metabolomic Biomarker Score Compared to Three Prognostic Scores in Chronic Heart Failure, Anshul Saxena, Muni Rubens, Joseph Salami, and Emir Veledar
Hospitalization rates for complications due to systemic therapy in the United States, Anshul Saxena, Muni Rubens, Venkataraghavan Ramamoorthy, Raees Tonse, Emir Veledar, Peter McGranaghan, Michael Chuong, Matthew Hall, Yazmin Odia, Minesh Mehta, and Rupesh Kotecha
Life's Simple 7 and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, Emir Veledar
Lumican, Pro-tumorigenic or Anti-tumorigenic: A Conundrum, Muni Rubens, Anshul Saxena, Peter McGranaghan, Yazmin Odia, and Rupesh Kotecha
Risk factor control across the spectrum of cardiovascular risk: Findings from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL), William Arguelles
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome–Associated Coronavirus 2 Infection and Organ Dysfunction in the ICU: Opportunities for Translational Research, Donna Lee Armaignac
Incidentally detected acromegaly: single-center study of surgically treated patients over 22 years, Emir Veledar
Prevalence and Inpatient Hospital Outcomes of Malignancy-Related Ascites in the United States, Muni Rubens, Anshul Saxena, Chintan Bhatt, Sankalp Das, Emir Veledar, Peter McGranaghan, Ana Viamonte Ros, Yuliya Linhares, Yazmin Odia, Rupesh Kotecha, and Minesh Mehta
Submissions from 2020
A Systematic Review of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructions with Hamstring Autograft in Patients Over 50 Years of Age, Gautam Yagnik, Michael Mashura, Anshul Saxena, John Uribe, and Luis Vargas
Inpatient Palliative Care Use Among Critically Ill Brain Metastasis Patients in the United States, Muni Rubens, Anshul Saxena, Peter McGranaghan, Chintan Bhatt, Sankalp Das, Emir Veledar, Ana Viamonte Ros, Yazmin Odia, Minesh Mehta, and Rupesh Kotecha
The Effect of a County Prehospital FAST-ED Initiative on Endovascular Treatment Times, Joseph Souchak, Ned Shashoua, Maygret Ramirez, Ivis Gonzalez, Virginia Ramos, Anshul Saxena, Emir Veledar, Amy Starosciak, and Felipe De los Rios La Rosa
A Clinical Tool to Identify Candidates for Stress-First Myocardial Perfusion Imaging, Emir Veledar
Incremental prognostic value of a novel metabolite-based biomarker score in congestive heart failure patients, Peter McGranaghan, Anshul Saxena, Muni Rubens, Joseph Salami, and Emir Veledar
Abstract 013: Racial Disparities in Maternal Hypertension and Pregnancy Outcomes a Population-Based Study, Chintan Bhatt, Anshul Saxena, Muni Rubens, Donna Lee Armaignac, Joseph Salami, Sankalp Das, and Emir Veledar
A Risk Model for Prediction of 30-day Readmission Rates After Surgical Treatment for Colon Cancer, Muni Rubens, Anshul Saxena, Chintan Bhatt, Sankalp Das, Emir Veledar, Peter McGranaghan, Ana Viamonte Ros, Yazmin Odia, Michael Chuong, Rupesh Kotecha, and Minesh Mehta
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Modifies Serum Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase in Cigarette Smokers, Emir Veledar
Abstract B054: Analysis of a cancer gene expression and next-generation sequencing dataset representing hispanic predominant South Florida population, Zuanel Diaz, Arpit Mehta, Zasha Pou, Muni Rubens, Don Parris, and Miguel Villalona Calero
Hemiarthroplasty vs. total hip arthroplasty for femoral neck fractures: 2010-2017 trends in complication rates, Juan Carlos Suarez, William Arguelles, Don Parris, Priscilla Rivera, Anshul Saxena, and Emir Veledar
Enhancing the Routine Screening Infrastructure to Address a Syphilis Epidemic in Miami-Dade County, Alejandro Larios Venegas, Heather Melbourne, Ileana Castillo, Kenneth Spell, William Duquette, Don Parris, and Lourdes Rojas
Recent Health Care Expenditure Trends Among Adult Cancer Survivors in United States, 2009-2016, Muni Rubens, Anshul Saxena, Sankalp Das, Chintan Bhatt, Emir Veledar, Peter McGranaghan, Ana Viamonte Ros, Yuliya Linhares, Yazmin Odia, Michael Chuong, Rupesh Kotecha, and Minesh Mehta
Association of contrast and acute kidney injury in the critically ill: A propensity matched study, Lisa-Mae Williams, Gail Walker, James Loewenherz, and Louis Gidel
Loneliness, Cardiovascular Disease, and Diabetes Prevalence in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Sociocultural Ancillary Study, William Arguelles
Abstract P338: Cardiovascular And Cerebrovascular Events Associated With Cancer Surgery In The United States, Anshul Saxena, Muni Rubens, Sankalp Das, Chintan Bhatt, Joseph Salami, Peter McGranaghan, and Emir Veledar PhD
Abstract P339: Association Between Cardiometabolic Syndrome And Cancer: Systematic Review, Anshul Saxena, Muni Rubens, Sankalp Das, Chintan Bhatt, Joseph Salami, Peter McGranaghan, and Emir Veledar
Abstract P412: Toward A Biomarker Kit Suitable For Clinical Practice; A Novel Metabolomic Biomarker Risk Score Improves The Prognostic Value Of Cardiovascular Mortality In Elderly Congestive Heart Failure Patients, Peter McGranaghan, Anshul Saxena, and Muni Rubens
Predictive value of metabolomic biomarkers for cardiovascular disease risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Peter McGranaghan, Anshul Saxena, and Muni Rubens
Are we asking right questions? Mode of Intensivist model delivery and Patient Length of stay, Chintan Bhatt
Death in ICU is a Death in Hospital - Mode of Intensivist model delivery and In-hospital Mortality, Chintan Bhatt
Fluids in Sepsis Keeping Pace, Donna Lee Armaignac
Abstract 102: EXPLORING COSTS OF TELE-INTENSIVIST DELIVERY MODELS WITH AND WITHOUT 24/7 BEDSIDE INTENSIVISTS, Donna Lee Armaignac, Lourdes Rojas, Carlos Valle, Chintan Bhatt, Lisa-Mae Williams, Eduardo Martinez-DuBouchet.se-ccu-icu, Don Parris, and Louis Gidel
Abstract 125: DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL CARE DATAMART FOR EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH AND POPULATION HEALTH TRENDS, Carlos Valle, Lourdes Rojas, Chintan Bhatt, Eduardo Martinez-DuBouchet.se-ccu-icu, Lisa-Mae Williams, Don Parris, Louis Gidel, and Donna Lee Armaignac
Abstract 1359: EXPLORING LOS IN TELE-INTENSIVIST DELIVERY MODELS WITH AND WITHOUT 24/7 BEDSIDE INTENSIVISTS, Lourdes Rojas, Carlos Valle, Chintan Bhatt, Lisa-Mae Williams, Eduardo Martinez-DuBouchet.se-ccu-icu, Don Parris, Louis Gidel, and Donna Lee Armaignac
Abstract 402: EXPLORING MORTALITY IN TELE-INTENSIVIST DELIVERY MODELS WITH AND WITHOUT 24/7 BEDSIDE INTENSIVISTS, Donna Lee Armaignac, Lourdes Rojas, Carlos Valle, Chintan Bhatt, Lisa-Mae Williams, Eduardo Martinez-DuBouchet.se-ccu-icu, Don Parris, and Louis Gidel
Are we asking right questions? Mode of Intensivist model delivery and Patient Cost, Chintan Bhatt
Critical Care A La Mode During Natural Cataclysms, Donna Lee Armaignac
Development of an Advanced Analytics DataMart for Machine Learning, Effectiveness Research, and Population Health Trends, Carlos Valle, Lourdes Rojas, Chintan Bhatt, Eduardo Martinez-DuBouchet.se-ccu-icu, Lisa-Mae Williams, Don Parris, Louis Gidel, and Donna Lee Armaignac
Gender differences and temporal trends over two decades in acromegaly: a single center study in 112 patients, Emir Veledar
Abstract 04: Gender and Racial Inequalities in the Use of Statins for Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Remains Despite Persistent Recommendations in Recent Guidelines - A Call to Action, Joseph Salami, Anshul Saxena, Chintan Bhatt, Muni Rubens, and Emir Veledar
Abstract 178: Predicting Employee Health and Cost: Application of Machine Learning on Employee Health Claims Data, Insights, and Possibilities, Anshul Saxena, Sankalp Das, Muni Rubens, Joseph Salami, Chintan Bhatt, Tian Tian, Peter McGranaghan, Louis Gidel, and Emir Veledar PhD
Abstract 7078: Hospitalization for complications due to systemic therapy in the United States, Muni Rubens, Anshul Saxena, Emir Veledar, Peter McGranaghan, Belinda Boulenger, Michael Chuong, Matthew Hall, Rupesh Kotecha, and Minesh Mehta
Abstract P340: 30-Day Readmission Risk Assessment Among Patients Who Underwent Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), ACS NSQIP, 2015-2017, Anshul Saxena, Muni Rubens, Joseph Salami, Peter McGranaghan, Chintan Bhatt, Sankalp Das, and Emir Veledar PhD
A Clinical Tool to Identify Candidates for Stress-First Myocardial Perfusion Imaging, Emir Veledar
Submissions from 2019
Development of an Advanced Analytics DataMart for Machine Learning, Effectiveness Research, and Population Health Trends, Carlos Valle, Lourdes Rojas, Chintan Bhatt, Eduardo Martinez-DuBouchet.se-ccu-icu, Lisa-Mae Williams, Don Parris, Louis Gidel, and Donna Lee Armaignac
Association of acculturation with cardiac structure and function among Hispanics/Latinos: a cross-sectional analysis of the echocardiographic study of Latinos, William Arguelles
Association between intimate partner violence and HIV status among Haitian Women, Anshul Saxena
Implementation and outcomes of a patient tracing programme for HIV in Trinidad and Tobago, Chintan Bhatt
Preoperative Factors Related to Delayed Discharge after Total Knee Arthroplasty Removal from Inpatient-Only List, Juan Carlos Suarez, William Arguelles, Priscilla Rivera, Yvette Hernandez, and Don Parris
Viral suppression among persons living with HIV in Trinidad & Tobago: Implications for targeted prevention programmes, Chintan Bhatt
Determining the Best Bariatric Surgery for Older Patients, Jose Escobar-Dominguez, Michelle Gallas, Rupa Seetharamaiah, Jorge Rabaza, Christian Hernandez-Murcia, Anthony Gonzalez, and Gail Walker
Fulfilling the Promises of Health Information Technology: Are Metrics Measuring Our Delivered Care?, Chintan Bhatt and Donna Lee Armaignac
Fulfilling the Promises of Health Information Technology: Expect to Maximize Positive Patient Care Outcomes, Donna Lee Armaignac
Hemiarthroplasty vs. Total Hip Arthroplasty for Femoral Neck Fractures: 2010-2017 Trends in Complication Rates, Juan Carlos Suarez, William Arguelles, Anshul Saxena, and Priscilla Rivera
Hispanic vs. Non-Hispanic disparities in discharge destination after outpatient total knee arthroplasty (TKA), William Arguelles, Giovanni Paraliticci, and Juan Carlos Suarez
Impact of Telemedicine on Mortality, Length of Stay, and Cost among Patients in Progressive Care Units: Experience from a Large Healthcare System, Donna Lee Armaignac, Anshul Saxena, Muni Rubens, Carlos Valle, Lisa-Mae Williams, Emir Veledar, and Louis Gidel
National trends in the surgical management of femoral neck fractures (FNFs) from 2008 to 2017 by age group, William Arguelles, Anshul Saxena, Juan Carlos Suarez, and Priscilla Rivera
Preoperative factors related to delayed discharge after total knee arthroplasty removal from inpatient-only list, Juan Carlos Suarez, William Arguelles, Priscilla Rivera, Yvette Hernandez, Don Parris, and Giovanni Paraliticci
Telemedicine Is Medicine, Tele-ICU Is ICU, and Tele-Healthcare Is Healthcare, Donna Lee Armaignac
Lack of Efficacy of the Neutropenic Diet in Decreasing Infections among Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review, Muni Rubens, Anshul Saxena, Peter McGranaghan, Emir Veledar, Ana Viamonte Ros, and Rupesh Kotecha
Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Cancer Patients in the United States, Muni Rubens, Anshul Saxena, Sankalp Das, Chintan Bhatt, Belinda Boulanger, Ana Viamonte Ros, and Emir Veledar
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Is Associated With Arterial Distensibility and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness: (from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis), Emir Veledar and Arthur Agatston
Stress Myocardial Perfusion PET Provides Incremental Risk Prediction in Patients with and Patients without Diabetes, Emir Veledar
The Impact of Lifestyle Modification on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Health-Care Employees With Type 2 Diabetes, Sankalp Das, Maribeth Rouseff, Henry Guzman, Emeka Osondu, Doris Brown, Brian Betancourt, Teresa Ochoa, Joseph Mora, Virginia Lehn, Shoshana Sherriff, Muni Rubens, Anshul Saxena, Khurram Nasir, and Emir Veledar
A Mixed Methods Study of Tele-ICU Nursing Interventions to Prevent Failure to Rescue of Patients in Critical Care, Lisa-Mae Williams and Donna Lee Armaignac
Assessing Skin Biopsy Rates for Histologic Findings Indicative of Nonpathological Cutaneous Disease, Emir Veledar
Abstract 179: Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy among Cancer Patients in the United States: Results from National Inpatient Sample, Anshul Saxena, Muni Rubens, Sankalp Das, Chintan Bhatt, and Emir Veledar PhD
Palliative Care Consultation Trends Among Hospitalized Patients With Advanced Cancer in the United States, 2005 to 2014, Muni Rubens, Anshul Saxena, Sankalp Das, Suleyki Medina, and Ana Viamonte Ros
Abstract P367: Application of Hierarchical Cluster Analysis on Five Risk Factors Scores (RFS) to Estimate Individual Patient Risk in Case Where There is No Official Country Specific RFS: Example From Bosnia and Herzegovina, Anshul Saxena and Emir Veledar
Abstract No. 436 Accuracy of simple visual estimation in assessment of hepatic volumes and tumor infiltration in dose calculation for Yttrium-90 radioembolization, Brian Schiro, Alexander Misono, James Benenati, Michael Chuong, Alex Powell, Constantino Pena, Emir Veledar, Anshul Saxena, and Ripal Gandhi
Financial Hardship From Medical Bills Among Nonelderly U.S. Adults With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, Anshul Saxena
Abstract 1567: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRE-ICU LENGTH OF STAY AND FINAL DISPOSITION AMONG ICU SEPSIS PATIENTS, Donna Lee Armaignac, Joseph Salami, Carlos Valle, Eduardo Martinez-DuBouchet.se-ccu-icu, Leslee Gross, Lisa-Mae Williams, and Louis Gidel
Abstract 1568: SEPSIS WARDS OUTCOMES RESEARCH DECISION SUPPORT (SWORDS): COMPARISON OF WARD TO THOSE REQUIRING ICU, Donna Lee Armaignac, Joseph Salami, Carlos Valle, Eduardo Martinez-DuBouchet.se-ccu-icu, Leslee Gross, Lisa-Mae Williams, and Louis Gidel
Abstract 1569: ASSOCIATION BETWEEN PRIMARY ORGAN/SYSTEM DIAGNOSES AND FINAL DISPOSITION AMONG SEPSIS PATIENTS, Joseph Salami, Carlos Valle, Eduardo Martinez-DuBouchet.se-ccu-icu, Leslee Gross, Lisa-Mae Williams, Louis Gidel, and Donna Lee Armaignac
Abstract WP242: Modeling Prevention, Prediction or Explanation of Stroke Risk: Insights From Meta-Analysis of Studies With Models Predicting Stroke or Composite Outcomes, Anshul Saxena, Peter McGranaghan, Sankalp Das, Muni Rubens, Joseph Salami, and Emir Veledar
Abstract 400.14: Application of Hierarchical Cluster Analysis to Study the Relationships Among CHADS2, CHA2DS2-Vasc, and Five Cardiac Risk Factors Scores (RFS) in Predicting Risk of Stroke, Anshul Saxena and Emir Veledar
Abstract WMP51: Estimates of Trends in 30 Days Readmission Among Patients With Stroke in the United States, 2010-2015, Anshul Saxena, Muni Rubens, Sankalp Das, Joseph Salami, Peter McGranaghan, and Emir Veledar
Telemedicine Intensive Care Unit Nursing Interventions to Prevent Failure to Rescue, Lisa-Mae Williams and Donna Lee Armaignac