Jay Berry, MD, MPH
Chief, Complex Care Services
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
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Jay Berry, MD, MPH
Chief, Complex Care Services
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
Medical Services
Languages
English
Education
Undergraduate School
University of Alabama
1996
Tuscaloosa
AL
Graduate School
Harvard School of Public Health
Boston
MA
Medical School
University of Alabama School of Medicine
2001
Birmingham
AL
Graduate School
Pediatrics
University of Utah School of Medicine
Salt Lake City
UT
Residency
University of Utah Medical Center
2004
Salt Lake City
UT
Fellowship
Pediatric Health Services Research Fellowship
Harvard School of Public Health
2006
Boston
MA
Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics (General)
Publications
Pediatric Mental Health Boarding: 2017 to 2023. View Abstract
Postoperative Pneumonia Risk in Children With Neurologic and Neuromuscular Disorders. View Abstract
Comparison of two modeling approaches for the identification of predictors of complications in children with cerebral palsy following spine surgery. View Abstract
Pre- and Post-admission Care for Children Hospitalized With Skin and Soft Tissue Infections. View Abstract
Tools used to measure the impact of comorbidities on surgical outcomes in children with complex chronic conditions: A scoping review. View Abstract
Effects of Sociodemographic and Child Opportunity Index on Pediatric Plastic and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgical Volume Trends in the COVID-19 Pandemic. View Abstract
Health care utilization after enrollment in an outpatient structured clinical program for children with medical complexity. View Abstract
Hospital Variation and Resource Use for Infants with Craniosynostosis Undergoing Open, Endoscopic, and Distraction Osteogenesis Surgical Techniques. View Abstract
Assessing the Utility of a Machine-Learning Model to Assist With the Assignment of the American Society of Anesthesiology Physical Status Classification in Pediatric Patients. View Abstract
Categorization of a Universal Coding System to Distinguish Use of Durable Medical Equipment and Supplies in Pediatric Patients. View Abstract
Questionable Safety of Proton Pump Inhibitor Use in Children. View Abstract
Comparing the Kids' Inpatient Database and National Inpatient Sample for Pediatric Research. View Abstract
Child Opportunity Index Disparities in Pediatric Surgical Encounters During the Coronavirus 2019 Pandemic. View Abstract
In their own words: Safety and quality perspectives from families of hospitalized children with medical complexity. View Abstract
Knowledge to Advance the Clinical Effectiveness of Pediatric Complex Care. View Abstract
Hospital readmissions in children with new-onset infantile epileptic spasms syndrome. View Abstract
Prevalence of and Spending on Ear, Nose, Throat, and Respiratory Infections Among Children With Chronic Complex Conditions. View Abstract
Barriers to Discharge After Hip Reconstruction Surgery in Non-ambulatory Children With Neurological Complex Chronic Conditions. View Abstract
Failing to Support Families' Burden of Care for Children with Intestinal failure. View Abstract
Annual Days With a Health Care Encounter for Children and Youth Enrolled in Medicaid: A Multistate Analysis. View Abstract
Pneumonia after hip surgery in children with neurological complex chronic conditions. View Abstract
Outcomes for Children With Pulmonary Hypertension Undergoing Tracheostomy Placement: A Multi-Institutional Analysis. View Abstract
Room to Improve Prior Authorization in Children With Complex Medical Needs. View Abstract
Low-Resource Emergency Department Visits for Children With Complex Chronic Conditions. View Abstract
The Role of Chronic Conditions in Outcomes following Noncardiac Surgery in Children with Congenital Heart Disease. View Abstract
National survey of health services provided by pediatric post-acute care facilities in the US. View Abstract
Hospital Volumes of Inpatient Pediatric Surgery in the United States. View Abstract
50 Years Ago in TheJournalofPediatrics: Unnecessary and Preventable Pediatric Hospitalizations. View Abstract
Health Care Insurance Adequacy for Children and Youth With Special Health Care Needs. View Abstract
Assessment of Underpayment for Inpatient Care at Children's Hospitals. View Abstract
Hospitals' Diversity of Diagnosis Groups and Associated Costs of Care. View Abstract
The Pediatric-Specific American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Score: A Multicenter Study. View Abstract
Parent Perspectives on Short-Term Recovery After Spinal Fusion Surgery in Children With Neuromuscular Scoliosis. View Abstract
Risk factors for gastrointestinal complications after spinal fusion in children with cerebral palsy. View Abstract
Hospital resource use after hip reconstruction surgery in children with neurological complex chronic conditions. View Abstract
Comprehensive Risk Assessment of Morbidity in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery: An Institutional Experience. View Abstract
Hospitalization Outcomes for Rural Children with Mental Health Conditions. View Abstract
Comprehensive Risk Assessment of Morbidity in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery: An Institutional Experience. View Abstract
Being Mindful About Follow-up Care After Pediatric Hospitalization for Bronchiolitis. View Abstract
The Interwoven Nature of Medical and Social Complexity in US Children. View Abstract
A systematic concept analysis of 'technology dependent': challenging the terminology. View Abstract
One Size Does Not Fit All: A Perspective on the American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification for Pediatric Patients. View Abstract
The Elephant in the Hospital Room Charge. View Abstract
Key constituents for integration of care for children assisted with long-term home ventilation: a European study. View Abstract
Implementing a Multidisciplinary Clinical Pathway Can Reduce the Deep Surgical Site Infection Rate After Posterior Spinal Fusion in High-Risk Patients. View Abstract
Identification of Children With High-Intensity Neurological Impairment. View Abstract
Does the Current American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification Represent the Chronic Disease Burden in Children Undergoing General Anesthesia? View Abstract
Variation in Hospitalization Rates Following Emergency Department Visits in Children with Medical Complexity. View Abstract
Pediatric complex care and surgery comanagement: Preparation for spinal fusion. View Abstract
Hospital Readmission of Adolescents and Young Adults With Complex Chronic Disease. View Abstract
Parent-to-Parent Advice on Considering Spinal Fusion in Children with Neuromuscular Scoliosis. View Abstract
Outpatient Prescription Opioid Use in Pediatric Medicaid Enrollees With Special Health Care Needs. View Abstract
Modelling collaboration of primary and secondary care for children with complex care needs: long-term ventilation as an example. View Abstract
Chronic Medication Use in Children Insured by Medicaid: A Multistate Retrospective Cohort Study. View Abstract
Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Infection Among Medicaid-Enrolled Children: 2009-2015. View Abstract
Predicting Postoperative Physiologic Decline After Surgery. View Abstract
Association of Extending Hospital Length of Stay With Reduced Pediatric Hospital Readmissions. View Abstract
Association of Home Respiratory Equipment and Supply Use with Health Care Resource Utilization in Children. View Abstract
Implementing a Multidisciplinary Clinical Pathway Can Reduce the Deep Surgical Site Infection Rate After Posterior Spinal Fusion in High-Risk Patients. View Abstract
Pediatric patients with home mechanical ventilation: The health services landscape. View Abstract
Management and integration of care for children living with complex care needs at the acute-community interface in Europe. View Abstract
Principles for provision of integrated complex care for children across the acute-community interface in Europe. View Abstract
Healthcare expenditures for privately insured US patients with cystic fibrosis, 2010-2016. View Abstract
Caring for Patients With Neurological Impairment: Conversations Between a Pediatrician and Geriatrician. View Abstract
Mental Health Conditions and Unplanned Hospital Readmissions in Children. View Abstract
Timing and Causes of Common Pediatric Readmissions. View Abstract
Associations of Coexisting Conditions with Healthcare Spending for Children with Cerebral Palsy. View Abstract
Well-Child Visits of Medicaid-Insured Children with Medical Complexity. View Abstract
Development of Hospitalization Resource Intensity Scores for Kids (H-RISK) and Comparison across Pediatric Populations. View Abstract
Length of Stay and Cost of Pediatric Readmissions. View Abstract
Ethical Framework for Risk Stratification and Mitigation Programs for Children With Medical Complexity. View Abstract
Status Complexicus? The Emergence of Pediatric Complex Care. View Abstract
Clinician Perceptions of the Importance of Hospital Discharge Components for Children. View Abstract
Age trends in 30 day hospital readmissions: US national retrospective analysis. View Abstract
Health-care spending and utilization for children discharged from a neonatal intensive care unit. View Abstract
Issues Identified by Postdischarge Contact after Pediatric Hospitalization: A Multisite Study. View Abstract
Predicting Low-Resource-Intensity Emergency Department Visits in Children. View Abstract
Risk factors for hospitalizations due to bacterial respiratory tract infections after tracheotomy. View Abstract
Neonatal HSV Disease: Balancing the Low Incidence With the Need to Treat Promptly. View Abstract
Postacute Care after Pediatric Hospitalizations for a Primary Mental Health Condition. View Abstract
Meta-Analysis of Clinical Trials That Evaluate the Effectiveness of Hospital-Initiated Postdischarge Interventions on Hospital Readmission. View Abstract
Admissions to Acute Care Within 30 and 90 Days of Discharge Home From a Pediatric Post-acute Care Hospital. View Abstract
Outpatient Visits Before Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Hospitalization of Children Receiving Medicaid. View Abstract
Perioperative Spending on Spinal Fusion for Scoliosis for Children With Medical Complexity. View Abstract
High-Expenditure Pharmaceutical Use Among Children in Medicaid. View Abstract
Use of Post-Acute Facility Care in Children Hospitalized With Acute Respiratory Illness. View Abstract
Characteristics of Children Enrolled in Medicaid With High-Frequency Emergency Department Use. View Abstract
Contributions of Children With Multiple Chronic Conditions to Pediatric Hospitalizations in the United States: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis. View Abstract
Association of Income Inequality With Pediatric Hospitalizations for Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Conditions. View Abstract
Trends in Hospital Utilization and Costs among Pediatric Palliative Care Recipients. View Abstract
Delayed Diagnoses in Children with Constipation: Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study. View Abstract
Exploring Integration of Care for Children Living with Complex Care Needs across the European Union and European Economic Area. View Abstract
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Pediatric Readmissions for Common Chronic Conditions. View Abstract
Healthcare utilization and spending by children with cancer on Medicaid. View Abstract
Nursing-led Home Visits Post-hospitalization for Children with Medical Complexity. View Abstract
Constipation-Related Health Care Utilization in Children Before and After Hospitalization for Constipation. View Abstract
Comorbidities and Complications of Spinal Fusion for Scoliosis. View Abstract
Shining the Light on Parity and Disparity in Childhood Asthma Care. View Abstract
Discharge Interventions and Modifiable Risk Factors for Preventing Hospital Readmissions in Children with Medical Complexity. View Abstract
Healthcare Utilization and Spending for Constipation in Children With Versus Without Complex Chronic Conditions. View Abstract
Impact of Chronic Conditions on Emergency Department Visits of Children Using Medicaid. View Abstract
Mental Health Conditions and Medical and Surgical Hospital Utilization. View Abstract
Collaborating With a Statistician: Bringing a Clinical Perspective to Statistics. View Abstract
Psychiatric Disorders and Trends in Resource Use in Pediatric Hospitals. View Abstract
Home Health Nursing Care and Hospital Use for Medically Complex Children. View Abstract
Financial Loss for Inpatient Care of Medicaid-Insured Children. View Abstract
Family and healthcare professionals' perceptions of a pilot hospice at home programme for children: a qualitative study. View Abstract
Association between Postdischarge Oral Corticosteroid Prescription Fills and Readmission in Children with Asthma. View Abstract
Trends in Health Care Spending for Children in Medicaid With High Resource Use. View Abstract
This Is My Hospital's Performance on Quality of Care-No Excuses. View Abstract
Diagnostic Testing and Hospital Outcomes of Children with Neurologic Impairment and Bacterial Pneumonia. View Abstract
Long length of hospital stay in children with medical complexity. View Abstract
Characteristics of Rural Children Admitted to Pediatric Hospitals. View Abstract
Two-year mortality, complications, and healthcare use in children with medicaid following tracheostomy. View Abstract
Pediatric Hospital Discharges to Home Health and Postacute Facility Care: A National Study. View Abstract
To Risk Adjust or Not to Risk Adjust: Should That Be the Question? View Abstract
Hospitalizations of Low-Income Children and Children With Severe Health Conditions: Implications of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. View Abstract
Aspiration and Non-Aspiration Pneumonia in Hospitalized Children With Neurologic Impairment. View Abstract
Hospital Utilization Among Children With the Highest Annual Inpatient Cost. View Abstract
Comparison of Health Care Spending and Utilization Among Children With Medicaid Insurance. View Abstract
Preventing Readmissions in Children: How Do We Do That? View Abstract
Health Services and Health Care Needs Fulfilled by Structured Clinical Programs for Children with Medical Complexity. View Abstract
Emergency Department Use of Computed Tomography for Children with Ventricular Shunts. View Abstract
Total Direct Medical Expenses and Characteristics of Privately Insured Adolescents Who Incur High Costs. View Abstract
Hospital Use in the Last Year of Life for Children With Life-Threatening Complex Chronic Conditions. View Abstract
Pediatric Post-Acute Hospital Care: Striving for Identity and Value. View Abstract
Same-Hospital Readmission Rates as a Measure of Pediatric Quality of Care. View Abstract
Recognizing Differences in Hospital Quality Performance for Pediatric Inpatient Care. View Abstract
Ways to Identify Children with Medical Complexity and the Importance of Why. View Abstract
Summary of STARNet: Seamless Transitions and (Re)admissions Network. View Abstract
Children with medical complexity and Medicaid: spending and cost savings. View Abstract
A framework of pediatric hospital discharge care informed by legislation, research, and practice. View Abstract
Characteristics of recurrent utilization in pediatric emergency departments. View Abstract
Measuring pediatric hospital readmission rates to drive quality improvement. View Abstract
Pediatric hospital care for children with life-threatening illness and the role of palliative care. View Abstract
Hospitalizations in children with preexisting tracheostomy: a national perspective. View Abstract
Indications, Hospital Course, and Complexity of Patients Undergoing Tracheostomy at a Tertiary Care Pediatric Hospital. View Abstract
Does Nissen fundoplication decrease reflux-related problems including respiratory illness in children with neurological impairment?--reply. View Abstract
The comparative effectiveness of ventricular shunt placement versus endoscopic third ventriculostomy for initial treatment of hydrocephalus in infants. View Abstract
Rehospitalization for childhood asthma: timing, variation, and opportunities for intervention. View Abstract
Effectiveness of fundoplication at the time of gastrostomy in infants with neurological impairment. View Abstract
Hospital readmission and parent perceptions of their child's hospital discharge. View Abstract
Children's hospitals with shorter lengths of stay do not have higher readmission rates. View Abstract
Inpatient growth and resource use in 28 children's hospitals: a longitudinal, multi-institutional study. View Abstract
Pediatric readmission prevalence and variability across hospitals. View Abstract
Patterns and costs of health care use of children with medical complexity. View Abstract
Relationship between community prevalence of obesity and associated behavioral factors and community rates of influenza-related hospitalizations in the United States. View Abstract
Unmet eye care needs among U.S. 5th-grade students. View Abstract
Risk factors of sudden death in young adult patients with myelomeningocele. View Abstract
Trends in resource utilization by children with neurological impairment in the United States inpatient health care system: a repeat cross-sectional study. View Abstract
Tracheotomy outcomes and complications: a national perspective. View Abstract
Tracheotomy-related catastrophic events: results of a national survey. View Abstract
A national profile of caregiver challenges among more medically complex children with special health care needs. View Abstract
Statistical uncertainty of mortality rates and rankings for children's hospitals. View Abstract
Health information management and perceptions of the quality of care for children with tracheotomy: a qualitative study. View Abstract
Characteristics of hospitalizations for patients who use a structured clinical care program for children with medical complexity. View Abstract
Children with medical complexity: an emerging population for clinical and research initiatives. View Abstract
Hospital utilization and characteristics of patients experiencing recurrent readmissions within children's hospitals. View Abstract
Health inequity in children and youth with chronic health conditions. View Abstract
Children with complex chronic conditions in inpatient hospital settings in the United States. View Abstract
Patient characteristics associated with in-hospital mortality in children following tracheotomy. View Abstract
Metachromatic leukodystrophy: a case of triplets with the late infantile variant and a systematic review of the literature. View Abstract
Reflux related hospital admissions after fundoplication in children with neurological impairment: retrospective cohort study. View Abstract
Predictors of clinical outcomes and hospital resource use of children after tracheotomy. View Abstract
A Multicenter Study of Factors Influencing Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Survival in Infants and Children. View Abstract
A multicenter study of factors influencing cerebrospinal fluid shunt survival in infants and children. View Abstract
A multi-institutional, 5-year analysis of initial and multiple ventricular shunt revisions in children. View Abstract
Prognostic value of B-type natriuretic peptide in surgical palliation of children with single-ventricle congenital heart disease. View Abstract
Hospital volumes for common pediatric specialty operations. View Abstract
In-hospital mortality for children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome after stage I surgical palliation: teaching versus nonteaching hospitals. View Abstract