The impact of the electronic medical record on structure, process, and outcomes within primary care: a systematic review of the evidence
JM Holroyd-Leduc, D Lorenzetti… - Journal of the …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Background The electronic medical record (EMR)/electronic health record (EHR) is
becoming an integral component of many primary-care outpatient practices. Before …
becoming an integral component of many primary-care outpatient practices. Before …
Systematic review: enhancing the use and quality of colorectal cancer screening
DJ Holden, DE Jonas, DS Porterfield… - Annals of internal …, 2010 - acpjournals.org
Background: National guideline groups recommend screening and discussion of screening
options for persons at average risk for colorectal cancer (CRC). However, emerging …
options for persons at average risk for colorectal cancer (CRC). However, emerging …
Care patterns in Medicare and their implications for pay for performance
HH Pham, D Schrag, AS O'Malley, B Wu… - New England Journal …, 2007 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Two assumptions underpin the implementation of pay for performance in
Medicare: that with the use of claims data, patients can be assigned to a physician or to a …
Medicare: that with the use of claims data, patients can be assigned to a physician or to a …
Will Pay-For-Performance And Quality Reporting Affect Health Care Disparities? These rapidly proliferating programs do not appear to be devoting much attention to …
LP Casalino, A Elster, A Eisenberg, E Lewis… - Health …, 2007 - healthaffairs.org
Pay-for-performance (P4P) and public quality-reporting programs can increase the quality of
health care for the services being measured. However, unless carefully designed, these …
health care for the services being measured. However, unless carefully designed, these …
Trends in the prevalence of extreme obesity among US preschool-aged children living in low-income families, 1998-2010
L Pan, HM Blanck, B Sherry, K Dalenius… - Jama, 2012 - jamanetwork.com
Methods. The Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System (PedNSS) includes almost 50% of
children eligible for federally funded maternal and child health and nutrition programs. The …
children eligible for federally funded maternal and child health and nutrition programs. The …
Contextual analysis of breast and cervical cancer screening and factors associated with health care access among United States women, 2002
SS Coughlin, S Leadbetter, T Richards… - Social science & …, 2008 - Elsevier
This research explored the relationships between race/ethnicity and area factors affecting
access to health care in the United States. The study represents an advance on previous …
access to health care in the United States. The study represents an advance on previous …
A randomized trial of the effect of community pharmacist and nurse care on improving blood pressure management in patients with diabetes mellitus: Study of …
Background Blood pressure (BP) control in patients with diabetes mellitus is difficult to
achieve and current patterns are suboptimal. Given increasing problems with access to …
achieve and current patterns are suboptimal. Given increasing problems with access to …
Obesity and atopy
LP Boulet - Clinical & Experimental Allergy, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The prevalence of obesity has increased worldwide, and weight gain has been shown to
influence the development and clinical expression of various conditions including asthma …
influence the development and clinical expression of various conditions including asthma …
[HTML][HTML] The epidemiology of ALS and the role of population-based registries
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a degenerative disorder characterized by loss of
upper and lower motor neurons, culminating in respiratory insufficiency and death after 3–5 …
upper and lower motor neurons, culminating in respiratory insufficiency and death after 3–5 …
The association between residency training and internists' ability to practice conservatively
BE Sirovich, RS Lipner, M Johnston… - JAMA internal …, 2014 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Growing concern about rising costs and potential harms of medical care has
stimulated interest in assessing physicians' ability to minimize the provision of unnecessary …
stimulated interest in assessing physicians' ability to minimize the provision of unnecessary …