Articles by Cynthia M. Boyd, MD, MPH

Performance Measurement for People With Multiple Chronic Conditions: Conceptual Model
ByErin R. Giovannetti, PhD,Sydney Dy, MD,Bruce Leff, MD,Christine Weston, PhD,Karen Adams, PhD, MT,Tom B. Valuck, MD, JD,Aisha T. Pittman, MPH,Caroline S. Blaum, MD,Barbara A. McCann, MSW,Cynthia M. Boyd, MD, MPH The Performance Measurement for People with Multiple Chronic Conditions conceptual model can facilitate development and refinement of quality measures for a medically complex population.

TO THE EDITORS:
ByDaniel O. Scharfstein, ScD,Cynthia M. Boyd, MD, MPH,Jennifer L. Wolff, PhD,Chad Boult, MD, MPH, MBA 
Primary Care Physicians' Experiences With Case Finding for Practice-Based Care Management
ByTobias Freund, MD,Michel Wensing, PhD,Stefan Geissler, cand.med,Frank Peters-Klimm, MD,Cornelia Mahler, RN, MA, PhD,Cynthia M. Boyd, MD, MPH,Joachim Szecsenyi, MD, MSc Criteria used by primary care physicians to select patients for practice-based care management programs were explored in a qualitative study.

Guided Care and the Cost of Complex Healthcare: A Preliminary Report
ByBruce Leff, MD,Lisa Reider, MHS,Kevin D. Frick, PhD,Daniel O. Scharfstein, ScD,Cynthia M. Boyd, MD, MPH,Katherine Frey, MPH,Lya Karm, MD,Chad Boult, MD, MPH, MBA The early months of a cluster-randomized trial suggest that Guided Care is associated with a trend toward a net reduction in total healthcare expenditures.