Joseph A. Vassalotti, MD

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August 4th 2022

A Kidney Diagnostic’s Impact on Physician Decision-making in Diabetic Kidney Disease

Manasi Datar, PhD Saranya Ramakrishnan, MPH Jennifer Chong, BA Elizabeth Montgomery, BS Thomas F. Goss, PharmD Steven G. Coca, MD Joseph A. Vassalotti, MD

The KidneyIntelX test would affect primary care physician (PCP) decision-making, and PCPs would use the results of KidneyIntelX more than albuminuria and estimated glomerular filtration rate when making decisions about diabetic kidney disease management.

November 8th 2019

CKD Quality Improvement Intervention With PCMH Integration: Health Plan Results

Joseph A. Vassalotti, MD Rachel DeVinney, MPH, CHES Stacey Lukasik, BA Sandra McNaney, BS Elizabeth Montgomery, BS Cindy Voss, MA Daniel Winn, MD

A scalable chronic kidney disease (CKD) quality improvement intervention demonstrated feasibility, decreased hospitalization, and reduced costs. These preliminary results support innovation in CKD by commercial health plans.