Nir Menachemi, PhD, MPH

This letter addresses a letter about the study, "The Relationship Between Preventive Dental Care and Overall Medical Expenditures," with the letter detailing why quasi-experimental studies should be used to address bias from unobserved factors.

Using an instrumental variable approach, this study is the first to present causal estimates of the effect of preventive dental visits on overall medical expenditures.

Community social determinants of health such as rurality and low socioeconomic status moderate the association between an individual’s race and emergency care use.

This article describes perceived benefits, facilitators, and challenges of conducting interprofessional team case conferences in primary care settings to address patients’ complex social needs.

Concerns regarding the quality measure for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder may limit its usefulness and its ability to promote improvement efforts.

Aligning health information technology with population health requires organizations to think differently about data needs, exchange partners, and how to leverage both for evidence-based action.

Barriers to less resource-intensive settings may contribute to use of the emergency department for low-severity conditions.