Authors






John A. Rizzo, PhD

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Health Information Technology and Physicians' Perceptions of Healthcare Quality

Health information technology can enhance physicians' ability to provide high-quality care, suggesting that physicians should use it more extensively in their practices.


Nora I. Osemene, PharmD, MS

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VHA Pharmacy Use in Veterans With Medicare Drug Coverage

Greater Medicare managed care benefit levels reduce both the likelihood and magnitude of Veterans Health Administration pharmacy use by Medicare dually enrolled veterans.


Eunice Y. Chang, PhD

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Cost-Effectiveness of 21-Gene Assay in Node-Positive, Early-Stage Breast Cancer

A decision-analytic model was used to estimate cost-effectiveness of adopting a 21-gene assay in treatment decisions for women with early-stage N (1-3)/ER HER2-negative breast cancer.



Ellesha E. McCray, MSN, RN, MBA

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Toyota Production System Quality Improvement Initiative Improves Perioperative Antibiotic Therapy

Use of Toyota production system methods as part of a nosocomial MRSA prevention initiative on a surgical unit improved quality of care in other areas.



Zhongyun Zhao, PhD

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Characterizing Medical Care by Disease Phase in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

This study characterized patterns and costs of medical care by disease phase in patients with newly diagnosed mCRC using a large US national commercially insured claims database.


Caterina Tridico, MD

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Healthcare Continuity From Hospital to Territory in Lombardy: TELEMACO Project

The TELEMACO project successfully used telemedicine to establish a healthcare continuity from hospital to territory in remote areas of the Lombardy region of Italy.


Ashish V. Joshi, PhD

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Inefficiencies in Osteoarthritis and Chronic Low Back Pain Management

This study identified inefficiencies in drug and medical service utilization related to pain management among Medicare members with osteoarthritis and chronic low back pain.



Suthira Taychakhoonavudh, PhD

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Roles of Prices, Poverty, and Health in Medicare and Private Spending in Texas

Variation in private spending reflects the ability of the local population to pay for healthcare, whereas variation in Medicare is more driven by health status.




Lori Uscher-Pines, PhD, MSc

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Differences in Telehealth During COVID-19 Between Commercial and Medicaid Enrollees

Differences in use of telehealth between commercial and Medicaid populations during the COVID-19 pandemic are associated with managed care enrollment.


Tory Johnson

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Fear of Fat Talk Kept Me From My Doctor for a Decade

Motivating overweight patients to lose weight and improve their health is among the most difficult challenges facing the healthcare system. In recent years, studies have examined the doctor-patient relationship, where many conversations about weight loss first occur. These encounters may set the course for an overweight person's overall experience with the healthcare system. In fact, a new survey from Johns Hopkins found that 21% of overweight patients felt judged by their primary care doctor and were less likely to trust that person's advice.1 To understand how such an encounter can affect an overweight patient-and what it takes them to change-Evidence-Based Diabetes Management invited Tory Johnson of Good Morning America and author of The Shift to share her experience.



Alison Rodriguez

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Air Pollution From Major Roads, Highways Linked With Incidence of Parkinson Disease

New research suggests that living near major roads or highways is associated with incidence of non-Alzheimer dementia, Parkinson disease (PD), Alzheimer disease (AD), and multiple sclerosis (MS).



Deirdre A. Shires, PhD

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Patients' Adoption of and Feature Access Within Electronic Patient Portals

We found race and age disparities not only in who adopted patient portal technology but also in which features were accessed by those who were adopters.



Mary Kate Mohlman, PhD

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Statewide Data Infrastructure Supports Population Health Management: Diabetes Case Study

The use of statewide data infrastructure is effective at identifying criteria for diabetes outreach and management at the whole-population level.






A. Mark Fendrick, MD

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Impact of Telemedicine Use on Outpatient-Related CO2 Emissions: Estimate From a National Cohort

Telemedicine was associated with a monthly avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to the emissions of 61,255 to 130,076 passenger vehicles.

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