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Kimberly A. Kaphingst, ScD

Latest:

Mental Health and Diabetes Control Among Vulnerable Primary Care Patients

Only 19% of patients in this sample had good diabetes control based on their tested glycated hemoglobin levels. Patients diagnosed with mental health conditions in this study were more likely to have good diabetes control.



Youjeong Kang, PhD, MPH, RN

Latest:

Higher 30-Day and 60-Day Readmissions Among Patients Who Refuse Post Acute Care Services

Although patients who refuse post acute care services are relatively young, well educated, and healthy, they are twice as likely to have 30- and 60-day readmissions compared with acceptors of services.



Chantal C. Avila, MA

Latest:

Correlates of Prostate-Specific Antigen Testing in a Large Multiethnic Cohort

Prostate-specific antigen screening was highest among African American men and those concerned about prostate cancer and lowest when physicians did not discuss the test.


Charity Evans, PhD

Latest:

Hospital Admissions and MS: Temporal Trends and Patient Characteristics

An examination of hospitalization patterns in patients with multiple sclerosis with a focus on the association with time and patient characteristics.


Darwyyn Deyo, PhD

Latest:

Electronic Sharing of Diagnostic Information and Patient Outcomes

A study evaluating the association between hospital sharing of electronic health record diagnostic information and hospital quality using Hospital Compare scores.





Phillip Choi, BS

Latest:

Assessing the Chiral Switch: Approval and Use of Single-Enantiomer Drugs, 2001 to 2011

From 2001 to 2011, the US Food and Drug Administration approved 9 single-enantiomer drugs with racemic precursors. None showed pre-approval evidence of improved efficacy over the racemic precursor.









Seth A. Berkowitz, MD, MPH

Latest:

Food Insecurity, Healthcare Utilization, and High Cost: A Longitudinal Cohort Study

In a longitudinal study, the authors find that food insecurity is associated with greater emergency department visits, inpatient admissions, and length of stay. Check out our website’s new table/figure pop-up feature! Click on the name of a table or figure in the text to see it in your browser.




Lee Schwartzberg, MD

Latest:

Patient and Plan Characteristics Affecting Abandonment of Oral Oncolytic Prescriptions

Ten percent of patients abandon newly initiated oral oncolytics at the pharmacy. Patients facing higher cost sharing or increased concurrent prescription activity have a higher abandonment rate.





Su-Jau T. Yang, PhD

Latest:

Persistent Asthma Defined Using HEDIS Versus Survey Criteria

HEDIS-defined persistent asthma is generally consistent with survey-defined persistent asthma over a 3-year period.





Virginia A. McFerran, MA

Latest:

The Road to Electronic Health Records Is Paved With Operations

Electronic health records best support process improvements when win-win situations are created to achieve both organizational benefits and team member work flow improvements.

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