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Lorenzo A. DiCarlo, MD

Latest:

Early Clinical Experience With Networked System for Promoting Patient Self-Management

A networked system designed to promote patient self-management appears to be safe and effective in capturing, integrating, and presenting medication adherence and physiologic information.







Terry S. Field, DSc

Latest:

Identifying Patients With Osteoporosis or at Risk for Osteoporotic Fractures

Identifying patients with osteoporosis or low bone mineral density and high risk for osteoporotic fractures is possible in administrative data using osteoporosis diagnoses and fracture risk profile.





Stephen Goodrich, BS

Latest:

Predictive Index for 90-Day Postoperative Outcomes Following Gynecologic Surgery

Increasing LACE+ index score is a significant predictor of greater risk of unplanned readmission, emergency department visits, and reoperation after gynecologic surgery.


Meredith K. Shaw

Latest:

The Duration of Office Visits in the United States, 1993 to 2010

Nationally representative data show that outpatient office visits to both primary care physicians and specialists grew longer over the period from 1993 to 2010.


Francois Nicolas, PhD

Latest:

Diabetes Management: An Age-Old Problem That Needs A Modern-Day Solution

Sanofi's vice president of Diabetes Integrated Care discusses the recent collaboration with Google.




Kennon R. Copeland, PhD

Latest:

Trends in Hospital Ownership of Physician Practices and the Effect on Processes to Improve Quality

Reports suggest that hospitals are acquiring physician practices. Data from 3 large surveys showed increased use of care management processes when hospital acquired practices.



Robert J. Reid, MD, PhD

Latest:

Primary Care Physician Resource Use Changes Associated With Feedback Reports

Implementing systemwide dissemination of feedback reports to primary care physicians in an integrated delivery system may be associated with changes in medical resource use.





Ann G. Zauber, PhD

Latest:

A Restricted Look at CRC Screening: Not Considering Annual Stool Testing as an Option

This is a letter clarifying some points in an article published in the February 2016 issue of AJMC by Berger et al on colorectal cancer screening guidelines.


Thomas M. Richards, MSEE

Latest:

Validating the Adapted Diabetes Complications Severity Index in Claims Data

The aDCSI without the inclusion of laboratory data performs similarly to the DCSI with laboratory results, and is a good measure of diabetes severity.



Weiwei Chen, PhD

Latest:

COVID-19 Surges and Hospital Outcomes in the United States

Increased hospital mortality odds among non–COVID-19 patients imply compromised quality of care during COVID-19 surges. No large-scale changes were found in discharges to other facilities.



Eva Chang, PhD, MPH

Latest:

Primary Care Physician Resource Use Changes Associated With Feedback Reports

Implementing systemwide dissemination of feedback reports to primary care physicians in an integrated delivery system may be associated with changes in medical resource use.



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