Derjung M Tarn

Summary

Affiliation: University of California
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Trust in one's physician: the role of ethnic match, autonomy, acculturation, and religiosity among Japanese and Japanese Americans
    Derjung M Tarn
    Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
    Ann Fam Med 3:339-47. 2005
  2. ncbi Physician communication when prescribing new medications
    Derjung M Tarn
    Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, 10880 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
    Arch Intern Med 166:1855-62. 2006
  3. ncbi Physician communication about the cost and acquisition of newly prescribed medications
    Derjung M Tarn
    Department of Family Medicine, The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10880 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
    Am J Manag Care 12:657-64. 2006
  4. ncbi How much time does it take to prescribe a new medication?
    Derjung M Tarn
    Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
    Patient Educ Couns 72:311-9. 2008
  5. ncbi Which providers should communicate which critical information about a new medication? Patient, pharmacist, and physician perspectives
    Derjung M Tarn
    Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90024, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 57:462-9. 2009
  6. ncbi Prescribing new medications: a taxonomy of physician-patient communication
    Derjung M Tarn
    Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90024 4142, USA
    Commun Med 5:195-208. 2008
  7. ncbi How do physicians conduct medication reviews?
    Derjung M Tarn
    Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, 10880 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 24:1296-302. 2009
  8. ncbi New prescriptions: how well do patients remember important information?
    Derjung M Tarn
    Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, 90024, USA
    Fam Med 43:254-9. 2011
  9. ncbi Impact of interpreters on the receipt of new prescription medication information among Spanish-speaking Latinos
    Gerardo Moreno
    Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
    Med Care 47:1201-8. 2009

Research Grants

  1. Physician-Patient Communication Project
    Derjung M Tarn; Fiscal Year: 2010

Detail Information

Publications9

  1. ncbi Trust in one's physician: the role of ethnic match, autonomy, acculturation, and religiosity among Japanese and Japanese Americans
    Derjung M Tarn
    Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
    Ann Fam Med 3:339-47. 2005
    ..We investigated the relation of patient characteristics, religiosity, acculturation, physician ethnicity, and insurance-mandated physician change to levels of trust in Japanese American and Japanese patients...
  2. ncbi Physician communication when prescribing new medications
    Derjung M Tarn
    Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, 10880 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
    Arch Intern Med 166:1855-62. 2006
    ..This article describes and assesses the quality of physician communication with patients about newly prescribed medications...
  3. ncbi Physician communication about the cost and acquisition of newly prescribed medications
    Derjung M Tarn
    Department of Family Medicine, The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10880 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
    Am J Manag Care 12:657-64. 2006
    ..To describe the frequency and content of physician discussions about the cost and acquisition of new medications...
  4. ncbi How much time does it take to prescribe a new medication?
    Derjung M Tarn
    Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
    Patient Educ Couns 72:311-9. 2008
    ..To measure the length of time spent discussing all aspects of new prescriptions and guideline-recommended aspects of counseling, and to evaluate factors associated with duration of discussion...
  5. ncbi Which providers should communicate which critical information about a new medication? Patient, pharmacist, and physician perspectives
    Derjung M Tarn
    Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90024, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 57:462-9. 2009
    ..To investigate older patient, pharmacist, and physician perspectives about what information is essential to impart to patients receiving new medication prescriptions and who should provide the information...
  6. ncbi Prescribing new medications: a taxonomy of physician-patient communication
    Derjung M Tarn
    Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90024 4142, USA
    Commun Med 5:195-208. 2008
    ..The coding system also can be used to measure the quality of new medication discussions for linkage to outcomes and can inform interventions to improve communication when prescribing new drugs...
  7. ncbi How do physicians conduct medication reviews?
    Derjung M Tarn
    Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, 10880 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 24:1296-302. 2009
    ..The medical literature suggests that it is an exhaustive evaluation, but what physicians actually ask about their patients' medication regimens has been little studied...
  8. ncbi New prescriptions: how well do patients remember important information?
    Derjung M Tarn
    Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, 90024, USA
    Fam Med 43:254-9. 2011
    ..Yet it is unclear how much information patients retain when they receive a new prescription. This study aims to describe patient recall of information about new medication prescriptions after an outpatient visit...
  9. ncbi Impact of interpreters on the receipt of new prescription medication information among Spanish-speaking Latinos
    Gerardo Moreno
    Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
    Med Care 47:1201-8. 2009
    ..For Latinos, limited English proficiency (LEP) is a barrier to receiving important information about a new medication prescription. Access to interpreters may impact the receipt of important medication-related information...

Research Grants1

  1. Physician-Patient Communication Project
    Derjung M Tarn; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..Findings will be used to develop physician- and patient-targeted interventions to promote efficient, effective communication during office visits that maximize patient understanding and satisfaction. ..