Using electronic health record-based tools to screen for bipolar disorder in primary care patients with depressionJames M Gill
Delaware Valley Outcomes Research, Newark, DE, USA
J Am Board Fam Med 25:283-90. 2012
..This study examined the impact of an EHR-based screening and decision support tool on diagnosis and treatment of BPD among patients diagnosed with depression in primary care offices...
A cluster randomized trial of standard quality improvement versus patient-centered interventions to enhance depression care for African Americans in the primary care setting: study protocol NCT00243425Lisa A Cooper
Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Implement Sci 5:18. 2010
..TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00243425...
Quality of outpatient care for diabetes mellitus in a national electronic health record networkJames M Gill
Christiana Care Health System, Family and Community Medicine, Wilmington, DE, USA
Am J Med Qual 21:13-7. 2006
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- Use of antibiotics for adult upper respiratory infections in outpatient settings: a national ambulatory network study
James M Gill
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University
Fam Med 38:349-54. 2006
..This study examined antibiotic use for adult URIs in a large national network of offices that use electronic health records (EHRs)...
- Management of depression in ambulatory care for patients with medical co-morbidities: a study from a national Electronic Health Record (EHR) network
James M Gill
Delaware Valley Outcomes Research, Thomas Jefferson University, and St Francis Hospital, Newark 19711, USA
Int J Psychiatry Med 38:203-15. 2008
..This study compared antidepressant medication use in persons with and without medical co-morbidities...
- Quality of lipid management in outpatient care: a national study using electronic health records
James M Gill
Department of Family, Medicine at St Francis Hospital, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Am J Med Qual 23:375-81. 2008
..National EHR networks are excellent vehicles for large outpatient quality of care studies, particularly for measuring clinical outcomes such as lipid levels...
- Impact of decision support in electronic medical records on lipid management in primary care
James M Gill
Delaware Valley Outcomes Research, Jefferson Medical College, 17 Henderson Hill Road, Newark, DE 19711, USA
Popul Health Manag 12:221-6. 2009
..Future studies may need to examine more comprehensive interventions that include office staff in a team approach to care...
- Antidepressant medication use for primary care patients with and without medical comorbidities: a national electronic health record (EHR) network study
James M Gill
Delaware Valley Outcomes Research, Newark, DE 19711, USA
J Am Board Fam Med 23:499-508. 2010
..This study examined whether primary care physicians prescribe antidepressant medications more often and in higher doses for persons with medical comorbidities...
- Impact of EHR-based clinical decision support on adherence to guidelines for patients on NSAIDs: a randomized controlled trial
James M Gill
Delaware Valley Outcomes Research, Newark, DE, USA
Ann Fam Med 9:22-30. 2011
..This study examined the impact of EHR-based clinical decision support on adherence to guidelines for reducing gastrointestinal complications in primary care patients on nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)...
- Diagnosis of Lyme disease
Daniel L DePietropaolo
Heartland Hospice, a Division of HCR-Manor Care, Newark, DE, USA
Del Med J 78:11-8. 2006
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- Impact of provider continuity on quality of care for persons with diabetes mellitus
James M Gill
Health Services Research, Christiana Care Health Services, Wilmington, Del 19803, USA
Ann Fam Med 1:162-70. 2003
..One reason might be inadequate continuity of care. This study examined the association between provider continuity and completion of monitoring tests for patients with diabetes mellitus...
- Prevention and treatment of osteoporosis in primary care offices
James M Gill
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Christiana Care Health Services, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 12:473-80. 2003
..To examine the use of medications for prevention and treatment of osteoporosis and testing for osteoporosis for postmenopausal women in primary care offices...
- Do physicians in Delaware follow national guidelines for tobacco counseling?
James M Gill
Health Services Research, Christiana Care Health Services, Newark, Delaware, USA
Del Med J 76:297-308. 2004
..This survey study examined tobacco cessation behaviors among physicians in Delaware as part of the state's tobacco control program called Plan for a Tobacco-Free Delaware...
- Accuracy of screening for diabetic retinopathy by family physicians
James M Gill
Christiana Care Health Services, 1401 Foulk Rd, Wilmington, DE 19803, USA
Ann Fam Med 2:218-20. 2004
..We wanted to examine the accuracy of family physicians' screening for diabetic retinopathy using standardized criteria and a nonmydriatic ophthalmoscope...
- Perception, intention, and action in adolescent obesity
Heather Bittner Fagan
Health Services Research, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Christiana Care Health System, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, USA
J Am Board Fam Med 21:555-61. 2008
..Insight into adolescents' weight-loss behavior is needed...
- The Medical Society of Delaware's Uniform Clinical Guidelines for diabetes: did they have a positive impact on quality of diabetes care?
James M Gill
Department of Family and Community Medicine at Christiana Care Health Services in Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Del Med J 76:111-22. 2004
..The guidelines were sent to Delaware physicians in December 2001. This study examines whether implementation of the diabetes UCG had a positive impact on the quality of diabetes care in primary care offices...
- New strategies for diagnosis and management of celiac disease
Dyanne P Westerberg
Family and Community Medicine, Christiana Care Health System, 1401 Foulk Rd, Wilmington, DE 19803 2764, USA
J Am Osteopath Assoc 106:145-51. 2006
..The only treatment for patients with celiac disease remains a gluten-free diet...
- Complex regional pain syndrome: which treatments show promise?
Anna Quisel
Family Medicine Center, 1401 Foulk Road, Wilmington, DE 19803, USA
J Fam Pract 54:599-603. 2005
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- Impact of providing a medical home to the uninsured: evaluation of a statewide program
James M Gill
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Christiana Care Health Services, Wilmington, Delaware and Department of Family Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, USA
J Health Care Poor Underserved 16:515-35. 2005
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- Does having an outpatient visit after hospital discharge reduce the likelihood of readmission?
James M Gill
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Christiana Care Health System, Newark, Delaware, USA
Del Med J 75:291-8. 2003
..To determine whether or not having an outpatient visit after hospital discharge is associated with a lower likelihood of readmission for a statewide Medicaid population...
- Diagnosis of lyme disease
Daniel L DePietropaolo
Christiana Care Health Services, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Am Fam Physician 72:297-304. 2005
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- Complex regional pain syndrome underdiagnosed
Anna Quisel
Family Medicine Center, 1401 Foulk Road, Wilmington, DE 19803, USA
J Fam Pract 54:524-32. 2005
..Some cases of post-fracture CRPS type 1 may be prevented with 500 mg vitamin C daily started upon diagnosis of fracture and continued through healing...
- Diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus
James M Gill
Health Services Research Group, Christiana Care Health Services, Wilmington, Delaware 19803, USA
Am Fam Physician 68:2179-86. 2003
..While an antinuclear antibody titer of less than 1:40 usually rules out systemic lupus erythematosus, patients with persistent, characteristic multisystem involvement may be evaluated for possible antinuclear antibody-negative disease...
- Benefits of a mobile, point-of-care anticoagulation therapy management program
James M Gill
Christiana Care Health Services, 1401 Foulk Road, Wilmington, DE 19803, USA
Jt Comm J Qual Improv 28:625-30. 2002
..Patients made office visits to the nurse and received patient education, point-of-care INR testing, and medication adjustment based on a physician-approved algorithm...
- Antihypertensive prescribing practices: impact of the antihypertensive and lipid-lowering treatment to prevent heart attack trial
Marty S Player
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 295 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 8:860-4. 2006
..Prescriptions for thiazides for patients with newly diagnosed hypertension increased after the publication of ALLHAT. Data from large national trials can have a considerable impact on prescribing practices...
- Iron, cholesterol, and the risk of cancer in an 18-year cohort
Brian J Wells
Department of Family Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 6:505-9. 2005
..51 (CI 1.10-2.08) and 1.61 (CI 1.07-2.43), respectively. These results support the theory that the iron induced oxidation of serum lipids is important in the pathogenesis of cancer...
- The utility of a portable patient record for improving ongoing diabetes management
Arch G Mainous
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 295 Calhoun Street, Post Office Box 250192, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
Diabetes Educ 28:196-8, 200, 205-7. 2002
- Introduction to clinical guideline series
James M Gill
Del Med J 74:227-8. 2002
- Continuity of care and recognition of diabetes, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia
Richelle J Koopman
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA
Arch Intern Med 163:1357-61. 2003
..Continuity of care has been shown to have a variety of health benefits, but the effect of continuity of care on recognition of common chronic diseases has been underinvestigated...
- Relationship between continuity of care and diabetes control: evidence from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Arch G Mainous
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29245, USA
Am J Public Health 94:66-70. 2004
..We examined the relationship between continuity of care and diabetes control...
- Treatment of hypercholesterolemia in patients with diabetes at a family practice office
Deepa Camenga
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, USA
Del Med J 75:415-20. 2003
..Although these findings may reflect patient preference to defer medications, it suggests that there is room for improvement with medical therapy...
- Elevated serum transferrin saturation and mortality
Arch G Mainous
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
Ann Fam Med 2:133-8. 2004
..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between elevated serum transferrin saturation and mortality...
- The combined effect of transferrin saturation and low density lipoprotein on mortality
Brian J Wells
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA
Fam Med 36:324-9. 2004
..This study examined whether adults with elevated iron, as measured by transferrin saturation (TS), and elevated LDL are at an increased risk for mortality...
- Cholesterol, transferrin saturation, and the development of dementia and Alzheimer's disease: results from an 18-year population-based cohort
Arch G Mainous
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 295 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
Fam Med 37:36-42. 2005
..This study examined the relationship between transferrin saturation (TS) and cholesterol to see if both are necessary to increase the risk for the subsequent development of AD...
- Transferrin saturation, dietary iron intake, and risk of cancer
Arch G Mainous
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
Ann Fam Med 3:131-7. 2005
..The purpose of this study was to examine the association of dietary iron intake and the risk of cancer among adults with increased transferrin saturation...
- Iron, lipids, and risk of cancer in the Framingham Offspring cohort
Arch G Mainous
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 295 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
Am J Epidemiol 161:1115-22. 2005
..82, 95% CI: 1.50, 5.28; 14 cases). The results suggest that elevated serum iron levels coupled with either high VLDL-C or low HDL-C appear to interact to increase cancer risk in this cohort...
- Evidence-based approach to preventive care
James M Gill
Del Med J 74:85-92. 2002
