Lisa I Backus

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Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi A sustained virologic response reduces risk of all-cause mortality in patients with hepatitis C
    Lisa I Backus
    Center for Quality Management in Public Health, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, California, USA
    Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 9:509-516.e1. 2011
  2. ncbi Pretreatment assessment and predictors of hepatitis C virus treatment in US veterans coinfected with HIV and hepatitis C virus
    L I Backus
    Center for Quality Management in Public Health Veterans Health Administration, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
    J Viral Hepat 13:799-810. 2006
  3. ncbi National quality forum performance measures for HIV/AIDS care: the Department of Veterans Affairs' experience
    Lisa I Backus
    Center for Quality Management in Public Health, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, 3801 Miranda Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
    Arch Intern Med 170:1239-46. 2010
  4. ncbi Predictors of response of US veterans to treatment for the hepatitis C virus
    Lisa I Backus
    Center for Quality Management in Public Health, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California, USA
    Hepatology 46:37-47. 2007
  5. ncbi Clinical Case Registries: simultaneous local and national disease registries for population quality management
    Lisa I Backus
    Center for Quality Management in Public Health, Palo Alto HCS, 3801 Miranda Avenue 132, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
    J Am Med Inform Assoc 16:775-83. 2009
  6. ncbi Postmarketing use of enfuvirtide in veterans: provider compliance with criteria for use, overall efficacy, and tolerability
    Pamela S Belperio
    Center for Quality Management in Public Health, Palo Alto, CA, USA
    Ann Pharmacother 42:1573-80. 2008
  7. ncbi Effects of hepatitis C virus coinfection on survival in veterans with HIV treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy
    Lisa I Backus
    Center for Quality Management in Public Health, Veterans Health Administration, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 39:613-9. 2005
  8. ncbi Provider prescribing of 4 antiretroviral agents after implementation of drug use guidelines in the Department of Veterans Affairs
    Pamela S Belperio
    Center for Quality Management in Public Health, Department of Veterans Affairs, 3801 Miranda Ave M C 132, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
    J Manag Care Pharm 15:323-34. 2009
  9. ncbi HIV, hepatitis C and HIV/hepatitis C virus co-infection in vulnerable populations
    Lisa I Backus
    Center for Quality Management in Public Health, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Palo Alto, CA, USA
    AIDS 19:S13-9. 2005
  10. ncbi Trends in uptake of recently approved antiretrovirals within a national healthcare system
    P S Belperio
    Department of Veterans Affairs, Center for Quality Management in Public Health, Palo Alto, CA, USA
    HIV Med 11:209-15. 2010

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Publications12

  1. ncbi A sustained virologic response reduces risk of all-cause mortality in patients with hepatitis C
    Lisa I Backus
    Center for Quality Management in Public Health, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, California, USA
    Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 9:509-516.e1. 2011
    ..The impact of SVR on all-cause mortality is not well documented by HCV genotype or in populations in routine medical practice with substantial comorbidities...
  2. ncbi Pretreatment assessment and predictors of hepatitis C virus treatment in US veterans coinfected with HIV and hepatitis C virus
    L I Backus
    Center for Quality Management in Public Health Veterans Health Administration, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
    J Viral Hepat 13:799-810. 2006
    ..More research is needed to determine if the observed racial differences in starting HCV treatment reflect biological differences, provider behaviour or patient preference...
  3. ncbi National quality forum performance measures for HIV/AIDS care: the Department of Veterans Affairs' experience
    Lisa I Backus
    Center for Quality Management in Public Health, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, 3801 Miranda Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
    Arch Intern Med 170:1239-46. 2010
    ..We assessed performance using available electronic data for the large, diverse population with HIV in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and evaluated the influence of patient and resource factors...
  4. ncbi Predictors of response of US veterans to treatment for the hepatitis C virus
    Lisa I Backus
    Center for Quality Management in Public Health, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California, USA
    Hepatology 46:37-47. 2007
    ..Few of these factors affect the rate for genotype 2 patients, and even fewer do so for genotype 3 patients...
  5. ncbi Clinical Case Registries: simultaneous local and national disease registries for population quality management
    Lisa I Backus
    Center for Quality Management in Public Health, Palo Alto HCS, 3801 Miranda Avenue 132, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
    J Am Med Inform Assoc 16:775-83. 2009
    ..Local and national reports covering demographics, resource usage, quality of care metrics and medication safety issues have been generated...
  6. ncbi Postmarketing use of enfuvirtide in veterans: provider compliance with criteria for use, overall efficacy, and tolerability
    Pamela S Belperio
    Center for Quality Management in Public Health, Palo Alto, CA, USA
    Ann Pharmacother 42:1573-80. 2008
    ..Because of its uniqueness, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) implemented specific enfuvirtide prescribing and follow-up criteria (criteria for use; CFU) and then assessed providers' compliance with these criteria and outcomes...
  7. ncbi Effects of hepatitis C virus coinfection on survival in veterans with HIV treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy
    Lisa I Backus
    Center for Quality Management in Public Health, Veterans Health Administration, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 39:613-9. 2005
    ..Several studies have investigated the effect of coinfection on mortality, with conflicting results...
  8. ncbi Provider prescribing of 4 antiretroviral agents after implementation of drug use guidelines in the Department of Veterans Affairs
    Pamela S Belperio
    Center for Quality Management in Public Health, Department of Veterans Affairs, 3801 Miranda Ave M C 132, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
    J Manag Care Pharm 15:323-34. 2009
    ..These criteria are disseminated to all VHA facilities...
  9. ncbi HIV, hepatitis C and HIV/hepatitis C virus co-infection in vulnerable populations
    Lisa I Backus
    Center for Quality Management in Public Health, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Palo Alto, CA, USA
    AIDS 19:S13-9. 2005
    ..Given the overlap in viral illness and comorbidities, optimal models of integrated care need to be developed for populations with HIV, HCV, and HIV/HCV co-infection and who need substance abuse treatment or mental healthcare...
  10. ncbi Trends in uptake of recently approved antiretrovirals within a national healthcare system
    P S Belperio
    Department of Veterans Affairs, Center for Quality Management in Public Health, Palo Alto, CA, USA
    HIV Med 11:209-15. 2010
    ..The aim of the study was to describe Veterans Healthcare Administration (VHA) system-wide uptake of three HIV protease inhibitors: atazanavir, darunavir and tipranavir...
  11. ncbi Assessment and utilization of rapid virologic response in US veterans with chronic hepatitis C: evaluating provider adherence to practice guidelines
    Elizabeth W Hwang
    Population Health Program Office of Public Health, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
    J Clin Gastroenterol 47:264-70. 2013
    ..As representative of overall provider adherence to practice guidelines, provider adherence to specific recommendations regarding rapid virologic response (RVR) was assessed...
  12. ncbi Retention in care: a challenge to survival with HIV infection
    Thomas P Giordano
    Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 44:1493-9. 2007
    ..Patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection need lifelong medical care, but many do not remain in care. The effect of poor retention in care on survival is not known, and we sought to quantify that relationship...