Lisa I Backus

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Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi The Immunology Case Registry
    L Backus
    Center for Quality Management in Public Health, 3801 Miranda Avenue 132, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
    J Clin Epidemiol 54:S12-5. 2001
  2. ncbi Specialists' and primary care physicians' participation in medicaid managed care
    L Backus
    Department of Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 16:815-21. 2001
  3. 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
  4. 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
  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 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
  8. 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
  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 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

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Publications12

  1. ncbi The Immunology Case Registry
    L Backus
    Center for Quality Management in Public Health, 3801 Miranda Avenue 132, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
    J Clin Epidemiol 54:S12-5. 2001
    ..As local data capture improves, the ICR will prove to be an invaluable resource for assessing the quality of HIV care in the VA system and patient outcomes from that care...
  2. ncbi Specialists' and primary care physicians' participation in medicaid managed care
    L Backus
    Department of Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 16:815-21. 2001
    ..To compare specialist and primary care physician participation in California's Medicaid fee-for-service and managed care programs...
  3. 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...
  4. 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...
  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 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...
  8. 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...
  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 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...
  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...