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The impact of referral to a primary physician on cervical cancer screeningJ M Gill
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Christiana Care Health Services, 1401 Foulk Rd, Wilmington, DE 19803, USA
Am J Public Health 91:451-4. 2001..The purpose of this study was to determine whether referral to a primary physician led to an increase in screening for cervical cancer among women enrolled in Delaware Medicaid...
Benefits of a mobile, point-of-care anticoagulation therapy management programJames 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...- Accuracy of screening for diabetic retinopathy by family physiciansJames 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... - Impact of providing a medical home to the uninsured: evaluation of a statewide programJames 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.... - Does continuity between prenatal and well-child care improve childhood immunizations?James M Gill
Christiana Care Health Services, Wilmington, DE 19803, USA
Fam Med 34:274-80. 2002..This study determined whether continuity from prenatal to pediatric care is associated with higher immunization rates for low-income children in Delaware... - Impact of provider continuity on quality of care for persons with diabetes mellitusJames 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... - Diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosusJames 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... - The effect of continuity of care on emergency department useJ M Gill
Department of Family Medicine, Christiana Care Health Services, Wilmington, Del, USA
Arch Fam Med 9:333-8. 2000..To examine whether continuity of care with an individual health care provider is associated with the number of hospital emergency department (ED) visits in a statewide Medicaid population... - The role of provider continuity in preventing hospitalizationsJ M Gill
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Christiana Care Health System, Wilmington, Del, USA
Arch Fam Med 7:352-7. 1998..To examine the association between provider continuity and future hospitalization in a Medicaid population, and to determine if this association is greater for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions... - The importance of continuity of care in the likelihood of future hospitalization: is site of care equivalent to a primary clinician?A G Mainous
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA
Am J Public Health 88:1539-41. 1998..This study examined the effect of continuity with clinicians and health care sites on likelihood of future hospitalization... - New strategies for diagnosis and management of celiac diseaseDyanne 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... 
Perception, intention, and action in adolescent obesityHeather 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...- Relationship between continuity of care and diabetes control: evidence from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyArch 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... - Continuity of care and trust in one's physician: evidence from primary care in the United States and the United KingdomA G Mainous
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, USA
Fam Med 33:22-7. 2001..This study explored the relationship between continuity of care and trust in one's physician, particularly in terms of differences between the United States and the United Kingdom (UK)... - The lack of screening for diabetic nephropathy: evidence from a privately insured populationA G Mainous
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA
Fam Med 33:115-9. 2001..We examined the performance of screening tests for diabetic nephropathy in a population of privately insured individuals... - Disagreement among health care professionals about the urgent care needs of emergency department patientsJ M Gill
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical Center of Delaware, Wilmington, USA
Ann Emerg Med 28:474-9. 1996..To assess agreement among health professionals with regard to the need for urgent care among emergency department patients... - The association of family continuity with infant health service useElizabeth C Clark
Department of Family Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 1 Worlds Fair Drive, Somerset, NJ 08773, USA
J Am Board Fam Med 21:385-91. 2008..Continuity of care is a fundamental component of family medicine that has been shown to improve health care quality. Family continuity, when different family members are seen by the same clinician or practice, has not been well studied... - Prevention and treatment of osteoporosis in primary care officesJames 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... - Medical student exposure to components of the patient-centered medical home during required ambulatory clerkship rotations: implications for educationJohn W Saultz
Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
Acad Med 85:965-73. 2010..To determine the extent to which third-year medical students are exposed to elements of the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) during required family medicine (FM) clerkships and how this exposure varies among a sample of medical schools... - Continuity of care and recognition of diabetes, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemiaRichelle 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... - Cholesterol, transferrin saturation, and the development of dementia and Alzheimer's disease: results from an 18-year population-based cohortArch 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... - Diagnosis of lyme diseaseDaniel L DePietropaolo
Christiana Care Health Services, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Am Fam Physician 72:297-304. 2005.... - 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.... - Iron, cholesterol, and the risk of cancer in an 18-year cohortBrian 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... - 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... - Should we screen for hemochromatosis? An examination of evidence of downstream effects on morbidity and mortalityArch G Mainous
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA
Arch Intern Med 162:1769-74. 2002..Population-based hemochromatosis screening has been suggested with the rationale that identification and treatment of subclinical disease would decrease morbidity and mortality due to hemochromatosis... - Antihypertensive prescribing practices: impact of the antihypertensive and lipid-lowering treatment to prevent heart attack trialMarty 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... - Quality of lipid management in outpatient care: a national study using electronic health recordsJames 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... - The utility of a portable patient record for improving ongoing diabetes managementArch 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 - Complex regional pain syndrome underdiagnosedAnna 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... - Iron, lipids, and risk of cancer in the Framingham Offspring cohortArch 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... - Transferrin saturation, dietary iron intake, and risk of cancerArch 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... - Association of ferritin and lipids with C-reactive proteinArch G Mainous
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, USA
Am J Cardiol 93:559-62. 2004..71; 95% CI 1.28 to 2.27). These results suggest that both iron and lipids induce inflammation. Future research needs to focus on preventive medicine to decrease iron in patients with elevated lipids... - Elevated serum transferrin saturation and mortalityArch 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... - An electronic medical record-based intervention to improve quality of care for gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) and atypical presentations of GERDMarty S Player
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
Qual Prim Care 18:223-9. 2010..We aimed to implement and evaluate an intervention to improve diagnosis and treatment for GERD and atypical GERD in primary care... - The combined effect of transferrin saturation and low density lipoprotein on mortalityBrian 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... - 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... - Guideline for diagnosis of primary hemochromatosisAnna Quisel
Del Med J 74:295-306. 2002..We hope that this guideline will increase awareness among clinicians that PH is much more common than previously suspected and will provide a standardized diagnostic approach to persons with symptoms and signs suggestive of PH... - Treatment of hypercholesterolemia in patients with diabetes at a family practice officeDeepa 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... - The structure of primary care: framing a big pictureJames M Gill
Fam Med 36:65-8. 2004 - Diagnosis of Lyme diseaseDaniel L DePietropaolo
Heartland Hospice, a Division of HCR-Manor Care, Newark, DE, USA
Del Med J 78:11-8. 2006.... - Introduction to clinical guideline seriesJames M Gill
Del Med J 74:227-8. 2002 - Guideline for diagnosis of celiac diseaseAnna Quisel
Del Med J 74:229-41. 2002 - 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... - Use of antibiotics for adult upper respiratory infections in outpatient settings: a national ambulatory network studyJames 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)...