Walid F Gellad

Summary

Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Use of antipsychotics among older residents in VA nursing homes
    Walid F Gellad
    Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, 7180 Highland Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, USA
    Med Care 50:954-60. 2012
  2. ncbi Facility-level variation in potentially inappropriate prescribing for older veterans
    Walid F Gellad
    Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15206, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 60:1222-9. 2012
  3. ncbi Variation in prescription use and spending for lipid-lowering and diabetes medications in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System
    Walid F Gellad
    Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, USA
    Am J Manag Care 16:741-50. 2010
  4. ncbi Use of prescription drug samples and patient assistance programs, and the role of doctor-patient communication
    Walid F Gellad
    Pittsburgh Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 26:1458-64. 2011
  5. ncbi Medicare Part D and potentially inappropriate medication use in the elderly
    Julie M Donohue
    Department of Health Policy and Management, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
    Am J Manag Care 18:e315-22. 2012
  6. ncbi The impact of Medicare Part D on medication treatment of hypertension
    Yuting Zhang
    Department of Health Policy and Management, University of Pittsburgh, 130 De Soto Street, Crabtree Hall A664, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
    Health Serv Res 46:185-98. 2011
  7. ncbi The financial burden from prescription drugs has declined recently for the nonelderly, although it is still high for many
    Walid F Gellad
    Pittsburgh Veterans Affairs VA Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    Health Aff (Millwood) 31:408-16. 2012
  8. ncbi Sources of regional variation in Medicare Part D drug spending
    Julie M Donohue
    Department of Health Policy and Management, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
    N Engl J Med 366:530-8. 2012
  9. ncbi A systematic review of barriers to medication adherence in the elderly: looking beyond cost and regimen complexity
    Walid F Gellad
    RAND Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
    Am J Geriatr Pharmacother 9:11-23. 2011
  10. ncbi Access to and use of $4 generic programs in medicare
    Yuting Zhang
    Department of Health Policy and Management, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 27:1251-7. 2012

Detail Information

Publications13

  1. ncbi Use of antipsychotics among older residents in VA nursing homes
    Walid F Gellad
    Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, 7180 Highland Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, USA
    Med Care 50:954-60. 2012
    ..Because little is known about their use in Veterans Affairs (VA) nursing homes [ie, Community Living Centers (CLCs)], we assessed the prevalence and risk factors for antipsychotic use in older residents of VA CLCs...
  2. ncbi Facility-level variation in potentially inappropriate prescribing for older veterans
    Walid F Gellad
    Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15206, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 60:1222-9. 2012
    ....
  3. ncbi Variation in prescription use and spending for lipid-lowering and diabetes medications in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System
    Walid F Gellad
    Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, USA
    Am J Manag Care 16:741-50. 2010
    ..To examine variation in outpatient prescription use and spending for hyperlipidemia and diabetes mellitus in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System (VA) and its association with quality measures for these conditions...
  4. ncbi Use of prescription drug samples and patient assistance programs, and the role of doctor-patient communication
    Walid F Gellad
    Pittsburgh Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 26:1458-64. 2011
    ..Some older adults may use free drug samples or industry-sponsored patient assistance programs (PAP) in hopes of lowering out-of-pocket costs, although the long-term effect of these programs on drug spending is unclear...
  5. ncbi Medicare Part D and potentially inappropriate medication use in the elderly
    Julie M Donohue
    Department of Health Policy and Management, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
    Am J Manag Care 18:e315-22. 2012
    ..Inappropriate medication use, which is common in older adults, may be responsive to out-of-pocket costs. We examined the impact of Medicare Part D on inappropriate medication use among Medicare beneficiaries...
  6. ncbi The impact of Medicare Part D on medication treatment of hypertension
    Yuting Zhang
    Department of Health Policy and Management, University of Pittsburgh, 130 De Soto Street, Crabtree Hall A664, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
    Health Serv Res 46:185-98. 2011
    ..To evaluate Medicare Part D's impact on use of antihypertensive medications among seniors with hypertension...
  7. ncbi The financial burden from prescription drugs has declined recently for the nonelderly, although it is still high for many
    Walid F Gellad
    Pittsburgh Veterans Affairs VA Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    Health Aff (Millwood) 31:408-16. 2012
    ....
  8. ncbi Sources of regional variation in Medicare Part D drug spending
    Julie M Donohue
    Department of Health Policy and Management, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
    N Engl J Med 366:530-8. 2012
    ....
  9. ncbi A systematic review of barriers to medication adherence in the elderly: looking beyond cost and regimen complexity
    Walid F Gellad
    RAND Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
    Am J Geriatr Pharmacother 9:11-23. 2011
    ..Medication nonadherence is a common problem among the elderly...
  10. ncbi Access to and use of $4 generic programs in medicare
    Yuting Zhang
    Department of Health Policy and Management, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 27:1251-7. 2012
    ....
  11. ncbi Medication adherence to multidrug regimens
    Zachary A Marcum
    Department of Medicine Geriatrics, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    Clin Geriatr Med 28:287-300. 2012
    ..Only then can we begin to make significant improvements to the medication use process and, in turn, the health of older adults...
  12. ncbi The Medicare drug benefit (Part D) and treatment of heart failure in older adults
    Julie M Donohue
    Department of Health Policy and Management, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
    Am Heart J 160:159-65. 2010
    ..We examined the impact of improvements in drug coverage under Medicare Part D on utilization of, and adherence to, medications for heart failure in older adults...
  13. ncbi The impact of family caregivers on potentially inappropriate medication use in noninstitutionalized older adults with dementia
    Joshua M Thorpe
    VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    Am J Geriatr Pharmacother 10:230-41. 2012
    ..Informal caregivers often facilitate patients' use of medications, but the effect of caregiver factors on PIM use has not been a focus of previous research...