HealthPartners Research Foundation

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..To compare smoking-cessation interest and behaviors in younger and older smokers to develop better smoking-cessation strategies for younger smokers...

..This article focuses on the large-amplitude circadian rhythms operative in the hemostatic system. Their implication for preventive and curative pharmacotherapy of hemostatic disorders is presented, with discussion of related problems...

..Clinicians and health educators should be aware of patient needs and must counsel women accordingly...

..To demonstrate that one physician can dramatically improve care of diabetes patients by taking a systems approach and getting support from leaders and other team members...

..We assessed the demographic profile and opinions of current occupational medicine (OM) physicians on the importance of specific core competencies...

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..We wanted to test whether improvements in care quality were correlated with changes in the Chronic Care Model (CCM) in a large medical group that attempted to implement the CCM...

..We studied one such group to determine the organizational and cultural attributes that seem related to its achievements in care quality...

..To report program acceptance and progress after 4 years of a heart disease prevention program...

..We wanted to determine whether a major improvement in access to primary care during 2000 was associated with changes in the quality of care for patients with depression...

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..The study analyzes the effect of an advanced access program on quality of diabetes care...

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..There are valid arguments in favor of facial transplantation based on the prescriptive pillars of bioethics: autonomy, justice, and beneficence. This article attempts to reframe the dialogue in a prescriptive manner...

..S. adults and adolescents. We hypothesized that compared with those in food-secure households, adolescents and adults living in food-insecure households would have increased odds of (MetS)...

..This study is among the first to use electronic medical record (EMR) data to examine differences in tobacco use associated with acculturation among various population groups...

..To improve this for tobacco cessation, we measured differences in the frequency of receiving and filling cessation medication prescriptions by race, ethnicity, age, language preference, health insurance, and pregnancy...

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..This retrospective survey of women with fibroids, a benign condition with multiple treatment options, sought to evaluate the extent to which this was measurable and true...

..It is to be hoped that this will increase awareness among emergency physicians of this unusual complication...

..To use focus groups to inform a web-based educational intervention for increased fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption...

..We examined population-based data to assess potential differences between light and intermittent smokers as compared with moderate to heavy tobacco users in health information-seeking behavior and attitudes and media exposure...

..31, P = .05). Thus, practice systems overall and several domains of the Chronic Care Model appear to be associated with higher quality care for depression. This questionnaire may help practices identify particular systems to improve...

..The incidence appears to be higher with the proximity of the device to the heart. Several hypotheses have attempted to explain and attenuate this phenomenon...

..However, it accounts for only 6 percent of such episodes, and the impact on overall cost and quality remains undetermined...

..Health professionals and dietitians need to strive to encourage people with diabetes to use tailored meal plans as an effective part of their diabetes self-management plan...

..We tested the hypothesis that the introduction of coverage for smoking-cessation pharmacotherapy by the health plans covering most of the population in one region would increase physician use of 5A's...

..To assess attitudes of physicians, clinic administrators, and patients within a health maintenance organization (HMO) toward using financial incentives to improve the control of hypertension...

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..Specifically, pharmaceutical care programs through which pharmacists provide direct and ongoing counseling to patients have been introduced. Whether such programs reduce medication-related problems or health care utilization is unknown...

..Our objective was to evaluate household composition as a risk factor for fatal child maltreatment...

..In both mathematical and mechanical models, unstable behavior occurred at impedance values and ventilator settings that are clinically realistic...

..Circadian rhythms in plasma concentrations of many hormones and cytokines determine their effects on target cells...

..Dynamic pressure-volume (DPV) curves obtained during tidal ventilation are effortlessly displayed on modern mechanical ventilator monitors and bear a theoretical but unproven relationship to the more labor-intensive SPV curves...

..To ascertain factors related to readiness to change behavioral risk factors in members of a managed care organization (MCO)...

..A complete system for the safe and convenient use of TGI in ventilated patients is not as yet available, but concerns about the safety and convenience of TGI delivery have been addressed with recent advances in catheter/tube design...

..To determine the rate of low-birthweight (LBW) births and the association of LBW with utilization and healthcare charges in a managed care organization...

..In its early stages, HCV tends to be asymptomatic and can be detected only through screening...

..Most of these problems can be attributed to an absence of depression care systems in primary care practice. We collected information from a group of practices to assess the need for and acceptability of such systems...

..Potential screening methods that could make regular colon examination more acceptable to patients also are presented...

..To synthesize the emerging body of experimental, observational, and clinical trial data into a practical guideline for safe and effective ventilatory management of acute respiratory distress syndrome...

..An example of such an activity is creating opportunities for physicians and nurses to together discuss and plan improvements in delivery of care...

..To assess behaviors and concerns related to hormone therapy after the findings of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI)...

..The objective was to determine whether systems of care implemented within a large medical group are associated with improved treatment and control of dyslipidemia in a high-risk group of coronary heart disease patients...

..Cocaine intoxication is found in a significant subset of emergency department (ED) patients presenting with traumatic brain injury (TBI)...

..Little is known about current physician-patient interactions regarding smoking cessation when a prescription is given for cessation medications...

..While OLAP is clearly a helpful tool in the ED, it is far more useful when integrated into the larger continuum of health information systems across a hospital or health care delivery system...

..Whether their limitless promise will be embraced or forgone will depend as much on human as on technological practice...

..Multiple perspectives and broad insight are urgently needed to gain a deeper understanding of the interacting scientific, systems, and policy issues associated with multiple risk factor interventions (MRFIs)...

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..The medical application of the biologic rhythms of the immune system extends to diagnostic measures, as well as treatment...

..Finally, by conducting the study in cooperation with those who pay for and deliver the care, the project will demonstrate a new approach to research-practice partnerships. ..

..Finally, by conducting the study in cooperation with those who pay for and deliver the care, the project will demonstrate a new approach to research-practice partnerships. ..

..The results will be of great benefit to public health by providing a deeper understanding of the relationship between childhood hypertension and obesity and its' impact on health in adulthood. ..

..This project will provide important missing information needed to improve the care of millions of people worldwide who suffer the devastating consequences of comorbid diabetes and depression. ..

..The results will be of great benefit to public health by providing a deeper understanding of the relationship between childhood hypertension and obesity and its'impact on health in adulthood. ..

..Results will be relevant to policy makers, purchasers, health plans, medical groups, and clinics that are seeking to improve chronic disease care, and may suggest new intervention strategies worth further investigation. ..

..Results of this project will have significant clinical and policy implications. ..

..The study will have substantial impact on clinical practice and policy whether the results are positive or negative. If successful, the interventions will be easily disseminated to other primary care practice settings. ..

..Results have the potential to improve the care of millions of Americans who silently suffer the ravages of one of the most devastating and hard to control chronic diseases of all time. ..

..If successful, this decision support tool could be broadly used to both standardize and personalize care delivered by case managers, pharmacists, and other providers in a wide range of care delivery configurations. ..

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..The results of the project will have important implications for future efforts to improve care provided to many of the estimated 20 million Americans with uncontrolled hypertension. ..

..Results will provide important information on the effectiveness of a new weight loss maintenance intervention that could potentially be widely disseminated. ..

..The results of the project will have important implications for future efforts to improve care provided to many of the estimated 20 million Americans with uncontrolled hypertension. ..

..The phone-based program will reinforce the physician message and help parents create a healthy home environment to encourage healthy eating and activity patterns and healthy weight gain in their children. ..

..The results of the project will have important implications for future efforts to improve care provided to many of the estimated 20 million Americans with uncontrolled hypertension. ..

..Results will provide important information on the effectiveness of a new weight loss maintenance intervention that could potentially be widely disseminated. ..

..The phone-based program will reinforce the physician message and help parents create a healthy home environment to encourage healthy eating and activity patterns and healthy weight gain in their children. ..

..If these databases are shown to be valid, they provide promising resources for cancer studies, with extensive information on treatment, follow-up and outcome far exceeding those available from traditional cancer registries. ..