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The cost-effectiveness of different management strategies for patients on chronic warfarin therapyJ E Lafata
Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
J Gen Intern Med 15:31-7. 2000..To examine the cost-effectiveness of moving from usual care to more organized management strategies for patients on chronic warfarin therapy...- Potential drug-drug interactions in the outpatient settingJennifer Elston Lafata
Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan 48202, Channing Laboratory, Brigham and Women s Hospital, and Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Med Care 44:534-41. 2006..Although medication safety research has tended to focus on inpatients, the safety of drug use among outpatients is also a concern... - Patient-physician colorectal cancer screening discussions and screening useJennifer Elston Lafata
Center for Health Services Research, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA
Am J Prev Med 31:202-9. 2006..Analyses conducted in 2004-2005 of patient-physician CRC screening discussion content and its association with screening use are described... - Academic detailing to improve laboratory testing among outpatient medication usersJennifer Elston Lafata
Department of Internal Medicine, Center for Health Services Research, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Med Care 45:966-72. 2007..To determine whether group academic detailing with performance feedback increases recommended laboratory monitoring among outpatients dispensed medications... - Colorectal carcinoma screening procedure use among primary care patientsJennifer Elston Lafata
Center for Health Services Research, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA
Cancer 104:1356-61. 2005..The authors estimated the annual and 5-year colorectal carcinoma screening procedure use among a cohort of primary care patients and evaluated the correlation between patient characteristics and the use of screening procedures... - Routine surveillance care after cancer treatment with curative intentJennifer Elston Lafata
Center for Health Services Research, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA
Med Care 43:592-9. 2005..Many consensus guidelines recommend routine surveillance to detect recurrent disease among cancer survivors. We compare surveillance care receipt to guideline recommendations... - The economic impact of false-positive cancer screensJennifer Elston Lafata
Center for Health Services Research, Henry Ford Health System, 1 Ford Place, 3A, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 13:2126-32. 2004..We evaluated the medical and nonmedical costs associated with false-positive prostate, lung, colorectal, and ovarian cancer screens... - Improving osteoporosis screening: results from a randomized cluster trialJennifer Elston Lafata
Center for Health Services Research, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA
J Gen Intern Med 22:346-51. 2007..We present results from a clustered, randomized trial evaluating patient mailed reminders, alone and in combination with physician prompts, to improve osteoporosis screening and treatment... - What do medical records tell us about potentially harmful co-prescribing?Jennifer Elston Lafata
Center for Health Services Research, Henrry Ford Health System, Detroit, USA
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 33:395-400. 2007..Previous efforts document drug-drug interactions in ambulatory care. Yet little is known about medical record documentation or clinical management when interacting medications are received... - The medical care utilization and costs associated with migraine headacheJennifer Elston Lafata
Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, USA
J Gen Intern Med 19:1005-12. 2004..To describe the medical care use and costs associated with migraine... - Provider type and the receipt of general and diabetes-related preventive health services among patients with diabetesJ E Lafata
Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Med Care 39:491-9. 2001..Using a measure of provider type that includes "shared care" to determine the contribution of provider type on receipt of general and diabetes-related preventive health services... - Sociodemographic differences in the receipt of colorectal cancer surveillance care following treatment with curative intentJ Elston Lafata
Center for Health Services Research, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA
Med Care 39:361-72. 2001..This article describes the posttreatment use of colon examinations, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) testing, and metastatic disease testing among a managed care population... - Sustained hyperglycemia among patients with diabetes: what matters when action is needed?Jennifer E Lafata
Center for Health Services Research, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Diabetes Care 32:1447-52. 2009..Barriers to appropriate care include prescription drug copayments, few physician contacts, and other factors that are likely amenable to intervention... - Risk factors for emergency department use among children with asthma using primary care in a managed care environmentJennifer Elston Lafata
Center for Health Services Research, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Mich 48202, USA
Ambul Pediatr 2:268-75. 2002..To identify risk factors for emergency department (ED) use among children with asthma using primary care in a managed care environment... - The use of migraine preventive medications among patients with and without migraine headachesJ E Lafata
Center for Health Services Research, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA
Cephalalgia 30:97-104. 2010..Patients with migraine-especially those without a medical diagnosis for migraine or headaches-are not receiving the benefits available from existing pharmacotherapy options... - Measuring adherence and persistence to disease-modifying agents among patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosisJennifer Elston Lafata
Center for Health Services Research, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
J Am Pharm Assoc (2003) 48:752-7. 2008..To measure disease-modifying agent adherence and persistence among patients with multiple sclerosis (MS)... - Are there race/ethnicity differences in outpatient congestive heart failure management, hospital use, and mortality among an insured population?Jennifer Elston Lafata
Department of Biostatistics and Research Epidemiology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA
Med Care 42:680-9. 2004..The objective of this study was to assess the quality of outpatient care received by patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) and whether differences in care and outcomes exist by race/ethnicity... - Race-ethnicity, crime, and other factors associated with adherence to inhaled corticosteroidsL Keoki Williams
Department of Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
J Allergy Clin Immunol 119:168-75. 2007..Environmental stressors, such as crime exposure, which has been associated with asthma morbidity, might also predict ICS adherence... - Glycemic control and absenteeism among individuals with diabetesKaan Tunceli
Center for Health Services Research, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Diabetes Care 30:1283-5. 2007 - Potentially inappropriate medication use by elderly persons in U.S. Health Maintenance Organizations, 2000-2001Steven R Simon
HMO Research Network, Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 53:227-32. 2005..To determine rates of potentially inappropriate medication use in elderly persons in managed care plans in the United States in 2000-2001... - Inconsistencies in patient perceptions and observer ratings of shared decision making: the case of colorectal cancer screeningTracy Wunderlich
Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
Patient Educ Couns 80:358-63. 2010.... - The use of computerized birthday greeting reminders in the management of diabetesJennifer Elston Lafata
Center for Health Services Research, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Mich 48202, USA
J Gen Intern Med 17:521-30. 2002..Although mailed reminders have been used for prevention among general populations, few studies have evaluated their effectiveness among chronically ill populations... - Differences in the reporting of care-related patient injuries to existing reporting systemsL Keoki Williams
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, USA
Jt Comm J Qual Saf 29:460-7. 2003..This study compared the number of care-related injuries reported to the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) with the number reported to 15 mandatory-reporting states... - Relationship between adherence to inhaled corticosteroids and poor outcomes among adults with asthmaL Keoki Williams
Department of Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Health System, Detoit, MI 48202, USA
J Allergy Clin Immunol 114:1288-93. 2004..However, overall adherence is poor among patients with asthma. Objective To estimate the proportion of poor asthma-related outcomes attributable to ICS nonadherence... - Clinical outcomes and adherence to medications measured by claims data in patients with diabetesManel Pladevall
Center for Health Services Research, Henry Ford Health System, One Ford Place, Suite 3A, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA
Diabetes Care 27:2800-5. 2004..The present study was conducted to determine whether pharmacy claims-based measures of medication adherence are associated with clinical outcomes in patients with diabetes... - FDA drug prescribing warnings: is the black box half empty or half full?Anita K Wagner
Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 15:369-86. 2006..The purpose of the present study was to assess the frequency of use of BBW medications in ambulatory care and prescribing compliance with BBW recommendations... - Trends in lipid management among patients with diabetesKaan Tunceli
Center for Health Services Research, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA
Endocr Pract 12:380-7. 2006..Particular attention may be warranted to ensure that patients with diabetes receive lipid-lowering agents not only after a cardiovascular event but also before such an event occurs... - The utility of administrative data for measuring adherence to cancer surveillance care guidelinesGregory S Cooper
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 5066 and Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Med Care 45:66-72. 2007..Administrative data represent an alternative approach that may encompass larger numbers of patients with relatively low incremental costs... - Baseline laboratory monitoring of cardiovascular medications in elderly health maintenance organization enrolleesSteven R Simon
HMO Research Network Center for Education and Research in Therapeutics and Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 53:2165-9. 2005..To identify correlates of laboratory monitoring errors in elderly health maintenance organization (HMO) members at the initiation of therapy with cardiovascular medications... - Frequency of serum creatinine monitoring during allopurinol therapy in ambulatory patientsMarsha A Raebel
Kaiser Permanente of Colorado Clinical Research Unit and School of Pharmacy, University of Colorado at Denver, 80237, USA
Ann Pharmacother 40:386-91. 2006..Allopurinol dosage reduction is recommended in patients with renal dysfunction because drug toxicity risk is increased. Little information is available about serum creatinine (SCr) monitoring in ambulatory patients taking allopurinol... - Adherence analysis using visual analog scale versus claims-based estimationDavid P Nau
College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
Ann Pharmacother 41:1792-7. 2007..Although visual analog scales (VAS) have been used frequently in outcomes research, there is little evidence regarding the validity of this scale for measuring medication adherence... - Pharmacy and medical claims data identified migraine sufferers with high specificity but modest sensitivityKen Kolodner
AdvancePCS, 11350 McCormick Road, Executive Plaza II, Suite 1000, Hunt Valley, MD 21031, USA
J Clin Epidemiol 57:962-72. 2004..Patient characteristics routinely available in claims data were used to develop model-based claims signatures to identify migraineurs... - Laboratory monitoring of potassium and creatinine in ambulatory patients receiving angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockersMarsha A Raebel
Kaiser Permanente of Colorado Clinical Research Unit and School of Pharmacy, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80237 8066, USA
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 16:55-64. 2007..The purpose of this retrospective cohort study was to assess creatinine and potassium monitoring and characteristics associated with monitoring among patients dispensed ACEi or ARB... - Liver and thyroid monitoring in ambulatory patients prescribed amiodarone in 10 HMOsMarsha A Raebel
Kaiser Permanente Colorado Clinical Research Unit, P O Box 378066, Denver, CO 80237 8066, USA
J Manag Care Pharm 12:656-64. 2006..Amiodarone can cause liver and thyroid toxicity, but little is known about compliance with laboratory tests to evaluate liver and thyroid function among ambulatory patients who are dispensed amiodarone... - Monitoring of drugs with a narrow therapeutic range in ambulatory careMarsha A Raebel
Clinical Research Unit, Kaiser Permanente of Colorado, PO Box 378066, Denver, CO 80237 8066, USA
Am J Manag Care 12:268-74. 2006.... - Use of guideline recommended follow-up care in cancer survivors: routine or diagnostic indications?Gregory S Cooper
Division of Gastroenterology and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 5066, USA
Med Care 44:590-4. 2006..After potentially curative cancer treatment, patients may receive procedures for routine monitoring for recurrence or for evaluation of symptoms or signs... - Frequency of high-risk use of QT-prolonging medicationsNancy M Allen LaPointe
Duke Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27715, USA
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 15:361-8. 2006..Concurrent use of more than one QT-prolonging drug or a QT-prolonging drug with a drug that alters its pharmacokinetic profile is an important risk factor for adverse outcomes... - Estimation of the period prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease among nine health plans using computerized diagnoses and outpatient pharmacy dispensingsLisa J Herrinton
Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, CA 94612, USA
Inflamm Bowel Dis 13:451-61. 2007..There are few contemporary estimates of prevalence rates for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in diverse North American communities... - Time to pharmacotherapy change in response to elevated HbA1c test resultsMarianne Ulcickas Yood
EpiSource, 275 Blue Trail, Hamden, CT 06518, USA
Curr Med Res Opin 22:1567-74. 2006..This study describes the clinical management of type 2 diabetes among a cohort of patients receiving oral antidiabetic monotherapy... - Predicted quality-adjusted life years as a composite measure of the clinical value of diabetes risk factor controlJulie Schmittdiel
Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research, Oakland, California 94612, USA
Med Care 45:315-21. 2007..These quality indicators often are examined separately and weighted equally in performance measurement, potentially discarding important information... - Determining the value of disease management programsJoe V Selby
Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, California, USA
Jt Comm J Qual Saf 29:491-9. 2003..A conference sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and held in October 2002 explored new approaches to measuring and reporting the value of DM for diabetes mellitus... - Laboratory monitoring of drugs at initiation of therapy in ambulatory careMarsha A Raebel
Kaiser Permanente of Colorado Clinical Research Unit, Denver, CO 80237 8066, USA
J Gen Intern Med 20:1120-6. 2005..The objective of this study was to describe laboratory monitoring among ambulatory patients dispensed medications for which laboratory testing is recommended at therapy initiation... - Laboratory evaluation of potassium and creatinine among ambulatory patients prescribed spironolactone: are we monitoring for hyperkalemia?Marsha A Raebel
Kaiser Permanente Colorado Clinical Research Unit and School of Pharmacy, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80237, USA
Ann Pharmacother 41:193-200. 2007..Serum potassium and creatinine evaluation is recommended in patients prescribed spironolactone, yet the proportion of ambulatory patients chronically dispensed spironolactone receiving evaluation is not well understood...