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Public health quality measurement: concepts and challengesStephen F Derose
Southern California Kaiser Permanente, Pasadena, California 91101, USA
Annu Rev Public Health 23:1-21. 2002..We review several past and present quality measurement-related initiatives designed for public health department use, and discuss current and future challenges in this evolving area of public health practice...
Automated outreach to increase primary adherence to cholesterol-lowering medicationsStephen F Derose
Department of Research and Evaluation, Southern California Kaiser Permanente, Pasadena, CA 91188, USA
JAMA Intern Med 173:38-43. 2013..Little is known about how to reduce primary nonadherence. We performed a randomized controlled trial to evaluate an automated system to decrease primary nonadherence to statins for lowering cholesterol...
Patterns and preexisting risk factors of 30-day mortality after a primary discharge diagnosis of syncope or near syncopeStephen F Derose
Department of Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Pasadena, CA, USA
Acad Emerg Med 19:488-96. 2012..The authors determined patterns and risk factors for short-term mortality after a diagnosis of syncope or near syncope to aid in medical decision-making...
Health plan administrative records versus birth certificate records: quality of race and ethnicity information in childrenNing Smith
Department of Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Pasadena, CA, USA
BMC Health Serv Res 10:316. 2010..However, the validity of pediatric race and ethnicity information in administrative records from large integrated health care systems using electronic medical records is largely unknown...
Automated messaging to improve compliance with diabetes test monitoringStephen F Derose
Department of Research and Evaluation SFD, Southern California Kaiser Permanente, Pasadena, CA 91101, USA
Am J Manag Care 15:425-31. 2009..To evaluate the use of automated systems to prompt patients with diabetes mellitus to obtain overdue laboratory tests for its effectiveness in promoting test compliance and to compare letters, telephone messages, and combinations...
Incidence of end-stage renal disease and death among insured African Americans with chronic kidney diseaseStephen F Derose
Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Pasadena, California, USA
Kidney Int 76:629-37. 2009..Compared to non-blacks, blacks with chronic kidney disease were twice as likely to enter into ESRD as to die prior to ESRD...
Measuring quality of care and performance from a population health care perspectiveStephen F Derose
Department of Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Pasadena, California 91101, USA
Annu Rev Public Health 24:363-84. 2003..We describe quality measurement sets and systems, criteria for the choice of measures, data sources, and how quality measurements are used to improve health care and outcomes from a population health care perspective...
Developing quality indicators for local health departments: experience in Los Angeles CountyStephen F Derose
Department of Research and Evaluation, Southern California Kaiser Permanente, 393 E Walnut Street 991, Pasadena, CA 91188, USA
Am J Prev Med 25:347-57. 2003..To develop public health quality indicators for local health department (LHD) use...
Point-of-Service reminders for prescribing cardiovascular medicationsStephen F Derose
Southern California Kaiser Permanente Department of Research and Evaluation, 393 E Walnut Street, Pasadena, CA 91188, USA
Am J Manag Care 11:298-304. 2005..Study Design: Randomized controlled trial...
Implementing KDOQI CKD definition and staging guidelines in Southern California Kaiser PermanenteMark Rutkowski
Division of Nephrology, Baldwin Park Medical Center, Southern California Kaiser Permanente, Baldwin Park, CA 91706, USA
Am J Kidney Dis 53:S86-99. 2009..Comprehensive CKD care is possible within a large health maintenance organization, but with substantial opportunity for improvement remaining...
Going beyond the kidney disease outcomes quality initiative: hemodialysis access experience at Kaiser Permanente Southern CaliforniaSidney Glazer
Department of Surgery, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Anaheim, CA 92807, USA
Ann Vasc Surg 20:75-82. 2006..Increased prevalence of AVF is associated with a lower yearly incidence of thrombosis episodes/patient. Reducing excessive catheter usage appears to be a more difficult problem...
Review article: Managing sleep apnoea in kidney diseasesJohn J Sim
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Nephrology (Carlton) 15:146-52. 2010..SA may vary in form and aetiology depending on type or stage of CKD. Based on these associations, we discuss our rationale for recommendations on screening and management of SA specific to the CKD population...
High-deductible health insurance plans: efforts to sharpen a blunt instrumentMary Reed
Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, California, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 28:1145-54. 2009..Consumers need more information and decision support to understand their benefits and to differentiate when care is necessary, discretionary, or unnecessary...
Sleep apnea in early and advanced chronic kidney disease: Kaiser Permanente Southern California cohortJohn J Sim
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, 4700 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA
Chest 135:710-6. 2009..This study sought to determine whether an association exists between SA and early stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) where SA may represent an important comorbidity and potential risk factor in kidney disease...
Sleep apnea and hypertension: prevalence in chronic kidney diseaseJohn J Sim
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 9:837-41. 2007..33-1.39) more prevalent in patients with SA and CKD compared with patients with SA without CKD. The high prevalence of HTN in patients with SA and CKD suggests the need for evaluation of SA in patients with concurrent HTN and CKD...
Association between serum lipids and survival in hemodialysis patients and impact of raceRyan D Kilpatrick
Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Los Angeles Biomedical Institute at Harbor UCLA Medical Center, CA 90509 2910, USA
J Am Soc Nephrol 18:293-303. 2007..Although these associations may not be causal, they call into question whether specific subgroups of dialysis patients are better targets for cholesterol-lowering therapy...
Research Grants
- Chronic Kidney Disease Morbidity, Mortality & PredictorsStephen Derose; Fiscal Year: 2005..Researchers may use this information to generate hypotheses and plan studies that include subjects with CKD. ..
- Disparities in Progression to Renal Replacement TherapyStephen F Derose; Fiscal Year: 2010....
