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| Ramona S DejesusSummaryAffiliation: Mayo Clinic Country: USA Publications
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Qualities of care managers in chronic disease management: patients and providers' expectationsRamona S Dejesus
Division of Primary Care Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55906, USA
Prim Care Diabetes 6:235-9. 2012..Its success is highly dependent on active patient engagement, provider endorsement and effective care management. This study sought to ask patients and providers what qualities they look for in a care manager...
Use of a clinical decision support system to increase osteoporosis screeningRamona S Dejesus
Division of Primary Care Internal Medicine, Center for Innovation, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
J Eval Clin Pract 18:89-92. 2012..We investigated whether we could boost the low rates of bone mineral density testing with implementation of a point-of-care clinical decision support system in our primary care practice...
A system-based approach to depression management in primary care using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9Ramona S Dejesus
Division of Primary Care Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
Mayo Clin Proc 82:1395-402. 2007..This review article provides a system-based approach to depression management using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 to guide clinicians in the identification and treatment of depression and its follow-up care...- Effects of efforts to intensify management on blood pressure control among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension: a pilot studyRamona S Dejesus
Division of Primary Care Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
Vasc Health Risk Manag 5:705-11. 2009..Studies looking into factors which limit patients' participation in group classes and determining patients' preferences in disease management would be helpful in ensuring success of any chronic disease management program... - Predictors of osteoporosis screening completion rates in a primary care practiceRamona S Dejesus
Division of Primary Care Internal Medicine, Center for Innovation, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
Popul Health Manag 14:243-7. 2011..It potentially can facilitate the systematic and effective delivery of preventive health services to patients in the primary care setting... - Initial implementation of a depression care manager model: an observational study of outpatient utilization in primary care clinicsKurt B Angstman
Department of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55906, USA
Popul Health Manag 12:227-30. 2009..95 visits per patient as compared to the UC patients having 0.55 visits per patient (P = 0.04). This study suggests that the initial implementation of a CM model for treatment of depression will increase outpatient utilization. ... - The preferences of adult outpatients in medical or dental care settings for giving saliva, urine or blood for clinical testingSreenivas Koka
Department of Dental Specialties, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn 55905, USA
J Am Dent Assoc 139:735-40. 2008..These preferences, however, are unknown. The authors assessed patients' preferences for the collection of saliva, urine and blood as diagnostic fluids... - Primary care patient and provider preferences for diabetes care managersRamona S Dejesus
Division of Primary Care Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
Patient Prefer Adherence 4:181-6. 2010..Little effort has been made to find out patient preferences for chronic disease care, hence, we conducted a study aimed at identifying these... - Home health care may improve diabetic outcomes among non-English speaking patients in primary care practice: a pilot studyDouglas L Nguyen
Division of Primary Care Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
J Immigr Minor Health 13:967-9. 2011..With home health intervention, there appears to be improved diabetic outcomes across all measured parameters... - Correlation between mental health co-morbidity screening scores and clinical response in collaborative care treatment for depressionKurt B Angstman
Consultant and Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Ment Health Fam Med 7:129-33. 2010..A higher initial screening score for anxiety or bipolar disorder is associated with a statistically significant increase in the relative risk of patients in CCM not responding to current treatments for depression within six months... - Age of depressed patient does not affect clinical outcome in collaborative care managementKurt B Angstman
Department of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
Postgrad Med 123:122-8. 2011..9121; CI, 0.8475-0.9816; P = 0.0140). Our study suggests that using CCM for depression treatment may transcend age-related differences in depression and result in positive outcomes regardless of age... - The association of transient ischemic attack symptoms with memory impairment among elderly participants of the Third US National Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyPaul Y Takahashi
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Primary Care Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 22:46-51. 2009..Stroke is a well-known risk factor for vascular dementia. However, the association of transient ischemic attacks with cognitive impairment is less well-established...