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How much money can early prenatal care for teen pregnancies save?: a cost-benefit analysisWilliam J Hueston
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
J Am Board Fam Med 21:184-90. 2008..This observation suggests that significant cost savings might be realized if teens were able to obtain prenatal care in a timely fashion...
Managed care market share and cesarean section rates in the United States: is there a link?W J Hueston
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA
Am J Manag Care 6:1202-8. 2000..At the same time, managed care enrollment has increased dramatically. This study examines whether managed care penetration in local markets is associated with lower cesarean section rates in those geographic area...
The financial status of departments of family medicine at US medical schoolsW J Hueston
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA
Fam Med 33:166-70. 2001..This report examined the financial health of departments of family medicine in US allopathic medical schools...
Use of microalbuminuria testing in persons with type 2 diabetes: are the right patients being tested?W J Hueston
Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Family Medicine, PO Box 250192, 295 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29403, USA
J Fam Pract 50:669-73. 2001..Our goal was to determine whether adult patients with type 2 diabetes who had gross proteinuria or were already taking angiotensin-blocking drugs were screened for microalbuminuria...
Treatment of hypothyroidismW J Hueston
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, 29425, USA
Am Fam Physician 64:1717-24. 2001..In these patients, physicians should weigh the benefits of replacement (e.g., improved cardiac function) against problems that can accompany the excessive use of levothyroxine (e.g., osteoporosis)...
Management of common arrhythmias: Part I. Supraventricular arrhythmiasA Kesh Hebbar
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA
Am Fam Physician 65:2479-86. 2002..When initial medications are ineffective, radiofrequency ablation of ectopic sites is an increasingly popular treatment option...
Antibiotic resistance and the need for the rational use of antibioticsW J Hueston
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29524, USA
J Med Liban 49:246-56. 2001..This article will review common reasons for overuse of antibiotics in primary care settings and some strategies for reducing injudicious antibiotic prescribing...
To what degree do problem-based learning issues change with clinical experience?William J Hueston
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 295 Calhoun Street, PO Box 260192, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
Teach Learn Med 14:218-22. 2002..Problem-based learning has been advocated for preclinical and clinical instruction because the learning issues are adaptable to students with varying previous knowledge and ranges of experience...
Family medicine and hospital specialty match rates: does the economy have anything to do with it?William J Hueston
Department of Family Medicine and the Center for Health Economic and Policy Studies, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
Fam Med 36:265-9. 2004..This study explored whether certain economic markers are associated with changes in the selection of primary care as a career...
A suggested fourth-year curriculum for medical students planning on entering family medicineWilliam J Hueston
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA
Fam Med 36:118-22. 2004..This study sought to develop a consensus about what rotations to recommend and what essential skills students should possess before starting their family medicine residency...
A cost-benefit analysis of testing for influenza A in high-risk adultsWilliam J Hueston
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
Ann Fam Med 2:33-40. 2004..The aim of this study was to determine when rapid testing, empiric treatment, or no treatment is most cost-beneficial for high-risk adults with influenzalike respiratory tract illnesses...
Subclinical hypothyroidism and the risk of hypercholesterolemiaWilliam J Hueston
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
Ann Fam Med 2:351-5. 2004..The aim of this study was to assess whether subclinical hypothyroidism is associated with abnormal lipid levels in a population-based sample...
Serum biomarkers for cardiovascular inflammation in subclinical hypothyroidismWilliam J Hueston
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, 29425, USA
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 63:582-7. 2005..The aim of this study was to determine whether individuals with SCH were more likely than euthyroid controls to have elevations in inflammatory biomarkers that are associated with cardiac disease...
Protecting participants in family medicine research: a consensus statement on improving research integrity and participants' safety in educational research, community-based participatory research, and practice network researchWilliam J Hueston
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 295 Calhoun Street, PO Box 250192, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
Fam Med 38:116-20. 2006....
Patients' preference for physician attire: a survey of patients in family medicine training practicesWilliam J Hueston
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
Fam Med 43:643-7. 2011..Conflicting evidence exists about how patients would like their doctors to dress. This is complicated by new evidence showing elements of common physician attire (white coat or ties) can be contaminated with pathogens...
Research activity in family medicine: the "best of times" or "can I have more, please"?William J Hueston
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
J Am Board Fam Med 21:4-5. 2008
Prenatal care initiation among pregnant teens in the United States: an analysis over 25 yearsWilliam J Hueston
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, USA
J Adolesc Health 42:243-8. 2008..To examine changes in the initiation of prenatal care by teenage girls in the United States between 1978 and 2003...
Does drug treatment of patients with acute bronchitis reduce additional care seeking? Evidence from the Practice Partner Research NetworkW J Hueston
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 295 Calhoun St, PO Box 250192, Charleston, SC 29425
Arch Fam Med 9:997-1001. 2000..Considerable discussion has focused on treatment methods for patients with acute bronchitis...
Preventive services for rural and urban African American adultsW J Hueston
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA
Arch Fam Med 9:263-6. 2000..Studies have shown that African Americans and rural patients receive fewer preventive services than other patients...
Challenges to academic family medicine in the current health care environmentW J Hueston
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, USA
Fam Med 32:240-5. 2000....
Preterm contractions in community settings: II. Predicting preterm birth in women with preterm contractionsW J Hueston
Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin Madison Medical School, USA
Obstet Gynecol 92:43-6. 1998..To examine risk factors for preterm delivery in women who present to nontertiary care hospitals with preterm contractions...
Changes in functional health status during normal pregnancyW J Hueston
Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin Madison Medical School, USA
J Fam Pract 47:209-12. 1998..To explore the extent to which normal pregnancy affects the life of a mother, we sought to assess changes in a standard quality-of-life measure throughout normal pregnancy...
Variations between family physicians and obstetricians in the evaluation and treatment of preterm laborW J Hueston
Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin Madison Medical School, USA
J Fam Pract 45:336-40. 1997..The purpose of this study was to examine and compare the approaches of family physicians and obstetricians when evaluating and managing women with preterm contractions or labor...
Treatment of recurrent otitis media after a previous treatment failure. Which antibiotics work best?W J Hueston
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425 0100, USA
J Fam Pract 48:43-6. 1999..The purpose of our study was to determine whether using a second-line drug resulted in fewer treatment failures in a recurrent otitis episode following an episode of apparent resistance...
Preterm contractions in community settings: I. Treatment of preterm contractionsW J Hueston
Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin Madison Medical School, USA
Obstet Gynecol 92:38-42. 1998..To explore how physicians in community hospitals (non-level III nursery facilities) diagnose preterm labor and treat women with preterm contractions...
Criteria used by clinicians to differentiate sinusitis from viral upper respiratory tract infectionW J Hueston
University of Wisconsin Madison Medical School, USA
J Fam Pract 46:487-92. 1998..The objective of this study was to determine how often clinicians use these validated criteria and how often they rely on clinical cues that are less valuable for differentiating sinusitis from URI...
Family physicians' satisfaction with practiceW J Hueston
Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin Madison Medical School, USA
Arch Fam Med 7:242-7. 1998..During the past decade, dramatic changes have occurred in the way family physicians deliver health care...
Does acute bronchitis really exist? A reconceptualization of acute viral respiratory infectionsW J Hueston
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA
J Fam Pract 49:401-6. 2000..Our goal was to determine whether there are any clinical cues that could help physicians differentiate between these 2 conditions...
A decision analysis to guide antibiotic selection for Chlamydia infection during pregnancyW J Hueston
Eau Claire Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin Madison Medical School, USA
Arch Fam Med 6:551-5. 1997..To analyze the cost and effectiveness of different antibiotic combinations for the treatment of infection with Chlamydia trachomatis in pregnant women...
Antibiotics and return visits for respiratory illness: a comparison of pooled versus hierarchical statistical methodsQ Pan
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA
Am J Med Sci 319:360-5. 2000....
Evaluation and treatment of respiratory infections: does managed care make a difference?W J Hueston
Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin Madison Medical School, USA
J Fam Pract 44:572-7. 1997..The intention of this study was to determine whether shifting the costs from the insurer to physicians in a staff model health maintenance organization (HMO) influenced antibiotic prescribing...
A comparison of family medicine research in research intense and less intense institutionsA G Mainous
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 295 Calhoun St, PO Box 250192, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
Arch Fam Med 9:1100-4. 2000..It is unclear how institutional research success and emphasis have affected the research productivity of family medicine departments...
Provider distribution and variations in statewide cesarean section ratesW J Hueston
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA
J Community Health 26:1-10. 2001..Family physician participation in obstetrics is unlikely to be the cause for lower cesarean rates, but is likely a marker for a medical environment and practice style that supports non-operative obstetric care...
An evaluation of statewide strategies to reduce antibiotic overuseA G Mainous
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, USA
Fam Med 32:22-9. 2000..This study assessed the utility of two common interventions--1) practice profiling and feedback and 2) patient education materials--implemented to decrease antibiotic prescribing for pediatric upper respiratory infections (URIs)...
Access to care for the uninsured: is access to a physician enough?A G Mainous
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA
Am J Public Health 89:910-2. 1999..This study examined a private-sector, statewide program (Kentucky Physicians Care) of care for uninsured indigent persons regarding provision of preventive services...
Improving quality or shifting diagnoses? What happens when antibiotic prescribing is reduced for acute bronchitis?W J Hueston
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 295 Calhoun St, PO Box 250192, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
Arch Fam Med 9:933-5. 2000..However, it was unclear whether this represented a reduction in antibiotic use or whether physicians assigned new diagnoses to the same patients to avoid scrutiny and continue to use antibiotic therapy...
Tools to improve documentation of smoking status. Continuous quality improvement and electronic medical recordsE Spencer
Eau Claire Family Practice Residency Program, Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin Madison, USA
Arch Fam Med 8:18-22. 1999..We worked on a continuous quality improvement project group, aided by an electronic medical record, to design a system to document and periodically update smoking status in a consistent place in the medical record...
Serum vitamin C levels and use of health care resources for wheezing episodesA G Mainous
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA
Arch Fam Med 9:241-5. 2000..Evidence suggests that the antioxidant vitamin C may play a role in lung function and wheezing, although the data are limited to laboratory evaluation of pulmonary function...
Antibiotics for colds in children: who are the high prescribers?A G Mainous
Department of Family Practice, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 152:349-52. 1998..To examine physician characteristics associated with being a high prescriber of antibiotics for pediatric upper respiratory tract infections (URIs)...
Availability of antibiotics for purchase without a prescription on the internetArch G Mainous
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, USA
Ann Fam Med 7:431-5. 2009..The purpose of this study was to examine antibiotics available to patients without a prescription, a phenomenon on the Internet...
Trends in hospitalizations with antibiotic-resistant infections: U.S., 1997-2006Arch G Mainous
Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Family Medicine, 295 Calhoun St, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
Public Health Rep 126:354-60. 2011..We evaluated the trends in hospitalizations associated with antibiotic-resistant infections in U.S. hospitals from 1997 to 2006...
Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S aureus in the United States, 2001-2002Arch G Mainous
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA
Ann Fam Med 4:132-7. 2006..We computed population-based estimates of nasal carriage of S aureus and risk factors for carriage, as well as population-based estimates of nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant S aureus (MRSA)...
Post-traumatic stress disorder screening test performance in civilian primary careJohn R Freedy
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
Fam Pract 27:615-24. 2010..we determined the test performance characteristics of four brief post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) screening tests in a civilian primary care setting...
How to guide patients for online information: focus on chronic diseaseHeather A Liszka
Department of Family Medicine, PO Box 250192, 295 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
J S C Med Assoc 101:378-80. 2005..Physicians can guide patients to relevant information by instructing them to type the name of the disease itself into a search engine and focusing on government and hospital-sponsored Web sites...
Ambulatory antibiotic prescribing for acute bronchitis and cough and hospital admissions for respiratory infections: time trends analysisArch G Mainous
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
J R Soc Med 99:358-62. 2006..01). CONCLUSIONS: Ambulatory antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections was inversely associated with hospital admissions for respiratory tract infections...
Virtual medical care: how are our patients using online health information?Heather A Liszka
Department Chair of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
J Community Health 31:368-78. 2006..It is unclear how this system of 'virtual medical care' influences overall patient health...
Vitamin D and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriageEric M Matheson
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, USA
Scand J Infect Dis 42:455-60. 2010..04 (95% CI 1.09-3.84). Vitamin D deficiency is associated with an increased risk of MRSA nasal carriage. Further trials may be warranted to determine whether vitamin D supplementation decreases the risk of MRSA colonization...
Recruiting faculty to perform deliveries in family medicine residencies: results of a residency program surveyMaria V Gibson
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
Fam Med 39:178-83. 2007..This study's purpose was to determine how many residency programs experience difficulty recruiting faculty who perform deliveries and whether financial or not financial compensation are associated with recruiting difficulties...
Traumatic events and mental health in civilian primary care: implications for training and practiceJohn R Freedy
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina 9228 Medical Plaza Drive, Charleston, SC 29406, USA
Fam Med 42:185-92. 2010..This study documents lifetime traumatic events and past month depression and PTSD in adult patients of a large family medicine residency practice...
Trends in antimicrobial prescribing for bronchitis and upper respiratory infections among adults and childrenArch G Mainous
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA
Am J Public Health 93:1910-4. 2003..This study examined antimicrobial prescribing patterns for adults and children with bronchitis or upper respiratory infections (URIs) before and after release of nationally disseminated pediatric practice recommendations...
Resident physicians who continue Balint training: a longitudinal study 1982-1999Alan H Johnson
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, USA
Fam Med 35:428-33. 2003..This study sought to determine if those who leave Balint training during their residency, versus those who continue, have different psychological characteristics...
Glycemic control in medical inpatients with type 2 diabetes mellitus receiving sliding scale insulin regimens versus routine diabetes medications: a multicenter randomized controlled trialLori M Dickerson
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
Ann Fam Med 1:29-35. 2003....
Family physicians delivering babies: what do obstetricians think?Daniel B Topping
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, USA
Fam Med 35:737-41. 2003..This study assesses the attitudes of obstetricians about family physicians delivering babies...
Delayed prenatal care and the risk of low birth weight deliveryWilliam J Hueston
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
J Community Health 28:199-208. 2003..Findings related to differences in low birth weight among women who start prenatal care later are likely due to sociodemographic differences that may influence access to early care...
Ranking departments of family medicine: the eye of the beholder?Peter J Carek
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29406, USA
Fam Med 36:660-3. 2004..This study's purpose was to explore how closely this expert opinion-based process matches actual objective and quantifiable data about departmental performance...
The utility of a portable patient record for improving ongoing diabetes managementArch G Mainous
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 295 Calhoun Street, Post Office Box 250192, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
Diabetes Educ 28:196-8, 200, 205-7. 2002
Female and underrepresented minority faculty in academic departments of family medicine: are women and minorities better off in family medicine?S Lewis-Stevenson
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA
Fam Med 33:459-65. 2001..This study assessed whether these findings were also present in departments of family medicine and identified any factors related to the institution or department that favored academic success for women and minorities...
A comparison of the numbers of pharmaceutical advertising pages in family medicine research journals and journals in other medical disciplinesW J Hueston
Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, USA
Acad Med 72:804-6. 1997..To determine whether declines in pharmaceutical industry advertising have been greater for family medicine research journals than for journals in other disciplines...
Does having a personal physician improve quality of care in diabetes?William J Hueston
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA
J Am Board Fam Med 23:82-7. 2010..This aim of this study was to examine whether having a regular physician is associated with improvements in reaching treatment goals for patients with diabetes...
Management of common arrhythmias: Part II. Ventricular arrhythmias and arrhythmias in special populationsA Kesh Hebbar
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA
Am Fam Physician 65:2491-6. 2002..Acute arrhythmias in children with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome can be treated with adenosine. Radiofrequency ablation of the accessory pathway can provide long-term control...
Rekindling the fire of family medicineWilliam J Hueston
Fam Pract Manag 13:15-7. 2006
In response residency program closuresPeter J Carek
Fam Med 36:158; author repy 158-9. 2004
Are thyroid peroxidase antibodies associated with cardiovascular disease risk in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism?Brian J Wells
Department of Family Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Strongsville, Ohio, USA
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 62:580-4. 2005..Thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPOAb) are more common in persons with SCH. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether the presence of (TPOAb) in people with SCH is associated with markers of cardiovascular disease...
Fourth-year curriculum for students entering family medicine: residents' perspectiveMarcia L Taylor
Fam Med 37:387-8. 2005
Variation in use of broad-spectrum antibiotics for acute respiratory tract infectionArch G Mainous
JAMA 289:2797; author reply 2797-8. 2003
Myth-information about family medicine: is fiction better than truth?William J Hueston
Fam Med 36:359-62. 2004
Is family medicine ready to move toward having professional researchers?Arch G Mainous
Fam Med 38:361-2. 2006
Treatment of HIV/AIDS in the nursing home: variations in rural and urban long-term care settingsWilliam S Pearson
Department of Health Services Policy and Management, Norman J. Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
South Med J 97:338-41. 2004..As our population ages and the life span of those diagnosed with HIV/AIDS continues to increase, nursing homes will begin to see patients diagnosed with HIV/ AIDS among those seeking care...
