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| Heather A LiszkaSummaryAffiliation: Medical University of South Carolina Country: USA Publications
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Prehypertension and cardiovascular morbidityHeather A Liszka
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
Ann Fam Med 3:294-9. 2005..We aim to determine the risk of major cardiovascular events associated with blood pressure in the prehypertensive range in a longitudinal, population-based cohort...
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...
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...
Alcohol screening and brief counseling in a primary care hypertensive population: a quality improvement interventionHeather Liszka Rose
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
Addiction 103:1271-80. 2008..To determine the effect of an intervention to improve alcohol screening and brief counseling for hypertensive patients in primary care...
Achievable benchmarks of care for primary care quality indicators in a practice-based research networkAndrea M Wessell
South Carolina College of Pharmacy, Medical University of South Carolina Campus, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, USA
Am J Med Qual 23:39-46. 2008..Primary care practices can achieve high performance across a number of quality indicators, and PPRNet ABCs can serve as benchmarks for primary care practitioners and payers...
Strategies to accelerate translation of research into primary care within practices using electronic medical recordsLynne S Nemeth
The College of Nursing, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
J Nurs Care Qual 22:343-9. 2007..Quantitative survey results provide mean scores reflecting the integration of these strategies by practices. Nursing staff plays important roles to facilitate quality improvement within collaborative primary care practices...
Long-term prognostic value of resting heart rate in subjects with prehypertensionDana E King
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Am J Hypertens 19:796-800. 2006..The purpose of this study was to determine whether elevated resting heart rate contributes to increased coronary heart disease (CHD) risk in people with prehypertension...
Evidence of nephropathy and peripheral neuropathy in US adults with undiagnosed diabetesRichelle J Koopman
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
Ann Fam Med 4:427-32. 2006..We wanted to determine whether persons with undiagnosed diabetes have signs of nephropathy and peripheral neuropathy...
