Kari Swarztrauber

Summary

Affiliation: Oregon Health and Science University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Physicians' preferences for specialty involvement in the care of patients with neurological conditions
    Kari Swarztrauber
    Department of Neurology, Portland VA Medical Center and Oregon Health Sciences University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Mail Code L 226, Portland, OR 97201, USA
    Med Care 40:1196-209. 2002
  2. ncbi Initial pharmacotherapy in a population of veterans with Parkinson disease
    Kari Swarztrauber
    Parkinson Disease Research Education and Clinical Center, Portland VA Medical Center, Portland, OR, USA
    Neurology 66:1425-6. 2006
  3. ncbi Identifying and distinguishing cases of parkinsonism and Parkinson's disease using ICD-9 CM codes and pharmacy data
    Kari Swarztrauber
    Parkinson s Disease Research Education and Clinical Center, Portland VA Medical Center, Portland, Oregon, USA
    Mov Disord 20:964-70. 2005
  4. ncbi Do neurologists and primary care physicians agree on the extent of specialty involvement of patients referred to neurologists?
    Kari Swarztrauber
    Department of Neurology, Portland VA Medical Center and Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon 97207, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 19:654-61. 2004
  5. ncbi Barriers to the management of patients with surgically remediable intractable epilepsy
    Kari Swarztrauber
    Department of Neurology, Oregon Health Sciences University, and Health Services Research, Parkinson s Disease Research Education and Clinical Center, Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Portland, Oregon, USA
    CNS Spectr 9:146-52. 2004
  6. ncbi Patient attitudes about treatments for intractable epilepsy
    Kari Swarztrauber
    Department of Neurology, Portland VAMC, Portland, OR 97207, USA
    Epilepsy Behav 4:19-25. 2003
  7. ncbi The quality of care delivered to Parkinson's disease patients in the U.S. Pacific Northwest Veterans Health System
    Kari Swarztrauber
    Providence Health System, Newberg, Oregon, USA
    BMC Neurol 6:26. 2006
  8. ncbi Association of specialist involvement and quality of care for Parkinson's disease
    Eric M Cheng
    Parkinson s Disease Research, Education, and Clinical Center PADRECC, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Mov Disord 22:515-22. 2007
  9. ncbi Nonphysicians' and physicians' knowledge and care preferences for Parkinson's disease
    Kari Swarztrauber
    Specialty Services, Providence Medical Group, Newberg, OR 97312, USA
    Mov Disord 22:704-7. 2007
  10. ncbi Development of quality of care indicators for Parkinson's disease
    Eric M Cheng
    Parkinson s Disease Research, Education Clinical Center PADRECC, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California 90073, USA
    Mov Disord 19:136-50. 2004

Detail Information

Publications10

  1. ncbi Physicians' preferences for specialty involvement in the care of patients with neurological conditions
    Kari Swarztrauber
    Department of Neurology, Portland VA Medical Center and Oregon Health Sciences University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Mail Code L 226, Portland, OR 97201, USA
    Med Care 40:1196-209. 2002
    ..Recent changes in the US health care system have produced questions about the appropriate roles and responsibilities of generalist and specialist physicians within a primary care-centered health care delivery system...
  2. ncbi Initial pharmacotherapy in a population of veterans with Parkinson disease
    Kari Swarztrauber
    Parkinson Disease Research Education and Clinical Center, Portland VA Medical Center, Portland, OR, USA
    Neurology 66:1425-6. 2006
    ..Initial pharmacotherapy is strongly influenced by the provider's specialty but mostly initiated by providers without PD expertise...
  3. ncbi Identifying and distinguishing cases of parkinsonism and Parkinson's disease using ICD-9 CM codes and pharmacy data
    Kari Swarztrauber
    Parkinson s Disease Research Education and Clinical Center, Portland VA Medical Center, Portland, Oregon, USA
    Mov Disord 20:964-70. 2005
    ..Administrative data are limited in the ability to identify parkinsonism. The ICD-9 CM code, 332.0, which is generally considered the code to identify Parkinson's disease, did not distinguish between parkinsonism and Parkinson's disease...
  4. ncbi Do neurologists and primary care physicians agree on the extent of specialty involvement of patients referred to neurologists?
    Kari Swarztrauber
    Department of Neurology, Portland VA Medical Center and Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon 97207, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 19:654-61. 2004
    ....
  5. ncbi Barriers to the management of patients with surgically remediable intractable epilepsy
    Kari Swarztrauber
    Department of Neurology, Oregon Health Sciences University, and Health Services Research, Parkinson s Disease Research Education and Clinical Center, Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Portland, Oregon, USA
    CNS Spectr 9:146-52. 2004
    ..Solutions to these barriers will require interventions that result in informed and capable patients who actively participate in their care and healthcare providers who practice culturally sensitive, recommended care...
  6. ncbi Patient attitudes about treatments for intractable epilepsy
    Kari Swarztrauber
    Department of Neurology, Portland VAMC, Portland, OR 97207, USA
    Epilepsy Behav 4:19-25. 2003
    ....
  7. ncbi The quality of care delivered to Parkinson's disease patients in the U.S. Pacific Northwest Veterans Health System
    Kari Swarztrauber
    Providence Health System, Newberg, Oregon, USA
    BMC Neurol 6:26. 2006
    ....
  8. ncbi Association of specialist involvement and quality of care for Parkinson's disease
    Eric M Cheng
    Parkinson s Disease Research, Education, and Clinical Center PADRECC, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Mov Disord 22:515-22. 2007
    ..Quality of care interventions should involve specialists in management of motor symptoms and incorporate methods for routine assessment of nonmotor PD symptoms...
  9. ncbi Nonphysicians' and physicians' knowledge and care preferences for Parkinson's disease
    Kari Swarztrauber
    Specialty Services, Providence Medical Group, Newberg, OR 97312, USA
    Mov Disord 22:704-7. 2007
    ..Policies to substitute nonphysician providers for physician providers may increase referrals to specialty providers for diagnostic confirmation...
  10. ncbi Development of quality of care indicators for Parkinson's disease
    Eric M Cheng
    Parkinson s Disease Research, Education Clinical Center PADRECC, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California 90073, USA
    Mov Disord 19:136-50. 2004
    ..01). An expert panel can reach consensus on a set of highly rated quality indicators for PD care, which can be used to assess quality of PD care and guide the design of quality improvement projects...