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Coverage of newborn and adult male circumcision varies among public and private US payers despite health benefitsSarah J Clark
Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 30:2355-61. 2011..Presentation of evidence-based recommendations--for example, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention--may be necessary if coverage for newborn and adult male circumcision is to be expanded...
Physician perspectives to inform a new recommendation for meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4)Sarah J Clark
Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 0456, USA
J Adolesc Health 39:850-5. 2006....- Worksite policies related to influenza vaccination: a cross-sectional survey of US registered nursesSarah J Clark
Child Health Evaluation and Research CHEAR Unit, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Hum Vaccin 5:545-50. 2009.... - Hepatitis B vaccination practices in hospital newborn nurseries before and after changes in vaccination recommendationsS J Clark
Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan, 300 N Ingalls Bldg, Room NI6E06, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 0456, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 155:915-20. 2001..Reinstatement of the birth dose was recommended when a thimerosal-free vaccine became available... 
Private provider participation in statewide immunization registriesSarah J Clark
Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan, 300 North Ingalls Rm 6E06, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 0456, USA
BMC Public Health 6:33. 2006..We sought to describe, through a national overview, the perspectives of childhood immunization providers in private practice regarding factors associated with participation or non-participation in immunization registries...- Influenza vaccination attitudes and practices among US registered nursesSarah J Clark
Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 5456, USA
Am J Infect Control 37:551-6. 2009..The objective of this study was to explore knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs associated with influenza vaccination in a broad population of registered nurses... - Influenza vaccine-related information needs of US primary care physiciansSarah J Clark
Child Health Evaluation and Research CHEAR Unit, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 5456, USA
Prev Med 53:421-3. 2011..To explore influenza-related information needs of primary care providers, given expanded influenza vaccine recommendations and new influenza vaccine products... - Primary care role in the management of childhood depression: a comparison of pediatricians and family physiciansJ L Rushton
Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 0718, USA
Pediatrics 105:957-62. 2000..To provide a self-described assessment of pediatricians' and family physicians' management of childhood depression... - Impact of North Carolina's universal vaccine purchase program by children's insurance statusG L Freed
Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 48109 0718, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 153:748-54. 1999..To examine the impact of a new universal purchase vaccine program on immunization rates of children with different types of insurance... - Adopting immunization recommendations: a new dissemination modelG L Freed
Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan Health Care System, Ann Arbor 48109 0718, USA
Matern Child Health J 2:231-9. 1998..This paper presents a new approach for understanding factors related to physician adoption of clinical guidelines, using children's vaccine recommendations as a case study... - State-level perspectives on immunization policies, practices, and program financing in the 1990sG L Freed
Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Am J Prev Med 19:32-44. 2000..Long-term immunization planning must reflect these continually expanding needs... - Pediatrician and family physician prescription of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsJ L Rushton
Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 0718, USA
Pediatrics 105:E82. 2000.... - Not without my permission: parents' willingness to permit use of newborn screening samples for researchB A Tarini
Division of General Pediatrics, Child Health Evaluation and Research CHEAR Unit, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich 48109 0456, USA
Public Health Genomics 13:125-30. 2010..State newborn screening (NBS) programs are considering the storage and use of NBS blood samples for research. However, no systematic assessment of parents' attitudes exists... - Preschool vision screening by family physiciansAlex R Kemper
Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 44:24-7; quiz 43-4. 2007..To determine the rate of preschool vision screening in family practice. To evaluate attitudes and beliefs about the importance of, and barriers to, preschool vision screening... - Physician attitudes regarding breakthrough varicella disease and a potential second dose of varicella vaccineMatthew M Davis
Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Pediatrics 119:258-64. 2007..We assessed physicians' attitudes about the 1-dose varicella vaccination program and whether physicians think a 2-dose recommendation is needed to reduce the risk of breakthrough disease... - Primary care physicians' attitudes regarding follow-up care for children with positive newborn screening resultsAlex R Kemper
Department of Pediatrics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Pediatrics 118:1836-41. 2006..Although primary care physicians are responsible for providing follow-up care after a positive newborn screen, little is known about their willingness or ability to do so... - Barriers to follow-up eye care after preschool vision screening in the primary care setting: findings from a pilot studyAlex R Kemper
Program on Pediatric Health Services Research, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
J AAPOS 10:476-8. 2006 - Characteristics and outcomes of interhospital transfers from level II to level I pediatric intensive care unitsFolafoluwa O Odetola
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Pediatr Crit Care Med 7:536-40. 2006..Further studies are warranted to investigate decision making that prompt inter-PICU transfers... - Effect of missed opportunities on influenza vaccination rates among children with asthmaKevin J Dombkowski
Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit, Division of General Pediatrics, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 160:966-71. 2006.... - Guidelines for adolescent well care: is there consensus?Tracy K Richmond
Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Curr Opin Pediatr 18:365-70. 2006..This paper reviews recent clinical guidelines for adolescent well care put forth by seven national organizations. It compares the guidelines recommendation by recommendation in order to assess consistency between them... - Physician attitudes and preferences about combined Tdap vaccines for adolescentsMathew M Davis
Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit, Division of General Pediatrics, General R Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 0456, USA
Am J Prev Med 31:176-80. 2006..We examined the current practices of pediatricians and family physicians regarding adolescent tetanus and diphtheria toxoids (Td) vaccine immunizations and providers' potential adherence to new Tdap recommendations for adolescents... - Use of a new combined vaccine in pediatric practicesGary L Freed
Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 0456, USA
Pediatrics 118:e251-7. 2006.... - Adoption of electronic health records in primary care pediatric practicesAlex R Kemper
Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Pediatrics 118:e20-4. 2006..Although professional organizations and federal agencies encourage widespread adoption, no national data are available regarding the penetration of electronic health records into primary care pediatric practices... - Maternal perspectives on growth and nutrition counseling provided at preschool well-child visitsSusan J Woolford
Divisionsof General Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 0456, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 99:153-8. 2007..Objective: To explore what mothers of preschoolers recall and understand about growth assessment and nutrition anticipatory guidance provided at their child's most recent well-child visit... - Threshold of evaluation for short stature in a pediatric endocrine clinic: differences between boys versus girls?Joyce M Lee
Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 20:21-6. 2007..To determine the height, age, and sex distribution of children evaluated for poor growth or short stature in a pediatric endocrinology clinic... - The role of economic information in decision-making by the Advisory Committee on Immunization PracticesAmanda F Dempsey
Child Health Evaluation and Research CHEAR Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, 300 North Ingalls, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 5456, USA
Vaccine 26:5389-92. 2008.... - Do outcomes vary according to the source of admission to the pediatric intensive care unit?Folafoluwa O Odetola
Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Pediatr Crit Care Med 9:20-5. 2008..To examine associations between mortality, length of stay, and the sources of admission to tertiary pediatric intensive care... - Physicians' perspectives on increasing the use of BMI charts for young childrenSusan J Woolford
Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Clin Pediatr (Phila) 47:573-7. 2008..Efforts to increase physician use of BMI should address methods to simplify communication of BMI, such as with color-coded charts, and provision of management recommendations based on BMI findings... - Provider attitudes regarding use of an immunization information system to identify children with asthma for influenza vaccinationKevin J Dombkowski
Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
J Public Health Manag Pract 13:567-71. 2007..The attitudes of pediatric primary care providers regarding the implementation of this system were assessed... - Neonatal back transport: perspectives from parents of Medicaid-insured infants and providersKrystal Hanrahan
DePaul University, Chicago, USA
Neonatal Netw 26:301-11. 2007..To examine parents' and health care providers' perceptions of back transport from a tertiary care neonatal intensive care unit to a community hospital... - Appropriateness of children's nonurgent visits to selected Michigan emergency departmentsRachel Stanley
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 0437, USA
Pediatr Emerg Care 23:532-6. 2007..To explore parental rationale and the appropriateness of children's visits to emergency departments (EDs) for nonurgent complaints... - New combined tetanus-diptheria-acellular pertussis vaccines for adults: primary care physician attitudes and preferencesMatthew M Davis
Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 0456, USA
Hum Vaccin 3:130-4. 2007..Future research should assess the extent to which barriers impede adoption of Tdap vaccine recommendations... - Incremental hospital charges associated with obesity as a secondary diagnosis in childrenSusan J Woolford
Research Unit, Gerald R Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan, 300 NIB, Room 6D22, Campus Box 0456, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 0456, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 15:1895-901. 2007..The objective was to evaluate the association of obesity as a comorbidity with hospital charges, by comparing charges for pediatric hospitalizations with vs. without obesity as a secondary diagnosis... - Going back for more: an evaluation of clinical outcomes and characteristics of readmissions to a pediatric intensive care unitFolafoluwa O Odetola
Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Pediatr Crit Care Med 8:343-7; CEU quiz 357. 2007..To determine mortality, length of stay, and factors associated with readmissions to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU)... - Attitudes of US obstetricians toward a combined tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis vaccine for adultsSarah J Clark
Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol 2006:87040. 2006..Obstetricians would also be likely to support a potential recommendation to administer Tdap during pregnancy. Barriers to adoption of new Tdap vaccine recommendations should be monitored... - Preschool vision screening in pediatric practicesAlex R Kemper
Child Health Evaluation and Research (CHEAR) Unit, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-0456, USA
Clin Pediatr (Phila) 45:263-6. 2006..Financial incentives may be important for ensuring the delivery of preschool vision screening, as well as adoption of emerging screening technologies if such devices are shown to be effective... - Influenza vaccination status and influenza-related perspectives and practices among US physiciansAnne E Cowan
The Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
Am J Infect Control 34:164-9. 2006.... - Estimated cost-effectiveness of growth hormone therapy for idiopathic short statureJoyce M Lee
Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109 0456, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 160:263-9. 2006..To estimate the cost-effectiveness of growth hormone (GH) therapy for idiopathic short stature (ISS)... - Hearing and vision screening program for school-aged childrenAlex R Kemper
Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Am J Prev Med 26:141-6. 2004..Hearing and vision screening programs for school-aged children are common, yet little is known about their impact... - Comparing the self-reported referral and management preferences of pediatricians and family physicians for children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritisGary L Freed
Child Health Evaluation and Research CHEAR Unit, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan, 300 NIB 6E08, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 0456, USA
J Rheumatol 30:2700-4. 2003..We compared the self-reported preferences and practices of pediatricians (PD) and family physicians (FP) in the diagnosis and management of children with JRA... - Influence of Medicaid managed care enrollment on emergency department utilization by childrenKevin J Dombkowski
Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 48109 0456, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 158:17-21. 2004..To explore the association between Medicaid managed care plan enrollment and emergency department (ED) utilization... - Parental vaccine safety concerns. The experiences of pediatricians and family physiciansGary L Freed
Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Am J Prev Med 26:11-4. 2004..Primary care physicians are the most common interface for parents with the immunization delivery system and are likely to have the greatest opportunity for exposure and experience with parental vaccine safety concerns... - Michigan Medicaid's Healthy Kids Dental program: an assessment of the first 12 monthsStephen A Eklund
University of Michigan School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Ann Arbor 48104 3028, USA
J Am Dent Assoc 134:1509-15. 2003..The program was administered through a private dental carrier at private reimbursement levels. The authors undertook a study to determine the effect of these changes... - One-year uptake of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine: a national survey of family physicians and pediatriciansMatthew M Davis
Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit, Division of General Pediatrics, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
J Am Board Fam Pract 16:363-71. 2003..Barriers to higher rates of uptake-especially among family physicians-must be addressed to achieve immunization goals with this new vaccine... - Services provided for preschool-aged children with suspected amblyopiaAlex R Kemper
Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0456, USA
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 40:279-82. 2003..Future studies should address the impact that these patterns have on outcomes and cost. The results of these studies should be shared with those responsible for screening... - Influence of insurance status and vaccine cost on physicians' administration of pneumococcal conjugate vaccineMatthew M Davis
Child Health Evaluation and Research CHEAR Unit, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109 0456, USA
Pediatrics 112:521-6. 2003..We investigated the influence of PCV7 cost and insurance coverage on physician recommendation of PCV7 to their patients and administration of PCV7 in their practices... - Variation in public and private supply of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine during a shortageGary L Freed
Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan, 300 N Ingalls 6E08, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 0456, USA
JAMA 289:575-8. 2003..In September 2001, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published revised recommendations advising physicians to prioritize PCV7 to specific groups of children. The effect of the shortage at the practice level is unknown... - Reasons hospitals give for not offering hepatitis B vaccine to low-risk newbornsKimberly D Aiken
Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0718, USA
Clin Pediatr (Phila) 41:681-6. 2002..Multi-faceted interventions may be necessary to increase HBV use in the nursery... - Effect of state vaccine-financing strategy on hepatitis B immunization in hospital nurseriesMichael D Cabana
Child Health Evaluation and Research CHEAR Unit, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan Health System, 6 D 09 NIB, Box 0456, 300 North Ingalls Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 0456, USA
Ambul Pediatr 2:367-74. 2002.... - A national survey of physician practices regarding influenza vaccineMatthew M Davis
Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 0456, USA
J Gen Intern Med 17:670-6. 2002..To characterize U.S. physicians' practices regarding influenza vaccine, particularly regarding the capacity to identify high-risk patients, the use of reminder systems, and the typical period of administration of vaccine... - National availability of influenza vaccine among medical subspecialty practicesMatthew M Davis
Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Am J Prev Med 26:307-10. 2004..Availability of influenza vaccine in medical subspecialists' practices may affect vaccination rates among adults with chronic illness... - Use of practice guidelines in the primary care of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderJerry L Rushton
Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA
Pediatrics 114:e23-8. 2004.... - Willingness of eye care practices to evaluate children and accept MedicaidAlex R Kemper
Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 48109 0456, USA
Ambul Pediatr 4:303-7. 2004..The willingness of eye care providers to evaluate children or to accept Medicaid may be a barrier to care for those with an abnormal screen... - Parents' trust in their child's physician: using an adapted Trust in Physician ScaleKathryn L Moseley
Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 0456, USA
Ambul Pediatr 6:58-61. 2006.... - Growth, development, and failure to thrive: factors that underlie the availability of pediatric critical care facilities in the United StatesFolafoluwa O Odetola
Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Pediatr Crit Care Med 7:70-3. 2006.... - Geographic variation of asthma quality measures within and between health plansKevin J Dombkowski
Child Health Evaluation and Research CHEAR Unit, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich, USA
Am J Manag Care 11:765-72. 2005..To contrast health plan performance in treating pediatric asthma within and between different geographic regions... - Physician barriers to lead testing of Medicaid-enrolled childrenAlex R Kemper
Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Ambul Pediatr 5:290-3. 2005..The rate of blood lead testing among Medicaid-enrolled children is low... - Informing parents about newborn screeningAlex R Kemper
Child Health Evaluation and Research CHEAR Unit, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109 0456, USA
Public Health Nurs 22:332-8. 2005..To evaluate current rules and regulations for educating parents about newborn screening... - Variation in pediatric asthma quality improvement programs by managed care plansMichael D Cabana
Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan Health Care System, Ann Arbo, MI 48109 0456, USA
Am J Med Qual 20:204-9. 2005..The variation in QI approaches by each of the managed care organizations suggests that there is a dearth of information on appropriate and cost-effective methods to improve pediatric asthma quality at the plan level... - Provider response to different formats of the adult immunization scheduleMatthew M Davis
Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 0456, USA
Am J Prev Med 29:34-40. 2005.... - Completeness and complexity of information available to parents from newborn-screening programsKathryn E Fant
Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan, 6E08 300 N Ingalls Building, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0456, USA
Pediatrics 115:1268-72. 2005..Continuing research is needed to measure progress toward the goals outlined within the blueprint and to assess how these changes impact the care provided through newborn-screening programs... - Hospital decision-making regarding the smallpox pre-event vaccination programAlex R Kemper
Child Health Evaluation and Research CHEAR Unit, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
Biosecur Bioterror 3:23-30. 2005..To understand the factors underlying the decision by U.S. hospitals to participate or not in the U.S. Smallpox Pre-Event Vaccination Program (SPVP)... - Willingness of private physicians to be involved in smallpox preparedness and response activitiesAnne E Cowan
Child Health Evaluation and Research CHEAR Unit, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
Biosecur Bioterror 3:16-22. 2005..The public health system continues its efforts to prepare for bioterrorist events, such as a smallpox outbreak, but may need to call on other health professionals to ensure sufficient capacity to implement preparedness plans... - Variation in establishing a diagnosis of obesity in childrenIris R Mabry
Agency for Healthcare Quality, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
Clin Pediatr (Phila) 44:221-7. 2005..Future research should assess pediatricians' perceptions about obesity to better understand clinical practice patterns... - A national survey of pediatric critical care resources in the United StatesFolafoluwa O Odetola
Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Pediatrics 115:e382-6. 2005..To characterize resources available for the care of critically ill and injured children in the United States... - Newborn hepatitis B vaccination policy in hospital nurseriesMichael D Cabana
Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 0456, USA
Pediatrics 109:E21. 2002..The objective of this study was to describe how hospital nurseries develop HBV policies and to describe the sources of information used for learning about national HBV recommendations...