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Effect of managed care insurance on the use of preventive care for specific ethnic groups in the United StatesJennifer S Haas
Institute for Health Policy Studies, Division of General Internal Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, CA, USA
Med Care 40:743-51. 2002..Despite the broad implementation of managed care, there is little information that specifically addresses how this type of coverage may affect ethnic disparities...
Is the professional satisfaction of general internists associated with patient satisfaction?J S Haas
Division of General Internal Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, and the Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
J Gen Intern Med 15:122-8. 2000..An association between physicians' professional satisfaction and the satisfaction of their patients could suggest new types of organizational interventions to improve the satisfaction of both...- Differences in the quality of care for women with an abnormal mammogram or breast complaintJ S Haas
Division of General Internal Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, and the Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
J Gen Intern Med 15:321-8. 2000..To examine factors associated with variation in the quality of care for women with 2 common breast problems: an abnormal mammogram or a clinical breast complaint... - Factors associated with the health care utilization of homeless personsM B Kushel
Division of General Internal Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, Department of Medicine, Box 0936, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
JAMA 285:200-6. 2001..Homeless persons face numerous barriers to receiving health care and have high rates of illness and disability. Factors associated with health care utilization by homeless persons have not been explored from a national perspective... - Differences in the professional satisfaction of general internists in academically affiliated practices in the greater-Boston area. Ambulatory Medicine Quality Improvement Project InvestigatorsJ S Haas
Division of General Internal Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, 94143, USA
J Gen Intern Med 13:127-30. 1998..Improvements in professional satisfaction may be required to ensure the continued recruitment of young physicians, particularly women, into general internal medicine... - Pre-pregnancy and pregnancy-related factors and the risk of excessive or inadequate gestational weight gainP Brawarsky
Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital, 1620 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02120, USA
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 91:125-31. 2005..The objective was to quantify the effect of pre-pregnancy factors, pregnancy-related health conditions, and modifiable pregnancy factors on the risks of inadequate and excessive gestational weight gain... - How the new medicare drug benefit could affect vulnerable populationsWalid F Gellad
Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, in Boston, MA, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 25:248-55. 2006.... - Changes in health status experienced by women with gestational diabetes and pregnancy-induced hypertensive disordersCatherine Kim
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 14:729-36. 2005..To examine changes in health status among women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH)... - Variation in screening mammography and Papanicolaou smear by primary care physician specialty and gatekeeper plan (United States)David A Haggstrom
San Francisco General Hospital, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
Cancer Causes Control 15:883-92. 2004..To assess whether the specialty of a patient's primary care physician or being part of a gatekeeper plan influence breast and cervical cancer screening... - Perceived risk of breast cancer among women at average and increased riskJennifer S Haas
Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02120 1613, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 14:845-51. 2005..This study examined characteristics associated with perception of breast cancer risk among women at average and increased risk... - Lifestyle behavior counseling for women patients among a sample of California physiciansJennifer C Livaudais
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Medical Effectiveness Research Center for Diverse Populations, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143-0856, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 14:485-95. 2005..Results reveal important directions for future physician-based interventions to improve counseling... - Prescription drug dispensing limits and patternsKathryn A Phillips
Health Economics and Health Services Research, School of Pharmacy, Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco 94143, USA
Manag Care Interface 18:41-6. 2005..Prescription dispensing patterns may have important influences on adherence, therapeutic and preventive health outcomes, and costs. This study examined dispensing patterns for five drug classes commonly prescribed for chronic conditions... - Evaluation and outcomes of women with a breast lump and a normal mammogram resultJennifer S Haas
Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston, MA 02120 1613, USA
J Gen Intern Med 20:692-6. 2005..Many women experience a breast lump. Clinical guidelines suggest that a normal mammogram result alone is not adequate to exclude a diagnosis of cancer... - Correlates of prescription drug use during pregnancyErika Hyde Riley
Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Harvard Medical School, and Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, Boston, Massachusetts 02120-1613, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 14:401-9. 2005.... - Housing instability and food insecurity as barriers to health care among low-income AmericansMargot B Kushel
Division of General Internal Medicine, UCSF San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
J Gen Intern Med 21:71-7. 2006..Homelessness and hunger are associated with poor health outcomes. Housing instability and food insecurity describe less severe problems securing housing and food... - Breast cancer risk reduction options: awareness, discussion, and use among women from four ethnic groupsCelia Patricia Kaplan
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Francisco, CA 94143 0856, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 15:162-6. 2006..With recent advances in breast cancer risk reduction practices, it is increasingly important to assess both the breadth of and disparities in use across different racial/ethnic groups... - Predictors of compliance with the postpartum visit among women living in healthy start project areasAllison S Bryant
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Avenue, Box 0132, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
Matern Child Health J 10:511-6. 2006..This study seeks to determine factors associated with compliance with a PPV among low-income women in the population served by fourteen Healthy Start sites... - Hospital characteristics and racial disparities in hospital mortality from common medical conditionsJennifer R Pippins
Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 99:1030-6. 2007.... - Race/ethnicity and nonadherence to prescription medications among seniors: results of a national studyWalid F Gellad
Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02120 1613, USA
J Gen Intern Med 22:1572-8. 2007..Because of significant racial/ethnic disparities in the control of many chronic diseases, differences in the rates of and reasons for medication nonadherence should be studied... - Association of regional variation in primary care physicians' colorectal cancer screening recommendations with individual use of colorectal cancer screeningJennifer S Haas
Brigham and Women s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02120 1613, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 4:A90. 2007..However, another possible influence, the effect of regional differences in physicians' beliefs and recommendations on screening use, has not been assessed... - Missed opportunities: family history and behavioral risk factors in breast cancer risk assessment among a multiethnic group of womenLeah S Karliner
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Medical Effectiveness Research Center for Diverse Populations, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
J Gen Intern Med 22:308-14. 2007..Clinician's knowledge of a woman's cancer family history (CFH) and counseling about health-related behaviors (HRB) is necessary for appropriate breast cancer care... - Average household exposure to newspaper coverage about the harmful effects of hormone therapy and population-based declines in hormone therapy useJennifer S Haas
Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02120 1613, USA
J Gen Intern Med 22:68-73. 2007..The news media facilitated the rapid dissemination of the findings from the estrogen plus progestin therapy arm of the Women's Health Initiative (EPT-WHI)... - Race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status and the health of pregnant womenAnita L Stewart
University of California, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA
J Health Psychol 12:285-300. 2007..Few race/ethnic differences were found in physical functioning. Our results contribute to a small literature on how SES might interact with race/ethnicity in explaining health... - Racial segregation and disparities in breast cancer care and mortalityJennifer S Haas
Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02120 1613, USA
Cancer 113:2166-72. 2008..Questions have existed as to whether residential segregation is a mediator of racial/ethnic disparities in breast cancer care and breast cancer mortality, or has a differential effect by race/ethnicity... - Rates and predictors of colorectal cancer screeningSu Ying Liang
School of Pharmacy, University of California, San Francisco, 3333 California St, Suite 420, Box 0613, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 3:A117. 2006.... - Association of breastfeeding with maternal depressive symptomsJennifer R Pippins
Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02120-1613, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 15:754-62. 2006..CONCLUSIONS: Addressing depressive symptoms experienced by women both during and after pregnancy may improve the duration of breastfeeding... - Factors affecting participation in a breast cancer risk reduction telephone survey among women from four racial/ethnic groupsGenevieve Des Jarlais
Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Medical Effectiveness Research Center, University of California, 3333 California Street, Suite 335, San Francisco, CA 94143-0856, USA
Prev Med 41:720-7. 2005..47, CI 0.26-0.86), Blacks (OR = 0.29, CI 0.11-0.78), and Latinas (OR = 0.51, CI 0.28-0.94). CONCLUSIONS: Results suggest minorities' participation in health behavior research does not match Whites' and should be enhanced... - Factors affecting breast cancer risk reduction practices among California physiciansCelia Patricia Kaplan
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Medical Effectiveness Research Center for Diverse Populations, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 0856, USA
Prev Med 41:7-15. 2005..Little is known about the incorporation of breast cancer risk reduction therapies into clinical practice... - Does patient cost sharing matter? Its impact on recommended versus controversial cancer screening servicesSu Ying Liang
University of California, 3333 California St, Suite 420, Box 0613, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
Am J Manag Care 10:99-107. 2004.... - Moving beyond the typologies of managed care: the example of health plan predictors of screening mammographySherilyn Tye
School of Pharmacy, University of California, San Francisco 94143, USA
Health Serv Res 39:179-206. 2004.... - Are gatekeeper requirements associated with cancer screening utilization?Kathryn A Phillips
School of Pharmacy, Institute of Health Policy Studies, UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco 94143, USA
Health Serv Res 39:153-78. 2004..Our objective was to examine whether gatekeeper requirements are associated with the utilization of cancer screening for breast, cervical, and prostate cancer... - Changes in the use of postmenopausal hormone therapy after the publication of clinical trial resultsJennifer S Haas
Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Brigham and Women s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02120 1613, USA
Ann Intern Med 140:184-8. 2004..The recent publication of clinical trial results has led to a dramatic shift in the evidence about postmenopausal hormone therapy... - The association of race, socioeconomic status, and health insurance status with the prevalence of overweight among children and adolescentsJennifer S Haas
Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Am J Public Health 93:2105-10. 2003..We examined the effect of race, socioeconomic status, and health insurance status on the prevalence of overweight among children and adolescents... - Can I find a doctor? Availability of primary care physicians in the San Francisco Bay AreaMelissa G Ehman
Department of Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco CA, USA
J Fam Pract 52:876-82. 2003..We investigated factors associated with new-patient appointment availability of primary care physicians in the San Francisco Bay Area... - Differences in mortality among patients with community-acquired pneumonia in California by ethnicity and hospital characteristicsJennifer S Haas
Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
Am J Med 114:660-4. 2003.... - Influence of body weight on patients' satisfaction with ambulatory careChristina C Wee
Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Ave, Libby 330, Boston, MA 02132, USA
J Gen Intern Med 17:155-9. 2002..Obesity is associated with only modest decreases in satisfaction scores with the most recent visit, which were explained largely by higher illness burden among obese patients... - Do physicians tailor their recommendations for breast cancer risk reduction based on patient's risk?Jennifer S Haas
Division of General Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
J Gen Intern Med 19:302-9. 2004..To investigate how physicians tailor their recommendations for breast cancer prevention and risk reduction... - Communication factors in the follow-up of abnormal mammogramsEric G Poon
Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
J Gen Intern Med 19:316-23. 2004..To identify the communication factors that are significantly associated with appropriate short-term follow-up of abnormal mammograms... - Body mass index, provider advice, and target gestational weight gainNaomi E Stotland
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94110, USA
Obstet Gynecol 105:633-8. 2005..To study the relationships among prepregnancy body mass index (BMI), women's target gestational weight gain, and provider weight gain advice... - Changes in the health status of women during and after pregnancyJennifer S Haas
Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston, MA 02120 1613, USA
J Gen Intern Med 20:45-51. 2005..To characterize the changes in health status experienced by a multi-ethnic cohort of women during and after pregnancy... - Prepregnancy health status and the risk of preterm deliveryJennifer S Haas
Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02120 1613, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 159:58-63. 2005..Despite extensive evaluation, our understanding of risk factors for premature delivery is incomplete... - The effect of area HMO market share on cancer screeningLaurence C Baker
Department of Health Research and Policy, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
Health Serv Res 39:1751-72. 2004..Neither the level of competition between area HMOs nor area PPO market share is associated with screening rates. CONCLUSIONS: Area-level managed care activity can influence preventive care treatment patterns... - Variation in access to health care for different racial/ethnic groups by the racial/ethnic composition of an individual's county of residenceJennifer S Haas
Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusett 02160, USA
Med Care 42:707-14. 2004.... - Is the prevalence of gatekeeping in a community associated with individual trust in medical care?Jennifer S Haas
Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco, USA
Med Care 41:660-8. 2003..Consumer concerns about the restrictions of managed care may lead to distrust... - Inconsistent report cards: assessing the comparability of various measures of the quality of ambulatory careTejal K Gandhi
Division of General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Med Care 40:155-65. 2002..CONCLUSIONS: Report cards that emphasize only one domain of quality or use limited data collection methods may provide incomplete or inconsistent information to health care consumers about the overall quality of an outpatient clinic... - Racial segregation and disparities in cancer stage for seniorsJennifer S Haas
Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
J Gen Intern Med 23:699-705. 2008..Disparities in cancer survival may be related to differences in stage. Segregation may be associated with disparities in stage, particularly for cancers for which screening promotes survival... - Association between language proficiency and the quality of primary care among a national sample of insured LatinosJennifer R Pippins
Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital, 1620 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02120, USA
Med Care 45:1020-5. 2007..Latinos experience substantial barriers to primary care. Limited English language proficiency may be a mechanism for these deficiencies, even for Latinos with health coverage... - Moving health information technology forwardThomas D Sequist
Division of General Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
J Gen Intern Med 23:355-7. 2008 - Angiotensin receptor blockers on the formularies of Medicare drug plansWalid F Gellad
Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 1620 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02120 1613, USA
J Gen Intern Med 22:1172-5. 2007..The presence of angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) on the formularies of Medicare Part D prescription drug plans (PDPs) is vitally important to the health of seniors who cannot tolerate angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors... - Lower use of hospice by cancer patients who live in minority versus white areasJennifer S Haas
Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02120 1613, USA
J Gen Intern Med 22:396-9. 2007..Although hospice care can alleviate suffering at the end of life for patients with cancer, it remains underutilized, particularly by African Americans and Hispanics... - Out-of-pocket expenditures for oral contraceptives and number of packs per purchaseKathryn A Phillips
School of Pharmacy and the Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco, USA
J Am Med Womens Assoc 59:36-42. 2004..CONCLUSION: Out-of-pocket costs and dispensing restrictions may be barriers to consistent use of OCPs. Women's health care providers should consider options to overcome these barriers, such as the use of mail order prescription services... - Willingness to recommend a health plan: who is dissatisfied and what don't they like?Julie A Sakowski
Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco, Calif, USA
Am J Manag Care 10:393-400. 2004.... - Race and family history assessment for breast cancerHarvey J Murff
Division of General Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and Department of Veterans Affairs, Nashville, TN 37212 2637, USA
J Gen Intern Med 20:75-80. 2005..The purpose of this study was to determine whether differences exist in the collection of family history information based on patient race... - Potential savings from substituting generic drugs for brand-name drugs: medical expenditure panel survey, 1997-2000Jennifer S Haas
Brigham and Women s Hospital, Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Boston, Massachusetts 02120, USA
Ann Intern Med 142:891-7. 2005..Generic substitution is one mechanism of curtailing prescription drug expenditures. Limited information is available about the potential savings associated with generic substitution... - Measuring managed care and its environment using national surveys: a review and assessmentSu-Ying Liang
University of California, San Francisco, USA
Med Care Res Rev 63:9S-36S. 2006....