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Influenza vaccine supply, 2005-2006: did we come up short?Barbara H Bardenheier
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
BMC Health Serv Res 7:66. 2007..To better understand the supply problems, CDC and partners surveyed several health care professional groups...
Home uterine activity monitoring in the prevention of very low birth weightA Kempe
Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
Public Health Rep 112:433-9. 1997....
Impact of a severe influenza vaccine shortage on primary care practiceAllison Kempe
Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado at Denver Children s Hospital, Denver, USA
Am J Prev Med 33:486-91. 2007..Because of influenza vaccine shortages during the 2004-2005 influenza season, vaccine was targeted for high-risk priority groups...- Disenrollment from a state child health insurance plan: are families jumping S(c)HIP?Allison Kempe
Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, the Children s Outcomes Research Program, and The Children s Hospital, Denver, CO 80218, USA
Ambul Pediatr 4:154-61. 2004..Colorado's Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+) is a non-Medicaid state child health plan that began enrollment in April 1998. Families are disenrolled 12 months after enrollment if they fail to re-enroll... - Will pediatricians adopt the new rotavirus vaccine?Allison Kempe
Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
Pediatrics 119:1-10. 2007.... - The regional immunization registry as a public health tool for improving clinical practice and guiding immunization delivery policyAllison Kempe
The Children s Hospital, 1056 E 19th Avenue, B032, Denver, CO 80218, USA
Am J Public Health 94:967-72. 2004..We assessed the distribution of immunization records among 3 health care delivery sectors and the impact of a regional immunization registry on "up to date" rates... - How safe is triage by an after-hours telephone call center?Allison Kempe
Department of Pediatrics, Children s Hospital, 1056 E 19th Ave, B032, Denver, Colorado 80218, USA
Pediatrics 118:457-63. 2006.... - Implementation of universal influenza immunization recommendations for healthy young children: results of a randomized, controlled trial with registry-based recallAllison Kempe
Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
Pediatrics 115:146-54. 2005..We collaborated with 5 pediatric practices to attempt universal influenza immunization in this age group... - Changes in access, utilization, and quality of care after enrollment into a state child health insurance planAllison Kempe
Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and the Children s Outcomes Research Program, Children s Hospital, Denver, Colorado, USA
Pediatrics 115:364-71. 2005..The objectives of this study were to compare reported (1) access to care, (2) utilization of health care, and (3) quality of care during the year before and the first year after enrollment into CHP+... - Outcomes associated with pediatric after-hours care by call centers: a multicenter studyAllison Kempe
Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado HSC and Children s Outcomes Research Program, The Children s Hospital, Denver, Colo 80218, USA
Ambul Pediatr 3:211-7. 2003..To assess 1) parental opinion regarding appropriateness of triage, 2) utilization outcomes, and 3) the frequency of underreferral with subsequent hospitalization for children triaged by nurses at pediatric call centers... - The first 2 years of a state child health insurance plan: whom are we reaching?Allison Kempe
Department of Pediatrics and University of Colorado HSC, Denver, Colorado, USA
Pediatrics 111:735-40. 2003.... - Pneumococcal vaccination in general internal medicine practice: current practice and future possibilitiesAllison Kempe
Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO, USA
J Gen Intern Med 23:2010-3. 2008..Pneumococcal vaccine (PPV) is recommended for adults >or=65 years and those with chronic illness, but there are potential advantages of universal vaccination of adults age 50-64 years... - Quality of care and use of the medical home in a state-funded capitated primary care plan for low-income childrenA Kempe
Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
Pediatrics 105:1020-8. 2000..To evaluate the quality of care and use of the medical home in a state-funded capitated insurance plan for low-income children-the Colorado Child Health Plan (CCHP)... - Reducing after-hours referrals by an after-hours call center with second-level physician triageA Kempe
Department of Pediatrics and Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and Children s Hospital, Denver, Colorado, USA
Pediatrics 106:226-30. 2000..We examined: 1) the effect of SLP triage on the rate of AHRs and 2) reasons for physicians' decisions... 
Prevalence of parental concerns about childhood vaccines: the experience of primary care physiciansAllison Kempe
Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Denver, USA
Am J Prev Med 40:548-55. 2011..Little is known about the effects of increased parental vaccine safety concerns on physicians' vaccine communication attitudes and practices...- Knowledge of interim recommendations and use of Hib vaccine during vaccine shortagesAllison Kempe
University of Colorado, Department of Pediatrics, Aurora, CO 80045 0508, USA
Pediatrics 125:914-20. 2010.... - Delivery of pediatric after-hours care by call centers: a multicenter study of parental perceptions and complianceA Kempe
Department of Pediatrics at University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and Children s Hospital, Denver, Colorado 80218, USA
Pediatrics 108:E111. 2001.... - Barriers to enrollment in a state child health insurance programA Kempe
Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA
Ambul Pediatr 1:169-77. 2001..To identify barriers to enrollment into Colorado's Child Health Insurance Plan (CHP+) for non-Hispanic (NH), Hispanic (H), and uninsured families... - How much does a regional immunization registry increase documented immunization rates at primary care sites in rural colorado?A Kempe
Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver 80218, USA
Ambul Pediatr 1:213-6. 2001..To determine increases in immunization up-to-date (UTD) rates at a rural pediatric practice with the sequential addition of records from other sites in a 2-county region... - Adoption of rotavirus vaccination by pediatricians and family medicine physicians in the United StatesAllison Kempe
Department of aPediatrics, School of Medicine, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado 80045, USA
Pediatrics 124:e809-16. 2009.... - Misperceptions regarding influenza vaccine safety for individuals with chronic medical illnessAllison Kempe
Departments of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO, USA
Prev Med 45:80-2. 2007..Influenza immunization is recommended for adults >or=50 years, healthy children 6-59 months and individuals with a chronic medical condition... - School-based health centers: improving access and quality of care for low-income adolescentsMandy A Allison
Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
Pediatrics 120:e887-94. 2007.... - The impact of immunization record aggregation on up-to-date rates--implications for immunization registries in rural areasB L Renfrew
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, P O Box 6508, F456, Aurora, CO 80045 0508, USA
J Rural Health 17:122-6. 2001..This "virtual" registry combining primary care and public health department data increased calculated immunization rates at primary care sites substantially, with a range of 0 to 26 percent... - Disruptions in insurance coverage: patterns and relationship to health care access, unmet need, and utilization before enrollment in the State Children's Health Insurance ProgramSteven G Federico
Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
Pediatrics 120:e1009-16. 2007..The numbers and types of disruptions in insurance that children experience and the effects of these disruptions on health care measures have not been well characterized... - Immunization recall: effectiveness and barriers to success in an urban teaching clinicA Kempe
The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO 80218, USA
J Pediatr 139:630-5. 2001..CONCLUSIONS: Recall efforts were partially successful but were undermined by inability to reach the clinic population, poor documentation of immunizations, and missed opportunities... - Less anticipatory guidance is associated with more subsequent injury visits among infantsTamara D Simon
Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Ambul Pediatr 6:318-25. 2006..To describe clinician delivery of injury prevention anticipatory guidance and injury visits in a birth cohort, and to describe the association of injury prevention anticipatory guidance with subsequent injury visits... - Provider adoption of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and the impact of vaccine shortagesMatthew F Daley
Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80218, USA
Ambul Pediatr 5:157-64. 2005..To 1) determine the factors associated with provider acceptance of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and 2) describe how providers prioritize pneumococcal conjugate vaccine during shortages... - Missed opportunities for influenza vaccination in children with chronic medical conditionsMatthew F Daley
Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 159:986-91. 2005.... - Identification and recall of children with chronic medical conditions for influenza vaccinationMatthew F Daley
Department of Pediatrics, Children s Outcomes Research Program, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and Children s Hospital, Denver, Colorado, USA
Pediatrics 113:e26-33. 2004.... - Immunization registry-based recall for a new vaccineMatthew F Daley
Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, The Children s Hospital, Denver 80218, USA
Ambul Pediatr 2:438-43. 2002..The extent to which immunization registry-based recall can increase immunization rates for a new vaccine has not been prospectively studied... - Are 2 weeks of daily breastfeeding support insufficient to overcome the influences of formula?Maya Bunik
Departments of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, USA
Acad Pediatr 10:21-8. 2010.... - Physician practices regarding adult hepatitis B vaccination: a national surveyMatthew F Daley
Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
Am J Prev Med 36:491-6. 2009.... - Consistency of triage decisions by call center nursesShira Belman
Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Health Science Campus, Denver, CO, USA
Ambul Pediatr 2:396-400. 2002..To 1) assess consistency in triage disposition among pediatric telephone triage nurses using computer-based algorithms and 2) determine agreement between nurse dispositions and protocol dispositions... - Adolescent immunization delivery in school-based health centers: a national surveyMatthew F Daley
Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado 80045 0508, USA
J Adolesc Health 45:445-52. 2009..The objective of this investigation was to assess, in a national random sample of SBHCs, adolescent immunization practices and perceived barriers to vaccination... - Late-season influenza vaccination: a national survey of physician practice and barriersChristina Suh
Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
Am J Prev Med 39:69-73. 2010..Although late-season influenza vaccination has been recently promoted, existing data suggest it occurs infrequently... - Early infant feeding decisions in low-income LatinasMaya Bunik
Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
Breastfeed Med 1:225-35. 2006.... - Misperceptions about influenza vaccination among parents of healthy young childrenMatthew F Daley
Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
Clin Pediatr (Phila) 46:408-17. 2007..68; 95% CI, 0.49-0.95). Parents of young children hold a number of misperceptions about influenza disease and vaccination. Despite this, high immunization rates are achievable in this population... - Influenza among healthy young children: changes in parental attitudes and predictors of immunization during the 2003 to 2004 influenza seasonMatthew F Daley
Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
Pediatrics 117:e268-77. 2006..In Colorado, the 2003 to 2004 influenza season was unusually early and severe and received substantial media attention... - An assessment of pediatric after-hours telephone care: a 1-year experienceShira Belman
University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Denver, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 159:145-9. 2005..Pediatric after-hours telephone triage by call center nurses is an important part of pediatric health care provision... - Quality improvement in immunization delivery following an unsuccessful immunization recallMatthew F Daley
Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80218, USA
Ambul Pediatr 4:217-23. 2004..Within a clinic serving disadvantaged children, 1) to evaluate a multifaceted quality improvement (QI) project to improve immunization (IZ) up-to-date (UTD) rates and 2) to assess the efficacy of IZ reminder/recall performed following QI... - Pediatric telephone call centers: how do they affect health care use and costs?Maya Bunik
Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
Pediatrics 119:e305-13. 2007..However, few data are available on the costs and outcomes of call centers from the perspective of the health care system. With this study we sought to determine these outcomes... - Outcomes of laparoscopic versus open fundoplication in children's hospitals: 2005-2008David Fox
The Children s Hospital, 13123 East 16th Ave, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
Pediatrics 127:872-80. 2011..Fundoplication is a common pediatric surgery, but little data comparing the laparoscopic approach with the open approach have been published... - Association between parental depression and children's health care useMarion R Sills
Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80218, USA
Pediatrics 119:e829-36. 2007..The objective of this study was to determine the association between parental depression and pediatric health care use patterns... - A national survey of pediatrician knowledge and attitudes regarding human papillomavirus vaccinationMatthew F Daley
Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
Pediatrics 118:2280-9. 2006..The objective of this study was to determine physician characteristics, knowledge, and attitudes associated with an intention to recommend human papillomavirus vaccination... - Successful school-based intervention for inner-city children with persistent asthmaMark E Anderson
Department of Community Health Services, Denver Health, Denver, Colorado 80204, USA
J Asthma 41:445-53. 2004..This study sought to determine the impact of the Kunsberg program on asthma utilization... - Use of colon cancer testing in rural Colorado primary care practicesLinda Overholser
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, 360 S Garfield Street, Denver, CO 80209, USA
J Gen Intern Med 24:1095-100. 2009..People living in rural areas may be less likely to be up to date (UTD) with screening guidelines for colorectal cancer (CRC)... - Influenza vaccine effectiveness in healthy 6- to 21-month-old children during the 2003-2004 seasonMandy A Allison
Department of Pediatrics, Colorado Health Outcomes Program, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA
J Pediatr 149:755-762. 2006..To assess the clinical effectiveness of influenza vaccine in preventing influenza-like illness (ILI) office visits... - Impact of the 2004-2005 influenza vaccine shortage on pediatric practice: a national surveyLon McQuillan
Departments of aPediatrics, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA
Pediatrics 123:e186-92. 2009..A severe influenza vaccine shortage occurred during the 2004-2005 influenza season because of the loss of all vaccine made by Chiron (Emeryville, CA) for US distribution... - Parental attitudes about a pregnancy predict birth weight in a low-income populationRobert D Keeley
Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Aurora 80045, USA
Ann Fam Med 2:145-9. 2004..We examined whether maternal happiness about a pregnancy, in addition to her report of the father's happiness, predicts birth weight and risk for low birth weight (<2,500 g)... - Sentinel physician networks as a technique for rapid immunization policy surveysLori A Crane
Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, Colorado Health Outcomes Program, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado corrected USA
Eval Health Prof 31:43-64. 2008..Sentinel networks represent the opinions and experiences of physicians in a manner equivalent to traditional mail surveys and may provide a more efficient approach to conducting physician surveys... - A qualitative study of physicians' experiences ordering and receiving influenza vaccine during the 2005-2006 influenza seasonJennifer L Pyrzanowski
Colorado Health Outcomes Program, University of Colorado Denver, Colorado 80045, USA
Prev Med 47:225-8. 2008..The purpose of this qualitative analysis is to identify problems general internists and pediatricians encountered when ordering and receiving influenza vaccine during the 2005-2006 influenza season... - National survey of primary care physicians regarding herpes zoster and the herpes zoster vaccineLaura P Hurley
Department of General Internal Medicine, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, The Children s Hospital, Denver, Colorado, USA
J Infect Dis 197:S216-23. 2008..This study describes physicians' perception of burden associated with herpes zoster (HZ) and postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), intentions for recommending the HZ vaccine, and perceived barriers to vaccination... - Alignment of training curriculum and surgical practice: implications for competency, manpower, and practice modelingS Sømme
Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Children s Hospital of Colorado, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado 80045, USA
Eur J Pediatr Surg 22:74-9. 2012..We were interested in identifying changes in operative case quality and quantity when comparing PS residents to PS practitioners... - Barriers to the use of herpes zoster vaccineLaura P Hurley
The Children s Hospital of Denver, University of Colorado Denver, USA
Ann Intern Med 152:555-60. 2010..The herpes zoster vaccine is the most expensive vaccine recommended for older adults and the first vaccine to be reimbursed through Medicare Part D. Early uptake has been 2% to 7% nationally... - High influenza vaccination coverage in children with high-risk conditions during a vaccine shortageMandy A Allison
Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 163:426-31. 2009..To assess whether pediatric practices with a system to identify and recall children with high-risk conditions (HRCs) could maintain high influenza vaccination coverage levels among these children during a vaccine shortage year... - Care of undocumented individuals with ESRD: a national survey of US nephrologistsLaura Hurley
Division of General Internal Medicine, Denver Health, Denver, CO 80204, USA
Am J Kidney Dis 53:940-9. 2009..Although Medicare covers most dialysis therapy for US citizens with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), no national standards for dialysis provision exist for undocumented (ie, immigrant) patients with ESRD... - The case for interdepartmental research in primary careJohn F Steiner
Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA
Acad Med 79:617-22. 2004..Such a collaboration provides the breadth of perspectives necessary to address complex health care problems, and the pragmatic infrastructure necessary to sustain research themes and careers... - Pediatric hospitalist comanagement of spinal fusion surgery patientsTamara D Simon
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Inpatient Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84113, USA
J Hosp Med 2:23-30. 2007..There are no published studies of hospitalist comanagement of pediatric surgical patients... - Human papillomavirus vaccination practices: a survey of US physicians 18 months after licensureMatthew F Daley
Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
Pediatrics 126:425-33. 2010.... - Diagnosis and management of acute sinusitis by pediatriciansLon McQuillan
Departments of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA
Pediatrics 123:e193-8. 2009..Acute sinusitis is frequently diagnosed in young children, yet little is known regarding pediatrician practices surrounding its diagnosis and management... - C. Henry Kempe, MD: one man's legacyAllison Kempe
Professor of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, The Children's Hospital, Denver, Colorado, USA
Adv Pediatr 52:1-7. 2005 - Developing a NSQIP module to measure outcomes in children's surgical care: opportunity and challengePeter Dillon
Penn State Children s Hospital, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, USA
Semin Pediatr Surg 17:131-40. 2008..This manuscript describes the development of that Children's ACS-NSQIP module...