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Primary care patients and staff perceptions of self-rooming as alternative to waiting rooms
Most patients are escorted to exam rooms (escorted rooming) although patients directing themselves to their exam room (self-rooming) saves patient…
Effect of health system on the association of rurality and level of disadvantage with receipt of diabetic eye screening
Despite landmark clinical studies showing that early detection and treatment can prevent 90% of blindness, receipt of diabetic eye screening…
Does a Change in Physician Compensation Lead to Changes in Care Delivery in Family Medicine Clinics?
Many highly capitated systems still pay physicians based on relative value units (RVU), which may lead to excessive office visits.…
Operationalizing a real-time scoring model to predict fall risk among older adults in the emergency department
Predictive models are increasingly being developed and implemented to improve patient care across a variety of clinical scenarios. While a…
Perspectives on a Novel Culturally Tailored Diabetes Self-Management Program for African Americans: A Qualitative Study of Healthcare Professionals and Organizational Leaders
There is an urgent need for culturally tailored diabetes self-management education to improve health outcomes in African Americans, especially given…
Improving primary care follow-up for gynecologic patients with hypertension: an implementation science pilot study
Hypertension is the leading modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), the leading cause of death in women. Timely referral…
Sex hormones, body mass index, and related comorbidities associated with developing Sjögren's disease: a nested case-control study
Sjögren's disease (SjD), a highly female predominant systemic autoimmune disease, peaks in perimenopause. Prior studies lack details on timing or…
Association between advanced image ordered in the emergency department on subsequent imaging for abdominal pain patients
Abdominal pain is associated with high rates of emergency department (ED) imaging utilization and revisits. While imaging often improves diagnosis,…
Patient and healthcare team recommended medication adherence strategies for hydroxychloroquine: results of a qualitative study informing intervention development
Patients identified as black and from disadvantaged backgrounds have a twofold higher hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) non-adherence, which contributes to worse lupus…
Comparing emergency department use among individuals with varying levels of cognitive impairment
As the population ages, Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) are becoming increasingly common in patients presenting to the emergency…