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Across the divide: primary care departments working together to redesign care to achieve the Triple Aim
Primary care departments at academic health centers face many challenges in achieving the Triple Aim. This article by the UW…
Difference in receipt of preventive services by race/ethnicity in Medicare Advantage plans: tracking the impact of P4P
Daniel Jung et al. studied whether pay-for-performance (P4P) incentives have affected racial/ethnic disparities in Medicare Advantage plans. The authors studied…
The role of intraoperative assessment in the surgical management of ductal carcinoma in situ
This study by Dr. Marquita Decker et al. examined the relationship between intraoperative pathologic assessment and subsequent operations in patients…
MyHEART: A non-randomized feasibility study of a young adult hypertension intervention
This study led by Dr. Heather Johnson sought to examine the feasibility of the MyHEART program, a telephone-based health coach…
Medical complexity among children with special health care needs
In this article, Dr. Ryan Coller et al. sought to identify subgroups of U.S. children with special health care needs and characterize…
Trajectories and prognosis of patients who have prolonged mechanical ventilation after high-risk surgery
This retrospective cohort study of Medicare beneficiaries by Dr. Michael Nabozny et al. examined patterns of mortality and hospitalization for…
Does first-contact access to primary care differentially benefit those with certain personalities to receive preventive services?
Dr. Nancy Pandhi and team used Wisconsin Longitudinal Study data to examine utilization of preventive care services in patients with…
Visit patterns for severe mental illness with implementation of integrated care
This retrospective cohort pilot study by Meghan Fondow et al. examined visit patterns for over 1,000 patients with severe mental…
The medical home and hospital readmissions
Despite the fact that primary care medical homes have received considerable attention, little is known about the degree to which…
Examining systemic steroid use in older inflammatory bowel disease patients using hurdle models
This study by Sophia Johnson et al. sought to evaluate the relationship between patient characteristics and the frequency and duration…