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Patient demographic and tumor characteristics influencing oncologist follow-up frequency in older breast cancer survivors
Dr. Heather Neuman et al. studied current patterns of oncologist breast cancer follow-up to determine the association between patient and…
PAs and NPs perform effective roles on teams caring for Medicare patients with diabetes
Christine Everett et al. used Medicare claims and EHR data from a large physician group to compare outcomes for patients…
Division of primary care services between physicians, PAs, and NPs for older patients with diabetes
Using Medicare claims and EHR data from a large physician group, Christine Everett et al. looked at how to incorporate…
External Community Review Committee: A new strategy for engaging community stakeholders in research funding decisions
Dr. Maureen Smith et al. describe a research pilot award program that uses an External Community Review Committee to engage community…
Predictors of colorectal cancer screening variation among primary care providers and clinics
Dr. Jennifer Weiss et al. used EMR data and a survey of primary care providers (PCPs) to evaluate patient, provider,…
Publicly reported quality-of-care measures influenced Wisconsin physician groups to improve performance
Investigators analyzed 14 publicly reported quality of care ambulatory measures for the Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality to learn whether…
Lipid testing in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and key cardiovascular-related comorbidities
Annual lipid testing is recommended to reduce morbidity and mortality for patients with rheumatoid arthritis and comorbid cardiovascular disease, diabetes,…
5 year colorectal cancer outcomes in a large negative CT colonography screening cohort
In this study co-authored by Dr. Jennifer Weiss, the authors examined the 5-year incidence of clinically presenting colorectal cancers following…
Monitoring diabetes in patients with and without rheumatoid arthritis
Diabetes mellitus is an important predictor of mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and both diseases increase the risk…
Public reporting helped drive quality improvement in outpatient diabetes care among Wisconsin physician groups
This Health Affairs article by Dr. Maureen Smith et al. examined how physician groups respond to public reporting. The authors…