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Mortality by stage for right vs. left-sided colon cancer
In this article by Dr. Jennifer Weiss et al., the authors used SEER-Medicare data to predict all-cause 5-year mortality by…
Minority status and diabetes screening in an ambulatory population
Ethnicity has been identified as a risk factor for type 2 diabetes, as well as increased morbidity and mortality with…
Low frequency of primary lipid screening among Medicare patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Dr. Christie Bartels et al. examined the performance of primary lipid screening in rheumatoid arthritis patients. The retrospective cohort study…
For-profit hospital status and rehospitalizations at different hospitals: an analysis of Medicare data
Dr. Amy Kind and co-authors examined predictors of and payments for rehospitalization at a different hospital among a 5% random…
Why some disabled adults in Medicaid face large out-of-pocket expenses
Marguerite Burns et al. used Medical Expenditure Panel survey data to examine out-of-pocket health care spending for Medicaid enrollees aged…
Amongst eligible patients, age and comorbidity do not predict for dose limiting toxicity from phase I chemotherapy
Dr. Noelle LoConte et al. sought to identify clinical and non-clinical factors which were associated with the development of dose-limiting…
The diagnosis of diverticulitis in outpatients: On what evidence?
Investigators used electronic health record data to examine the clinical assessment generating the diagnostic label of diverticulitis in outpatients. They…
Analysis of guidelines for screening diabetes mellitus in an ambulatory population
This study compared the case-finding ability of current national guidelines for screening diabetes mellitus and characterized factors that affect testing…
Medicaid managed care and health care access for adult beneficiaries with disabilities
Marguerite Burns used Medical Expenditure Panel Survey and Area Resources File data in combination with Medicaid data for adults with…
Medicaid managed care and cost containment in the adult disabled population
Marguerite Burns studied the effect of Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) on health care expenditures for working age adults with…