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Risk prediction for heterogeneous populations with application to hospital admission prediction
There is an increasing need to model risk for large hospital and health care systems that provide services to diverse…
Frequency and predictors of communication about high blood pressure in RA visits
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have a heightened risk of cardiovascular disease. Dr. Christie Bartels et al. conducted a retrospective cohort study…
Hypertension control after an initial cardiac event among Medicare patients with diabetes
In this study co-authored by Drs. Heather Johnson and Maureen Smith, investigators used EHR and Chronic Conditions Warehouse Medicare data…
Does Beneficiary Switching Create Adverse Selection For Hospital-Based ACOs?
Despite the many uncertainties in the current health care delivery environment, payers and providers continue to demonstrate considerable interest in…
Primary care colorectal cancer screening correlates with breast cancer screening
In a retrospective cohort study, Dr. Jennifer Weiss et al. examined 90 primary care providers (PCPs) and over 33,000 patients…
Can claims data algorithms identify the physician of record?
Eva DuGoff and co-authors investigated the agreement of primary care providers (PCPs) identified by claims algorithms and in EHR data.…
Stratifying patients with diabetes into clinically relevant groups by combination of chronic conditions
Dr. Elizabeth Magnan et al. looked at combinations of chronic conditions among patients with diabetes to examine their relationships with…
Insurance Coverage for CT Colonography Screening: Impact on Overall Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates.
Dr. Maureen Smith et al. compared colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates for patients with and without insurance coverage for CT colonography.…
Utilization of preoperative endoscopic ultrasound for pancreatic adenocarcinoma
In this study, Dr. Ryan Schmocker et al. examined patterns of preoperative endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) for pancreatic adenocarcinoma and the…
Apples and oranges: 4 definitions of multiple chronic conditions and their relationship to 30-day rehospitalization
In this study, Melissa Dattalo et al. used HIP's Chronic Conditions Warehouse data to examine the extent of agreement of…