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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…
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…
Physician assistants and nurse practitioners as a usual source of care
This article published in The Journal of Rural Health used Wisconsin Longitudinal study data to identify characteristics and outcomes of…