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The effect of Medicare Part D on the quality of pharmacotherapy for bipolar 1 disorder among dually enrolled beneficiaries Chronic Conditions, Mental Health, Quality and Safety
Marguerite Burns et al. examined whether the shift from Medicaid to Medicare Part D coverage in 2006 affected pharmacotherapy and emergency department use for individuals with bipolar I disorder.
Patient demographic and tumor characteristics influencing oncologist follow-up frequency in older breast cancer survivors Cancer, HIP Data, Older Adults
Using SEER-Medicare data, investigators studied current patterns of oncologist breast cancer follow-up to determine the association between patient and tumor characteristics and follow-up frequency.
PAs and NPs perform effective roles on teams caring for Medicare patients with diabetes Chronic Conditions, HIP Data, Learning Health System
This study used Medicare claims and EHR data to examine the roles of PAs and NPs on care teams and determine the outcomes of these patterns of care for patients with diabetes.
Division of primary care services between physicians, PAs, and NPs for older patients with diabetes Chronic Conditions, HIP Data, Older Adults
Investigators used Medicare claims and EHR data to look at the division of services between primary care panels with varying levels of PA/NP involvement and characterize their patient panels.
External Community Review Committee: A new strategy for engaging community stakeholders in research funding decisions Stakeholder Engagement
In this article, Dr. Maureen Smith et al. describe the External Community Review Committee that engages community reviewers in making funding decisions for the University of Wisconsin Institute for Clinical and Translational Research Pilot Grant Program.
Predictors of colorectal cancer screening variation among primary care providers and clinics Cancer, HIP Data, Learning Health System, Quality and Safety
Dr. Jennifer Weiss led a study investigating patient, provider, and clinic factors that predict variation in colorectal cancer screening rates and found that variation exists among primary care providers and clinics.
Publicly reported quality-of-care measures influenced Wisconsin physician groups to improve performance Chronic Conditions, HIP Data, Learning Health System, Public Reporting
This study co-authored by Dr. Maureen Smith found that public reporting of quality-of-care measures influenced physician groups to improve their performance on certain quality measures.
Low-cost transitional care with nurse managers making mostly phone contact with patients cut rehospitalization at a VA hospital Dissemination and Implementation, HIPxChange, Quality and Safety, Transitions in Care
This article introduces the Coordinated-Transitional Care (C-TraC) Program, a low-resource telephone-based program designed to reduce rehospitalizations for patients with high-risk conditions discharged to community settings.
Lipid testing in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and key cardiovascular-related comorbidities Chronic Conditions, HIP Data, Older Adults, Quality and Safety
In this study, Dr. Christie Bartels et al. examined the extent to which lipid testing was performed among patients with rheumatoid arthritis and cardiovascular-related comorbidities and the effect of annual PCP visits on lipid testing rates.
Monitoring diabetes in patients with and without rheumatoid arthritis Chronic Conditions, HIP Data, Older Adults
Dr. Christie Bartels et al. sought to determine whether having rheumatoid arthritis in addition to diabetes had an impact on receipt of guideline recommended A1c and lipid testing for diabetes.
5 year colorectal cancer outcomes in a large negative CT colonography screening cohort Cancer, Older Adults, Quality and Safety
In this study co-authored by Dr. Jennifer Weiss, the authors found that colorectal adenocarcinoma is rare in the 5 years following a negative CT colonography screening, suggesting that current strategies for CT screening are appropriate.
Public reporting helped drive quality improvement in outpatient diabetes care among Wisconsin physician groups Chronic Conditions, HIP Data, Public Reporting
Dr. Maureen Smith et al. examined how physician groups respond to public reporting and found that a focus on publicly reported metrics increased improvement interventions for diabetes care at the clinic level.
Mortality by stage for right vs. left-sided colon cancer Cancer, HIP Data, Older Adults, Quality and Safety
In this article, Dr. Jennifer Weiss used SEER-Medicare data to examine the relationship between colon cancer location (right versus left side) and 5-year mortality by stage.
Minority status and diabetes screening in an ambulatory population Chronic Conditions, Health Equity, HIP Data
In this study, the authors used EHR data and found that although ethnicity is a risk factor for having type 2 diabetes, minority status did not independently lead to diabetes screening as recommended by American Diabetes Association guidelines.
Low frequency of primary lipid screening among Medicare patients with rheumatoid arthritis Chronic Conditions, HIP Data, Older Adults, Quality and Safety
A study by Dr. Christie Bartels et al. found that fewer than half of eligible rheumatoid arthritis patients received primary lipid screening, which highlights a key target for cardiovascular disease reduction efforts.
For-profit hospital status and rehospitalizations at different hospitals: an analysis of Medicare data HIP Data, Older Adults, Quality and Safety, Transitions in Care
Using HIP's Chronic Conditions Warehouse data, investigators found that rehospitalizations in Medicare patients are more common among for-profit hospital patients and are related to increased overall payments without improved mortality.
Why some disabled adults in Medicaid face large out-of-pocket expenses Chronic Conditions, Health Equity
Marguerite Burns et al. found that Medicaid effectively limits out-of-pocket spending for the majority of disabled Medicaid enrollees that are not in institutions, but for 10% of these enrollees, annual out-of-pocket spending is $1,200 or higher.
Amongst eligible patients, age and comorbidity do not predict for dose limiting toxicity from phase I chemotherapy Cancer, Quality and Safety
In this study, authors abstracted over 200 charts from 24 cytotoxic chemotherapy studies and found that age and comorbidity did not predict for the development of dose-limiting toxicity in phase I chemotherapy trials.
The diagnosis of diverticulitis in outpatients: On what evidence? Chronic Conditions, HIP Data, Quality and Safety, Surgery
In this study, the authors examined diverticulitis diagnoses in outpatient settings using electronic health record data and found that the diverticulitis diagnosis is often applied without objective evidence.
Analysis of guidelines for screening diabetes mellitus in an ambulatory population Chronic Conditions, HIP Data, Public Reporting, Quality and Safety
In this study, the authors compared national guidelines from the ADA and USPSTF for screening for diabetes mellitus, and found that the USPSTF guidelines resulted in a lower number of patients eligible for screening and decreased case finding.
Medicaid managed care and cost containment in the adult disabled population Chronic Conditions, Health Equity
Marguerite Burns studied the effect of Medicaid managed care organizations on health care expenditures for working age adults with disabilities and found that total monthly expenditures did not differ between fee-for-service and MCO counties.
Medicaid managed care and health care access for adult beneficiaries with disabilities Chronic Conditions, Health Equity
Marguerite Burns examined the impact of Medicaid MCOs on health care access for adults with disabilities and found that mandatory MCO enrollees were more likely to wait >30 minutes to see a provider and report problems with accessing a specialist.
Physician assistants and nurse practitioners as a usual source of care Chronic Conditions, Health Equity, HIP Data, Quality and Safety
In this study using Wisconsin Longitudinal Study data, the authors identified characteristics and outcomes of patients who use physician assistants and nurse practitioners as a usual source of care.
Insurance disruption due to spousal Medicare transitions Health Equity, HIP Data, Older Adults, Quality and Safety
In this study, the authors used Wisconsin Longitudinal Study data to examine the care of married women under the age of 65, and found adverse access and utilization consequences for women whose husbands transitioned to Medicare.

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