2011
Effects of Direct-to-Consumer Advertising and Clinical Guidelines on Appropriate Use of Human Papillomavirus DNA Tests
Price RA, Frank RG, Cleary PD, Goldie SJ. Effects of Direct-to-Consumer Advertising and Clinical Guidelines on Appropriate Use of Human Papillomavirus DNA Tests. Medical Care 2011, 49: 132-138. PMID: 21150798, PMCID: PMC3206730, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e3181f81c63.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAdvertisingAlphapapillomavirusDNA, ViralFemaleGuideline AdherenceHealth Services MisuseHealth Services ResearchHumansInsurance Claim ReportingLogistic ModelsMarketing of Health ServicesMass ScreeningMiddle AgedPapillomavirus InfectionsPractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'United StatesUterine Cervical NeoplasmsVaginal SmearsConceptsCervical cancer screening testsHuman papillomavirus DNA testHPV DNA testCancer screening testsClinical guidelinesDTC advertisingDNA testScreening testPrimary screeningAppropriate useTest useAmerican CollegeQuasi-experimental studyPrivate insuranceComparable increaseInappropriate useConsumer advertisingOverall useNew health care technologiesConsecutive monthsSignificant increaseHealth care technologiesProfessional guidelinesGreater increaseCare technologies
2006
Associations Between Adherence to Guidelines for Antipsychotic Dose and Health Status, Side Effects, and Patient Care Experiences
Dickey B, Normand SL, Eisen S, Hermann R, Cleary P, Cortés D, Ware N. Associations Between Adherence to Guidelines for Antipsychotic Dose and Health Status, Side Effects, and Patient Care Experiences. Medical Care 2006, 44: 827-834. PMID: 16932134, DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000215806.11805.6c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth statusSide effectsHigh dosesEvidence-based practice guidelinesLarge prospective observational studySelf-reported health statusBaseline symptom profileHospital admission evaluationMassachusetts Medicaid beneficiariesProspective observational studyEvidence-based guidelinesTreatment of schizophreniaSubsample of patientsAntipsychotic medication doseHighest dose levelPerceptions of careQuality of carePatient care experiencesHealth benefit claimsAcute episodeAntipsychotic dosesGuideline adherenceMedication dosePoor outcomeSF-12
2003
Guideline Recommendations for Treatment of Schizophrenia: The Impact of Managed Care
Dickey B, Normand SL, Hermann RC, Eisen SV, Cortes DE, Cleary PD, Ware N. Guideline Recommendations for Treatment of Schizophrenia: The Impact of Managed Care. JAMA Psychiatry 2003, 60: 340-348. PMID: 12695310, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.60.4.340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmbulatory CareAttitude to HealthFee-for-Service PlansFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGuideline AdherenceHealth Services ResearchHospitalizationHumansMaleManaged Care ProgramsMedicaidMedicareMiddle AgedOutcome Assessment, Health CarePersonal SatisfactionPractice Guidelines as TopicProspective StudiesQuality of LifeSchizophreniaConceptsTreatment of schizophreniaTreatment guidelinesMedicaid beneficiariesSchizophrenia Patient Outcomes Research Team (PORT) treatment recommendationsOutpatient mental health facilitiesDisabled Medicaid beneficiariesProspective observational studyHealth-related qualityHigh-risk adultsAdult Medicaid beneficiariesOutpatient medical recordsMain outcome measuresSchizophrenia treatment guidelinesClinician-reported outcomesWay mental health careMental health careSelf-reported qualityBehavioral health care organizationsMental health facilitiesDelivery of treatmentMental health benefitsClinical outcomesGuideline recommendationsOutpatient treatmentMedical records
2001
Validating recommendations for coronary angiography following acute myocardial infarction in the elderly A matched analysis using propensity scores
Normand S, Landrum M, Guadagnoli E, Ayanian J, Ryan T, Cleary P, McNeil B. Validating recommendations for coronary angiography following acute myocardial infarction in the elderly A matched analysis using propensity scores. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 2001, 54: 387-398. PMID: 11297888, DOI: 10.1016/s0895-4356(00)00321-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAlgorithmsCoronary AngiographyFemaleGuideline AdherenceHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMatched-Pair AnalysisMedicareMyocardial InfarctionPatient SelectionPractice Guidelines as TopicQuality Indicators, Health CareRetrospective StudiesSurvival AnalysisTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited States
1999
Benchmarking and quality improvement: the Harvard Emergency Department Quality Study∗∗Access the “Journal Club” discussion of this paper at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ajmselect/
Burstin H, Conn A, Setnik G, Rucker D, Cleary P, O’Neil A, Orav E, Sox C, Brennan T, Investigators T. Benchmarking and quality improvement: the Harvard Emergency Department Quality Study∗∗Access the “Journal Club” discussion of this paper at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ajmselect/. The American Journal Of Medicine 1999, 107: 437-449. PMID: 10569298, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(99)00269-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-reported problemsEmergency department careCare guidelinesMedical recordsPatient ratingsChief complaintEmergency departmentHospital emergency departmentQuality improvement interventionsPatient-reported measuresEmergency department directorsPatient-based measuresEmergency department (ED) qualityQuality improvement effortsEligible patientsPatient questionnairePreintervention periodPostintervention periodPatient reportsPatientsImprovement interventionsMultivariate analysisPercent complianceStudy periodCare