2009
Are Screening Guidelines for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Being Implemented within a Large VA Primary Health Care System?
Federman DG, Carbone VG, Kravetz JD, Kancir S, Kirsner RS, Bravata DM. Are Screening Guidelines for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Being Implemented within a Large VA Primary Health Care System? Postgraduate Medicine 2009, 121: 132-135. PMID: 19179821, DOI: 10.3810/pgm.2009.01.1962.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAortic Aneurysm, AbdominalConnecticutHumansMaleMass ScreeningMedical Records Systems, ComputerizedMulticenter Studies as TopicPrimary Health CareRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSmokingUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsAbdominal aortic aneurysmVA health care systemPrimary health care systemHealth care systemCare systemAortic aneurysmPrimary careCare settingsVA Connecticut Healthcare SystemPrimary health care settingsAAA-related mortalityRetrospective cohort studyPrimary care settingEvidence-based recommendationsRecent imagingHealth care settingsMagnetic resonance imagingAbdominal ultrasoundCohort studyScreening ratesUltrasonographic screeningImaging evaluationAAA screeningScreening practicesPatients
2005
Relationship between provider type and the attainment of treatment goals in primary care.
Federman DG, Krishnamurthy R, Kancir S, Goulet J, Justice A. Relationship between provider type and the attainment of treatment goals in primary care. The American Journal Of Managed Care 2005, 11: 561-6. PMID: 16159046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlood PressureCholesterol, LDLConnecticutDiabetes MellitusGlycated HemoglobinHealth PersonnelHumansHyperlipidemiasHypertensionOrganizational ObjectivesPrimary Health CareTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsCoronary artery diseaseProvider typeArtery diseaseBlood pressureDiabetes mellitusTreatment goalsRecent low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levelsLow-density lipoprotein cholesterol levelsAdditional patient characteristicsBlood pressure goalsGoal blood pressureLipoprotein cholesterol levelsClinical Modification codesTreatment of dyslipidemiaTreatment of hypertensionElectronic medical recordsHealth care systemInternal medicine residentsPatient agePatient characteristicsHemoglobin levelsNinth RevisionPrimary careCholesterol levelsMedical records