2016
Association between payments from manufacturers of pharmaceuticals to physicians and regional prescribing: cross sectional ecological study
Fleischman W, Agrawal S, King M, Venkatesh AK, Krumholz HM, McKee D, Brown D, Ross JS. Association between payments from manufacturers of pharmaceuticals to physicians and regional prescribing: cross sectional ecological study. The BMJ 2016, 354: i4189. PMID: 27540015, PMCID: PMC4989280, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.i4189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital referral regionsOral anticoagulantsReferral regionsDiabetes drugsDrug classesGreater prescribingMedicare Part D beneficiariesAdditional daysPart D beneficiariesMedicare Part D prescriptionsCross-sectional analysisSectional ecological studyMedicare Part DPart D prescriptionsManufacturers of pharmaceuticalsPrescribingAnticoagulantsPhysiciansDrugsPart DEducational materialsSectional analysisStudy limitationsConsulting feesAssociation
2012
State Medicaid Programs Did Not Make Use Of Prior Authorization To Promote Safer Prescribing After Rosiglitazone Warning
Ross JS, Jackevicius C, Krumholz HM, Ridgeway J, Montori VM, Alexander GC, Zerzan J, Fan J, Shah ND. State Medicaid Programs Did Not Make Use Of Prior Authorization To Promote Safer Prescribing After Rosiglitazone Warning. Health Affairs 2012, 31: 188-198. PMID: 22232110, PMCID: PMC3319744, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.1068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsState Medicaid programsPreferred drugDrug listPrior authorizationMedicaid programSafety warningsPrior authorization programHigh-cost drugsDiabetes medicationsPrescribing ratesEffective prescribingSafe prescribingMedicaid beneficiariesDiabetes drugsPrescribingState MedicaidHeart attackRosiglitazoneDrug availabilityDrugsAuthorization programPrescriptionMinimal changesMedicationsProviders
2003
Improving diagnostic testing and reducing overuse of antibiotics for children with pharyngitis: a useful role for the electronic medical record
BENIN AL, VITKAUSKAS G, THORNQUIST E, SHIFFMAN RN, CONCATO J, KRUMHOLZ HM, SHAPIRO ED. Improving diagnostic testing and reducing overuse of antibiotics for children with pharyngitis: a useful role for the electronic medical record. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2003, 22: 1043-1047. PMID: 14688562, DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000100577.76542.af.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnti-Bacterial AgentsChildChild, PreschoolDiagnostic Tests, RoutineDrug Resistance, MultipleDrug UtilizationElectronic Data ProcessingFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsMalePharyngitisProbabilityRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSensitivity and SpecificitySeverity of Illness IndexStatistics, NonparametricConceptsElectronic medical recordsOveruse of antibioticsDiagnostic testingMedical recordsEpisode of pharyngitisPediatric outpatient settingProportion of episodesOutpatient settingAntibiotic useScarlet feverPharyngitisChildren 3Diagnostic testsPatientsAntibioticsAppropriate useCliniciansWeeksEpisodesOveruseUseful rolePrescribingFeverClinicTesting