Evaluating the Impact and Rationale of Race-Specific Estimations of Kidney Function: Estimations from U.S. NHANES, 2015-2018
Tsai JW, Cerdeña JP, Goedel WC, Asch WS, Grubbs V, Mendu ML, Kaufman JS. Evaluating the Impact and Rationale of Race-Specific Estimations of Kidney Function: Estimations from U.S. NHANES, 2015-2018. EClinicalMedicine 2021, 42: 101197. PMID: 34849475, PMCID: PMC8608882, DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.101197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNephrologist referralPopulation-representative cross-sectional dataStage 3 chronic kidney diseaseUnited States National HealthRace adjustmentChronic kidney diseaseModification of DietRenal Disease equationGlomerular filtration rateKidney disease managementNutrition Examination SurveyManagement of kidneyTransplantation listingTransplant evaluationSerum creatinineBlack patientsEGFR valuesKidney functionKidney diseaseExamination SurveyKidney disease diagnosisFiltration rateNational HealthClinical careDiagnostic thresholdRacial and Ethnic Differences in Psychiatry Resident Prescribing: a Quality Improvement Education Intervention to Address Health Equity
Cerdeña I, Holloway T, Cerdeña JP, Wing A, Wasser T, Fortunati F, Rohrbaugh R, Li L. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Psychiatry Resident Prescribing: a Quality Improvement Education Intervention to Address Health Equity. Academic Psychiatry 2021, 45: 13-22. PMID: 33495966, PMCID: PMC9942699, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-021-01397-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite patientsRace/ethnicityPrescriber profilesLatinx patientsEthnic differencesUnique patient encountersPrescription of antipsychoticsElectronic medical recordsAntidepressant prescriptionsAntipsychotic prescribingAntidepressant prescribingHigher diagnosisPrimary diagnosisMedical recordsDepression diagnosisMedication ordersClinical careLower oddsPatientsPsychotic disordersPatient encountersHealth disparitiesPrescribingConclusionsOur findingsEducation intervention