2018
Impact of Cost Display on Ordering Patterns for Hospital Laboratory and Imaging Services
Silvestri MT, Xu X, Long T, Bongiovanni T, Bernstein SL, Chaudhry SI, Silvestri JI, Stolar M, Greene EJ, Dziura JD, Gross CP, Krumholz HM. Impact of Cost Display on Ordering Patterns for Hospital Laboratory and Imaging Services. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2018, 33: 1268-1275. PMID: 29845468, PMCID: PMC6082197, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-018-4495-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersClinical Laboratory TechniquesDiagnostic ImagingFees and ChargesFemaleHospitalizationHumansMalePractice Patterns, Physicians'ConceptsDecreased oddsImaging ordersHealth care servicesBehalf of patientsKey ResultsDuringMain MeasuresOutcomesParticipantsAll patientsHospital encountersImaging testsObservation encountersCare servicesHealth servicesMedicare fee scheduleHealth systemImaging costsDecreased numberHospital laboratoriesLab ordersStudy periodHospital labPatients
2014
Sex Differences in Patient and Provider Response to Elevated Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol
Haskell SG, Bathulapalli H, Pham T, Goulet J, Skanderson M, Driscoll M, Brandt C, Dziura J. Sex Differences in Patient and Provider Response to Elevated Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol. Women's Health Issues 2014, 24: 575-580. PMID: 25213750, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2014.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnticholesteremic AgentsAttitude of Health PersonnelAttitude to HealthDyslipidemiasElectronic Health RecordsFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHumansLipoproteins, LDLLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioPractice Patterns, Physicians'Risk FactorsSex FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsCholesterol controlElevated LDLLow-density lipoprotein cholesterol controlElevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterolLow-density lipoprotein cholesterolProvider responsesAmerican Heart Association recommendationsLipid-lowering medicationsIschemic heart diseaseDiet/lifestyle modificationLifestyle modificationStatin therapyLipoprotein cholesterolPatient factorsPatient sexRisk womenClinical remindersHeart diseaseWomen patientsPatient responseTreatment goalsAssociation recommendationsLDL elevationsMedicationsWomen veterans
2013
Undertreatment of tobacco use relative to other chronic conditions.
Bernstein SL, Yu S, Post LA, Dziura J, Rigotti NA. Undertreatment of tobacco use relative to other chronic conditions. American Journal Of Public Health 2013, 103: e59-65. PMID: 23763395, PMCID: PMC4007856, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2012.301112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTobacco usersTobacco useOffice visitsChronic conditionsNational Ambulatory Medical Care SurveyAmbulatory Medical Care SurveyUS office visitsCommon chronic conditionsCondition-specific treatmentPharmacological treatmentCare SurveyPatient visitsTobacco dependenceBehavioral counselingEffective treatmentHypertensionHyperlipidemiaDiabetesMultivariate analysisAsthmaVisitsTreatmentDepressionOddsComparison condition