2024
Barriers to Optimal Clinician Guideline Adherence in Management of Markedly Elevated Blood Pressure
Lu Y, Arowojolu O, Qiu X, Liu Y, Curry L, Krumholz H. Barriers to Optimal Clinician Guideline Adherence in Management of Markedly Elevated Blood Pressure. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2426135. PMID: 39106065, PMCID: PMC11304113, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.26135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBarriers to guideline adherenceElectronic health recordsGuideline adherenceClinician adherenceEHR dataElevated blood pressureHypertension managementAnalysis of EHR dataYale New Haven Health SystemSevere hypertensionClinical practice guidelinesAdherence scenariosQualitative content analysisPublic health challengeThematic saturationHealth recordsHealth systemBlood pressureThematic analysisTargeted interventionsManagement of severe hypertensionQualitative studyHealth challengesPractice guidelinesPatient outcomes
2023
Developing an Actionable Taxonomy of Persistent Hypertension Using Electronic Health Records
Lu Y, Du C, Khidir H, Caraballo C, Mahajan S, Spatz E, Curry L, Krumholz H. Developing an Actionable Taxonomy of Persistent Hypertension Using Electronic Health Records. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2023, 16: e009453. PMID: 36727515, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.122.009453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistent hypertensionElectronic health recordsBlood pressureHealth recordsPharmacologic agentsPrescribed treatmentYale New Haven Health SystemTreatment planAdditional pharmacologic agentsAntihypertensive treatment intensificationConsecutive outpatient visitsElevated blood pressurePersistence of hypertensionElectronic health record dataHealth record dataEligible patientsTreatment intensificationChart reviewHispanic patientsOutpatient visitsMean agePharmacological treatmentConventional content analysisHypertensionClinician notes
2021
Strengthening the Mentorship and Leadership Capacity of HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis Researchers in South Africa.
Desai MM, Göç N, Chirwa T, Manderson L, Charalambous S, Curry LA, Linnander E. Strengthening the Mentorship and Leadership Capacity of HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis Researchers in South Africa. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2021, 105: 1317-1325. PMID: 34398822, PMCID: PMC8592193, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-0072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRiding with an impaired driver and driving while impaired among adolescents: Longitudinal trajectories and their characteristics
Vaca FE, Li K, Haynie D, Gao X, Camenga DR, Dziura J, Banz B, Curry L, Mayes L, Hosseinichimeh N, MacDonald R, Iannotti RJ, Simons-Morton B. Riding with an impaired driver and driving while impaired among adolescents: Longitudinal trajectories and their characteristics. Traffic Injury Prevention 2021, 22: 337-342. PMID: 33960855, PMCID: PMC8415541, DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2021.1910244.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAchieving Population Health Impacts Through Health Promotion Programs Offered by Community-based Organizations
Brewster AL, Wilson TL, Curry LA, Kunkel SR. Achieving Population Health Impacts Through Health Promotion Programs Offered by Community-based Organizations. Medical Care 2021, 59: 273-279. PMID: 33480659, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001492.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth promotion programsNursing home useEvidence-based health promotion programsHealth care usePromotion programsCare useOlder adultsAmbulatory care-sensitive hospitalizationsHome useHospital readmission ratesBehavioral risk factorsCommunity-based organizationsReadmission ratesChronic conditionsRisk factorsStratified analysisClinical settingPopulation-level impactBreadth of programsPopulation healthDelivery sitesMedicare spendingPercentage point reductionSignificant reductionAdultsProject Last Mile and the development of the Girl Champ brand in eSwatini: engaging the private sector to promote uptake of health services among adolescent girls and young women
Brault MA, Christie S, Aquino S, Rendin A, Manchia A, Curry LA, Linnander EL. Project Last Mile and the development of the Girl Champ brand in eSwatini: engaging the private sector to promote uptake of health services among adolescent girls and young women. SAHARA-J Journal Of Social Aspects Of HIV/AIDS 2021, 18: 52-63. PMID: 33685358, PMCID: PMC7946024, DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2021.1894224.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStrategic marketing approachMarketing approachStrategic marketing processCoca-Cola systemMarket research findingsLast mileQualitative market researchStrategic marketingMarketing processMultinational corporationsMarket researchEmpirical evidencePrivate sectorDemand creationSRH servicesCommunication strategiesEswatini MinistryDepth interviewsResearch findingsBrandsLow demandYoung womenLocal ownershipMale counterpartsAdolescent girls
2020
Barriers and Facilitators to Clinician Readiness to Provide Emergency Department–Initiated Buprenorphine
Hawk KF, D’Onofrio G, Chawarski MC, O’Connor P, Cowan E, Lyons MS, Richardson L, Rothman RE, Whiteside LK, Owens PH, Martel SH, Coupet E, Pantalon M, Curry L, Fiellin DA, Edelman EJ. Barriers and Facilitators to Clinician Readiness to Provide Emergency Department–Initiated Buprenorphine. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e204561. PMID: 32391893, PMCID: PMC7215257, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.4561.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderEmergency departmentAdvanced practice cliniciansED cliniciansClinicians' readinessOngoing treatmentTreatment of OUDEmergency Department-Initiated BuprenorphineUntreated opioid use disorderDrug Addiction Treatment ActDecrease opioid useVisual analog scaleHealth Services frameworkAcademic emergency departmentMixed-methods formative evaluationQuality of careSubset of participantsBuprenorphine initiationClinician typeOpioid useED patientsAnalog scaleOngoing careDepartmental protocolPractice cliniciansLeadership development in complex health systems: a qualitative study
Curry LA, Ayedun AA, Cherlin EJ, Allen NH, Linnander EL. Leadership development in complex health systems: a qualitative study. BMJ Open 2020, 10: e035797. PMID: 32265250, PMCID: PMC7245380, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCohort of individuals
2017
Risk Factors for and Consequences of Substance Use in Post-Conflict Liberia: A Qualitative Study
Prust ML, Curry L, Callands TA, Drakes J, McLean K, Harris B, Hansen NB. Risk Factors for and Consequences of Substance Use in Post-Conflict Liberia: A Qualitative Study. Community Mental Health Journal 2017, 54: 438-449. PMID: 28866762, DOI: 10.1007/s10597-017-0154-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
State variation in HIV/AIDS health outcomes
Talbert-Slagle KM, Canavan ME, Rogan EM, Curry LA, Bradley EH. State variation in HIV/AIDS health outcomes. AIDS 2016, 30: 657-663. PMID: 26605512, PMCID: PMC4732004, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000000978.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsState-level spendingHIV/AIDS outcomesAIDS case ratesAIDS deathsAIDS outcomesCase ratesPublic health spendingHealth resource factorsSocial servicesPublic healthState GDPHealth spendingHigher spendingUnique datasetSpendingMedicaid spendingMultivariable regression modelsState policymakersHealthcare spendingU.S. statesHIV/AIDSLow HIVGDPResource factorsNew infections
2015
Attrition from surgical residency training: perspectives from those who left
Bongiovanni T, Yeo H, Sosa JA, Yoo PS, Long T, Rosenthal M, Berg D, Curry L, Nunez-Smith M. Attrition from surgical residency training: perspectives from those who left. The American Journal Of Surgery 2015, 210: 648-654. PMID: 26238074, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.05.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOrganizational culture in cardiovascular care in Chinese hospitals: a descriptive cross-sectional study
Yin ES, Downing NS, Li X, Singer SJ, Curry LA, Li J, Krumholz HM, Jiang L. Organizational culture in cardiovascular care in Chinese hospitals: a descriptive cross-sectional study. BMC Health Services Research 2015, 15: 569. PMID: 26689591, PMCID: PMC4685633, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-015-1211-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdultAgedAttitude of Health PersonnelCardiac Care FacilitiesCardiovascular DiseasesChinaCross-Sectional StudiesEfficiencyFemaleHospitalsHumansLeadershipMaleMiddle AgedModels, OrganizationalOrganizational CultureQuality Assurance, Health CareQuality ImprovementQuality of Health CareRetrospective StudiesSurveys and Questionnaires
2014
Hospital Strategy Uptake and Reductions in Unplanned Readmission Rates for Patients with Heart Failure: A Prospective Study
Bradley EH, Sipsma H, Horwitz LI, Ndumele CD, Brewster AL, Curry LA, Krumholz HM. Hospital Strategy Uptake and Reductions in Unplanned Readmission Rates for Patients with Heart Failure: A Prospective Study. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2014, 30: 605-611. PMID: 25523470, PMCID: PMC4395590, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-014-3105-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized readmission ratesUnplanned readmission rateUptake of strategiesReadmission ratesHeart failureProspective studyGreater reductionAvoidable Rehospitalizations (STAAR) initiativeSame time pointsFinal analytic sampleParticipantsThe studyMain MeasuresWeHospitalPatientsWeb-based surveyAnalytic sampleTime pointsBaselineHospital strategiesSignificant reductionOne-quarterMonthsMore strategiesNational sampleAssociation“Rewarding and Challenging at the Same Time”: Emergency Medicine Residents' Experiences Caring for Patients Who Are Homeless
Doran KM, Curry LA, Vashi AA, Platis S, Rowe M, Gang M, Vaca FE. “Rewarding and Challenging at the Same Time”: Emergency Medicine Residents' Experiences Caring for Patients Who Are Homeless. Academic Emergency Medicine 2014, 21: 673-679. PMID: 25039552, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12388.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
“Out of sight, out of mind”: Housestaff perceptions of quality‐limiting factors in discharge care at teaching hospitals
Greysen SR, Schiliro D, Horwitz LI, Curry L, Bradley EH. “Out of sight, out of mind”: Housestaff perceptions of quality‐limiting factors in discharge care at teaching hospitals. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2012, 7: 376-381. PMID: 22378723, PMCID: PMC3423962, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.1928.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDischarge careTeaching hospitalInternal medicine housestaffInternal medicine training programsDischarge teamPostdischarge continuityHospital dischargeDischarge proceduresHousestaff physiciansPhysician perspectivesPoor patientsMedicine housestaffDifferent hospitalsMedicine training programsPatient communicationHospitalClinical responsibilitiesCareHousestaff perceptionsPerson interviewsLack of standardizationHousestaffConstant comparative methodInterdisciplinary teamworkPerceptions of factors
2011
Professional Challenges of Non-U.S.-Born International Medical Graduates and Recommendations for Support During Residency Training
Chen PG, Curry LA, Bernheim SM, Berg D, Gozu A, Nunez-Smith M. Professional Challenges of Non-U.S.-Born International Medical Graduates and Recommendations for Support During Residency Training. Academic Medicine 2011, 86: 1383-1388. PMID: 21952056, PMCID: PMC3257160, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0b013e31823035e1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternational medical graduatesStandardized interview guideDepth interviewsQualitative interviewsProfessional identityQualitative studyPurposeful sampleProfessional challengesInterviewsInterview guideNon-U.S.United StatesLittle researchMedical graduatesParticular challengesKey elementsThemesHighlight challengesLong historySpecific needsVulnerable transitionNew YorkDiverse groupChallengesImmigrantsSurvival after Acute Myocardial Infarction (SAMI) study: The design and implementation of a positive deviance study
Krumholz HM, Curry LA, Bradley EH. Survival after Acute Myocardial Infarction (SAMI) study: The design and implementation of a positive deviance study. American Heart Journal 2011, 162: 981-987.e9. PMID: 22137070, PMCID: PMC3688068, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.09.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQuality of Care in the US Territories
Nunez-Smith M, Bradley EH, Herrin J, Santana C, Curry LA, Normand SL, Krumholz HM. Quality of Care in the US Territories. JAMA Internal Medicine 2011, 171: 1528-1540. PMID: 21709184, PMCID: PMC3251926, DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.284.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionRisk-standardized readmission ratesRisk-standardized mortality ratesHeart failureMortality rateReadmission ratesProcess measuresHospital characteristicsHighest risk-standardized mortality ratesPrincipal discharge diagnosisQuality of careHealth care qualityDischarge diagnosisService patientsMyocardial infarctionTerritorial HospitalNonfederal hospitalsUS territoriesMedicare feePneumoniaHospitalCare qualityPatientsPerformance of hospitalsUS statesAccess and quality of rural healthcare: Ethiopian Millennium Rural Initiative
Bradley E, Thompson JW, Byam P, Webster TR, Zerihun A, Alpern R, Herrin J, Abebe Y, Curry L. Access and quality of rural healthcare: Ethiopian Millennium Rural Initiative. International Journal For Quality In Health Care 2011, 23: 222-230. PMID: 21467077, DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzr013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedCommunity Health CentersDelivery of Health CareDelivery, ObstetricEthiopiaFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHealth Services Needs and DemandHIV InfectionsHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedPostnatal CarePrenatal CareQuality of Health CareRural PopulationYoung AdultConceptsPrimary healthcare unitsAntenatal care coverageHealth centersAntenatal careCare coverageHealth post levelOutpatient visit ratesHealthcare unitsHealthcare servicesHealth postsRural careUnmet needVisit ratesHIVFocus group participantsRural initiativesOutpatient volumeSystems-based approachGroup participantsRural settingsCareSignificant increaseRural healthcare servicesRural healthcareFocus group data
2010
Pilot testing of a decision support tool for patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms
Berman L, Curry L, Goldberg C, Gusberg R, Fraenkel L. Pilot testing of a decision support tool for patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2010, 53: 285-292.e1. PMID: 21067886, PMCID: PMC3058927, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2010.08.075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAlgorithmsAortic Aneurysm, AbdominalAttitude of Health PersonnelBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationChoice BehaviorConflict, PsychologicalConnecticutDecision Support Systems, ClinicalEndovascular ProceduresEvidence-Based MedicineFeasibility StudiesFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient Education as TopicPatient ParticipationPatient SatisfactionPatient SelectionPhysician-Patient RelationsPilot ProjectsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsConceptsAbdominal aortic aneurysmPercent of patientsTreatment optionsAortic aneurysmTreatment decisionsVascular surgery clinicDecisional conflict scoresDifficult treatment decisionsMean knowledge scoreCurrent outcome dataSurgical candidatesMedian timeSurgery clinicOpen surgeryHospital clinicPatient preferencesPatients' opinionsEndovascular surgeryOutcome dataPatientsDecisional conflictKnowledge scoreInformed consentSurgerySurgeons