2020
Clinician-Level Variation in Three Measures Representing Overuse Based on the American Geriatrics Society Choosing Wisely Statement
Rowe T, Brown T, Lee J, Linder J, Friedberg M, Doctor J, Meeker D, Ciolino J, Persell S. Clinician-Level Variation in Three Measures Representing Overuse Based on the American Geriatrics Society Choosing Wisely Statement. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2020, 35: 1797-1802. PMID: 32128687, PMCID: PMC7280408, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-020-05748-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiabetes measuresPSA measuresUrine cultureOlder adultsUrinalysis/urine cultureProstate-specific antigen (PSA) testingHealth systemNon-specific reasonsOral hypoglycemic medicationsOveruse of testingInappropriate useSame health systemMedical servicesIntermediate outcome measuresClinical quality measuresDesignRetrospective analysisHypoglycemic medicationsElderly patientsAntigen testingDiabetes mellitusCare cliniciansHighest quartileOffice visitsOdds ratioOutcome measures
2016
Characterizing treatment pathways at scale using the OHDSI network
Hripcsak G, Ryan P, Duke J, Shah N, Park R, Huser V, Suchard M, Schuemie M, DeFalco F, Perotte A, Banda J, Reich C, Schilling L, Matheny M, Meeker D, Pratt N, Madigan D. Characterizing treatment pathways at scale using the OHDSI network. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: 7329-7336. PMID: 27274072, PMCID: PMC4941483, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1510502113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdministrative claims dataTreatment pathwaysClaims dataType 2 diabetes mellitusFirst-line medicationElectronic health record dataClinical trial resultsObservational researchHealth record dataElectronic health recordsDiabetes mellitusHypertension patientsDepression patientsConsistent therapyObservational studyOHDSI networkObservational Health Data SciencesPatientsTrial resultsClinical hypothesisHealth recordsRecord dataSignificant heterogeneityHealth Data SciencesHypertension