2014
Integrating Interdisciplinary Pain Management into Primary Care: Development and Implementation of a Novel Clinical Program
Dorflinger LM, Ruser C, Sellinger J, Edens EL, Kerns RD, Becker WC. Integrating Interdisciplinary Pain Management into Primary Care: Development and Implementation of a Novel Clinical Program. Pain Medicine 2014, 15: 2046-2054. PMID: 25234837, DOI: 10.1111/pme.12554.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary careRapid Process Improvement WorkshopCare servicesCommunity-based outpatient clinicsInterdisciplinary pain programPain management resourcesSystems-level gapsInterdisciplinary pain managementVeterans Health AdministrationLarge healthcare systemSystems-based interventionsEvidence of safetyInterprofessional groupStudy-Act approachPain clinicPain managementPain programOutpatient clinicImproved outcomesInterdisciplinary clinicMedical CenterProvider satisfactionHealth AdministrationPDSA cyclesMisuse problems
2011
A multidisciplinary stroke clinic for outpatient care of veterans with cerebrovascular disease
Schmid AA, Kapoor JR, Miech EJ, Kuehn D, Dallas MI, Kerns RD, Lo AC, Concato J, Phipps MS, Couch CD, Moran E, Williams LS, Goble LA, Bravata DM. A multidisciplinary stroke clinic for outpatient care of veterans with cerebrovascular disease. Journal Of Multidisciplinary Healthcare 2011, Volume 4: 111-118. PMID: 21594062, PMCID: PMC3093955, DOI: 10.2147/jmdh.s17154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCerebrovascular risk factorsCerebrovascular diseaseStroke clinicClinic visitsRisk factorsClinic modelDiastolic blood pressurePost-stroke careClinical care outcomesLow-density lipoproteinQuality of careBlood pressureComplex patientsPatient satisfactionClinical managementOutpatient careProvider satisfactionCare outcomesCare managementPatientsClinicInternal medicineProgram evaluationRehabilitation medicineDisease