2024
Using Panel Management to Identify Adult Patients With High-Risk Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease/Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis Fibrosis in a Primary Care Clinic: A Pilot Study.
Householder S, Loza A, Gupta V, Doolittle B. Using Panel Management to Identify Adult Patients With High-Risk Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease/Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis Fibrosis in a Primary Care Clinic: A Pilot Study. The Permanente Journal 2024, 1-10. PMID: 39444281, DOI: 10.7812/tpp/24.094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary care clinicsYears of ageCare clinicsPanel managementShear wave elastographyFIB-4 scoreElectronic health recordsDetection of patientsClinically relevant morbidityFollow-up appointmentsWave elastographyPrimary careRelevant morbidityFIB-4Advanced fibrosisFibrosis-4Adult patientsHealth recordsSubspecialty careMedical complexityExperience complicationsPatient acceptanceTargeted interventionsWork-upClinical care
2022
Rates of Body Mass Index Increase in Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Loza AJ, Child I, Doolittle BR. Rates of Body Mass Index Increase in Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Childhood Obesity 2022, 19: 353-356. PMID: 35904946, DOI: 10.1089/chi.2022.0047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinic visitsWeight gainRetrospective longitudinal cohort studyBody mass index increaseRegular clinic visitsSignificant public health concernPrimary care clinicsHigh-risk subgroupsLongitudinal cohort studyYears of ageCOVID-19 pandemicPublic health concernPublic health officialsCohort studyCare clinicsPediatric obesityObesity statusRisk factorsPrepandemic periodHigher baselineAge groupsBMIHealth concernStudy periodHealth officials