2016
Addressing outpatient continuity for ambulatory training: A novel tool for longitudinal primary care sign out
Long T, Uradu A, Castillo R, Brienza R. Addressing outpatient continuity for ambulatory training: A novel tool for longitudinal primary care sign out. Education For Health 2016, 29: 51-55. PMID: 26996800, DOI: 10.4103/1357-6283.178923.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk patientsPatient care issuesInternal medicine residentsOutpatient continuityHealth professional traineesInterprofessional training modelPrimary care educationPrimary carePatient followInterprofessional traineesAmbulatory settingCare issuesAmbulatory trainingPatientsCare educationMedicine residentsSignsProfessional traineesTrainees' attitudesTraineesClinicFollowCareNovel tool
2014
Continuity in a VA Patient-Centered Medical Home Reduces Emergency Department Visits
Chaiyachati KH, Gordon K, Long T, Levin W, Khan A, Meyer E, Justice A, Brienza R. Continuity in a VA Patient-Centered Medical Home Reduces Emergency Department Visits. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e96356. PMID: 24867300, PMCID: PMC4035271, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care providersPrimary care clinicsContinuity of carePatient Aligned Care TeamsED visitsEmergency departmentPCMH modelClinic visitsED utilizationCare clinicsCare servicesVeterans Affairs primary care clinicsMultivariable logistic regression analysisVA primary care clinicsTotal clinic visitsObservational cohort studyPrimary care visitsLogistic regression analysisLower ED utilizationOutcomes of interestCare visitsCohort studyVA patientsCare teamMedical home