Association Between Capitated Payments and Low-Value Imaging in Primary Care.
Published in Journal of general internal medicine
Association Between Capitated Payments and Low-Value Imaging in Primary Care.
The Association Between History of Depression and Access to Care Among Medicare Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandem...
Published in Journal of general internal medicine
Depression is associated with a higher risk for experiencing barriers to care, unmet social needs, and poorer economic and mental health outcomes. To determine the impact of COVID-19 on ability to access care, social and economic needs, and mental health among Medicare beneficiaries with and without depression. Cross-sectional study using data from...
Screening for Food Insecurity in the Primary Care Setting: Type of Visit Matters.
Published in Journal of general internal medicine
Babesiosis as a Cause of Atraumatic Splenic Injury: Two Case Reports and a Review of Literature.
Published in Journal of general internal medicine
We present two cases of Babesia-induced splenic injury at a single institution. In the late summer, two patients presented with left-sided abdominal pain radiating to the shoulder. They were both found to have hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and acute splenic infarction on imaging. Blood smears showed intracellular ring forms consistent with Ba...
Extreme Risk Protection Orders and Persons with Dementia in the State of Washington.
Published in Journal of general internal medicine
Comparing Preventable Acute Care Use of Rural Versus Urban Americans: an Observational Study of National Rates During 20...
Published in Journal of General Internal Medicine
BackgroundRural Americans have less access to care than urban Americans. Preventable acute care use is a marker of unmet ambulatory healthcare needs, but little is known about how such utilization has differed between rural and urban areas over time.ObjectiveCompare preventable emergency department (ED) visit and hospitalization rates among rural v...
Benzodiazepine Prescribing from VA and Medicare to Dually Enrolled Older Veterans: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Published in Journal of general internal medicine
There has been a reduction in BZD prescribing in the Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system since 2013. It is unknown whether the decline in VA-dispensed BZDs has been offset by Medicare Part D prescriptions. To examine (1) whether, accounting for Part D, declines in BZD prescribing to older Veterans remain; (2) patient characteristics associated...
#MedicineToo—Gender Bias in Medical Training: A National Survey of Residents
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Using Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Data to Assess Likelihood of Incident Long-Term Opioid Use: a Statewide Cohor...
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Published in Journal of general internal medicine
Limiting the incidence of opioid-naïve patients who transition to long-term opioid use (i.e., continual use for > 90 days) is a key strategy for reducing opioid-related harms. To identify variables constructed from data routinely collected by prescription drug monitoring programs that are associated with opioid-naïve patients' likelihood of transit...
Correction to: Patient and Caregiver Prioritization of Palliative and End-of-Life Cancer Care Quality Measures.
Published in Journal of general internal medicine
