Background: Opioid prescribing for noncancer pain has increased dramatically. We examined
whether the prevalence of unhealthy lifestyles, psychologic distress, health care utilization…

Background The Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle is a commonly used improvement process
in health care settings, although its documented use in pragmatic clinical research is rare. …

Objective: To determine whether an independent association exists between anaemia and
chronic kidney disease (CKD) outcomes in a quasi‐incidence cohort when patients' most …

Importance Approximately 24 million US individuals receive care at federally qualified
health centers, which historically have low rates of colorectal cancer screening. The US …

Factors associated with high-dose opioid therapy for noncancer pain are poorly understood.
We documented the prevalence of high-dose opioid use as well as associated demographic…

Background Evidence-based programs such as mailed fecal immunochemical test (FIT)
outreach can only affect health outcomes if they can be successfully implemented. However, …

Background The Community Preventive Services Task Force recommends multi-component
interventions, including patient reminders, to improve uptake of colorectal cancer screening. …

Results In the Northwest and Colorado cohorts, there were 737 and 360 events, and observed
5-year Kaplan–Meier risks of 4.72%(95% confidence interval [95% CI], 4.38 to 5.06) and …

Background There is an urgent need for evidence on how interventions can prevent or mitigate
cancer-related financial hardship. Our objectives are to compare self-reported financial …

Background Mailed fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) programs can improve colorectal
cancer (CRC) screening rates, but health systems vary how they implement (ie, adapt) these …