BACKGROUND: Despite a large body of evidence describing care processes known to
reduce the incidence of surgical site infections, many are underutilized in practice. METHODS: …

* OBJECTIVE To evaluate the evidence supporting the Semmes-Weinstein monofilament (SWM)
and other threshold testing in preventing ulcers and amputation. * SEARCH …

Methods Defining the practice changes to become a PCMH from an operational perspective
was an important early step in the Commonwealth Fund's Safety Net Medical Home …

Objectives. We sought to provide a national profile of rural and urban American Indian/Alaska
Native (AI/AN) maternal and infant health. Methods. In this cross-sectional study of all 1989…

Objective. —To use vital statistics and communicable disease reports to characterize the health
status of an urban American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) population and compare it …

OBJECTIVE To estimate the rate of deterioration of glucose tolerance and evaluate risk
factors for development of NIDDM in Navajo women with a history of gestational diabetes …

Chronic administration of the long-lived narcotic antagonist naltrexone resulted in a marked
increase in brain opiate receptors. Similar changes in receptor density were observed for …

Background: Although coordinating care is a defining characteristic of primary care, evidence
suggests that both patients and providers perceive failures in communication and care …

Obesity is a particularly important challenge to the health status of Native Americans. This
challenge is manifest in the increasing rates of non‐insulin‐dependent diabetes mellitus …

Background: Despite findings that medical homes may reduce or eliminate health care
disparities among underserved and minority populations, most previous medical home pilot and …