Background The twenty-first century opioid crisis has spurred interest in using International
Classification of Diseases (ICD) code algorithms to identify patients using illicit drugs from …

BACKGROUND: We sought to better understand reasons for not obtaining desired contraception
among women presenting for a pregnancy termination. STUDY DESIGN: A survey was …

BACKGROUND: We examined prescription adherence rates by contraceptive method among
women who used oral contraceptive pills (OCP), transdermal patch or vaginal ring. STUDY …

PURPOSE In primary care practices, sustainability of performance improvements and ability
to deliver continuity of care to patients can be adversely affected by major disruptive events, …

Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the US and
incurs high health care costs. While many initiatives promote the implementation of ABCS (…

Using patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in care planning has the potential to
improve care, but information about routine implementation in settings serving disadvantaged …

Objective: Human and Organizational Factors (HOF) studies in health technology involve
human beings and thus require Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval. Yet HOF studies …

This study tested the relationship of neighborhood crime as a driver of pediatric asthma
diagnoses via the mechanism of toxic stress utilizing data from a police department, and …

User experience (UX) theories, models, and frameworks (TMFs) help scope user-centered
design activities, aid in the selection of constructs and measures, and contextualize findings …

Background Current reports of outpatient antimicrobial prescribing practices may overestimate
guideline concordance since they address only drug selection. Appropriate stewardship …