Background: Effective strategies are needed to raise colorectal cancer screening rates among
Hispanics. Methods: We surveyed and randomized 400 Hispanic primary care patients …

Diabetes and prediabetes are increasing in prevalence, corresponding to epidemic rates of
obesity. Hispanic adults with prediabetes are 1.7 times more likely than non-Hispanic whites …

Introduction/Objectives: Diabetes and prediabetes impact nearly half of the US adult population
and are associated with significant health risks but may be underdiagnosed. Effective …

Background: The COVID-19 (C-19) pandemic required swift response from health care
organizations to mitigate spread and impact. A large integrated health network rapidly deployed …

Background: Technology-based patient engagement strategies (such as patient portals) are
increasingly available, yet little is known about current use and barriers within practice-…

Background: Group visits have been shown to improve disease-oriented outcomes and
satisfaction, yet many clinicians have not incorporated them into practice. We aimed to identify …

Background: Prediabetes is increasing in prevalence and is associated with risk of developing
diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and retinopathy. Clinicians have limited tools to facilitate …

The objective of this study was to describe a novel geospatial methodology for identifying
poor-performing (priority) and well-performing (bright spot) communities with respect to …

Purpose: Through this exploratory study, we sought to understand why group visit participation
is low among adult patients with type 2 diabetes. Methods: Eligible study participants …

BACKGROUND: Grade II and III hemorrhoids often require a multimodal approach that may
ultimately culminate to surgical resection. Age and overall medical conditioning around the …