Purpose The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of appointment keeping and
medication adherence on HbA1c. Methods A retrospective evaluation was performed in …

Objectives : We aimed to quantify the frequency and nature of early complications after
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implantation in general practice, and estimate the …

Objectives. The authors examine whether the odds of having a hospitalization associated
with an ambulatory care sensitive condition can be explained by observed differences in a …

The incentives in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to expand the “meaningful
use” of electronic health record systems have many health care professionals searching for …

BACKGROUND: We estimate the incremental hospital resource consumption associated
with treating selected complications experienced by Medicare beneficiaries undergoing …

Background Health care outcomes among vulnerable elderly populations (defined in this
study as Medicare beneficiaries who rated their overall general health as" fair" or" poor") are a …

… of data: DeLong, Culler, Beck, and Chen. Drafting of the manuscript: DeLong and Culler.
Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: DeLong, Culler, Saini, Beck, …

BACKGROUND: Current practice, trends, and early outcomes in patients undergoing surgical
and percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) are changing and subject to speculation. …

Background: Psychological responses have been reported for some patients after the
insertion of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). This study tested the effects of a …

Objective To estimate a commercially available ambulatory electronic health record's ( EHR 's)
impact on workflow and financial measures. Data Sources/Study Setting Administrative, …