Issues
April 2009 CLINICAL
- Assessing Outcomes in Child Psychiatry
Joseph Gold, MD; Ralph J. Buonopane, PhD; Robert A. Caggiano, EdD; Mark Picciotto, PhD; Christine Vogeli, PhD; Natalie T. Kanner, BA; Rebecca L. Babcock, BS; Zhonghe Li, MA; Michael Jellinek, MD; Stacey J. Drubner, JD, MPH, MSW; Kenneth J. Sklar, EdD; and J. Michael Murphy, EdD Two standardized rating scales appeared to be valid and reliable for use at admission and possibly follow-up in a child psychiatry system of care.  Full Text PDF
- Does Opioid Therapy Affect Quality of Care for Diabetes Mellitus?
Adam J. Rose, MD, MSc; John A. Hermos, MD; Susan M. Frayne, MD, MPH; Leonard M. Pogach, MD, MBA; Dan R. Berlowitz, MD, MPH; and Donald R. Miller, ScD Within the Veterans Affairs system, diabetes performance measures were similar in patients who received chronic opioid therapy and in those who did not.
- Cost-Effectiveness of Salmeterol, Fluticasone, and Combination Therapy for COPD
Yuji Oba, MD This cost-utility analysis compares the cost-effectiveness of salmeterol, fluticasone propionate, combination salmeterolfluticasone, and no maintenance therapy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. MANAGERIAL
- Moving From A to Z: Successful Implementation of a Statin Switch Program by a Large Physician Group
Fangyan Z. Sy, PharmD; Hae Mi Choe, PharmD; Diane M. Kennedy, BS;
Connie J. Standiford, MD; Dawn M. Parsons, RPh, MBA; Keith D. Bruhnsen, MSW;
James G. Stevenson, PharmD; and Steven J. Bernstein, MD, MPH This report shows that a successful, cost-effective statin switch program can be implemented by a large physician group via a centralized, collaborative process.
- The Transfer of Uninsured Patients From Academic to Community Primary Care Settings
Sheldon M. Retchin, MD, MSPH; Sheryl L. Garland, MHA; and Emmanuel A. Anum, MBChB, MPH, PhD This article describes a program to coordinate the care of an inner-city uninsured population at an academic health center. POLICY
- Primary Care Strength Linked to Prevention Programs for Cardiovascular Disease
Jan van Lieshout, MD; Michel Wensing, PhD; Stephen M. Campbell, PhD; and Richard Grol, PhD An observational study of 42 successful programs to improve primary care management of cardiovascular risk showed the impact of a strong primary care system. WEB EXCLUSIVE CONTENT
- Pharmaceutical Company Influence on Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Prescribing Behaviors
Aanand D. Naik, MD; Aaron L. Woofter, MD; Jessica M. Skinner, BA; and Neena S. Abraham, MD, MSc This study describes the social and communicative strategies pharmaceutical companies use to influence NSAID prescribing behaviors and elicits physicians' perceptions and counterbalances to these strategies.
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