In Print (Journal)
November 2011 Volume 17 Number 11
CLINICAL
Bruce W. Sherman, MD, FCCP, FACOEM; Aydin Sekili, MBA; Shalini Thuppal Prakash, BPharm, MS; and Charity A. Rausch, PharmD
Physician-specific, aggregate patient medication adherence data vary significantly and provide an expanded focus for interventions to improve patient adherence to treatment.
Andy I. Choi, MD, MAS; Andrew J. Karter, PhD; Jennifer Y. Liu, MPH; Bessie A. Young, MD, MPH; Alan S. Go, MD; and Dean Schillinger, MD
Despite uniform access to medical care, Filipinos, blacks, and Asians with diabetes developed albuminuria at higher rates than whites.
Qiaoyi Zhang, MD, PhD; Changgeng Zhao, MS; Michael J. Davies, PhD; Larry Radican, PhD; and Thomas Seck, MD
In patients with type 2 diabetes, compliance and persistence were generally low for both statin and antihyperglycemic therapy, but they were significantly lower with statin therapy.
POLICY
Leonardo Tamariz, MD, MPH; Claudia L. Uribe, MD, PhD; Jiacong Luo, MD, MPH; John W. Hanna, MBA; Daniel E. Ball, DrPH; Kelly Krohn, MD; and Eric S. Meadows, PhD
For patients who reached the Medicare Part D coverage gap, discontinuation was more likely for patients taking osteoporosis medication.
Julia Adler-Milstein, PhD; Catherine M. DesRoches, DrPH; and Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH
Few US hospitals exchange data electronically with unaffiliated providers. Factors associated with competitiveness appear to influence hospitals' decisions to engage in clinical data exchange.
Web Exclusives
Diana M. Sobieraj, PharmD; Stacey M. Coleman, BSN, RN; and Craig I. Coleman, PharmD
Systematic review and meta-analysis suggest that upper gastrointestinal symptoms and disorders are common to inhabitants of the United States.
J. Scott Ashwood, MA; Rachel O. Reid, BA; Claude M. Setodji, PhD; Ellerie Weber, PhD; Martin Gaynor, PhD; and Ateev Mehrotra, MD, MPH
Retail clinic use increased dramatically over 3 years, especially among young, healthy, higher income enrollees living close to retail clinics.
Laura S. Morris, MS; Anne M. Schettine, BS, RN; Patrick J. Roohan, MS; and Foster Gesten, MD, FACP
The existence of chronic conditions did not adversely impact the ability of children in Medicaid managed care to access and utilize recommended preventive care services.
Nikhil Khandelwal, PhD, BPharm; Ian Duncan, FSA, FIA, FCIA, MAAA; Elan Rubinstein, PharmD, MPH; Tamim Ahmed, PhD, MBA; Cheryl Pegus, MD, MPH; Patricia Murphy, MPH; and Kenneth E. Kudrak, ASA, MS, MA
Patients' adherence to maintenance medications at retail pharmacy is slightly higher than those at mail order, presenting opportunities for pharmacists to provide quality care.
Hongsoo Kim, PhD; Drew A. Helmer, MD; Zhonglin Zhao, MD; and Kenneth Boockvar, MD
A population-based data set was used to examine prevalence of and factors associated with acute and chronic potentially preventable hospitalizations among older adults with diabetes.
