Articles by Chuan-Fen Liu, PhD

Association Between Length of Stay and Readmission for COPD
BySeppo T. Rinne, MD, PhD,Meredith C. Graves, PhD,Lori A. Bastian, MD,Peter K. Lindenauer, MD,Edwin S. Wong, PhD,Paul L. Hebert, PhD,Chuan-Fen Liu, PhD Among patients admitted for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at Veterans Affairs hospitals, hospital-level length of stay was not associated with 30-day readmission.

Organizational Structure for Chronic Heart Failure and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
BySeppo T. Rinne, MD, PhD,Chuan-Fen Liu, PhD,Edwin S. Wong, PhD,Paul L. Hebert, PhD,Paul Heidenreich, MD,Lori A. Bastian, MD,David H. Au, MD In a nationwide cross-sectional comparison of organizational structure for chronic disease management, less attention was given to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease than chronic heart failure.

Survey Nonresponders Incurred Higher Medical Utilization and Lower Medication Adherence
BySeppo T. Rinne, MD, PhD,Edwin S. Wong, PhD,Jaclyn M. Lemon, BS,Mark Perkins, PharmD,Christopher L. Bryson, MD,Chuan-Fen Liu, PhD In a retrospective cohort analysis, diabetic nonresponders to a patient satisfaction survey had higher healthcare costs, clinic visits, and hospitalizations, but lower medication adherence.

Increasing Copayments and Adherence to Diabetes, Hypertension, and Hyperlipidemic Medications
ByMatthew L. Maciejewski, PhD,Chris L. Bryson, MD, MS,Mark Perkins, PharmD,David K. Blough, PhD,Francesca E. Cunningham, PhD,John C. Fortney, PhD,Sarah L. Krein, PhD,Kevin T. Stroupe, PhD,Nancy D. Sharp, PhD,Chuan-Fen Liu, PhD A copayment increase from $2 to $7 adversely affected veterans' adherence to statins, antihypertensives, and oral hypoglycemic agents.

Time Allocation and Caseload Capacity in Telephone Depression Care Management
ByChuan-Fen Liu, PhD,John Fortney, PhD,Susan Vivell, PhD,Karen Vollen, MA,William N. Raney, MA,Barbara Revay, BS,Maurilio Garcia-Maldonado, MD,Jeffrey Pyne, MD,Lisa V. Rubenstein, MD, MPH,Edmund Chaney, PhD