Jennifer Elston Lafata, PhD

November 07, 2018

We found race and age disparities not only in who adopted patient portal technology but also in which features were accessed by those who were adopters.

August 23, 2018

Physician- and nursing staff–reported team functioning was associated with patient satisfaction but not with clinical quality or patient portal implementation.

October 12, 2016

Among patients likely needing mental health care, two-thirds had no discussion or perfunctory discussion of mental health during periodic health exams.

July 21, 2014

CRC screening rates in a large managed care organization were low. Among those screened, use was associated more with physicians' recommendations than with patient preferences.

April 16, 2013

More comprehensive discussion of colorectal screening by primary care physicians was associated with higher screening rates among adults aged 51 to 80 years who were overdue for screening.

June 15, 2012

African Americans with diabetes are less likely than whites to be treated with lipid-lowering agents, have their medication altered, or reach LDL-C goal.

July 13, 2011

Colorectal cancer screening use was similar in 2 divergent primary care populations. Colonoscopy was the most frequently used modality; FOBT was used inconsistently.

May 01, 2006

September 01, 2004