Articles by Joseph A. Vassalotti, MD
A Kidney Diagnostic’s Impact on Physician Decision-making in Diabetic Kidney Disease
ByManasi Datar, PhD,Saranya Ramakrishnan, MPH,Jennifer Chong, BA,Elizabeth Montgomery, BS,Thomas F. Goss, PharmD,Steven G. Coca, MD,Joseph A. Vassalotti, MD The KidneyIntelX test would affect primary care physician (PCP) decision-making, and PCPs would use the results of KidneyIntelX more than albuminuria and estimated glomerular filtration rate when making decisions about diabetic kidney disease management.
CKD Quality Improvement Intervention With PCMH Integration: Health Plan Results
ByJoseph A. Vassalotti, MD,Rachel DeVinney, MPH, CHES,Stacey Lukasik, BA,Sandra McNaney, BS,Elizabeth Montgomery, BS,Cindy Voss, MA,Daniel Winn, MD A scalable chronic kidney disease (CKD) quality improvement intervention demonstrated feasibility, decreased hospitalization, and reduced costs. These preliminary results support innovation in CKD by commercial health plans.