P. Michael Ho, MD, PhD

Articles by P. Michael Ho, MD, PhD

Cost Savings Associated With Electronic Specialty Consultations

ByMelanie D. Whittington, PhD,P. Michael Ho, MD, PhD,Susan R. Kirsh, MD, MPH,Rachael R. Kenney, MA,Jeffrey Todd-Stenberg, BA,David H. Au, MD, MS,Joseph Simonetti, MD, MPH

January 14th 2021

This retrospective cohort evaluation found that patients receiving electronic, compared with face-to-face, specialty consultation had significantly lower health care costs for at least 3 months.

Impact of a National Specialty E-Consultation Implementation Project on Access

BySusan Kirsh, MD, MPH,Evan Carey, MS,David C. Aron, MD, MS,Omar Cardenas, BS,Glenn Graham, MD, PhD,Rajiv Jain, MD,David H. Au, MD,Chin-Lin Tseng, DrPH,Heather Franklin, MPH,P. Michael Ho, MD, PhD

December 14th 2015

E-consult implementation grew from 12 to 122 VHA sites with multiple specialties. The adjusted e-consult rate of 1.93/100 consults saved significant patient travel miles and costs.

Systolic Blood Pressure Control After Participation in a Hypertension Intervention Study

ByLesley K. Welch, PharmD,Kari L. Olson, PharmD,Karen E. Snow, Lauren Pointer, MS,Anne Lambert-Kerzner, MSPH,Edward P. Havranek, MD,David J. Magid, MD, MPH,P. Michael Ho, MD, PhD

July 13th 2011

Systolic blood pressure control was not maintained in a large proportion of patients after the end of participation in a hypertension intervention study.

A Multimodal Blood Pressure Control Intervention in 3 Healthcare Systems

ByDavid J. Magid, MD, MPH,P. Michael Ho, MD, PhD,Kari L. Olson, BSc (Pharm), PharmD,David W. Brand, MSPH,Lesley K. Welch, PharmD,Karen E. Snow, PharmD,Anne C. Lambert-Kerzner, MSPH,Mary E. Plomon

April 13th 2011

A multisite multimodal intervention of patient education, home monitoring, measurement reporting to an IVR system, and pharmacist follow-up achieved greater BP reductions vs usual care.