Robert S. Zeiger, MD, PhD
Articles by Robert S. Zeiger, MD, PhD
Step-Up Care Improves Impairment in Uncontrolled Asthma: An Administrative Data Study
ByRobert S. Zeiger, MD, PhD,Michael Schatz, MD, MS,Qiaowu Li, MS,Feng Zhang, MS,Anna S. Purdum, PharmD, MS,Wansu Chen, MS Significant clinically meaningful improvements in asthma impairment are documented by administrative data for 1 year after initiation of step-up care in patients with uncontrolled asthma.
Persistent Asthma Defined Using HEDIS Versus Survey Criteria
ByMichael Schatz, MD, MS,Robert S. Zeiger, MD, PhD,Su-Jau T. Yang, PhD,Wansu Chen, MS,William W. Crawford, MD,Shiva G. Sajjan, PhD,Felicia Allen-Ramey, PhD HEDIS-defined persistent asthma is generally consistent with survey-defined persistent asthma over a 3-year period.
Relationship of Asthma Control to Asthma Exacerbations Using Surrogate Markers Within a Managed Care Database
ByMichael Schatz, MD, MS,Robert S. Zeiger, MD, PhD,Su-Jau T. Yang, PhD,Wansu Chen, MS,William W. Crawford, MD,Shiva G. Sajjan, PhD,Felicia Allen-Ramey, PhD Fewer short-acting agonist canisters dispensed (but not dispensing of any controller) and higher ratio of controller to total medication are associated with reduced asthma exacerbations.
Asthma-specific quality of life and a history of acute episodes can be used together to identify risks of subsequent acute exacerbations.
Validity of the Asthma Control Test™ Completed at Home
ByMichael Schatz, MD,David M. Mosen, PhD,Mark Kosinski, MA,William M. Vollmer, PhD,David J. Magid, MD,Elizabeth O'Connor, PhD,Robert S. Zeiger, MD, PhD Development and Validation of a Medication Intensity Scale Derived From Computerized Pharmacy Data That Predicts Emergency Hospital Utilization for Persistent Asthma
ByMichael Schatz, MD,Robert S. Zeiger, MD, PhD,William M. Vollmer, PhD,David Mosen, PhD,Andrea J. Apter, MD,Thomas B. Stibolt, MD,Albin Leong, MD,Michael S. Johnson, MS,Guillermo Mendoza, MD,E. Francis Cook, ScD