Articles by Sarah L. Krein, PhD, RN
Endoscopy Underuse for New-Onset Iron Deficiency Anemia in Younger Veterans
ByAndrew J. Read, MD, MS,Sarah L. Krein, PhD, RN,Kennedy DuBose, MPH,Tony Van, MS,Sameer D. Saini, MD, MS,Akbar K. Waljee, MD, MSc Bidirectional endoscopy (upper endoscopy and colonoscopy) was underutilized in the evaluation of new-onset iron deficiency anemia in younger veterans from 2005 to 2019.
This study reports qualitative findings from an explanatory sequential mixed-methods investigation to understand hospitals’ approaches to a novel commercial episode-based reimbursement incentive program.
Trends in Primary Care Encounters Across Professional Roles in PCMH
ByAnn M. Annis, PhD, RN,Marcelline Harris, PhD, RN,Hyungjin Myra Kim, ScD,Ann-Marie Rosland, MD, MS,Sarah L. Krein, PhD, RN A metric of primary care delivery by non–primary care provider clinicians demonstrated increasing trends in patient encounters by nurses and social workers and was responsive to patient-centered medical home implementation.
Measuring Patient-Centered Medical Home Access and Continuity in Clinics With Part-Time Clinicians
ByAnn-Marie Rosland, MD, MS,Sarah L. Krein, PhD, RN,Hyungjin Myra Kim, ScD,Clinton L. Greenstone, MD,Adam Tremblay, MD,David Ratz, MS,Darcy Saffar, MPH,Eve A. Kerr, MD, MPH Commonly used measures of performance for assessing patient access do not reflect PCMH-encouraged strategies to improve access that may be preferentially used by part-time physicians.
Additional training opportunities for primary care physicians and better use of ancillary services may be needed to further improve care for chronic pain patients.
Gender Disparities in Lipid Management: The Presence of Disparities Depends on the Quality Measure
ByCatherine Kim, MD, MPH,Eve A. Kerr, MD, MPH,Steven J. Bernstein, MD, MPH,Sarah L. Krein, PhD, RN Proactive Case Management of High-risk Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by a Clinical Pharmacist: A Randomized Controlled Trial
ByHae Mi Choe, PharmD,Sonya Mitrovich, MD,Daniel Dubay, MD,Rodney A. Hayward, MD,Sarah L. Krein, PhD, RN,Sandeep Vijan, MD Veterans Affairs Primary Care Organizational Characteristics Associated With Better Diabetes Control
ByGeorge L. Jackson, PhD, MHA,Elizabeth M. Yano, PhD, MSPH,David Edelman, MD, MHS,Sarah L. Krein, PhD, RN,Michel A. Ibrahim, MD, PhD,Timothy S. Carey, MD, MPH,Shoou-Yih Daniel Lee, PhD,Katherine Avoiding Pitfalls in Chronic Disease Quality Measurement: A Case for the Next Generation of Technical Quality Measures
ByEve A. Kerr, MD, MPH,Sarah L. Krein, PhD, RN,Sandeep Vijan, MD, MS,Timothy P. Hofer, MD, MS,Rodney A. Hayward, MD
