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A cluster-randomized trial to improve stroke care in hospitals by LAKSHMINARAYAN, K, BORBAS, C, MCLAUGHLIN, B, MORRIS, N. E, VAZQUEZ, G, LUEPKER, R. V, ANDERSON, D. C

“…We evaluated the effect of performance feedback on acute ischemic stroke care quality in Minnesota hospitals. A cluster-randomized controlled trial design with…”
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Use of breast-conserving surgery for treatment of stage I and stage II breast cancer by Guadagnoli, E, Weeks, J C, Shapiro, C L, Gurwitz, J H, Borbas, C, Soumerai, S B

“…To assess the use of breast-conserving surgery in two states reported to differ with respect to surgical treatment of breast cancer. A retrospective cohort…”
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Age-related patterns of care: evidence against ageism in the treatment of early-stage breast cancer by Guadagnoli, E, Shapiro, C, Gurwitz, J H, Silliman, R A, Weeks, J C, Borbas, C, Soumerai, S B

“…To assess whether the use of adjuvant systemic therapy in postmenopausal women with early-stage breast cancer is influenced by patient age. A retrospective…”
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The outcomes of elective laparoscopic and open cholecystectomies by KANE, R. L, LURIE, N, BORBAS, C, MORRIS, N, FLOOD, S, MCLAUGHLIN, B, NEMANICH, G, SCHULTZ, A

“…The demand for evidence of effectiveness for medical care has prompted the development of epidemiologic approaches to relating the outcomes of care to…”
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Treatment Decision Making in Early-Stage Breast Cancer: Should Surgeons Match Patients’ Desired Level of Involvement? by Keating, N. L.

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Improving patient care: experiment in planned change by Borbas, C

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Effect of Local Medical Opinion Leaders on Quality of Care for Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Soumerai, Stephen B, McLaughlin, Thomas J, Gurwitz, Jerry H, Guadagnoli, Edward, Hauptman, Paul J, Borbas, Catherine, Morris, Nora, McLaughlin, Barbara, Gao, Xiaoming, Willison, Donald J, Asinger, Richard, Gobel, Fredarick

“…CONTEXT.— The effectiveness of recruiting local medical opinion leaders to improve quality of care is poorly understood. OBJECTIVE.— To evaluate a…”
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Relationship of diabetes-specific knowledge to self-management activities, ambulatory preventive care, and metabolic outcomes by Persell, Stephen D., Keating, Nancy L., Landrum, Mary Beth, Landon, Bruce E., Ayanian, John Z., Borbas, Catherine, Guadagnoli, Edward

“…Background. Educational interventions increase diabetes patients' knowledge and self-care activities, but their impact on the use of health services to prevent…”
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Treatment of early stage breast cancer: do surgeons and patients agree regarding whether treatment alternatives were discussed? by KEATING, Nancy L, WEEKS, Jane C, BORBAS, Catherine, GUADAGNOLI, Edward

“…Informing patients of available treatment alternatives is an important element of informed consent. We examined and compared patients' and their surgeons'…”
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The role of clinical opinion leaders in guideline implementation and quality improvement by Borbas, C, Morris, N, McLaughlin, B, Asinger, R, Gobel, F

“…The lag between the publication of clinical and health-services research and the application of this information is substantial and delays health-care…”
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Adjuvant Tamoxifen Prescription in Women 65 Years and Older With Primary Breast Cancer by SILLIMAN, Rebecca A, GUADAGNOLI, Edward, MOR, Vincent, RAKOWSKI, William, LANDRUM, Mary Beth, LASH, Timothy L, WOLF, Robert, FINK, Aliza, GANZ, Patricia A, GURWITZ, Jerry, BORBAS, Catherine

“…We examined patterns of adjuvant tamoxifen discussion and prescription among breast cancer patients age 65 years and older. We selected from women diagnosed…”
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The Influence of Physicians' Practice Management Strategies and Financial Arrangements on Quality of Care among Patients with Diabetes by Keating, Nancy L., Landrum, Mary Beth, Landon, Bruce E., Ayanian, John Z., Borbas, Catherine, Wolf, Robert, Guadagnoli, Edward

“…Context: Health care organizations use many strategies to influence physician behavior and the care delivered, but the effect of such strategies on quality is…”
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Measuring the Quality of Diabetes Care Using Administrative Data: Is There Bias? by Keating, Nancy L., Landrum, Mary Beth, Landon, Bruce E., Ayanian, John Z., Borbas, Catherine, Guadagnoli, Edward

“…Objectives. Health care organizations often measure processes of care using only administrative data. We assessed whether measuring processes of diabetes care…”
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Practice, Clinical Management, and Financial Arrangements of Practicing Generalists by Keating, Nancy L., Landon, Bruce E., Ayanian, John Z., Borbas, Catherine, Guadagnoli, Edward

“…OBJECTIVE:  To describe the practice settings, financial arrangements, and management strategies experienced by generalist physicians and identify factors…”
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The Pediatric Cardiac Care Consortium: a physician-managed clinical review program by Moller, J H, Borbas, C

“…A voluntary physician-initiated and physician-managed clinical review program for pediatric cardiology uses clinical practice data and expected outcome to…”
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The quality of care for treatment of early stage breast carcinoma : Is it consistent with National Guidelines? by GUADAGNOLI, E, SHAPIRO, C. L, WEEKS, J. C, GURWITZ, J. H, BORBAS, C, SOUMERAI, S. B

“…In response to the importance of early stage breast carcinoma as a public health concern and to the complexity of the clinical literature devoted to treatment…”
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The Minnesota Clinical Comparison and Assessment Program: a resource for clinical quality improvement programs by Norling, R A, McLaughlin, D B, Schultz, A, Borbas, C

“…Project Overview: MCCAP is a voluntary, statewide initiative of more than 50 hospitals designed to improve patient outcomes by reducing variation among…”
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Complications and short-term outcomes associated with total hip arthroplasty in teaching and community hospitals by Thompson, Roby, Kane, Robert L., Gromala, Terry, McLaughlin, Barbara, Flood, Shannon, Morris, Nora, Borbas, Catherine

“…We followed 1,810 consecutive admissions for elective total hip arthroplasty (excluding hip fracture repair and revisions) to 27 Minnesota hospitals in a…”
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Discussion of Treatment Options for Early-Stage Breast Cancer: Effect of Provider Specialty on Type of Surgery and Satisfaction by Keating, Nancy L., Weeks, Jane C., Landrum, Mary Beth, Borbas, Catherine, Guadagnoli, Edward

“…Objectives. To describe the physicians with whom breast cancer patients discuss treatment options and assess whether discussing surgical options with a medical…”
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The pediatric cardiac care consortium--revisited by Moller, J H, Powell, C B, Joransen, J A, Borbas, C

“…The Pediatric Cardiac Care Consortium (PCCC) is a collaborative, voluntary effort of pediatric cardiologists to gather and analyze data regarding operative…”
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