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Avoiding pitfalls in chronic disease quality measurement: a case for the next generation of technical quality measures by Kerr, E A, Krein, S L, Vijan, S, Hofer, T P, Hayward, R A

“…The true utility of quality measurement lies in its ability to inspire quality improvement, with resultant enhancements in the processes and outcomes of care…”
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Evaluating the quality of cancer care : Development of cancer quality indicators for a global quality assessment tool by MALIN, J. L, ASCH, S. M, KERR, E. A, MCGLYNN, E. A

“…The rise of managed care has increased interest in measuring, reporting, and improving quality of care. To date, quality assessment has relied on a leading…”
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Managed care and capitation in California : how do physicians at financial risk control their own utilization ? by KERR, E. A, MITTMAN, B. S, HAYS, R. D, SIU, A. L, LEAKE, B, BROOK, R. H

“…To describe the structure and range of utilization management methods initiated by physicians in response to capitation. Cross-sectional questionnaire. A large…”
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Quantitative and functional characterization of muscarinic receptor subtypes in insulin-secreting cell lines and rat pancreatic islets by Iismaa, T P, Kerr, E A, Wilson, J R, Carpenter, L, Sims, N, Biden, T J

“…Quantitative and functional characterization of muscarinic receptor subtypes in insulin-secreting cell lines and rat pancreatic islets. T P Iismaa , E A Kerr ,…”
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New method for objectively assessing lameness in broiler chickens by Weeks, C. A., Knowles, T. G., Gordon, R. G., Kerr, A. E., Peyton, S. T., Tilbrook, N. T.

“…A new method for assessing the severity of lameness in broiler chickens is described. The length of time that birds remained standing in shallow water was…”
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Role of quality measurement in inappropriate use of screening for colorectal cancer: retrospective cohort study by Saini, Sameer D, Vijan, Sandeep, Schoenfeld, Philip, Powell, Adam A, Moser, Stephanie, Kerr, Eve A

“…Objective To examine whether the age based quality measure for screening for colorectal cancer is associated with overuse of screening in patients aged 70-75…”
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Cytokines and immunological control of Eimeria spp by Ovington, K.S., Alleva, L.M., Kerr, E.A.

“…Protozoan parasites belonging to the genus Eimeria cause considerable losses in livestock production in which stocking densities are high or environments…”
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Does dissatisfaction with access to specialists affect the desire to leave a managed care plan? by Kerr, E A, Hays, R D, Lee, M L, Siu, A L

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Involvement of hydrogen peroxide in the differentiation and apoptosis of preosteoclastic cells exposed to arsenite by Szymczyk, K.H., Kerr, B.A.E., Freeman, T.A., Adams, C.S., Steinbeck, M.J.

“…Long-term exposure to sodium arsenite (AsO 2) promotes the development of various cancers. Paradoxically, arsenic also induces pro-myelomonocytic leukemia cell…”
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What is an error? by Hofer, T P, Kerr, E A, Hayward, R A

“…Launched by the Institute of Medicine's report, "To Err is Human," the reduction of medical errors has become a top agenda item for virtually every part of the…”
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Quality improvement initiatives: issues in moving from diabetes guidelines to policy by Hayward, Rodney A, Hofer, Timothy P, Kerr, Eve A, Krein, Sarah L

“…To outline the principles that direct the Veterans Affairs (VA) Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI) dedicated to diabetes quality improvement…”
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The Influence of Gatekeeping and Utilization Review on Patient Satisfaction by Kerr, Eve A., Hays, Ron D., Mitchinson, Allison, Lee, Martin, Siu, Albert L.

“…OBJECTIVE: To examine the influence of utilization review and denial of specialty referrals on patient satisfaction with overall medical care, willingness to…”
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Building a Better Quality Measure: Are Some Patients with 'Poor Quality' Actually Getting Good Care? by Kerr, Eve A., Smith, Dylan M., Hogan, Mary M., Hofer, Timothy P., Krein, Sarah L., Bermann, Martin, Hayward, Rodney A.

“…Background. National performance measures monitor the proportion of diabetic patients with low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels ≥130 mg/dL, but such simple…”
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Resonance Raman studies of CO and O2 binding to elephant myoglobin (distal His(E7)—-Gln) by Kerr, E A, Yu, N T, Bartnicki, D E, Mizukami, H

“…Carbon monoxide and dioxygen were employed as resonance Raman-visible ligands for probing the nature of the heme-binding site in elephant myoglobin, which has…”
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Iron-carbon bond lengths in carbonmonoxy and cyanomet complexes of the monomeric hemoglobin III from Chironomus thummi thummi: a critical comparison between resonance Raman and x-ray diffraction studies by Yu, N.T, Benko, B, Kerr, E.A, Gersonde, K

“…Soret-excited resonance Raman spectroscopy yields direct information regarding the iron-carbon bonding interactions in the cyanomet and carbonmonoxy complexes…”
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Resonance Raman detection of Fe-CO stretching and Fe-C-O bending vibrations in sterically hindered carbonmonoxy strapped hemes: a structural probe of Fe-C-O distortion by NAI-TENG YU, KERR, E. A, WARD, B, CHANG, C. K

“…We report resonance Raman studies of the Fe-C-O distortion in sterically hindered heme-CO complexes. The steric hindrance is provided by a hydrocarbon chain…”
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Knowledge of blood pressure targets among patients with diabetes by Subramanian, Usha, Hofer, T.P, Klamerus, M.L, Zikmund-Fisher, B.J, Heisler, M, Kerr, E.A

“…Abstract Introduction Tight blood pressure (BP) control is the single most important intervention to prevent cardiovascular mortality among patients with…”
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Iron-histidine stretching vibration in the deoxy state of insect hemoglobins with different O2 affinities and Bohr effects by Kerr, E A, Yu, N T, Gersonde, K, Parish, D W, Smith, K M

“…Resonance Raman spectroscopy has been employed to detect the iron-proximal histidine stretching mode in deoxyhemoglobins from insect larvae of Chironomus…”
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Resonance Raman studies of carbon monoxide binding to iron "picket fence" porphyrin with unhindered and hindered axial bases. An inverse relationship between binding affinity and the strength of iron-carbon bond by Kerr, Ellen A, Mackin, Helen C, Yu, Nai Teng

“…The stretching frequency of the iron-carbon bond, v(Fe-CO), is a direct measure of the iron-carbon bond strength when there is no change in the Fe-C-O…”
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Susceptibility of anaerobic bacteria to nine antimicrobial agents and demonstration of decreased susceptibility of Clostridium perfringens to penicillin by Marrie, T J, Haldane, E V, Swantee, C A, Kerr, E A

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