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Broadband access within Medically Underserved Areas and its implication for telehealth utilization by Bell, Nathaniel, Hung, Peiyin, Lòpez‐De Fede, Ana, Adams, Swann A.

“…Purpose There is little information as to how America's broadband infrastructure might impact recent efforts to expand access to virtual care for underserved…”
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Associations between Mental Health and Diabetes: Findings from the South Carolina Medicaid Managed Care Program in 2006–2008 by Fede, Ana Lòpez-De, Hardin, James W., Smith, Kathy L. Mayfield, Liu, Qiduan, Payne, Teresa, Stewart, John E., Brantley, Verna

“…To assess differences in services associated with mental health status and prescriptions among Medicaid patients diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. Secondary…”
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Geographic proximity to primary care providers as a risk-assessment criterion for quality performance measures by Bell, Nathaniel, Lòpez-De Fede, Ana, Cai, Bo, Brooks, John

“…Previous studies have found a mixed association between Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) designation and improvements in primary care quality indicators,…”
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Group Prenatal Care Results in Medicaid Savings with Better Outcomes: A Propensity Score Analysis of CenteringPregnancy Participation in South Carolina by Gareau, Sarah, Lòpez-De Fede, Ana, Loudermilk, Brandon L., Cummings, Tammy H., Hardin, James W., Picklesimer, Amy H., Crouch, Elizabeth, Covington-Kolb, Sarah

“…Objectives This study was undertaken to determine the cost savings of prevention of adverse birth outcomes for Medicaid women participating in the…”
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Community social determinants and health outcomes drive availability of patient-centered medical homes by Bell, Nathaniel, Wilkerson, Rebecca, Mayfield-Smith, Kathy, Lòpez-De Fede, Ana

“…The collaborative design of America’s patient-centered medical homes places these practices at the forefront of emerging efforts to address longstanding…”
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Prenatal Syphilis Screening Among Medicaid Enrollees in 6 Southern States by Lanier, Paul, Kennedy, Susan, Snyder, Angela, Smith, Jessica, Napierala, Eric, Talbert, Jeffrey, Hammerslag, Lindsey, Humble, Larry, Myers, Eddy, Austin, Anna, Blount, Thomas, Dowler, Shannon, Mobley, Victoria, Fede, Ana Lòpez-De, Nguyen, Hoa, Bruce, Jean, Grijalva, Carlos G., Krishnan, Sunita, Otter, Caitlin, Horton, Katie, Seiler, Naomi, Majors, John, Pearson, William S.

“…The rates of syphilis among pregnant women and infants have increased in recent years, particularly in the U.S. South. Although state policies require prenatal…”
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Association of Patient-Centered Medical Home designation and quality indicators within HRSA-funded community health center delivery sites by Bell, Nathaniel, Wilkerson, Rebecca, Mayfield-Smith, Kathy, Lòpez-De Fede, Ana

“…Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) adoption is an important strategy to help improve primary care quality within Health Resources and Service Administration…”
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Health Insurance Coverage among Diabetic Adults from Three Major Ethnic Groups in the United States by Ekperi, Linda I., Greene, Shamola, Dehal, Ahmed, Fede, Ana Lòpez-De, Zhang, Jian

“…The lack of adequate health insurance may result in a downward spiral of the diabetic condition, imposing an increased financial strain on family and the…”
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Collaborative Practice Agreements and Their Geographic Impact on Where Nurse Practitioners Can Practice by Bell, Nathaniel, Hughes, Ronda, Fede, Ana Lòpez-De

“…There is limited information as to whether collaborative practice agreements (CPAs) among states that mandate travel or capitation limits on nurse…”
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Comparison of small-area deprivation measures as predictors of chronic disease burden in a low-income population by Lòpez-De Fede, Ana, Stewart, John E, Hardin, James W, Mayfield-Smith, Kathy

“…Measures of small-area deprivation may be valuable in geographically targeting limited resources to prevent, diagnose, and effectively manage chronic…”
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Spatial Visualization of Multivariate Datasets: An Analysis of STD and HIV/AIDS Diagnosis Rates and Socioeconomic Context Using Ring Maps by Fede, Ana Lòpez-De, Stewart, John E., Hardin, James W., Mayfield-Smith, Kathy, Sudduth, Dawn

“…Objectives. We used existing data systems to examine sexually transmitted disease (STD) and HIV/AIDS diagnosis rates and explore potential countylevel…”
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Knowledge and Perceived Risk of Tuberculosis: Us Racial and Regional Differences by Kirtland, Karen A., Fede, Ana Lòpez-De, Harris, Muriel

“…The purpose of this study is to report the findings of the 2004 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) questions on tuberculosis (TB) knowledge and perceived…”
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Ring maps for spatial visualization of multivariate epidemiological data by Battersby, Sarah E., Stewart, John E., Fede, Ana Lopez-De, Remington, Kevin C., Mayfield-Smith, Kathy

“…Please click here to download the map associated with this article. Epidemiological research often involves the visual exploration of numerous attributes to…”
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Association of Hospital Incentive Care Management Partnerships for Uninsured Patients With Emergency Department Utilization by Gareau, Sarah, López-De Fede, Ana, Chen, Zhimin, Bell, Nathaniel, Mayfield-Smith, Kathy

“…The South Carolina (SC) Healthy Outcomes Plan (HOP) program aimed to expand access to health care to individuals without insurance; it remains unknown whether…”
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STI Testing among Medicaid Enrollees Initiating PrEP for HIV Prevention in Six Southern States by Lanier, Paul, Kennedy, Susan, Snyder, Angela, Smith, Jessica, Napierala, Eric, Talbert, Jeffrey, Hammerslag, Lindsey, Humble, Larry, Myers, Eddy, Whittington, Angel, Smith, Jheramy, Bachhuber, Marcus, Austin, Anna, Blount, Thomas, Stehlin, Grace, Fede, Ana Lopez-De, Nguyen, Hoa, Bruce, Jean, Grijalva, Carlos G., Krishnan, Sunita, Otter, Caitlin, Horton, Katie, Seiler, Naomi, Pearson, William S.

“…The purpose of this study was to measure sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing among Medicaid enrollees initiating preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to…”
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Reliability of the American Community Survey Estimates of Risk-Adjusted Readmission Rankings for Hospitals Before and After Peer Group Stratification by Bell, Nathaniel, Lòpez-De Fede, Ana, Cai, Bo, Brooks, John M.

“…Importance Since the transition to the American Community Survey, data uncertainty has complicated its use for policy making and research, despite the ongoing…”
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Prenatal syphilis screening among pregnant Medicaid enrollees by sexually transmitted infection history as well as race and ethnicity by Hammerslag, Lindsey R., Campbell-Baier, Rachel E., Otter, Caitlin A., López-De Fede, Ana, Smith, Jheramy P., Whittington, L. Angel, Humble, Larry J., Myers, Eddy R., Kennedy, Susan R., Talbert, Jeffery C., Pearson, William S.

“…Congenital syphilis can cause severe morbidity, including miscarriage and stillbirth, and rates are increasing rapidly within the United States. However,…”
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Antipsychotic Prescriptions for Children Aged 5 Years or Younger: Do We Need Policy Oversight Standards? by Lòpez-De Fede, Ana, Vyavaharkar, Medha, Bellinger, Jessica D.

“…The use of antipsychotics in very young children is of concern given the lack of empirical evidence in their efficacy and long-term impact on children’s…”
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Diabetes and the socioeconomic and built environment: geovisualization of disease prevalence and potential contextual associations using ring maps by Stewart, John E, Battersby, Sarah E, Lopez-De Fede, Ana, Remington, Kevin C, Hardin, James W, Mayfield-Smith, Kathy

“…Efforts to stem the diabetes epidemic in the United States and other countries must take into account a complex array of individual, social, economic, and…”
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Developing Multi-Task Learning Methods to Aid in Electronic Healthcare Prediction by Tsien, Edward, Wu, Dezhi, Fede, Ana Lopez-De

“…Multi-Task Learning (MTL) is a machine learning paradigm that allows for a neural network model to simultaneously train and predict on multiple related…”
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