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New recommendation and coverage of low-dose computed tomography for lung cancer screening: uptake has increased but is still low by Li, Jiang, Chung, Sukyung, Wei, Esther K, Luft, Harold S

“…In 2013, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued recommendations for low-dose computed tomography for lung cancer screening (LDCT-LCS), but there…”
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“It is not the fault of the health care team - it is the way the system works”: a mixed-methods quality improvement study of patients with advanced cancer and family members reveals challenges navigating a fragmented healthcare system and the administrative and financial burdens of care by Dillon, Ellis C., Martinez, Meghan C., Li, Martina, Mann-Grewal, Amandeep K., Luft, Harold S., Liang, Su-Ying, Colocci, Natalia, Lai, Steve, Patel, Manali

“…Abstract Background Healthcare fragmentation and lack of care coordination are longstanding problems in cancer care. This study’s goal was to provide in-depth…”
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Reducing Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Female Breast Cancer: Screening Rates and Stage at Diagnosis by Sassi, Franco, Luft, Harold S, Guadagnoli, Edward

“…We assessed whether population rates of mammography screening, and their changes over time, were associated with improvements in breast cancer stage at…”
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Commentary: It’s more than just the price by Luft, Harold S.

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Electronic Health Record Logs Indicate That Physicians Split Time Evenly Between Seeing Patients And Desktop Medicine by Tai-Seale, Ming, Olson, Cliff W, Li, Jinnan, Chan, Albert S, Morikawa, Criss, Durbin, Meg, Wang, Wei, Luft, Harold S

“…Time spent by physicians is a key resource in health care delivery. This study used data captured by the access time stamp functionality of an electronic…”
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Total Cure: The Antidote to the Health Care Crisis by Luft, Harold S

“…Guaranteeing that all are insured does not create a system with the quality of care patients want, the flexibility clinicians need, and the internal dynamics…”
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Smoking-Cessation Interventions After Lung Cancer Screening Guideline Change by Li, Jiang, Chung, Sukyung, Martinez, Meghan C., Luft, Harold S.

“…Recent guideline changes for lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography recommend smoking-cessation interventions be done in parallel with…”
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Advancing Learning Health Systems Through Embedded Research: The 23rd Annual Conference of the Health Care Systems Research Network by Greene, Sarah M, Luft, Harold S, Tai-Seale, Ming

“…The 23rd annual conference of the Health Care Systems Research Network (HCSRN, formerly the HMO Research Network) was held in San Diego, California, March…”
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Is Good Enough for Our Peers Good Enough for Policy Makers? by Luft, Harold S.

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Physician Work Hours and the Gender Pay Gap — Evidence from Primary Care by Luft, Harold S, Ganguli, Ishani, Neprash, Hannah T

“…To the Editor: Ganguli et al. (Oct. 1 issue) 1 report that female primary care physicians (PCPs) spent more time with their patients per visit than did their…”
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Five Decades of HSR—By Words and Figures by Luft, Harold S.

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Beyond Consent: Building Trusting Relationships With Diverse Populations in Precision Medicine Research by Kraft, Stephanie A., Cho, Mildred K., Gillespie, Katherine, Halley, Meghan, Varsava, Nina, Ormond, Kelly E., Luft, Harold S., Wilfond, Benjamin S., Lee, Sandra Soo-Jin

“…With the growth of precision medicine research on health data and biospecimens, research institutions will need to build and maintain long-term, trusting…”
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Becoming Accountable — Opportunities and Obstacles for ACOs by Luft, Harold S

“…The Patient Protection and Accountable Care Act (ACA) requires the secretary of health and human services to establish a program within Medicare in which…”
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Policy-Oriented Research on Improved Physician Incentives for Higher Value Health Care by Luft, Harold S.

“…Policy makers (both public and private) are seeking ways to improve the value delivered within our health care system, that is, using fewer resources to…”
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Preventive visit among older adults with Medicare's introduction of Annual Wellness Visit: Closing gaps in underutilization by Chung, Sukyung, Romanelli, Robert J., Stults, Cheryl D., Luft, Harold S.

“…Preventive visit rates are low among older adults in the United States. We evaluated changes in preventive visit utilization with Medicare's introduction of…”
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Economic Incentives to Promote Innovation in Healthcare Delivery by Luft, Harold S.

“…Economics influences how medical care is delivered, organized, and progresses. Fee-for-service payment encourages delivery of services…”
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Incidence of Lung Cancer Among Never-Smoking Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Females by DeRouen, Mindy C, Canchola, Alison J, Thompson, Caroline A, Jin, Anqi, Nie, Sixiang, Wong, Carmen, Lichtensztajn, Daphne, Allen, Laura, Patel, Manali I, Daida, Yihe G, Luft, Harold S, Shariff-Marco, Salma, Reynolds, Peggy, Wakelee, Heather A, Liang, Su-Ying, Waitzfelder, Beth E, Cheng, Iona, Gomez, Scarlett L

“…Abstract Background Although lung cancer incidence rates according to smoking status, sex, and detailed race/ethnicity have not been available, it is estimated…”
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From Small Area Variations to Accountable Care Organizations: How Health Services Research Can Inform Policy by LUFT, Harold S

“…Much of health services research seeks to inform particular policy choices and is best characterized as policy-driven research. The reverse, research-driven…”
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Population-Based Registry Linkages to Improve Validity of Electronic Health Record-Based Cancer Research by Thompson, Caroline A, Jin, Anqi, Luft, Harold S, Lichtensztajn, Daphne Y, Allen, Laura, Liang, Su-Ying, Schumacher, Benjamin T, Gomez, Scarlett Lin

“…There is tremendous potential to leverage the value gained from integrating electronic health records (EHR) and population-based cancer registry data for…”
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Primary care physician practice styles and quality, cost, and productivity by Luft, Harold S, Liang, Su-Ying, Eaton, Laura J, Chung, Sukyung

“…To assess quality, cost, physician productivity, and patient experience for 2 primary care physician (PCP) practice styles: the focused, who typically address…”
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