Search Results - "Mouchawar, J"

Reason for Late-Stage Breast Cancer: Absence of Screening or Detection, or Breakdown in Follow-up? by Taplin, Stephen H., Ichikawa, Laura, Yood, Marianne Ulcickas, Manos, M. Michele, Geiger, Ann M., Weinmann, Sheila, Gilbert, Joyce, Mouchawar, Judy, Leyden, Wendy A., Altaras, Robin, Beverly, Robert K., Casso, Deborah, Westbrook, Emily Oakes, Bischoff, Kimberly, Zapka, Jane G., Barlow, William E.

“…Background: Mammography screening increases the detection of early-stage breast cancers. Therefore, implementing screening should reduce the percentage of…”
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Colorado family physicians' knowledge of hereditary breast cancer and related practice by Mouchawar, J, Klein, C E, Mullineaux, L

“…The objective of this study was to describe Colorado family physicians' (FPs') knowledge of hereditary breast cancer and related practice behaviors. A survey…”
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Cervical Cancer in Women With Comprehensive Health Care Access: Attributable Factors in the Screening Process by Leyden, Wendy A., Manos, M. Michele, Geiger, Ann M., Weinmann, Sheila, Mouchawar, Judy, Bischoff, Kimberly, Yood, Marianne Ulcickas, Gilbert, Joyce, Taplin, Stephen H.

“…Background: Invasive cervical cancer is highly preventable, yet it continues to occur, even among women who have access to cancer screening and treatment…”
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A study of the relationship between family history of breast cancer and knowledge of breast cancer genetic testing prerequisites by Mouchawar, J, Byers, T, Cutter, G, Dignan, M, Michael, S

“…Awareness of hereditary breast cancer genetic testing, of breast cancer risk factors, and of increased level of risk based on family history are necessary…”
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Mammography screening matters for young women with breast carcinoma: Evidence of downstaging among 42-49-year-old women with a history of previous mammography screening by BUSEMAN, Sandra, MOUCHAWAR, Judy, CALONGE, Ned, BYERS, Tim

“…Breast carcinoma is the leading cause of death for women between the ages of 40 and 49 years, yet questions linger regarding the effectiveness of screening…”
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Genetic testing for susceptibility to breast and ovarian cancer: evaluating the impact of a direct-to-consumer marketing campaign on physicians' knowledge and practices by Myers, Melanie F, Chang, Man-Huei, Jorgensen, Cynthia, Whitworth, William, Kassim, Sidibe, Litch, James A, Armstrong, Lori, Bernhardt, Barbara, Faucett, W Andrew, Irwin, Debra, Mouchawar, Judy, Bradley, Linda A

“…To assess the impact of direct-to-consumer marketing of genetic testing for risk of breast and ovarian cancer by a biotechnology company on: 1) physicians'…”
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Organizational barriers to physician participation in cancer clinical trials by Somkin, Carol P, Altschuler, Andrea, Ackerson, Lynn, Geiger, Ann M, Greene, Sarah M, Mouchawar, Judy, Holup, Joan, Fehrenbacher, Louis, Nelson, Andrew, Glass, Andrew, Polikoff, Jonathan, Tishler, Sigrid, Schmidt, Carolyn, Field, Terry, Wagner, Edward

“…To assess barriers to physician participation in cancer clinical trials among oncologists, oncology leaders, and health plan leaders. Mail survey of 221…”
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Processes of care in cervical and breast cancer screening and follow-up—the importance of communication by Zapka, Jane G, Puleo, Elaine, Taplin, Stephen H, Goins, Karin Valentine, Ulcickas Yood, Marianne, Mouchawar, Judy, Somkin, Carol, Manos, M.Michele

“…Background. Given limited research, we investigated patient reports of processes of care related to screening follow-up, timing of result notification,…”
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The American Cancer Society Challenge Goals : How far can cancer rates decline in the U.S. by the year 2015? by BYERS, T, MOUCHAWAR, J, MARKS, J, CADY, B, LINS, N, SWANSON, G. M, BAL, D. G, EYRE, H

“…Cancer incidence and mortality rates both began to decline in the U. S. in the early 1990s. Recognizing the unprecedented potential benefits of accelerating…”
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Assessing controversial direct-to-consumer advertising for hereditary breast cancer testing: reactions from women and their physicians in a managed care organization by Mouchawar, Judy, Laurion, Suzanne, Ritzwoller, Debra P, Ellis, Jennifer, Kulchak-Rahm, Alanna, Hensley-Alford, Sharon

“…To describe the impact on patients and physicians at a managed care organization (MCO) of a direct-to-consumer advertising (DTC-ad) campaign concerning testing…”
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Reply to letter from Marc Williams by Mouchawar, J, Ellis, Jennifer, Ritzwoller, Debra, Hensley-Alford, Sharon, Laurion, Suzanne

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The Sensitivity of Medicare Billing Claims Data for Monitoring Mammography Use by Elderly Women by Mouchawar, Judy, Byers, Tim, Warren, Meghan, Schluter, W. William

“…Mammography use is monitored through Medicare billing claims; however, the sensitivity of this data source has not been previously described. This study…”
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Re: “Impact of direct-to-consumer advertising for hereditary breast cancer testing on genetic services at a managed care organization: A naturally occurring experiment” by Williams, Marc S.

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Implementation of systems strategies for breast and cervical cancer screening services in health maintenance organizations by Goins, Karin Valentine, Zapka, Jane G, Geiger, Ann M, Solberg, Leif I, Taplin, Stephen, Yood, Marianne Ulcickas, Gilbert, Joyce, Mouchawar, Judy, Somkin, Carol P, Weinmann, Sheila

“…To describe the systems strategies used to reduce failures in delivery of breast and cervical cancer screening services in HMOs with high performance rates for…”
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Guidelines for breast and ovarian cancer genetic counseling referral: Adoption and implementation in HMOs by Mouchawar, Judy, Goins, Karin Valentine, Somkin, Carol, Puleo, Elaine, Alford, Sharon Hensley, Geiger, Ann M., Taplin, Stephen, Gilbert, Joyce, Weinmann, Sheila, Zapka, Jane

“…Purpose To describe referral guidelines for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) counseling among a group of Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) and…”
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Late-Stage Breast Cancer Among Women With Recent Negative Screening Mammography: Do Clinical Encounters Offer Opportunity for Earlier Detection? by Mouchawar, Judy, Taplin, Stephen, Ichikawa, Laura, Barlow, William E., Geiger, Ann M., Weinmann, Sheila, Gilbert, Joyce, Manos, M. Michele, Yood, Marianne Ulcickas

“…Background: Opportunities to prevent late-stage breast cancer within the course of usual care are needed. We evaluate whether clinical encounters offer such…”
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Caffeine, Cajoling, And Other Strategies To Maximize Clinician Survey Response Rates by Puleo, Elaine, Zapka, Jane, White, Mary Jo, Mouchawar, Judy, Somkin, Carol, Taplin, Stephen

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Recommendations for Care Related to Follow-Up of Abnormal Cancer Screening Tests: Accuracy of Patient Report by Puleo, Elaine, Zapka, Jane G., Goins, Karin Valentine, Yood, Marianne Ulcickas, Mouchawar, Judy, Manos, Michele, Somkin, Carol, Taplin, Stephen

“…When using patient self-report of processes of care as part of measuring quality performance, validity and reliability are important considerations. In this…”
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Caffeine, Cajoling, and Other Strategies to Maximize Clinician Survey Response Rates by Puleo, Elaine, Zapka, Jane, White, Mary Jo, Mouchawar, Judy, Somkin, Carol, Taplin, Stephen

“…An ongoing objective in health services research is to increase response rates to clinician surveys to ensure generalizability of findings. Three HMOs in the…”
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