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Does pay-for-performance improve the quality of health care? by PETERSEN, Laura A, WOODARD, Lechauncy D, URECH, Tracy, DAW, Christina, SOOKANAN, Supicha

“…Most physicians and hospitals are paid the same regardless of the quality of the health care they provide. This produces no financial incentives and, in some…”
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Gender Disparities in Evidence-Based Statin Therapy in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease by Virani, Salim S., MD, PhD, Woodard, LeChauncy D., MD, MPH, Ramsey, David J., PhD, Urech, Tracy H., MPH, Akeroyd, Julia M., MPH, Shah, Tina, MD, Deswal, Anita, MD, MPH, Bozkurt, Biykem, MD, PhD, Ballantyne, Christie M., MD, Petersen, Laura A., MD, MPH

“…Studies have shown gender disparities in cholesterol care in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD), with women less likely than men to have low-density…”
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Cluster Randomized Trial of a Personalized Clinical Decision Support Intervention to Improve Statin Prescribing in Patients With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease by Virani, Salim S., Ramsey, David J., Westerman, Dax, Kuebeler, Mark K., Chen, Liang, Akeroyd, Julia M., Gobbel, Glenn T., Ballantyne, Christie M., Petersen, Laura A., Turchin, Alexander, Matheny, Michael E.

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Notification of Abnormal Lab Test Results in an Electronic Medical Record: Do Any Safety Concerns Remain? by Singh, Hardeep, MD, MPH, Thomas, Eric J., MD, MPH, Sittig, Dean F., PhD, Wilson, Lindsey, MA, Espadas, Donna, BS, Khan, Myrna M., PhD, MBA, Petersen, Laura A., MD, MPH

“…Abstract Background Follow-up of abnormal outpatient laboratory test results is a major patient safety concern. Electronic medical records can potentially…”
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Comparative Effectiveness of Outpatient Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Care Delivery between Advanced Practice Providers and Physician Providers in Primary Care: Implications for Care under the Affordable Care Act by Virani, Salim S., MD, PhD, Akeroyd, Julia M., MPH, Ramsey, David J., PhD, Chan, Winston J., MPH, Frazier, Lorraine, PhD, RN, Nasir, Khurram, MD, Rajan, Suja, PhD, MS, Ballantyne, Christie M., MD, Petersen, Laura A., MD, MPH

“…Abstract Objective To compare quality of diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) care between advanced practice providers (APPs) and physicians in a primary…”
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An evidence-based, structured, expert approach to selecting essential indicators of primary care quality by Hysong, Sylvia J, Arredondo, Kelley, Hughes, Ashley M, Lester, Houston F, Oswald, Frederick L, Petersen, Laura A, Woodard, LeChauncy, Post, Edward, DePeralta, Shelly, Murphy, Daniel R, McKnight, Jason, Nelson, Karin, Haidet, Paul

“…The purpose of this article is to illustrate the application of an evidence-based, structured performance measurement methodology to identify, prioritize, and…”
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Reports of unintended consequences of financial incentives to improve management of hypertension by Hysong, Sylvia J, SoRelle, Richard, Broussard Smitham, Kristen, Petersen, Laura A

“…Given the increase in financial-incentive programs nationwide, many physicians and physician groups are concerned about potential unintended consequences of…”
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Measuring Errors and Adverse Events in Health Care by Thomas, Eric J., Petersen, Laura A.

“…In this paper, we identify 8 methods used to measure errors and adverse events in health care and discuss their strengths and weaknesses. We focus on the…”
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Errors in Cancer Diagnosis: Current Understanding and Future Directions by SINGH, Hardeep, SETHI, Saurabh, RABER, Martin, PETERSEN, Laura A

“…Errors in cancer diagnosis are likely the most harmful and expensive types of diagnostic errors. We reviewed the literature to understand the prevalence,…”
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Risk Factor Optimization And Guideline Directed Medical Therapy In US Veterans With Peripheral Arterial And Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease Compared To Veterans With Coronary Heart Disease by Hira, Ravi S., MD, Cowart, Jennifer B., MD, Akeroyd, Julia M., MPH, Ramsey, David J., PhD, Pokharel, Yashashwi, MD, Nambi, Vijay, MD, PhD, Jneid, Hani, MD, Deswal, Anita, MD, MPH, Denktas, Ali, MD, Taylor, Addison, MD, Nasir, Khurram, MD, Ballantyne, Christie M., MD, Petersen, Laura A., MD, MPH, Virani, Salim S., MD, PhD

“…Abstract Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a systemic process involving multiple vascular beds and includes coronary heart disease (CHD), ischemic…”
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Shared Decisions: A Qualitative Study on Clinician and Patient Perspectives on Statin Therapy and Statin-Associated Side Effects by Ahmed, Sarah T, Akeroyd, Julia M, Mahtta, Dhruv, Street, Richard, Slagle, Jason, Navar, Ann Marie, Stone, Neil J, Ballantyne, Christie M, Petersen, Laura A, Virani, Salim S

“…Background Despite guideline recommendations and clinical trial data suggesting benefit, statin therapy use in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular…”
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Purpose, Subject, and Consumer Comment on "Perceived Burden Due to Registrations for Quality Monitoring and Improvement in Hospitals: A Mixed Methods Study" by Hysong, Sylvia J, O'Mahen, Patrick, Profit, Jochen, Petersen, Laura A

“…Zegers and colleagues' study codifies the perceived burden of quality monitoring and improvement stemming from the work by clinicians of registering…”
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Impact of team configuration and team stability on primary care quality by Hysong, Sylvia J, Amspoker, Amber B, Hughes, Ashley M, Woodard, Lechauncy, Oswald, Frederick L, Petersen, Laura A, Lester, Houston F

“…The science of effective teams is well documented; far less is known, however, about how specific team configurations may impact primary care team…”
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Churning the tides of care: when nurse turnover makes waves in patient access to primary care by Arredondo, Kelley, Hughes, Ashley M, Lester, Houston F, Pham, Trang N D, Petersen, Laura A, Woodard, LeChauncy, SoRelle, Richard, Jiang, Cheng Rebecca, Oswald, Frederick L, Murphy, Daniel R, Touchett, Hilary N, Hamer, Joshua, Hysong, Sylvia J

“…Team-based primary care (PC) enhances the quality of and access to health care. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) implements team-based care through…”
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Provider understanding of the 2013 ACC/AHA cholesterol guideline by Virani, Salim S., MD, PhD, Pokharel, Yashashwi, MD, Steinberg, Lynne, PhD, Chan, Winston, MPH, Akeroyd, Julia M., MPH, Gowani, Saqib Ali, MD, Kalra, Ankur, MD, Polsani, Venkateshwar, MD, Miedema, Michael D., MD, MPH, Jones, Peter H., MD, Nambi, Vijay, MD, PhD, Petersen, Laura A., MD, MPH, Ballantyne, Christie M., MD

“…Background Providers' understanding of the 2013 American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) cholesterol guideline in clinical…”
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A Novel Use of Bar Code Medication Administration Data to Assess Nurse Staffing and Workload by Knox, Melissa K, Mehta, Paras D, Dorsey, Lynette E, Yang, Christine, Petersen, Laura A

“…The aim of the study is to introduce an innovative use of bar code medication administration (BCMA) data, medication pass analysis, that allows for the…”
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Leveraging structured and unstructured electronic health record data to detect reasons for suboptimal statin therapy use in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease by Gobbel, Glenn T., Matheny, Michael E., Reeves, Ruth R., Akeroyd, Julia M., Turchin, Alexander, Ballantyne, Christie M., Petersen, Laura A., Virani, Salim S.

“…To determine whether natural language processing (NLP) of unstructured medical text can improve identification of ASCVD patients not using high-intensity…”
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Frequency and correlates of treatment intensification for elevated cholesterol levels in patients with cardiovascular disease by Virani, Salim S., MD, Woodard, LeChauncy D., MD, MPH, Chitwood, Supicha S., MPH, Landrum, Cassie R., MPH, Urech, Tracy H., MPH, Wang, Degang, PhD, Murawsky, Jeffrey, MD, Ballantyne, Christie M., MD, FACC, Petersen, Laura A., MD, MPH, FACP

“…Background Although current performance measures define low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels <100 mg/dL in patients with cardiovascular disease…”
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Racial and geographic disparities in influenza vaccination in the U.S. among individuals with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: Renewed importance in the setting of COVID-19 by Al Rifai, Mahmoud, Khalid, Umair, Misra, Arunima, Liu, Jing, Nasir, Khurram, Cainzos-Achirica, Miguel, Mahtta, Dhruv, Ballantyne, Christie M., Petersen, Laura A., Virani, Salim S.

“…The importance of receiving an annual influenza vaccine among patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is well established. With the rapid…”
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Lessons learned from an enterprise-wide clinical datathon by Zimolzak, Andrew J, Davila, Jessica A, Punugoti, Vamshi, Balasubramanyam, Ashok, Klotman, Paul E, Petersen, Laura A, Rochat, Ryan H, Liao, Gloria, Laubscher, Rory R, Leiber, Lee, Amos, Christopher I

“…In 2020, Baylor College of Medicine held a datathon to inform potential users of a new data warehouse, allow users to address clinical questions, identify…”
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