Search Results - "Soumerai, S."

A methodological framework for model selection in interrupted time series studies by Lopez Bernal, J., Soumerai, S., Gasparrini, A.

“…Interrupted time series (ITS) is a powerful and increasingly popular design for evaluating public health and health service interventions. The design involves…”
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Segmented regression analysis of interrupted time series studies in medication use research by Wagner, A. K., Soumerai, S. B., Zhang, F., Ross-Degnan, D.

“…Summary Interrupted time series design is the strongest, quasi‐experimental approach for evaluating longitudinal effects of interventions. Segmented regression…”
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National Prevalence of Problems Paying Medical Bills and Cost‐Related Delays in Care Among Medicare Enrollees by Madden, J., Bayapureddy, S., Briesacher, B., Zhang, F., Ross‐Degnan, D., Soumerai, S., Gurwitz, J., Galbraith, A.

“…Research ObjectiveOlder adults and disabled individuals in Medicare often have limited financial resources and high levels of health care needs. When…”
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Evidence of self-report bias in assessing adherence to guidelines by Adams, AS, Soumerai, SB, Lomas, J, Ross-Degnan, D

“…Objective: To assess trends in the use of self-report measures in research on adherence to practice guidelines since 1980, and to determine the impact of…”
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Effect of pay for performance on the management and outcomes of hypertension in the United Kingdom: interrupted time series study by Serumaga, Brian, Ross-Degnan, Dennis, Avery, Anthony J, Elliott, Rachel A, Majumdar, Sumit R, Zhang, Fang, Soumerai, Stephen B

“…Objective To assess the impact of a pay for performance incentive on quality of care and outcomes among UK patients with hypertension in primary care.Design…”
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Effect of Local Medical Opinion Leaders on Quality of Care for Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Soumerai, Stephen B, McLaughlin, Thomas J, Gurwitz, Jerry H, Guadagnoli, Edward, Hauptman, Paul J, Borbas, Catherine, Morris, Nora, McLaughlin, Barbara, Gao, Xiaoming, Willison, Donald J, Asinger, Richard, Gobel, Fredarick

“…CONTEXT.— The effectiveness of recruiting local medical opinion leaders to improve quality of care is poorly understood. OBJECTIVE.— To evaluate a…”
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Inadequate Prescription-Drug Coverage for Medicare Enrollees — A Call to Action by Soumerai, Stephen B, Ross-Degnan, Dennis

“…The demise of both the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988 1 and the 1993 Clinton plan for health care reform 2 , 3 resulted in missed opportunities to…”
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Effects of Limiting Medicaid Drug-Reimbursement Benefits on the Use of Psychotropic Agents and Acute Mental Health Services by Patients with Schizophrenia by Soumerai, Stephen B, McLaughlin, Thomas J, Ross-Degnan, Dennis, Casteris, Christina S, Bollini, Paola

“…Requirements for cost sharing by patients and limitations on coverage for primary medical care are popular cost-containment strategies in the United States and…”
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Principles of Educational Outreach ('Academic Detailing') to Improve Clinical Decision Making by Soumerai, Stephen B, Avorn, Jerry

“…With the efficacy and costs of medications rising rapidly, it is increasingly important to ensure that drugs be prescribed as rationally as possible. Yet,…”
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Undertreatment of Hyperlipidemia in the Secondary Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease by Majumdar, Sumit R., Gurwitz, Jerry H., Soumerai, Stephen B.

“…OBJECTIVES: To determine adherence to national guidelines for the secondary prevention of coronary artery disease (CAD) using lipid‐lowering drugs (LLDs), by…”
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Coverage by the News Media of the Benefits and Risks of Medications by Moynihan, Ray, Bero, Lisa, Ross-Degnan, Dennis, Henry, David, Lee, Kirby, Watkins, Judy, Mah, Connie, Soumerai, Stephen B

“…The news media are an important source of information about health and medical therapies, 1 and there is widespread interest in the quality of reporting. 2 –…”
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Do national medicinal drug policies and essential drug programs improve drug use?: a review of experiences in developing countries by Ratanawijitrasin, Sauwakon, Soumerai, Stephen B, Weerasuriya, Krisantha

“…Increasing concerns regarding access to and appropriateness of medicinal drug use have led many governments in developing countries to develop national…”
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Delayed hospital presentation in patients who have had acute myocardial infarction by GURWITZ, J. H, MCLAUGHLIN, T. J, WILLISON, D. J, GUADAGNOLI, E, HAUPTMAN, P. J, GAO, X, SOUMERAI, S. B

“…In patients who have had acute myocardial infarction, the delay between the onset of symptoms and hospital presentation is a critical factor in determining the…”
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Effects of Medicaid Drug-Payment Limits on Admission to Hospitals and Nursing Homes by Soumerai, Stephen B, Ross-Degnan, Dennis, Avorn, Jerry, McLaughlin, Thomas J, Choodnovskiy, Igor

“…CONCERN has mounted that cost-containment policies implemented during the 1980s may be compromising the quality of care and the health of vulnerable…”
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Differential Effect of Early or Late Implementation of Prior Authorization Policies on the Use of Cox II Inhibitors by Roughead, Elizabeth E., Zhang, Fang, Ross-Degnan, Dennis, Soumerai, Stephen

“…Background: State Medicaid programs introduce many types of prescribing restrictions to manage pharmaceutical use and expenditure. Little is known about the…”
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Retail pharmacies in developing countries: A behavior and intervention framework by Goel, P, Ross-Degnan, D, Berman, P, Soumerai, S

“…Retail pharmacies in developing countries are one of the most important sources of advice on pharmaceuticals. Among the reasons the clients give are ease of…”
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Self-reported physician practices for children with asthma : Are National guidelines followed? by FINKELSTEIN, Jonathan A, LOZANO, Paula, SHULRUFF, Reeva, INUI, Thomas S, SOUMERAI, Stephen B, NG, Mitzi, WEISS, Kevin B

“…To determine self-reported adherence to national asthma guidelines for children by primary care physicians in managed care; and, to analyze sources of…”
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Use of breast-conserving surgery for treatment of stage I and stage II breast cancer by Guadagnoli, E, Weeks, J C, Shapiro, C L, Gurwitz, J H, Borbas, C, Soumerai, S B

“…To assess the use of breast-conserving surgery in two states reported to differ with respect to surgical treatment of breast cancer. A retrospective cohort…”
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A Randomized Trial of a Program to Reduce the Use of Psychoactive Drugs in Nursing Homes by Avorn, Jerry, Soumerai, Stephen B, Everitt, Daniel E, Ross-Degnan, Dennis, Beers, Mark H, Sherman, David, Salem-Schatz, Susanne R, Fields, David

“…DESPITE reports over more than a decade documenting a high level of use of psychoactive drugs among elderly residents in nursing homes, the use of such drugs…”
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Supplemental Insurance and Use of Effective Cardiovascular Drugs Among Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries With Coronary Heart Disease by Federman, Alex D, Adams, Alyce S, Ross-Degnan, Dennis, Soumerai, Stephen B, Ayanian, John Z

“…CONTEXT Cost-sharing in US prescription drug coverage plans for elderly persons varies widely. Evaluation of prescription drug use among elderly persons by…”
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