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Association of health information technology and teleintensivist coverage with decreased mortality and ventilator use in critically ill patients by McCambridge, Matthew, Jones, Kari, Paxton, Hannah, Baker, Kathy, Sussman, Elliot J, Etchason, Jeff

“…Little evidence exists to support implementing various health information technologies, such as telemedicine, in intensive care units. A coordinated health…”
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Relation between myocardial infarction, depression, hostility, and death by Kaufmann, Michael W., Fitzgibbons, John P., Sussman, Elliot J., Reed, James F., Einfalt, Jeaninne M., Rodgers, Joanne K., Fricchione, Gregory L.

“…Objective To examine the independent impact of major depression and hostility on mortality rate at 6 months and 12 months after discharge from the hospital in…”
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The Effect of Cost-Containment Policies on Rates of Coronary Revascularization in California by Langa, Kenneth M, Sussman, Elliot J

“…Patients with different types of health insurance but similar medical problems may receive quite different treatment after their admission to a hospital. As…”
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Evidence for the Will Rogers Phenomenon in Migration of Employees to Managed Care Plans by Young, Mark J., Lenhart, Jack, Wasser, Thomas E., Czerwonka, Christopher, Davidyock, John, Sussman, Elliot J.

“…Employees have increasing opportunities to enroll in managed care plans, and employers tend to favor these plans because of their lower costs. However, lower…”
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Diagnosis of Diabetic Eye Disease by Sussman, Elliot J, Tsiaras, William G, Soper, Keith A

“…The correct diagnosis of proliferative diabetic retinopathy is essential, because it is a treatable disease and missing the diagnosis can lead to the patient…”
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Diagnosis of Diabetic Eye Disease-Reply by Sussman, Elliot J

“…In Reply.—Dr Kutner suggested the possibility of a study to be performed under usual rather than optimal clinical conditions. Since under ideal conditions the…”
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Making Peer Review More Productive by Rosen, Harry M, Sussman, Elliot J

“…PEER REVIEW is the time-honored approach to the assurance of quality medical care. As pressure for the accountability of the medical profession has increased,…”
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Diagnostic services utilization review at a university medical center by Sussman, E J, Eisenberg, J M, Williams, S V

“…The rational provision of diagnostic services is important in maintaining health care quality and controlling costs. Establishing a successful diagnostic…”
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Elliot J. Sussman, MD, MBA by Sussman, Elliot J

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How a community teaching hospital is changing to better serve its community by Young, M J, Laskowski, R J, Sussman, E J

“…In recent years increased attention has been focused on the importance of teaching hospitals' serving the health of their communities. A community teaching…”
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Guidelines, practice policies, and parameters: the case for geriatrics by Rudberg, M A, Barr, G, Cassel, C K, Hayward, R S, Sussman, E J, Roizen, M F

“…As the population ages, the care of older persons becomes more important. At the same time, practice guidelines that provide recommendations for appropriate…”
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Maintaining Confidentiality in a Look-Back Investigation of Patients Treated by a HIV-Infected Dentist by Paul M. Arnow, Teresa Chou, Shapiro, Robert, Sussman, Elliot J.

“…The spread of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from a Florida dentist with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) to several of his patients has generated…”
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Cutaneous cryptococcosis without evidence of systemic involvement by Sussman, E J, McMahon, F, Wright, D, Friedman, H M

“…As many as 15% of cases of systemic infection with Cryptococcus neoformans have cutaneous involvement. The existence of primary cutaneous disease is…”
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Harder data for the soft science of quality assurance by Eisenberg, J M, Sussman, E J

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Surgical outcome for resident and attending surgeons by Sussman, E J, Kastanis, J N, Feigin, W, Rosen, H M

“…We asked whether surgical process and outcome differ for physicians in postgraduate training supervised by attending surgeons compared with attending surgeons…”
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Surgical therapy of variant angina associated with nonobstructive coronary disease by Sussman, E J, Goldberg, S, Poll, D S, MacVaugh, 3rd, H, Simson, M B, Silber, S A, Kastor, J A

“…Patients with variant angina refractory to medical therapy pose a difficult management problem. We report two patients with variant angina who had focal spasm…”
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Capitation in Dentistry: A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation by Rosen, Harry M., Sussman, Robert A., Sussman, Elliot J.

“…Two matched samples of 245 patients were drawn from solo dental practices which contained both capitation and fee-for-service components. All services rendered…”
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Can primary care deliver? by Sussman, E J, Rosen, H M, Siegel, A J, Witherspoon, J M, Nesson, H R

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