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View article: Trends in Time Spent Viremic Among Persons Newly Diagnosed With HIV in San Francisco
Trends in Time Spent Viremic Among Persons Newly Diagnosed With HIV in San Francisco Open
Objective: To examine trends in time spent viremic and initiation into antiretroviral treatment (ART) among persons newly diagnosed with HIV in San Francisco. Methods: Using HIV surveillance data, we included persons diagnosed with HIV dur…
View article: Supplementary Table 1 from Patient and Provider Characteristics Associated with Colorectal, Breast, and Cervical Cancer Screening among Asian Americans
Supplementary Table 1 from Patient and Provider Characteristics Associated with Colorectal, Breast, and Cervical Cancer Screening among Asian Americans Open
Supplementary Table 1. Selected patient characteristics by Cancer screening type and detailed Asian ethnicity
View article: Data from Patient and Provider Characteristics Associated with Colorectal, Breast, and Cervical Cancer Screening among Asian Americans
Data from Patient and Provider Characteristics Associated with Colorectal, Breast, and Cervical Cancer Screening among Asian Americans Open
Background: Routinely recommended screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers can significantly reduce mortality from these types of cancer, yet screening is underutilized among Asians. Surveys rely on self-report and oft…
View article: Data from Patient and Provider Characteristics Associated with Colorectal, Breast, and Cervical Cancer Screening among Asian Americans
Data from Patient and Provider Characteristics Associated with Colorectal, Breast, and Cervical Cancer Screening among Asian Americans Open
Background: Routinely recommended screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers can significantly reduce mortality from these types of cancer, yet screening is underutilized among Asians. Surveys rely on self-report and oft…
View article: Supplementary Table 1 from Patient and Provider Characteristics Associated with Colorectal, Breast, and Cervical Cancer Screening among Asian Americans
Supplementary Table 1 from Patient and Provider Characteristics Associated with Colorectal, Breast, and Cervical Cancer Screening among Asian Americans Open
Supplementary Table 1. Selected patient characteristics by Cancer screening type and detailed Asian ethnicity
View article: Patient Experience-of-Care Is Associated With Adherence/Persistence to Cardiometabolic Disease Medications in an Ambulatory Setting
Patient Experience-of-Care Is Associated With Adherence/Persistence to Cardiometabolic Disease Medications in an Ambulatory Setting Open
Background: We aimed to investigate associations between patient ratings of experience-of-care and medication adherence or persistence to cardiometabolic disease (CMD) medications in an ambulatory care setting.
View article: Provider and Patient Determinants of Generic Levothyroxine Prescribing: An Electronic Health Records–Based Study
Provider and Patient Determinants of Generic Levothyroxine Prescribing: An Electronic Health Records–Based Study Open
Background: Despite the availability of generic levothyroxine products for more than a decade, uptake of these products is poor. Objective: We sought to evaluate determinants of generic prescribing of levothyroxine. Methods: In a cross-sec…
View article: Estimating Generic Drug Use with Electronic Health Records Data from a Health Care Delivery System: Implications for Quality Improvement and Research
Estimating Generic Drug Use with Electronic Health Records Data from a Health Care Delivery System: Implications for Quality Improvement and Research Open
This study was funded by a grant from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in cooperative agreement with the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the Palo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute (1U01FD005267-01). Romanelli has receive…
View article: Does Patient-Provider Racial/Ethnic and Language Concordance Impact Patient-Reported Experience of Care?
Does Patient-Provider Racial/Ethnic and Language Concordance Impact Patient-Reported Experience of Care? Open
Background/Aims: Patient-provider race/ethnicity or language (REL) concordance can influence quality of communication and thus patient experiences of care. We explored this relationship among the largest and fastest growing immigrant popul…
View article: Estimating Generic Drug Utilization With Electronic Health Records From a Mixed-Payer Ambulatory Health Care Delivery System
Estimating Generic Drug Utilization With Electronic Health Records From a Mixed-Payer Ambulatory Health Care Delivery System Open
Background/Aims: Generic drug utilization in an outpatient setting is typically measured through reconciled pharmacy claims data; however, not all health care systems have access to these data for their populations. We sought to develop an…
View article: Provider-Level Variation and Determinants of Outpatient Generic Drug Prescribing in a Mixed-Payer Health Care System
Provider-Level Variation and Determinants of Outpatient Generic Drug Prescribing in a Mixed-Payer Health Care System Open
Background/Aims: While 86% of all drugs in the United States are dispensed as generics, this rate is not uniform across all therapeutic classes and drug products. The role of the health care provider in influencing generic use is not well …
View article: Dyslipidemia in Special Ethnic Populations
Dyslipidemia in Special Ethnic Populations Open
View article: Engaging South Asian women with type 2 diabetes in a culturally relevant exercise intervention: a randomized controlled trial
Engaging South Asian women with type 2 diabetes in a culturally relevant exercise intervention: a randomized controlled trial Open
Background We examined the efficacy of a culturally relevant exercise program in improving glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) among South Asian women with type 2 diabetes, compared with usual care. Methods This was a randomized controlled 8-week …
View article: Racial/Ethnic Differences in Gestational Diabetes Prevalence and Contribution of Common Risk Factors
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Gestational Diabetes Prevalence and Contribution of Common Risk Factors Open
Background The W hite H ouse, the A merican H eart A ssociation, the A gency for H ealthcare R esearch and Q uality, and the N ational H eart, L ung and B lood I nstitute have all recently acknowledged the need to disaggregate A sian A mer…
View article: Dyslipidemia in Special Ethnic Populations
Dyslipidemia in Special Ethnic Populations Open
View article: Higher Prevalence of Insulin Resistance Among Asian Americans Despite Lower Body Mass Index
Higher Prevalence of Insulin Resistance Among Asian Americans Despite Lower Body Mass Index Open
Background/Aims: This study aims to identify racial/ethnic differences in the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and insulin resistance across Asian American subgroups (Asian Indian, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese)…
View article: Comparative effectiveness of early versus delayed metformin in the treatment of type 2 diabetes
Comparative effectiveness of early versus delayed metformin in the treatment of type 2 diabetes Open