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Heisler M, Hogan MM, Hofer TP, Schmittdiel JA, Pladevall M, Kerr EA. When More Is Not Better: Treatment Intensification Among Hypertensive Patients With Poor Medication Adherence. Circulation 2008 June 3;117(22):2884-92.

Lieu TA, Ortega-Sanchez I, Ray GT, Rusinak D, Yih WK, Choo PW, Shui I, Kleinman K, Harpaz R, Prosser LA. Community and patient values for preventing zoster. Pharmacoeconomics. In press.

Prosser LA, O’Brien MA, Molinari NA, Hohman KH, Nichol KL, Wortley PM, Messonnier ML, Lieu TA. Cost-effectiveness of delivering adult influenza vaccination in non-traditional settings. Pharmacoeconomics. 2008;26(2):163-178.

Prosser LA, Kong J, Rusinak D, Waisbren SE. Waisbren. Expanded newborn screening: the effect of preferences for false positive test results and dietary treatments on cost-effectiveness. Med Decis Making. 2008;25(1):E60.

Prosser LA, Ladapo JA, Rusinak D, Waisbren SE. Parental tolerance for false-positive newborn screening results. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. In press.

Sandberg EA, Prosser LA, Neumann P, Weinstein MC. Health state utilities in children ages 7-10 with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Med Decis Making. 2008;25(1):E72.

Williams LK, Oliver J, Peterson EL, Bobbit KR, McCabe MJ, Smolarek D, Havstad SL, Wegienka G, Burchard EG, Ownby DR, Johnson CC. Gene-environment interactions between CD14 C-260T and endotoxin exposure on Foxp3+ and Foxp3- CD4+ lymphocyte numbers and total serum IgE levels in early childhood. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2008;100(2):128-136.

CANCER

Cooper GS, Schultz L, Simpkins J, Lafata JE. The Utility of Administrative Data for Measuring Adherence to Cancer Surveillance Care Guidelines. Medical Care 2007 Jan;45(1):66-45.

Malin JL, Ko C, Zyanian JZ, Harrington D, Nerenz DR, Kahn KL, Ganther-Urmie J, Catalano PJ, Zaslavshy AM, Wallace RB, Guadagnoli E, Arora NK, Roudier MD, Ganz PA. Understanding Cancer Patients Experience and Outcomes: Development and Pilot Study of the Cancer Care Outcomes Research and Surveillance Patient Survey. Supportive Care in Cancer 2006; Aug;14(8):837-48. Epub 2006 Feb 16.

Cooper G, Johnson CC, Lamerato L, Poisson LM, Schultz L, Simpkins J, Wells K, Ulcickas Yood M, Chase G, Nathanson SD, Elston Lafata J. Use of Guideline Recommended Follow Up Care in Cancer Survivors: Routine or Diagnostic Indications. Medical Care 2006 Jun;44(6):590-4.

Elston Lafata J, Divine GW, Moon C, Williams, LK. Patient-Physician Colorectal Cancer Screening Discussions and Screening Use. Journal of American Preventive Medicine. 2006;31(3):202-209.

Elston Lafata J, Ben-Menachem T, Williams LK, Moon C, Divine G. “Colorectal Cancer Screening Procedure Use among Primary Care Patients” Cancer 2005 Oct 1;104(7):1356-61

Elston Lafata J, Simpkins J, Schultz L, Chase GA, Johnson CC, Yood MU, Lamerato L, Nathanson D, Cooper G. “Routine Surveillance Care Following Cancer Treatment with Curative Intent” Medical Care 2005 Jun;43(6):592-599.

Elston Lafata J, Johnson CC, Ben-Menachem T, Morlock RJ. Socio-demographic Variation in the Receipt of Colorectal Cancer Surveillance Following Treatment with Curative Intent. Medical Care 2001;39(4):1-8.

McCarthy BD, Ulcickas Yood M, Janz NK, Boohaker EA, Ward RE, Johnson CC. Evaluation of Factors Potentially Associated with Inadequate Follow-up of Mammographic Abnormalities. Cancer, 1996;77(10):2070-6.

McCarthy BD, Ulcickas Yood M, Boohaker EA, Ward RE, Rebner M, Cole Johnson C. Inadequate Follow-up of Abnormal Mammograms. Am J Prev Med 1996;12:91-5.

McCarthy BD, Ulcickas Yood M, MacWilliam CH, Lee MJ. Screening Mammography Use: The Importance of a Population Perspective. Am J Prev Med 1996;12(2):91-5.

Boohaker EA, Ward RE, Uman JE, McCarthy BD. Patient Notification and Follow-up of Abnormal Test Results, A Physician Survey. Arch Int Med 1996;156:327-331.

Berman I, Ulcickas Yood M, Yood SM, Grant RL. Cancer Trends Unique to Georgia. J Med Assoc GA. 1993;82:29-33.

CHRONIC DISEASE

Asthma

Williams LK, Joseph CL, Peterson EL, Wells K, Wang M, Chowdhry VK, Walsh M, Campbell J, Rand CS, Apter AJ, Lanfear DE, Tunceli K, Pladevall M. Patients with asthma who do not fill their inhaled corticosteroids: a study of primary non-adherence. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2007 Nov;120(5):1153-9. Epub 2007 Oct 22.

Simpkins J, Divine G, Wang M, Holmboe E, Pladevall M, Williams LK. Improving asthma care through recertification: a cluster randomized trial. Arch of Intern Med. 2007 Nov 12; 167(20):2240-8.

Joseph CLM, Ownby DR, Stringer S, Peterson EL, Gibson-Scipio W, Williams LK, Johnson CC. Identifying students with self-report asthma and respiratory symptoms in an urban, high school setting. J Urban Health 2007 Jan;84(1):60-9.

Joseph CLM, Peterson E, Havstad S, Johnson CC, Hoerauf S, Stringer S, Gibson-Scipio W, Ownby DR, Elston Lafata J, Pallonen U, Strecher V. A web-based, tailored asthma management program for urban, African-American high school students. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2007 May;175(9):888-95.

Abraham CM, Ownby DR, Peterson EL, Wegienka G, Zoratti EM, Williams LK, Joseph CL, Johnson CC. The relationship between seroatopy and symptoms of either allergic rhinitis or asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2007 May; 119(5):1099-104. Epub 2007 Apr 9.

Johnson CC, Ownby DR, Alford SH, Havstad SL, Williams LK, Zoratti EM, Peterson EL, Joseph CL. “Antibiotic exposure in early infancy and risk for childhood atopy” J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2005 Jun;115(6):1218-24.

Elston Lafata J, Divine G, Xi H, Moon C. “Risk Factors for Emergency Department Use among Children with Asthma Using Primary Care in a Managed Care Environment.” International Review of Asthma 2004;6(2):46-57.

Williams LK, Peterson EL, Ownby DR, Johnson CC. “The Relationship between Early Fever and Allergic Sensitization at Age 6 to 7 Years.” Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2004;113:2; 291-296.

Williams LK, Pladevall M, Xi H, Peterson EL, Joseph C, Lafata JE, Ownby DR, Johnson CC. “Relationship between Adherence to Inhaled Corticosteroids and Poor Outcomes among Adults with Asthma.” The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2004;114(6):1288-93.

Elston Lafata J, Divine G, Xi H, Moon C. "Risk factors for emergency department use among people using primary care." International Journal of Asthma, 2003.

Johnson CC, Ownby DR, Zoratti EM, Alford SH, Williams LK, Joseph CL. “Environmental epidemiology of pediatric asthma and allergy.” Epidemiologic Review 2002;24(2):154-75.

Elston Lafata J, Xi H, Divine G. Asthma-related Emergency Department and Hospital Use among Children with Asthma Receiving Primary Care in a Managed Care Setting. Ambulatory Pediatrics 2002;2(4):268-275.

Zoratti EM, Havstad S, Rodriguez J, Robens-Paradise Y, Elston Lafata J, McCarthy BD. Health Service Use by African Americans and Caucasians with Asthma in a Managed Care Setting. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1998;158:371-377.

Diabetes

Tunceli K, Bradley CJ, Elston Lafata J, Pladevall M, Goodman AC, Divine G, Vijan S. Glycemic Control and Absenteeism among Individuals with Diabetes. Diabetes Care 2007 May;30(5):1283-5.

Schmittdiel J, Vijan S, Fireman, B, Elston Lafata J, Oestreicher N, Selby J. Predicted Quality-Adjusted Life Years as a Composite Measure of the Clinical Value of Diabetes Risk Factor Control. Medical Care 2007 April;45(4):315-21.

Tunceli K, Pladevall M, Williams LK, Divine GW, Simpkins JC, Nag SS, Sajjan SG, Kamal-Bahl SH, Alexander CM, Lafata JE. Trends in Lipid Management among Patients with Diabetes. Endocr Pract 2006;12:380-387.

Pladevall M, Singal B, Williams LK, Brotons C, Guyer H, Sadurni J et al. A single factor underlies the metabolic syndrome: a confirmatory factor analysis. Diabetes Care 2006; 29(1):113-122.

Pladevall M, Williams, LK, Singal B, Brotons C, Guyer H, Sadurni J, Falces C, Serrano-Rios M, Shaw JE, Zimmet PZ, Haffner S. “A Single Factor Underlies the Metabolic Syndrome. A Confirmatory Factor Analysis” Diabetes Care 2006;29(1).

Pladevall M, Williams LK, Potts LA, Divine G, Xi H, Elston Lafata J. “Clinical Outcomes and Adherence to Medications Measured by Claims Data in Patients with Diabetes.” Diabetes Care 2004: 27(12);2800-2805

Elston Lafata J, Baker AM, Divine G, McCarthy B, Xi H. The Use of Computerized Birthday Greeting Reminders in the Management of Patients with Diabetes. Journal of General Internal Medicine 2002;17(7):521-530.

Elston Lafata J, Martin S, Morlock R, Divine G, Xi H. Provider Type and Receipt of General and Diabetes-related Health Services among Patients with Diabetes. Medical Care 2001;39(5):491:499.

Baker A, Elston Lafata J, Ward RE, Whitehouse P, Divine G. Evaluation of a Web-based Diabetes Care Management Support System.The Joint Commission Journal of Quality Improvement 2001;27(4):179-190.

Heart Disease

Pladevall M, Williams K, Guyer H, Sadurni J, Falces C, Ribes A, Pare C, Brotons C, Gabreil R, Serrano-Rios M, Haffner S. “The association between Leptin and left ventricular hypertrophy: A population-based cross-sectional study.” Journal of Hypertension 2003;21:1-7.

Pladevall M, Williams K, Guyer H, Sadurni J, Falces C, Ribes A, Pare C, Brotons C, Gabreil R, Serrano-Rios M, Haffner S. The Association between Leptin and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Hypertension 2003;21:1-7.

McCullough PA, O'Neill WW, Graham M, Stomel RJ, Rogers F, David S, Farhart A, Kazlauskaite R, Al-Zagoum M, Grines CL. A prospective randomized trial of triage angiography in acute coronary syndromes ineligible for thrombolytic therapy: results of the Medicine versus Angiography in Thrombolytic Exclusion (MATE) Trial. J Am Coll Cardio 1998;32:596-605.

Thompson RJ, McCullough PA, Kahn JK, O'Neill WW. A simple scoring system to predict clinical outcome after resuscitation from cardiac arrest. J Critical Illness 1998:13:298-300.

McCullough PA, Redle JD. Letter to the Editor: Amiodarone prophylaxis for atrial fibrillation after bypass surgery. New Engl J Med 1998;338:1883.

McCullough PA, O'Neill WW. Letter to the Editor: Patient care after percutaneous coronary artery interventions. Ann Intern Med 1998;128:598; discussion 599-600.

Sharma ND, Grandhi RS, Philbin EF, Weaver WD, McCullough PA. Which Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction Require Chronic Anticoagulation? A Prospective Analysis. J Am Coll Cardiol 1998;31:33A.

McCullough PA, Ayad O, O'Neill, Goldstein JA. Costs and Outcomes of Patients Admitted with Chest Pain and Essentially Normal Electrocardiograms. Clin Cardiol 1998;81:17-21.

McCullough PA, Thompson RJ, Tobin KJ, Kahn JK, O'Neill WW. Validation of a Decision Support Tool for the Evaluation of Cardiac Arrest Victims. Clin Cardiol 1998;21(3):195-200.

Thompson RJ, McCullough PA, Kahn JK, O'Neill WW. Prediction of Death and Neurologic Outcome in the Emergency Department in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survivors. Am J Cardiol 1998;21:22-26.

McCullough PA, Chapter 7: Epidemiology of Coronary Heart Disease. Interventional Cardiovascular Medicine: Principles and Practice, Second Edition. Roubin GS, O'Neill WW, Stack RS, Editors, Churchill Livingstone Inc., New York, 1998.

Franklin BA, McCullough PA, Timmis GC. Chapter 4: Exercise. Randomized Trials in Cardiovascular Disease: A Companion Volume to Eugene Braunwald's "Heart Disease." Hennekins CH, Buring JE, Ridker PM, Manson JE, Editors, W.B. Saunders Inc., New York, 1998.

McCullough PA, Goldstein, JG. Chapter 5: Heart Pressures and Catheterization. Cardiac Catheterization: Concepts, Techniques, and Applications. Uretsky BF, Editor, Blackwell Science, Inc., Boston, 1997;119-149.

Aliabadi D, Pica MC, McCullough PA, Grines CL, Safian RD, O'Neill WW, Goldstein JA. Rapid Bedside Coronary Angiography with a Portable Flouroscopic Imaging System. Cathet Cadiovasc Diagn 1997;41(4):449-455.

McCullough PA, O'Neill WW. Influence of Regional Cardiovascular Mortality on the Use of Angiography after Acute Myocardial Infarction. Am J Cardiol 1997;79:575-80.

Stewart RE, Miller DD, Bowers TR, McCullough PA, Ponto RA, Grines CL, O'Neill WW, Juni JE, Safian RD. PET Perfusion and Vasodilator Function after Angioplasty for Acute Myocardial Infarction. J Nuc Med 1997;38:770-777.

McCullough PA, Wolyn R, Rocher LL, Levin RN, O'Neill WW. Acute Renal Failure after Coronary Intervention: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Relationship to Mortality. Am J Med 1997;103:368-375.

Copeland M, Senkowski C, Ulcickas Yood M, Mendelsohn M, Griepp R. Breast Size as a Risk Factor for Sternal Wound Complications in Women Undergoing Cardiac Surgery. Archives of Surgery 1994;129:757 759.

McCarthy BD, Beshansky JR, D'Agostino RB, and Selker HP. Missed Diagnoses of Acute Myocardial Infarction in the Emergency Department: Results from a Multicenter Study. Ann Emerg Med 1993;32:579-82.

Baker AM, Levine TB, Goldberg DA, Levine AB. Natural History and Predictors of Obesity after Orthotopic Cardiac Transplantation. J of Heart & Lung Transplantation. 1992;11(6):1156-9.

McCarthy BD, Wong JB, and Selker HP. Detecting Acute Cardiac Ischemia in the Emergency Department. A Review of the Literature. J Gen Int Med 1990;5:365-373. (No abstract available)

Shalin SS, Noor H, Tokarski G, McCord J, Khoury N, McCabe KB, Sandberg KR, Morlock R, McCoullough PA. Unit Clinical Effectiveness Evaluaton of an Emergency Department Cardiac Decision Unit. British Journal of Clinical Governance. 2001;6(1):40-45.

HEALTH ECONOMICS

Tunceli K, Li K, Williams LK. Long-term Effects of Obesity on Employment and Work Limitations among U.S. Adults, 1986-1999. Obes Res. 2006;14(9).

Elston Lafata J, Moon C, Leotta C, Kolodner K, Poisson L, Lipton RB. “The Medical Care Utilization and Costs Associated with Migraine Headache.” Journal of General Internal Medicine 2004;19:1006-1013

Elston Lafata J, Simpkins J, Johnson C, Lamerato, L, Poisson, L, “The Economic Impact of False Positive Cancer Screens.” Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention 2004;13(12):2126-2132.

Kolodner K, Lipton RB, Nikil P, Lafata JE, Moon C, Leotta C, Bigal ME. “ Development and Testing of a ‘Claims Signature’ To Identify Migraineurs in Healthplans Using Administrative Claims Data.” Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2004; 57:9; 959-969.

Morlock RJ, Elston Lafata J, Nerenz D, Schiller M, Rosenblum M. Expectations, Outcomes, and Medical Costs in Patients with Low Back Pain Referred to Physical Therapy. Disease Management 2002;5(4):185-188.

Hagen MD, Garber AM, Goldie SJ, Elston Lafata J, Mandelblatt J, Meltzer D, Neumann P, Siegel JE, Sox HC, Tsevat J. Does cost-effectiveness analysis make a difference? Lessons from Pap smears Medical Decision Making 2001;21(4):307.

Elston Lafata J, Martin SA, Kaatz, S, Ward RE. The Cost-Effectiveness of Different Management Strategies for Patients on Chronic Warfarin Therapy. Journal of General Internal Medicine 2000;15(1):31-37.

Elston Lafata J, Martin SA, Kaatz, S, Ward RE. Anticoagulation Clinics and Patient Self-Testing for Patients on Chronic Warfarin Therapy: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis 2000;9(1):S13-S19.

Morlock R, Elston Lafata J, D Eisenstein. Evaluation of the Cost-Effectiveness of Methotrexate versus Laparoscopic Treatment of Unruptured Ectopic Pregnancies. Obstetrics & Gynecology, March 2000;95(3).

Elston Lafata J, Martin SA, Kaatz, S, Ward RE. The Cost-Effectiveness of Different Management Alternatives for Patients on Anticoagulation Therapy. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2000;15(1):31-37.

Baker AM, McCarthy BD, Gurley VF, Ulcickas Yood M. Influenza Immunization in a Managed Care Organization: A Randomized, Controlled Trial and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Comparing Computerized Mailed Reminders. J. Gen Intern Med October,1998.

Weissert WG, Elston Lafata J, Williams B, Weissert C. Toward a Strategy for Reducing Potentially Avoidable Hospital Admissions Among Home Care Clients. Medical Care Research and Review 1997;54(4):439-455.

Ben-Menachem T, McCarthy BD, Fogel R, Schiffman RM, Patel RV, Zarowitz BJ, Nerenz DR, Bresalier RS. Prophylaxis for Stress-Related Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage: A Cost Effectiveness Analysis. Crit Care Med 1996;24:338-345.

Ward RE, Gheorghiade M, Young J, Uretsky B. The Economic Outcomes of Withdrawal of Digoxin Therapy in Adult Patients with Stable Congestive Heart Failure. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. July 1995;26:93-101.

Elston Lafata J, Koch GG, Weissert WG. Regression Adjusted Synthetic Estimates of Activity Limitation among the Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population. American Journal of Public Health, November 1994.

McCarthy BD, Wong JB, Munoz A, Sonnenberg FA. Who should be screened for HIV infection? A cost-effectiveness analysis. Arch Int Med 1993;153:1107-16.

Zelman WN, Elston JM, Weissert WG. Financial Aspects of Adult Day Care: Results of a National Survey and Exploration of the Effects of Capacity Utilization on Unit Costs. Health Care Financing Review, Spring 1991.

Weissert WG, Elston JM, Bolda EJ, Cready CM, Zelman WM, Sloane PD, Kalsbeek WD, Mutran E, Rice TH, Koch GG. Models of Adult Day Care: Findings from a National Survey. The Gerontologist, 24(4), October 1989.

RACIAL DISPARITIES

Nerenz DR, Hunt KA, Escarce JJ. Health Care Organizations’ Use of Data on Race/Ethnicity to Address Disparities in Health Care. Health Services Research, 2006;41(4):1444-1450.

Nerenz DR, Darling D. “Final Report - Addressing Radical and Ethical Disparities in the Context of Medicaid Managed Care: A Six-State Demonstration Project” Rockville, MD: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Published online at http://www.hrsa.gov/financeMC/disparities/

Nerenz DR, “Health Care Organizations’ Use of Information on Race/Ethnicity to Address Disparities in Quality of Care” Health Affairs 2005;24(2), 409-416.

Elston Lafata J, Pladevall Vila M, Divine G, Ayoub MA, Philbin EF. “Are There Racial Differences in Outpatient Congestive Heart Failure Management, Hospital Use and Mortality in an Equal Access Environment” Medical Care 2004: 42(7); 680-9

Nerenz D, Currier, C. Collection of data on race/ethnicity by health plans, hospitals, and medical groups. In M. Ver Ploeg and E. Perrin (Eds) 2004. Elliminating Health Disparities: Measurement and Data Needs. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.

OTHER TOPICS

Adherence

Nau D, Steinke D, Williams LK, Austin R, Elston Lafata J, Divine G, Pladevall M. Adherence Analysis Using Visual Analog Scale Versus Claims-Based Estimation. Annals of Pharmacotherapy Epub 2007 October 9.

Williams LK, CL Joseph, EL Peterson, C Moon, H Xi, R Krajenta, R Johnson, K Wells, JC Booza, K Tunceli, JE Lafata, CC Johnson, DR Ownby, R Enberg, M Pladevall. Race-ethnicity, crime, and other factors associated with adherence to inhaled corticosteroids. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2007 Jan;119(1):168-75; Epub 2006 Nov 2

Disease Management

Patel N.V., Bigal ME, Kolodner KB, Leotta C, Elston Lafata J, Lipton R. ”Prevalence and Impact of Migraine and Probable Migraine in a Health-Plan.” Journal of Neurology 2004;63:1432-1438

Lin CM, Wu FM, Kim HK, Doyle MP, Michaels BS, Williams LK. “A comparison of hand washing techniques to remove Eschericia coli and Caliciviruses under natural or artificial fingernails. Journal of Food Protection 2003;66(12):2296-2301.

Selby J, Scanlon D, Elston Lafata J, Villagra V, Beich J, Salber PR. Valuing Disease Management Programs in Health Plans. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Safety 2003;29(9).

Sickels J, Elston Lafata J, Ansell JE. Point-of-Care Testing in Coagulation and Haemostasis: Implications for Patient Management. Disease Management and Health Outcomes 1999;6(5):291-301.

Lurio J, Baker A, Payne Epps R, Morgan G Sofian NS, Werb PJ. Promoting Smoking Cessation in a Managed Care Environment: An Educational Round Table Discussion. American Journal of Managed Care 1996;2(suppl):S8:S32.

McCarthy BD, Moskowitz MA. Screening Flexible Sigmoidoscopy: Patient Attitudes and Compliance. J Gen Int Med 1993;8:120-5.

Informatics

Nerenz DR. Tools for Evaluating Chronic Care Networks. Healthcare Forum Journal 1998;41:31-35.

LaVange L, Stearns S, Elston Lafata J, Koch GG, Shah B. Innovative Strategies for Analyzing Complex Survey Data with Commercial Software. Statistical Methods in Medicine 1996;5:311-319.

Kratz L, Ward RE. The National Information Infrastructure: Reengineering Health Care on a National Basis. Proceedings of the Annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Conference, San Antonio, TX, February 13, 1995.

Ward RE, Purves T, Feldman M, Schiffman RM, Barry S, Christner M, Kipa G, McCarthy BD, Stiphout RM. Design Considerations of CareWindows, A Windows 3.0-Based Graphical Front End to a Medical Information Management System Using A Pass-Through-Requester Architecture. Published in the Proceedings of the Fifteenth Annual Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care, 1991.

Outcomes Research

Elston Lafata J, Tilley B, Nerenz DR. Evaluating Provider Group Interventions: 'When to' and 'How To'.Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology. March 2000;1(1):49-62.

Nerenz DR. Accountability for Health Outcomes and the Proper Unit of Analysis: What do the Experts Think? International Journal of Quality in Health Care 1998;10:539-546.

Nerenz DR. Using Outcomes Data to Compare Plans, Networks, and Providers: What is the State of the Art? International Journal of Quality in Health Care 1998;10:463-465.

Schwartz MH, Ward RE, MacWilliam CH, Verner JJ. Using Neural Networks to Identify Patients Unlikely to Achieve a Reduction in Bodily Pain Following Total Hip Replacement Surgery. Medical Care 1997;35(10)l020-1030.

MacWilliam CH, Ulcickas Yood M, Verner J, McCarthy BD, Ward RE. Patient-related Risk Factors Which Predict Poor Outcomes after Total Hip Replacement. HSR 1996;3:5.

Ward RE, MacWilliam CH, Ye E, Russman AN, Richard RR, Huber M. Development and Multi-Institutional Implementation of Coding and Transmission Standards for Health Outcomes Data. American Medical Informatics Association, 1996 Fall Symposium Proceedings;438-442.

Liu X, Liang J, Tu E, Whitelaw NA. Modeling Multidimensional Transitions in Health Care. Sociological Methods and Research 1997;25(3):284-317.

MacWilliam CH, Robens-Paradise Y, Ward RE. Outcomes Management at Henry Ford Health System's Center for Clinical Effectiveness: Current Reality and Future Vision. Group Practice Journal, 1994;43(4):49-56.

Ward RE. Implications of Comorbidity for Clinical Policy Development and Outcomes Management. Group Practice Journal, 1994;43(4):70-74.

Ward RE. Cost and Quality Management in the Henry Ford Medical Group: A Case Study on Reasons and Approaches for Outcomes Assessment in a Multispecialty Group Practice. Measuring Medicine: An Introduction to Health Status Assessment and a Framework for Application. Micheal Huber, editor. Faulkner & Gray, Washington, 1994.

Ward RE, Robens-Paradise Y, Sadlocha KA. Checklist for Developing an Outcomes Measurement Project. Integrated Health Care Delivery Systems: Business and Legal Forms. Allan Fine, editor. Thompson Publishing Group, New York, 1994.

Pharmacoepidemiology

Raebel MA, McClure DL, Simon SR, Chan KA, Feldstein A, Andrade SE, Lafata JE, Roblin D, Davis RL. Gunter MJ, Platt R. Laboratory monitoring of potassium and creatinine in ambulatory patients receiving angiotension converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers. Pharmacoepidemiology Drug Safety 2007 Jan;16(1):55-64.

Elston Lafata J, Gunter MJ, Hsu J, Kaatz S, Krajenta R, Platt R, Schultz L, Selby JV, Simon SR, Simpkins J, Soumerai SB, Uratsu C. Academic Detailing to Improve Laboratory Testing among Outpatient Medication Users. Medical Care October, 2007;45(10)

Yood MU, Lafata JE, Koro C, Wells KE, Pladevall M. Time to Pharmacotherapy Change in Response to Elevated HbA(1c) Test Results. Curr Med Res Opin 2006; 22(8):1567-1574.

Wagner AK, Chan KA, Dashevsky I, Raebel MA, Andrade SE, Lafata JE, Davis RL, Gurwitz JH, Soumerai SB, Platt R. FDA Drug Prescribing Warnings: Is the Black Box Half Empty or Half Full? Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. 2006 June;15(6)369-86.

Raebel MA, McClure DL, Simon SR, Chan KA, Feldstein AC, Gunter MJ, Elston Lafata J, Harrold L, Nelson WW, Platt R. Frequency of Serum Creatinine Monitoring during Allopurinol Therapy in Ambulatory Patients. The Annals of Pharmacotherapy 2006, Feb. 14.

Raebel MA, Carroll NM, Andrade SE, Chester EA, Lafata JE, Feldstein A, Gunter MJ, Nelson WW, Simon SR, Chan KA, Davis RL, Platt R. Monitoring of Drugs with a Narrow Therapeutic Range in Ambulatory Care. American Journal of Managed Care 2006:12(5):256-7.

Raebel MA, McClure DL, Simon SR, Chan KA, Feldstein A, Andrade SE, Lafata JE, Roblin D, Davis RL. Gunter MJ, Platt R. Laboratory Monitoring of Potassium and Creatinine in Ambulatory Patients Receiving Angiotension Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin Receptor Blockers. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Safe. 2006 Feb 8.

Lafata JE¸Schultz L, Simpkins J, Chan KA, Horn JR, Kaatz S, Long C, Platt R, Raebel MA, Smith DH, Xi H, Ulcickas Yood M. Potential Drug-Drug Interactions in the Outpatient Setting. Medical Care 2006 June; 44(6):534-41.

Allen LaPointe NM, Curtis LH, Chan KA, Kramer JM, Lafata JE, Gurwitz JH, Raebel MA, Platt R. Frequency of High-risk use of QT-prolonging Medications. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. 2006;15:361-368.

Raebel MA, McClure DL, Simon SR, Chan KA, Feldstein AC, Gunter MJ, Elston Lafata J, Harrold L, Nelson WW, Platt R. Frequency of Serum Creatinine Monitoring During Allopurinol Therapy in Ambulatory Patients. The Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 2006, Feb. 14.

Raebel MA, Lyons EE, Andrade SE, Chan KA, Chester EA, Davis RL, Ellis JL, Feldstein A, Gunter MJ, Elston Lafata J, Long CL, Magid DJ, Selby JV, Simon SR, Platt R. “ Laboratory Monitoring of Drugs Initiation of Therapy in Ambulatory Care”. Journal of General Internal Medicine 2005 Dec;(20):1120-1126.

Allen Lapointe NM, Curtis LH, Chan KA, Kramer JM, Lafata JE, Gurwitz JH, Raebel MA, Platt R. “Frequency of High Risk Use of QT-Prolonging Medications” Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety 2005 Sep 22; [Published on line in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com)

Devlin JW, Boleski G, Mlynarek M, Nerenz DR, Peterson E, Jankowski M, Horst HM, Zarowitz BJ. Motor Activity Assessment Scale: A Valid and Reliable Sedation Scale for use with Mechanically Ventilated Patients in an Adult Surgical Intensive Care Unit. Critical Care Medicine 1999;27(7):1271-1275.

Elston Lafata J, Koch GG, Ward RE. Synthesizing Evidence from Multiple Studies: The Role of Meta-analysis in Pharmacoeconomics. Medical Care 1996;349(12):DS136-145.

Jick H, Ulcickas M. Comparison of Frequencies of Suicidal Tendencies among Patients Receiving Fluoxetine, Lofepramine, Mianserin or Trazodon. Pharmacotherapy 1992;12:451 454.

Shulman S, Dicerbo P, Ulcickas M. A Survey of Therapeutic Substitution Programs in Ten Boston Area Hospitals. Drug Information Journal 1992;26:41 52.

Jick H, Ulcickas M. Comparison of Frequencies of Suicidal Tendencies among Patients Receiving Fluoxetine, Lofepramine, Mianserin or Trazodon. Pharmacotherapy 1992;12:451-454.

Ulcickas M. The Orphan Drug Act: A Discussion of Issues Surrounding the Legislation and Its Implementation. Drug News and Perspectives 1990;3:307 308.

Richard B, Ulcickas Yood M. Approvable letters in the FDA new drug approval process. Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 1989;29:680 684.

Wastila L, Ulcickas M, Lasagna L. The World Health Organization's essential drug list: the significance of "me too" and follow on research. Journal of Clinical Research and Drug Development 1989;3:105 115.

Shulman S, Ulcickas M. Update on ADR Reporting Regulations: Products Liability Implications. Journal of Clinical Research and Drug Development 1989;3:91-103.

Shulman S, Ulcickas M. Update on ADR Reporting Regulations: Products Liability Implications. J Clin Res and Drug Devel 1989;3:91-103.

Quality Improvement

Elston Lafata J, Simpkins J, Kaatz S, Horn JR, Raebel MA, Schultz L, Smith DH, Ulcickas Yood M. What Do Medical Records Tell Us About Potentially Harmful Co-Prescribing? The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Safety 2007;July;33(7):395-400.

Williams K, Pladevall M, Fendrick AM, Lafata JE, McMahon LF. Differences in the Reporting of Care-Related Patient Injuries to Existing Reporting Systems. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Safety 2003;29(9):460-7.

McCarthy BD, Ulcickas Yood M, Bolton MB, Boohaker EA, MacWilliam CH, Young MJ. Redesigning Primary Care Processes to Improve the Offering of Mammography. The Use of Clinic Protocols by Nonphysicians. J Gen Intern Med 1997;12:357-363.

Nerenz DR. CQI in Health Care: Some Comments on "Can it Really Work?" International Journal for Quality in Health Care 1997;9:3-4.

Rutt WM, Baker A, McCarthy BD, Ward RE. Counselor-Driven Smoking Cessation Intervention in an Outpatient Clinic. Innovations '95: Models for Medical Management. American College of Physician Executives. 1995;106-107.

McCarthy BD, Lemoi E. A Nurse-centered Model for Preventive Care. Innovations '95: Models for Medical Management. American College of Physician Executives. 1995; 6.

De Crescenzo N, Ward RE. Designing an Effective Way to Disseminate and Categorize Practice Guidelines. Proceedings of the Annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Conference, San Antonio, TX, February 13, 1995.

Burkman RT, Ward RE, Balchandani K, Kini S. A Continuous Quality Improvement Project to Improve the Quality of Cervical Papanicolaou Smears. Obstetrics & Gynecology, 1994;84(3):470-5.

Young MJ, Ward RE, McCarthy BD, Lemoi E. Continuously Improving Primary Care. Journal of Quality Improvement, 1994;20:120-126.

McCarthy BD, Ward RE, Young MJ. Dr. Deming and Primary Care Medicine. Arch Int Med, 1994;154:381-384. (No abstract available)

Wisniewski JJ, Elston Lafata J. Continuing Education is a New Age. HMO, 35(5), September/October 1994.

Ward RE. Information Systems Support Continuous Quality. Group Practice Journal. April, 1993;42:30-35.

Ward RE. Quality Improvement Framework Used for Pap Smear Changes. Innovations '92: Models for Cost Management and Health Care Quality. American College of Physician Executives. 1992;1:340-343.

MISCELLANEOUS

Herrinton LJ, Liu L, Elston Lafata J, Allison JE, Andrade SE, Korner EJ, Chan KA, Platt R, Hiatt D, O'Connor S. Estimation of the Period Prevalence of Inflammatory Bowel Disease among Nine Health Plans using Computerized Diagnoses and Outpatient Pharmacy Dispensings. Inflammatory Bowel Disease 2007 April;13(4):451-61.

Hasnain-Wynia R, Baker DW, Nerenz DR, Feinglass J, Beal AC, Landrum MB, Behal R, Weissman JS. Disparities in Health Care Are Drive by Who You Are or Where You Go? An Examination of the Hospital Quality Alliance Measures. Archives of Internal Medicine 2007;167:1233-1239. (Accompanying editorial – Archives of Internal Medicine 2007 Jun 25;167(12):1226-8.)

Elston Lafata J, Kolk D, Peterson EL, McCarthy BD, Weiss TW, Chen Y, Muma BK. Improving Osteoporosis Screening: Results from a Randomized Cluster Trial. Journal of General Internal Medicine 2007 March.

Bigal M, Kolodner K, Lafata J, Leotta C, Lipton R. Patterns of Medical Diagnosis and Treatment of Migraine and Probable Migraine in a Health Plan. Cephalalgia 2006; 26(1):43-9.

Vogt T, Elston Lafata J, Tolsma D, Greene. “The Role of Research in Integrated Care Systems: The HMO Research Network ” American Journal of Managed Care 2004; 10:9;543-648.

Vogt T, Elston Lafata J, Tolsma D, Greene . “The Role of Research in Integrated Care Systems: The HMO Research Network ” The Permanente Journal Fall 2004; 8:4; 10-16.

Whitelaw NA, Warden G. Reexamining the Delivery System as Part of Medicare Reform. Health Affairs 1999;18(1):134-143.

Whitelaw NA, Tupper MB, Early A, Collier, P. Complementary Geriatric Practice Model. Enhancing Primary Care of Elderly People. Netting FE and Williams FG (ed), Garland Publishing, NY, 1999.

Whitelaw NA, Warden G, Wenzler MR. Current Efforts toward Implementation of an Urban Health Strategy: The Henry Ford Health System. Journal of Urban Health 1998;75(2):356-366.

Castle J. Planning GITT: The Providers. Geriatric Interdisciplinary Team Training. Siegler, E.L., et al. (eds), Springer Publishing Co., 1998.

Collier P, Early AT, Whitelaw N. Sharing the Care: An Innovative Geriatric Team Model supported by the John A. Hartford Foundation of New York. 1998.

Nerenz DR. State of the Art in Network Performance Measures. (Monograph). Minnwapolis, MN: National Chronic Care Consortium. 1998.

Nerenz DR. Medicaid, Managed Care, and Minority Populations. (Monograph). Washington,D.C.: Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. 1998.

Ward RE, Elston Lafata J. Clinical Effectiveness in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Practical Strategies in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Ed. Ransom SB, McNeeley G, Munkarah AR, Dombrowski MP, Moghissi KS. WB Saunders, New York, 1998.

Ward RE, Elston Lafata J. Clinical Effectiveness: An Emerging Discipline. Clinical Resource and Quality Management. Ed. Ransom SB. American College of Physic