Expanding Health Insurance Can Reduce Undiagnosed Pediatric Asthma, RWJF Scholars Find
December 13, 2011 | Story
But it may not reduce acute care and emergency department utilization.
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From Dependency to Interdependency: Coach Pat Summitt's Challenge to America
August 29, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
The United States is experiencing a longevity revolution. First, Americans are living longer. At the start of the 20th century, 4 percent of the U.S. population was over 65. Now, the proportion is 13 percent and by 2050, it will be 20 percent. Secon ...
Regional Variations in Diagnostic Practices
May 12, 2010 | Journal Article
This article examines geographic variation in diagnostic practices by studying Medicare recipients who move to regions with higher or lower diagnostic intensity than the original region.
Harold Amos Scholar Identifies Profound Lack of Awareness about Kids with Hepatitis C Virus
June 21, 2010 | Story
Aymin Delgado-Borrego finds that only 1 percent of children estimated to have HCV in Florida are receiving potentially life-saving medical treatment.
Underdiagnosis of Pediatric Obesity During Outpatient Preventive Care Visits
November 1, 2005 | Journal Article
Diagnosis—the first step in improving care for obese pediatric patients—needs to be stepped up.
Risk Profiles and Treatment Patterns Among Men Diagnosed as Having Prostate Cancer and a Prostate-Specific Antigen Level Below 4.0 ng/m
July 26, 2010 | Journal Article
Lowering the biopsy threshold for prostate cancer from a PSA of 4.0 to 2.5 would increase the risk of overdiagnosis and overtreatment, according to this first large-scale study of current treatment patterns in the U.S. population.
Research Roundup
November 2, 2009 | Story
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Identifying In-Hospital Venous Thromboembolism (VTE)
March 18, 2008 | Journal Article
This article examines inpatient encounter at Mayo Clinic-affiliated hospitals from 1995 through 1998 using the Rochester Epidemiology Project to identify all cases of venous thromboembolism among Olmsted County residents.
Community Health Leader Safeguards Children's Sight
October 22, 2009 | Story
Alabama program brings preventive vision care to economically-disadvantaged toddlers.
Taking the Indirect Route to Substance Abuse Interest Among Primary Care Doctors
July 23, 2009 | Story
McLellan had a life-long interest in finding ways to persuade physicians to look for and treat substance abuse. But he often found that it was a hard sell.