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Respiratory Diseases and Disorders

Research Brief
Continuity of Care and the Cost of Treating Chronic Disease
Modest improvements in continuity of care correlate with sizable reductions in service use, complications, and costs for Medicare patients with congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Jul 16, 2014
Journal Article
Issuance of Patient Reminders for Influenza Vaccination by U.S.-based Primary Care Physicians During the First Year of Universal Influenza Vaccination Recommendations
We interviewed 493 members of the Physicians Consulting Network to estimate the number of physician-reported influenza vaccination reminders during the 2010–2011 influenza season.
Jun 1, 2014
Journal Article
Equity in the Receipt of Oseltamivir in the United States During the H1N1 Pandemic
We assessed the relationship between individual characteristics and receipt of oseltamivir (Tamiflu) in the United States during the H1N1 pandemic and other flu seasons.
Jun 1, 2014
Journal Article
Improving Continuity of Care for Elderly Patients with Chronic Diseases Cuts Costs and Complications
Among a large group of Medicare patients, even modest improvements in the continuity of care for those with diabetes, congestive heart failure, or emphysema were associated with sizable reductions in use of hospital emergency departments and hospitalizations.
Mar 17, 2014
Commentary
Where There's Vapor, Is There Fire? We Need Evidence on E-Cigarettes
Currently, evidence for the safety, harmfulness, utility, and addictiveness of e-cigarettes is lacking. The questions that research needs to answer, however, are clear as day—particularly since business is booming.
Mar 4, 2014
Journal Article
Who Takes Up Free Flu Shots? Examining the Effects of an Expansion in Coverage
The risk of costly complications and the externalities of contagious diseases lead many countries provide free flu shots to certain populations.
Mar 1, 2014
Journal Article
Rehospitalization for Childhood Asthma: Timing, Variation, and Opportunities for Intervention
Significant variation in asthma rehospitalization rates exists across children's hospitals from 7 to 365 days after an index admission.
Feb 1, 2014
Journal Article
Predicting Support for Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions During Infectious Outbreaks: A Four Region Analysis
Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) are an important public health tool for responding to infectious disease outbreaks, including pandemics.
Jan 1, 2014
Journal Article
Assessing the Validity of the RAND Negative Impact of Asthma on Quality of Life Short Forms
In response to recommendations from the 2010 National Institutes of Health Asthma Outcomes Workshop, we developed a system for measuring the negative impact of asthma on quality of life (QoL), which was referred to as the RAND Negative Impact of Asthma on Quality of Life (RAND-IAQL) item bank.
Jan 1, 2014
Journal Article
Correspondence Between the RAND-negative Impact of Asthma on Quality of Life Item Bank and the Marks Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire
The objective of this article was to provide an example of how to transform scores across disparate measures by using an item response theory (IRT)-based linking method.
Jan 1, 2014
Journal Article
Development and Validation of the RAND Asthma Control Measure
The RAND-ACM, a five-item self-reported asthma control survey measure, performs well in a large ethnically-diverse sample of US adults with asthma and provides a cost-free alternative to other asthma control measures currently available.
Jan 1, 2014
Journal Article
Nudging Guideline-Concordant Antibiotic Prescribing: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Displaying poster-sized commitment letters in examination rooms decreased inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for ARIs. The effect of this simple, low-cost intervention is comparable in magnitude to costlier, more intensive quality-improvement efforts.
Jan 1, 2014
Journal Article
An Exploration of How Perceptions of the Risk of Avian Influenza in Poultry Relate to Urbanization in Vietnam
This research examined how perceptions of outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) subtype H5N1 in poultry are related to urbanization.
Jan 1, 2014
Commentary
Can the Affordable Care Act Help Asthma Sufferers Breathe Easier?
ACA reforms can potentially address barriers that get in the way of individuals with asthma getting the care they need. At the population level, the law has the potential to improve outcomes and efficiency and equity of services for chronic conditions such as asthma for which cost-effective preventive treatments exist.
Nov 20, 2013
Commentary
Are County Masking Requirements the Future of Influenza Prevention?
If it doesn't seem that state laws as currently written can help increase the number of health care workers vaccinated against influenza, then what can? There is evidence that imposing consequences for vaccination refusal, including the requirement to wear a surgical mask, can help.
Nov 20, 2013
Commentary
The Most Dangerous Mistake You Can Make During Flu Season
Despite public awareness campaigns in the United States and Europe, many people persist in the mistaken belief that antibacterial drugs — like amoxicillin and azithromycin — are the best treatment for flu. And many doctors simply surrender when patients demand them, ignoring the scientific and medical truth: when treating the flu, antibacterial drugs just don't work.
Oct 28, 2013
Dissertation
Influenza Vaccine Update Influenced by Age and Contact with Children or Healthcare Professionals
Rates of vaccination for seasonal influenza remain sub-optimal among several populations, but groups respond differently to reminders, including healthcare professionals, adults who have close contact with children, and young and middle-aged adults.
Sep 23, 2013
Journal Article
Measuring and Assessing Public Health Emergency Preparedness
The National Health Security Strategy calls for a systematic quality improvement efforts to improving health security.
Sep 1, 2013
Journal Article
Lessons from the Public Health Response to the 2009 H1N1 Pandemic
The response to the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic provides an opportunity to learn about the public health system's emergency response capabilities and to identify ways to improve preparedness for future events.
Aug 26, 2013
Journal Article
Conscious Consideration of Herd Immunity in Influenza Vaccination Decisions
Influenza vaccination decisions may be influenced by perceived risk reduction related to herd immunity.
Jul 1, 2013

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