Browsing by Author "Ayanian, John"
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Barriers to colorectal cancer screening in community health centers: A qualitative study
Lasser, Karen E; Ayanian, John Zaven; Fletcher, Robert H.; Good, Mary Jo DelVecchio (BioMed Central, 2008)Background: Colorectal cancer screening rates are low among disadvantaged patients; few studies have explored barriers to screening in community health centers. The purpose of this study was to describe barriers to/facilitators ... -
Comparing the implementation of team approaches for improving diabetes care in community health centers
Van der Wees, Philip J; Friedberg, Mark W; Guzman, Elena Alcala; Ayanian, John Z; Rodriguez, Hector P (BioMed Central, 2014)Background: Patient panel management and community-based care management may be viable strategies for community health centers to improve the quality of diabetes care for vulnerable patient populations. The objective of ... -
Mortality and Readmission After Cervical Fracture from a Fall in Older Adults: Comparison with Hip Fracture Using National Medicare Data
Cooper, Zara R; Mitchell, Susan Lisa; Lipsitz, Stuart Roger; Harris, Mitchel B; Ayanian, John; Bernacki, Rachelle Emily; Jha, Ashish Kumar (Wiley-Blackwell, 2015)Background Cervical fractures from falls are a potentially lethal injury in older patients. Little is known about their epidemiology and outcomes. Objectives To examine the prevalence of cervical spine fractures ... -
A multilevel intervention to promote colorectal cancer screening among community health center patients: results of a pilot study
Lasser, Karen E; Murillo, Jennifer; Medlin, Elizabeth; Lisboa, Sandra; Valley-Shah, Lisa; Fletcher, Robert H.; Emmons, Karen Maria; Ayanian, John Zaven (BioMed Central, 2009)Background: Colorectal cancer screening rates are low among poor and disadvantaged patients. Patient navigation has been shown to increase breast and cervical cancer screening rates, but few studies have looked at the ... -
Predictors of Health-related Quality of Life in Patients with Colorectal Cancer
Yost, Kathleen J; Hahn, Elizabeth A; Zaslavsky, Alan M.; Ayanian, John Zaven; West, Dee W (BioMed Central, 2008)Background: Most studies that have identified variables associated with the health-related quality of life (HRQL) of patients with colorectal cancer have been cross-sectional or included patients with other diagnoses. The ... -
Responses of Massachusetts hospitals to a state mandate to collect race, ethnicity and language data from patients: a qualitative study
Jorgensen, Selena; Thorlby, Ruth; Weinick, Robin M; Ayanian, John Zaven (BioMed Central, 2010)Background: A Massachusetts regulation implemented in 2007 has required all acute care hospitals to report patients' race, ethnicity and preferred language using standardized methodology based on self-reported information ... -
Supplemental Insurance and Use of Effective Cardiovascular Drugs Among Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries With Coronary Heart Disease
Federman, Alex D.; Adams, Alyce S.; Ross-Degnan, Dennis; Soumerai, Stephen Bertram; Ayanian, John (American Medical Association (AMA), 2001)Context Cost-sharing in US prescription drug coverage plans for elderly persons varies widely. Evaluation of prescription drug use among elderly persons by type of health insurance could provide useful information for ... -
Variation in use of surveillance colonoscopy among colorectal cancer survivors in the United States
Salz, Talya; Weinberger, Morris; Ayanian, John Zaven; Brewer, Noel T; Earle, Craig C; Elston Lafata, Jennifer; Fisher, Deborah A; Weiner, Bryan J; Sandler, Robert S (BioMed Central, 2010)Background: Clinical practice guidelines recommend colonoscopies at regular intervals for colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors. Using data from a large, multi-regional, population-based cohort, we describe the rate of ...