Multi-institutional Consortium for CER in Diabetes Treatment and Prevention
To build a standardized diabetes registry (including children and adults) across participating HMORN sites, to be used for comparative effectiveness studies of diabetes prevention and CVD risk reduction.
Funder: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Principal Investigator: Selby, Joe
The Influence of Glycemic Control on Surgical Complications, Revisions, and Hospital Readmissions Following Total Joint Replacement
To investigate the influence of glycemic control on surgical complications, revisions, hospital readmissions following total joint replacement using the Total Joint Replacement Registry (TJRR) and the CESR Virtual Data Warehouse (VDW).
Funder: Center for Comparative Effectiveness
Principal Investigator: Ferrara, Assiamira
Comparative Effectiveness in Genomic & Personalized Medicine for Colon Cancer
This project has a major focus on genetic testing in colorectal cancer.
Funder: National Cancer Institute
Principal Investigator: Kushi, Lawrence
Building CER Capacity: Aligning CRN, CMS, and State Resources to Map Center Care
This is a project to develop capacity to examine patterns of care and outcomes, across data derived from selected CRN sites (KPNC, KPNW, KPCO, KPGA, GHC), SEER-Medicare, Medicaid, and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
Funder: National Cancer Institute
Principal Investigator: Kushi, Lawrence
Effectiveness of Immediate Vs. Delayed Use of Metaformin in New-Onset T2 Diabetes
Effectiveness of Immediate Vs. Delayed Use of Metaformin in New-Onset T2 Diabetes
Funder: Kaiser Foundation Research Institute
Principal Investigator: Selby, Joe
Analytic Briefs for Supporting Comparative Effectiveness Research and Systematic Reviews in Diabetes
The overall aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of creating nationally representative, diabetes-specific reports and describe their utility to various stakeholders.
Funder: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Principal Investigator: Selby, Joe
Diabetes Multicenter Research Consortium
This HMO Research Network project is a task order-driven contract arrangement with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to conduct studies of comparative effectiveness in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. The first funded task order involves a comparison of bariatric surgery with usual medical care in persons with diabetes.
Funder: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Principal Investigator: Selby, Joe
Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Second-Line Anti-Hypertensive Agents
This project examines issues related to collection of standardized data suitable for research from electronic medical records of multiple health care systems that are members of the HMO Research Network. One of the pilot projects is a longitudinal study among patients with hypertension, measuring current treatment practices and the comparative effectiveness of various pharmacotherapies.
Funder: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Principal Investigator: Selby, Joe
Translating Research into Action for Diabetes (TRIAD II)
The goals of this study are to describe current levels of diabetes care, analyze system-level determinants of level of care, study health care professional and patient-level factors that influence the effectiveness of care, develop new quality indicators, and identify and evaluate interventions that aim to improve levels of screening and risk management for patients with diabetes.
Funder: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Principal Investigator: Selby, Joe
Initiation of Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha Antagonists and the Risk
of Hospitalization for Infection in Patients With Autoimmune
Diseases
Grijalva, C. G.;
Chen, L.;
Delzell, E.;
Baddley, J. W.;
Beukelman, T.;
Winthrop, K. L.;
Griffin, M. R.;
Herrinton, L. J.;
Liu, L.;
Ouellet-Hellstrom, R.;
Patkar, N. M.;
Solomon, D. H.;
Lewis, J. D.;
Xie, F.;
Saag, K. G.;
Curtis, J. R.;
Nov 6 2011
PubMed abstract
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Colon Cancer Survival With Herbal Medicine and Vitamins Combined
With Standard Therapy in a Whole-Systems Approach
McCulloch, M.;
Broffman, M.;
van der Laan, M.;
Hubbard, A.;
Kushi, L.;
Gao, J.;
Abrams, D.;
Colford, J. M., Jr.;
Sep 30 2011
PubMed abstract
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Methods for Assessing Fracture Risk Prediction Models: Experience
With FRAX in a Large Integrated Health Care Delivery System
Pressman, A. R.;
Lo, J. C.;
Chandra, M.;
Ettinger, B.;
Journal of clinical densitometry : the official journal of the
International Society for Clinical Densitometry
Sep 28 2011
PubMed abstract
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Methods for Assessing Fracture Risk Prediction Models: Experience With FRAX in a Large Integrated Health Care Delivery System
Pressman, A. R.;
Lo, J. C.;
Chandra, M.;
Ettinger, B.;
Journal of clinical densitometry : the official journal of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry
Sep 28 2011
PubMed abstract
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Combination therapy as initial treatment for newly diagnosed
hypertension
Byrd, J. B.;
Zeng, C.;
Tavel, H. M.;
Magid, D. J.;
O'Connor, P. J.;
Margolis, K. L.;
Selby, J. V.;
Ho, P. M.;
Am Heart J
162
(2):
340-6
Aug 2011
PubMed abstract
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Lung Cancer Survival With Herbal Medicine and Vitamins in a
Whole-Systems Approach: Ten-Year Follow-up Data Analyzed With
Marginal Structural Models and Propensity Score Methods
McCulloch, M.;
Broffman, M.;
van der Laan, M.;
Hubbard, A.;
Kushi, L.;
Kramer, A.;
Gao, J.;
Colford, J. M., Jr.;
Integr Cancer Ther
Aug 8 2011
PubMed abstract
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Using medicare data for comparative effectiveness research:
opportunities and challenges
Fung, V.;
Brand, R. J.;
Newhouse, J. P.;
Hsu, J.;
Am J Manag Care
17
(7):
488-96
2011
PubMed abstract
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Missing Data on the Estimation of the Prevalence of Accumulated
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Drug Resistance in Patients Treated
With Antiretroviral Drugs in North America
Abraham, A. G.;
Lau, B.;
Deeks, S.;
Moore, R. D.;
Zhang, J.;
Eron, J.;
Harrigan, R.;
Gill, M. J.;
Kitahata, M.;
Klein, M.;
Napravnik, S.;
Rachlis, A.;
Rodriguez, B.;
Rourke, S.;
Benson, C.;
Bosch, R.;
Collier, A.;
Gebo, K.;
Goedert, J.;
Hogg, R.;
Horberg, M.;
Jacobson, L.;
Justice, A.;
Kirk, G.;
Martin, J.;
McKaig, R.;
Silverberg, M.;
Sterling, T.;
Thorne, J.;
Willig, J.;
Gange, S. J.;
Am J Epidemiol
Aug 3 2011
PubMed abstract
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The Comparative Effectiveness of Mail Order Pharmacy Use vs. Local
Pharmacy Use on LDL-C Control in New Statin Users
Schmittdiel, J. A.;
Karter, A. J.;
Dyer, W.;
Parker, M.;
Uratsu, C.;
Chan, J.;
Duru, O. K.;
J Gen Intern Med
Jul 20 2011
PubMed abstract
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A New Risk Scheme to Predict Warfarin-Associated Hemorrhage The
ATRIA (Anticoagulation and Risk Factors in Atrial Fibrillation)
Study
Fang, M. C.;
Go, A. S.;
Chang, Y.;
Borowsky, L. H.;
Pomernacki, N. K.;
Udaltsova, N.;
Singer, D. E.;
J Am Coll Cardiol
58
(4):
395-401
Jul 19 2011
PubMed abstract
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Randomised trial comparing hand expression with breast pumping for
mothers of term newborns feeding poorly
Flaherman, V. J.;
Gay, B.;
Scott, C.;
Avins, A.;
Lee, K. A.;
Newman, T. B.;
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed
Jul 11 2011
PubMed abstract
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Accounting for the mortality benefit of drug-eluting stents in
percutaneous coronary intervention: a comparison of methods in a
retrospective cohort study
Yeh, R. W.;
Chandra, M.;
McCulloch, C. E.;
Go, A. S.;
BMC medicine
9
78(9p)
2011
PubMed abstract
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Accounting for the mortality benefit of drug-eluting stents in percutaneous coronary intervention: a comparison of methods in a retrospective cohort study
Yeh, R. W.;
Chandra, M.;
McCulloch, C. E.;
Go, A. S.;
BMC medicine
978(9p)
2011
PubMed abstract
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The impact of the iPLEDGE program on isotretinoin fetal exposure in
an integrated health care system
Shin, J.;
Cheetham, T. C.;
Wong, L.;
Niu, F.;
Kass, E.;
Yoshinaga, M. A.;
Sorel, M.;
McCombs, J. S.;
Sidney, S.;
J Am Acad Dermatol
May 10 2011
PubMed abstract
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Interdisciplinary treatment for vestibular dysfunction: the
effectiveness of mindfulness, cognitive-behavioral techniques, and
vestibular rehabilitation
Naber, C. M.;
Water-Schmeder, O.;
Bohrer, P. S.;
Matonak, K.;
Bernstein, A. L.;
Merchant, M. A.;
145
(1):
117-24
Jul 2011
PubMed abstract
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