Original Research

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Do drug treatment POEMs report data in clinically useful ways?
Brent Duncan, MD; Adrienne Z. Ables, PharmD
Release date: 2/1/2013
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How reliable is self-testing for gonorrhea and chlamydia among men who have sex with men?
Mary Elizabeth Sexton, MD; Joseph J. Baker, MD; Keisuke Nakagawa, BA; et al
Release date: 2/1/2013
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Does a higher frequency of difficult patient encounters lead to lower quality care?
Perry G. An, MD; Linda Baier Manwell, MS; Eric S. Williams, PhD; Neda Laiteerapong, MD; Roger L. Brown, PhD; Joseph S. Rabatin, MD; Mark D. Schwartz, MD; P.J. Lally, MD; Mark Linzer, MD
Release date: 1/1/2013
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Hypothyroidism management: Is an annual check of TSH level always necessary?
Jennifer Pecina, MD; Matthew Bernard, MD; Joseph Furst, MD; James Rohrer, PhD
Release date: 10/1/2012
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Aspirin for primary prevention of CVD: Are the right people using it?
Jeffrey J. VanWormer , PhD; Robert T. Greenlee , PhD, MPH; Patrick E. McBride , MD, MPH; Paul E. Peppard , PhD; Kristen C. Malecki , PhD; Jianhong Che , RPh, MPH; F. Javier Nieto , MD, PhD
Release date: 9/1/2012
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Onychomycosis: A simpler in-office technique for sampling specimens
Avner Shemer , MD; Batya Davidovici , MD; Marcelo H. Grunwald , MD; Anna Lyakhovitsky , MD; Boaz Amichai , MD
Release date: 9/1/2012
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How well are we managing diabetes in long-term care?
Brittney M. Vajen , osteopathic medical student IV; Rachel Holt , DO; Tracy Marx , DO; Frank L. Schwartz , MD; Jay H. Shubrook Jr , DO
Release date: 8/1/2012
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The effect of insurance-driven medication changes on patient care
Mark N. Rood , MD; Wanda Cruz-Knight , MD; James Cunagin , MD; Stephen J. Zyzanski , PhD; James J. Werner , PhD; Mary Jane Mason , MD; Peter J. Lawson , MA, MPH; Kurt C. Stange , MD; Susan A. Flocke , PhD
Release date: 7/1/2012
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Acute respiratory tract infection: A practice examines its antibiotic prescribing habits
Michael L. Grover, DO; Martina Mookadam, MD; Richard H. Rutkowski, MD; Allison M. Cullan, MD; Destin E. Hill, MD; David C. Patchett, DO; Esan O. Simon, MD; MariLynn Mulheron, NP; Brie N. Noble, BS
Release date: 6/1/2012
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Fatty liver disease in type 2 diabetes: Common and often unmanaged
Eric L. Johnson, MD
Release date: 3/1/2012
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Knee OA: Which patients are unlikely to benefit from manual PT and exercise?
Gail D. Deyle , PT, DSc; Norman W. Gill , PT, DSc; Stephen C. Allison , PT, PhD; Benjamin R. Hando , PT, DSc; Duneley A. Rochino , PT, DSc
Release date: 1/1/2012
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Identifying cognitive impairment during the Annual Wellness Visit: Who can you trust?
Mitchell Clionsky, PhD, ABPP (CN); Emilymarie Clionsky, MD
Release date: 11/1/2011
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One practice’s experiment in refusing detail rep visits
David V. Evans, MD; Daniel M. Hartung, PharmD, MPH; Gabriel Andeen; Jo Mahler, MS; Dean G. Haxby, PharmD; Dale F. Kraemer, PhD; Lyle J. Fagnan, MD
Release date: 8/1/2011
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You wrote the prescription, but will it get filled?
Catherine E. Cooke, PharmD; Shan Xing, PharmD; Helen Y. Lee, PharmD, MBA; Daniel A. Belletti, MA
Release date: 6/1/2011
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Weight-loss talks: What works (and what doesn’t)
Stewart C. Alexander, PhD; Mary E. Cox, MD, MHS; William S. Yancy Jr, MD, MHS; Christy Boling Turer, MD, MHS; Pauline Lyna, MPH; Truls Østbye, MD; Rowena J. Dolor, MD, MHS; James A. Tulsky, MD; Kathryn I. Pollak, PhD
Release date: 4/1/2011
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Routine checkups don’t ensure that seniors get preventive services
Douglas Shenson, MD, MPH, MS; Mary Adams, MPH; Julie Bolen, PhD, MPH; Lynda Anderson, PhD
Release date: 1/1/2011
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A look at the long-term safety of an extended-regimen OC
Matthew G. Davis, MD; Kathleen Z. Reape, MD; Howard Hait, MS
Release date: 5/1/2010
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Buckle fractures in children: Is urgent treatment necessary?
Debbie Lee Bennett, MD; Marta Hernanz-Schulman, MD; Bobbi J. Nealy, RN; J. Herman Kan, MD; Gregory A. Mencio, MD; Bruce Damon, PhD
Release date: 10/1/2009
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What’s growing on your stethoscope? (And what you can do about it)
Ariel Schroeder; Maryellen A. Schroeder, MD, MPH; Frank D’Amico, PhD
Release date: 8/1/2009
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Potential caregivers for homebound elderly: More numerous than supposed?
Laura Hanyok, MD; Jamie Mullaney, PhD; Thomas Finucane, MD; Joseph Carrese, MD, MPH
Release date: 7/1/2009
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