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Impact of a Patient Navigator Program on Hospital-Based and Outpatient Utilization Over 180 Days in a Safety-Net Health System. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Balaban RB, Zhang F, Vialle-Valentin CE, Galbraith AA, Burns ME, Larochelle MR, Ross-Degnan D

Abbreviation

J Gen Intern Med

Publication Date

2017-05-18

Small Decline In Low-Value Back Imaging Associated With The 'Choosing Wisely' Campaign, 2012-14. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Hong AS, Ross-Degnan D, Zhang F, Wharam JF

Abbreviation

Health Aff (Millwood)

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Issue

Publication Date

2017-04-24

Diabetes Outpatient Care and Acute Complications Before and After High-Deductible Insurance Enrollment: A Natural Experiment for Translation in Diabetes (NEXT-D) Study. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Wharam JF, Zhang F, Eggleston EM, Lu CY, Soumerai S, Ross-Degnan D

Abbreviation

JAMA Intern Med

Publication Date

2017-03-01

Erratum to: Racial disparities in all-cause mortality among younger commercially insured women with incident metastatic breast cancer. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Leopold C, Wagner AK, Zhang F, Lu CY, Earle C, Nekhlyudov L, Ross-Degnan D, Wharam JF.

Abbreviation

Breast Cancer Res Treat

Volume

160

Issue

Publication Date

2016-11-01

Opioid Prescribing After Nonfatal Overdose and Association With Repeated Overdose. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Larochelle MR, Liebschutz JM, Zhang F, Ross-Degnan D, Wharam JF

Abbreviation

Ann. Intern. Med.

Volume

165

Issue

Publication Date

2016-09-06

The Impact of the Massachusetts Behavioral Health Child Screening Policy on Service Utilization. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Hacker K, Penfold R, Arsenault LN, Zhang F, Soumerai SB, Wissow LS

Abbreviation

Psychiatr Serv

Publication Date

2016-09-01

Variation in Postpartum Glycemic Screening in Women With a History of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Eggleston EM, LeCates RF, Zhang F, Wharam JF, Ross-Degnan D, Oken E

Abbreviation

Obstet Gynecol

Volume

128

Issue

Publication Date

2016-07-01

Racial disparities in all-cause mortality among younger commercially insured women with incident metastatic breast cancer. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Leopold C, Wagner AK, Zhang F, Lu CY, Earle C, Nekhlyudov L, Degnan DR, Frank Wharam J

Abbreviation

Breast Cancer Res. Treat.

Volume

158

Issue

Publication Date

2016-06-24

Colorectal Cancer Screening in a Nationwide High-deductible Health Plan Before and After the Affordable Care Act. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Wharam JF, Zhang F, Landon BE, LeCates R, Soumerai S, Ross-Degnan D

Abbreviation

Med Care

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2016-05-01

Opioid Prescribing After Nonfatal Overdose and Association With Repeated Overdose: A Cohort Study. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Larochelle MR, Liebschutz JM, Zhang F, Ross-Degnan D, Wharam JF

Abbreviation

Ann. Intern. Med.

Volume

164

Issue

Publication Date

2016-01-05

Changing patterns of asthma medication use related to US Food and Drug Administration long-acting β2-agonist regulation from 2005-2011. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Butler MG, Zhou EH, Zhang F, Wu YT, Wu AC, Levenson MS, Wu P, Seymour S, Toh S, Iyer A, Iyasu S, Baker MA

Abbreviation

J. Allergy Clin. Immunol.

Volume

137

Issue

Publication Date

2015-12-22

The Ascendancy of Second-Generation Antipsychotics as Frontline Antimanic Agents. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Miller CJ, Li M, Penfold RB, Lee AF, Smith EG, Nordberg SS, Osser DN, Bajor L, Zhang F, Bauer MS

Abbreviation

J Clin Psychopharmacol

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2015-12-01

Effect of Pediatric Behavioral Health Screening and Colocated Services on Ambulatory and Inpatient Utilization. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Hacker KA, Penfold RB, Arsenault LN, Zhang F, Soumerai SB, Wissow LS

Abbreviation

Psychiatr Serv

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Issue

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2015-11-01

National Trends and Disparities in Mammography Among Commercially Insured Women, 2001-2010. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Wharam JF, Landon BE, Xu X, Zhang F, Ross-Degnan D

Abbreviation

J Public Health Manag Pract

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Issue

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2015-09-31

Effects of safety warnings and risk management plan for Thiazolidinediones in Taiwan. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Hsu JC, Cheng CL, Ross-Degnan D, Wagner AK, Zhang F, Kao Yang YH, Liu LL, Tai HY, Chen KH, Yang PW, Lu CY

Abbreviation

Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf

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Issue

Publication Date

2015-08-06

Comparing Medical Costs and Use After Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding and Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Lewis KH, Zhang F, Arterburn DE, Ross-Degnan D, Gillman MW, Wharam JF

Abbreviation

JAMA Surg

Volume

150

Issue

Publication Date

2015-08-01

Did Medicare Part D Affect National Trends in Health Outcomes or Hospitalizations? A Time-Series Analysis. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Briesacher BA, Madden JM, Zhang F, Fouayzi H, Ross-Degnan D, Gurwitz JH, Soumerai SB

Abbreviation

Ann. Intern. Med.

Volume

162

Issue

Publication Date

2015-06-16

Rates of opioid dispensing and overdose after introduction of abuse-deterrent extended-release oxycodone and withdrawal of propoxyphene. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Larochelle MR, Zhang F, Ross-Degnan D, Wharam JF

Abbreviation

JAMA Intern Med

Volume

175

Issue

Publication Date

2015-06-01

Evaluating diabetes health policies using natural experiments: the natural experiments for translation in diabetes study. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Ackermann RT, Kenrik Duru O, Albu JB, Schmittdiel JA, Soumerai SB, Wharam JF, Ali MK, Mangione CM, Gregg EW,

Abbreviation

Am J Prev Med

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Issue

Publication Date

2015-06-01

How Did Multiple FDA Actions Affect the Utilization and Reimbursed Costs of Thiazolidinediones in US Medicaid? (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Hsu JC, Ross-Degnan D, Wagner AK, Zhang F, Lu CY

Abbreviation

Clin Ther

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Issue

Publication Date

2015-05-11

Utilization of oral antidiabetic medications in Taiwan following strategies to promote access to medicines for chronic diseases in community pharmacies. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Hsu JC, Ross-Degnan D, Wagner AK, Cheng CL, Yang YH, Zhang F, Lu CY

Abbreviation

J Pharm Policy Pract

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Issue

Publication Date

2015-04-25

Asthma Treatments and Mental Health Visits After a Food and Drug Administration Label Change for Leukotriene Inhibitors. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Lu CY, Zhang F, Lakoma MD, Butler MG, Fung V, Larkin EK, Kharbanda EO, Vollmer WM, Lieu T, Soumerai SB, Chen Wu A

Abbreviation

Clin Ther

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Issue

Publication Date

2015-04-25

Trends in opioid prescribing and co-prescribing of sedative hypnotics for acute and chronic musculoskeletal pain: 2001-2010. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Larochelle MR, Zhang F, Ross-Degnan D, Wharam JF

Abbreviation

Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf

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Issue

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2015-04-22

A reanalysis of cluster randomized trials showed interrupted time-series studies were valuable in health system evaluation. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Fretheim A, Zhang F, Ross-Degnan D, Oxman AD, Cheyne H, Foy R, Goodacre S, Herrin J, Kerse N, McKinlay RJ, Wright A, Soumerai SB

Abbreviation

J Clin Epidemiol

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2015-03-01

Effects of eliminating drug caps on racial differences in antidepressant use among dual enrollees with diabetes and depression. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Adams AS, Soumerai SB, Zhang F, Gilden D, Burns M, Huskamp HA, Trinacty C, Alegria M, LeCates RF, Griggs JJ, Ross-Degnan D, Madden JM

Abbreviation

Clin Ther

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Issue

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2015-03-01

Changes in drug coverage generosity and untreated serious mental illness: transitioning from Medicaid to Medicare Part D. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Madden JM, Adams AS, LeCates RF, Ross-Degnan D, Zhang F, Huskamp HA, Gilden DM, Soumerai SB

Abbreviation

JAMA Psychiatry

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2015-02-01

Treatment of Febrile illness with artemisinin combination therapy: prevalence and predictors in five African household surveys. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Vialle-Valentin CE, LeCates RF, Zhang F, Ross-Degnan D

Abbreviation

J Pharm Policy Pract

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Issue

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2015-01-31

Persistent medication affordability problems among disabled Medicare beneficiaries after Part D, 2006-2011. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Naci H, Soumerai SB, Ross-Degnan D, Zhang F, Briesacher BA, Gurwitz JH, Madden JM

Abbreviation

Med Care

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2014-11-01

National trends and disparities in cervical cancer screening among commercially insured Women, 2001-2010. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Wharam JF, Zhang F, Xu X, Landon BE, Ross-Degnan D

Abbreviation

Cancer Epidemiol. Biomarkers Prev.

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2014-11-01

Behavioral health services following implementation of screening in Massachusetts Medicaid children. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Hacker KA, Penfold RB, Arsenault LN, Zhang F, Murphy M, Wissow LS

Abbreviation

Pediatrics

Volume

134

Issue

Publication Date

2014-10-01

Changes in use of lipid-lowering medications among black and white dual enrollees with diabetes transitioning from Medicaid to Medicare Part D drug coverage. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Adams AS, Madden JM, Zhang F, Soumerai SB, Gilden D, Griggs J, Trinacty CM, Bishop C, Ross-Degnan D

Abbreviation

Med Care

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2014-08-01

Medication affordability gains following Medicare Part D are eroding among elderly with multiple chronic conditions. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Naci H, Soumerai SB, Ross-Degnan D, Zhang F, Briesacher BA, Gurwitz JH, Madden JM

Abbreviation

Health Aff (Millwood)

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2014-08-01

Changes in antidepressant use by young people and suicidal behavior after FDA warnings and media coverage: quasi-experimental study. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Lu CY, Zhang F, Lakoma MD, Madden JM, Rusinak D, Penfold RB, Simon G, Ahmedani BK, Clarke G, Hunkeler EM, Waitzfelder B, Owen-Smith A, Raebel MA, Rossom R, Coleman KJ, Copeland LA, Soumerai SB

Abbreviation

BMJ

Volume

348

Publication Date

2014-06-18

How complete are E-codes in commercial plan claims databases? (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Lu CY, Stewart C, Ahmed AT, Ahmedani BK, Coleman K, Copeland LA, Hunkeler EM, Lakoma MD, Madden JM, Penfold RB, Rusinak D, Zhang F, Soumerai SB

Abbreviation

Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf

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2014-01-23

Access to affordable medicines after health reform: evidence from two cross-sectional surveys in Shaanxi Province, western China. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Fang Y, Wagner AK, Yang S, Jiang M, Zhang F, Ross-Degnan D

Abbreviation

Lancet Glob Health

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Issue

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2013-10-01

Medicare Part D is associated with reducing the financial burden of health care services in Medicare beneficiaries with diagnosed diabetes. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Li R, Gregg EW, Barker LE, Zhang P, Zhang F, Zhuo X, Williams DE, Soumerai SB

Abbreviation

Med Care

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2013-10-01

Low-socioeconomic-status enrollees in high-deductible plans reduced high-severity emergency care. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Wharam JF, Zhang F, Landon BE, Soumerai SB, Ross-Degnan D

Abbreviation

Health Aff (Millwood)

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2013-08-01

Interrupted time-series analysis yielded an effect estimate concordant with the cluster-randomized controlled trial result. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Fretheim A, Soumerai SB, Zhang F, Oxman AD, Ross-Degnan D

Abbreviation

J Clin Epidemiol

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Issue

Publication Date

2013-08-01

Drug Adverse Event Detection in Health Plan Data Using the Gamma Poisson Shrinker and Comparison to the Tree-based Scan Statistic. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Brown JS, Petronis KR, Bate A, Zhang F, Dashevsky I, Kulldorff M, Avery TR, Davis RL, Chan KA, Andrade SE, Boudreau D, Gunter MJ, Herrinton L, Pawloski PA, Raebel MA, Roblin D, Smith D, Reynolds R

Abbreviation

Pharmaceutics

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2013-03-14

Need for and access to health care and medicines: are there gender inequities? (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Wagner AK, Graves AJ, Fan Z, Walker S, Zhang F, Ross-Degnan D

Abbreviation

PLoS ONE

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Publication Date

2013-03-07

Impact of emerging health insurance arrangements on diabetes outcomes and disparities: rationale and study design. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Wharam JF, Soumerai S, Trinacty C, Eggleston E, Zhang F, LeCates R, Canning C, Ross-Degnan D

Abbreviation

Prev Chronic Dis

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2013-01-31

Intended and unintended consequences of the gabapentin off-label marketing lawsuit among patients with bipolar disorder. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Chace MJ, Zhang F, Fullerton CA, Huskamp HA, Gilden D, Soumerai SB

Abbreviation

J Clin Psychiatry

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2012-11-01

"Stealth" alerts to improve warfarin monitoring when initiating interacting medications. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Koplan KE, Brush AD, Packer MS, Zhang F, Senese MD, Simon SR

Abbreviation

J Gen Intern Med

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Issue

Publication Date

2012-07-31

Risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome after meningococcal conjugate vaccination. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Velentgas P, Amato AA, Bohn RL, Chan KA, Cochrane T, Funch DP, Dashevsky I, Duddy AL, Gladowski P, Greenberg SA, Kramer JM, McMahill-Walraven C, Nakasato C, Spettell CM, Syat BL, Wahl PM, Walker AM, Zhang F, Brown JS, Platt R

Abbreviation

Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf

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Publication Date

2012-07-16

Two-year trends in cancer screening among low socioeconomic status women in an HMO-based high-deductible health plan. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Wharam JF, Graves AJ, Zhang F, Soumerai SB, Ross-Degnan D, Landon BE

Abbreviation

J Gen Intern Med

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Issue

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2012-04-29

Simulation-based power calculation for designing interrupted time series analyses of health policy interventions. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Zhang F, Wagner AK, Ross-Degnan D

Abbreviation

J Clin Epidemiol

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Issue

Publication Date

2011-11-01

Predictors of antibiotic use in African communities: evidence from medicines household surveys in five countries. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Vialle-Valentin CE, Lecates RF, Zhang F, Desta AT, Ross-Degnan D

Abbreviation

Trop. Med. Int. Health

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2011-10-17

High-deductible insurance: two-year emergency department and hospital use. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Wharam JF, Landon BE, Zhang F, Soumerai SB, Ross-Degnan D

Abbreviation

Am J Manag Care

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2011-10-07

Two-year trends in colorectal cancer screening after switch to a high-deductible health plan. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Wharam JF, Graves AJ, Landon BE, Zhang F, Soumerai SB, Ross-Degnan D

Abbreviation

Med Care

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Publication Date

2011-09-01

Cost-related medication nonadherence and cost-saving strategies used by elderly Medicare cancer survivors. (Pubmed Abstract)

Authors

Nekhlyudov L, Madden J, Graves AJ, Zhang F, Soumerai SB, Ross-Degnan D

Abbreviation

J Cancer Surviv

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2011-07-29

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