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The Johns Hopkins ACG® System Bibliography
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The Johns Hopkins ACG® System Bibliography provides links to more than 700 papers and
reports from across the globe detailing various studies utilizing the ACG System in a variety of
locations, populations, and innovative applications.
2015
Abbass IM, Krause TM, Virani SS, Swint JM, Chan W, Franzini L. (2015) Revisiting the economic
efficiencies of observation units. Manag Care 24:46-52. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25939196.
Adrion ER, Aucott J, Lemke KW, Weiner JP. (2015) Health care costs, utilization and patterns of care
following Lyme disease. PLoS One 10:e0116767. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25650808.
Alonso-Moran E, Nuno-Solinis R, Onder G, Tonnara G. (2015) Multimorbidity in risk stratification tools to
predict negative outcomes in adult population. Eur J Intern Med 26:182-189.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25753935.
Alonso-Moran E, Nuno-Solinis R, Orueta JF, Fernandez-Ruanova B, Alday-Jurado A, Gutierrez-Fraile E.
(2015) Health-related quality of life and multimorbidity in community-dwelling telecare-assisted elders in
the Basque Country. Eur J Intern Med 26:169-175. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25704329.
Alonso-Moran E, Orueta JF, Esteban JI, Axpe JM, Gonzalez ML, Polanco NT, Loiola PE, Gaztambide S,
Nuno-Solinis R. (2015) Multimorbidity in people with type 2 diabetes in the Basque Country (Spain):
Prevalence, comorbidity clusters and comparison with other chronic patients. Eur J Intern Med 26:197202. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25701236.
Alonso-Moran E, Orueta JF, Nuno-Solinis R. (2015) Incidence of severe hypoglycaemic episodes in
patients with type 2 diabetes in the Basque country: impact on healthcare costs. BMC Health Serv Res
15:207. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26012499.
Carrera-Lasfuentes P, Abad JM, Aguilar-Palacio I, Rabanaque MJ. (2015) Comorbidity as a predictor of
health services utilization and mortality in patients with diabetes. Gac Sanit 29:10-14. Published in
Spanish. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25200482.
Chang HY, Bodycombe DP, Huang WF, Weiner JP. (2015) Risk-adjusted resource allocation: using
Taiwan's National Health Insurance as an example. Asia Pac J Public Health 27:NP958-971.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23343643.
Cohen CJ, Flaks-Manov N, Low M, Balicer RD, Shadmi E. (2015) High-risk case identification for use in
comprehensive complex care management. Popul Health Manag 18:15-22.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25075954.
Cohoon KP, Leibson CL, Ransom JE, Ashrani AA, Park MS, Petterson TM, Long KH, Bailey KR, Heit JA.
(2015) Direct medical costs attributable to venous thromboembolism among persons hospitalized for
major operation: a population-based longitudinal study. Surgery 157:423-451.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25633736.
Diaz E, Calderon-Larranaga A, Prado-Torres A, Poblador-Plou B, Gimeno-Feliu LA. (2015) How do
immigrants use primary health care services? A register-based study in Norway. Eur J Public Health
25:72-78. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25085475.
Fredriksson M, Edenstrom M, Lundahl A, Bjorkman L. (2015) ACG-modell kan forutsaga vilka som blir
hogkonsumenter av sjukvard. Lakartidningen :Published in Swedish. http://www.lakartidningen.se/Klinikoch-vetenskap/Originalstudie/2015/03/ACG-modell-kan-forutsaga-vilka-som-blir-hogkonsumenter-avsjukvard/.
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Gimeno-Feliu LA, Calderon-Larranaga A, Diaz E, Poblador-Plou B, Macipe-Costa R, Prados-Torres A.
(2015) The healthy migrant effect in primary care. Gac Sanit 29:15-20.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25176130.
Ginsburg OM, Fischer HD, Shah BR, Lipscombe L, Fu L, Anderson GM, Rochon PA. (2015) A populationbased study of ethnicity and breast cancer stage at diagnosis in Ontario. Curr Oncol 22:97-104.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25908908.
Gleich SJ, Flick R, Hu D, Zaccariello MJ, Colligan RC, Katusic SK, Schroeder DR, Hanson A, Buenvenida
S, Wilder RT, Sprung J, Voigt RG, Paule MG, Chelonis JJ, Warner DO. (2015) Neurodevelopment of
children exposed to anesthesia: design of the Mayo Anesthesia Safety in Kids (MASK) study. Contemp
Clin Trials 41:45-54. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25555440.
Grewal K, Austin PC, Kapral MK, Lu H, Atzema CL. (2015) Missed strokes using computed tomography
imaging in patients with vertigo: population-based cohort study. Stroke 46:108-113.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25477217.
Henry P, Wasserstein D, Paterson M, Kreder H, Jenkinson R. (2015) Risk factors for reoperation and
mortality after the operative treatment of tibial plateau fractures in Ontario, 1996-2009. J Orthop Trauma
29:182-188. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25233159.
Jang RW, Krzyzanowska MK, Zimmermann C, Taback N, Alibhai SM. (2015) Palliative care and the
aggressiveness of end-of-life care in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst
107:p11: kju424. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25609233.
Leibson CL, Long KH, Ransom JE, Roberts RO, Hass SL, Duhig AM, Smith CY, Emerson JA, Pankratz
VS, Petersen RC. (2015) Direct medical costs and source of cost differences across the spectrum of
cognitive decline: A population-based study. Alzheimers Dement
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25858682.
Lipscombe LL, Fischer HD, Austin PC, Fu L, Jaakkimainen RL, Ginsburg O, Rochon PA, Narod S, Paszat
L. (2015) The association between diabetes and breast cancer stage at diagnosis: a population-based
study. Breast Cancer ResTreat 150:613-620. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25779100.
Mahar AL, Coburn NG, Viola R, Johnson AP. (2015) Predictors of hospital stay and home care services
use: A population-based, retrospective cohort study in stage IV gastric cancer. Palliat Med 29:147-156.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25344156.
National Health Service England. (2015) Using case finding and risk stratification: a key service
component for personalised care and support planning. London, UK: National Health Service.
http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2015-01-20-CFRS-v0.14-FINAL.pdf.
Orueta JF, Garcia-Alvarez A, Grandes G, Nuno-Solinis R. (2015) Variability in potentially preventable
hospitalisations: an observational study of clinical practice patterns of general practitioners and care
outcomes in the Basque Country (Spain). BMJ Open 5:e007360.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25986637.
Pollack CE, Lemke KW, Roberts E, Weiner JP. (2015) Patient sharing and quality of care: measuring
outcomes of care coordination using claims data. Med Care 53:317-323.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25719430.
Romano MJ, Segal JB, Pollack CE. (2015 - epub May 18) The association between continuity of care and
the overuse of medical procedures. JAMA Intern Med http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25984883.
Rudoler D, Laporte A, Barnsley J, Glazier RH, Deber RB. (2015) Paying for primary care: a crosssectional analysis of cost and morbidity distributions across primary care payment models in Ontario
Canada. Soc Sci Med 124:18-28. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25461858.
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Shi L, Lebrun-Harris LA, Chen LR, Parasuraman SR, Zhu J, Ngo-Metzger Q, Sripipatana A. (2015)
Preventive counseling services during primary care visits: a comparison of health centers versus other
physician offices. J Health Care Poor Underserved 26:519-535.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25913348.
Thein HH, Khoo E, Campitelli MA, Zaheen A, Yi Q, De P, Earle CC. (2015) Trends in relative survival in
patients with a diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma in Ontario: a population-based retrospectie cohort
study. CMAJ Open 3:E208. http://www.cmajopen.ca/content/3/2/E208.full.pdf+html.
Thorpe CT, Johnson H, Dopp AL, Thorpe JM, Ronk K, Everett CM, Palta M, Mott DA, Chewning B,
Schleiden L, Smith MA. (2015) Medication oversupply in patients with diabetes. Res Social Adm Pharm
11:382-400. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25288448.
Vigod SN, Kurdyak PA, Seitz D, Herrmann N, Fung K, Lin E, Perlman C, Taylor VH, Rochon PA, Gruneir
A. (2015) READMIT: A clinical risk index to predict 30-day readmission after discharge from acute
psychiatric units. J Psychiatr Res 61:205-213. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25537450.
Wallace ML, Magnan EM, Thorpe CT, Schumacher JR, Smith MA, Johnson HM. (2015) Diagnosis and
treatment of incident hypertension among patients with diabetes: a U.S. multi-disciplinary group practice
observational study. J Gen Intern Med 30:768-776. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25650264.
Welk B, Al-Hothi H, Winick-Ng J, Chou Q, MacMillan B, Lawendy AR. (2015 - epub Feb 6) The effect of
pelvic factures on future stress incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse surgery. Int Urogynecol J
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25656453.
2014
Abad-Diez JM, Calderon-Larranaga A, Poncel-Falco A, Poblador-Plou B, Calderon-Meza JM, SicrasMainar A, Clerencia-Sierra M, Prados-Torres A. (2014) Age and gender differences in the prevalence and
patterns of multimorbidity in the older population. BMC Geriatr 14:75.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24934411.
Abbass IM, Virani SS, Michael Swint J, Chan W, Franzini L. (2014) One-year outcomes associated with
using observation services in triaging patients with nonspecific chest pain. Clin Cardiol 37:591-596.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25113151.
Alonso-Moran E, Satylganova A, Orueta JF, Nuno-Solinis R. (2014) Prevalence of depression in adults
with type 2 diabetes in the Basque Country: relationship with glycaemic control and health care costs.
BMC Public Health 14:769, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25073532.
Ancker JS, Kern LM, Edwards A, Nosal S, Stein DM, Hauser D, Kaushal R, with the HITEC Investigators.
(2014) How is the electronic health record being used? Use of EHR data to assess physician-level
variability in technology use. J Am Med Inform Assoc 21:1001-1008.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24914013.
Angstman KB, Meunier MR, Rohrer JE, Oberhelman SS, Maxson JA, Rahman PA. (2014) Future
complexity of care tier affected by depression outcomes. J Prim Care Community Health 5:30-35.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24327598.
Antoniou T, Ng R, Glazier RH, Kopp A, Austin PC. (2014) Comparison of comorbidity classification
methods for predicting outcomes in a population-based cohort of adults with human immunodeficiency
virus infection. Ann Epidemiol 24:532-537. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24837611.
Arce RS, De Ormijana AS, Orueta JF, Gagnon MP, Nuno-Solinis R. (2014) A qualitative study on
clinicians' perceptions about the implementation of a population risk stratification tool in primary care
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practice of the Basque Health Service. BMC Fam Pract 15:150.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25200276.
Balicer RD, Cohen CJ, Leibowitz M, Feldman BS, Brufman I, Roberts C, Hoshen M. (2014)
Pneumococcal vaccine targeting strategy for older adults: Customized risk profiling. Vaccine 32:990-995.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24384054.
Bartels CM, Johnson H, Voelker K, Thorpe C, McBride P, Jacobs EA, Pandhi N, Smith M. (2014) Impact
of rheumatoid arthritis on receiving a diagnosis of hypertension among patients with regular primary care.
Arthritis Care Res 66:1281-1288. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24585741.
Begun JW, Riley WJ, Hodges JS. (2014) Exploratory analysis of high CT scan utilization in claims data. J
Am Coll Radiol 11:51-58. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24200472.
Beitsch LM, Carretta HJ, Saunders C, Smith MP, Munn J, Ai A, Martinez E, Nowakowski A, Schleeter T,
Gowdy GA, O'Sullivan K, Ryan A. (2014) MEDS-AD waiver (MTM) program evaluation - final report.
Prepared for Florida Medicaid. Tallahassee, FL, USA: College of Medicine, Florida State University.
Brilleman SL, Gravelle H, Hollinghurst S, Purdy S, Salisbury C, Windmeijer F. (2014) Keep it simple?
Predicting primary health care costs with clinical morbidity measures. J Health Econ 35C:109-122.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24657375.
Campitelli MA, Rosella LC, Kwong JC. (2014) The association between obesity and outpatient visits for
acute respiratory infections in Ontario, Canada. Int J Obes 38:113-119.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23670219.
Carretero M, Calderon-Larranaga A, Poblador-Plou B, Prados-Torres A. (2014) Primary health care use
from the perspective of gender and morbidity burden. BMC Womens Health 14:145.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25433402.
Carretero-Alcantara L, Comes-Gorriz N, Borras-Lopez A, Rodriguez-Balo A, Seara-Aguilar G. (2014)
Clinical integration of the chronic patient. Enfermeria Clinica 24:35-43. Published in Spanish. http://ac.elscdn.com/S1130862113001940/1-s2.0-S1130862113001940-main.pdf?_tid=f046d448-c731-11e3-8b5500000aab0f01&acdnat=1397850485_00970767847b0e626c3fb5011a620d1b.
Chan W, Yun L, Austin PC, Jaakkimainen RL, Booth GL, Hux J, Rochon PA, Lipscombe LL. (2014)
Impact of socio-economic status on breast cancer screening in women with diabetes: a population-based
study. Diabet Med 31:806-812. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24588332.
Chang HY. (2014) The impact of morbidity trajectories on identifying high-cost cases: using Taiwan's
National Health Insurance as an example. J Public Health 36:300-307.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23740662.
Cohen CJ, Flaks-Manov N, Low M, Balicer RD, Shadmi E. (2014) High-risk case identification for use in
comprehensive complex care management. Popul Health Manag
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25075954.
Confino-Cohen R, Brufman I, Goldberg A, Feldman BS. (2014) Vitamin D, asthma prevalence and
asthma exacerbations: a large adult population-based study. Allergy 69:1673-1680.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25139052.
Cordero JM, Alonso-Maran E, Nuno-Solinis R, Orueta JF, Arce RS. (2014) Efficiency assessment of
primary care proivders: a conditional nonparametric approach. Eur J Operational Res 240:235-244.
Danagoulian S. (2014) A health insurance plan with wellness features. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University
(doctoral dissertation). http://ecommons.library.cornell.edu/bitstream/1813/39011/1/sd454.pdf.
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Danagoulian S. (2014) The hassle of wellness: do peers and health status matter? In: Population
Association of America, eds. 2014 Annual Meeting, Population Association of America. Princeton, NJ,
USA: Population Association of America. http://paa2014.princeton.edu/papers/141305.
de Mestral C, Rotstein OD, Laupacis A, Hoch JS, Zagorski B, Alali AS, Nathens AB. (2014) Comparative
operative outcomes of early and delayed cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis: a population-based
propensity score analysis. Ann Surg 259:10-15. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23979286.
Diaz E, Gimeno-Feliu LA, Calderon-Larranaga A, Prados-Torres A. (2014) Frequent attenders in general
practice and immigrant status in Norway: A nationwide cross-sectional study. Scand J Prim Health Care
32:232-240. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25421090.
Dixon M, Mahar AL, Helyer LK, Vasilevska-Ristovska J, Law C, Coburn NG. (2014 - epub Nov 25)
Prognostic factors in metastatic gastric cancer: results of a population-based, retrospective cohort study
in Ontario. Gastric Cancer http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25421300.
Everett CM, Thorpe CT, Palta M, Carayon P, Gilchrist VJ, Smith MA. (2014) The roles of primary care
PAs and NPs caring for older adults with diabetes. JAAPA 27:45-49.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24662258.
Filc D, Davidovich N, Novack L, Balicer RD. (2014) Is socioeconomic status associated with utilization of
health care services in a single-payer universal health care system? Int J Equity Health 13:115.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25431139.
Franzini L, White C, Taychakhoonavudh S, Parikh R, Zezza M, Mikhail O. (2014) Variation in inpatient
hospital prices and outpatient service quantities drive geographic differences in private spending in
Texas. Health Serv Res 49:1944-1963. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24919408.
Gershon AS, Hwee J, Croxford R, Aaron SD, To T. (2014) Patient and physician factors associated with
pulmonary function testing for COPD: a population study. Chest 145:272-281.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24008897.
Gold R, Bailey SR, O'Malley JP, Hoopes MJ, Cowburn S, Marino M, Heintzman J, Nelson C, Fortmann
SP, Devoe JE. (2014) Estimating demand for care after a Medicaid expansion: lessons from Oregon. J
Ambul Care Manage 37:282-292. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24608921.
Gonzalez LM, Bluteau JP. (2014) Profils de multimorbidite et caracteristiques demographiques - patients
inscrits dans les groupes de medecine de famille de Montreal (GMF). Montreal, QC, Canada: Montreal
Health and Social Services Agency.
Ho JM, Gomes T, Straus SE, Austin PC, Mamdani M, Juurlink DN. (2014) Adverse cardiac events in older
patients receiving venlafaxine: a population-based study. J Clin Psychiatry 75:e552-e558.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25004195.
Holland SK, Evered SR, Center BA. (2014) Long-term care benefits may reduce end-of-life medical care
costs. Popul Health Manag 17:332-339. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24784144.
Hwang YJ, Dixon SN, Reiss JP, Wald R, Parikh CR, Gandhi S, Shariff SZ, Pannu N, Nash DM, Rehman
F, Garg AX. (2014) Atypical antipsychotic drugs and the risk for acute kidney injury and other adverse
outcomes in older adults: a population-based cohort study. Ann Intern Med 161:242-248.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25133360.
Ing CH, DiMaggio CJ, Malacova E, Whitehouse AJ, Hegarty MK, Feng T, Brady JE, von UngernSternberg BS, Davidson AJ, Wall MM, Wood AJ, Li G, Sun LS. (2014) Comparative analysis of outcome
measures used in examining neurodevelopmental effects of early childhood anesthesia exposure.
Anesthesiology 120:1319-1332. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24694922.
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Jaakkimainen L, Glazier R, Barnsley J, Salkeld E, Lu H, Tu K. (2014) Waiting to see the specialist: patient
and provider characteristics of wait times from primary to specialty care. BMC Fam Pract 15:16.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24460619.
Johnson HM, Thorpe CT, Bartels CM, Schumacher JR, Palta M, Pandhi N, Sheehy AM, Smith MA. (2014)
Undiagnosed hypertension among young adults with regular primary care use. J Hypertens 32:65-74.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24126711.
Johnson HM, Thorpe CT, Bartels CM, Schumacher JR, Palta M, Pandhi N, Sheehy AM, Smith MA. (2014)
Antihypertensive medication initiation among young adults with regular primary care use. J Gen Intern
Med 29:723-731. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24493322.
Katz A, Chateau D, Bogdanovic B, Taylor C, McGowan KR,L., Dziadek J. (2014) Physician integrated
network: a second look. Winnipeg, MB, Canada: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy. http://mchpappserv.cpe.umanitoba.ca/reference/PIN2_web_final.pdf.
Kendall CE, Wong J, Taljaard M, Glazier RH, Hogg W, Younger J, Manuel DG. (2014) A cross-sectional,
population-based study measuring comorbidity among people living with HIV in Ontario. BMC Public
Health 14:161. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24524286.
Kendzerska T, Gershon AS, Hawker G, Tomlinson G, Leung RS. (2014) Obstructive sleep apnea and
incident diabetes. A historical cohort study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 190:218-225.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24897551.
Kern LM, Edwards A, Kaushal R, with the HITEC Investigators. (2014 - epub Aug 13) The meaningful use
of electronic health records and health care quality. Am J Med Qual
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25122006.
Kern LM, Edwards A, Kaushal R. (2014) The patient-centered medical home, electronic health records,
and quality of care. Ann Intern Med 160:741-749. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24887615.
Kern LM, Silver M, Kaushal R, HITEC Investigators. (2014) State funding for health information
technology and selected ambulatory healthcare quality measures. Appl Clin Inform 5:594-602.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25024772.
Kristensen T, Halling A, Thomsen JL, Sondergarad J, Schroll H. (2014) Kronik: Datafangst fra nyt system
kan anvendes både administrativt og sundhedspolitisk. Ugeskrift for Laeger 176:380-381. Published in
Danish. http://findresearcher.sdu.dk:8080/portal/files/90056255/kronik_datafangst_fra_nyt_diagnoses.pdf.
Kristensen T, Halling A. (2014) Kan casemix-systemer anvendes i den danske primaersektor? Odense,
Denmark: Syddansk Universitet. Published in Danish.
http://findresearcher.sdu.dk:8080/portal/files/102719976/Kan_casemix_systemer_anvendes_i_den_dansk
e_praksissektor_udgivet_af_Region_Sj_lland200814.pdf.
Kristensen T, Olsen KR, Schroll H, Thomsen JL, Halling A. (2014) Association between fee-for-service
expenditures and morbidity burden in primary care. Eur J Health Econ 15:599-610.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23818280.
Kristensen T, Yderstraede K. (2014) Obesity and co-morbidities in type 2 diabetes: an opportunity to bend
the Health Care Cost Curve. Rev Clin Esp 214:140-142. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24530020.
Lee WJ, Chen LK, Tang GJ, Lan TY. (2014) The impact of influenza vaccination on hospitalizations and
mortality among frail older people. J Am Med Dir Assoc 15:256-260.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24559640.
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Lin C, Hsu S. (2014) Constructing ''behavioral'' comparison groups: a difference-in-difference analysis of
the effect of copayment based on the patient's price elasticity. Eval Health Prof 37:434-456.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23117486.
Liss DT, Fishman PA, Rutter CM, Grembowski D, Ross TR, Reid RJ. (2014) Specialty use among
patients with treated hypertension in a patient-centered medical home. J Gen Intern Med 29:732-740.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24493321.
Liss DT, Reid RJ, Grembowski D, Rutter CM, Ross TR, Fishman PA. (2014) Changes in office visit use
associated with electronic messaging and telephone encounters among patients with diabetes in the
PCMH. Ann Fam Med 12:338-343. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25024242.
March J, Sareen J, Gawaziuk JP, Doupe M, Chateau D, Hoppensack M, Nour S, Husarewycz W, Palitsky
D, Khan S, Leslie WD, Enns MW, Stein MB, Asmundson GJ, Medved M, Logsetty S. (2014) Increased
suicidal activity following major trauma: a population-based study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 76:180184. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24368376.
Matheson FI, Smith KL, Fazli GS, Moineddin R, Dunn JR, Glazier RH. (2014) Physical health and gender
as risk factors for usage of services for mental illness. J Epidemiol Community Health 68:971-978.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24970764.
McIsaac DI, Bryson GL, van Walraven C. (2014) Elective, major noncardiac surgery on the weekend: a
population-based cohort study of 30-day mortality. Med Care 52:557-564.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24783992.
Munnich EL, Parente ST. (2014) Procedures take less time at ambulatory surgery centers, keeping costs
down and ability to meet demand up. Health Aff 33:764-769.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24799572.
Murphy SM, Fishman PA, McPherson S, Dyck DG, Roll JR. (2014) Determinants of buprenorphine
treatment for opioid dependence. J Subst Abuse Treat 46:315-319.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24209382.
Nickel NC, Chateau DG, Martens PJ, Brownell MD, Katz A, Burland EM, Walld R, Hu M, Taylor CR,
Sarkar J, Goh CY, PATHS Equity Team. (2014) Data resource profile: Pathways to Health and Social
Equity for Children (PATHS Equity for Children). Int J Epidemiol 43:1438-1449.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25212478.
Nickel NC, Martens PJ, Chateau D, Brownell MD, Sarkar J, Goh CY, Burland E, Taylor C, Katz A, Paths
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1997
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1996
Dobson A, Coleman K, Weiner J, Anderson G, Starfield B, Maxwell S. (1996) The development and
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Powe NR, Weiner JP, Starfield B, Stuart M, Baker A, Steinwachs DM. (1996) Systemwide provider
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1995
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1994
Fowles JB, Weiner JP, Knutson D. (1994) A comparison of alternative approaches to risk measurement.
Final report, grant number 93-G07, Physician Payment Review Commission. Minneapolis, MN: Park
Nicollet Medical Foundation.
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health care use. Fort Sam Houston, TX: United States Army Center for Healthcare Education and
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1993
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1992
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1991
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1990
Starfield B, Weiner J, Mumford L, Steinwachs D. (1990) ACGs: ambulatory care groupings for case-mix
categorization. Final report for grant #HS05505, National Center for Health Care Research/Health Care
Technology Assessment. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University.
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