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  • Recent publications from Boston University’s Department of Health Law, Policy and Management: February 2021 Edition

      02/11/2021
      Elsa Pearson

    Below are recent publications from me and my colleagues from Boston University’s Department of Health Law, Policy and Management. You can find all posts in this series here.

    February 2021 Edition

    Armstrong MJ, Sullivan JL, Amodeo K, Lunde A, Tsuang DW, Reger MA, Conwell Y, Ritter A, Bang J, Onyike CU, Mari Z, Corsentino P, Taylor A. Suicide and Lewy body dementia: Report of a Lewy body dementia association working group. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2020 Nov 09. PMID: 33169435.

    Borno HT, Odisho AY, Gunn CM, Pankowska M, Rider JR. Disparities in precision medicine-Examining germline genetic counseling and testing patterns among men with prostate cancer. Urol Oncol. 2020 Nov 03. PMID: 33158741.

    Buchheit BM, Crable EL, Lipson SK, Drainoni ML, Walley AY. “Opening the door to somebody who has a chance.” – The experiences and perceptions of public safety personnel towards a public restroom overdose prevention alarm system. Int J Drug Policy. 2020 Nov 21; 88:103038. PMID: 33232885.

    Curyto KJ, Jedele JM, Mohr DC, Eaker A, Intrator O, Karel M. An MDS 3.0 Distressed Behavior in Dementia Indicator (DBDI): A Clinical Tool to Capture Change. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 Nov 30. PMID: 33253424.

    Ellison J, Shafer P, Cole MB. Racial/Ethnic And Income-Based Disparities In Health Savings Account Participation Among Privately Insured Adults. Health Aff (Millwood). 2020 Nov; 39(11):1917-1925. PMID: 33136490.

    Feyman Y, Pizer SD, Frakt AB. The persistence of medicare advantage spillovers in the post-Affordable Care Act era. Health Econ. 2020 Nov 21. PMID: 33219715.

    Housten AJ, Gunn CM, Paasche-Orlow MK, Basen-Engquist KM. Health Literacy Interventions in Cancer: a Systematic Review. J Cancer Educ. 2020 Nov 05. PMID: 33155097.

    Kanwal F, Taylor TJ, Kramer JR, Cao Y, Smith D, Gifford AL, El-Serag HB, Naik AD, Asch SM. Development, Validation, and Evaluation of a Simple Machine Learning Model to Predict Cirrhosis Mortality. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 11 02; 3(11):e2023780. PMID: 33141161.

    Morel CM, Alm RA, Årdal C, Bandera A, Bruno GM, Carrara E, Colombo GL, de Kraker MEA, Essack S, Frost I, Gonzalez-Zorn B, Goossens H, Guardabassi L, Harbarth S, Jørgensen PS, Kanj SS, Kostyanev T, Laxminarayan R, Leonard F, Hara GL, Mendelson M, Mikulska M, Mutters NT, Outterson K, Bano JR, Tacconelli E, Scudeller L. A one health framework to estimate the cost of antimicrobial resistance. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2020 11 26; 9(1):187. PMID: 33243302.

    Moye J, Stolzmann K, Auguste EJ, Cohen AB, Catlin CC, Sager ZS, Weiskittle RE, Woolverton CB, Connors HL, Sullivan JL. End-of-Life Care for Persons Under Guardianship. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2020 Nov 16. PMID: 33212143.

    Shafer P, Frakt AB. To Truly Build the Affordable Care Act Into Universal Coverage, More Creativity Is Needed. JAMA. 2020 Nov 17; 324(19):1931-1932. PMID: 33201194.

    Shimada SL, Zocchi MS, Hogan TP, Kertesz SG, Rotondi AJ, Butler JM, Knight SJ, DeLaughter K, Kleinberg F, Nicklas J, Nazi KM, Houston TK. Impact of Patient-Clinical Team Secure Messaging on Communication Patterns and Patient Experience: Randomized Encouragement Design Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2020 Nov 18; 22(11):e22307. PMID: 33206052.

    Walkey AJ, Sheldrick RC, Kashyap R, Kumar VK, Boman K, Bolesta S, Zampieri FG, Bansal V, Harhay MO, Gajic O. Guiding Principles for the Conduct of Observational Critical Care Research for Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemics and Beyond: The Society of Critical Care Medicine Discovery Viral Infection and Respiratory Illness Universal Study Registry. Crit Care Med. 2020 11; 48(11):e1038-e1044. PMID: 32932348.

    Yan LD, Ali MK, Strombotne KL. Impact of Expanded Medicaid Eligibility on the Diabetes Continuum of Care Among Low-Income Adults: A Difference-in-Differences Analysis. Am J Prev Med. 2020 Nov 10. PMID: 33191065.

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