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

      01/28/2021
      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.

    January 2021 Edition

    Abelson S, Lipson SK, Zhou S, Eisenberg D. Muslim Young Adult Mental Health and the 2016 US Presidential Election. JAMA Pediatr. 2020 Oct 05. PMID: 33016990.

    Bashar SK, Han D, Zieneddin F, Ding E, Walkey AJ, McManus DD, Chon KH. Preliminary Results on Density Poincare Plot Based Atrial Fibrillation Detection from Premature Atrial/Ventricular Contractions. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2020 07; 2020:2594-2597. PMID: 33018537.

    Bosch NA, Fantasia KL, Modzelewski KL, Alexanian SM, Walkey AJ. Racial Disparities in Guideline-concordant Insulin Infusions during Critical Illness. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2020 Oct 01. PMID: 33001705.

    Cole MB, Nguyen KH. Unmet social needs among low-income adults in the United States: Associations with health care access and quality. Health Serv Res. 2020 Oct; 55 Suppl 2:873-882. PMID: 32880945.

    Crable EL, Biancarelli DL, Aurora M, Drainoni ML, Walkey AJ. Interventions to increase appointment attendance in safety net health centers: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Eval Clin Pract. 2020 Oct 16. PMID: 33064929.

    Etingen B, Amante DJ, Martinez RN, Smith BM, Shimada SL, Richardson L, Patterson A, Houston TK, Frisbee KL, Hogan TP. Supporting the Implementation of Connected Care Technologies in the Veterans Health Administration: Cross-Sectional Survey Findings from the Veterans Engagement with Technology Collaborative (VET-C) Cohort. J Particip Med. 2020 Sep 30; 12(3):e21214. PMID: 33044944.

    Fernandez WG, Benzer JK, Charns MP, Burgess JF. Applying a Model of Teamwork Processes to Emergency Medical Services. West J Emerg Med. 2020 Oct 19; 21(6):264-271. PMID: 33207175.

    Freeman R, Coyne J, Kingsdale J. Successes and failures with bundled payments in the commercial market. Am J Manag Care. 2020 10 01; 26(10):e300-e304. PMID: 33094941.

    Howell A, Lambert A, Pinkston MM, Blevins CE, Hayaki J, Herman DS, Moitra E, Stein MD, Kim HN. Sustained Sobriety: A Qualitative Study of Persons with HIV and Chronic Hepatitis C Coinfection and a History of Problematic Drinking. AIDS Behav. 2020 Oct 16. PMID: 33064248.

    Huberfeld N, Watson S, Barkoff A. Struggle for the Soul of Medicaid. J Law Med Ethics. 2020 09; 48(3):429-433. PMID: 33021181.

    Kim W, Krause K, Zimmerman Z, Outterson K. Improving data sharing to increase the efficiency of antibiotic R&D. Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2020 Oct 23. PMID: 33097914.

    Merker VL, Plotkin SR, Charns MP, Meterko M, Jordan JT, Elwy AR. Effective provider-patient communication of a rare disease diagnosis: A qualitative study of people diagnosed with schwannomatosis. Patient Educ Couns. 2020 Sep 28. PMID: 33051127.

    Minegishi T, Young GJ, Madison KM, Pizer SD. Regional market factors and patient experience in primary care. Am J Manag Care. 2020 10; 26(10):438-443. PMID: 33094939.

    Oberlander J, Singer PM, Jones DK. Can the Elections End the Health Reform Stalemate? N Engl J Med. 2020 Oct 22; 383(17):1601-1603. PMID: 33085858.

    Schonbrun YC, Anderson BJ, Johnson JE, Kurth M, Timko C, Stein MD. Barriers to Entry into 12-Step Mutual Help Groups among Justice-Involved Women with Alcohol Use Disorders. Alcohol Treat Q. 2019; 37(1):25-42. PMID: 32982031.

    Stein MD, Herman DS, Kim HN, Howell A, Lambert A, Madden S, Moitra E, Blevins CE, Anderson BJ, Taylor LE, Pinkston MM. A Randomized Trial Comparing Brief Advice and Motivational Interviewing for Persons with HIV-HCV Co-infection Who Drink Alcohol. AIDS Behav. 2020 Oct 12. PMID: 33047258.

    Woodrell CD, Goldstein NE, Moreno JR, Schiano TD, Schwartz ME, Garrido MM. Inpatient Specialty-Level Palliative Care Is Delivered Late in the Course of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Associated With Lower Hazard of Hospital Readmission. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2020 Oct 06. PMID: 33035651.

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