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Yang A, Leng M, Arbanas J, Tseng C, Fendrick A, Sarkisian C, et al.
Health Aff Sch . 2025 Mar; 3(2):qxaf021. PMID: 40040648
Due to an FDA "black box" warning for heightened risk of death, Choosing Wisely (CW) recommends avoiding antipsychotic prescription drugs as first-line treatment for dementia-related agitation. Yet, post-CW trends among...
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Oronce C, Pablo R, Shapiro S, Willis P, Ponce N, Mafi J, et al.
J Am Geriatr Soc . 2025 Feb; 73(3):900-909. PMID: 39898412
Background: As value-based payment models incorporate both measures of health equity and low-value care (LVC), understanding how LVC varies by race is vital for interventions. Therefore, we measured racial differences...
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Cui M, Leng M, Arbanas J, Romanov A, Tseng C, Wei M, et al.
Health Aff Sch . 2025 Jan; 3(1):qxae175. PMID: 39882151
Although pandemic-era telemedicine flexibilities may have preserved access to care, concerns remain that telemedicine may have been inequitably distributed among older adults, especially those with mild cognitive impairment or dementia...
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Mafi J, Walling A, Villaflores C, Vangala S, Sorensen A, Cheng E, et al.
PLoS One . 2024 Dec; 19(12):e0315516. PMID: 39637212
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Lee M, Brandt N, Reyes C, Mansour D, Maslow K, Sarkisian C
Prog Community Health Partnersh . 2024 Sep; 18(3):389-396. PMID: 39308383
Research funding has been criticized as biased against novel initiatives and lacking diversity, which leads to further disparities. Patient and stakeholder engagement could support research that goes beyond traditional paradigms...
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Gusoff G, Ringel J, Bensson-Ravunniarath M, Wiggins F, Lee A, Espinosa C, et al.
J Am Med Dir Assoc . 2024 Mar; 25(5):737-743.e2. PMID: 38432645
Objectives: To identify factors associated with high and low "voice"-or level of input in patient care decisions-among home care workers (HCWs), an often marginalized workforce that provides care in the...
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Canales C, Ramirez C, Yang S, Feinberg S, Grogan T, Whittington R, et al.
Anesth Analg . 2024 Feb; 139(5):903-911. PMID: 38324340
Background: A greater percentage of surgical procedures are being performed each year on patients 65 years of age or older. Concurrently, a growing proportion of patients in English-speaking countries such...
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Reynolds C, Nair V, Villaflores C, Dominguez K, Arbanas J, Treasure M, et al.
BMJ Open Qual . 2023 Dec; 12(4). PMID: 38135304
Objectives: Low-value esophagogastroduodenoscopies (EGDs) for uncomplicated gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD) can harm patients and raise patient and payer costs. We developed an electronic health record (EHR) 'eMeasure' to detect low-value...
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Lee D, Chenoweth M, Chuong L, Villaflores C, Cuevas M, Vangala S, et al.
JMIR Res Protoc . 2023 Oct; 12:e45915. PMID: 37902819
Background: Hypertension is a major contributor to various adverse health outcomes. Although previous studies have shown the benefits of home blood pressure (BP) monitoring over office-based measurements, there is limited...
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Mafi J, Walling A, Villaflores C, Vangala S, Sorensen A, Cheng E, et al.
PLoS One . 2022 Dec; 17(12):e0277409. PMID: 36538552
Among patients with Alzheimer's disease and its related dementias (ADRD) with behavioral disturbances, antipsychotic prescriptions have limited efficacy and increase the risk of death. Yet, physicians continue to routinely prescribe...