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Joel Handler

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Sharp A, Vinson D, Alamshaw F, Handler J, Gould M
Ann Emerg Med . 2015 Sep; 67(2):249-57. PMID: 26320520
Study Objective: We determine the accuracy of an age-adjusted D-dimer threshold to detect pulmonary embolism in emergency department (ED) patients older than 50 years and describe current ED practices when...
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Handler J
Perm J . 2015 Jun; 19(3):64-8. PMID: 26057683
The 2014 Kaiser Permanente Care Management Institute National Hypertension Guideline was developed to assist primary care physicians and other health care professionals in the outpatient treatment of uncomplicated hypertension in...
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Handler J, Mohan Y, Kanter M, Reynolds K, Li X, Nguyen M, et al.
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) . 2015 Mar; 17(6):431-9. PMID: 25772190
Visits with nonprimary care providers such as optometrists may be missed opportunities for the detection of high blood pressure (BP). For this study, normotensive adults with at least 12 months...
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Shaw K, Handler J, Wall H, Kanter M
Prev Chronic Dis . 2014 Oct; 11:E191. PMID: 25357259
The Kaiser Permanente Southern California (Kaiser) health care system succeeded in improving hypertension control in a multiethnic population by adopting a series of changes in health care delivery. Data from...
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Sim J, Handler J, Jacobsen S, Kanter M
Can J Cardiol . 2014 May; 30(5):544-52. PMID: 24786445
The past decade has seen hypertension improving in the United States where control is approximately 50%. Kaiser Permanente has mirrored and exceeded these national advances in control. Integrated models of...
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James P, Oparil S, Carter B, Cushman W, Dennison-Himmelfarb C, Handler J, et al.
JAMA . 2013 Dec; 311(5):507-20. PMID: 24352797
Hypertension is the most common condition seen in primary care and leads to myocardial infarction, stroke, renal failure, and death if not detected early and treated appropriately. Patients want to...
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Handler J
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) . 2013 Dec; 15(12):874-7. PMID: 24299690
A simple hypertension treatment algorithm has contributed to the achievement of control rates greater than 85% for more than 1 million adults with hypertension across the United States. It is...
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Harrison T, Ho T, Handler J, Kanter M, Goldberg R, Reynolds K
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) . 2013 Sep; 15(9):650-4. PMID: 24034658
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a telephonic outreach program to improve blood pressure (BP) control among patients with hypertension. The authors identified adults 18 ...
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Handler J, Zhao Y, Egan B
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) . 2012 Nov; 14(11):751-9. PMID: 23126346
Clinical guidelines recommend averaging ≥ 2 blood pressure (BP) measurements on each visit. Only one BP is measured on many clinical visits, especially if the value is <120/<80 mm Hg,...