Victor Villagra
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Recent Articles
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Anderson D, Villagra V, Coman E, Zlateva I, Hutchinson A, Villagra J, et al.
Am J Manag Care
. 2018 Jan;
24(1):e9-e16.
PMID: 29350511
Objectives: To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of electronic consultations (eConsults) for cardiology compared with traditional face-to-face consults. Study Design: Cost-effectiveness analysis for a subset of Medicaid-insured patients in a cluster-randomized trial...
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Peppercorn J, Horick N, Houck K, Rabin J, Villagra V, Lyman G, et al.
Cancer
. 2017 Feb;
123(13):2506-2515.
PMID: 28195644
Background: Rural US women experience disparities in breast cancer screening and outcomes. In 2006, a national rural health insurance provider, the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), eliminated out-of-pocket costs...
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Peppercorn J, Houck K, Beri N, Villagra V, Wogu A, Lyman G, et al.
Breast Cancer Res Treat
. 2015 Sep;
153(3):659-67.
PMID: 26386956
Women living in rural areas of the U.S. face disparities in screening mammography and breast cancer outcomes. We sought to evaluate utilization of mammography, awareness of screening guidelines, and attitudes...
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Coman E, Picho K, McArdle J, Villagra V, Dierker L, Iordache E
Front Psychol
. 2013 Oct;
4:738.
PMID: 24124419
No abstract available.
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Anderson D, Christison-Lagay J, Villagra V, Liu H, Dziura J
J Gen Intern Med
. 2010 Jun;
25(10):1116-22.
PMID: 20556536
Background: Diabetes outcomes are worse for underserved patients from certain ethnic/racial minority populations. Telephonic disease management is a cost-effective strategy to deliver self-management services and possibly improve diabetes outcomes for...
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Brennan T, Spettell C, Villagra V, Ofili E, McMahill-Walraven C, Lowy E, et al.
Popul Health Manag
. 2010 Apr;
13(2):65-72.
PMID: 20415618
African Americans have a higher prevalence of hypertension and poorer cardiovascular and renal outcomes than white Americans. The objective of this study was to determine whether a telephonic nurse disease...
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Legato M, Gelzer A, Goland R, Ebner S, Rajan S, Villagra V, et al.
Gend Med
. 2006 Jul;
3(2):131-58.
PMID: 16860272
Background: Men and women differ in their experience of diabetes mellitus (DM). For optimal prevention and treatment of the disease, these differences must be acknowledged. Unfortunately, most studies of diabetes...
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Fitzner K, Sidorov J, Fetterolf D, Wennberg D, Eisenberg E, Cousins M, et al.
Dis Manag
. 2005 Jan;
7(3):191-201.
PMID: 15669579
Disease management (DM) is rapidly becoming an important force in the late 20th and early 21st century as a strategy for managing the chronic illness of large populations. Given the...
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Villagra V
Med Care
. 2004 Mar;
42(4 Suppl):III24-30.
PMID: 15026668
Rapid adoption of disease management has outpaced systematic evaluation of its net value in improving health outcomes and mitigating healthcare cost. This article identifies areas in which outcomes research in...
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Selby J, Scanlon D, Lafata J, Villagra V, Beich J, Salber P
Jt Comm J Qual Saf
. 2003 Sep;
29(9):491-9.
PMID: 14513673
Background: Increasing prevalence, rising costs, and persisting deficiencies in quality of care for chronic diseases pose economic and policy challenges to providers and purchasers. Disease management (DM) programs may address...