Albert W Wu

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1 Clinical practice guidelines and quality of care for older patients with multiple comorbid diseases: implications for pay for performance. JAMA 2005 20.53
2 Methods to explain the clinical significance of health status measures. Mayo Clin Proc 2002 7.00
3 Noncardiac comorbidity increases preventable hospitalizations and mortality among Medicare beneficiaries with chronic heart failure. J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 4.57
4 Incidents relating to the intra-hospital transfer of critically ill patients. An analysis of the reports submitted to the Australian Incident Monitoring Study in Intensive Care. Intensive Care Med 2004 3.81
5 Correlates and predictors of adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy: overview of published literature. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2002 3.55
6 In the wake of the 2003 and 2011 duty hours regulations, how do internal medicine interns spend their time? J Gen Intern Med 2013 3.03
7 The relationship between a dementia diagnosis, chronic illness, medicare expenditures, and hospital use. J Am Geriatr Soc 2004 2.89
8 Depression is a risk factor for suboptimal adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2002 2.45
9 A programmable prompting device improves adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected subjects with memory impairment. Clin Infect Dis 2005 2.25
10 Evaluation of two methods for quality improvement in intensive care: facilitated incident monitoring and retrospective medical chart review. Crit Care Med 2003 2.17
11 Reducing health care hazards: lessons from the commercial aviation safety team. Health Aff (Millwood) 2009 2.11
12 Changes in patient satisfaction related to hospital renovation: experience with a new clinical building. J Hosp Med 2015 2.06
13 Chronic medical illness, depression, and use of acute medical services among Medicare beneficiaries. Med Care 2004 2.00
14 Depressive symptoms, neurocognitive impairment, and adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy among HIV-infected persons. Psychosomatics 2004 1.98
15 Relationship between HAART adherence and adipose tissue alterations. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2002 1.97
16 ISOQOL recommends minimum standards for patient-reported outcome measures used in patient-centered outcomes and comparative effectiveness research. Qual Life Res 2013 1.96
17 Application of a propensity score approach for risk adjustment in profiling multiple physician groups on asthma care. Health Serv Res 2005 1.92
18 Evaluating health outcomes in the presence of competing risks: a review of statistical methods and clinical applications. Med Care 2010 1.88
19 The use of patient-reported outcomes (PRO) within comparative effectiveness research: implications for clinical practice and health care policy. Med Care 2012 1.84
20 Asthma in older patients: factors associated with hospitalization. Arch Intern Med 2002 1.77
21 The impact of anemia on energy and physical functioning in individuals with AIDS. Arch Intern Med 2005 1.75
22 Off-pump surgery is associated with reduced occurrence of stroke and other morbidity as compared with traditional coronary artery bypass grafting: a meta-analysis of systematically reviewed trials. Stroke 2006 1.73
23 Do the SF-36 and WHOQOL-BREF measure the same constructs? Evidence from the Taiwan population*. Qual Life Res 2006 1.67
24 PatientViewpoint: a website for patient-reported outcomes assessment. Qual Life Res 2009 1.64
25 Optimizing measurement of self-reported adherence with the ACTG Adherence Questionnaire: a cross-protocol analysis. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2007 1.62
26 Gender differences in health-related quality of life in patients with HIV/AIDS. Qual Life Res 2005 1.60
27 Health care workers as second victims of medical errors. Pol Arch Med Wewn 2011 1.58
28 A system factors analysis of airway events from the Intensive Care Unit Safety Reporting System (ICUSRS). Crit Care Med 2004 1.56
29 Impact of indinavir on the quality of life in patients with advanced HIV infection treated with zidovudine and lamivudine. Clin Infect Dis 2004 1.52
30 Critical pathway effectiveness: assessing the impact of patient, hospital care, and pathway characteristics using qualitative comparative analysis. Health Serv Res 2005 1.51
31 Impact of bariatric surgery on health care utilization and costs among patients with diabetes. Med Care 2012 1.49
32 A system factors analysis of "line, tube, and drain" incidents in the intensive care unit. Crit Care Med 2005 1.48
33 Older patients with diverticulitis have low recurrence rates and rarely need surgery. Surgery 2011 1.48
34 Parent perspectives of health related quality of life for adolescents with bladder exstrophy-epispadias as measured by the child health questionnaire-parent form 50. J Urol 2010 1.47
35 Preventable hospitalization among elderly Medicare beneficiaries with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care 2003 1.46
36 Health care professionals as second victims after adverse events: a systematic review. Eval Health Prof 2012 1.42
37 Toward learning from patient safety reporting systems. J Crit Care 2006 1.40
38 Quality of life in tuberculosis: patient and provider perspectives. Qual Life Res 2004 1.39
39 Acute decompensation after removing a central line: practical approaches to increasing safety in the intensive care unit. Ann Intern Med 2004 1.39
40 An end to the witch hunts: responding to the defenders of blame and shame. A commentary on Collins, Block, Arnold and Christakis. Soc Sci Med 2009 1.39
41 Partnership with patients: a prescription for ICU safety. Chest 2006 1.38
42 Issues in the design of Internet-based systems for collecting patient-reported outcomes. Qual Life Res 2007 1.36
43 Preventive misconception: its nature, presence, and ethical implications for research. Am J Prev Med 2007 1.30
44 Neurocognitive performance and quality of life in patients with HIV infection. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2003 1.29
45 The Asthma Therapy Assessment Questionnaire (ATAQ) for children and adolescents. Dis Manag 2004 1.28
46 How will we know patients are safer? An organization-wide approach to measuring and improving safety. Crit Care Med 2006 1.28
47 Sleep quality and its correlates in the first year of dialysis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2006 1.23
48 Physician estimates of adherence and the patient-physician relationship as a setting to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2002 1.23
49 Disclosure of patient safety incidents: a comprehensive review. Int J Qual Health Care 2010 1.21
50 Planning and implementing a systems-based patient safety curriculum in medical education. Am J Med Qual 2008 1.20
51 Medication utilization and annual health care costs in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus before and after bariatric surgery. Arch Surg 2010 1.19
52 Addressing ceiling effects in health status measures: a comparison of techniques applied to measures for people with HIV disease. Health Serv Res 2008 1.18
53 Questionnaires to measure sexual quality of life. Qual Life Res 2004 1.17
54 The influence of health status, age, and race on screening mammography in elderly women. Arch Intern Med 2005 1.17
55 A multicenter study of internal medicine residents' perceptions of training, competence, and performance in outpatient HIV care. AIDS Patient Care STDS 2010 1.16
56 Patient-reported and physician-estimated adherence to HAART: social and clinic center-related factors are associated with discordance. J Gen Intern Med 2004 1.16
57 Dealing with failure: the aftermath of errors and adverse events. Ann Emerg Med 2002 1.15
58 Asking the right questions: investigating needs assessments and health-related quality-of-life questionnaires for use in oncology clinical practice. Support Care Cancer 2007 1.14
59 Feasibility and value of PatientViewpoint: a web system for patient-reported outcomes assessment in clinical practice. Psychooncology 2012 1.14
60 Prompt reduction in use of medications for comorbid conditions after bariatric surgery. Obes Surg 2009 1.14
61 Correlates and outcomes of fatigue among incident dialysis patients. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 1.13
62 Lower physician estimate of underlying asthma severity leads to undertreatment. Arch Intern Med 2003 1.13
63 Mammography use among women ages 40-49 after the 2009 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation. J Gen Intern Med 2013 1.12
64 Establishing a global learning community for incident-reporting systems. Qual Saf Health Care 2010 1.12
65 Emotional quality-of-life and outcomes in adolescents with asthma. J Pediatr 2004 1.11
66 Building safety into ICU care. J Crit Care 2002 1.10
67 Predialysis health, dialysis timing, and outcomes among older United States adults. J Am Soc Nephrol 2013 1.10
68 Quality of life in tuberculosis: a review of the English language literature. Qual Life Res 2004 1.08
69 Clinician mindfulness and patient safety. JAMA 2010 1.08
70 Residency schedule, burnout and patient care among first-year residents. Postgrad Med J 2013 1.08
71 Relevant content for a patient-reported outcomes questionnaire for use in oncology clinical practice: Putting doctors and patients on the same page. Qual Life Res 2010 1.07
72 Quality of life and HIV: current assessment tools and future directions for clinical practice. AIDS Read 2003 1.07
73 Evaluating the reliability, validity and minimally important difference of the Taiwanese version of the diabetes quality of life (DQOL) measurement. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2008 1.07
74 Patient-reported outcomes (PROs): putting the patient perspective in patient-centered outcomes research. Med Care 2013 1.06
75 Severity of lipodystrophy is associated with decreased health-related quality of life. AIDS Patient Care STDS 2008 1.06
76 Why is it that internists do not follow guidelines for preventing intravascular catheter infections? Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2005 1.05
77 Developing quality indicators for cancer end-of-life care: proceedings from a national symposium. Cancer 2009 1.05
78 The impact of episodic CD4 cell count-guided antiretroviral therapy on quality of life. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2008 1.04
79 How doctors feel: affective issues in patients' safety. Lancet 2008 1.04
80 Depression and drug use impact health status among marginally housed HIV-infected individuals. AIDS Patient Care STDS 2003 1.01
81 Quality Care for People with HIV/AIDS: patients' perspectives. HIV Clin Trials 2005 1.01
82 Mild-to-moderate symptoms during the first year of antiretroviral therapy worsen quality of life in HIV-infected individuals. Clin Infect Dis 2008 1.01
83 Emotional influences in patient safety. J Patient Saf 2010 1.01
84 Interventions to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2002 1.01
85 Online medical professionalism. Ann Intern Med 2013 1.00
86 Comparative effectiveness studies to improve clinical outcomes in end stage renal disease: the DEcIDE patient outcomes in end stage renal disease study. BMC Nephrol 2012 1.00
87 Patient-assisted incident reporting: including the patient in patient safety. J Patient Saf 2011 0.99
88 Inpatient safety outcomes following the 2011 residency work-hour reform. J Hosp Med 2014 0.99
89 Symptoms, supportive care needs, and function in cancer patients: how are they related? Qual Life Res 2008 0.99
90 Health-related quality of life of immune thrombocytopenic purpura patients: results from a web-based survey. Curr Med Res Opin 2008 0.98
91 Needs assessments can identify scores on HRQOL questionnaires that represent problems for patients: an illustration with the Supportive Care Needs Survey and the QLQ-C30. Qual Life Res 2010 0.97
92 What have we learned about interventions to reduce medical errors? Annu Rev Public Health 2010 0.97
93 Are critical pathways effective for reducing postoperative length of stay? Med Care 2003 0.97
94 Elective surgery for diverticulitis is associated with high risk of intestinal diversion and hospital readmission in older adults. J Gastrointest Surg 2010 0.96
95 Health-related quality of life predicts survival, cytomegalovirus disease, and study retention in clinical trial participants with advanced HIV disease. J Clin Epidemiol 2003 0.96
96 Medical error, incident investigation and the second victim: doing better but feeling worse? BMJ Qual Saf 2012 0.96
97 The role of informatics in promoting patient-centered care. Cancer J 2011 0.96
98 Is risk-adjustor selection more important than statistical approach for provider profiling? Asthma as an example. Med Decis Making 2005 0.96
99 Diabetes-specific or generic measures for health-related quality of life? Evidence from psychometric validation of the D-39 and SF-36. Value Health 2008 0.95
100 Effect of race and insurance status on presentation, treatment, and mortality in patients undergoing surgery for diverticulitis. Arch Surg 2008 0.95
101 Disclosure of "nonharmful" medical errors and other events: duty to disclose. Arch Surg 2012 0.95
102 Predialysis systolic BP variability and outcomes in hemodialysis patients. J Am Soc Nephrol 2014 0.95
103 Fatness and fitness: how do they influence health-related quality of life in type 2 diabetes mellitus? Health Qual Life Outcomes 2008 0.94
104 Can patient-reported outcome measures identify cancer patients' most bothersome issues? J Clin Oncol 2011 0.94
105 Morphologic alterations in HIV-infected people with lipodystrophy are associated with good adherence to HAART. HIV Clin Trials 2003 0.94
106 A framework for the analysis of heterogeneity of treatment effect in patient-centered outcomes research. J Clin Epidemiol 2013 0.94
107 Are physician estimates of asthma severity less accurate in black than in white patients? J Gen Intern Med 2007 0.94
108 Using the EORTC-QLQ-C30 in clinical practice for patient management: identifying scores requiring a clinician's attention. Qual Life Res 2013 0.93
109 Pediatric safety incidents from an intensive care reporting system. J Patient Saf 2009 0.93
110 Relationship of physician estimate of underlying asthma severity to asthma outcomes. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2004 0.92
111 What can I do? Recommendations for responding to issues identified by patient-reported outcomes assessments used in clinical practice. J Support Oncol 2012 0.92
112 Variations of physician group profiling indicators for asthma care. Am J Manag Care 2005 0.92
113 US and UK versions of the EQ-5D preference weights: does choice of preference weights make a difference? Qual Life Res 2007 0.92
114 Effectiveness of a home-based exercise intervention for HIV-infected adults: a randomized trial. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care 2002 0.91
115 Health services utilization by injection drug users participating in a needle exchange program. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 2002 0.91
116 Using propensity scores subclassification to estimate effects of longitudinal treatments: an example using a new diabetes medication. Med Care 2007 0.90
117 Concordance of cancer patients' function, symptoms, and supportive care needs. Qual Life Res 2009 0.89
118 A framework for assessing quality indicators for cancer care at the end of life. J Pain Symptom Manage 2009 0.89
119 ReCASTing the RCA: an improved model for performing root cause analyses. Am J Med Qual 2010 0.88
120 Health related quality of life in adolescents with abnormal bladder function: an assessment using the Child Health and Illness Profile-Adolescent Edition. J Urol 2008 0.88
121 Variations in self-rated health among patients with HIV infection. Qual Life Res 2006 0.88
122 Patterns in blood pressure medication use in US incident dialysis patients over the first 6 months. BMC Nephrol 2013 0.87
123 How to develop a second victim support program: a toolkit for health care organizations. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2012 0.87
124 Utilities derived from visual analog scale scores in patients with HIV/AIDS. Med Decis Making 2003 0.87
125 The effect of cytomegalovirus retinitis on the quality of life of patients with AIDS in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy. Ophthalmology 2003 0.86
126 Effect of micronutrients and iron supplementation on hemoglobin, iron status, and plasma hepatitis C and HIV RNA levels in female injection drug users: a controlled clinical trial. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2007 0.86
127 Relation between level or change of hemoglobin and generic and disease-specific quality of life measures in hemodialysis. Qual Life Res 2007 0.86
128 Risk of complications after bariatric surgery among individuals with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus. Surg Obes Relat Dis 2011 0.86
129 Reduced incidence of gestational diabetes with bariatric surgery. J Am Coll Surg 2010 0.85
130 Comorbid illnesses and health care utilization among Medicare beneficiaries with lung cancer. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2006 0.84
131 Validity and reliability of the Italian translation of the MOS-HIV health survey in persons with AIDS. Qual Life Res 2003 0.84
132 Supporting second victims of patient safety events: shouldn't these communications be covered by legal privilege? J Law Med Ethics 2013 0.84
133 Patient reported outcome instruments used in clinical trials of HIV-infected adults on NNRTI-based therapy: a 10-year review. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2013 0.84
134 Intensive care unit safety incidents for medical versus surgical patients: a prospective multicenter study. J Crit Care 2007 0.84
135 Differential association of race with treatment and outcomes in Medicare patients undergoing diverticulitis surgery. Arch Surg 2011 0.84
136 Rate and predictors of self-chosen drug discontinuations in highly active antiretroviral therapy-treated HIV-positive individuals. AIDS Patient Care STDS 2009 0.84
137 Handling missing quality of life data in HIV clinical trials: what is practical? Qual Life Res 2007 0.83
138 Reliability and validity of Thai versions of the MOS-HIV and SF-12 quality of life questionnaires in people living with HIV/AIDS. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2011 0.83
139 Identifying changes in scores on the EORTC-QLQ-C30 representing a change in patients' supportive care needs. Qual Life Res 2014 0.83
140 A computerized adaptive version of the SF-36 is feasible for clinic and Internet administration in adults with HIV. AIDS Care 2012 0.82
141 Patterns of coping among persons with HIV infection: configurations, correlates, and change. Am J Community Psychol 2003 0.82
142 Creating the web-based intensive care unit safety reporting system. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2004 0.82
143 Health related quality of life in adolescents with bladder exstrophy-epispadias as measured by the Child Health Questionnaire-Child Form 87. J Urol 2012 0.82
144 Content validation of two SF-36 subscales for use in type 2 diabetes and non-dialysis chronic kidney disease-related anemia. Qual Life Res 2010 0.82
145 Comparison of Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems patient satisfaction scores for specialty hospitals and general medical hospitals: confounding effect of survey response rate. J Hosp Med 2014 0.81
146 A framework for encouraging patient engagement in medical decision making. J Patient Saf 2012 0.81
147 Health-related quality of life and tolerability in treatment-experienced HIV-1-infected patients on tipranavir versus comparator regimens. Antivir Ther 2008 0.81
148 Laboratory safety and the WHO World Alliance for Patient Safety. Clin Chim Acta 2009 0.81
149 Risk managers' descriptions of programs to support second victims after adverse events. J Healthc Risk Manag 2015 0.81
150 Using the pediatric asthma therapy assessment questionnaire to measure asthma control and healthcare utilization in children. Patient 2009 0.81
151 Psychological distress and physical pain appear to have no short-term adverse impact on plasma HIV-1 RNA levels in patients on successful HAART. HIV Clin Trials 2006 0.81
152 A review of quality of care evaluation for the palliation of dyspnea. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2010 0.80
153 Adherence to antiretroviral therapy: an update of current concepts. Curr HIV/AIDS Rep 2004 0.80
154 How to discuss errors and adverse events with cancer patients. Curr Oncol Rep 2010 0.79
155 Electronic health record-based monitoring of primary care patients at risk of medication-related toxicity. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2012 0.78
156 Incorporating quality of life measures in HIV clinical trials. HIV Clin Trials 2002 0.78
157 Safety Culture in Indian Hospitals: A Cultural Adaptation of the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire. J Patient Saf 2016 0.78
158 Pediatric Emergency Department Return: A Literature Review of Risk Factors and Interventions. Pediatr Emerg Care 2016 0.78
159 Review of the impact of NNRTI-based HIV treatment regimens on patient-reported disease burden. AIDS Care 2013 0.78
160 Quality of life in a clinical trial of highly active antiretroviral therapy alone or with intravenous or subcutaneous interleukin-2 administration. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2005 0.78
161 Variability in hand hygiene practices among internal medicine interns. Am J Infect Control 2013 0.78
162 Gaps in asthma care of the oldest adults. J Am Geriatr Soc 2002 0.77
163 Congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease predict poor surgical outcomes in older adults undergoing elective diverticulitis surgery. Dis Colon Rectum 2011 0.77
164 Predicting patient-reported asthma outcomes for adults in managed care. Am J Manag Care 2004 0.77
165 Discussing adverse outcomes with patients and families. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2010 0.76
166 Evaluating clinically meaningful change on the ITP-PAQ: preliminary estimates of minimal important differences. Curr Med Res Opin 2009 0.76
167 Do internal medicine interns practice etiquette-based communication? A critical look at the inpatient encounter. J Hosp Med 2013 0.76
168 Close calls in patient safety: should we be paying closer attention? CMAJ 2013 0.76
169 Integrating Science and Engineering to Implement Evidence-Based Practices in Health Care Settings. Adm Policy Ment Health 2015 0.75
170 A post-2011 time motion study--the authors' reply. J Gen Intern Med 2014 0.75
171 Antihypertensive medications and risk of death and hospitalizations in US hemodialysis patients: Evidence from a cohort study to inform hypertension treatment practices. Medicine (Baltimore) 2017 0.75
172 Does One Size Fit All? Assessing the Need for Organizational Second Victim Support Programs. J Patient Saf 2017 0.75
173 Learning From Lawsuits: Using Malpractice Claims Data to Develop Care Transitions Planning Tools. J Patient Saf 2016 0.75
174 Nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor-containing regimens are associated with increased satisfaction with sexual life. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2003 0.75
175 "That was a close call": endorsing a broad definition of near misses in health care. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2013 0.75
176 On higher ground: ethical reasoning and its relationship with error disclosure. BMJ Qual Saf 2013 0.75
177 Cost-Benefit Analysis of a Support Program for Nursing Staff. J Patient Saf 2017 0.75
178 Patient-reported outcome measures in reconstructive breast surgery: is there a role for generic measures? Plast Reconstr Surg 2015 0.75
179 Do Hospitals Support Second Victims? Collective Insights From Patient Safety Leaders in Maryland. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2017 0.75
180 Informing the Design of a New Pragmatic Registry to Stimulate Near Miss Reporting in Ambulatory Care. J Patient Saf 2017 0.75
181 Internists' adherence to guidelines for prevention of intravascular catheter infections. JAMA 2003 0.75
182 Admitting mistakes: ethics says yes, instinct says no. CMAJ 2013 0.75
183 Medical error: the second victim. Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 2012 0.75
184 Ethical and practical aspects of disclosing adverse events in the emergency department. Emerg Med Clin North Am 2006 0.75