Published in Health Serv Res on August 01, 2007
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Outpatient follow-up visit and 30-day emergency department visit and readmission in patients hospitalized for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Arch Intern Med (2010) 3.09
Continuity of outpatient and inpatient care by primary care physicians for hospitalized older adults. JAMA (2009) 1.90
Characteristics of primary care providers who adopted the hospitalist model from 2001 to 2009. J Hosp Med (2015) 1.39
Variation in the risk of readmission among hospitals: the relative contribution of patient, hospital and inpatient provider characteristics. J Gen Intern Med (2014) 1.36
Impact of physician continuity on death or urgent readmission after discharge among patients with heart failure. CMAJ (2013) 1.19
Optimal strategy to identify incidence of diagnostic of diabetes using administrative data. BMC Med Res Methodol (2009) 1.14
Primary care physicians and disparities in colorectal cancer screening in the elderly. Health Serv Res (2012) 1.12
Risk of continued institutionalization after hospitalization in older adults. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci (2011) 0.96
Potential overuse of screening mammography and its association with access to primary care. Med Care (2014) 0.96
Variation in length of stay and outcomes among hospitalized patients attributable to hospitals and hospitalists. J Gen Intern Med (2012) 0.84
Self-reported colorectal cancer screening of Medicare beneficiaries in family medicine vs. internal medicine practices in the United States: a cross-sectional study. BMC Gastroenterol (2012) 0.80
Coadministration of co-trimoxazole with sulfonylureas: hypoglycemia events and pattern of use. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci (2014) 0.78
An Algorithm Using Administrative Data to Identify Patient Attachment to a Family Physician. Int J Family Med (2015) 0.77
Building blocks for measuring care coordination with claims data. Popul Health Manag (2014) 0.76
Downstream tests, treatments, and annual direct payments in older men cared for by primary care providers with high or low prostate-specific antigen screening rates using 100 percent Texas U.S. Medicare public insurance claims data: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Health Serv Res (2016) 0.75
Family physicians providing regular care to residents in Ontario long-term care homes: characteristics and practice patterns. Can Fam Physician (2012) 0.75
Importance of a Regular Source of Primary Care in Adolescents: The Case of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Health Serv Res Manag Epidemiol (2014) 0.75
Effectiveness of a financial incentive to physicians for timely follow-up after hospital discharge: a population-based time series analysis. CMAJ (2017) 0.75
Diabetes in Ontario: determination of prevalence and incidence using a validated administrative data algorithm. Diabetes Care (2002) 10.24
Projection of diabetes burden through 2050: impact of changing demography and disease prevalence in the U.S. Diabetes Care (2001) 9.76
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Agreement between self-reported and routinely collected health-care utilization data among seniors. Health Serv Res (2002) 2.25
Using claims data for epidemiologic research. The concordance of claims-based criteria with the medical record and patient survey for identifying a hypertensive population. Med Care (1993) 2.03
Using administrative data to measure ambulatory mental health service provision in primary care. Med Care (2004) 1.93
Self-reported use of mental health services versus administrative records: care to recall? Int J Methods Psychiatr Res (2004) 1.89
Intensive diabetes treatment and cardiovascular disease in patients with type 1 diabetes. N Engl J Med (2005) 27.77
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Rates of hyperkalemia after publication of the Randomized Aldactone Evaluation Study. N Engl J Med (2004) 11.44
Management of hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes: A consensus algorithm for the initiation and adjustment of therapy: a consensus statement from the American Diabetes Association and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes. Diabetes Care (2006) 9.87
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Intensive diabetes therapy and glomerular filtration rate in type 1 diabetes. N Engl J Med (2011) 7.42
Trends in diabetes prevalence, incidence, and mortality in Ontario, Canada 1995-2005: a population-based study. Lancet (2007) 7.36
Renal and retinal effects of enalapril and losartan in type 1 diabetes. N Engl J Med (2009) 6.75
Atrial fibrillation in patients with cryptogenic stroke. N Engl J Med (2014) 6.73
Impaired fasting glucose and impaired glucose tolerance: implications for care. Diabetes Care (2007) 6.24
Bisphosphonate use and the risk of subtrochanteric or femoral shaft fractures in older women. JAMA (2011) 5.33
Adverse cardiovascular events during treatment with pioglitazone and rosiglitazone: population based cohort study. BMJ (2009) 4.44
Thiazolidinediones and cardiovascular outcomes in older patients with diabetes. JAMA (2007) 4.25
Drug-drug interactions among elderly patients hospitalized for drug toxicity. JAMA (2003) 4.00
Inhaled insulin improves glycemic control when substituted for or added to oral combination therapy in type 2 diabetes: a randomized, controlled trial. Ann Intern Med (2005) 3.92
Propensity score methods gave similar results to traditional regression modeling in observational studies: a systematic review. J Clin Epidemiol (2005) 3.76
Prospective study evaluating the impact of tissue confirmation of metastatic disease in patients with breast cancer. J Clin Oncol (2011) 3.46
Rosiglitazone-associated fractures in type 2 diabetes: an Analysis from A Diabetes Outcome Progression Trial (ADOPT). Diabetes Care (2008) 3.45
Quantifying the risk of infectious diseases for people with diabetes. Diabetes Care (2003) 3.45
Antipsychotic drugs and hyperglycemia in older patients with diabetes. Arch Intern Med (2009) 3.43
Effect of a low-glycemic index or a high-cereal fiber diet on type 2 diabetes: a randomized trial. JAMA (2008) 3.25
Epidural anaesthesia and survival after intermediate-to-high risk non-cardiac surgery: a population-based cohort study. Lancet (2008) 3.22
Glucagon response to oral glucose challenge in type 1 diabetes: lack of impact of euglycemia. Diabetes Care (2013) 3.22
Effect of discharge summary availability during post-discharge visits on hospital readmission. J Gen Intern Med (2002) 3.21
Long-term renal outcomes of patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus and microalbuminuria: an analysis of the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial/Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications cohort. Arch Intern Med (2011) 3.20
Potentially preventable strokes in high-risk patients with atrial fibrillation who are not adequately anticoagulated. Stroke (2008) 3.14
Risk-treatment mismatch in the pharmacotherapy of heart failure. JAMA (2005) 3.05
C-reactive protein and gestational diabetes: the central role of maternal obesity. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2003) 3.04
Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion versus multiple daily injections: the impact of baseline A1c. Diabetes Care (2004) 3.03
Clinical inertia in response to inadequate glycemic control: do specialists differ from primary care physicians? Diabetes Care (2005) 3.02
Oral anticoagulants vs aspirin in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: an individual patient meta-analysis. JAMA (2002) 2.94
Diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema: pathophysiology, screening, and novel therapies. Diabetes Care (2003) 2.88
Impact of adverse events on prescribing warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation: matched pair analysis. BMJ (2006) 2.71
ACE-I and ARBs in early diabetic nephropathy. J Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone Syst (2002) 2.64
A systematic review of the Charlson comorbidity index using Canadian administrative databases: a perspective on risk adjustment in critical care research. J Crit Care (2005) 2.62
Association of vitamin D with insulin resistance and beta-cell dysfunction in subjects at risk for type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care (2010) 2.61
Effect of glycemic exposure on the risk of microvascular complications in the diabetes control and complications trial--revisited. Diabetes (2008) 2.60
Revisiting Rose: strategies for reducing coronary heart disease. BMJ (2006) 2.53
Risk of development of diabetes mellitus after diagnosis of gestational diabetes. CMAJ (2008) 2.52
Projected incidence of mechanical ventilation in Ontario to 2026: Preparing for the aging baby boomers. Crit Care Med (2005) 2.52
Reduced screening mammography among women with diabetes. Arch Intern Med (2005) 2.44
Risk factors for cardiovascular disease in homeless adults. Circulation (2005) 2.44
Public engagement in setting priorities in health care. CMAJ (2008) 2.37
Testing multiple statistical hypotheses resulted in spurious associations: a study of astrological signs and health. J Clin Epidemiol (2006) 2.35
Mechanical ventilation in Ontario, 1992-2000: incidence, survival, and hospital bed utilization of noncardiac surgery adult patients. Crit Care Med (2004) 2.34
Outcomes and processes of care related to preoperative medical consultation. Arch Intern Med (2010) 2.34
Proliferation of prenatal ultrasonography. CMAJ (2010) 2.33
Hyperbolic relationship between insulin secretion and sensitivity on oral glucose tolerance test. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2008) 2.29
Variation in the practice of preoperative medical consultation for major elective noncardiac surgery: a population-based study. Anesthesiology (2012) 2.26
Type 2 diabetes, medication-induced diabetes, and monogenic diabetes in Canadian children: a prospective national surveillance study. Diabetes Care (2010) 2.23
Increased risk of cardiovascular disease in young women following gestational diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Care (2008) 2.18
Effect of selective cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitors and naproxen on short-term risk of acute myocardial infarction in the elderly. Arch Intern Med (2003) 2.18
Effect of cardiac and noncardiac conditions on survival after defibrillator implantation. J Am Coll Cardiol (2007) 2.15
Glucose intolerance in pregnancy and future risk of pre-diabetes or diabetes. Diabetes Care (2008) 2.12
Stages of change for healthy eating in diabetes: relation to demographic, eating-related, health care utilization, and psychosocial factors. Diabetes Care (2003) 2.09
Age, risk-benefit trade-offs, and the projected effects of evidence-based therapies. Am J Med (2004) 2.08
Elevations in markers of liver injury and risk of type 2 diabetes: the insulin resistance atherosclerosis study. Diabetes (2004) 2.08
Development and progression of renal insufficiency with and without albuminuria in adults with type 1 diabetes in the diabetes control and complications trial and the epidemiology of diabetes interventions and complications study. Diabetes Care (2010) 2.08
Longer wait times increase overall mortality in patients with bladder cancer. J Urol (2009) 2.05
The value of positron emission tomography in the clinical evaluation of dementia. J Am Geriatr Soc (2003) 2.05
A clinical prediction rule to identify patients with atrial fibrillation and a low risk for stroke while taking aspirin. Arch Intern Med (2003) 2.04
Cardiovascular complications and mortality after diabetes diagnosis for South Asian and Chinese patients: a population-based cohort study. Diabetes Care (2013) 2.04
Effectiveness and efficiency of different guidelines on statin treatment for preventing deaths from coronary heart disease: modelling study. BMJ (2006) 2.03
The rise of people power. Nature (2011) 1.99
The impact of diabetes on survival following breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat (2007) 1.98
Relationship between avoidable hospitalizations for diabetes mellitus and income level. Arch Intern Med (2003) 1.95
Newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus as a risk factor for serious liver disease. CMAJ (2010) 1.95
Cholinesterase inhibitors and hospitalization for bradycardia: a population-based study. PLoS Med (2009) 1.94
Hemorrhage during warfarin therapy associated with cotrimoxazole and other urinary tract anti-infective agents: a population-based study. Arch Intern Med (2010) 1.87
Markers of access to and quality of primary care for aboriginal people in Ontario, Canada. Am J Public Health (2003) 1.85
Anticoagulant-related bleeding in older persons with atrial fibrillation: physicians' fears often unfounded. Arch Intern Med (2003) 1.85
Type 1 diabetes, hyperglycaemia, and the heart. Lancet (2008) 1.83
Early deaths in patients with heart failure discharged from the emergency department: a population-based analysis. Circ Heart Fail (2010) 1.83
Changes in diabetes self-care behaviors make a difference in glycemic control: the Diabetes Stages of Change (DiSC) study. Diabetes Care (2003) 1.76
Obesity is a major determinant of the association of C-reactive protein levels and the metabolic syndrome in type 2 diabetes. Diabetes (2006) 1.75
Does the public think it is reasonable to wait for more evidence before funding innovative health technologies? The case of PET scanning in Ontario. Int J Technol Assess Health Care (2010) 1.73
Prevention or delay of type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care (2004) 1.73
Meta-analysis of the effect of diabetes on restenosis rates among patients receiving coronary angioplasty stenting. Diabetes Care (2004) 1.70
Primary biliary cirrhosis with additional features of autoimmune hepatitis: response to therapy with ursodeoxycholic acid. Hepatology (2002) 1.69
Preeclampsia as a risk factor for diabetes: a population-based cohort study. PLoS Med (2013) 1.69
Preference-based antithrombotic therapy in atrial fibrillation: implications for clinical decision making. Med Decis Making (2005) 1.68