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Dennis Ross-Degnan

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1 Cost-related medication nonadherence and spending on basic needs following implementation of Medicare Part D. JAMA 2008 4.74
2 Cost-related medication nonadherence among elderly and disabled medicare beneficiaries: a national survey 1 year before the medicare drug benefit. Arch Intern Med 2006 3.96
3 Emergency department use and subsequent hospitalizations among members of a high-deductible health plan. JAMA 2007 3.30
4 Effect of pay for performance on the management and outcomes of hypertension in the United Kingdom: interrupted time series study. BMJ 2011 3.29
5 Cancer screening before and after switching to a high-deductible health plan. Ann Intern Med 2008 2.80
6 Impact of adverse events on prescribing warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation: matched pair analysis. BMJ 2006 2.71
7 Effects of a law against early postpartum discharge on newborn follow-up, adverse events, and HMO expenditures. N Engl J Med 2002 2.41
8 Effect of quality improvement on racial disparities in diabetes care. Arch Intern Med 2006 2.36
9 Trends and geographic variation of opiate medication use in state Medicaid fee-for-service programs, 1996 to 2002. Med Care 2006 2.28
10 Effect of New York State regulatory action on benzodiazepine prescribing and hip fracture rates. Ann Intern Med 2007 2.27
11 Access to care and medicines, burden of health care expenditures, and risk protection: results from the World Health Survey. Health Policy 2010 2.25
12 Relationship between patient medication adherence and subsequent clinical inertia in type 2 diabetes glycemic management. Diabetes Care 2007 2.22
13 Failure of automated telephone outreach with speech recognition to improve colorectal cancer screening: a randomized controlled trial. Arch Intern Med 2010 2.21
14 Methods for estimating confidence intervals in interrupted time series analyses of health interventions. J Clin Epidemiol 2008 2.09
15 Race differences in long-term diabetes management in an HMO. Diabetes Care 2005 1.98
16 Benzodiazepine use and hip fractures in the elderly: who is at greatest risk? Arch Intern Med 2004 1.86
17 Unintended impacts of a Medicaid prior authorization policy on access to medications for bipolar illness. Med Care 2010 1.74
18 Availability and use of essential medicines in China: manufacturing, supply, and prescribing in Shandong and Gansu provinces. BMC Health Serv Res 2010 1.73
19 Nearly half of families in high-deductible health plans whose members have chronic conditions face substantial financial burden. Health Aff (Millwood) 2011 1.71
20 Effectiveness of thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction in the elderly: cause for concern in the old-old. Arch Intern Med 2002 1.70
21 A randomized, controlled trial of a multifaceted intervention including alcohol-based hand sanitizer and hand-hygiene education to reduce illness transmission in the home. Pediatrics 2005 1.62
22 Medicaid prior authorization and controlled-release oxycodone. Med Care 2008 1.61
23 Effect of switching antipsychotics on antiparkinsonian medication use in schizophrenia: population-based study. Br J Psychiatry 2005 1.60
24 Racial differences in impact of coverage on diabetes self-monitoring in a health maintenance organization. Med Care 2006 1.56
25 Impact of a 16-community trial to promote judicious antibiotic use in Massachusetts. Pediatrics 2008 1.55
26 Medication adherence and racial differences in A1C control. Diabetes Care 2008 1.53
27 Opioid Prescribing After Nonfatal Overdose and Association With Repeated Overdose: A Cohort Study. Ann Intern Med 2015 1.49
28 Medicine access and utilization in a population covered by primary health care in Brazil. Health Policy 2008 1.49
29 Cost-related medication nonadherence after implementation of Medicare Part D, 2006-2007. JAMA 2009 1.48
30 Effects of healthcare reforms on coverage, access, and disparities: quasi-experimental analysis of evidence from Massachusetts. Am J Prev Med 2011 1.47
31 Measuring medicine prices in Peru: validation of key aspects of WHO/HAI survey methodology. Rev Panam Salud Publica 2010 1.46
32 Changing medication use in managed care: a critical review of the available evidence. Am J Manag Care 2003 1.46
33 Prescribing for acute childhood infections in developing and transitional countries, 1990-2009. Paediatr Int Child Health 2014 1.46
34 Did Medicare Part D Affect National Trends in Health Outcomes or Hospitalizations? A Time-Series Analysis. Ann Intern Med 2015 1.42
35 Interventions designed to improve the quality and efficiency of medication use in managed care: a critical review of the literature - 2001-2007. BMC Health Serv Res 2008 1.42
36 Warfarin prescribing in atrial fibrillation: the impact of physician, patient, and hospital characteristics. Am J Med 2006 1.40
37 Use of atypical antipsychotic drugs for schizophrenia in Maine Medicaid following a policy change. Health Aff (Millwood) 2008 1.40
38 The association of television and video viewing with fast food intake by preschool-age children. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2006 1.40
39 A longitudinal study of medication nonadherence and hospitalization risk in schizophrenia. J Clin Psychiatry 2008 1.39
40 Active pharmaceutical management strategies of health insurance systems to improve cost-effective use of medicines in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review of current evidence. Health Policy 2010 1.39
41 Racial differences in long-term adherence to oral antidiabetic drug therapy: a longitudinal cohort study. BMC Health Serv Res 2009 1.33
42 Effects of health maintenance organization coverage of self-monitoring devices on diabetes self-care and glycemic control. Arch Intern Med 2004 1.29
43 Strategies for coping in a complex world: adherence behavior among older adults with chronic illness. J Gen Intern Med 2007 1.28
44 Prior authorization for antidepressants in Medicaid: effects among disabled dual enrollees. Arch Intern Med 2009 1.23
45 Five-year patterns of adjuvant hormonal therapy use, persistence, and adherence among insured women with early-stage breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2011 1.21
46 Medicare part D and changes in prescription drug use and cost burden: national estimates for the Medicare population, 2000 to 2007. Med Care 2011 1.21
47 Measuring adherence to antiretroviral treatment in resource-poor settings: the feasibility of collecting routine data for key indicators. BMC Health Serv Res 2010 1.20
48 Medicare beneficiaries and free prescription drug samples: a national survey. J Gen Intern Med 2008 1.18
49 Reliability of new measures of cost-related medication nonadherence. Med Care 2008 1.17
50 The ACA and high-deductible insurance--strategies for sharpening a blunt instrument. N Engl J Med 2013 1.17
51 A retrospective data analysis of the impact of the New York triplicate prescription program on benzodiazepine use in medicaid patients with chronic psychiatric and neurologic disorders. Clin Ther 2004 1.16
52 A Patient Navigator Intervention to Reduce Hospital Readmissions among High-Risk Safety-Net Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Gen Intern Med 2015 1.16
53 Depression and cost-related medication nonadherence in Medicare beneficiaries. Arch Gen Psychiatry 2007 1.15
54 Antibiotic use following a Korean national policy to prohibit medication dispensing by physicians. Health Policy Plan 2005 1.15
55 Barriers to self-monitoring of blood glucose among adults with diabetes in an HMO: a cross sectional study. BMC Health Serv Res 2003 1.14
56 Beliefs and expectations of women under 50 years old regarding screening mammography: a qualitative study. J Gen Intern Med 2003 1.14
57 Monitoring adherence and defaulting for antiretroviral therapy in 5 East african countries: an urgent need for standards. J Int Assoc Physicians AIDS Care (Chic) 2008 1.14
58 Two-year trends in colorectal cancer screening after switch to a high-deductible health plan. Med Care 2011 1.12
59 A descriptive review of the methodologies used in household surveys on medicine utilization. BMC Health Serv Res 2008 1.11
60 Simulation-based power calculation for designing interrupted time series analyses of health policy interventions. J Clin Epidemiol 2011 1.11
61 The experience of Massachusetts shows that consumers will need help in navigating insurance exchanges. Health Aff (Millwood) 2013 1.10
62 Effects of prior authorization on medication discontinuation among Medicaid beneficiaries with bipolar disorder. Psychiatr Serv 2009 1.09
63 Effect of prior authorization of second-generation antipsychotic agents on pharmacy utilization and reimbursements. Psychiatr Serv 2008 1.09
64 Health insurance systems in five Sub-Saharan African countries: medicine benefits and data for decision making. Health Policy 2010 1.08
65 Reduced risk of neonatal respiratory infections among breastfed girls but not boys. Pediatrics 2003 1.08
66 Misconceptions about colds and predictors of health service utilization. Pediatrics 2003 1.08
67 The population-level impacts of a national health insurance program and franchise midwife clinics on achievement of prenatal and delivery care standards in the Philippines. Health Policy 2009 1.06
68 Illness transmission in the home: a possible role for alcohol-based hand gels. Pediatrics 2005 1.04
69 Physician alerts to increase antidepressant adherence: fax or fiction? Arch Intern Med 2006 1.02
70 Effects of state surveillance on new post-hospitalization benzodiazepine use. Int J Qual Health Care 2003 1.01
71 Quality use of medicines within universal health coverage: challenges and opportunities. BMC Health Serv Res 2014 1.00
72 Low-socioeconomic-status enrollees in high-deductible plans reduced high-severity emergency care. Health Aff (Millwood) 2013 0.99
73 Delayed and forgone care for families with chronic conditions in high-deductible health plans. J Gen Intern Med 2012 0.99
74 Impact of a health maintenance organization hospitalist system in academic pediatrics. Pediatrics 2002 0.98
75 Out-of-pocket burden of health care spending and the adequacy of the Medicare Part D low-income subsidy. Med Care 2010 0.98
76 Racial differences in long-term self-monitoring practice among newly drug-treated diabetes patients in an HMO. J Gen Intern Med 2007 0.97
77 Medicines coverage and community-based health insurance in low-income countries. Health Res Policy Syst 2008 0.97
78 Urgent need for coordination in adopting standardized antiretroviral adherence performance indicators. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2010 0.97
79 Cost-related medication nonadherence and cost-saving strategies used by elderly Medicare cancer survivors. J Cancer Surviv 2011 0.96
80 Some families who purchased health coverage through the Massachusetts Connector wound up with high financial burdens. Health Aff (Millwood) 2013 0.95
81 Association between prior authorization for medications and health service use by Medicaid patients with bipolar disorder. Psychiatr Serv 2011 0.95
82 Provider and patient characteristics associated with antidepressant nonadherence: the impact of provider specialty. J Clin Psychiatry 2007 0.94
83 Differential effect of early or late implementation of prior authorization policies on the use of Cox II inhibitors. Med Care 2006 0.93
84 Household expenditures for medicines and the role of free medicines in the Brazilian public health system. Am J Public Health 2010 0.93
85 Lack of relationship between long-term use of benzodiazepines and escalation to high dosages. Psychiatr Serv 2003 0.93
86 Evaluating quality of care for patients with type 2 diabetes using electronic health record information in Mexico. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 2012 0.92
87 Length-of-stay policies and ascertainment of postdischarge problems in newborns. Pediatrics 2004 0.92
88 Developing an automated speech-recognition telephone diabetes intervention. Int J Qual Health Care 2008 0.91
89 Impact of prior authorization on the use and costs of lipid-lowering medications among Michigan and Indiana dual enrollees in Medicaid and Medicare: results of a longitudinal, population-based study. Clin Ther 2011 0.91
90 Racial disparities in access after regulatory surveillance of benzodiazepines. Arch Intern Med 2006 0.90
91 Interrupted time-series analysis yielded an effect estimate concordant with the cluster-randomized controlled trial result. J Clin Epidemiol 2013 0.90
92 Impact of two Medicaid prior-authorization policies on antihypertensive use and costs among Michigan and Indiana residents dually enrolled in Medicaid and Medicare: results of a longitudinal, population-based study. Clin Ther 2010 0.89
93 Health care payments in the Asia Pacific: validation of five survey measures of economic burden. Int J Equity Health 2013 0.89
94 Facility-level intervention to improve attendance and adherence among patients on anti-retroviral treatment in Kenya--a quasi-experimental study using time series analysis. BMC Health Serv Res 2013 0.88
95 Chronic acid-related disorders are common and underinvestigated. Am J Gastroenterol 2003 0.88
96 High-deductible insurance: two-year emergency department and hospital use. Am J Manag Care 2011 0.88
97 Use of well-child visits in high-deductible health plans. Am J Manag Care 2010 0.88
98 A new measure of medication affordability. Soc Work Public Health 2009 0.87
99 The relationship between emergency department use and cost-related medication nonadherence among Medicare beneficiaries. Ann Emerg Med 2013 0.87
100 Impact of universal health insurance coverage in Thailand on sales and market share of medicines for non-communicable diseases: an interrupted time series study. BMJ Open 2012 0.86
101 Reducing the prescribing of heavily marketed medications: a randomized controlled trial. J Gen Intern Med 2009 0.86
102 Two-year trends in cancer screening among low socioeconomic status women in an HMO-based high-deductible health plan. J Gen Intern Med 2012 0.86
103 Effect of switching to a high-deductible health plan on use of chronic medications. Health Serv Res 2011 0.85
104 Costs of hospital care for hypertension in an insured population without an outpatient medicines benefit: an observational study in the Philippines. BMC Health Serv Res 2008 0.85
105 High-deductible health plans: are vulnerable families enrolled? Pediatrics 2009 0.85
106 High-deductible health plans and costs and utilization of maternity care. Am J Manag Care 2011 0.84
107 Need for and access to health care and medicines: are there gender inequities? PLoS One 2013 0.83
108 Impact of a high-deductible health plan on outpatient visits and associated diagnostic tests. Med Care 2014 0.83
109 Colorectal Cancer Screening in a Nationwide High-deductible Health Plan Before and After the Affordable Care Act. Med Care 2016 0.82
110 Patterns, appropriateness, and predictors of antimicrobial prescribing for adults with upper respiratory infections in urban slum communities of Bangkok. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 2005 0.82
111 Clinician attitudes towards prescribing and implications for interventions in a multi-specialty group practice. J Eval Clin Pract 2008 0.82
112 Changes in use of lipid-lowering medications among black and white dual enrollees with diabetes transitioning from Medicaid to Medicare Part D drug coverage. Med Care 2014 0.81
113 Access to medicines for acute illness in middle income countries in Central America. Rev Saude Publica 2013 0.80
114 National Trends and Disparities in Mammography Among Commercially Insured Women, 2001-2010. J Public Health Manag Pract 2015 0.79
115 Impact of a hospitalist system on length of stay and cost for children with common conditions. Pediatrics 2007 0.79
116 Effects of Medicare Part D on guideline-concordant pharmacotherapy for bipolar I disorder among dual beneficiaries. Psychiatr Serv 2014 0.79
117 Impact of pharmaceutical policy interventions on utilization of antipsychotic medicines in Finland and Portugal in times of economic recession: interrupted time series analyses. Int J Equity Health 2014 0.78
118 Does access to medicines differ by gender? Evidence from 15 low and middle income countries. Health Policy 2013 0.78
119 Improving diabetes care among patients overdue for recommended testing: a randomized controlled trial of automated telephone outreach. Diabetes Care 2010 0.76
120 Impact of emerging health insurance arrangements on diabetes outcomes and disparities: rationale and study design. Prev Chronic Dis 2013 0.76
121 Persistent medication affordability problems among disabled Medicare beneficiaries after Part D, 2006-2011. Med Care 2014 0.75
122 Variation in Postpartum Glycemic Screening in Women With a History of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Obstet Gynecol 2016 0.75
123 Opioid Prescribing After Nonfatal Overdose and Association With Repeated Overdose. Ann Intern Med 2016 0.75
124 Effects on breastfeeding of changes in maternity length-of-stay policy in a large health maintenance organization. Pediatrics 2003 0.75
125 Appointment systems are essential for improving chronic disease care in resource-poor settings: learning from experiences with HIV patients in Africa. Int Health 2013 0.75
126 Comparing simulation and threshold approaches when analysing data with probabilities of categories. J Eval Clin Pract 2010 0.75