Published in Ann Intern Med on May 20, 2008
It's time to overcome clinical inertia. Ann Intern Med (2008) 3.85
Monitoring performance for blood pressure management among patients with diabetes mellitus: too much of a good thing? Arch Intern Med (2012) 2.75
Communication and medication refill adherence: the Diabetes Study of Northern California. JAMA Intern Med (2013) 2.44
Treatment intensification and risk factor control: toward more clinically relevant quality measures. Med Care (2009) 1.79
Diabetes and poor disease control: is comorbid depression associated with poor medication adherence or lack of treatment intensification? Psychosom Med (2009) 1.69
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Patient-provider concordance in the prioritization of health conditions among hypertensive diabetes patients. J Gen Intern Med (2010) 1.55
Depression and clinical inertia in patients with uncontrolled hypertension. JAMA Intern Med (2014) 1.47
Quality of care for patients with multiple chronic conditions: the role of comorbidity interrelatedness. J Gen Intern Med (2013) 1.45
Impact of comorbidity type on measures of quality for diabetes care. Med Care (2011) 1.17
Informing clinical practice guideline development and implementation: prevalence of coexisting conditions among adults with coronary heart disease. J Am Geriatr Soc (2011) 1.15
Counseling African Americans to Control Hypertension (CAATCH) trial: a multi-level intervention to improve blood pressure control in hypertensive blacks. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes (2009) 1.13
Trends in time to confirmation and recognition of new-onset hypertension, 2002-2006. Hypertension (2010) 1.12
Study protocol: the Adherence and Intensification of Medications (AIM) study--a cluster randomized controlled effectiveness study. Trials (2010) 1.11
More than a pain in the neck: how discussing chronic pain affects hypertension medication intensification. J Gen Intern Med (2009) 1.08
Part II, provider perspectives: should patients be activated to request evidence-based medicine? A qualitative study of the VA project to implement diuretics (VAPID). Implement Sci (2010) 1.04
Understanding racial disparities in treatment intensification for hypertension management. J Gen Intern Med (2010) 1.02
Differential effects of comorbidity on antihypertensive and glucose-regulating treatment in diabetes mellitus--a cohort study. PLoS One (2012) 1.01
The concept and definition of therapeutic inertia in hypertension in primary care: a qualitative systematic review. BMC Fam Pract (2014) 1.01
Comparing methods of measuring treatment intensification in hypertension care. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes (2009) 1.00
Research Needs to Improve Hypertension Treatment and Control in African Americans. Hypertension (2016) 0.99
A longitudinal study examining adherence to guidelines in diabetes care according to different definitions of adequacy and timeliness. PLoS One (2011) 0.98
Effect of a physician uncertainty reduction intervention on blood pressure in uncontrolled hypertensives--a cluster randomized trial. J Gen Intern Med (2011) 0.97
Impact of one or two visits strategy on hypertension burden estimation in HYDY, a population-based cross-sectional study: implications for healthcare resource allocation decision making. BMJ Open (2012) 0.96
Does reducing physician uncertainty improve hypertension control?: rationale and methods. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes (2009) 0.96
Level of blood pressure above goal and clinical inertia in a Medicaid population. J Am Soc Hypertens (2010) 0.95
A taxonomy of reasons for not prescribing guideline-recommended medications for patients with heart failure. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother (2010) 0.95
Impact of clinical complexity on the quality of diabetes care. Am J Manag Care (2012) 0.93
A technology-based quality innovation to identify undiagnosed hypertension among active primary care patients. Ann Fam Med (2014) 0.91
An Electronic Adherence Measurement Intervention to Reduce Clinical Inertia in the Treatment of Uncontrolled Hypertension: The MATCH Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial. J Gen Intern Med (2016) 0.90
Physician assessments of medication adherence and decisions to intensify medications for patients with uncontrolled blood pressure: still no better than a coin toss. BMC Health Serv Res (2012) 0.88
Reducing clinical inertia in hypertension treatment: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) (2012) 0.87
Treatment Intensification for Hypertension in US Ambulatory Medical Care. J Am Heart Assoc (2016) 0.87
Accounting for clinical action reduces estimates of gender disparities in lipid management for diabetic veterans. J Gen Intern Med (2013) 0.85
Are two commonly used self-report questionnaires useful for identifying antihypertensive medication nonadherence? J Hypertens (2015) 0.84
Impact of delaying blood pressure control in patients with Type 2 diabetes: results of a decision analysis. J Gen Intern Med (2012) 0.84
First Things First: Difficulty with Current Medications Is Associated With Patient Willingness to Add New Ones. Patient (2009) 0.83
When tight blood pressure control is not for everyone: a new model for performance measurement in hypertension. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf (2010) 0.83
Decision making under uncertainty, therapeutic inertia, and physicians' risk preferences in the management of multiple sclerosis (DIScUTIR MS). BMC Neurol (2016) 0.82
Treatment decisions for complex patients: differences between primary care physicians and midlevel providers. Am J Manag Care (2009) 0.82
Pragmatic Method Using Blood Pressure Diaries to Assess Blood Pressure Control. Ann Fam Med (2016) 0.82
Effects of efforts to intensify management on blood pressure control among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension: a pilot study. Vasc Health Risk Manag (2009) 0.80
Evidence-based approach for managing hypertension in type 2 diabetes. Integr Blood Press Control (2010) 0.80
The epidemiology and management of severe hypertension. J Hum Hypertens (2010) 0.79
Physician perception of blood pressure control and treatment behavior in high-risk hypertensive patients: a cross-sectional study. PLoS One (2011) 0.79
Age and receipt of guideline-recommended medications for heart failure: a nationwide study of veterans. J Gen Intern Med (2011) 0.78
Decision-making in Multiple Sclerosis: The Role of Aversion to Ambiguity for Therapeutic Inertia among Neurologists (DIScUTIR MS). Front Neurol (2017) 0.78
Cost implications of improving blood pressure management among U.S. adults. Health Serv Res (2011) 0.77
Quality improvement initiative for rapid induction of hypertension control in primary care. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes (2010) 0.77
Clinical complexity and the effectiveness of an intervention for depressed diabetes patients. Chronic Illn (2011) 0.76
Is patient-perceived severity of a geriatric condition related to better quality of care? Med Care (2011) 0.76
Comparison of patients' confidence in office, ambulatory, and home blood pressure measurements as methods of assessing for hypertension. Blood Press Monit (2015) 0.75
Non-interventional management of resistant hypertension. World J Cardiol (2014) 0.75
Cardiac risk is not associated with hypertension treatment intensification. Am J Manag Care (2012) 0.75
Multiple uncontrolled conditions and blood pressure medication intensification: an observational study. Implement Sci (2010) 0.75
Reach and Validity of an Objective Medication Adherence Measure Among Safety Net Health Plan Members with Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study. J Manag Care Spec Pharm (2015) 0.75
Short-term blood pressure variability - variation between arm side, body position and successive measurements: a population-based cohort study. BMC Cardiovasc Disord (2017) 0.75
Cost-effectiveness analysis of use of a polypill versus usual care or best practice for primary prevention in people at high risk of cardiovascular disease. PLoS One (2017) 0.75
Comparison of quality of care for patients in the Veterans Health Administration and patients in a national sample. Ann Intern Med (2004) 6.86
Measuring numeracy without a math test: development of the Subjective Numeracy Scale. Med Decis Making (2007) 4.80
Why don't diabetes patients achieve recommended risk factor targets? Poor adherence versus lack of treatment intensification. J Gen Intern Med (2008) 3.99
Narrative review: lack of evidence for recommended low-density lipoprotein treatment targets: a solvable problem. Ann Intern Med (2006) 3.50
Physicians recommend different treatments for patients than they would choose for themselves. Arch Intern Med (2011) 3.43
Use of central venous catheter-related bloodstream infection prevention practices by US hospitals. Mayo Clin Proc (2007) 2.90
Building a better quality measure: are some patients with 'poor quality' actually getting good care? Med Care (2003) 2.85
Prostate cancer screening decisions: results from the National Survey of Medical Decisions (DECISIONS study). Arch Intern Med (2009) 2.82
Monitoring performance for blood pressure management among patients with diabetes mellitus: too much of a good thing? Arch Intern Med (2012) 2.75
Accepting critically ill transfer patients: adverse effect on a referral center's outcome and benchmark measures. Ann Intern Med (2003) 2.75
Whom should we profile? Examining diabetes care practice variation among primary care providers, provider groups, and health care facilities. Health Serv Res (2002) 2.68
Helping patients decide: ten steps to better risk communication. J Natl Cancer Inst (2011) 2.61
When do patients and their physicians agree on diabetes treatment goals and strategies, and what difference does it make? J Gen Intern Med (2003) 2.51
An online community improves adherence in an internet-mediated walking program. Part 1: results of a randomized controlled trial. J Med Internet Res (2010) 2.43
Preventing hospital-acquired urinary tract infection in the United States: a national study. Clin Infect Dis (2008) 2.42
Case management for patients with poorly controlled diabetes: a randomized trial. Am J Med (2004) 2.41
When more is not better: treatment intensification among hypertensive patients with poor medication adherence. Circulation (2008) 2.37
Brief report: the burden of diabetes therapy: implications for the design of effective patient-centered treatment regimens. J Gen Intern Med (2005) 2.32
Multivariable risk prediction can greatly enhance the statistical power of clinical trial subgroup analysis. BMC Med Res Methodol (2006) 2.27
Racial and ethnic differences in direct-to-consumer genetic tests awareness in HINTS 2007: sociodemographic and numeracy correlates. J Genet Couns (2012) 2.25
Use of the Internet and ratings of information sources for medical decisions: results from the DECISIONS survey. Med Decis Making (2010) 2.25
Veterans Affairs intensive care unit risk adjustment model: validation, updating, recalibration. Crit Care Med (2008) 2.17
Intensive care unit admitting patterns in the Veterans Affairs health care system. Arch Intern Med (2012) 2.16
Cognitive deficits in chronic heart failure. Nurs Res (2010) 2.10
Making numbers matter: present and future research in risk communication. Am J Health Behav (2007) 2.05
Can patients use test results effectively if they have direct access? BMJ (2015) 2.02
Presenting quantitative information about decision outcomes: a risk communication primer for patient decision aid developers. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak (2013) 1.99
Latinas and breast cancer outcomes: population-based sampling, ethnic identity, and acculturation assessment. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2009) 1.88
Variation in outcomes in Veterans Affairs intensive care units with a computerized severity measure. Crit Care Med (2005) 1.88
Patterns and correlates of patient referral to surgeons for treatment of breast cancer. J Clin Oncol (2007) 1.84
Preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infection in the United States: a national comparative study. JAMA Intern Med (2013) 1.77
The influence of organizational context on quality improvement and patient safety efforts in infection prevention: a multi-center qualitative study. Soc Sci Med (2010) 1.76
Barriers to insulin initiation: the translating research into action for diabetes insulin starts project. Diabetes Care (2010) 1.66
Decision-making processes for breast, colorectal, and prostate cancer screening: the DECISIONS survey. Med Decis Making (2010) 1.61
Adherence to cardiovascular disease medications: does patient-provider race/ethnicity and language concordance matter? J Gen Intern Med (2010) 1.59
Area socioeconomic status and mortality after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: the role of hospital volume. Am Heart J (2007) 1.57
Reporting clinical trial results to inform providers, payers, and consumers. Health Aff (Millwood) (2005) 1.57
Patient-provider concordance in the prioritization of health conditions among hypertensive diabetes patients. J Gen Intern Med (2010) 1.55
Influence of "GERD" label on parents' decision to medicate infants. Pediatrics (2013) 1.52
"If I'm better than average, then I'm ok?": Comparative information influences beliefs about risk and benefits. Patient Educ Couns (2007) 1.51
Comparing clinical automated, medical record, and hybrid data sources for diabetes quality measures. Jt Comm J Qual Improv (2002) 1.48
Impact of patient risk on the hospital volume-outcome relationship in coronary artery bypass grafting. Arch Intern Med (2005) 1.48
Sins of omission: getting too little medical care may be the greatest threat to patient safety. J Gen Intern Med (2005) 1.48
Women's decisions regarding tamoxifen for breast cancer prevention: responses to a tailored decision aid. Breast Cancer Res Treat (2010) 1.47
How making a risk estimate can change the feel of that risk: shifting attitudes toward breast cancer risk in a general public survey. Patient Educ Couns (2005) 1.47
The effect of format on parents' understanding of the risks and benefits of clinical research: a comparison between text, tables, and graphics. J Health Commun (2010) 1.45
How does feeling informed relate to being informed? The DECISIONS survey. Med Decis Making (2010) 1.33
Estimated cost-effectiveness of growth hormone therapy for idiopathic short stature. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med (2006) 1.28
Use of critical pathways to improve efficiency: a cautionary tale. Am J Manag Care (2003) 1.27
Predictors and impact of intensification of antihyperglycemic therapy in type 2 diabetes: translating research into action for diabetes (TRIAD). Diabetes Care (2009) 1.26
A multicenter qualitative study on preventing hospital-acquired urinary tract infection in US hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2008) 1.26
Preventing hospital-acquired infections: a national survey of practices reported by U.S. hospitals in 2005 and 2009. J Gen Intern Med (2011) 1.23
All stories are not alike: a purpose-, content-, and valence-based taxonomy of patient narratives in decision aids. Med Decis Making (2012) 1.21
Coordinating cancer care: patient and practice management processes among surgeons who treat breast cancer. Med Care (2010) 1.18
Does it matter where you go for breast surgery?: attending surgeon's influence on variation in receipt of mastectomy for breast cancer. Med Care (2010) 1.16
Women's interest in taking tamoxifen and raloxifene for breast cancer prevention: response to a tailored decision aid. Breast Cancer Res Treat (2011) 1.16
Patients' knowledge about 9 common health conditions: the DECISIONS survey. Med Decis Making (2010) 1.16
Overestimating outcome rates: statistical estimation when reliability is suboptimal. Health Serv Res (2007) 1.15
The predictors of patient-physician race and ethnic concordance: a medical facility fixed-effects approach. Health Serv Res (2010) 1.15
Quality improvement initiatives: issues in moving from diabetes guidelines to policy. Diabetes Care (2004) 1.13
Automated intensive care unit risk adjustment: results from a National Veterans Affairs study. Crit Care Med (2003) 1.12
Study protocol: the Adherence and Intensification of Medications (AIM) study--a cluster randomized controlled effectiveness study. Trials (2010) 1.11
Narratives that address affective forecasting errors reduce perceived barriers to colorectal cancer screening. Soc Sci Med (2010) 1.10
Presenting research risks and benefits to parents: does format matter? Anesth Analg (2010) 1.09
Physicians' perceptions of barriers to cardiovascular disease risk factor control among patients with diabetes: results from the translating research into action for diabetes (TRIAD) study. J Am Board Fam Med (2010) 1.09
The impact of insurance on access to cancer clinical trials at a comprehensive cancer center. Clin Cancer Res (2010) 1.09
More than a pain in the neck: how discussing chronic pain affects hypertension medication intensification. J Gen Intern Med (2009) 1.08
Barriers to constraining health care cost growth. Health Aff (Millwood) (2004) 1.07
Cognitive deficits and health-related quality of life in chronic heart failure. J Cardiovasc Nurs (2010) 1.07
Quality by any other name?: a comparison of three profiling systems for assessing health care quality. Health Serv Res (2007) 1.07
Assessing appropriateness of lipid management among patients with diabetes mellitus: moving from target to treatment. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes (2012) 1.06
Is acetylcysteine effective in preventing contrast-related nephropathy? A meta-analysis. Am J Med (2004) 1.06
Thiazolidinediones and fractures: evidence from translating research into action for diabetes. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2010) 1.05
Patient decision making about organ quality in liver transplantation. Liver Transpl (2011) 1.04
Testing whether decision aids introduce cognitive biases: results of a randomized trial. Patient Educ Couns (2009) 1.04
Fidelity of implementation: development and testing of a measure. Implement Sci (2010) 1.04
The impact of considering adaptation in health state valuation. Soc Sci Med (2005) 1.03
Patient race/ethnicity and patient-physician race/ethnicity concordance in the management of cardiovascular disease risk factors for patients with diabetes. Diabetes Care (2009) 1.02
Physician-level P4P--DOA? Can quality-based payment be resuscitated? Am J Manag Care (2007) 1.01
Plans to stop cancer screening tests among adults who recently considered screening. J Gen Intern Med (2010) 1.01
Measuring depressive symptoms in heart failure: validity and reliability of the patient health questionnaire-8. Am J Crit Care (2010) 0.99
The defining characteristics of Web 2.0 and their potential influence in the online vaccination debate. Vaccine (2011) 0.99
Research in patients with heart failure: challenges in recruitment. Am J Crit Care (2008) 0.99
Reduction of central line infections in Veterans Administration intensive care units: an observational cohort using a central infrastructure to support learning and improvement. BMJ Qual Saf (2011) 0.98
Provider response to computer-based care suggestions for chronic heart failure. Med Care (2005) 0.95
Does full disclosure of medical errors affect malpractice liability? The jury is still out. Jt Comm J Qual Saf (2003) 0.94