Publications | UCSF Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies

Women fare best following surgery for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: a comparison of the most and least satisfied patients utilizing data from the Quality Outcomes Database.

Chan AK, Bisson EF, Bydon M, Glassman SD, Foley KT, Potts EA, Shaffrey CI, Shaffrey ME, Coric D, Knightly JJ, Park P, Fu KM, Slotkin JR, Asher AL, Virk MS, Kerezoudis P, Chotai S, DiGiorgio AM, Chan AY, Haid RW, Mummaneni PV

Neurosurg Focus 2018 Jan doi: 10.3171/2017.10.FOCUS17553

Pretreatment MR imaging radiomics signatures for response prediction to induction chemotherapy in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Wang G, He L, Yuan C, Huang Y, Liu Z, Liang C

Eur J Radiol 2018 Jan doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2017.11.007

Hospital discharge preparedness for patients with limited English proficiency: A mixed methods study of bedside interpreter-phones.

Lee JS, Nápoles A, Mutha S, Pérez-Stable EJ, Gregorich SE, Livaudais-Toman J, Karliner LS

Patient Educ Couns 2018 Jan doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2017.07.026

Update on the Methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Linking Intermediate Outcomes and Health Outcomes in Prevention.

Wolff TA, Krist AH, LeFevre M, Jonas DE, Harris RP, Siu A, Owens DK, Gillman MW, Ebell MH, Herzstein J, Chou R, Whitlock E, Bibbins-Domingo K

Am J Prev Med 2018 Jan doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2017.08.032

Nursing Home Implementation of Health Information Technology: Review of the Literature Finds Inadequate Investment in Preparation, Infrastructure, and Training.

Ko M, Wagner L, Spetz J

Inquiry 2018 Jan doi: 10.1177/0046958018778902

Understanding Waste in Health Care: Perceptions of Frontline Physicians Regarding Time Use and Appropriateness of Care They and Others Provide.

Caloyeras JP, Kanter MH, Ives NR, Kim CY, Kanzaria HK, Berry SH, Brook RH

Perm J 2018 Jan doi: 10.7812/TPP/17-176

Could links between our senses & cognitive health explain parts of how we age? Experts like the sound (& sight) of that, according to new AGS report.

Jacobs LG

Geriatr Nurs 2018 Jan doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2018.08.004

A Phase II Clinical Trial of Low-Dose Inhaled Carbon Monoxide in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Rosas IO, Goldberg HJ, Collard HR, El-Chemaly S, Flaherty K, Hunninghake GM, Lasky JA, Lederer DJ, Machado R, Martinez FJ, Maurer R, Teller D, Noth I, Peters E, Raghu G, Garcia JGN, Choi AMK

Chest 2018 Jan doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2017.09.052

2017 Update on Medical Overuse: A Systematic Review.

Morgan DJ, Dhruva SS, Coon ER, Wright SM, Korenstein D

JAMA Intern Med 2018 Jan doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.4361

Cigarette smoking and quit attempts among Latinos in substance use disorder treatment.

Pagano A, Gubner N, Le T, Guydish J

Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 2018 Jan doi: 10.1080/00952990.2017.1417417