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Berlowitz DR, Pajewski NM, Kazis LE. Intensive Blood-Pressure Treatment and Patient-Reported Outcomes. N Engl J Med. 2017 11 23; 377(21):2097.View Related Profiles. PMID: 29166234
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Jasuja GK, Bhasin S, Rose AJ, Reisman JI, Hanlon JT, Miller DR, Morreale AP, Pogach LM, Cunningham FE, Park A, Wiener RS, Gifford AL, Berlowitz DR. Provider and Site-Level Determinants of Testosterone Prescribing in the Veterans Healthcare System. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2017 Sep 01; 102(9):3226-3233.View Related Profiles. PMID: 28911150; PMCID: PMC5587071; DOI: 10.1210/jc.2017-00468;
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Berlowitz DR, Foy CG, Kazis LE, Bolin LP, Conroy MB, Fitzpatrick P, Gure TR, Kimmel PL, Kirchner K, Morisky DE, Newman J, Olney C, Oparil S, Pajewski NM, Powell J, Ramsey T, Simmons DL, Snyder J, Supiano MA, Weiner DE, Whittle J. Effect of Intensive Blood-Pressure Treatment on Patient-Reported Outcomes. N Engl J Med. 2017 08 24; 377(8):733-744.View Related Profiles. PMID: 28834483; PMCID: PMC5706112; DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1611179;
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Bress AP, Bellows BK, King JB, Hess R, Beddhu S, Zhang Z, Berlowitz DR, Conroy MB, Fine L, Oparil S, Morisky DE, Kazis LE, Ruiz-Negrón N, Powell J, Tamariz L, Whittle J, Wright JT, Supiano MA, Cheung AK, Weintraub WS, Moran AE. Cost-Effectiveness of Intensive versus Standard Blood-Pressure Control. N Engl J Med. 2017 08 24; 377(8):745-755.View Related Profiles. PMID: 28834469; PMCID: PMC5708850; DOI: 10.1056/NEJMsa1616035;
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Palmer JA, Parker VA, Burgess JF, Berlowitz D, Lynn Snow A, Mitchell SL, Hartmann CW. Developing the Supporting Choice Observational Tool (SCOT): A Formative Assessment Tool to Assist Nursing Home Staff in Realizing Resident Choice. Res Gerontol Nurs. 2017 May 01; 10(3):129-138.View Related Profiles. PMID: 28541589; PMCID: PMC5767100; DOI: 10.3928/19404921-20170411-01;
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Odden MC, Peralta CA, Berlowitz DR, Johnson KC, Whittle J, Kitzman DW, Beddhu S, Nord JW, Papademetriou V, Williamson JD, Pajewski NM. Effect of Intensive Blood Pressure Control on Gait Speed and Mobility Limitation in Adults 75 Years or Older: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2017 Apr 01; 177(4):500-507. PMID: 28166324; DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.9104;
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Tleyjeh I, Berlowitz D, Baddour LM. UpToDate (BD Rose, MD Aronson, RH Fletcher, SW Fletcher, eds.). Infectious complications of pressure ulcers. UpToDate Inc. Wellesley. 2017.
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Berlowitz DR. UpToDate (BD Rose, MD Aronson, RH Fletcher, SW Fletcher, eds.). Clinical staging and management of pressure ulcers. UpToDate Inc. Wellesley. 2017.
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Berlowitz DR. UpToDate (BD Rose, MD Aronson, RH Fletcher, SW Fletcher, eds.). Prevention of pressure ulcers. UpToDate. Wellesley. 2017.
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Berlowitz DR. UpToDate (BD Rose, MD Aronson, RH Fletcher, SW Fletcher, eds.). Epidemiology, pathogenesis and risk assessment of pressure ulcers. UpToDate Inc. Wellesley. 2017.
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Jasuja GK, Bhasin S, Reisman JI, Hanlon JT, Miller DR, Morreale AP, Pogach LM, Cunningham FE, Park A, Berlowitz DR, Rose AJ. Who Gets Testosterone? Patient Characteristics Associated with Testosterone Prescribing in the Veteran Affairs System: a Cross-Sectional Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2017 Mar; 32(3):304-311.View Related Profiles. PMID: 27995426; PMCID: PMC5331013; DOI: 10.1007/s11606-016-3940-7;
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Boehmer U, Glickman M, Jones JA, Orner MB, Wheler C, Berlowitz DR, Kressin NR. Dental Care in an Equal Access System Valuing Equity: Are There Racial Disparities? Med Care. 2016 Nov; 54(11):998-1004.View Related Profiles. PMID: 27219638
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Berlowitz DR, Breaux-Shropshire T, Foy CG, Gren LH, Kazis L, Lerner AJ, Newman JC, Powell JR, Riley WT, Rosman R, Wadley VG, Williams JA. Hypertension Treatment and Concern About Falling: Baseline Data from the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016 Nov; 64(11):2302-2306.View Related Profiles. PMID: 27640987; PMCID: PMC6408956; DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14441;
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Foy CG, Newman JC, Berlowitz DR, Russell LP, Kimmel PL, Wadley VG, Thomas HN, Lerner AJ, Riley WT. Blood Pressure, Sexual Activity, and Dysfunction in Women With Hypertension: Baseline Findings From the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT). J Sex Med. 2016 Sep; 13(9):1333-46. PMID: 27555505; DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2016.06.014;
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Berlowitz DR. Understanding Uncontrolled Hypertension. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2016 11; 18(11):1155-1156. PMID: 27481451; DOI: 10.1111/jch.12875;
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Williamson JD, Supiano MA, Applegate WB, Berlowitz DR, Campbell RC, Chertow GM, Fine LJ, Haley WE, Hawfield AT, Ix JH, Kitzman DW, Kostis JB, Krousel-Wood MA, Launer LJ, Oparil S, Rodriguez CJ, Roumie CL, Shorr RI, Sink KM, Wadley VG, Whelton PK, Whittle J, Woolard NF, Wright JT, Pajewski NM. Intensive vs Standard Blood Pressure Control and Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes in Adults Aged =75 Years: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2016 Jun 28; 315(24):2673-82. PMID: 27195814; PMCID: PMC4988796; DOI: 10.1001/jama.2016.7050;
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Thomas HN, Evans GW, Berlowitz DR, Chertow GM, Conroy MB, Foy CG, Glasser SP, Lewis CE, Riley WT, Russell L, Williams O, Hess R. Antihypertensive medications and sexual function in women: baseline data from the SBP intervention trial (SPRINT). J Hypertens. 2016 Jun; 34(6):1224-31. PMID: 27032074; PMCID: PMC4859426; DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000000911;
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Kapoor A, Chew PW, Reisman JI, Berlowitz DR. Low Self-Reported Function Predicts Adverse Postoperative Course in Veterans Affairs Beneficiaries Undergoing Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016 Apr; 64(4):862-9. PMID: 27100581; DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14020;
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Kressin NR, Long JA, Glickman ME, Bokhour BG, Orner MB, Clark C, Rothendler JA, Berlowitz DR. A Brief, Multifaceted, Generic Intervention to Improve Blood Pressure Control and Reduce Disparities Had Little Effect. Ethn Dis. 2016 01 21; 26(1):27-36.View Related Profiles. PMID: 26843793; PMCID: PMC4738852; DOI: 10.18865/ed.26.1.27;
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Pajewski NM, Williamson JD, Applegate WB, Berlowitz DR, Bolin LP, Chertow GM, Krousel-Wood MA, Lopez-Barrera N, Powell JR, Roumie CL, Still C, Sink KM, Tang R, Wright CB, Supiano MA. Characterizing Frailty Status in the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2016 May; 71(5):649-55. PMID: 26755682; DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glv228;
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Hartmann CW, Shwartz M, Zhao S, Palmer JA, Berlowitz DR. Longitudinal Pressure Ulcer Rates After Adoption of Culture Change in Veterans Health Administration Nursing Homes. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016 Jan; 64(1):151-5.View Related Profiles. PMID: 26782865; PMCID: PMC4719574; DOI: 10.1111/jgs.13879;
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Razouki Z, Burgess JF, Ozonoff A, Zhao S, Berlowitz D, Rose AJ. Improving Anticoagulation Measurement Novel Warfarin Composite Measure. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2015 Nov; 8(6):600-7.View Related Profiles. PMID: 26420820
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Schmitt SK, Turakhia MP, Phibbs CS, Moos RH, Berlowitz D, Heidenreich P, Chiu VY, Go AS, Friedman SA, Than CT, Frayne SM. Anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation: impact of mental illness. Am J Manag Care. 2015 Nov 01; 21(11):e609-17. PMID: 26735294
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Makris UE, Pugh MJ, Alvarez CA, Berlowitz DR, Turner BJ, Aung K, Mortensen EM. Exposure to High-Risk Medications is Associated With Worse Outcomes in Older Veterans With Chronic Pain. Am J Med Sci. 2015 Oct; 350(4):279-85. PMID: 26418380; PMCID: PMC4707150; DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0000000000000552;
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Vimalananda VG, Gupte G, Seraj SM, Orlander J, Berlowitz D, Fincke BG, Simon SR. Electronic consultations (e-consults) to improve access to specialty care: a systematic review and narrative synthesis. J Telemed Telecare. 2015 Sep; 21(6):323-30.View Related Profiles. PMID: 25995331; PMCID: PMC4561452; DOI: 10.1177/1357633X15582108;
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Kim EJ, Ozonoff A, Hylek EM, Berlowitz DR, Ash AS, Miller DR, Zhao S, Reisman JI, Jasuja GK, Rose AJ. Predicting outcomes among patients with atrial fibrillation and heart failure receiving anticoagulation with warfarin. Thromb Haemost. 2015 Jul; 114(1):70-7.View Related Profiles. PMID: 25948532; DOI: 10.1160/TH14-09-0754;
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Alvarez CA, Mortensen EM, Makris UE, Berlowitz DR, Copeland LA, Good CB, Amuan ME, Pugh MJ. Association of skeletal muscle relaxers and antihistamines on mortality, hospitalizations, and emergency department visits in elderly patients: a nationwide retrospective cohort study. BMC Geriatr. 2015; 15:2. PMID: 25623366; PMCID: PMC4322434; DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-15-2;
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Berlowitz DR, Nusgart M, Ravitz K. Wound Care Essentials (S. Baranoski, E. Ayello, eds.). Reimbursement Regulations Impacting Wound Care. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. Philadelphia. 2015.
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Shwartz M, Peköz EA, Burgess JF, Christiansen CL, Rosen AK, Berlowitz D. A probability metric for identifying high-performing facilities: an application for pay-for-performance programs. Med Care. 2014 Dec; 52(12):1030-6.View Related Profiles. PMID: 25304018; DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000000242;
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Berlowitz DR. Remembering Gene Stollerman, MD. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2014 Dec; 62(12):2426-7. PMID: 25516037; DOI: 10.1111/jgs.13172;
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Frayne SM, Holmes TH, Berg E, Goldstein MK, Berlowitz DR, Miller DR, Pogach LM, Laungani KJ, Lee TT, Moos R. Mental illness and intensification of diabetes medications: an observational cohort study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2014; 14:458. PMID: 25339147; PMCID: PMC4282515; DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-14-458;
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Ambrosius WT, Sink KM, Foy CG, Berlowitz DR, Cheung AK, Cushman WC, Fine LJ, Goff DC, Johnson KC, Killeen AA, Lewis CE, Oparil S, Reboussin DM, Rocco MV, Snyder JK, Williamson JD, Wright JT, Whelton PK. The design and rationale of a multicenter clinical trial comparing two strategies for control of systolic blood pressure: the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT). Clin Trials. 2014 Oct; 11(5):532-46. PMID: 24902920; PMCID: PMC4156910; DOI: 10.1177/1740774514537404;
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Coleman S, Nelson EA, Keen J, Wilson L, McGinnis E, Dealey C, Stubbs N, Muir D, Farrin A, Dowding D, Schols JM, Cuddigan J, Berlowitz D, Jude E, Vowden P, Bader DL, Gefen A, Oomens CW, Schoonhoven L, Nixon J. Developing a pressure ulcer risk factor minimum data set and risk assessment framework. J Adv Nurs. 2014 Oct; 70(10):2339-52. PMID: 24845398; PMCID: PMC4368619; DOI: 10.1111/jan.12444;
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Efird LM, Mishkin DS, Berlowitz DR, Ash AS, Hylek EM, Ozonoff A, Reisman JI, Zhao S, Jasuja GK, Rose AJ. Stratifying the risks of oral anticoagulation in patients with liver disease. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2014 May; 7(3):461-7.View Related Profiles. PMID: 24823958; DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.113.000817;
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Coleman S, Nixon J, Keen J, Wilson L, McGinnis E, Dealey C, Stubbs N, Farrin A, Dowding D, Schols JM, Cuddigan J, Berlowitz D, Jude E, Vowden P, Schoonhoven L, Bader DL, Gefen A, Oomens CW, Nelson EA. A new pressure ulcer conceptual framework. J Adv Nurs. 2014 Oct; 70(10):2222-34. PMID: 24684197; PMCID: PMC4263098; DOI: 10.1111/jan.12405;
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Rao SR, Reisman JI, Kressin NR, Berlowitz DR, Ash AS, Ozonoff A, Miller DR, Hylek EM, Zhao S, Rose AJ. Explaining racial disparities in anticoagulation control: results from a study of patients at the Veterans Administration. Am J Med Qual. 2015 May; 30(3):214-22.View Related Profiles. PMID: 24642366; DOI: 10.1177/1062860614526282;
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Berlowitz DR. Hypertension control in the elderly: too much of a good thing? J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2014 Apr; 16(4):265-6. PMID: 24621208; DOI: 10.1111/jch.12279;
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Berlowitz DR. J Clinical Hypertens. Hypertension treatment in the elderly: Too much of a good thing?. 2014; 16:265-266.
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Berlowitz DR. Pressure Ulcers in the Aging Population: A Guide for Clinicians (G. Compton, DR. Thomas, eds.). Incidence and Prevalence of Pressure Ulcers. Springer Publications. New York. 2014.
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The Diagnosis and Management of Hypertension Working Group. Department of Veteran Affairs. VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Hypertension in Primary Care Settings. 2014.
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Horvath KJ, Trudeau SA, Rudolph JL, Trudeau PA, Duffy ME, Berlowitz D. Clinical trial of a home safety toolkit for Alzheimer's disease. Int J Alzheimers Dis. 2013; 2013:913606. PMID: 24195007; PMCID: PMC3804449
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Pugh MJ, Marcum ZA, Copeland LA, Mortensen EM, Zeber JE, Noël PH, Berlowitz DR, Downs JR, Good CB, Alvarez C, Amuan ME, Hanlon JT. The quality of quality measures: HEDIS® quality measures for medication management in the elderly and outcomes associated with new exposure. Drugs Aging. 2013 Aug; 30(8):645-54. PMID: 23645530; PMCID: PMC3720786; DOI: 10.1007/s40266-013-0086-8;
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Kapoor A, Chew P, Silliman RA, Hylek EM, Katz JN, Cabral H, Berlowitz D. Venous thromboembolism after joint replacement in older male veterans with comorbidity. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2013 Apr; 61(4):590-601.View Related Profiles. PMID: 23581913; PMCID: PMC3734860; DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12161;
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Rose AJ, Miller DR, Ozonoff A, Berlowitz DR, Ash AS, Zhao S, Reisman JI, Hylek EM. Gaps in monitoring during oral anticoagulation: insights into care transitions, monitoring barriers, and medication nonadherence. Chest. 2013 Mar; 143(3):751-7.View Related Profiles. PMID: 23187457; PMCID: PMC5991554; DOI: 10.1378/chest.12-1119;
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Sullivan JL, Shwartz M, Burgess JF, Peköz EA, Christiansen CL, Gerena-Melia M, Berlowitz D. Person-centered care practices and quality in Department of Veterans Affairs nursing homes: is there a relationship? Med Care. 2013 Feb; 51(2):165-71.View Related Profiles. PMID: 23132200; DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e3182763230;
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Rose AJ, Hylek EM, Berlowitz DR. Federal Practitioner. Measuring and improving the quality of anticoagulation for Veterans. 2013; 30(3):34-36.
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Berlowitz DR, Intrator O. Risk Adjustment for Measuring Healthcare Outcomes (L. Iezzoni, ed.). Risk adjustment for studying long-term care. Health Administration Press. Chicago. 2013.
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Berlowitz DR. Pressure Ulcers: Prevalence, Incidence, and Implications for the Future (B. Pieper with the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel, ed.). Prevalence, incidence and facility acquired rates. NPUAP. Washington DC. 2013.
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Ganz DA, Huang C, Saliba D, Shier V, Berlowitz D, Van Deusen-Lukas C, Pelczarski K, Schoelles K, Wallace LC, Neumann P. Preventing falls in hospitals: A toolkit for improving quality of care. Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research Publication. Rockville. 2013. View Publication
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Jasuja GK, Reisman JI, Miller DR, Berlowitz DR, Hylek EM, Ash AS, Ozonoff A, Zhao S, Rose AJ. Identifying major hemorrhage with automated data: results of the Veterans Affairs study to improve anticoagulation (VARIA). Thromb Res. 2013 Jan; 131(1):31-6.View Related Profiles. PMID: 23158402; DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2012.10.010;
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Rothendler JA, Rose AJ, Reisman JI, Berlowitz DR, Kazis LE. Choices in the use of ICD-9 codes to identify stroke risk factors can affect the apparent population-level risk factor prevalence and distribution of CHADS2 scores. Am J Cardiovasc Dis. 2012; 2(3):184-91.View Related Profiles. PMID: 22937488; PMCID: PMC3427978
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Saliba D, Buchanan J, Edelen MO, Streim J, Ouslander J, Berlowitz D, Chodosh J. MDS 3.0: brief interview for mental status. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2012 Sep; 13(7):611-7. PMID: 22796362; DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2012.06.004;
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Saliba D, Jones M, Streim J, Ouslander J, Berlowitz D, Buchanan J. Overview of significant changes in the Minimum Data Set for nursing homes version 3.0. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2012 Sep; 13(7):595-601. PMID: 22784698; DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2012.06.001;
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Rose AJ, Berlowitz DR, Miller DR, Hylek EM, Ozonoff A, Zhao S, Reisman JI, Ash AS. INR targets and site-level anticoagulation control: results from the Veterans AffaiRs Study to Improve Anticoagulation (VARIA). J Thromb Haemost. 2012 Apr; 10(4):590-5.View Related Profiles. PMID: 22288563; DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2012.04649.x;
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Suen W, Parker VA, Harney L, Nevin S, Jansen J, Alexander L, Berlowitz D. Internal medicine interns' and residents' pressure ulcer prevention and assessment attitudes and abilities: results of an exploratory study ?. Ostomy Wound Manage. 2012 Apr; 58(4):28-35.View Related Profiles. PMID: 22466131
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Brooks DR, Avetisyan R, Jarrett KM, Hanchate A, Shapiro GD, Pugh MJ, Berlowitz DR, Thurman D, Montouris G, Kazis LE. Validation of self-reported epilepsy for purposes of community surveillance. Epilepsy Behav. 2012 Jan; 23(1):57-63.View Related Profiles. PMID: 22189155; DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.11.002;
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Dossa A, Glickman ME, Berlowitz D. Association between mental health conditions and rehospitalization, mortality, and functional outcomes in patients with stroke following inpatient rehabilitation. BMC Health Serv Res. 2011; 11:311.View Related Profiles. PMID: 22085779; PMCID: PMC3280187; DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-11-311;
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Pugh MJ, Hanlon JT, Wang CP, Semla T, Burk M, Amuan ME, Lowery A, Good CB, Berlowitz DR. Trends in use of high-risk medications for older veterans: 2004 to 2006. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011 Oct; 59(10):1891-8. PMID: 21883108; PMCID: PMC3388719; DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03559.x;
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Pugh MJ, Starner CI, Amuan ME, Berlowitz DR, Horton M, Marcum ZA, Hanlon JT. Exposure to potentially harmful drug-disease interactions in older community-dwelling veterans based on the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set quality measure: who is at risk? J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011 Sep; 59(9):1673-8. PMID: 21831166; PMCID: PMC3390785; DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03524.x;
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Hanlon JT, Wang X, Castle NG, Stone RA, Handler SM, Semla TP, Pugh MJ, Berlowitz DR, Dysken MW. Potential underuse, overuse, and inappropriate use of antidepressants in older veteran nursing home residents. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011 Aug; 59(8):1412-20. PMID: 21824120; PMCID: PMC3158263; DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03522.x;
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Rose AJ, Hylek EM, Ozonoff A, Ash AS, Reisman JI, Callahan PP, Gordon MM, Berlowitz DR. Relevance of current guidelines for organizing an anticoagulation clinic. Am J Manag Care. 2011 Apr; 17(4):284-9.View Related Profiles. PMID: 21615198
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Ding YY, Kader B, Christiansen CL, Berlowitz DR. Patient factors associated with transfusion practices in Veterans Affairs intensive care units: implications for further research. J Crit Care. 2011 Aug; 26(4):431.e1-9.View Related Profiles. PMID: 21376514; DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2010.12.012;
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Rose AJ, Ozonoff A, Berlowitz DR, Ash AS, Reisman JI, Hylek EM. Reexamining the recommended follow-up interval after obtaining an in-range international normalized ratio value: results from the Veterans Affairs study to improve anticoagulation. Chest. 2011 Aug; 140(2):359-65.View Related Profiles. PMID: 21310837; DOI: 10.1378/chest.10-2738;
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Pugh MJ, Berlowitz DR, Rao JK, Shapiro G, Avetisyan R, Hanchate A, Jarrett K, Tabares J, Kazis LE. The quality of care for adults with epilepsy: an initial glimpse using the QUIET measure. BMC Health Serv Res. 2011; 11:1.View Related Profiles. PMID: 21199575; PMCID: PMC3024216; DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-11-1;
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Berlowitz D, VanDeusen Lukas C, Parker V, Neiderhauser A, Logan C. Preventing pressure ulcers in hospitals: A toolkit for improving quality of care. Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research. Rockville. 2011. View Publication
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Berlowitz DR, Pugh MJ, Gerardo M. Clinical Neurology of Aging (J. Knoefel, M. Albert, eds.). Special aspects of research in aging. Oxford University Press. New York. 2011.
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Berlowitz DR. Israel-Richardson D, Lyder CH. Wound Care Essentials (S. Baranoski, E. Ayello, eds.). Regulation and Wound Care. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. Philadelphia. 2011.
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Rose AJ, Hylek EM, Ozonoff A, Ash AS, Reisman JI, Berlowitz DR. Risk-adjusted percent time in therapeutic range as a quality indicator for outpatient oral anticoagulation: results of the Veterans Affairs Study to Improve Anticoagulation (VARIA). Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2011 Jan 1; 4(1):22-9.View Related Profiles. PMID: 21098779; DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.110.957738;
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Rose AJ, Hylek EM, Ozonoff A, Ash AS, Reisman JI, Berlowitz DR. Patient characteristics associated with oral anticoagulation control: results of the Veterans AffaiRs Study to Improve Anticoagulation (VARIA). J Thromb Haemost. 2010 Oct; 8(10):2182-91.View Related Profiles. PMID: 20653840; DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2010.03996.x;
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Peköz EA, Shwartz M, Christiansen CL, Berlowitz D. Approximate models for aggregate data when individual-level data sets are very large or unavailable. Stat Med. 2010 Sep 20; 29(21):2180-93.View Related Profiles. PMID: 20564302; DOI: 10.1002/sim.3979;
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Kapoor A, Labonte AJ, Winter MR, Segal JB, Silliman RA, Katz JN, Losina E, Berlowitz D. Risk of venous thromboembolism after total hip and knee replacement in older adults with comorbidity and co-occurring comorbidities in the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (2003-2006). BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10:63.View Related Profiles. PMID: 20846450; PMCID: PMC2949673; DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-63;
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Berlowitz DR, Stineman M. Risk adjustment in rehabilitation quality improvement. Top Stroke Rehabil. 2010 Jul-Aug; 17(4):252-61. PMID: 20826413; DOI: 10.1310/tsr1704-252;
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Berlowitz DR, Franklin S. The clock is ticking: the case for achieving more rapid control of hypertension. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2010 May; 12(5):323-7. PMID: 20546372; DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2010.00274.x;
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Pugh MJ, Vancott AC, Steinman MA, Mortensen EM, Amuan ME, Wang CP, Knoefel JE, Berlowitz DR. Choice of initial antiepileptic drug for older veterans: possible pharmacokinetic drug interactions with existing medications. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2010 Mar; 58(3):465-71. PMID: 20398114; DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.02732.x;
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Shwartz M, Burgess JF, Berlowitz D. Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology. Benefit-of-the-doubt approaches for calculating a composite measure of quality. Springer Publisher. New York. 2010; 9:234-251.
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Rich MW, Mensah GA, for the Price-V Investigators (Includes Berlowitz DR). Prev Cardiol. Fifth Pivotal Research in Cardiology in the Elderly (PRICE-V) Symposium: Preventive Cardiology in the Rlderly-Executive Summary. Part II: Afternoon Session. 2010; 13:42-47.
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Frayne SM, Berg E, Holmes TH, Laungani K, Berlowitz DR, Miller DR, Pogach L, Jackson VW, Moos R. Mental illness-related disparities in length of stay: algorithm choice influences results. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2010; 47(8):709-18.View Related Profiles. PMID: 21110246
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Berlowitz DR, Hickey EC, Saliba D. Can administrative data identify active diagnoses for long-term care resident assessment? J Rehabil Res Dev. 2010; 47(8):719-24. PMID: 21110247
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Selim AJ, Berlowitz D, Kazis LE, Rogers W, Wright SM, Qian SX, Rothendler JA, Spiro A, Miller D, Selim BJ, Fincke BG. Comparison of health outcomes for male seniors in the Veterans Health Administration and Medicare Advantage plans. Health Serv Res. 2010 Apr; 45(2):376-96.View Related Profiles. PMID: 20050934; PMCID: PMC2838151; DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2009.01068.x;
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Frayne SM, Miller DR, Sharkansky EJ, Jackson VW, Wang F, Halanych JH, Berlowitz DR, Kader B, Rosen CS, Keane TM. Using administrative data to identify mental illness: what approach is best? Am J Med Qual. 2010 Jan-Feb; 25(1):42-50.View Related Profiles. PMID: 19855046; DOI: 10.1177/1062860609346347;
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Rose AJ, Hermos JA, Frayne SM, Pogach LM, Berlowitz DR, Miller DR. Does opioid therapy affect quality of care for diabetes mellitus? Am J Manag Care. 2009 Apr; 15(4):217-24.View Related Profiles. PMID: 19355794
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Rose AJ, Berlowitz DR, Frayne SM, Hylek EM. Measuring quality of oral anticoagulation care: extending quality measurement to a new field. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009 Mar; 35(3):146-55.View Related Profiles. PMID: 19326806
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Pugh MJ, Knoefel JE, Mortensen EM, Amuan ME, Berlowitz DR, Van Cott AC. New-onset epilepsy risk factors in older veterans. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009 Feb; 57(2):237-42. PMID: 19207140; DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.02124.x;
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Bokhour BG, Pugh MJ, Rao JK, Avetisyan R, Berlowitz DR, Kazis LE. Improving methods for measuring quality of care: a patient-centered approach in chronic disease. Med Care Res Rev. 2009 Apr; 66(2):147-66.View Related Profiles. PMID: 19074307; DOI: 10.1177/1077558708327174;
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Chodosh J, Edelen MO, Buchanan JL, Yosef JA, Ouslander JG, Berlowitz DR, Streim JE, Saliba D. Nursing home assessment of cognitive impairment: development and testing of a brief instrument of mental status. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2008 Nov; 56(11):2069-75. PMID: 19016941; DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01944.x;
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Berlowitz DR, Hoenig H, Cowper DC, Duncan PW, Vogel WB. Impact of comorbidities on stroke rehabilitation outcomes: does the method matter? Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2008 Oct; 89(10):1903-6. PMID: 18929019; DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.03.024;
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Furmaga EM, Cunningham FE, Cushman WC, Dong D, Jiang R, Basile J, Katz LA, Rutan GH, Berlowitz DR, Papademetriou V, Glassman PA. National utilization of antihypertensive medications from 2000 to 2006 in the Veterans Health Administration: focus on thiazide diuretics. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2008 Oct; 10(10):770-8. PMID: 19090878; DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2008.00019.x;
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Pugh MJ, Van Cott AC, Cramer JA, Knoefel JE, Amuan ME, Tabares J, Ramsay RE, Berlowitz DR. Trends in antiepileptic drug prescribing for older patients with new-onset epilepsy: 2000-2004. Neurology. 2008 May 27; 70(22 Pt 2):2171-8. PMID: 18505996; DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000313157.15089.e6;
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Borzecki AM, Bridgers DK, Liebschutz JM, Kader B, Kazis LE, Berlowitz DR. Racial differences in the prevalence of atrial fibrillation among males. J Natl Med Assoc. 2008 Feb; 100(2):237-45.View Related Profiles. PMID: 18300541
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Pugh MJ, Rosen AK, Montez-Rath M, Amuan ME, Fincke BG, Burk M, Bierman A, Cunningham F, Mortensen EM, Berlowitz DR. Potentially inappropriate prescribing for the elderly: effects of geriatric care at the patient and health care system level. Med Care. 2008 Feb; 46(2):167-73.View Related Profiles. PMID: 18219245; DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e318158aec2;
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Kapor A, Kader B, Cabral H, Ash A, Berlowitz D. Am J Med Qual. Developing and evaluating a risk-adjustment model for pressure ulcer healing. 2008; 23:342-349.
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Rose AJ, Berlowitz DR, Orner MB, Kressin NR. Understanding uncontrolled hypertension: is it the patient or the provider? J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2007 Dec; 9(12):937-43.View Related Profiles. PMID: 18046098
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Pugh MJ, Berlowitz DR, Montouris G, Bokhour B, Cramer JA, Bohm V, Bollinger M, Helmers S, Ettinger A, Meador KJ, Fountain N, Boggs J, Tatum WO, Knoefel J, Harden C, Mattson RH, Kazis L. What constitutes high quality of care for adults with epilepsy? Neurology. 2007 Nov 20; 69(21):2020-7.View Related Profiles. PMID: 17928576
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Berlowitz DR, Brienza DM. Are all pressure ulcers the result of deep tissue injury? A review of the literature. Ostomy Wound Manage. 2007 Oct; 53(10):34-8. PMID: 17978413
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Young GJ, Meterko M, White B, Bokhour BG, Sautter KM, Berlowitz D, Burgess JF. Physician attitudes toward pay-for-quality programs: perspectives from the front line. Med Care Res Rev. 2007 Jun; 64(3):331-43.View Related Profiles. PMID: 17507461
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Bierman AS, Pugh MJ, Dhalla I, Amuan M, Fincke BG, Rosen A, Berlowitz DR. Sex differences in inappropriate prescribing among elderly veterans. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2007 Jun; 5(2):147-61.View Related Profiles. PMID: 17719517
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Young GJ, Meterko M, Beckman H, Baker E, White B, Sautter KM, Greene R, Curtin K, Bokhour BG, Berlowitz D, Burgess JF. Effects of paying physicians based on their relative performance for quality. J Gen Intern Med. 2007 Jun; 22(6):872-6.View Related Profiles. PMID: 17443360; PMCID: PMC2219885; DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0185-5;
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Kressin NR, Wang F, Long J, Bokhour BG, Orner MB, Rothendler J, Clark C, Reddy S, Kozak W, Kroupa LP, Berlowitz DR. Hypertensive patients' race, health beliefs, process of care, and medication adherence. J Gen Intern Med. 2007 Jun; 22(6):768-74.View Related Profiles. PMID: 17364243; PMCID: PMC2219848; DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0165-9;
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Sautter KM, Bokhour BG, White B, Young GJ, Burgess JF, Berlowitz D, Wheeler JR. The early experience of a hospital-based pay-for-performance program. J Healthc Manag. 2007 Mar-Apr; 52(2):95-107; discussion 107-8.View Related Profiles. PMID: 17447537
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Oates DJ, Berlowitz DR, Glickman ME, Silliman RA, Borzecki AM. Blood pressure and survival in the oldest old. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007 Mar; 55(3):383-8.View Related Profiles. PMID: 17341240
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Berlowitz DR, Frantz RA. Implementing best practices in pressure ulcer care: the role of continuous quality improvement. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2007 Mar; 8(3 Suppl):S37-41. PMID: 17336874
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Pugh MJ, Berlowitz DR, Kazis L. The impact of epilepsy on older veterans. Int Rev Neurobiol. 2007; 81:221-33.View Related Profiles. PMID: 17433927
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Lyder CH, Berlowitz DR. Wound Care Essentials (S. Baranoski, E. Ayello, eds.). Regulation and Wound Care. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. Philadelphia. 2007.
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Berlowitz DR, Miller DR, Oliveria SA, Cunningham F, Gomez-Caminero A, Rothendler JA. Differential associations of beta-blockers with hemorrhagic events for chronic heart failure patients on warfarin. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2006 Nov; 15(11):799-807.View Related Profiles. PMID: 16892457
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McEachrane-Gross FP, Liebschutz JM, Berlowitz D. Use of selected complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) treatments in veterans with cancer or chronic pain: a cross-sectional survey. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2006; 6:34.View Related Profiles. PMID: 17026768; PMCID: PMC1617117
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Pugh MJ, Hanlon JT, Zeber JE, Bierman A, Cornell J, Berlowitz DR. Assessing potentially inappropriate prescribing in the elderly Veterans Affairs population using the HEDIS 2006 quality measure. J Manag Care Pharm. 2006 Sep; 12(7):537-45. PMID: 16981799
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Borzecki AM, Glickman ME, Kader B, Berlowitz DR. The effect of age on hypertension control and management. Am J Hypertens. 2006 May; 19(5):520-7.View Related Profiles. PMID: 16647627
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Halanych JH, Wang F, Miller DR, Pogach LM, Lin H, Berlowitz DR, Frayne SM. Racial/ethnic differences in diabetes care for older veterans: accounting for dual health system use changes conclusions. Med Care. 2006 May; 44(5):439-45.View Related Profiles. PMID: 16641662
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Tyler DA, Parker VA, Engle RL, Brandeis GH, Hickey EC, Rosen AK, Wang F, Berlowitz DR. An exploration of job design in long-term care facilities and its effect on nursing employee satisfaction. Health Care Manage Rev. 2006 Apr-Jun; 31(2):137-44.View Related Profiles. PMID: 16648693
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Bokhour BG, Burgess JF, Hook JM, White B, Berlowitz D, Guldin MR, Meterko M, Young GJ. Incentive implementation in physician practices: A qualitative study of practice executive perspectives on pay for performance. Med Care Res Rev. 2006 Feb; 63(1 Suppl):73S-95S.View Related Profiles. PMID: 16688925
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Concato J, Wells CK, Horwitz RI, Penson D, Fincke G, Berlowitz DR, Froehlich G, Blake D, Vickers MA, Gehr GA, Raheb NH, Sullivan G, Peduzzi P. The effectiveness of screening for prostate cancer: a nested case-control study. Arch Intern Med. 2006 Jan 9; 166(1):38-43.View Related Profiles. PMID: 16401808
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Berlowitz D, Burgess JF, Young GJ. Medical Care Research and Review. Introduction: Special Supplemental Issue on Improving Quality of Care: Emerging Evidence on Pay-for-Performance. 2006; 63:11S-13S.
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Pirraglia PA, Charbonneau A, Kader B, Berlowitz DR. Adequate initial antidepressant treatment among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a cohort of depressed veterans. Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry. 2006; 8(2):71-6. PMID: 16862230; PMCID: PMC1470653
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Pugh MJ, Foreman PJ, Berlowitz DR. Prescribing antiepileptics for the elderly: differences between guideline recommendations and clinical practice. Drugs Aging. 2006; 23(11):861-75. PMID: 17109565
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Berlowitz DR, Cushman WC, Glassman P. Hypertension in adults across age groups. JAMA. 2005 Dec 21; 294(23):2970-1; author reply 2971-2. PMID: 16414940
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Borzecki AM, Berlowitz DR. Management of hypertension and diabetes: treatment goals, drug choices, current practice, and strategies for improving care. Curr Hypertens Rep. 2005 Dec; 7(6):439-49.View Related Profiles. PMID: 16386200
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Frayne SM, Halanych JH, Miller DR, Wang F, Lin H, Pogach L, Sharkansky EJ, Keane TM, Skinner KM, Rosen CS, Berlowitz DR. Disparities in diabetes care: impact of mental illness. Arch Intern Med. 2005 Dec 12-26; 165(22):2631-8.View Related Profiles. PMID: 16344421
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Berlowitz DR, Ash AS, Glickman M, Friedman RH, Pogach LM, Nelson AL, Wong AT. Developing a quality measure for clinical inertia in diabetes care. Health Serv Res. 2005 Dec; 40(6 Pt 1):1836-53.View Related Profiles. PMID: 16336551; PMCID: PMC1361229
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Berlowitz DR, Ratliff C, Cuddigan J, Rodeheaver GT. The PUSH tool: a survey to determine its perceived usefulness. Adv Skin Wound Care. 2005 Nov-Dec; 18(9):480-3. PMID: 16365545
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Selim AJ, Berlowitz D, Fincke G, Rogers W, Qian S, Lee A, Cong Z, Selim BJ, Ren XS, Rosen AK, Kazis LE. Use of risk-adjusted change in health status to assess the performance of integrated service networks in the Veterans Health Administration. Int J Qual Health Care. 2006 Feb; 18(1):43-50.View Related Profiles. PMID: 16214882
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Perucca E, Berlowitz D, Birnbaum A, Cloyd JC, Garrard J, Hanlon JT, Levy RH, Pugh MJ. Pharmacological and clinical aspects of antiepileptic drug use in the elderly. Epilepsy Res. 2006 Jan; 68 Suppl 1:S49-63. PMID: 16207524
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Pugh MJ, Fincke BG, Bierman AS, Chang BH, Rosen AK, Cunningham FE, Amuan ME, Burk ML, Berlowitz DR. Potentially inappropriate prescribing in elderly veterans: are we using the wrong drug, wrong dose, or wrong duration? J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005 Aug; 53(8):1282-9.View Related Profiles. PMID: 16078952
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Chaudhry SI, Berlowitz DR, Concato J. Do age and comorbidity affect intensity of pharmacological therapy for poorly controlled diabetes mellitus? J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005 Jul; 53(7):1214-6. PMID: 16108941
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Young GJ, White B, Burgess JF, Berlowitz D, Meterko M, Guldin MR, Bokhour BG. Conceptual issues in the design and implementation of pay-for-quality programs. Am J Med Qual. 2005 May-Jun; 20(3):144-50.View Related Profiles. PMID: 15951520
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Borzecki AM, Oliveria SA, Berlowitz DR. Barriers to hypertension control. Am Heart J. 2005 May; 149(5):785-94.View Related Profiles. PMID: 15894958
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Selim AJ, Fincke G, Berlowitz DR, Miller DR, Qian SX, Lee A, Cong Z, Rogers W, Selim BJ, Ren XS, Spiro A, Kazis LE. Comprehensive health status assessment of centenarians: results from the 1999 large health survey of veteran enrollees. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2005 Apr; 60(4):515-9.View Related Profiles. PMID: 15933394
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Berlowitz DR, Rosen AK, Wang F, Tsilimingras D, Tariot PN, Engelhardt J, Kader B, Mukamel DB. Purchasing or providing nursing home care: can quality of care data provide guidance. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005 Apr; 53(4):603-8.View Related Profiles. PMID: 15817005
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Rosen AK, Wang F, Montez ME, Rakovski CC, Berlowitz DR, Lucove JC. Disease Management & Health Outcomes. Identifying future high-healthcare users: Exploring the value of diagnostic and prior utilization information. 2005; 13:117-127.
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Ankrom MA, Bennett RG, Sprigle S, Langemo D, Black JM, Berlowitz DR, Lyder CH. Pressure-related deep tissue injury under intact skin and the current pressure ulcer staging systems. Adv Skin Wound Care. 2005 Jan-Feb; 18(1):35-42. PMID: 15714036
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Hickey EC, Young GJ, Parker VA, Czarnowski EJ, Saliba D, Berlowitz DR. The effects of changes in nursing home staffing on pressure ulcer rates. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2005 Jan-Feb; 6(1):50-3.View Related Profiles. PMID: 15871871
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Charbonneau A, Parker V, Meterko M, Rosen AK, Kader B, Owen RR, Ash AS, Whittle J, Berlowitz DR. The relationship of system-level quality improvement with quality of depression care. Am J Manag Care. 2004 Nov; 10(11 Pt 2):846-51.View Related Profiles. PMID: 15609738
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Borzecki AM, Wong AT, Hickey EC, Ash AS, Berlowitz DR. Identifying hypertension-related comorbidities from administrative data: what's the optimal approach? Am J Med Qual. 2004 Sep-Oct; 19(5):201-6.View Related Profiles. PMID: 15532912
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Selim AJ, Berlowitz DR, Fincke G, Cong Z, Rogers W, Haffer SC, Ren XS, Lee A, Qian SX, Miller DR, Spiro A, Selim BJ, Kazis LE. The health status of elderly veteran enrollees in the Veterans Health Administration. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004 Aug; 52(8):1271-6.View Related Profiles. PMID: 15271113
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Borzecki AM, Wong AT, Hickey EC, Ash AS, Berlowitz DR. Can we use automated data to assess quality of hypertension care? Am J Manag Care. 2004 Jul; 10(7 Pt 2):473-9.View Related Profiles. PMID: 15298233
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Charbonneau A, Rosen AK, Owen RR, Spiro A, Ash AS, Miller DR, Kazis L, Kader B, Cunningham F, Berlowitz DR. Monitoring depression care: in search of an accurate quality indicator. Med Care. 2004 Jun; 42(6):522-31.View Related Profiles. PMID: 15167320
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Selim AJ, Fincke G, Berlowitz DR, Cong Z, Miller DR, Ren XS, Qian S, Rogers W, Lee A, Rosen AK, Selim BJ, Kazis LE. No racial differences in mortality found among Veterans Health Administration out-patients. J Clin Epidemiol. 2004 May; 57(5):539-42.View Related Profiles. PMID: 15196625
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Pugh MJ, Cramer J, Knoefel J, Charbonneau A, Mandell A, Kazis L, Berlowitz D. Potentially inappropriate antiepileptic drugs for elderly patients with epilepsy. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004 Mar; 52(3):417-22.View Related Profiles. PMID: 14962158
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Berlowitz DR, Mor V. VA State-of-the-Art Conference on Long-Term Care. Quality measurement in long-term care. 2004.
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Borzecki AM, Wong AT, Hickey EC, Ash AS, Berlowitz DR. Hypertension control: how well are we doing? Arch Intern Med. 2003 Dec 8-22; 163(22):2705-11.View Related Profiles. PMID: 14662624
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Kressin NR, Boehmer U, Berlowitz D, Christiansen CL, Pitman A, Jones JA. Racial variations in dental procedures: the case of root canal therapy versus tooth extraction. Med Care. 2003 Nov; 41(11):1256-61.View Related Profiles. PMID: 14583688
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Tsilimingras D, Rosen AK, Berlowitz DR. Patient safety in geriatrics: a call for action. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2003 Sep; 58(9):M813-9.View Related Profiles. PMID: 14528037
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Berlowitz DR. Striving for six sigma in pressure ulcer care. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2003 Sep; 51(9):1320-1. PMID: 12919247
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Jones JA, Boehmer U, Berlowitz DR, Christiansen CL, Pitman A, Kressin NR. Tooth retention as an indicator of quality dental care: development of a risk adjustment model. Med Care. 2003 Aug; 41(8):937-49.View Related Profiles. PMID: 12886173
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Rosen AK, Loveland SA, Rakovski CC, Christiansen CL, Berlowitz DR. Do different case-mix measures affect assessments of provider efficiency? Lessons from the Department of Veterans Affairs. J Ambul Care Manage. 2003 Jul-Sep; 26(3):229-42.View Related Profiles. PMID: 12856502
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Zanca JM, Brienza DM, Berlowitz D, Bennett RG, Lyder CH. Pressure ulcer research funding in America: creation and analysis of an on-line database. Adv Skin Wound Care. 2003 Jul-Aug; 16(4):190-7. PMID: 12897675
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Pugh MJ, Anderson J, Pogach LM, Berlowitz DR. Differential adoption of pharmacotherapy recommendations for type 2 diabetes by generalists and specialists. Med Care Res Rev. 2003 Jun; 60(2):178-200. PMID: 12800683
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Charbonneau A, Rosen AK, Ash AS, Owen RR, Kader B, Spiro A, Hankin C, Herz LR, Jo V Pugh M, Kazis L, Miller DR, Berlowitz DR. Measuring the quality of depression care in a large integrated health system. Med Care. 2003 May; 41(5):669-80.View Related Profiles. PMID: 12719691
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Berlowitz DR, Ash AS, Hickey EC, Glickman M, Friedman R, Kader B. Hypertension management in patients with diabetes: the need for more aggressive therapy. Diabetes Care. 2003 Feb; 26(2):355-9.View Related Profiles. PMID: 12547862
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Berlowitz DR, Young GJ, Hickey EC, Saliba D, Mittman BS, Czarnowski E, Simon B, Anderson JJ, Ash AS, Rubenstein LV, Moskowitz MA. Quality improvement implementation in the nursing home. Health Serv Res. 2003 Feb; 38(1 Pt 1):65-83.View Related Profiles. PMID: 12650381; PMCID: PMC1360874
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Berlowitz DR, Rosen AK. Risk Adjustment for Measuring Healthcare Outcomes (L Iezzoni, ed.). Risk adjustment for studying long-term care. Health Administration Press. Chicago. 2003.
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Saliba D, Rubenstein LV, Simon B, Hickey E, Ferrell B, Czarnowski E, Berlowitz D. Adherence to pressure ulcer prevention guidelines: implications for nursing home quality. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2003 Jan; 51(1):56-62. PMID: 12534846
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Rakovski CC, Rosen AK, Wang F, Berlowitz DR. Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology. Predicting elderly at risk of increased future healthcare use: does diagnostic information add to prior utilization?. 2003; 3:267-277.
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Glassman PA, Volpp B, Walder D, Craig T, Berlowitz D, Kressin N, Furmaga E, Lopez, J, Rothendler J, Schoonover DG, Siegel D, Steele P. The Journal on Information Technology in Healthcare. Developing electronic clinical reminders for improving hypertension management: the approach of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 2003; 1:251-265.
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Rosen AK, Rakovski CC, Loveland SA, Anderson JJ, Berlowitz DR. Profiling resource use: do different outcomes affect assessments of provider efficiency? Am J Manag Care. 2002 Dec; 8(12):1105-15.View Related Profiles. PMID: 12500886
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Boehmer U, Kressin NR, Berlowitz DR, Christiansen CL, Kazis LE, Jones JA. Self-reported vs administrative race/ethnicity data and study results. Am J Public Health. 2002 Sep; 92(9):1471-2.View Related Profiles. PMID: 12197976; PMCID: PMC1447261
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Rosen AK, Loveland SA, Anderson JJ, Hankin CS, Breckenridge JN, Berlowitz DR. Diagnostic cost groups (DCGs) and concurrent utilization among patients with substance abuse disorders. Health Serv Res. 2002 Aug; 37(4):1079-103.View Related Profiles. PMID: 12236385; PMCID: PMC1464011
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Berlowitz DR, Christiansen CL, Brandeis GH, Ash AS, Kader B, Morris JN, Moskowitz MA. Profiling nursing homes using Bayesian hierarchical modeling. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2002 Jun; 50(6):1126-30.View Related Profiles. PMID: 12110077
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Selim AJ, Berlowitz DR, Fincke G, Rosen AK, Ren XS, Christiansen CL, Cong Z, Lee A, Kazis L. Risk-adjusted mortality rates as a potential outcome indicator for outpatient quality assessments. Med Care. 2002 Mar; 40(3):237-45.View Related Profiles. PMID: 11880796
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Oliveria SA, Lapuerta P, McCarthy BD, L'Italien GJ, Berlowitz DR, Asch SM. Physician-related barriers to the effective management of uncontrolled hypertension. Arch Intern Med. 2002 Feb 25; 162(4):413-20. PMID: 11863473
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Reker DM, Rosen AK, Hoenig H, Berlowitz DR, Laughlin J, Anderson L, Marshall CR, Rittman M. The hazards of stroke case selection using administrative data. Med Care. 2002 Feb; 40(2):96-104.View Related Profiles. PMID: 11802082
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Rakovski CC, Rosen AK, Loveland SA, Anderson JJ, Berlowitz DR, Ash AS. Health Services & Outcomes Research Methodology. Evaluation of diagnosis-based risk adjustment measures among specific subgroups: can existing measures be improved by simple modifications?. 2002; 3:57-73.
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Berlowitz DR, Young GJ, Hickey EC, Joseph J, Anderson JJ, Ash AS, Moskowitz MA. Clinical practice guidelines in the nursing home. Am J Med Qual. 2001 Nov-Dec; 16(6):189-95.View Related Profiles. PMID: 11816849
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Brandeis GH, Berlowitz DR, Katz P. Are pressure ulcers preventable? A survey of experts. Adv Skin Wound Care. 2001 Sep-Oct; 14(5):244, 245-8. PMID: 11905972
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Berlowitz DR, Brandeis GH, Morris JN, Ash AS, Anderson JJ, Kader B, Moskowitz MA. Deriving a risk-adjustment model for pressure ulcer development using the Minimum Data Set. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2001 Jul; 49(7):866-71.View Related Profiles. PMID: 11527476
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Rosen A, Wu J, Chang BH, Berlowitz D, Rakovski C, Ash A, Moskowitz M. Risk adjustment for measuring health outcomes: an application in VA long-term care. Am J Med Qual. 2001 Jul-Aug; 16(4):118-27.View Related Profiles. PMID: 11477956
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Rosen AK, Loveland S, Anderson JJ, Rothendler JA, Hankin CS, Rakovski CC, Moskowitz MA, Berlowitz DR. Evaluating diagnosis-based case-mix measures: how well do they apply to the VA population? Med Care. 2001 Jul; 39(7):692-704.View Related Profiles. PMID: 11458134
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Berlowitz DR, Brandeis GH, Anderson JJ, Ash AS, Kader B, Morris JN, Moskowitz MA. Evaluation of a risk-adjustment model for pressure ulcer development using the Minimum Data Set. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2001 Jul; 49(7):872-6.View Related Profiles. PMID: 11527477
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Berlowitz DR, Young GJ, Brandeis GH, Kader B, Anderson JJ. Health care reorganization and quality of care: unintended effects on pressure ulcer prevention. Med Care. 2001 Feb; 39(2):138-46.View Related Profiles. PMID: 11176551
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Berlowitz DR. Improvements in the Management of Hypertension in 2000 and Beyond Symposium: Challenges and Opportunities (H. Mitchell Perry, ed.). Improving VA’s Quality of Care. Department of Veterans Affairs. 2001.
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Berlowitz DR, Cuddigan J, Ayello EA. Pressure Ulcers in America: Prevalence, Incidence, and Implications for the Future (J Cuddigan, EA Ayello, C Sussman, eds.). Summary and Recommendations. National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel. Reston. 2001.
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Berlowitz DR. Pressure Ulcers in America: Prevalence, Incidence, and Implications for the Future (J Cuddigan, EA Ayello, C Sussman, eds.). Long term care/Nursing homes/skilled nursing facilities: Incidence and prevalence data. National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel. Reston. 2001.
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Berlowitz DR. Pressure Ulcers in America: Prevalence, Incidence, and Implications for the Future (J Cuddigan, EA Ayello, C Sussman, eds.). Understanding differences in pressure ulcer rates. National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel. Reston. 2001.
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Wilking SVB, Berlowitz DR. Internal Medicine Pearls (JE Heffner, SA Sahn, eds.). A 78 year old woman with a pressure ulcer and knee pain. Hanley Belfus. Philadelphia. 2001.
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Cuddigan J, Berlowitz DR, Ayello EA for the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel. Adv Skin Wound Care. Pressure ulcers in America: prevalence, incidence, and implications for the future. An executive summary of the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel Monograph. 2001; 14:208-215.
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Rosen A, Wu J, Chang BH, Berlowitz D, Ash A, Moskowitz M. Does diagnostic information contribute to predicting functional decline in long-term care? Med Care. 2000 Jun; 38(6):647-59.View Related Profiles. PMID: 10843312
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Wang MS, Rosen AK, Kazis L, Anderson J, Berlowitz D. Health Services & Outcomes Research Methodology. Correlation of diagnosis-based and patient-centered risk-adjustment measures. 2000; 1:351-365.
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Berlowitz DR, Bezerra HQ, Brandeis GH, Kader B, Anderson JJ. Are we improving the quality of nursing home care: the case of pressure ulcers. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2000 Jan; 48(1):59-62.View Related Profiles. PMID: 10642022
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Berlowitz DR, Brand HK, Perkins C. Geriatric syndromes as outcome measures of hospital care: can administrative data be used? J Am Geriatr Soc. 1999 Jun; 47(6):692-6. PMID: 10366168
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Rosen AK, Berlowitz DR, Anderson JJ, Ash AS, Kazis LE, Moskowitz MA. Functional status outcomes for assessment of quality in long-term care. Int J Qual Health Care. 1999 Feb; 11(1):37-46.View Related Profiles. PMID: 10411288
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Berlowitz DR, Anderson JJ, Brandeis GH, Lehner LA, Brand HK, Ash AS, Moskowitz MA. Pressure ulcer development in the VA: characteristics of nursing homes providing best care. Am J Med Qual. 1999 Jan-Feb; 14(1):39-44. PMID: 10446662
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Berlowitz DR, Ash AS, Hickey EC, Friedman RH, Glickman M, Kader B, Moskowitz MA. Inadequate management of blood pressure in a hypertensive population. N Engl J Med. 1998 Dec 31; 339(27):1957-63.View Related Profiles. PMID: 9869666
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Brandeis GH, Berlowitz DR, Coughlin N. Mortality associated with an influenza outbreak on a dementia care unit. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 1998 Sep; 12(3):140-5. PMID: 9772015
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Berlowitz DR, Anderson JJ, Ash AS, Brandeis GH, Brand HK, Moskowitz MA. Reducing random variation in reported rates of pressure ulcer development. Med Care. 1998 Jun; 36(6):818-25. PMID: 9630123
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Berlowitz DR, Ash AS, Hickey EC, Kader B, Friedman R, Moskowitz MA. Profiling outcomes of ambulatory care: casemix affects perceived performance. Med Care. 1998 Jun; 36(6):928-33.View Related Profiles. PMID: 9630133
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Berlowitz DR, Ash A, Friedman R, Hickey E, Kader B, Moskowitz MA. Problems in assessing diabetes control in an ambulatory setting. Am J Med Qual. 1998; 13(2):89-93.View Related Profiles. PMID: 9611839
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Berlowitz DR, Halpern J. Evaluating and improving pressure ulcer care: the VA experience with administrative data. Jt Comm J Qual Improv. 1997 Aug; 23(8):424-33. PMID: 9330083
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Berlowitz DR, Ash AS, Hickey EC, Friedman RH, Kader B, Moskowitz MA. Outcomes of hypertension care. Simple measures are not that simple. Med Care. 1997 Jul; 35(7):742-6.View Related Profiles. PMID: 9219500
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Berlowitz DR, Brandeis GH, Moskowitz MA. Using administrative databases to evaluate long-term care. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1997 May; 45(5):618-23. PMID: 9158586
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Berlowitz DR, Brandeis GH, Anderson J, Du W, Brand H. Effect of pressure ulcers on the survival of long-term care residents. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 1997 Mar; 52(2):M106-10. PMID: 9060978
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Berlowitz DR, Brandeis GH, Anderson J, Brand HK. Predictors of pressure ulcer healing among long-term care residents. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1997 Jan; 45(1):30-4. PMID: 8994484
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Du W, Ash AS, Berlowitz DR, Schwartz JS, Moskowitz MA. Variations in the management of acute myocardial infarction. Importance of clinical measures of disease severity. J Gen Intern Med. 1996 Jun; 11(6):334-41. PMID: 8803739
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Berlowitz DR, Ash AS, Brandeis GH, Brand HK, Halpern JL, Moskowitz MA. Rating long-term care facilities on pressure ulcer development: importance of case-mix adjustment. Ann Intern Med. 1996 Mar 15; 124(6):557-63. PMID: 8597318
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Berlowitz DR, Brandeis GH, Brand HK, Halpern J, Ash AS, Moskowitz MA. Evaluating pressure ulcer occurrence in long-term care: pitfalls in interpreting administrative data. J Clin Epidemiol. 1996 Mar; 49(3):289-92. PMID: 8676175
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Berlowitz DR, Du W, Kazis L, Lewis S, Hickey E. Facts and Research in Gerontology (Home Care Supplement). Pain and its assessment in the nursing home. Springer Publishing. New York. 1996.
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Brandeis GH, Berlowitz DR, Hossain M, Morris JN. Pressure ulcers: the Minimum Data Set and the Resident Assessment Protocol. Adv Wound Care. 1995 Nov-Dec; 8(6):18-25. PMID: 8696573
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Berlowitz DR, Du W, Kazis L, Lewis S. Health-related quality of life of nursing home residents: differences in patient and provider perceptions. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1995 Jul; 43(7):799-802.View Related Profiles. PMID: 7602036
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Berlowitz DR, Rosen AK, Moskowitz MA. Ambulatory care casemix measures. J Gen Intern Med. 1995 Mar; 10(3):162-70.View Related Profiles. PMID: 7769475
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Berlowitz DR. Facts & Research in Gerontology. Update on pressure ulcers: implications for prevention and management. Springer Publishing Co. New York. 1995; 233-246.
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Kim DE, Berlowitz DR. The limited value of routine laboratory assessments in severely impaired nursing home residents. JAMA. 1994 Nov 9; 272(18):1447-52. PMID: 7933428
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Berlowitz DR, Wilking SVB. Improving Care in the Nursing Home: Comprehensive Reviews of Clinical Research (LZ Rubenstein, D Wieland, eds.). Pressure ulcers in the nursing home. Sage Publications. Newbury Park. 1993.
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Berlowitz DR, Wilking SV. Stage III pressure ulcers. J Gen Intern Med. 1992 Jul-Aug; 7(4):467-8. PMID: 1482449
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Berlowitz DR, Wilking SV, Moskowitz MA. Do-not-resuscitate orders at a chronic care hospital. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1991 May; 39(5):472-6. PMID: 1902493
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Berlowitz DR, Wilking SV. Pressure ulcers. JAMA. 1991 Apr 3; 265(13):1688. PMID: 2002569
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Berlowitz DR, Wilking SV. The short-term outcome of pressure sores. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1990 Jul; 38(7):748-52. PMID: 2370394
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Berlowitz DR, Wilking SV. Risk factors for pressure sores. A comparison of cross-sectional and cohort-derived data. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1989 Nov; 37(11):1043-50. PMID: 2809051
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Berlowitz DR, Ghalill K, Moskowitz MA. The use of follow-up chest roentgenograms among hospitalized patients. Arch Intern Med. 1989 Apr; 149(4):821-5. PMID: 2705833