Dr. Lasser is a primary care internist, certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, and a health services researcher. She is a Senior Editor at JAMA.
Her primary areas of expertise and research are quality of care, interventions to reduce health disparities, health policy, smoking cessation, and primary care practice-based research.
She is the author of over 80 peer-reviewed publications, was the former Director of Ambulatory Quality Improvement for the Department of Medicine at Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School, and has held several quality leadership roles at Boston Medical Center. Her research has been supported by NIDA, NHLBI, AHRQ, CDC, and the American Cancer Society.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility
Activities Promoting Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging, and Uniqueness:
I started my internship at Boston City Hospital in 1995 with a deep commitment to serve structurally disadvantaged and minoritized communities. I am proud to work at a hospital (Boston City Hospital, now called Boston Medical Center) that promotes exceptional care without exception.
As a health equity researcher, I have recognized the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout my whole career. Virtually all of my mentees have been women and/or individuals from historically underrepresented groups. As Interim Associate Chief of GIM, in response to glaring racial disparities in the proportion of faculty members promoted to the rank of Associate Professor and Professor at BUSM, I focused on supporting and mentoring faculty historically underrepresented in medicine in the promotions process.
More recently, I have been working with BUSM’s Dean’s Office to undertake a cluster hire of faculty underrepresented in medicine. I have developed a Recruitment Search Protocol to mitigate bias and encourage the recruitment and hiring of faculty identified as women and/or being from underrepresented groups. In developing our recruitment search protocol, I performed a literature review and identified best practices from institutions successful in diversifying their faculty. I also developed a plan to ensure BU’s faculty development programs promote thriving and belonging to ensure retention of new faculty cohort hires. I identified best practices and strategies by reviewing case studies of best practices proven effective at peer institutions; conducting a literature review of barriers to faculty retention; examining faculty experiences at BU; and identifying best practices across BU.
I have also supported diversity, equity, and inclusion nationally, through the Society of General Internal Medicine. I have been a member of the Health Equity Task Force for many years, and have served as the Chair of the Editorial Board of the Journal of General Internal Medicine (JGIM) since May 2021. As Chair, I have initiated discussions with the Editors and Editorial Board about how to make JGIM an anti-racist journal. We have brainstormed about how to diversify the Journal at all levels: authors, Associate Editors, Editorial Board Members, and Editorial team. In my role as Chair, I will lead the Search Committee to identify the next Editorial Team of JGIM. I intend to implement a Recruitment Search Protocol to mitigate bias in the process, and ultimately to hire a more diverse Editorial team.
Academic medicine can be challenging to navigate, particularly for women and individuals from underrepresented groups. With regard to my background, my late father grew up in Bogota, Colombia and was a native Spanish speaker, and much of my family now lives in Peru. Given my background, I am a particularly strong mentor for women and LatinX faculty.
Please see my list of publications for examples of my research in health equity.
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Boston University School of Public Health
Community Health Sciences
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Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Medicine
Clinical Addiction Research and Education Unit
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Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research
Boston Medical Center
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Boston University Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program UL105/01/2008 - 04/30/2013 (PI of Sub-Project / SP)
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David M. Center, MDNIH/National Center for Health Research Resources3UL1RR025771-04
Boston University CCCR08/15/2024 - 09/30/2029 (Subcontract PI)
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Karen E. Lasser, MD, MPHTrustees of Boston University, BUMC NIH NIAMS2P30AR072571-06
Assessing the role of federally qualified health centers in advancing quality and equity of care for pregnant and postpartum patients08/14/2024 - 02/28/2029 (Subcontract PI)
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Karen E. Lasser, MD, MPHTrustees of Boston University, BUMC NIH NIMHD
Improving Quality of Care for Low-Income Pregnant Women through Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations: A Natural Experiment08/28/2022 - 04/30/2026 (Subcontract PI)
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Karen E. Lasser, MD, MPHTrustees of Boston University, BUMC NIH NIMHD
National estimates of the impact of the affordable care act on healthcare utilization, outcomes and quality among hispanics 12/01/2020 - 11/30/2022 (Subcontract PI)
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Karen E. Lasser, MD, MPHWake Forest University Health Sciences NIH NIMHD
SHIFT-Care Challenge, Track 101/04/2019 - 12/31/2021 (PI)
Massachusetts Health Policy Commission
Advanced risk adjusters and predictive formulas for ICD-10 based risk adjustment09/04/2018 - 06/30/2021 (Subcontract PI)
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Karen E. Lasser, MD, MPHTrustees of Boston University,CRC HHS AHRQ1R01HS026485-01
Patient Navigation and Financial Incentives to Promote Smoking Cessation
07/01/2014 - 06/30/2019 (PI)
American Cancer Society
Implementing Opioid Risk Reduction Strategies into Primary Care Practice07/15/2012 - 06/30/2018 (PI)
NIH-NIDA4R01 DA034252-05
Implementing Opioid Risk Reduction Strategies into Primary Care Practice07/15/2012 - 06/30/2018 (PI)
NIH-NIDA5R01 DA034252-04
A Patient Expansion of the Diabetes Research Center's Pilot & Feasibility Program02/01/2015 - 06/30/2016 (PI)
Trustees of Boston University NIH
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Implementation of a Hepatitis C Treatment Program in Primary Care at an Urban Safety-net Hospital…
12/01/2015 - 04/30/2016 (PI)
Cornell University NIH-NIDA
The Effects of Massachusetts Healthcare Reform on Access to Care & Disparities
11/01/2011 - 10/31/2013 (PI)
Rx Foundation
Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Detection in Community Health Centers
10/26/2009 - 12/31/2010 (PI)
American Cancer Soc
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Piper ME, Stein JH, Lasser KE. E-Cigarette Use in Adults. JAMA. 2024 Sep 03; 332(9):751-752. PMID: 39110470
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Cole MB, Kim J, Gordon SH, Lasser KE, Ncube C, Patton E, Deen N, Carey K, Cabral H, Goldman AL, Ogden S, McCloskey L. Massachusetts Medicaid ACO Program May Have Improved Care Use And Quality For Pregnant And Postpartum Enrollees. Health Aff (Millwood). 2024 Sep; 43(9):1209-1218.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39226509; PMCID: PMC11789420; DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2024.00230;
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Rose SW, Strackman BW, Gilbert ON, Lasser KE, Paasche-Orlow MK, Lin MY, Saylor G, Hanchate AD. Disparities by Sex, Race, and Ethnicity in Use of Left Ventricular Assist Devices and Heart Transplants Among Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Jan 16; 13(2):e031021.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38166429; PMCID: PMC10926796; DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.123.031021;
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Liebschutz JM, Subramaniam GA, Stone R, Appleton N, Gelberg L, Lovejoy TI, Bunting AM, Cleland CM, Lasser KE, Beers D, Abrams C, McCormack J, Potter GE, Case A, Revoredo L, Jelstrom EM, Kline MM, Wu LT, McNeely J. Subthreshold opioid use disorder prevention (STOP) trial: a cluster randomized clinical trial: study design and methods. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2023 Nov 18; 18(1):70. PMID: 37980494; PMCID: PMC10657560; DOI: 10.1186/s13722-023-00424-8;
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Hanchate AD, Abdelfattah L, Lin MY, Lasser KE, Paasche-Orlow MK. Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansion was Associated With Reductions in the Proportion of Hospitalizations That are Potentially Preventable Among Hispanic and White Adults. Med Care. 2023 Oct 01; 61(10):627-635.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37582292; PMCID: PMC10894451; DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001902;
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Borden CG, Ashe EM, Buitron de la Vega P, Gast V, Saint-Phard T, Brody-Fialkin J, Power J, Wang N, Lasser KE. A novel pharmacy liaison program to address health-related social needs at an urban safety-net hospital. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2023 Aug 04; 80(16):1071-1081.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37210728
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Stulac SN, Costello E, Baker J, Elansary M, Reed K, Lasser KE. High Engagement in Care in a Pediatric Medical Home for Children Impacted By Parental Substance Use. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2024 Jun; 63(6):769-773.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37515533
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Shusterman S, Villarreal-Calderon R, Gunawan A, Gallardo Foreman A, O'Donnell C, Wakeman C, Javeed H, Keteyian J, Howard J, Bulekova K, de Silva S, Campbell T, Lasser K, Kathuria H. A Financial Incentives Program to Promote Smoking Cessation Among Recently Hospitalized Individuals: Feasibility and Acceptability Study. JMIR Form Res. 2023 May 29; 7:e44979.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37247216; PMCID: PMC10262029; DOI: 10.2196/44979;
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Buitron de la Vega P, Ashe EM, Xuan Z, Gast V, Saint-Phard T, Brody-Fialkin J, Okonkwo F, Power J, Wang N, Lyons C, Silverstein M, Lasser KE. A Pharmacy Liaison-Patient Navigation Intervention to Reduce Inpatient and Emergency Department Utilization Among Primary Care Patients in a Medicaid Accountable Care Organization: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Jan 03; 6(1):e2250004.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36622674; PMCID: PMC9856667; DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.50004;
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Carroll JJ, Cushman PA, Lira MC, Colasanti JA, Del Rio C, Lasser KE, Parker V, Roy PJ, Samet JH, Liebschutz JM. Evidence-Based Interventions to Improve Opioid Prescribing in Primary Care: a Qualitative Assessment of Implementation in Two Studies. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Jun; 38(8):1794-1801.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36396881; PMCID: PMC10271994; DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07909-3;
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Kathuria H, Gunawan A, Spring M, Aijaz S, Cobb V, Fitzgerald C, Wakeman C, Howard J, Clancy M, Foreman AG, Truong V, Wong C, Steiling K, Lasser KE, Bulekova K, Wiener RS. Hospitalization as an opportunity to engage underserved individuals in shared decision-making for lung cancer screening: results from two randomized pilot trials. Cancer Causes Control. 2022 Nov; 33(11):1373-1380.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35997854; DOI: 10.1007/s10552-022-01620-8;
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Jirmanus LZ, Ranker L, Touw S, Mahmood R, Kimball SL, Hanchate A, Lasser KE. Impact of United States 2017 Immigration Policy changes on missed appointments at two Massachusetts Safety-Net Hospitals. J Immigr Minor Health. 2022 Aug; 24(4):807-818.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35624394; DOI: 10.1007/s10903-022-01341-9;
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Ellis RP, Hsu HE, Siracuse JJ, Walkey AJ, Lasser KE, Jacobson BC, Andriola C, Hoagland A, Liu Y, Song C, Kuo TC, Ash AS. Development and Assessment of a New Framework for Disease Surveillance, Prediction, and Risk Adjustment: The Diagnostic Items Classification System. JAMA Health Forum. 2022 Mar; 3(3):e220276.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35977291; PMCID: PMC8956982; DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.0276;
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Greco CM, Gaylord SA, Faurot K, Weinberg JM, Gardiner P, Roth I, Barnhill JL, Thomas HN, Dhamne SC, Lathren C, Baez JE, Lawrence S, Neogi T, Lasser KE, Castro MG, White AM, Simmons SJ, Ferrao C, Binda DD, Elhadidy N, Eason KM, McTigue KM, Morone NE. The design and methods of the OPTIMUM study: A multisite pragmatic randomized clinical trial of a telehealth group mindfulness program for persons with chronic low back pain. Contemp Clin Trials. 2021 10; 109:106545.View Related Profiles. PMID: 34455111; PMCID: PMC8691659; DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2021.106545;
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Larochelle MR, Cruz R, Kosakowski S, Gourlay DL, Alford DP, Xuan Z, Krebs EE, Yan S, Lasser KE, Samet JH, Liebschutz JM. Do Urine Drug Tests Reveal Substance Misuse Among Patients Prescribed Opioids for Chronic Pain? J Gen Intern Med. 2022 Aug; 37(10):2365-2372.View Related Profiles. PMID: 34405344; PMCID: PMC9360386; DOI: 10.1007/s11606-021-07095-8;
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Janeway MG, Sanchez SE, Rosen AK, Patts G, Allee LC, Lasser KE, Dechert TA. Disparities in Utilization of Ambulatory Cholecystectomy: Results From Three States. J Surg Res. 2021 10; 266:373-382.View Related Profiles. PMID: 34087621
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Bagley SM, Ventura AS, Lasser KE, Muench F. Engaging the Family in the Care of Young Adults With Substance Use Disorders. Pediatrics. 2021 01; 147(Suppl 2):S215-S219.View Related Profiles. PMID: 33386324
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Jia J, Jenkins AJ, Quintiliani LM, Truong V, Lasser KE. Resilience and diabetes self-management among African-American men receiving primary care at an urban safety-net hospital: a cross-sectional survey. Ethn Health. 2022 Jul; 27(5):1178-1187.View Related Profiles. PMID: 33249921
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Quintiliani LM, Kathuria H, Truong V, Murillo J, Borrelli B, Xuan Z, Lasser KE. Patient navigation among recently hospitalized smokers to promote tobacco treatment: Results from a randomized exploratory pilot study. Addict Behav. 2021 02; 113:106659.View Related Profiles. PMID: 33010473; PMCID: PMC7946867; DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106659;
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Hsu HE, Ashe EM, Silverstein M, Hofman M, Lange SJ, Razzaghi H, Mishuris RG, Davidoff R, Parker EM, Penman-Aguilar A, Clarke KEN, Goldman A, James TL, Jacobson K, Lasser KE, Xuan Z, Peacock G, Dowling NF, Goodman AB. Race/Ethnicity, Underlying Medical Conditions, Homelessness, and Hospitalization Status of Adult Patients with COVID-19 at an Urban Safety-Net Medical Center - Boston, Massachusetts, 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2020 Jul 10; 69(27):864-869.View Related Profiles. PMID: 32644981; PMCID: PMC7727597; DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6927a3;
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Lasser KE, Buitron de la Vega P, Ashe EM, Xuan Z, Alva S, Battisti L, Losi S, Sieber C, Richards C, Sullivan P, Triscari L, Brody L, Roth MT, LeBlanc A, Silverstein M. A pharmacy liaison-patient navigation intervention to reduce inpatient and emergency department utilization among primary care patients in a Medicaid accountable care organization: A pragmatic trial protocol. Contemp Clin Trials. 2020 07; 94:106046.View Related Profiles. PMID: 32485325; DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2020.106046;
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Giraldo P, Hsu HE, Ashe EM, Buitron de la Vega PA, Losi S, Silverstein M, Lasser KE. Provision of Utility Shut-off Protection Letters at an Urban Safety-Net Hospital, 2009-2018. J Ambul Care Manage. 2020 Apr/Jun; 43(2):179-182.View Related Profiles. PMID: 32073502
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Kathuria H, Koppelman E, Borrelli B, Slatore CG, Clark JA, Lasser KE, Wiener RS. Patient-Physician Discussions on Lung Cancer Screening: A Missed Teachable Moment to Promote Smoking Cessation. Nicotine Tob Res. 2020 03 16; 22(3):431-439.View Related Profiles. PMID: 30476209; PMCID: PMC7297104; DOI: 10.1093/ntr/nty254;
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Lee KS, Quintiliani L, Heinz A, Johnson NL, Xuan Z, Truong V, Lasser KE. A financial incentive program to improve appointment attendance at a safety-net hospital-based primary care hepatitis C treatment program. PLoS One. 2020; 15(2):e0228767.View Related Profiles. PMID: 32045447; PMCID: PMC7012423; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228767;
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Husain JM, LaRochelle M, Keosaian J, Xuan Z, Lasser KE, Liebschutz JM. Reasons for Opioid Discontinuation and Unintended Consequences Following Opioid Discontinuation Within the TOPCARE Trial. Pain Med. 2019 07 01; 20(7):1330-1337.View Related Profiles. PMID: 29955866; PMCID: PMC6611524; DOI: 10.1093/pm/pny124;
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Quintiliani LM, Truong V, Ulrich ME, Murillo J, Jean C, Xuan Z, Lasser KE. Process evaluation of counseling delivered by a patient navigator in an efficacious smoking cessation intervention among low-income primary care patients. Addict Behav Rep. 2019 Jun; 9:100176.View Related Profiles. PMID: 31193812; PMCID: PMC6542736; DOI: 10.1016/j.abrep.2019.100176;
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Mickle K, Lasser KE, Hoch JS, Cipriano LE, Dreitlein WB, Pearson SD. The Effectiveness and Value of Patisiran and Inotersen for Hereditary Transthyretin Amyloidosis. J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2019 Jan; 25(1):10-15. PMID: 30589627; PMCID: PMC10398025; DOI: 10.18553/jmcp.2019.25.1.010;
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Essien UR, Molina RL, Lasser KE. Strengthening the postpartum transition of care to address racial disparities in maternal health. J Natl Med Assoc. 2019 Aug; 111(4):349-351. PMID: 30503575; DOI: 10.1016/j.jnma.2018.10.016;
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D'Afflitti J, Lee K, Jacobs M, Pace C, Worcester J, Thornton S, Lasser KE. Improving Provider Experience and Increasing Patient Access Through Nurse Practitioner-Physician Primary Care Teams. J Ambul Care Manage. 2018 Oct/Dec; 41(4):308-313.View Related Profiles. PMID: 30148771
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Pace CA, Gergen-Barnett K, Veidis A, D'Afflitti J, Worcester J, Fernandez P, Lasser KE. Warm Handoffs and Attendance at Initial Integrated Behavioral Health Appointments. Ann Fam Med. 2018 07; 16(4):346-348.View Related Profiles. PMID: 29987084; PMCID: PMC6037516; DOI: 10.1370/afm.2263;
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Liebschutz JM, Lange AV, Heymann OD, Lasser KE, Corey P, Shanahan CW, Kopinski HS, Husain JM, Cushman PA, Parker VA. Communication between nurse care managers and patients who take opioids for chronic pain: Strategies for exploring aberrant behavior. J Opioid Manag. 2018 May/Jun; 14(3):191-202.View Related Profiles. PMID: 30044484
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Wiener RS, Koppelman E, Bolton R, Lasser KE, Borrelli B, Au DH, Slatore CG, Clark JA, Kathuria H. Patient and Clinician Perspectives on Shared Decision-making in Early Adopting Lung Cancer Screening Programs: a Qualitative Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2018 07; 33(7):1035-1042.View Related Profiles. PMID: 29468601; PMCID: PMC6025674; DOI: 10.1007/s11606-018-4350-9;
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Wilper A, Woolhandler S, Lasser KE, Mccormick D, Bor DH, Himmelstein DU. Dr Dr aft: 2nd P aft: 2nd P. 2018.
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Wilper A, Woolhandler S, Lasser KE, Mccormick D, Cutrona S, Bor DH, Himmelstein DU. Overcrowding by patients unable to obtain nonurgent care elsewhere might be worsening care for those with truly urgent conditions. 2018.
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Lasser KE, Quintiliani LM, Truong V, Xuan Z, Murillo J, Jean C, Pbert L. Effect of Patient Navigation and Financial Incentives on Smoking Cessation Among Primary Care Patients at an Urban Safety-Net Hospital: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2017 Dec 01; 177(12):1798-1807.View Related Profiles. PMID: 29084312; PMCID: PMC5820724; DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.4372;
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Liebschutz JM, Xuan Z, Shanahan CW, LaRochelle M, Keosaian J, Beers D, Guara G, O'Connor K, Alford DP, Parker V, Weiss RD, Samet JH, Crosson J, Cushman PA, Lasser KE. Improving Adherence to Long-term Opioid Therapy Guidelines to Reduce Opioid Misuse in Primary Care: A Cluster-Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2017 Sep 01; 177(9):1265-1272.View Related Profiles. PMID: 28715535; PMCID: PMC5710574; DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.2468;
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Lasser KE. Prescription Opioid Use Among U.S. Adults: Our Brave New World. Ann Intern Med. 2017 09 05; 167(5):351-352. PMID: 28761948
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Lasser KE, Hanchate AD, McCormick D, Walley AY, Saitz R, Lin MY, Kressin NR. Massachusetts Health Reform's Effect on Hospitalizations with Substance Use Disorder-Related Diagnoses. Health Serv Res. 2018 06; 53(3):1727-1744.View Related Profiles. PMID: 28523674; PMCID: PMC5980373; DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12710;
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Lasser KE, Heinz A, Battisti L, Akoumianakis A, Truong V, Tsui J, Ruiz G, Samet JH. A Hepatitis C Treatment Program Based in a Safety-Net Hospital Patient-Centered Medical Home. Ann Fam Med. 2017 May; 15(3):258-261.View Related Profiles. PMID: 28483892; PMCID: PMC5422088; DOI: 10.1370/afm.2069;
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Tikkanen RS, Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU, Kressin NR, Hanchate A, Lin MY, McCormick D, Lasser KE. Hospital Payer and Racial/Ethnic Mix at Private Academic Medical Centers in Boston and New York City. Int J Health Serv. 2017 Jul; 47(3):460-476.View Related Profiles. PMID: 28152644; PMCID: PMC6090544; DOI: 10.1177/0020731416689549;
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Florian J, Roy NM, Quintiliani LM, Truong V, Feng Y, Bloch PP, Russinova ZL, Lasser KE. Using Photovoice and Asset Mapping to Inform a Community-Based Diabetes Intervention, Boston, Massachusetts, 2015. Prev Chronic Dis. 2016 08 11; 13:E107.View Related Profiles. PMID: 27513998; PMCID: PMC4993113; DOI: 10.5888/pcd13.160160;
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Hanchate AD, McCormick D, Lasser KE, Feng C, Manze MG, Kressin NR. Impact of Massachusetts Health Reform on Inpatient Care Use: Was the Safety-Net Experience Different Than in the Non-Safety-Net? Health Serv Res. 2017 Oct; 52(5):1647-1666.View Related Profiles. PMID: 27500666; PMCID: PMC5583295; DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12542;
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Chambers D, Simpson L, Hill-Briggs F, Neta G, Vinson C, Chambers D, Beidas R, Marcus S, Aarons G, Hoagwood K, Schoenwald S, Evans A, Hurford M, Rubin R, Hadley T, Barg F, Walsh L, Adams D, Mandell D, Martin L, Mignogna J, Mott J, Hundt N, Kauth M, Kunik M, Naik A, Cully J, McGuire A, White D, Bartholomew T, McGrew J, Luther L, Rollins A, Salyers M, Cooper B, Funaiole A, Richards J, Lee A, Lapham G, Caldeiro R, Lozano P, Gildred T, Achtmeyer C, Ludman E, Addis M, Marx L, Bradley K, VanDeinse T, Wilson AB, Stacey B, Powell B, Bunger A, Cuddeback G, Barnett M, Stadnick N, Brookman-Frazee L, Lau A, Dorsey S, Pullmann M, Mitchell S, Schwartz R, Kirk A, Dusek K, Oros M, Hosler C, Gryczynski J, Barbosa C, Dunlap L, Lounsbury D, O’Grady K, Brown B, Damschroder L, Waltz T, Powell B, Ritchie M, Waltz T, Atkins D, Imel ZE, Xiao B, Can D, Georgiou P, Narayanan S, Berkel C, Gallo C, Sandler I, Brown CH, Wolchik S, Mauricio AM, Gallo C, Brown CH, Mehrotra S, Chandurkar D, Bora S, Das A, Tripathi A, Saggurti N, Raj A, Hughes E, Jacobs B, Kirkendall E, Loeb D, Trinkley K, Yang M, Sprowell A, Nease D, Lyon A, Lewis C, Boyd M, Melvin A, Nicodimos S, Liu F, Jungbluth N, Lyon A, Lewis C, Boyd M, Melvin A, Nicodimos S, Liu F, Jungbluth N, Flynn A, Landis-Lewis Z, Sales A, Baloh J, Ward M, Zhu X, Bennett I, Unutzer J, Mao J, Proctor E, Vredevoogd M, Chan YF, Williams N, Green P, Bernstein S, Rosner JM, DeWitt M, Tetrault J, Dziura J, Hsiao A, Sussman S, O’Connor P, Toll B, Jones M, Gassaway J, Tobin J, Zatzick D, Bradbury AR, Patrick-Miller L, Egleston B, Olopade OI, Hall MJ, Daly MB, Fleisher L, Grana G, Ganschow P, Fetzer D, Brandt A, Farengo-Clark D, Forman A, Gaber RS, Gulden C, Horte J, Long J, Chambers RL, Lucas T, Madaan S, Mattie K, McKenna D, Montgomery S, Nielsen S, Powers J, Rainey K, Rybak C, Savage M, Seelaus C, Stoll J, Stopfer J, Yao S, Domchek S, Hahn E, Munoz-Plaza C, Wang J, Delgadillo JG, Mittman B, Gould M, Liang S, Kegler MC, Cotter M, Phillips E, Hermstad A, Morton R, Beasley D, Martinez J, Riehman K, Gustafson D, Marsch L, Mares L, Quanbeck A, McTavish F, McDowell H, Brown R, Thomas C, Glass J, Isham J, Shah D, Liebschutz J, Lasser K, Watkins K, Ober A, Hunter S, Lamp K, Ewing B, Iwelunmor J, Gyamfi J, Blackstone S, Quakyi NK, Plange-Rhule J, Ogedegbe G, Kumar P, Van Devanter N, Nguyen N, Nguyen L, Nguyen T, Phuong N, Shelley D, Rudge S, Langlois E, Tricco A, Ball S, Lambert-Kerzner A, Sulc C, Simmons C, Shell-Boyd J, Oestreich T, O’Connor A, Neely E, McCreight M, Labebue A, DiFiore D, Brostow D, Ho PM, Aron D, Harvey J, McHugh M, Scanlon D, Lee R, Soltero E, Parker N, McNeill L, Ledoux T, McIsaac JL, MacLeod K, Ata N, Jarvis S, Kirk S, Purtle J, Dodson E, Brownson R, Mittman B, Curran G, Curran G, Pyne J, Aarons G, Ehrhart M, Torres E, Miech E, Miech E, Stevens K, Hamilton A, Cohen D, Padgett D, Morshed A, Patel R, Prusaczyk B, Aron DC, Gupta D, Ball S, Hand R, Abram J, Wolfram T, Hastings M, Moreland-Russell S, Tabak R, Ramsey A, Baumann A, Kryzer E, Montgomery K, Lewis E, Padek M, Powell B, Brownson R, Mamaril CB, Mays G, Branham K, Timsina L, Mays G, Hogg R, Fagan A, Shapiro V, Brown E, Haggerty K, Hawkins D, Oesterle S, Hawkins D, Catalano R, McKay V, Dolcini MM, Hoffer L, Moin T, Li J, Duru OK, Ettner S, Turk N, Chan C, Keckhafer A, Luchs R, Ho S, Mangione C, Selby P, Zawertailo L, Minian N, Balliunas D, Dragonetti R, Hussain S, Lecce J, Chinman M, Acosta J, Ebener P, Malone PS, Slaughter M, Freedman D, Flocke S, Lee E, Matlack K, Trapl E, Ohri-Vachaspati P, Taggart M, Borawski E, Parrish A, Harris J, Kohn M, Hammerback K, McMillan B, Hannon P, Swindle T, Curran G, Whiteside-Mansell L, Ward W, Holt C, Santos SL, Tagai E, Scheirer MA, Carter R, Bowie J, Haider M, Slade J, Wang MQ, Masica A, Ogola G, Berryman C, Richter K, Shelton R, Jandorf L, Erwin D, Truong K, Javier JR, Coffey D, Schrager SM, Palinkas L, Miranda J, Johnson V, Hutcherson V, Ellis R, Kharmats A, Marshall-King S, LaPradd M, Fonseca-Becker F, et al. Proce PMID: 27490260; PMCID: PMC4977475; DOI: 10.1186/s13012-016-0452-0;
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Park TW, Saitz R, Nelson KP, Xuan Z, Liebschutz JM, Lasser KE. The association between benzodiazepine prescription and aberrant drug-related behaviors in primary care patients receiving opioids for chronic pain. Subst Abus. 2016 Oct-Dec; 37(4):516-520.View Related Profiles. PMID: 27092738; PMCID: PMC5708125; DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2016.1179242;
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Quintiliani LM, Russinova ZL, Bloch PP, Truong V, Xuan Z, Pbert L, Lasser KE. Patient navigation and financial incentives to promote smoking cessation in an underserved primary care population: A randomized controlled trial protocol. Contemp Clin Trials. 2015 Nov; 45(Pt B):449-57.View Related Profiles. PMID: 26362691; DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2015.09.005;
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Lasser KE, Shanahan C, Parker V, Beers D, Xuan Z, Heymann O, Lange A, Liebschutz JM. A Multicomponent Intervention to Improve Primary Care Provider Adherence to Chronic Opioid Therapy Guidelines and Reduce Opioid Misuse: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2016 Jan; 60:101-9.View Related Profiles. PMID: 26256769; PMCID: PMC4679615; DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2015.06.018;
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McCormick D, Hanchate AD, Lasser KE, Manze MG, Lin M, Chu C, Kressin NR. Effect of Massachusetts healthcare reform on racial and ethnic disparities in admissions to hospital for ambulatory care sensitive conditions: retrospective analysis of hospital episode statistics. BMJ. 2015; 350:h1480.View Related Profiles. PMID: 25833157; PMCID: PMC4382709; DOI: 10.1136/bmj.h1480;
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Hanchate AD, Kapoor A, Katz JN, McCormick D, Lasser KE, Feng C, Manze MG, Kressin NR. Massachusetts health reform and disparities in joint replacement use: difference in differences study. BMJ. 2015; 350:h440.View Related Profiles. PMID: 25700849; PMCID: PMC4353277; DOI: 10.1136/bmj.h440;
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Khalid L, Liebschutz JM, Xuan Z, Dossabhoy S, Kim Y, Crooks D, Shanahan C, Lange A, Heymann O, Lasser KE. Adherence to prescription opioid monitoring guidelines among residents and attending physicians in the primary care setting. Pain Med. 2015 Mar; 16(3):480-7.View Related Profiles. PMID: 25529863; PMCID: PMC4368484; DOI: 10.1111/pme.12602;
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Frank C, Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S, Bor DH, Wolfe SM, Heymann O, Zallman L, Lasser KE. Era of faster FDA drug approval has also seen increased black-box warnings and market withdrawals. Health Aff (Millwood). 2014 Aug; 33(8):1453-9. PMID: 25092848; DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.0122;
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Lasser KE, Hanchate AD, McCormick D, Manze MG, Chu C, Kressin NR. The effect of Massachusetts health reform on 30 day hospital readmissions: retrospective analysis of hospital episode statistics. BMJ. 2014; 348:g2329.View Related Profiles. PMID: 24687184; PMCID: PMC3970763; DOI: 10.1136/bmj.g2329;
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Lasser KE, Kenst KS, Quintiliani LM, Wiener RS, Murillo J, Pbert L, Xuan Z, Bowen DJ. Patient navigation to promote smoking cessation among low-income primary care patients: a pilot randomized controlled trial. J Ethn Subst Abuse. 2013; 12(4):374-90.View Related Profiles. PMID: 24215228; PMCID: PMC3827692; DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2013.819311;
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Lasser KE, Kronman AC, Cabral H, Samet JH. Emergency Department Use by Primary Care Patients at a Safety-Net Hospital. Archives of Internal Medicine. 2012; 3(172):278-280.
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Lasser KE, Murillo J, Lisboa S, Casimir AN, Valley-Shah L, Emmons KM, Fletcher RH, Ayanian JZ. Colorectal cancer screening among ethnically diverse, low-income patients: a randomized controlled trial. Arch Intern Med. 2011 May 23; 171(10):906-12. PMID: 21606094; DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.201;
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Yu DT, Seger DL, Lasser KE, Karson AS, Fiskio JM, Seger AC, Bates DW. Impact of implementing alerts about medication black-box warnings in electronic health records. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2011 Feb; 20(2):192-202. PMID: 21254291; DOI: 10.1002/pds.2088;
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Vimalananda VG, Rosenzweig JL, Cabral HJ, David MM, Lasser KE. Comparison of diabetes control among Haitians, African Americans, and non-Hispanic whites in an urban safety-net hospital. Diabetes Care. 2011 Jan; 34(1):58-60.View Related Profiles. PMID: 20978100; PMCID: PMC3005479; DOI: 10.2337/dc10-1387;
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Zallman L, Ma J, Xiao L, Lasser KE. Quality of US primary care delivered by resident and staff physicians. J Gen Intern Med. 2010 Nov; 25(11):1193-7. PMID: 20645018; PMCID: PMC2947643; DOI: 10.1007/s11606-010-1456-0;
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Lasser KE, Valley-Shah L, Lisboa S, Fletcher RH. 33rd Annual Meeting of the Society-of-General-Internal-Medicine. A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF PATIENT NAVIGATION TO PROMOTE COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING IN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS. 2010.
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Zallman Lasser KE, Ma J, Xiao Lan. 33rd Annual Meeting of the Society-of-General-Internal-Medicine. DO RESIDENTS PROVIDE HIGHER QUALITY OF PRIMARY CARE THAN STAFF PHYSICIANS?: A NATIONAL STUDY. 2010.
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Wilper AP, Woolhandler S, Lasser KE, McCormick D, Bor DH, Himmelstein DU. Hypertension, diabetes, and elevated cholesterol among insured and uninsured U.S. adults. Health Aff (Millwood). 2009 Nov-Dec; 28(6):w1151-9. PMID: 19843553; DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.28.6.w1151;
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Wilper AP, Woolhandler S, Lasser KE, McCormick D, Bor DH, Himmelstein DU. Health insurance and mortality in US adults. Am J Public Health. 2009 Dec; 99(12):2289-95. PMID: 19762659; PMCID: PMC2775760; DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.157685;
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Lasser KE, Murillo J, Medlin E, Lisboa S, Valley-Shah L, Fletcher RH, Emmons KM, Ayanian JZ. A multilevel intervention to promote colorectal cancer screening among community health center patients: results of a pilot study. BMC Fam Pract. 2009; 10:37. PMID: 19480698; PMCID: PMC2694166; DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-10-37;
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Wilper AP, Woolhandler S, Boyd JW, Lasser KE, McCormick D, Bor DH, Himmelstein DU. The health and health care of US prisoners: results of a nationwide survey. Am J Public Health. 2009 Apr; 99(4):666-72. PMID: 19150898; PMCID: PMC2661478; DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.144279;
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Wilper A, Woolhandler S, Lasser KE, Mccormick D, Bor DH, Himmelstein DU. Health Insurance and Mortality in US Adults. American Journal of Public Health. 2009; 99(12).
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Lasser KE. Update in Smoking and Mental Illness: A Primary Care Perspective. Journal of Dual Diagnosis. 2009; 5(2):191-196. View Publication
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Cutrona SL, Woolhandler S, Lasser KE, Bor DH, Himmelstein DU, Shrank WH, LeLeiko NS. Free drug samples in the United States: characteristics of pediatric recipients and safety concerns. Pediatrics. 2008 Oct; 122(4):736-42. PMID: 18829796; PMCID: PMC2680431; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-2928;
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Lasser KE, Kelly B, Maier J, Murillo J, Hoover S, Isenberg K, Osber D, Pilkauskas N, Willis BC, Hersey J. Discussions about preventive services: a qualitative study. BMC Fam Pract. 2008; 9:49. PMID: 18768086; PMCID: PMC2551594; DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-9-49;
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Wilper AP, Woolhandler S, Lasser KE, McCormick D, Bor DH, Himmelstein DU. A national study of chronic disease prevalence and access to care in uninsured U.S. adults. Ann Intern Med. 2008 Aug 5; 149(3):170-6. PMID: 18678844
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Lasser KE, Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU. Sources of U.S. physician income: the contribution of government payments to the specialist-generalist income gap. J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Sep; 23(9):1477-81. PMID: 18592323; PMCID: PMC2517994; DOI: 10.1007/s11606-008-0660-7;
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Lasser KE, Ayanian JZ, Fletcher RH, Good MJ. Barriers to colorectal cancer screening in community health centers: a qualitative study. BMC Fam Pract. 2008; 9:15. PMID: 18304342; PMCID: PMC2373875; DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-9-15;
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Wilper AP, Woolhandler S, Lasser KE, McCormick D, Cutrona SL, Bor DH, Himmelstein DU. Waits to see an emergency department physician: U.S. trends and predictors, 1997-2004. Health Aff (Millwood). 2008 Mar-Apr; 27(2):w84-95. PMID: 18198184; DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.27.2.w84;
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Cutrona SL, Woolhandler S, Lasser KE, Bor DH, McCormick D, Himmelstein DU. Characteristics of recipients of free prescription drug samples: a nationally representative analysis. Am J Public Health. 2008 Feb; 98(2):284-9. PMID: 18172135; PMCID: PMC2376889; DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.114249;
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Himmelstein DU, Lasser KE, McCormick D, Bor DH, Boyd JW, Woolhandler S. Lack of health coverage among US veterans from 1987 to 2004. Am J Public Health. 2007 Dec; 97(12):2199-203. PMID: 17971547; PMCID: PMC2089114; DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.106302;
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Issa AM, Phillips KA, Van Bebber S, Nidamarthy HG, Lasser KE, Haas JS, Alldredge BK, Wachter RM, Bates DW. Drug withdrawals in the United States: a systematic review of the evidence and analysis of trends. Curr Drug Saf. 2007 Sep; 2(3):177-85. PMID: 18690965
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Miller E, Lasser KE, Becker AE. Breast and cervical cancer screening for women with mental illness: patient and provider perspectives on improving linkages between primary care and mental health. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2007; 10(5):189-97. PMID: 17680330
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Boyd JW, Himmelstein DU, Lasser K, McCormick D, Bor DH, Cutrona SL, Woolhandler S. U.S. medical students' knowledge about the military draft, the Geneva Conventions, and military medical ethics. Int J Health Serv. 2007; 37(4):643-50. PMID: 18072313
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Lasser KE, Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S. Access to care, health status, and health disparities in the United States and Canada: results of a cross-national population-based survey. Am J Public Health. 2006 Jul; 96(7):1300-7. PMID: 16735628; PMCID: PMC1483879; DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2004.059402;
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Lasser KE, Seger DL, Yu DT, Karson AS, Fiskio JM, Seger AC, Shah NR, Gandhi TK, Rothschild JM, Bates DW. Adherence to black box warnings for prescription medications in outpatients. Arch Intern Med. 2006 Feb 13; 166(3):338-44. PMID: 16476875
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Lasser KE, Mintzer IL, Lambert A, Cabral H, Bor DH. Missed appointment rates in primary care: the importance of site of care. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2005 Aug; 16(3):475-86.View Related Profiles. PMID: 16118837
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Seton M, Jackson V, Lasser KE, Doppelt S, Pierre-Jacques M, Connelly M. Low 25-hydroxyvitamin D and osteopenia are prevalent in persons > or =55 yr with fracture at any site: a prospective, observational study of persons fracturing in the community. J Clin Densitom. 2005; 8(4):454-60. PMID: 16311431
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Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU, Distajo R, Lasser KE, McCormick D, Bor DH, Wolfe SM. America's neglected veterans: 1.7 million who served have no health coverage. Int J Health Serv. 2005; 35(2):313-23. PMID: 15932009
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Lasser KE, Zeytinoglu H, Miller E, Becker AE, Hermann RC, Bor DH. Do women who screen positive for mental disorders in primary care have lower mammography rates? Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2003 May-Jun; 25(3):214-6. PMID: 12748035
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Lasser KE, Allen PD, Woolhandler SJ, Himmelstein DU, Wolfe SM, Bor DH. Timing of new black box warnings and withdrawals for prescription medications. JAMA. 2002 May 1; 287(17):2215-20. PMID: 11980521
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Lasser KE, Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU, Wolfe SM. Postmarketing Surveillance and Black Box Warnings-Reply. JAMA The Journal of the American Medical Association. 2002; 288(8):955-959.
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Lasser KE, Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler SJ, McCormick D, Bor DH. Do minorities in the United States receive fewer mental health services than whites? Int J Health Serv. 2002; 32(3):567-78. PMID: 12211293
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Lasser K, Boyd JW, Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU, McCormick D, Bor DH. Smoking and mental illness: A population-based prevalence study. JAMA. 2000 Nov 22-29; 284(20):2606-10. PMID: 11086367
This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown,
or last author.
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| 2000 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 4 |
| 2008 | 8 |
| 2009 | 6 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 7 |
2010 Society of General Internal Medicine, Distinguished Professor Program:
Best Oral Presentation
2010 Johns Hopkins School of Medicine:
Honorable Mention for Research Achievement in Health Services and Outcomes Research
2009 Johns Hopkins School of Medicine:
Daniel Ford Award for Research Achievement in Health Services and Outcomes Research
2009 Boston University School of Medicine:
Honorable Mention for Best Poster, Evans Department of Medicine Research Days
2004 Harvard Medical School:
Scholars in Medicine Award
2003-2012 Who’s Who in Health Care and Medicine
2003-2012 Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals
1998 Boston Medical Center:
R. Knight Steele Award for Excellence in Geriatric Clinical Medicine
1998-2001 Harvard Medical School:
HRSA Institutional National Research Service Award
1995 American Medical Student Association:
International Medicine Fellowship
1995 Cornell University Medical College:
Milton A. Rosenbluth International Medicine Fellowship
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