Karen Lasser | Profiles RNS

Karen E. Lasser, MD, MPH

Professor

Boston University School of Medicine

Dept of Medicine

General Internal Medicine

MD, Cornell University Medical College
MPH, Harvard School of Public Health

Websites

	Department of Medicine Faculty
	School of Public Health Faculty
	Boston Medical Center Physician Provider Profile
	ResearchGate
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ORCID : 0000-0003-3777-6075

Dr. Lasser is a primary care internist, certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, and a health services researcher.

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 50 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.

Professor
Boston University School of Public Health
Community Health Sciences

Boston Medical Center

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

Boston University Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program UL1
05/01/2008 - 04/30/2013 (PI of Sub-Project / SP)
PI: David M. Center, MD
NIH/National Center for Health Research Resources
3UL1RR025771-04

Patient Navigation and Financial Incentives to Promote Smoking Cessation
07/01/2014 - 06/30/2019 (PI)
American Cancer Soc

Implementing Opioid Risk Reduction Strategies into Primary Care Practice
07/15/2012 - 06/30/2018 (PI)
NIH-NIDA
4R01 DA034252-05

Implementing Opioid Risk Reduction Strategies into Primary Care Practice
07/15/2012 - 06/30/2018 (PI)
NIH-NIDA
5R01 DA034252-04

A Patient Expansion of the Diabetes Research Center's Pilot & Feasibility Program
02/01/2015 - 06/30/2016 (PI)
Trustees of Boston University NIH

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

Yr	Title	Project-Sub Proj	Pubs
2016	Implementing Opioid Risk Reduction Strategies into Primary Care Practice	3R01DA034252-04S1	9
2016	Implementing Opioid Risk Reduction Strategies into Primary Care Practice	4R01DA034252-05	9
2015	Implementing Opioid Risk Reduction Strategies into Primary Care Practice	5R01DA034252-04	9
2014	Implementing Opioid Risk Reduction Strategies into Primary Care Practice	3R01DA034252-02S1	9
2014	Implementing Opioid Risk Reduction Strategies into Primary Care Practice	5R01DA034252-03	9
2013	Implementing Opioid Risk Reduction Strategies into Primary Care Practice	3R01DA034252-01S1	9
2013	Implementing Opioid Risk Reduction Strategies into Primary Care Practice	5R01DA034252-02	9
2012	Implementing Opioid Risk Reduction Strategies into Primary Care Practice	1R01DA034252-01	9

Publications listed below are automatically derived from MEDLINE/PubMed and other sources, which might result in incorrect or missing publications. Faculty can login to make corrections and additions.

Jones EA, Linas BP, Truong V, Burgess JF, Lasser KE. Budgetary impact analysis of a primary care-based hepatitis C treatment program: Effects of 340B Drug Pricing Program. PLoS One. 2019; 14(3):e0213745.View Related Profiles.
Linas, Benjamin
Lasser, Karen
PMID: 30870475.
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.
Essien UR, Molina RL, Lasser KE. Strengthening the postpartum transition of care to address racial disparities in maternal health. J Natl Med Assoc. 2018 Nov 29. PMID: 30503575; DOI: 10.1016/j.jnma.2018.10.016;.
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. 2018 Nov 23.View Related Profiles.
Borrelli, Belinda
Kathuria, Hasmeena
Clark, Jack
Lasser, Karen
Wiener, Renda
PMID: 30476209.
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.
Pace, Christine
Worcester, Jason
D'Afflitti, Joanna
Lasser, Karen
Lee, Kristen
Jacobs, Melissa
PMID: 30148771.
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 Jul; 16(4):346-348.View Related Profiles.
Pace, Christine
Worcester, Jason
D'Afflitti, Joanna
Lasser, Karen
Fernandez, Pedro
PMID: 29987084.
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. 2018 Jun 27.View Related Profiles.
Lasser, Karen
Larochelle, Marc
Xuan, Ziming
PMID: 29955866.
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.
Shanahan, Christopher
Lasser, Karen
Parker, Victoria
PMID: 30044484.
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 Jul; 33(7):1035-1042.View Related Profiles.
Borrelli, Belinda
Kathuria, Hasmeena
Clark, Jack
Lasser, Karen
Wiener, Renda
PMID: 29468601.
Lasser KE, Lunze K, Cheng DM, Blokhina E, Walley AY, Tindle HA, Quinn E, Gnatienko N, Krupitsky E, Samet JH. Depression and smoking characteristics among HIV-positive smokers in Russia: A cross-sectional study. PLoS One. 2018; 13(2):e0189207.View Related Profiles.
Walley, Alexander
Cheng, Debbie
Samet, Jeffrey
Lasser, Karen
Lunze, Karsten
PMID: 29408935.

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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.
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.
Fleurant M, Lasser KE, Quintiliani LM, Liebschutz J. Group Self-Reflection to Address Burnout: A Facilitator's Guide. MedEdPORTAL. 2017 Dec 21; 13:10663.View Related Profiles.
Lasser, Karen
Quintiliani, Lisa
PMID: 30800863.
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.
Lasser, Karen
Quintiliani, Lisa
Xuan, Ziming
PMID: 29084312; DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.4372;.
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.
Shanahan, Christopher
Alford, Daniel
Liebschutz, Jane
Samet, Jeffrey
Crosson, Julie
Lasser, Karen
Larochelle, Marc
Cushman, Phoebe
Parker, Victoria
Xuan, Ziming
PMID: 28715535.
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.
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.
Walley, Alexander
Hanchate, Amresh
Lasser, Karen
Kressin, Nancy
Saitz, Richard
PMID: 28523674.
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.
Samet, Jeffrey
Lasser, Karen
PMID: 28483892.
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.
Hanchate, Amresh
Lasser, Karen
Kressin, Nancy
PMID: 28152644; DOI: 10.1177/0020731416689549;.
Calderwood AH, Lasser KE, Roy HK. Colon adenoma features and their impact on risk of future advanced adenomas and colorectal cancer. World J Gastrointest Oncol. 2016 Dec 15; 8(12):826-834.View Related Profiles.
Roy, Hemant
Lasser, Karen
PMID: 28035253; DOI: 10.4251/wjgo.v8.i12.826;.
Lasser KE, Hanchate AD, McCormick D, Chu C, Xuan Z, Kressin NR. Massachusetts Health Reform's Effect on Hospitals' Racial Mix of Patients and on Patients' Use of Safety-net Hospitals. Med Care. 2016 Sep; 54(9):827-36.View Related Profiles.
Hanchate, Amresh
Lasser, Karen
Kressin, Nancy
Xuan, Ziming
PMID: 27261638; PMCID: PMC4989238; DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000000575;.
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.
Lasser, Karen
Quintiliani, Lisa
PMID: 27513998; PMCID: PMC4993113; DOI: 10.5888/pcd13.160160;.
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.
Hanchate, Amresh
Lasser, Karen
Kressin, Nancy
PMID: 27500666; DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12542;.
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.
Liebschutz, Jane
Lasser, Karen
Nelson, Kerrie
Saitz, Richard
Park, Tae Woo
Xuan, Ziming
PMID: 27092738.
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.
Lasser, Karen
Quintiliani, Lisa
Xuan, Ziming
PMID: 26362691; DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2015.09.005;.
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.
Shanahan, Christopher
Liebschutz, Jane
Lasser, Karen
Parker, Victoria
Xuan, Ziming
PMID: 26256769; DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2015.06.018;.
Kressin NR, Lasser KE, Paasche-Orlow M, Allison J, Ash AS, Adams WG, Shanahan CW, Legler A, Pizer SD. Clinical Operations Variables are Associated With Blood Pressure Outcomes. Med Care. 2015 Jun; 53(6):480-4.View Related Profiles.
Shanahan, Christopher
Lasser, Karen
Paasche-Orlow, Michael
Kressin, Nancy
Pizer, Steven
Adams, William
PMID: 25974844; DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000000349;.
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.
Hanchate, Amresh
Lasser, Karen
Kressin, Nancy
PMID: 25833157; PMCID: PMC4382709; DOI: 10.1136/bmj.h1480;.
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.
Hanchate, Amresh
Lasser, Karen
Kressin, Nancy
PMID: 25700849; PMCID: PMC4353277; DOI: 10.1136/bmj.h440;.
Lange A, Lasser KE, Xuan Z, Khalid L, Beers D, Heymann OD, Shanahan CW, Crosson J, Liebschutz JM. Variability in opioid prescription monitoring and evidence of aberrant medication taking behaviors in urban safety-net clinics. Pain. 2015 Feb; 156(2):335-40.View Related Profiles.
Shanahan, Christopher
Liebschutz, Jane
Crosson, Julie
Lasser, Karen
Xuan, Ziming
PMID: 25599455; DOI: 10.1097/01.j.pain.0000460314.73358.ff;.
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.
Shanahan, Christopher
Liebschutz, Jane
Lasser, Karen
Xuan, Ziming
PMID: 25529863; PMCID: PMC4368484; DOI: 10.1111/pme.12602;.
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;.
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.
Hanchate, Amresh
Lasser, Karen
Kressin, Nancy
PMID: 24687184; PMCID: PMC3970763; DOI: 10.1136/bmj.g2329;.
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.
Bowen, Deborah
Lasser, Karen
Quintiliani, Lisa
Wiener, Renda
Xuan, Ziming
PMID: 24215228; PMCID: PMC3827692; DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2013.819311;.
Hanchate AD, Lasser KE, Kapoor A, Rosen J, McCormick D, D'Amore MM, Kressin NR. Massachusetts reform and disparities in inpatient care utilization. Med Care. 2012 Jul; 50(7):569-77.View Related Profiles.
Hanchate, Amresh
Lasser, Karen
Kressin, Nancy
PMID: 22683590; PMCID: PMC3374150; DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e31824e319f;.
Lasser KE, Kronman AC, Cabral H, Samet JH. Emergency department use by primary care patients at a safety-net hospital. Arch Intern Med. 2012 Feb 13; 172(3):278-80.View Related Profiles.
Cabral, Howard
Samet, Jeffrey
Lasser, Karen
PMID: 22332165; DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.709;.
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.
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;.
Lasser KE, Kim TW, Alford DP, Cabral H, Saitz R, Samet JH. Is unhealthy substance use associated with failure to receive cancer screening and flu vaccination? A retrospective cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 2011 Jan 1; 1(1):e000046.View Related Profiles.
Alford, Daniel
Cabral, Howard
Samet, Jeffrey
Lasser, Karen
Saitz, Richard
Kim, Theresa
PMID: 22021737; PMCID: PMC3191402; DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2010-000046;.
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;.
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.
Cabral, Howard
Rosenzweig, James
Lasser, Karen
David, Michele
Vimalananda, Varsha
PMID: 20978100; PMCID: PMC3005479; DOI: 10.2337/dc10-1387;.
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;.
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.
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.
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;.
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;.
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;.
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;.
Lasser KE. Update in Smoking and Mental Illness: A Primary Care Perspective. Journal of Dual Diagnosis. 2009; 5(2):191-196. View Publication
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).
Lasser KE, Boyd JW. Varenicline and smokers with mental illnesses. Lancet. 2008 Oct 4; 372(9645):1218-9. PMID: 19094948; DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61513-5;.
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;.
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;.
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.
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;.
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;.
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;.
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;.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Cabral, Howard
Lasser, Karen
PMID: 16118837.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

Bar chart showing 72 publications over 18 distinct years, with a maximum of 10 publications in 2018

Bar chart showing 72 publications over 18 distinct years, with a maximum of 10 publications in 2018

Year	Publications
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	5
2017	7
2018	10
2019	2

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Diabetes
Health Care Disparities
Hepatitis C
Prescription opioid use
Quality of Care
Smoking cessation

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