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- Sep 2014
OBJECTIVE: To describe the design features, utilization, and outcomes of a protocol treating children with status asthmaticus with continuous albuterol in the inpatient setting. METHODS: We performed a retrospective cohort analysis of children ages 2 to 18 treated in the…
- Sep 2014
BACKGROUND: Depression and anxiety adversely affects outcomes in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and healthcare utilization is high for pediatric SLE. We aimed to characterize the prevalence of depression and anxiety in pediatric SLE, and their association with healthcare…
- Sep 2014
ABSTRACT: AB is a seventy-four-year-old man with longstanding chronic kidney disease related to diabetes. Six months ago, his kidney disease progressed, and he began hemodialysis three times weekly. Since then, he has been hospitalized five times for various problems. FB begins…
- Sep 2014
OBJECTIVE: Reducing overuse of second-generation antipsychotics among Medicaid-enrolled children is a national priority, yet little is known about how service organization affects use. This study compared differences in second-generation antipsychotic utilization among Medicaid…
- Aug 2014
When setting budgets for any organization that plans to be around for the long term, leaders must include time for experimentation by clinical frontline staff. It is easy but shortsighted to see that time as an expensive luxury, or to sacrifice it for immediate needs. As health…
- Aug 2014
In light of increasing national attention on the high rates of prescribing psychotropic medication for children in foster care, and related new federal requirements for state reporting to the federal government, we analyzed child welfare agency laws, policies, and regulations in…
- Aug 2014
BACKGROUND: For adolescents and young adults (AYA) with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), the transition from pediatric to adult care is often challenging and associated with gaps in care. Our study objectives were to (1) identify outcomes for evaluating transition success and …
- Aug 2014
OBJECTIVE: Second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) have increasingly been prescribed to Medicaid-enrolled children; however, there is limited understanding of the frequency of concurrent SGA prescribing with other psychotropic medications. This study describes the epidemiology of…
- Aug 2014
This Research at a Glance brief describes the findings from a PolicyLab study looking at the nature and frequency of antipsychotic prescribing concurrently with other psychotropic medications.
- Jul 2014
In health care policy circles, “bending the cost curve down” may qualify as the phrase of the decade. More than 1 million web search references are testament to its widespread use, intended to express a focus on reducing health care costs. Yet it should not surprise anyone familiar…