Avoiding Hospitalizations for Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Conditions [Annals Journal Club] 9 Jul 2013 | 02:00 am

In This Issue: A Diversified Portfolio [Editorials] 9 Jul 2013 | 02:00 am

Shared Decision Making, Contextualized [Editorials] 9 Jul 2013 | 02:00 am

National Evidence on the Use of Shared Decision Making in Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening [Original Research] 9 Jul 2013 | 02:00 am

PURPOSE Recent clinical practice guidelines on prostate cancer screening using the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test (PSA screening) have recommended that clinicians practice shared decision makin...

Physician Communication Regarding Prostate Cancer Screening: Analysis of Unannounced Standardized Patient Visits [Original Research] 9 Jul 2013 | 02:00 am

PURPOSE Prostate cancer screening with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a controversial issue. The present study aimed to explore physician behaviors during an unannounced standardized patient enco...

Pairing Physician Education With Patient Activation to Improve Shared Decisions in Prostate Cancer Screening: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial [O... 9 Jul 2013 | 02:00 am

BACKGROUND Most expert groups recommend shared decision making for prostate cancer screening. Most primary care physicians, however, routinely order a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test with little...

Telephone Outreach to Increase Colon Cancer Screening in Medicaid Managed Care Organizations: A Randomized Controlled Trial [Original Research] 9 Jul 2013 | 02:00 am

PURPOSE Health Plans are uniquely positioned to deliver outreach to members. We explored whether telephone outreach, delivered by Medicaid managed care organization (MMCO) staff, could increase color...

Preventive Services Delivery in Patients With Chronic Illnesses: Parallel Opportunities Rather Than Competing Obligations [Original Research] 9 Jul 2013 | 02:00 am

PURPOSE Whether patients with 1 or more chronic illnesses are more or less likely to receive recommended preventive services is unclear and an important public health and health care system issue. We...

Care From Family Physicians Reported by Pregnant Women in the United States [Original Research] 9 Jul 2013 | 02:00 am

PURPOSE We describe the proportion of family physicians providing care of any sort to pregnant women in the United States from 2000 to 2009. METHODS We used a repeat, cross-sectional design with da...

Impact of Individual and Team Features of Patient Safety Climate: A Survey in Family Practices [Original Research] 9 Jul 2013 | 02:00 am

PURPOSE Knowledge about safety climate is fundamental to improving patient safety in health care organizations. Because individual and organizational factors influence the safety climate, we conducte...