Research at Fallon Community Health Plan

Andrade S. E. , Walker A. M. , Gottlieb L. K. , Hollenberg N. K. , Testa M. A. , Saperia G. M. , and Platt R. “Discontinuation of Antihyperlipidemic Drugs: Do Rates Reported in Clinical Trials Reflect Rates in Primary Care Settings?” New England Journal of Medicine 332 (1995): 1125–31.

Chan K. A. , Walker A. M. , and Yood R. A. “An Equilibrium Model of Drug Utilization.” Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 46 (1993): 113–21.

Hidlebaugh D. , O'Mara P. , and Conboy E. “Clinical and Financial Analyses of Laparoscopically Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy versus Abdominal Hysterectomy.” Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists 1 (1994): 357–61.

Jordan H. S. , Straus J. H. , and Bailit M. H. “Reporting and Using Health Plan Performance Information in Massachusetts.” Journal on Quality Improvement 21 (April 1995): 167–77.

Lewis B. Edelman “Conducting Outcomes Studies in Managed Care Using a Research Approach.” Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management 1 (December 1994): 65–68.

Lewis B. Edelman. “HMO Outcomes Research: Lessons from the Field.” Journal of Ambulatory Care Management 18 (1995): 47–55.

Maini B. S. , Andrews L. , Salimi T. , Hendershott T. H. , and O'Mara P. “A Modified, Angioscopically Assisted Technique for in situ Saphenous Vein Bypass: Impact on Patency, Complications, and Length of Stay.” Journal of Vascular Surgery 17 (1993): 1041–49.

Maini B. S. , Mullins T. F. , Catlin J. , and O'Mara P. “Carotid Endarterectomy: A Ten-Year Analysis of Outcome and Cost of Treatment.” Journal of Vascular Surgery 12 (1990): 732–40.

Ockene J. K. , Ockene I. S. , Quirk M. E. , Hebert J. R. , Saperia G. M. , Luippold R. S. , Merriam P. A. , and Ellis S. L. “Physician Training for Patient-Centered Nutrition Counseling in a Lipid Intervention Trial.” Preventive Medicine. 24 (1995): 563–570.

Orr R. K. , Maini B. S. , Sottile F. D. , Dumas E. M. , and O'Mara P. “A Comparison of Four Severity-Adjusted Models to Predict Mortality after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery.” Archives of Surgery 130 (1995): 301–6.

Spierer M. , Sims H. , Micklitsch C. , and Edelman Lewis B. “Assessment of Patient Satisfaction as Part of a Physician Performance Evaluation: The Fallon Clinic Experience.” Journal of Ambulatory Care Management 17 (July 1994): 1–7.

Walker A. M. , and Cavanaugh R. J. “The Occurrence of New Hepatic Disorders in a Defined Population.” Post Marketing Surveillance 6 (1992): 107–17.

Walker A. M. , Chan K. A. , and Yood R. A. “Patterns of Interchange in the Dispensing of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs.” Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 44 (1992): 187–95.