Patient experience was assessed by survey as part of a large, randomized controlled trial of a secure, practice-linked personal health record called Patient Gateway at Partners HealthCare in Boston, MA. The subjects were patients with Type 2 diabetes who prepared for their upcoming primary care visit using a previsit electronic journal. The journal generated a diabetes care plan using patient c...

CONTEXT Annual rates of antimicrobial prescribing for children by office-based physicians increased from 1980 through 1992. The development of antimicrobial resistance, which increased for many organisms during the 1990s, is associated with antimicrobial use. To combat development of antimicrobial resistance, professional and public health organizations undertook efforts to promote appropriate ...

this study compares differences between japan and austria as regarding outdoor activities. we conducted a survey with respect to the utility patterns of kairakuen garden in mito city, ibaraki prefecture, which is one of the three major historical gardens in japan noted for its beauty. this paper compares the results of our survey with a study of the recreational and spatial utility of the hist...

T racheoesophageal puncture (TEP) is the preferred method for voice restoration following total laryngectomy. While several techniques for secondary puncture have been described, most require general anesthesia or intravenous sedation. Techniques for in-office, unsedated secondary TEP have been developed but are limited due to patient discomfort, inability to maintain direct visualization of th...

1. This document was originally published as Circular 1295 by the Office of Agricultural Entomology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This document is ENY-275 (IN081), one of a series of the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. First published: June 1995. Revised: June 2005. Pl...

1. This document is ENY-277 (orginally published in Alternatives in Insect Management by the Office of Agricultural Entomology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), one of a series of the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. First published: June 1995. Revised: June 2005. Please v...

“I already know you better (after several e-mails) than the internist I was seeing since 1990,” wrote a new patient of Chuck Kilo, MD, MPH, at Portland’s Greenfield Health, who believes that the relationship between doctors and patients is built on continuous communication, requiring multiple modes and encounters. With the developing electronic capability that doctors and patients now have, to ...

BACKGROUND There is considerable regional variation in Medicare outpatient visit rates; such variations may be the consequence of patient health, race/ethnicity differences, patient preferences, or physician supply and beliefs about the efficacy of frequently scheduled visits. OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to test associations between varying regional Medicare outpatient visit rate...

Data on the ambulatory medical care provided during office visits to obstetriciangynecologists are presented. Individual practice profiles are drawn for different age groups of physicians, for those in the four major geographic regions, for those in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and for those in solo and group practices. Patterns of medical care are also described according to the age...