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An international interobserver variability reporting of the nuclear scoring criteria to diagnose noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features: a validation study
Is There Hope for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Patient-reported Outcomes in Support of Clinical Decisions?
The Relationship Between Racial/Ethnic Concordance and Hypertension Control
Introduction: Given the increasing impact of the healthcare cost of hypertension on the economy, understanding the control of high blood pressure is warranted, particularly as it pertains to racial/ethnic disparities in hypertension control.
Objective: To understand the relationship between hypertension control and racial/ethnic concordance, we investigated whether the racial/ethnic concordance between a patient’s race/ethnicity and that of the individual’s provider is a predictor of high blood pressure control.
Methods: Data was collected for 612,524 patients from Kaiser Permanente Southern California who were at least 18 year old and received a diagnosis of hypertension between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2019. A multiple regression analysis was carried out to assess the correlation between hypertension control and patient-provider concordance.
Results: The independent variables proxying for patient-provider relationship are positive and statistically significant at the 5% level. Out of the 3 types of concordance, language has the highest standardized estimate, followed by gender and race.
Discussion: We found correlations between racial/ethnic patient-provider concordance and hypertension control. Consistent with previous studies, we found that Asian patients experience more time in hypertension control. By contrast, Black and Hispanic patients have less time in hypertension control. Having the same primary care provider for a longer span of time is also positively correlated with length of hypertension control.
Conclusion: Correlation between racial/ethnic concordance, length of time under the primary provider’s care, and length of time spent in hypertension control suggests that the patient-provider relationship remains a critical component of health outcomes
Sa1083 Association of Low Density Lipoprotein and Sustained Virologic Response in Genotypes 2 and 3 Chronic Hepatitis C Patients Treated With Peginterferon and Ribavirin, a Single Center Study
Minimizing Disparities in Osteoporosis Care of Minorities With an Electronic Medical Record Care Plan
Comparison of Medical Therapy Alone to Medical Therapy with Surgical Treatment of Peritonsillar Abscess
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Multicenter outcomes of arthroscopic surgery for femoroacetabular impingement in the community hospital setting
The purpose of this study is to determine multi-center outcomes from arthroscopic surgery for femoroacetabular impingement in the community hospital setting. A prospective design with 2-year minimum follow-up using the nonarthritic hip score (NAHS), a 100-point scale of perceived post-operative change for pain, activities of daily living, sports activities, and patient satisfaction was implemented at three community hospitals. Of 150 enrolled patients (159 hips) with mean age of 40 years (range, 12-73), there was 81% participation. Mean NAHS at preoperative was 54.9, 3 months: 66.6, 12 months: 74.9 and 24 months: 75.4. This represents a 20.5-point improvement in NAHS (P < 0.001). On the 100-point scale, pain was rated +73.5, ADL's: +76.2 and sports: +68.6. 64% of patients were satisfied with their surgical outcome. Conversion arthroplasty rate was 8.8% and complication rate was 2.5%. In conclusion, arthroscopic surgery for symptomatic femoroacetabular impingement in the community setting provides safe and successful outcomes