Publication(s)

Publication for 2010
Kuperman, GJ, Blair JS, Franck RA, Devaraj S, Low AFH, for the NHIN Trial Implementations Core Services Content Working Group. Developing Data Content Specifications for the Nationwide Health Information Network Trial Implementations. J Am Med Inform Assoc 17:6-12, 2010.
Publication for 2009
Beaton SJ, Robinson SB, Von Worley A, Davis HT, Boscoe AN, Ben-Joseph R. Cardiometabolic risk and health care utilization and cost for Hispanic and Non-Hispanic women. Population Health Management. August 2009, 12(4):177-183.
Fischer MA, Keough ME, Baril JL, Saccoccio L, Mazor KM, Ladd E, Von Worley A, Gurwitz JH. Prescribers and pharmaceutical representatives: Why are we still meeting? Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2009 Jul;24(7):795-801. Epub 2009 May 8.
Walsh KE, Dodd KS, Seetharaman K, Roblin DW, Herrinton LJ, Von Worley A, Usmani GN, Baer D, Gurwitz JH. Medication errors among adults and children with cancer in the outpatient setting. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009; 27 (6): 891-896.
Publication for 2008
Decramer M, Rennard S, Troosters T, Mapel DW, Giardino N, Mannino D, Wouters E, Sethi S, Cooper CB. COPD as a Lung Disease with Systemic Consequences—Clinical Impact, Mechanisms, and Potential for Early Intervention. COPD 5(4):235-256, 2008.
Earnshaw SR, Wilson MR, Dalal AA, Chambers MG, Jhingran P, Stanford R, Mapel DW. Cost-Effectiveness of Fluticasone Propionate/Salmeterol (500/50 microg) in the Treatment of COPD. Respir Med 103(1):12-21, 2009; Epub 2008 Nov 17.
Goff SL, Feld A, Andrade SE, Mahoney L, Beaton SJ, Boudreau DM, Davis RL, Goodman M, Hartsfield CL, Platt R,Roblin D, Smith D, Yood MU, Dodd K, Gurwitz JH. Administrative Data Used to Identify Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 61(6):617-621, 2008. Epub 2008 Mar 4.
Mapel DW, Robinson SB, Dastani HB, Shah H, Phillips AL, Lydick E. The Direct Medical Costs of Undiagnosed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Value in Health 11(4):628-636, 2008; Epub 2008 Jan 8
Mapel DW, Robinson SB, Lydick E. A Comparison of Health-Care Costs in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Using Lightweight Portable Oxygen Systems versus Traditional Compressed-Oxygen Systems. Respir Care 53(9):1169-1175, 2008.
Parshall MB, Mapel DW, Rice L, Williams A, O’Reilly J. Predictive Validity of Short-Form Health Survey [36 items] Scales for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation. Heart Lung 37(5):356-365, 2008.
Shaya FT, Dongyi D, Akazawa MO, Blanchette CM, Wang J, Mapel DW, Dalal A, Scharf SM. Burden of concomitant asthma and COPD in a Medicaid population. Chest 134(1): 14-19, 2008
Somkin CP, Altschuler A, Ackerson L, Tolsma D, Rolnick SJ, Yood R, Weaver WD, Von Worley A, Hornbrook M, Magid DJ, Go AS. Cardiology Clinical Trial Participation in Community-Based Healthcare Systems: Obstacles and Opportunities. Contemporary Clinical Trials 29(5):646-653, 2008.
Walsh KE, Dodd KS, Seetharaman K, Roblin DW, Herrinton LJ, Von Worley A, Usmani GN, Baer D, Gurwitz J. Medication Errors among Adults and Children with Cancer in the Outpatient Setting. Journal of Oncology 12/29/2008; Published online: 10.1200/JCO.2008.18.6072.
White RE. Health Information Technology will Shift the Medical Care Paradigm. J Gen Intern Med. 23(4):495-499, 2008.
Publication for 2007
Harrold LR, Saag KG, Yood RA, Mikuls TR, Andrade SE, Fouayzi H, Davis J, Chan KA, Raebel MA, Von Worley A, Platt R. Validity of gout diagnoses in administrative data. Arthritis and Rheumatism 57(1):103-108, 2007.
Lafata JE, Gunter MJ, Hsu J, Kaatz S, Krajenta R, Platt R, Schultz L, Selby JV, Simon SR, Simpkins J, Soumerai, SB, Uratsu C. Academic detailing to improve laboratory testing among outpatient medication users. Medical Care 45(10): 966-972, 2007
Mapel DW, Nelson LS, Lydick E, Soriano J, Yood, MU, Davis KJ. Survival among COPD patients using Fluticasone/Salmeterol in combination versus other inhaled steroids and bronchodilators alone. COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 4:127-134, 2007.
Raebel MA, McClure DL, Chan KA, Simon SR, Feldstein AC, Lafata, JE, Andrade SE, Gunter MJ, Nelson WW, Roblin D, Platt R. Laboratory evaluation of potassium and creatinine among ambulatory patients prescribed Spironolactone: Are we monitoring for hyper kalemia? Annals of Pharmacotherapy 41(2): 193-200, 2007; Epub 2007 Feb.6.
White RE. Health information technology will shift the medical care paradigm. Journal of General Internal Medicine 23(4): 495-499, 2007.
Yee EF, White RE, Murata GH, Handanos C, Hoffman RM. Osteoporosis management in prostate cancer patients treated with androgen deprivation therapy. Journal of General Internal Medicine 22(9): 1305-1310, 2007.
Publication for 2006
Harrold, LR, Yood R, Mikuls TR, Andrade S, Davis J, Fuller J, Chan KA, Roblin D. Raebel M, Von Worley A, Platt R, Saag K. Sex differences in gout epidemiology: evaluation and treatment. Annals of Rheumatology Disease 65:1368-1372, 2006. Published online April 27, 2006.
Mannino DM, Watt G, Hale D, Gillis C, Hart C, McConnachie A, Davey Smith G, Upton M, Hawthorne V, Sin DD, Man SF, Van Eeden S, Mapel, DW, Vestbo J, The natural history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. European Respiratory Journal 27(3): 627-643, 2006.
Mapel DW, Frost FJ, Hurley JS, Petersen H, Roberts M, Marton JP, Shah H. An algorithm for the identification of undiagnosed COPD cases using administrative claims data. Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy 12(6):457-465, 2006
Mapel DW, Hurley JS, Roblin D, Roberts M, Davis KJ, Schreiner R, Frost FJ. Survival of COPD patients using inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting beta agonists. Respiratory Medicine 100:595-609, 2006.
Mapel DW. Estimating the cost of COPD – A matter of perspective. Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 3(4): 177-178, 2006.
Raebel MA, Carroll NM, Andrade SE, Chester EA, Lafata JE, Feldstein A, Gunter MJ, Nelson WW, Simon SR, Chan KA, Davis RL, Platt R. Monitoring of drugs with a narrow therapeutic range in ambulatory care. The American Journal of Managed Care 12(5):268-274, May 2006.
Raebel MA, Carroll NM, Simon SR, Andrade SE, Feldstein AC, Lafata JE, Nelson WW, Chan KA, Gunter MJ, Tolsma D, Platt R. Liver and thyroid monitoring in ambulatory patients prescribed Amiodarone in 10 HMOs. Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy 12(8):656-664, 2006.
Yood MU, Watkins E, Wells K, Kucera G, Johnson CC, Lydick E. The impact of NSAID or COX-2 use on the initiation of antihypertensive therapy. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety 15:852-860, 2006.
Zimmerman S, Hawkes WG, Hebel JR, Fox KM, Lydick E, Magaziner J. The lower extremity gain scale (LEGS): A performance-based measure to assess recovery following hip fracture. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 87:430-436, 2006.
Publication for 2005
Brach C, Frasher I, Paez K. Crossing the language chasm: An in-depth analysis of what language-assistance programs look like in practice. Health Affairs 24(2):424-434, 2005.
Chan KA, Davis RL, Gunter MJ, Gurwitz JH, Herrington LJ, Nelson WW, Raebel MA, Roblin DW, Smith DH, Platt R. The HMO Research Network. Pharmacoepidemiology. BL Strom, ed. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Chapter 16: 2005.
Gagnon YM, Levy AR, Spencer MD, Hurley JS, Frost FJ, Mapel DW, Briggs AH. Economic evaluation of treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting beta 2-agonists in a health maintenance organization. Respiratory Medicine 99(12): 1543-1545, 2005.
Holden EW, Grossman E, Nguyen HT, Gunter MJ, Grebosky B, Von Worley A, Nelson LS, Robinson S, Thurman DJ. Developing a computer algorithm to identify epilepsy cases in managed care organizations. Disease Management 8(1):1-14, 2005.
Holden EW, Nguyen HT, Grossman E, Robinson S, Nelson LS, Gunter MJ, Von Worley A, Thurman DJ. Estimating prevalence, incidence, and disease-related mortality for patients with epilepsy in managed care organizations. Epilepsia 46(2):311-319, 2005.
Hurley JS, Roberts M, Solberg LI, Gunter MJ, Nelson WW, Young L, Frost FJ. Laboratory safety monitoring of chronic medications in ambulatory care settings. Journal of General Internal Medicine 20(4):331-333; 2005.
Mapel DW, Dedrick D, Davis K. Trends and cardiovascular co-morbidities of COPD patients in the Veterans Administration Medical System, 1991-1999. COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 2:35-41, 2005.
Mapel DW, McMillan GP, Frost FJ, Hurley JS, Picchi MA, Lydick E, Spencer MD. Predicting the costs of managing patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Respiratory Medicine 99:1325-1333, 2005.
Matchar D, Rosenberg J, Carter S. “Commentary: A new era in epilepsy care – guidelines address first steps in diagnosis and treatment.” Editorial. Postgraduate Medicine 118(6):10-21, 2005.
Mazor KM, Simon SR, Yood RA, Martinson BC, Gunter MJ, Reed GW, Gurwitz JH. Health plan members' views on forgiving medical errors. American Journal of Managed Care 11(1): 49-45, 2005.
Raebel MA, Lyons EE, Andrade SE, Chan KA, Chester EA, Davis RL, Ellis JL, Feldstein A, Gunter MJ, Lafata JE, Long CL, Magid DJ, Selby JV, Simon SR, Platt R. Laboratory monitoring of drugs at initiation of therapy in ambulatory care. Journal of General Internal Medicine 20: 1120-1126, 2005.
Rundall TG, Hsu J, Lafata JE, Fung V, Paez KA, Simpkins J, Simon SR, Robinson SB, Uratsu C, Gunter MJ, Soumerai SB, Selby JV. Prescribing safety in ambulatory care: Physician perspectives. In: Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation Volumes 1-4. AHRQ Publication Nos. 050021(1-4) Feb 2005, pp. 161-171.
Trost L, Wender R, Suter C, Rosenberg J, Brixner D, Von Worley AM, Gunter MJ. Management of epilepsy in adults: Diagnosis guidelines. Postgraduate Medicine 118(6):22-26, 2005.
Trost L, Wender R, Suter C, Rosenberg J, Brixner D, Von Worley AM, Gunter MJ. Management of epilepsy in adults: Treatment guidelines. Postgraduate Medicine 118(6):29-33, 2005.
Publication for 2004
Beaton SJ, Nag SS, Gunter MJ, Gleeson JM, Sajjan SS, Alexander CM. Adequacy of glycemic, lipid, and blood pressure management for patients with diabetes in a managed care setting. Diabetes Care 27:694-698, 2004.
Gunter MJ, Brixner D, Von Worley AM, Carter S, Gregory C. Impact of a seizure disorder disease management program on patient-reported quality of life. Disease Management 7(4):333-347, 2004.
Mapel DW, Chen JC, George D, Halbert RJ. The cost of chronic pulmonary disease and its effects on managed care. Managed Care Interface 17(4):61-66, 2004.
Mapel DW, Shainline M, Paez K, Gunter M. Hospital, pharmacy and outpatient costs for osteoarthritis and chronic back pain. Journal of Rheumatology 31(3):573-583, 2004.
Mapel DW. Treatment implications on morbidity and mortality in COPD. Chest 126(2 Suppl):150S-158S, 2004.
Mazor KM, Simon SR, Yood RA, Martinson BC, Gunter MJ, Reed GW, Gurwitz JH. Health plan members' view about disclosure of medical errors. Annals of Internal Medicine 140(6):409-418, 2004.
Solberg LI, Hurley JS, Roberts MH, Nelson WW, Frost FJ, Crain AL, Gunter MJ, Young LR. Measuring patient safety in ambulatory care: Potential for identifying medical group drug-drug interaction rates using claims data. American Journal of Managed Care 10:753-759, 2004.
Publication for 2003
Burney P, Suissa S, Soriano JB, Vollmer WM, Viegi G, Sullivan SD, Fabbri LM, Sin DD, Ernst D, Coultas D, Bourbeeau J, Mapel DW, Weiss K, McLaughlin T, Price D, Sturkenboom MC, Taylor R, Hagan GW. The pharmacoepidemiology of COPD: Recent advances and methodological discussion. European Respiratory Journal 43(Suppl):1s-44s, 2003.
Gunter MJ, Beaton SJ, Brenneman SK, Chen YT, Abbott TA 3rd, Gleeson JM. Management of osteoporosis in women aged 50 and older with osteoporosis-related fractures in a managed care population. Disease Management 6(2):83-91, 2003.
Publication for 2002
Nerenz DR, Bonham VL, Green-Weir R, Joseph C, Gunter M. Eliminating racial/ethnic disparities in health care: Can health plans generate reports? Health Affairs 21(3):259-263, 2002.
Paez K, Gunter M, Kurtz P, Brach C. Providing Oral Linguistic Services: A Guide for Managed Care Plans. 2002; AHRQ Contract No 290-00-0015. Available at http://www.cms.gov/healthplans/quality/project03.asp.
Paez K, Gunter M, Kurtz, P, Brach C. Planning Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services: A Guide for Managed Care Plans. 2002; AHRQ Contract No 290-00-0015. Available at http://www.cms.gov/healthplans/quality/project03.asp.
Publication for 2001
Case Study: The Lovelace Health Systems Episodes of Care® osteoporosis disease management program: Combining education and information for clinical effectiveness. Disease Management & Quality Improvement Report 1(5):1-7, 2001.
Publication for 2000
Frost F, Hurley JS, Petersen HV, Gunter MJ. A comparison of two methods for estimating the health care costs of epilepsy. Epilepsia 41(8):1020-1026, 2000.
Gunter MJ. Measure, monitor and manage. Health Management Technology 21(9):26-28, 2000.
Klein BJ, Radecki RT, Foris MP, Feil EI, Hickey ME. Bridging the gap between science and practice in managing low back pain: A comprehensive spine care system in a health maintenance organization setting. Spine 25:738-740, 2000.
Mapel DW, Hurley JS, Frost FJ, Petersen HV, Picchi MA, Coultas DB. Health care utilization in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A case-control study in a health maintenance organization. Archives of Internal Medicine 160(17):2653-2658, 2000.
Mapel DW, Picchi MA, Hurley JS, Frost FJ, Petersen HV, Mapel VM, Coultas DB. Utilization in COPD: Patient characteristics and diagnostic evaluation. Chest 117(5 Suppl 2):346S-353S, 2000.
Ulmer C, Lewis-Idema D, Von Worley AM, Rodgers J, Berger L, Darling E, Lefkowitz B. Assessing primary care content: Four conditions common in community health center practice. Journal of Ambulatory Care Management 1:23-38, 2000.
Publication for 1999
Friedman NM, Gleeson J, Foris M, Cypress M, Kent M. Provider profiling and the provider support report. Disease Management 2:37-42, 1999.

Friedman NM. Disease prevention among postmenopausal women in the managed care setting. American Journal of Managed Care 5(3):S142-S145, Apr. 1999.

Gregory C, Cifaldi M, Tanner LA. Targeted intervention programs: Creating a customized practice model to improve the treatment of allergic rhinitis in a managed care population. American Journal of Managed Care 5:485-496, 1999.
Gunter MJ. The role of the ECHO model in outcomes research and clinical practice improvement. American Journal of Managed Care 5(4 Suppl):S217-S224, 1999.
Publication for 1998
Burton RA, Joffe GM. Neonatal outcomes from a comprehensive prematurity prevention program. Disease Management1:65-75, 1998.
Byrnes J. Does disease management really work? The Lovelace Health Systems experience. Disease Management1:39-53, 1998.
Doxtator RF, Rodriguez DJ. Evaluating costs, benefits, and return on investment for disease management programs. Disease Management1:185-192, 1998.
Friedman NM, Gleeson JM, Kent MJ, Foris M, Rodriguez DJ, Cypress M. Management of diabetes mellitus in the Lovelace Health Systems' Episodes of Care® Program. Effective Clinical Practice 1:5-11, 1998.
Gillett T. Navigating the MCO Study Approval Process. Partnerships in Clinical Trials: Pharmaceutical Company and Managed Care Alliance 1998.
Gunter MJ. Episodes of Care®: The Lovelace Clinic experience with indicator assessment and implementation of changes in care. In: Healthcare Quality Indicators: A Practical Approach. P. Gross, S. Greenfield (eds), Blackwell Science, Ltd., 1998.
Gunter MJ. Episodes of Care®: The Lovelace Clinic experience with indicator assessment and implementation of changes in care. International Medical Forum 103:111-122, 1998.
Ichter JT. The link between disease management and capitation contracting: Financing population health. Disease Management 1:27-30, 1998.
Marosi A, Stiesmeyer JK, Faculjak PF. Setting up a multidisciplinary pediatric asthma Episodes of Care®: Results from a 1-year study. Disease Management1:3-12, 1998.
Sunderman H, Paez K. Time is tissue: Stroke management lessons from Lovelace. Strategic Medicine 2:15-20, 1998.
Publication for 1997
Byrnes JJ, Lucas J, Gunter MJ. Disease management: making it work – a study in implementation strategies and results in an integrated system. In: The Physician’s Guide to Disease Management, Coopers & Lybrand, LLP, 1997; pp 147-166.
Hickey M, Gunter MJ. From managing access to healthcare to managing risk. New Medicine 1:261-267, 1997.
Terry K. Where disease management is paying off. Medical Economics 74(14):62-64, 67, 71-72, 1997.

Publication for 1996
Byrnes J, Shainline M, Lucas J, Gunter M. Lovelace Health Systems: Restructuring for quality. In: Redesigning Healthcare Delivery: A Practical Guide to Reengineering, Restructuring, and Renewal, P. Boland (ed), Boland Healthcare, Berkeley, 1996; pp 482-501.
Gunter MJ, Byrnes JJ, Shainline MR, Lucas JL. Improving outcomes through disease-specific clinical practice improvement teams: The Lovelace Episodes of Care® disease management program. Journal of Outcomes Management 3(3):10-17, 1996.
Publication for 1995
Lucas JL, Gunter MJ, Byrnes JJ, Coyle M, Friedman N. Integrating outcomes measurement into clinical practice improvement across the continuum of care: A disease-specific Episode of Care model. Managed Care Quarterly 3(2):14-22, 1995.

Publication for 1994
Gunter MJ, Gregory C, Klein B, Feil EI, Gatter R, Lucas J, Sanchez NJ. Implementation strategies for outcomes measurement: A tale of two studies. Quality Source 3(1):1-9, 1994.