Introduction: Multimorbidity (multiple chronic illnesses) greatly affects the delivery of health
care and assessment of health care quality. There is a lack of basic epidemiologic data on …

… Litvin is supported by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Grant # K08HS018984.
The … Litvin, Nietert and Nemeth declare that they do not have any conflicts of interest. …

PURPOSE: Overuse of antibiotics for acute respiratory infections (ARIs) in primary care is an
established risk factor for worsening antimicrobial resistance. The “Reducing Inappropriate …

Background: Early detection of chronic kidney disease (CKD) can lead to interventions to
prevent renal failure and reduce risk for cardiovascular disease, yet adherence to treatment …

Primary care physicians care for most patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) 1 and
bear much of the responsibility for optimizing early management. 2 In 2002, guidelines were …

Reducing medication errors is a fundamental patient safety goal; however, few improvement
interventions have been evaluated in primary care settings. The Medication Safety in …

Innovative methods are needed to incorporate effective geriatric education into internal medicine
residency programs. The purpose of this report is to describe the development and use …

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 …

Background: Submission of clinical quality measures (CQMs) data are 1 of 3 major
requirements for providers to receive meaningful use (MU) incentive payments under the 2009 …

Although clinical guidelines exist for the management of chronic kidney disease, there is
some evidence that care provided by primary care physicians is not concordant with these …