The Meyers Primary Care Institute (MPCI) was established in 1996, as a joint endeavor of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Reliant Medical Group (previously Fallon Clinic), and Fallon Community Health Plan. The MPCI is committed to research across the lifespan, from childhood to advanced age. We conduct population-based research to inform policy and practice, promoting evidence-based care for the benefit of our community, and beyond. Our team is comprised of a multidisciplinary group of investigators and educators, who focus on the following topic areas: Patient safety and quality improvement; Communication in healthcare; Organization and delivery of healthcare; Healthcare policy; Epidemiology of chronic diseases; Pharmacoepidemiology and medication safety; Comparative effectiveness research.
The Meyers Primary Care Institute honors the memory of Dr. John Meyers, who served as President of Fallon Clinic from 1966-1982, and President of Fallon Community Health Plan from 1976-1985. He was an esteemed member of the faculty of the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Dr. Meyers was highly regarded as a physician leader, a caring clinician, a well-respected scholar, and an accomplished artist.
This collection showcases journal articles and other publications and presentations authored by Meyers faculty.
Publications from 2011
Quality improvement tools for clinicians, Kathleen E. Walsh and Alan Picarillo
Advanced molecular biologic techniques in toxicologic disease, Jeanine Ward, Gyongyi Szabo, David D. McManus, and Edward W. Boyer
Weight and mortality following heart failure hospitalization among diabetic patients, Molly E. Waring, Jane S. Saczynski, David D. McManus, Michael Zacharias, Darleen M. Lessard, Joel M. Gore, and Robert J. Goldberg
Six-month mortality and cardiac catheterization in non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients with anemia, Wen-Chih Wu, Molly E. Waring, Darleen M. Lessard, Jorge L. Yarzebski, Joel M. Gore, and Robert J. Goldberg
Growth in dementia-associated hospitalizations among the oldest old in the United States: implications for ethical health services planning, Marya D. Zilberberg and Jennifer Tjia
Publications from 2010
Adherence and occurrence of fractures after switching to once-monthly oral bisphophonates, Becky A. Briesacher, Susan E. Andrade, Leslie R. Harrold, Hassan Fouayzi, and Robert A. Yood
Adoption of once-monthly oral bisphosphonates and the impact on adherence, Becky A. Briesacher, Susan E. Andrade, Leslie R. Harrold, Hassan Fouayzi, and Robert A. Yood
Out-of-pocket burden of health care spending and the adequacy of the Medicare Part D low-income subsidy, Becky A. Briesacher, Dennis Ross-Degnan, Anita K. Wagner, Hassan Fouayzi, Fang Zhang, Jerry H. Gurwitz, and Stephen B. Soumerai
Medicare part D's exclusion of benzodiazepines and fracture risk in nursing homes, Becky A. Briesacher, Stephen B. Soumerai, Terry S. Field, Hassan Fouayzi, and Jerry H. Gurwitz
Serum procalcitonin in systemic autoimmune diseases--where are we now, Irina Buhaescu, Robert A. Yood, and Hassan Izzedine
The effect of midlife physical activity on cognitive function among older adults: AGES--Reykjavik Study, Milan Chang, Palmi V. Jonsson, Jon Snaedal, Sigurbjorn Bjornsson, Jane S. Saczynski, Thor Aspelund, Gudny Eiriksdottir, Maria K. Jonsdottir, Oscar Lopez, Tamara B. Harris, Vilmundur Gudnason, and Lenore J. Launer
Unexplained variation across US nursing homes in antipsychotic prescribing rates., Yong Chen, Becky A. Briesacher, Terry S. Field, Jennifer Tjia, Denys T. Lau, and Jerry H. Gurwitz
Risk factors and comorbidities in a community-wide sample of patients hospitalized with acute systolic or diastolic heart failure: the Worcester Heart Failure Study, Marcello Chinali, Samuel W. Joffe, Gerard P. Aurigemma, Raghavendra Makam, Theo E. Meyer, and Robert J. Goldberg
Physician preference motivates the use of anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy independent of clinical disease activity, Jeffrey R. Curtis, Lang Chen, Leslie R. Harrold, Pongthorn Narongroeknawin, George W. Reed, and Daniel H. Solomon
Modes of delivery for interventions to improve cardiovascular medication adherence, Sarah L. Cutrona, Niteesh K. Choudhry, Michael A. Fischer, Amber Servi, Joshua N. Liberman, Troyen Brennan, and William H. Shrank
Physician effectiveness in interventions to improve cardiovascular medication adherence: a systematic review, Sarah L. Cutrona, Niteesh K. Choudhry, Margaret R. Stedman, Amber Servi, Joshua N. Liberman, Troyen Brennan, Michael A. Fischer, M. Alan Brookhart, and William H. Shrank
Deeply discounted medications: Implications of generic prescription drug wars, Jessica L. Czechowski, Jennifer Tjia, and Darren M. Triller
Effect of clinical decision support on psychotropic medication prescribing in the long-term care setting, Jennifer L. Donovan, Abir O. Kanaan, Mary S. Thomson, Paula Rochon, Monica Lee, Linda Gavendo, Yanfang Zhao, Joann L. Baril, Terry S. Field, and Jerry H. Gurwitz
An overview of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, Jennifer L. Donovan, Maichi T. Tran, and Abir O. Kanaan
Primary care, economic barriers to health care, and use of colorectal cancer screening tests among Medicare enrollees over time, Chyke A. Doubeni, Adeyinka O. Laiyemo, Angela (Young) Higgins, Carrie N. Klabunde, George W. Reed, Terry S. Field, and Robert H. Fletcher
Racial and ethnic trends of colorectal cancer screening among Medicare enrollees, Chyke A. Doubeni, Adeyinka O. Laiyemo, Carrie N. Klabunde, Angela (Young) Higgins, Terry S. Field, and Robert H. Fletcher
Primary care, economic barriers to health care, and use of colorectal cancer screening tests among Medicare enrollees over time, Chyke A. Doubeni, Adeyinka O. Laiyemo, Angela C. Young, Carrie N. Klabunde, George W. Reed, Terry S. Field, and Robert H. Fletcher
Early course of nicotine dependence in adolescent smokers, Chyke A. Doubeni, George W. Reed, and Joseph R. DiFranza
Vulnerability-based spatial sampling stratification for the National Children's Study, Worcester County, Massachusetts: capturing health-relevant environmental and sociodemographic variability, Timothy J. Downs, Yelena Ogneva-Himmelberger, Onesky Aupont, Yangyang Wang, Ann Raj, Paula Zimmerman, Robert Goble, Octavia Taylor, Linda C. Churchill, Celeste A. Lemay, Thomas J. McLaughlin, and Marianne E. Felice
The association of low selenium and renal insufficiency with coronary heart disease and all-cause mortality: NHANES III follow-up study, Charles B. Eaton, Abdul Rahman Abdul Baki, Molly E. Waring, Mary B. Roberts, and Bing Lu
Impact of health information technology interventions to improve medication laboratory monitoring for ambulatory patients: a systematic review., Shira H. Fischer, Jennifer Tjia, and Terry S. Field
Contemporary trends in evidence-based treatment for acute myocardial infarction, Marco Fornasini, Jorge L. Yarzebski, David E. Chiriboga, Darleen M. Lessard, Frederick A. Spencer, Philip Aurigemma, Joel M. Gore, and Robert J. Goldberg
Effect of financial incentives on improvement in medical quality indicators for primary care, Thomas F. Gavagan, Hongyan Du, Barry G. Saver, Gerald J. Adams, Douglas M. Graham, Regina McCray, and G. Ken Goodrick
Racial and ethnic differences in hospice use among patients with heart failure, Jane L. Givens, Jennifer Tjia, Chao Zhou, Ezekiel J. Emanuel, and Arlene S. Ash
Symptom presentation in patients hospitalized with acute heart failure., Robert J. Goldberg, Frederick A. Spencer, Mariana Szklo-Coxe, Mayra Tisminetzky, Jorge L. Yarzebski, Darleen M. Lessard, Joel M. Gore, and William Gaasch
The dynamics of chronic gout treatment: medication gaps and return to therapy, Leslie R. Harrold, Susan E. Andrade, Becky A. Briesacher, Marsha A. Raebel, Hassan Fouayzi, Robert A. Yood, and Ira S. Ockene
Patients and providers view gout differently: a qualitative study, Leslie R. Harrold, Kathleen M. Mazor, Sarah J. Velten, Ira S. Ockene, and Robert A. Yood
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Abir O. Kanaan, Ahmed Fatouh, and George Abraham
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Abir O. Kanaan, Katherine Tromp, and George Abraham
Race and colorectal cancer disparities: health-care utilization vs different cancer susceptibilities, Adeyinka O. Laiyemo, Chyke A. Doubeni, Paul F. Pinsky, V. Paul Doria-Rose, Robert Bresalier, Lois E. Lamerato, E. David Crawford, Paul Kvale, Mona N. Fouad, Thomas Hickey, Thomas Riley, Joel Weissfeld, Robert E. Schoen, Pamela M. Marcus, Philip C. Prorok, and Christine D. Berg
Lessons learned from a collaborative to improve care for patients with diabetes in 17 community health centers, Massachusetts, 2006, Celeste A. Lemay, Brianne M. Beagan, Warren J. Ferguson, and J. Lee Hargraves
A qualitative study of the meaning of fatherhood among young urban fathers, Celeste A. Lemay, Suzanne B. Cashman, Dianne S. Elfenbein, and Marianne E. Felice
Satisfaction with dental case management among people living with HIV/AIDS, Celeste A. Lemay, Myrtise Kretsedemas, and John R. Graves
The dietary quality of persons with heart failure in NHANES 1999-2006, Stephenie C. Lemon, Barbara C. Olendzki, Robert P. Magner, Wenjun Li, Annie L. Culver, Ira S. Ockene, and Robert J. Goldberg
Neighborhood socioeconomic deprivation and mortality: NIH-AARP diet and health study, Jacqueline M. Major, Chyke A. Doubeni, Neal D. Freedman, Yikyung Park, Min Lian, Albert R. Hollenbeck, Arthur Schatzkin, Barry I. Graubard, and Rashmi Sinha
Media messages about cancer: what do people understand, Kathleen M. Mazor, Josephine Calvi, Rebecca Cowan, Mary E. Costanza, Paul K. J. Han, Sarah M. Greene, Laura Saccoccio, Erica Cove, Douglas W. Roblin, and Andrew Williams
Parents' perceptions of medical errors, Kathleen M. Mazor, Sarah L. Goff, Katherine S. Dodd, Sarah J. Velten, and Kathleen E. Walsh
Older women's views about prescription osteoporosis medication: a cross-sectional, qualitative study, Kathleen M. Mazor, Sarah J. Velten, Susan E. Andrade, and Robert A. Yood
Attitudes and behavior of peripheral arterial disease patients toward influencing their physician's prescription of cholesterol-lowering medication, Mary McGrae McDermott, Kathleen M. Mazor, George W. Reed, Sherry L. Pagoto, Rex Graff, Philip A. Merriam, Melina Kibbe, Philip Greenland, Judith K. Ockene, Barbara C. Olendzki, Huimin Tao, and Ira S. Ockene
Healthcare information technology interventions to improve cardiovascular and diabetes medication adherence, Alexander S. Misono, Sarah L. Cutrona, Niteesh K. Choudhry, Michael A. Fischer, Margaret R. Stedman, Joshua N. Liberman, Troyen Brennan, Sachin H. Jain, and William H. Shrank
Age and sex differences, and changing trends, in the use of evidence-based therapies in acute coronary syndromes: perspectives from a multinational registry., Hoa L. Nguyen, Robert J. Goldberg, Joel M. Gore, Keith A. A. Fox, Kim A. Eagle, Enrique P. Gurfinkel, Frederick A. Spencer, George W. Reed Ph.D., Ann L. Quill, and Frederick A. Anderson Jr.
Age and Sex Differences and 20-Year Trends (1986 to 2005) in Prehospital Delay in Patients Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction, Hoa L. Nguyen, Joel M. Gore, Jane S. Saczynski, Jorge L. Yarzebski, George W. Reed, Frederick A. Spencer, and Robert J. Goldberg
Age and sex differences in duration of prehospital delay in patients with acute myocardial infarction: a systematic review., Hoa L. Nguyen, Jane S. Saczynski, Joel M. Gore, and Robert J. Goldberg
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Michele P. Pugnaire and Melissa A. Fischer
Depressive symptoms and risk of dementia: The Framingham Heart Study, Jane S. Saczynski, Alexa Beiser, Sudha Seshadri, S. Auerbach, P. A. Wolf, and R. Au
Declining length of stay for patients hospitalized with AMI: impact on mortality and readmissions, Jane S. Saczynski, Darleen M. Lessard, Frederick A. Spencer, Jerry H. Gurwitz, Joel M. Gore, Jorge L. Yarzebski, and Robert J. Goldberg
Management and outcomes of renal disease and acute myocardial infarction, Paul A. Santolucito, Dennis A. Tighe, David D. McManus, Jorge L. Yarzebski, Darleen M. Lessard, Joel M. Gore, and Robert J. Goldberg
One system for electronic health records, Barry G. Saver
Correlation of inhibition of platelet aggregation after clopidogrel with post discharge bleeding events: assessment by different bleeding classifications, Victor Serebruany, Sunil V. Rao, Matthew A. Silva, Jennifer L. Donovan, Abir O. Kanaan, Leonid Makarov, Shinya Goto, and Dan Atar
Accuracy assessment of pharmacogenetically predictive warfarin dosing algorithms in patients of an academic medical center anticoagulation clinic, Paul B. Shaw, Jennifer L. Donovan, Maichi T. Tran, Stephenie C. Lemon, Pamela Burgwinkle, and Joel M. Gore
A population-based study of inferior vena cava filters in patients with acute venous thromboembolism, Frederick A. Spencer, Shannon M. Bates, Robert J. Goldberg, Darleen M. Lessard, Cathy Emery, Alla Glushchenko, Joel M. Gore, and Richard H. White
Factors associated with adverse outcomes in outpatients presenting with pulmonary embolism: the Worcester Venous Thromboembolism Study, Frederick A. Spencer, Robert J. Goldberg, Darleen M. Lessard, George W. Reed, Cathy Emery, Joel M. Gore, Luigi Pacifico, and Jeff I. Weitz
Delay to reperfusion in patients with acute myocardial infarction presenting to acute care hospitals: an international perspective, Frederick A. Spencer, Gilles Montalescot, Keith A. A. Fox, Shaun G. Goodman, Christopher B. Granger, Robert J. Goldberg, Gustavo B.F. Oliveira, Frederick A. Anderson, Kim A. Eagle, Gordon Fitzgerald, and Joel M. Gore
The family-centered medical home: specific considerations for child health research and policy, Christopher J. Stille, Renee M. Turchi, Richard Antonelli, Michael D. Cabana, Tina L. Cheng, Danielle Laraque, and James Perrin
Cardiology Drug Guide 2010, Dennis A. Tighe, Maichi T. Tran, Jennifer L. Donovan, and James R. Cook
Disparities in combination drug therapy use in older adults with coronary heart disease: a cross-sectional time-series in a nationally representative US sample, Jennifer Tjia, Becky A. Briesacher, Dawei Xie, Jason Fu, and Robert J. Goldberg
Development and pilot testing of guidelines to monitor high-risk medications in the ambulatory setting, Jennifer Tjia, Terry S. Field, Lawrence D. Garber, Jennifer L. Donovan, Abir O. Kanaan, Marsha A. Raebel, Yanfang Zhao, Jackie C. Fuller, Shawn J. Gagne, Shira H. Fischer, and Jerry H. Gurwitz
Daily medication use in nursing home residents with advanced dementia, Jennifer Tjia, Margaret R. Rothman, Dan K. Kiely, Michele L. Shaffer, Holly M. Holmes, Greg A. Sachs, and Susan L. Mitchell
Progress in paediatric electronic prescribing: good, better, best, Kathleen E. Walsh
Correlates of weight patterns during middle age characterized by functional principal components analysis, Molly E. Waring, Charles B. Eaton, Thomas M. Lasater, and Kate L. Lapane
Incident diabetes in relation to weight patterns during middle age, Molly E. Waring, Charles B. Eaton, Thomas M. Lasater, and Kate L. Lapane
Bone density consequences of initiation and compliance with therapy for osteoporosis, Robert A. Yood, Susan E. Andrade, Kathleen M. Mazor, Hassan Fouayzi, Wing Chan, and Kristijan H. Kahler
Multiple imputation for estimating the risk of developing dementia and its impact on survival, Binbing Yu, Jane S. Saczynski, and Lenore J. Launer
Using standardized patients to assess professionalism: a generalizability study, Mary L. Zanetti, Lisa Keller, Kathleen M. Mazor, Michele M. Carlin, Eric J. Alper, David S. Hatem, Wendy L. Gammon, and Michele P. Pugnaire
Publications from 2009
Potential misinterpretations caused by collapsing upper categories of comorbidity indices: An illustration from a cohort of older breast cancer survivors, Thomas P. Ahern, Jaclyn L. F. Bosco, Rebecca A. Silliman, Marianne Ulcickas Yood, Terry S. Field, Feifei Wei, and Timothy L. Lash
Patient safety education at U.S. and Canadian medical schools: results from the 2006 Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine survey, Eric J. Alper, Eric I. Rosenberg, Kevin E. O'Brien, Melissa A. Fischer, and Steven J. Durning
Antidepressant medication use and risk of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn, Susan E. Andrade, Heather McPhillips, David Loren, Marsha A. Raebel, Kimberly Lane, James Livingston, Denise M. Boudreau, David H. Smith, Robert L. Davis, Mary E. Willy, and Richard Platt
Effects of review on medical students' recall of different types of neuroanatomical content, Susan Billings-Gagliardi and Kathleen M. Mazor
Medication adherence and use of generic drug therapies, Becky A. Briesacher, Susan E. Andrade, Hassan Fouayzi, and K. Arnold Chan
Pay-for-performance in nursing homes., Becky A. Briesacher, Terry S. Field, Joann L. Baril, and Jerry H. Gurwitz
A new measure of medication affordability, Becky A. Briesacher, Dennis Ross-Degnan, Alyce S. Adams, Anita K. Wagner, Jerry H. Gurwitz, and Stephen B. Soumerai
Nursing Home Residents and Enrollment in Medicare Part D., Becky A. Briesacher, Stephen B. Soumerai, Terry S. Field, Hassan Fouayzi, and Jerry H. Gurwitz
Early adverse drug event signal detection within population-based health networks using sequential methods: key methodologic considerations., Jeffrey S. Brown, Martin Kulldorff, Kenneth R. Petronis, Robert Reynolds, K. Arnold Chan, Robert L Davis, David J. Graham, Susan E. Andrade, Marsha A. Raebel, Lisa J. Herrinton, Douglas W. Roblin, Denise M. Boudreau, David H. Smith, Jerry H. Gurwitz, Margaret J. Gunter, and Richard Platt
Rare manifestations of Churg-Strauss syndrome: coronary artery vasospasm, temporal artery vasculitis, and reversible monocular blindness-a case report, Irina Buhaescu, Alice Williams, and Robert A. Yood
Referral, Receipt, and Completion of Chemotherapy in Patients With Early-Stage Breast Cancer Older Than 65 Years and at High Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence., Diana S. M. Buist, Jessica Chubak, Marianne N. Prout, Marianne Ulcickas Yood, Jaclyn L. F. Bosco, Soe Soe Thwin, Heather Taffet Gold, Cynthia Owusu, Terry S. Field, Virginia P. Quinn, Feifei Wei, and Rebecca A. Silliman
Exploring the effects of an "everyday" activity program on executive function and memory in older adults: Experience Corps, Michelle C. Carlson, Jane S. Saczynski, George W. Rebok, Teresa E. Seeman, Thomas A. Glass, Sylvia McGill, James Tielsch, Kevin D. Frick, Joel Hill, and Linda P. Fried
Obesity surgery and diabetes: does a chance to cut mean a chance to cure, Stuart R. Chipkin and Robert J. Goldberg
Socioeconomic and racial patterns of colorectal cancer screening among Medicare enrollees in 2000 to 2005, Chyke A. Doubeni, Adeyinka O. Laiyemo, George W. Reed, Terry S. Field, and Robert H. Fletcher
Perceived accessibility of cigarettes among youth: a prospective cohort study, Chyke A. Doubeni, Wenjun Li, Hassan Fouayzi, and Joseph R. DiFranza
Computerized clinical decision support during medication ordering for long-term care residents with renal insufficiency, Terry S. Field, Paula A. Rochon, Monica Lee, Linda Gavendo, Joann L. Baril, and Jerry H. Gurwitz
Computerized Clinical Decision Support During Medication Ordering for Long-term Care Residents with Renal Insufficiency., Terry S. Field, Paula A. Rochon, Monica Lee, Linda Gavendo, Joann L. Baril, and Jerry H. Gurwitz
Prescribers and pharmaceutical representatives: why are we still meeting?, Melissa A. Fischer, Mary Ellen Keough, Joann L. Baril, Laura Saccoccio, Kathleen M. Mazor, Elissa Ladd, Ann Von Worley, and Jerry H. Gurwitz
Body mass index, treatment practices, and mortality in patients with acute heart failure, Timothy P. Fitzgibbons, Olga T. Hardy, Darleen M. Lessard, Joel M. Gore, Jorge L. Yarzebski, and Robert J. Goldberg
A 30-year perspective (1975-2005) into the changing landscape of patients hospitalized with initial acute myocardial infarction: Worcester Heart Attack Study, Kevin C. Floyd, Jorge L. Yarzebski, Frederick A. Spencer, Darleen M. Lessard, James E. Dalen, Joseph S. Alpert, Joel M. Gore, and Robert J. Goldberg
To the Framingham data, turn, turn, turn, Robert J. Goldberg
Epidemiology of decompensated heart failure in a single community in the northeastern United States, Robert J. Goldberg, Chad E. Darling, Bernard Joseph, Jane S. Saczynski, Marcello Chinali, Darleen M. Lessard, Steven Pezzella, and Frederick A. Spencer
Prehospital Delay in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes (from the Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events [GRACE]), Robert J. Goldberg, Frederick A. Spencer, Keith A. A. Fox, David Brieger, Phillippe Gabriel Steg, Enrique P. Gurfinkel, Rebecca Dedrick, and Joel M. Gore
Thirty-year trends (1975 to 2005) in the magnitude of, management of, and hospital death rates associated with cardiogenic shock in patients with acute myocardial infarction: a population-based perspective, Robert J. Goldberg, Frederick A. Spencer, Joel M. Gore, Darleen M. Lessard, and Jorge L. Yarzebski
Delayed radiotherapy for breast cancer patients in integrated delivery systems, Heather Taffet Gold, Soe Soe Thwin, Diana S. M. Buist, Terry S. Field, Feifei Wei, Marianne Ulcickas Yood, Timothy L. Lash, Virginia P. Quinn, Ann M. Geiger, and Rebecca A. Silliman
The expanded Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events: Baseline characteristics, management practices, and hospital outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndromes, Shaun G. Goodman, Wei Huang, Andrew T. Yan, Andrzej Budaj, Brian M. Kennelly, Joel M. Gore, Keith A. A. Fox, Robert J. Goldberg, Frederick A. Anderson, and Expanded Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE2) Investigators
Evaluation of composite measures of treatment response without acute-phase reactants in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, Jeffrey D. Greenberg, Leslie R. Harrold, Mary Jane Bentley, Joel Kremer, George W. Reed, and Vibeke Strand
Can anticoagulation care be improved with technology, Jerry H. Gurwitz
Can anticoagulation care be improved with technology?, Jerry H. Gurwitz
Medication adherence of patients with selected rheumatic conditions: a systematic review of the literature, Leslie R. Harrold and Susan E. Andrade
Adherence with urate-lowering therapies for the treatment of gout, Leslie R. Harrold, Susan E. Andrade, Becky A. Briesacher, Marsha A. Raebel, Hassan Fouayzi, Robert A. Yood, and Ira S. Ockene