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The prevalence of current sunbed use and user characteristics: the SUN-Study 2008.

Diehl K, Litaker DG, Greinert R, Zimmermann S, Breitbart EW, Schneider S.

Int J Public Health. 2009 Dec 4. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19960224 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Toward more sustainable health care quality improvement in developing countries: the "little steps" approach.

Umar N, Litaker D, Terris DD.

Qual Manag Health Care. 2009 Oct-Dec;18(4):295-304.PMID: 19851237 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Measuring practice capacity for change: a tool for guiding quality improvement in primary care settings.

Bobiak SN, Zyzanski SJ, Ruhe MC, Carter CA, Ragan B, Flocke SA, Litaker D, Stange KC.

Qual Manag Health Care. 2009 Oct-Dec;18(4):278-84.PMID: 19851235 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

A systematic approach to practice assessment and quality improvement intervention tailoring.

Ruhe MC, Carter C, Litaker D, Stange KC.

Qual Manag Health Care. 2009 Oct-Dec;18(4):268-77.PMID: 19851234 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Making sense of primary care practices' capacity for change.

Litaker D, Ruhe M, Flocke S.

Transl Res. 2008 Nov;152(5):245-53. Epub 2008 Oct 11.PMID: 19010296 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Correlates of baseline performance do not predict results of an intervention to improve preventive care.

Litaker D, Bobiak S, Latigo M, Carter C, Ruhe M, Stange KC.

Prev Med. 2008 Dec;47(6):635-7. Epub 2008 Sep 24.PMID: 18848958 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Association of intervention outcomes with practice capacity for change: Subgroup analysis from a group randomized trial.

Litaker D, Ruhe M, Weyer S, Stange KC.

Implement Sci. 2008 May 16;3:25.PMID: 18485216 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Rural-urban comparison of contextual associations with self-reported mental health status.

Peterson LE, Tsai AC, Petterson S, Litaker DG.

Health Place. 2009 Mar;15(1):125-32. Epub 2008 Mar 13.PMID: 18434234 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Pay for performance and medical education: strategies for preparing physicians of the future.

Augustine S, Litaker D.

Qual Manag Health Care. 2008 Apr-Jun;17(2):94-101.PMID: 18425023 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Association of neighborhood socioeconomic status with physical fitness in healthy young adults: the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study.

Shishehbor MH, Gordon-Larsen P, Kiefe CI, Litaker D.

Am Heart J. 2008 Apr;155(4):699-705. Epub 2008 Jan 30.PMID: 18371479 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Quality of care by a hypertension expert: a cautionary tale for pay-for-performance approaches.

Watts B, Lawrence R, Litaker D, Aron DC, Neuhauser D.

Qual Manag Health Care. 2008 Jan-Mar;17(1):35-46.PMID: 18204376 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Data quality bias: an underrecognized source of misclassification in pay-for-performance reporting?

Terris DD, Litaker DG.

Qual Manag Health Care. 2008 Jan-Mar;17(1):19-26.PMID: 18204374 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

From the editors.

Litaker DG, Watts B.

Qual Manag Health Care. 2008 Jan-Mar;17(1):1. No abstract available. PMID: 18204371 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Sleep apnea in hemodialysis patients: risk factors and effect on survival.

Argekar P, Griffin V, Litaker D, Rahman M.

Hemodial Int. 2007 Oct;11(4):435-41.PMID: 17922741 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

An appreciative inquiry approach to practice improvement and transformative change in health care settings.

Carter CA, Ruhe MC, Weyer S, Litaker D, Fry RE, Stange KC.

Qual Manag Health Care. 2007 Jul-Sep;16(3):194-204.PMID: 17627214 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Health state information derived from secondary databases is affected by multiple sources of bias.

Terris DD, Litaker DG, Koroukian SM.

J Clin Epidemiol. 2007 Jul;60(7):734-41. Epub 2007 Apr 8.PMID: 17573990 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Performance measures and outcomes for patients hospitalized with heart failure.

Shishehbor MH, Litaker D.

JAMA. 2007 Apr 11;297(14):1547; author reply 1548-9. No abstract available. PMID: 17426271 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Are provider self-efficacy and attitudes related to cardiovascular prevention associated with better treatment outcomes?

Litaker D, Watts B, Samaan R, Ober S, Lawrence RH.

Transl Res. 2007 Apr;149(4):165-72. Review.PMID: 17383590 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Physician practice patterns and variation in the delivery of preventive services.

Flocke SA, Litaker D.

J Gen Intern Med. 2007 Feb;22(2):191-6.PMID: 17356985 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Association of contextual factors and breast cancer screening: finding new targets to promote early detection.

Litaker D, Tomolo A.

J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2007 Jan-Feb;16(1):36-45.PMID: 17324095 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Socioeconomic status and mortality.

Shishehbor MH, Litaker D.

Ann Intern Med. 2006 May 16;144(10):781-2; author reply 782. No abstract available. PMID: 16702598 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Using complexity theory to build interventions that improve health care delivery in primary care.

Litaker D, Tomolo A, Liberatore V, Stange KC, Aron D.

J Gen Intern Med. 2006 Feb;21 Suppl 2:S30-4.PMID: 16637958 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Association of socioeconomic status with functional capacity, heart rate recovery, and all-cause mortality.

Shishehbor MH, Litaker D, Pothier CE, Lauer MS.

JAMA. 2006 Feb 15;295(7):784-92.PMID: 16478901 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Disparities among the disadvantaged: variation in lipid management in the Ohio Medicaid program.

Litaker D, Koroukian S, Frolkis JP, Aron DC.

Prev Med. 2006 Apr;42(4):313-5. Epub 2006 Jan 6.PMID: 16405983 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Continuity of care and cardiovascular risk factor management: does care by a single clinician add to informational continuity provided by electronic medical records?

Litaker D, Ritter C, Ober S, Aron D.

Am J Manag Care. 2005 Nov;11(11):689-96.PMID: 16268752 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Health care resource allocation and individuals' health care needs: examining the degree of fit.

Litaker D, Love TE.

Health Policy. 2005 Aug;73(2):183-93. Epub 2004 Dec 15.PMID: 15978961 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Context and healthcare access: looking beyond the individual.

Litaker D, Koroukian SM, Love TE.

Med Care. 2005 Jun;43(6):531-40.PMID: 15908847 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Use of preventive services by Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries: does spillover from managed care matter?

Koroukian SM, Litaker D, Dor A, Cooper GS.

Med Care. 2005 May;43(5):445-52.PMID: 15838408 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Physicians' attitudes and preventive care delivery: insights from the DOPC study.

Litaker D, Flocke SA, Frolkis JP, Stange KC.

Prev Med. 2005 May;40(5):556-63.PMID: 15749138 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Racial differences in lipid-lowering agent use in medicaid patients with cardiovascular disease.

Litaker D, Koroukian SM.

Med Care. 2004 Oct;42(10):1009-18.PMID: 15377934 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Disease prevention and health promotion in medical education: reflections from an academic health center.

Litaker D, Cebul RD, Masters S, Nosek T, Haynie R, Smith CK.

Acad Med. 2004 Jul;79(7):690-7.PMID: 15234923 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Managed care penetration, insurance status, and access to health care.

Litaker D, Cebul RD.

Med Care. 2003 Sep;41(9):1086-95.PMID: 12972848 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Physician - nurse practitioner teams in chronic disease management: the impact on costs, clinical effectiveness, and patients' perception of care.

Litaker D, Mion L, Planavsky L, Kippes C, Mehta N, Frolkis J.

J Interprof Care. 2003 Aug;17(3):223-37.PMID: 12850874 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

New technology in quality of life research: are all computer-assisted approaches created equal?

Litaker D.

Qual Life Res. 2003 Jun;12(4):387-93.PMID: 12797711 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Implementing ACC/AHA guidelines for the preoperative management of patients with coronary artery disease scheduled for noncardiac surgery: effect on perioperative outcome.

Farid I, Litaker D, Tetzlaff JE.

J Clin Anesth. 2002 Mar;14(2):126-8.PMID: 11943526 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Ending a nurse practitioner-patient relationship: uncovering patients' perceptions.

Planavsky LA, Mion LC, Litaker DG, Kippes CM, Mehta N.

J Am Acad Nurse Pract. 2001 Sep;13(9):428-32.PMID: 11930855 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Gender bias in clinical trials: do double standards still apply?

Ramasubbu K, Gurm H, Litaker D.

J Womens Health Gend Based Med. 2001 Oct;10(8):757-64.PMID: 11703888 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Preoperative risk factors for postoperative delirium.

Litaker D, Locala J, Franco K, Bronson DL, Tannous Z.

Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2001 Mar-Apr;23(2):84-9.PMID: 11313076 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The cost of delirium in the surgical patient.

Franco K, Litaker D, Locala J, Bronson D.

Psychosomatics. 2001 Jan-Feb;42(1):68-73.PMID: 11161124 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Surviving the prospective payment system: potential problems and solutions to ensure quality of care.

Mistry PR, Litaker DG.

Am J Manag Care. 2000 Dec;6(12):1305-11. Review.PMID: 11151808 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Returning to the bedside: using the history and physical examination to identify rotator cuff tears.

Litaker D, Pioro M, El Bilbeisi H, Brems J.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2000 Dec;48(12):1633-7.PMID: 11129754 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Differences in breast cancer screening rates: an issue of ethnicity or socioeconomics?

Qureshi M, Thacker HL, Litaker DG, Kippes C.

J Womens Health Gend Based Med. 2000 Nov;9(9):1025-31.PMID: 11103103 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Targeting lead screening: The Ohio Lead Risk Score.

Litaker D, Kippes CM, Gallagher TE, O'Connor ME.

Pediatrics. 2000 Nov;106(5):E69.PMID: 11061806 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Factors influencing the selection of general internal medicine fellowship programs: a national survey.

Caiola E, Litaker D.

J Gen Intern Med. 2000 Sep;15(9):656-8. Erratum in: J Gen Intern Med. 2000 Nov;15(11):827. PMID: 11029680 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Redefining the preoperative evaluation process and the role of the anesthesiologist.

Parker BM, Tetzlaff JE, Litaker DL, Maurer WG.

J Clin Anesth. 2000 Aug;12(5):350-6.PMID: 11025233 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Framing procedural risks to patients: is 99% safe the same as a risk of 1 in 100?

Gurm HS, Litaker DG.

Acad Med. 2000 Aug;75(8):840-2.PMID: 10965864 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The dilemma of nosocomial pneumonia: what primary care physicians should know.

Khurana PS, Litaker D.

Cleve Clin J Med. 2000 Jan;67(1):25-9, 33-4, 37-8 passim. Review.PMID: 10645675 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Preoperative screening.

Litaker D.

Med Clin North Am. 1999 Nov;83(6):1565-81. Review.PMID: 10584608 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Practice variation in the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis: a case for more effective physician education in primary care.

Saadi H, Litaker D, Mills W, Kippes C, Richmond B, Licata A.

J Womens Health Gend Based Med. 1999 Jul-Aug;8(6):767-71.PMID: 10495258 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Four-year experience with a unit for long-term ventilation (respiratory special care unit) at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

Dasgupta A, Rice R, Mascha E, Litaker D, Stoller JK.

Chest. 1999 Aug;116(2):447-55.PMID: 10453875 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article