Lau
(7782)

• Evidence-based guidelines for non-diabetic renal disease (National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative).
• Clinical trials checklist (Working Group on Recommendations for the Reporting of Clinical Trials in the Biomedical Literature).
• Clinical trial registries resulting from this work were contributed to key collaborative review groups in the areas of congestive heart failure and hypertension.

• Shift in treatment patterns toward single-dose treatment with aminoglycosides for serious infection.

Ray
(7768)

• Guidelines for the management of osteoarthritis of the hip and knee.

Berman
(7816)

• Guidelines for Otitis Media for Colorado Medicaid.
• Program to evaluate OM outcomes (AMA).
• Interactive training Web site, and workshop (American Academy of Pediatrics).
• HEDIS measures (NCQA).

Soumerai
(7631)

• Policies on appropriate use of beta-blockers (NCQA, AMA, major HMOs).

• Increased rates of prescription of beta-blockers.

• Reduction in mortality associated with heart attacks.

Moore
(7809)

• HIV/AIDS-related policies (FDA, HRSA's HIV AIDS Bureau, Infectious Disease Society of America, the HIV Care Association and several pharmaceutical companies).

• Findings on the value of combination therapy relative to monotherapy resulted in significant shift in treatment patterns.
• Demonstrated the value of long-term safety of adjunctive corticosteroids.
• Increased treatment of opportunistic diseases.

• Change in natural history of HIV/AIDS resulting from combination therapy.

Garrard
(7772)

• Plan and provider awareness of cost and treatment issues associated with depression among the elderly (HealthPartners HMO).

Strickland
(7813)

• Health plan provider education and guidelines related to Lyme disease diagnosis, testing and treatment.

• Decline in rate of use of expensive antibiotics and over-treatment of tick bites in HMO (Delmarva Health Plan, MD).

Gardner
(8217)

• Study confirmed value of co-payment structure for prescription drug in a state health insurance program (Oregon Public Employees Retirement System), and demonstrated to the program the value of linking claims and clinical information to enhance quality and cost-effectiveness.