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Michael J. Fine
Researcher at University of Pittsburgh
Publications - 294
Citations - 35302
Michael J. Fine is an academic researcher from University of Pittsburgh. The author has contributed to research in topics: Community-acquired pneumonia & Pneumonia. The author has an hindex of 84, co-authored 285 publications receiving 32890 citations. Previous affiliations of Michael J. Fine include Veterans Health Administration & University of Lausanne.
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Racial Differences in Satisfaction with VA Health Care: A Mixed Methods Pilot Study
Susan Zickmund,Kelly H. Burkitt,Shasha Gao,Roslyn A. Stone,Keri L. Rodriguez,Galen E. Switzer,Judy A. Shea,Nichole K. Bayliss,Rebecca Meiksin,Mary B. Walsh,Michael J. Fine +10 more
TL;DR: A mixed methods pilot study demonstrates racial differences in satisfaction with outpatient care and identifies some specific sources of dissatisfaction.
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Dual Receipt of Prescription Opioids From the Department of Veterans Affairs and Medicare Part D and Prescription Opioid Overdose Death Among Veterans
Patience Moyo,Xinhua Zhao,Carolyn T. Thorpe,Joshua M. Thorpe,Florentina E. Sileanu,John Cashy,Jennifer A. Hale,Maria K. Mor,Thomas R. Radomski,Julie M. Donohue,Leslie R. M. Hausmann,Joseph T. Hanlon,Chester B. Good,Michael J. Fine,Walid F. Gellad +14 more
TL;DR: More than half of Veterans Affairs (VA) enrollees are also covered by Medicare and have the option of receiving their prescriptions from VA or Medicare-participating providers as mentioned in this paper, which is a significant number of VA patients.
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Evaluation of Changes in Veterans Affairs Medical Centers' Mortality Rates After Risk Adjustment for Socioeconomic Status.
Amal N. Trivedi,Amal N. Trivedi,Lan Jiang,Gabriella C. Silva,Gabriella C. Silva,Wen-Chih Wu,Vincent Mor,Vincent Mor,Michael J. Fine,Michael J. Fine,Nancy R. Kressin,Nancy R. Kressin,Roee Gutman,Roee Gutman +13 more
TL;DR: This study’s finding suggest that Veterans Affairs medical centers’ performance on mortality measures after hospitalization for heart failure and pneumonia were minimally changed after risk adjustment for socioeconomic factors.
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Implementation of an inpatient management and discharge strategy for patients with community-acquired pneumonia.
TL;DR: Implementation of an inpatient management strategy based on physician reminders coupled with empiric use of ceftriaxone sodium did not reduce length of stay or associated medical care costs for patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia.
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Predictors of Timely Antibiotic Administration for Patients Hospitalized With Community-Acquired Pneumonia From the Cluster-Randomized EDCAP Trial
D. Scott Obrosky,Douglas J. Hsu,Douglas J. Hsu,Thomas P. Meehan,Jonathan M. Fine,Louis Graff,Roslyn A. Stone,Donald M. Yealy,Michael J. Fine +8 more
TL;DR: Although this study demonstrates an opportunity to improve performance on this quality measure in nearly one quarter of inpatients with pneumonia, it failed to identify any modifiable patient, provider, or hospital level factors to target in such quality improvement efforts.