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Sowmya R. Rao
Researcher at University of Massachusetts Medical School
Publications - 65
Citations - 5705
Sowmya R. Rao is an academic researcher from University of Massachusetts Medical School. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 24, co-authored 51 publications receiving 5079 citations. Previous affiliations of Sowmya R. Rao include Veterans Health Administration.
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Use of electronic health records in U.S. hospitals.
Ashish K. Jha,Catherine M. DesRoches,Eric G. Campbell,Karen Donelan,Sowmya R. Rao,Timothy G. Ferris,Alexandra E. Shields,David Blumenthal +7 more
TL;DR: The very low levels of adoption of electronic health records in U.S. hospitals suggest that policymakers face substantial obstacles to the achievement of health care performance goals that depend on health information technology.
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Electronic Health Records in Ambulatory Care — A National Survey of Physicians
Catherine M. DesRoches,Eric G. Campbell,Sowmya R. Rao,Karen Donelan,Timothy G. Ferris,Ashish K. Jha,Rainu Kaushal,Douglas E. Levy,Sara J. Rosenbaum,Alexandra E. Shields,David Blumenthal +10 more
TL;DR: Physicians who use electronic health records believe such systems improve the quality of care and are generally satisfied with the systems, but as of early 2008, electronic systems had been adopted by only a small minority of U.S. physicians, who may differ from later adopters of these systems.
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False discovery rate control is a recommended alternative to Bonferroni-type adjustments in health studies
TL;DR: Although still unfamiliar to many health researchers, the use of false discovery rate control in the context of multiple testing can provide a solid basis for drawing conclusions about statistical significance.
Professionalism in Medicine: Results of a National Survey of
Physicians G. Campbell,Susan Regan,Russell L. Gruen,Timothy G. Ferris,Sowmya R. Rao,Paul D. Cleary,David Blumenthal +6 more
TL;DR: A survey of 3504 practicing physicians in the United States found that most physicians agreed with principles regarding fair distribution of resources, access to and quality of care, conflicts of interest, and self-regulation.
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Professionalism in medicine: results of a national survey of physicians.
Eric G. Campbell,Susan Regan,Russell L. Gruen,Timothy G. Ferris,Sowmya R. Rao,Paul D. Cleary,David Blumenthal +6 more
TL;DR: This survey of 3504 practicing physicians in the United States found that most physicians agreed with principles regarding fair distribution of resources, access to and quality of care, conflicts of interest, and self-regulation that were proposed by professional societies in 2002.