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Publications of the AAFP NRN

Below is a chronological listing of all AAFP NRN publications.
For study-specific information on our publications, please visit the Studies section.

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In Press

Vinson D, Turner B, Manning BM, Galliher JG. Clinician Suspicion of an Alcohol Problem: An Observational Study from the AAFP National Research Network. AnnFamMed. 2012 In Press

Volk RJ, Linder SK, Kallen MA, Galliher JM, Spano MS, Mullen PD, Spann, SJ. Primary Care Physicians’ Use of an Informed Decision-Making Process for Prostate Cancer Screening. AnnFamMed. 2012 In Press

Saag KG, Mohr PE, Esmail L, Mudano AS, Pace WD, et al. Improving the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Pragmatic Clinical Trials in Older Adults in the United States. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2012. In Press


2012

Sieber WJ, Miller BF, Kessler R, Patterson JE, Kallenberg G, Edwards T, Lister Z. Establishing the Collaborative Care Reserach Network (CCRN): A Description of Initial Participating Sites. Families, Systems and Health. 2012; 30(3): 210-223. View full text.(14-page PDF; About PDFs)

Wang C, Sen A, Ruffin MT, Gramling R, Nease DE, Acheson LS, O'Neill SM, Rubinstein WS, for the Family HealthwareTM Impact Trial (FHITr) Group. Family history assessment: Impact on disease risk perceptions. Am J Prev Med. 2012; 43(4): 392-398. View full text. (7-page PDF; About PDFs)

Stewart EE, Fernald D, Staton EW, Brandt EC. A Toolkit to Improve the Treatment of CA-MRSA. FamPractManag. 2012 Sept-Oct; 19(5): 21-24.View full text. (4-page PDF; About PDFs)

Valuck RJ, Anderson HO, Libby AM, Brandt EC, Bryan C, Allen RR, Staton EW, West DR, Pace WD. Enhancing Electronic Health Record Measurement of Depression Severity and Suicide Ideation: A Distributed Ambulatory Research in Therapeutics Network (DARTNet) Study. J AM Board Fam Med. 2012; 25(5): 582-593. View full text. (12-page PDF; About PDFs)

Erskine J, Lanigan AM, Emsermann CB, Manning BK, Staton EW, Pace WD. Use of the Americans in Motion-Healthy Intervention (AIM-HI) Intervention to Create a Culture of Fitness in the Family Practice. J AM Board Fam Med. 2012; 25(5): 694-700. View full text. (7-page PDF; About PDFs)

Bitton A, Schwartz G, Stewart EE, Henderson D, Keohane C, Bates D, Schiff G. Off the Hamster Wheel? Qualitative Evaluation of a Payment-Linked Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Pilot. Milbank Q. Sept 2012; 90(3): 484-515. View full text. (32-page PDF; About PDFs)

Yawn BP, Olson AL, Bertram S, Pace, WD, Wollan P, Dietrich AJ. Postpartum Depression: Screening, Diagnosis, and Management Programs 2000 through 2010. Depression Research and Treatment. Volume 2012. Article ID 363964, 9 pages. View full text. (9-page PDF; About PDFs)

Dorman JS, Valdez, Liu T, Wang C, Rubinstein WS, O’Neill SM, Acheson LS, Riffin MT, Khoury MJ. Health Benefits Among Individuals at Increased Familial Risk for Type 2 Diabetes: Implications for Prevention. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2012 May; 96(2): 156-62. Epub 2012 Jan 17. View full text. (18-page PDF; About PDFs)

Hahn DL, Grasmick M, Hetzel S, Yale S, and on behalf of the AZMATICS Study Group. Azithromycin for Bronchial Asthma in Adults: An Effectiveness Trial. J AM Board Fam Med. 2012 25(4): 442-459. View full text.(18-page PDF; About PDFs)
Yawn BP, Dietrich A, Wollan P, Bertram S, Graham D, Huff J, Kurland M, Madison S, Pace, WD. TRIPPD: A Practice-Based Effectiveness Study of Postpartum Depression Screening and Management. AnnFamMed. 2012 10(4): 320-329. View full text.(10-page PDF; About PDFs)

Auxier A, Mullin D, Runyan C, Mendenhall T, Kessler R. Behavioral Health Referrals and Treatment Initiation Rates in Integrated Primary Care: A Collaborative Care Research Network Study. TransBehavMed. 6 June 2012. View full text.(8-page PDF; About PDFs)

Croy CD, Smail C, Horsley E. Preparing for and Recovering From a Natural Disaster. Fam Pract Manag. 2012 May-June; 19(3): 15-18. View full text.(4-page PDF; About PDFs)

McLeod W, Eidus R, Stewart EE. Clinical Decision Support: Using Technology to Identify Patients’ Unmet Needs. Fam Pract Manag. 2012; 19(2): 22-28. View full text.(7-page PDF; About PDFs)

Eidus R, Pace WD, Staton EW. Managing Patient Populations in Primary Care: Points of Leverage. AM Board Fam Med. 2012; 25(2): 238-244. View full text.(7-page PDF; About PDFs)

Anderson HS, Pace, WD, Libby AM, West DR, Valuck RJ. Rates of 5 Common Antidepressent Side Effects Among New Adult and Adolescent Case of Depression: A Retrospective US Claims Study. Clinical Therapeutics. 2012; 34(1): 113-123. View full text.(11-page PDF; About PDFs)

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2011

Ruffin MT, Nease DE. Using Patient Monetary Incentives and Electronically Derived Patient Lists to Recruit Patients to a Clinical Trial. J AM Board Fam Med. 2011; 24(5): 569-574. PMID: 21900440 View full text.(7-page PDF; About PDFs)
Rubinstein WS, O’Neill SM, Acheson LS, Ruffin MT, Wang C, & Beaumont J for the Family HealthwareTM Impact Trial (FHITr) Group. Clinical Utility of family history for cancer screening and referral in primary care. Genet Med. 2011; 13(11): 956-965.PMID: 22075527. View full text.(10-page PDF; About PDFs)

Parnes B, Fernald D, Coombs L, De Alleaume L, Brand EC, Webster B, Dickinson LM, Pace WD, West DR. Improving the management of skin and soft tissue infections in primary care: A report from the State Networks of Colorado Ambulatory Practices and Partners (SNOCAP-USA) and the Distributed Ambulatory Research in Therapeutics Network (DARTNet). J AM Board Fam Med. 2011; 24(5): 534-542. PMID: 21900436. View full text. (9-page PDF; About PDFs)

Pace WD, Staton EW. Improving the Disclosure of Medical Incidents. BMJ. 2011;343:d4340. View full text. (2-page PDF; About PDFs)

Miller BF, Kessler R, Peek CJ. Establishing the Research Agenda for Collaborative Care. Papers from the Collaborative Care Research Network Research Development Conference. AHRQ Publication No. 11-0067, June 2011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/collaborativecare/

Kessler R, Miller BF. Framework for Collaborative Care Metrics. Papers from the Collaborative Care Research Network Research Development Conference. AHRQ Publication No. 11-0067, June 2011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/collaborativecare/

Peek CJ. A Collaborative Care Lexicon for Asking Practice and Research Development Questions. Papers from the Collaborative Care Research Network Research Development Conference. AHRQ Publication No. 11-0067, June 2011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/collaborativecare/

Ruffin MT, Nease DE, Pace WD, Sen A, Wang C, Acheson LS, Rubinstein W, O’Neill SM, & Gramling R, for the Family HealthwareTM Impact Trial (FHITr) Group. Effect of preventive messages tailored to family history on health behaviors: the Family HealthwareTM Impact Trial. Ann Fam Med. 2011; 9, 3-11. PMID: 21242555. View full text. (9-page PDF; About PDFs)

Rubinstein WS, O’Neill SM, Rothrock N, Starzjk EJ, Beaumont JL, Acheson LS, Wang C, Gramling R, Galliher JM & Ruffin MT. Components of family history associated with women’s disease perceptions for cancer: A report from the Family HealthwareTM Impact Trial (FHITr). Genet Med. 2011; 13(1): 52-62. PMID: 21150785. View full text. (11-page PDF; About PDFs)

Stewart EE, Fox C. Encouraging Patients to Change Unhealthy Behaviors With Motivational Interviewing. Fam Pract Manag. 2011 May-June;18(3):21-25. PMID:21842805. View full text. (5-page PDF; About PDFs)

McAndrews JA, McMullen S, Wilson SL. 4 Strategies for Promoting Healthy Lifestyles in Your Practice. Fam Pract Manag. 2011. Mar-Apr; 18(2) 16-20. View full text. PMID:21404998. (5-page PDF; About PDFs)

Phillips RL, Bronnikov S, Petterson S, Cifuentes M, Teevan B, Dodoo M, Pace WD, Wet DR. Case Study of a Primary Care-Based Accountable Care Systems Approach to Medical Home Transformation. J Ambulatory Care Manage. 2011; 34(1):67-77. View full text. PMID:21160354. (11-page PDF; About PDFs)

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2010

Vinson DC, Manning, BK, Galliher JM, Dickinson LM, Pace WD, and Turner BJ. Alcohol and Sleep Problems in Primary Care Patients: A Report from the AAFP National Research Network. Annals of Family Medicine. 2010;
8(6): 484-492. PMID: 21060117. View full text. (9-page PDF; About PDFs)

Galliher JM, Post DM, Weiss BD, Dickinson LM, Manning BK, Staton EW, Brown JB, Hickner, JM, Bonham AJ, Ryan BL, Pace WD. Patient question-asking during primary care visits: A report from the AAFP National Research Network. Annals of Family Medicine. 2010; 8(2):151-159. PMID: 20212302. View full text. (9-page PDF; About PDFs)

Libby AM, Pace WD, Bryan C, Anderson HO, Ellis SL, Allen RR, Brandt E, Huebschmann AG, West D, Valuck RJ. Comparison Effectiveness Research in DARTNet Primary Care Practices: Point of Care Data Collection on Hypoglycemia and Over-the-Counter and Herbal Use Among Patients Diagnosed with Diabetes. Medical Care. 2010; 48(6) supplement: S39-S44. PMID:20473193. View full text. (6-page PDF; About PDFs)

Nease DE, Nutting PA, Graham DG, Dickinson WP, Gallagher KM, Jeffcott-Pera M. Sustainability of Depression Care Improvements: Success of a Practice Change Improvement Collaborative. J AM Board Fam Med. 2010; 23(5): 598-605.PMID:20823354. View full text. (8-page PDF; About PDFs)

Gallagher KM, Nutting PA, Nease DE, Graham DG, Bonham AJ, Dickinson WP, Main DS. It Takes Two: Using Co-Leaders to Champion Improvements in Small Primary Care Practices. J AM Board Fam Med. 2010; 23(5): 632-639. PMID:20823358. View full text. (8-page PDF; About PDFs)

Yawn BP, Pace W, Dietrich A, Bertram S, Kurland M, Graham D, Huff J, Rocca L, Wollan P. Practice Benefit from Participating in a Practice-based Research Network Study of Postpartum Depression: A National Research Network (NRN) Report. J AM Board Fam Med. 2010; 23(4):455-464. PMID:20616288. View full text. (10-page PDF; About PDFs)

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2009

Galliher JM, Bonham AJ, Dickinson LM, Staton EW, Pace WD. Representativeness of PBRN Physician Practice Patterns and Related Beliefs: The Case of the AAFP National Research Network. Ann Fam Med. 2009;7:547-554. PMID:19901315. View full text. (8-page PDF; About PDFs)

Yawn BP, Pace W, Wollan PC, Bertram S, Kurland M, Graham D, Dietrich A.
Concordance of Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) to Assess Increased Risk of Depression among Postpartum Women. J AM Board Fam Med. 2009;22: 483-491. PMID:19734393. View full text. (9-page PDF; About PDFs)

Yawn BP, Dietrich AJ, Wollan PC, Bertram SL, Kurland MJ, Pace WD, Graham DG, Huff JM. Immediate Action Protocol: A tool to help your practice assess suicidal patients. Family Practice Management. 2009;16(5):17-20. PMID:19751038. View full text. (4-page PDF; About PDFs)

Pace WD, Cifuentes M, Valuck RJ, Staton EW, Brandt EC, West DR. An electronic practice-based network for observational comparative effectiveness research. Ann Internal Med. 2009:151(1):338-340. PMID:19638402. View full text. (4-page PDF; About PDFs)

Yawn BP, Graham DG, Bertram SL, Kurland MJ, Dietrich AJ, Wollan PC, Brandt EC, Huff JM, Pace WD. Practice-based Research Network Studies and Institutional Review Boards: Two New Issues. J AM Board Fam Med. 2009;22(4):453-460. View full text. (8-page PDF; About PDFs)

Main DS, Graham DG, Nutting PA, Nease DE, Dickinson WP, Gallagher K. Integrating Practice Change Processes into Quality Improvement of Depression Care: A report from the National Depression Management Leadership Initiative’s Improving Depression Care project. Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 2009;35(7):351-357. View full text. (9-page PDF; About PDFs)

O'Neill SM, Rubenstein WS, Wang C, Yoon PW, Acheson LS, Rothrock N, Starzyk EJ, Beaumont JL, Galliher JM, Ruffin MT, for the Family HealthwareTM Impact Trial Group. Familial Risk for Common Diseases in Primary Care. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2009;36(6):506-514.PMID:19460658. View full text. (?-page PDF; About PDFs)

Wang C, O'Neill SM, Rothrock N, Gramling R, Sen A, Acheson LS, Rubinstein WS, Nease DE, Ruffin MT, for the Family HealthwareTM Impact Trial (FHITr) Group. Comparison of Risk Perceptions and Beliefs Across Common Chronic Diseases. Preventive Medicine. 2009;48:197–202. PMID:19073208. View full text. (6-page PDF; About PDFs)

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2008

Duffy FF, Chung H, Trivedi M, Rae DS, Regier DA, Katzelnick DJ. Systematic Use of Patient-Rated Depression Severity Monitoring: Is It Helpful and Feasible in Clinical Psychiatry? Psychiatric Services. 2008;59:1148-1154. PMID:18832500. View full text. (7-page PDF; About PDFs)

Davis NL, Galliher JM, Spano MS, Main DS, Brannigan M, Pace WD. Evaluating Conflicts of Interest in Research Presented in CME Venues. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions. 2008;28(4):220. PMID:19058257. View full text. (8-page PDF; About PDFs)

Cohen DJ, Crabtree BF, Etz RS, Balasubramanian BA, Donahue KE, Leviton LC, Clark EC, Isaacson NF, Stange KC, Green LW. Fidelity Versus Flexibility: Translating Evidence-Based Research into Practice. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2008:35(5s):S381-S389. View full text. (9-page PDF; About PDFs)

Dodoo MS, Krist AH, Cifuentes M, Green LA. Start-Up and Incremental Practice Expenses for Behavior Change Interventions in Primary Care. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2008;35(5S):S423-S430. PMID:18929990. View full text. (8-page PDF; About PDFs)

Green LA, Cifuentes M, Glasgow RE, Stange KC. Redesigning Primary Care Practice to Incorporate Health Behavior Change. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2008;35(5S):S347-S349. PMID:18929980. View full text. (3-page PDF; About PDFs)

Kuo GM, Phillips RL, Graham D, Hickner JM. Medication errors reported by U.S. family physicians and their office staff. Quality and Safety in Health Care. 2008;17(4):286-90. PMID:18678727.

Graham D, Harris D, Elder NC, Emsermann C, Brandt E, Staton E, Hickner J. Mitigation of patient harm from testing errors in family medicine offices: a report from the American Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network. Quality and Safety in Healthcare. 2008;17:201-208.PMID:18519627. View full text. (8-page PDF; About PDFs)

Hickner JM, Graham DG, Elder NC, Brandt E, Emsermann C, Dovey S, Phillips R. Testing Process Errors and Their Harms and Consequences Reported from Family Medicine: A Study of the AAFP National Research Network. Quality and Safety in Healthcare. 2008;17:194-200.PMID:18519626. View full text. (7-page PDF; About PDFs)

Nease DE, Nutting PA, Dickinson WP, Bonham AJ, Graham DG, Gallagher KM, Main DS. Inducing Sustainable Improvement in Depression Care in Primary Care Practices: A Report from the National Depression Management Leadership Initiative's Improving Depression Care Project. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 2008;34(5):247-255. PMID:18491688. View full text. (9-page PDF; About PDFs)

Elder NC, Hickner JM, Graham DG. Quality and Safety in Outpatient
Laboratory Testing.
Clinics in Laboratory Medicine. 2008;28(2):295-303.PMID:18436072.

Galliher JM, Stewart TV, Pathak PK, Werner JJ, Dickinson LM, Hickner JM. Data Collection Outcomes Comparing Paper Forms with PDA Forms in an Office-Based Patient Survey. Annals of Family Medicine. 2008;6(2):154-160. PMID:18332408. View full text. (7-page PDF; About PDFs)

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2007

Yawn BP, Enright PL, Lemanske RF, Israel E, Pace WD, Wollan P, Boushey H. Spirometry Can Be Done in Family Physicians’ Offices and Alters Clinical Decisions in Management of Asthma and COPD. Chest. 2007;132(4):1162–1168. PMID:17550939. View full text. (9-page PDF; About PDFs)

Graham DG, Spano MS, Stewart TV, Staton EW, Meers AM, Pace WD. Strategies for Planning and Launching PBRN Research Studies: A Project of the AAFP National Research Network. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 2007;20(2):220-228.PMID:17341759. View full text. (9-page PDF; About PDFs)

Graham D, Spano M, Manning B. The IRB Challenge for Practice-Based Research: Strategies of a National Research Network. Is It Time To Move Towards an Alternative Review Model? Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 2007;20(2):181-187. PMID:17341755.View full text. (7-page PDF; About PDFs)

Elder NC, Graham D, Brandt E, Hickner J. Barriers and motivators for making error reports from family medicine offices: A report from the American Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 2007;20(2):115-123. PMID: 17341747. View full text. (9-page PDF; About PDFs)

Hickner J, Kent S, Naragon P, Hunt L. Physicians' and Patients' Views of Cancer Care by Family Physicians: A Report from the American Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network. Family Medicine. 2007;39(2):126-131.PMID:17273955. View full text. (6-page PDF; About PDFs)

Binns HJ, Lanier D, Pace WD, Galliher JM, Ganiats TG, Grey M, Ariza AJ, Williams R, for the Primary Care Network Survey (PRINS) Participants. Describing primary care encounters: The Primary Care Network Survey and The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. Annals of Family Medicine. 2007;5:39-47. PMID:17261863. View full text. (9-page PDF; About PDFs)

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2006

Phillips RL, Dovey SM, Graham D, Elder NC, Hickner JS. Learning from Different Lenses: Reports of Medical Errors in Primary Care by Clinicians, Staff and Patients. A Project of the AAFP National Research Network. The Journal of Patient Safety. 2006;(3):140-146. View full text. (7-page PDF; About PDFs)

Elder NC, Graham D, Brandt E, Dovey S, Phillips R, Ledwith J, Hickner J. The Testing Process in Family Medicine: Problems, Solutions, and Barriers as Seen By Physicians and Their Staffs. A Study of the American Academy of Family Physicians' National Research Network. The Journal of Patient Safety. 2006;2(1):25-32. View full text. (10-page PDF; About PDFs)

Eaton CB, Galliher JM, McBride PE, Bonham AJ, Kappus JA, Hickner J. Family Physician’s Knowledge, Beliefs and Self-Reported Practice Patterns regarding Hyperlipidemia: A National Research Network (NRN) Survey. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 2006;19:46-53. PMID:16492005. View full text. (8-page PDF; About PDFs)

Park SY, Gerber MA, Tanz RR, Hickner JM, Galliher JM, Chuang I, Besser RE. Clinicians' Management of Children and Adolescents with Acute Pharyngitis. Pediatrics. 2006;117(6):1871-8. PMID:16740825. View full text. (10-page PDF; About PDFs)

Spann SJ, Nutting PA, Galliher JM, Peterson KA, Pavlik VN, Dickinson LM, Volk RJ. Management of type 2 diabetes in the primary care setting: A practice-based research network study. Annals of Family Medicine. 2006; 4(1):23-31. PMID:16449393. View full text. (9-page PDF; About PDFs)

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2005

Clark EC, Yawn BP, Galliher JM, Temte JL, Hickner JM. Hepatitis C Identification and Management by Family Physicians. Family Medicine. 2005;37(9):644-649. View full text. (6-page PDF; About PDFs)

Dovey SM, Hickner JM, Phillips R. Developing and using taxonomies of errors. In: Walshe K, Boaden R. Patient Safety: Research into Practice. November 2005. ISBN: 0335218539. Open University Press, Berkshire, England. (First prize winner in the Basis of Medicine category at the 2006 British Medical Association Book of the Year competition)

Graham DG, Pace W, Kappus J, Holcomb S, Galliher JM, Duclos CW, Bonham AJ. Institutional Review Board Approval of Practice-based Research Network Patient Safety Studies. Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation. AHRQ Publication No. 050021. Vol. 3. February 2005. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/advances/

Phillips RL, Dovey SM, Hickner JS, Graham D, Johnson M, Robinett T. The AAFP Patient Safety Reporting System: Development and Legal Issues Pertinent to Medical Error Tracking and Analysis . Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation. AHRQ Publication No. 050021. Vol 3. February 2005. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/advances/

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2004


Elder NC, Graham D, Hickner J. Can a national primary-care error reporting system make a difference in medical practice? Focus on Patient Safety. 2004;7(1):5-6.

Lindbloom EJ, Ewigman BG, Hickner JM. Practice-based research networks: the laboratories of primary care research. Medical Care. 2004;42(4 Suppl):III 45-9.

Vinson DC, Galliher JM, Reidinger C, Kappus JA. Comfortably engaging: Which approach to alcohol screening should we use? Annals of Family Medicine. 2004;2:398-404. View full text.(7-page PDF; About PDFs)

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2002

Chen FM, Hickner J, Fink KS, Galliher JM, Burstin H. On the front lines: family physicians' preparedness for bioterrorism. Journal of Family Practice. 2002; 51:745-749. PMID:1266891. View full text. (6-page PDF; About PDFs)

Dovey SM, Meyers DS, Phillips RL Jr, Green LA, Fryer GE, Galliher JM, Kappus J, Grob P. A preliminary taxonomy of medical errors in family practice. Quality and Safety in Health Care. 2002;11(3):233-238. PMID:12486987. View full text. (6-page PDF; About PDFs)

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