Partner Publications

Billimek J, Malik S, Sorkin DH, Schmalbach P, Ngo-Metzger Q, Greenfield S, Kaplan SH.

Understanding Disparities in Lipid Management among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Gender Differences in Medication Nonadherence after Treatment Intensification

Women’s Health Issues. 2015 Jan-Feb;25(1):6-12. Published online 2014 Nov 22.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25442365

Kaplan SH, Billimek J, Sorkin DH, Ngo-Metzger Q, Greenfield S.

Reducing Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Diabetes: The Coached Care (R2D2C2) Project

Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2013 Oct;28(10):1340-1349. Published online 2013 May 4.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3785664/

Bray P, Cummings D, Morrissey S, Thompson D, Holbert D, Wilson K, Lukosius E, Tanenberg R.

Improved Outcomes in Diabetes Care for Rural African Americans

Annals of Family Medicine. 2013 Mar-April; 11(2):145-150.
Full Article (may require subscription)

Malik S, Billimek J, Greenfield S, Sorkin DH, Ngo-Metzger Q, Kaplan SH.

Patient Complexity and Risk Factor Control Among Multi-morbid Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Results from the R2D2C2 Study

Medical Care. 2013 Feb;51(2):180-185.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3552007/

Billimek J, Sorkin DH.

Food Insecurity, Processes of Care, and Self-Reported Medication Underuse in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Results from the California Health Interview Survey

Health Services Research. 2012 Dec; 47(6): 2159–2168. Published online 2012 Sep 21.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3523369/

Billimek J, Sorkin DH.

Dietary Behaviors of a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Sample of Overweight and Obese Californians

Health Education and Behavior. 2012 Dec;39(6):737-744. Published online 2012 Mar 30.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22467636

Chien AT, Eastman D, Li Z, Rosenthal MB.

Impact of a Pay for Performance Program to Improve Diabetes Care in the Safety Net

Preventive Medicine.2012 Nov;55 Suppl:S80-5.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23046985

Lemay CA, Ferguson WJ, Hargraves JL.

Community Health Worker Encounter Forms: A Tool to Guide and Document Patient Visits and Worker Performance

American Journal of Public Health. 2012 Jul; 102 (7):e70-75.
http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.2105/AJPH.2011.300416

Billimek J, Sorkin DH.

Self-reported Neighborhood Safety and Nonadherence to Treatment Regimens Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2012 Mar;27(3):292-296. Published online 2011 Sep 21.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3286552/

Hargraves JL, Ferguson WJ, Lemay CA, Pernice J.

Community Health Workers Assisting Patients With Diabetes in Self-management

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management. 2012; 35(1): 15–26.
http://journals.lww.com/ambulatorycaremanagement/Abstract/2012/01000/Community_Health_Workers_Assisting_Patients_With.3.aspx

Ngo-Metzger Q, Sorkin DH, Billimek J, Greenfield S, Kaplan SH.

The Effects of Financial Pressures on Adherence and Glucose Control Among Racial/Ethnically Diverse Patients with Diabetes

Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2012; 27(4): 432-437.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22005941

Nguyen H, Sorkin DH, Billimek J, Kaplan SH, Greenfield S, Ngo- Metzger Q.

Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Use among Non-Hispanic White, Mexican American, and Vietnamese American Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Journal for the Healthcare of the Poor and Underserved. 2011 Nov;25(4),1941-1955.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25418251

Bray P, Cummings DM, Thompson DK.

Use of Integrated Care Delivery to Improve the Quality of Diabetes Management Among African Americans

North Carolina Medical Journal. 2011 Sep-Oct;72(5):390-2.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22416520

Ferguson WJ, Lemay CA, Hargraves JL, Gorodetsky T, Calista J.

Developing community health worker diabetes training.

Health Education Research. Online 2011.
http://her.oxfordjournals.org/content/27/4/755

August KJ, Sorkin DH.

Support and Influence in the Context of Diabetes Management: Do Racial/Ethnic Differences Exist?

Journal of Health Psychology. 2011 Jul;16(5):711-721. Published online 2011 Mar 28.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3725286/

Sorkin DH, Ngo-Metzger Q, Billimek J, August KJ, Greenfield S, Kaplan SH.

Underdiagnosed and Undertreated Depression Among Racially/Ethnically Diverse Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Diabetes Care. 2011 Mar;34(3):598-600. Published online 2011 Jan 27.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3041188/

August KJ, Sorkin DH

Marital status and gender differences in managing a chronic illness: The function of health-related social control

Social Science & Medicine. 2010; 71(10): 1831-1838.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953610006507 

Kaplan SH, Billimek J, Sorkin DH, Ngo-Metzger Q, Greenfield S.

Who Can Respond to Treatment? Identifying Patient Characteristics Related to Heterogeneity of Treatment Effects

Medical Care. 2010 Jun;48(6 Suppl):S9-S16.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20473205

Sequist TD, Fitzmaurice GM, Marshall R, Shaykevich S, Marston A, Safran DG, Ayanian JZ

Cultural Competency Training and Performance Reports to Improve Diabetes Care for Black Patients: A Cluster Randomized, Controlled Trial

Annals of Internal Medicine. 2010; 152:40-46.
http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=745482

Sequist TD, Fitzmaurice GM, Marshall R, Shaykevich S, Safran DG, Ayanian JZ

Physician Performance and Racial Disparities in Diabetes Mellitus Care

Archives of Internal Medicine. 2008. 168(11):1145-1151.
http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=414277

Peek ME, Cargill A, Huang ES

Diabetes Health Disparities: A Systematic Review of Health Care Interventions

Medical Care Research and Review. 2007. 64: 101S -156S.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2367214/

Palacio A, Keller VF, Chen J, Tamariz L, Carrasquillo O, Tanio C

Can Physicians Deliver Chronic Medications at the Point of Care?

American Journal of Medical Quality. Online Feb 2015.
http://ajm.sagepub.com/content/early/2015/02/13/1062860614568646.long

Crowley MJ, Powers BJ, Olsen MK, Grubber JM, Koropchak C, Rose CM, Gentry P, Bowlby L, Trujillo G, Maciejewski ML, Bosworth HB

The Cholesterol, Hypertension, And Glucose Education (CHANGE) study: Results from a randomized controlled trial in African Americans with diabetes

American Heart Journal. July 2013 .
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S000287031300286X

Diamond LC, Moreno M, Soto S, Otero – Sabogal R.

Bilingual Dual-Role Staff Interpreters in the Health Care Setting: Factors Associated With Passing a Language Competency Test

International Journal of Interpreter Education. Online May 2012.
http://www.cit-asl.org/Journal/2012_Vol4/diamond-abstract.html

Moreno MR, Otero-Sabogal R, Soto C.

Using Web-Based Training to Improve Skills Among Bilingual Dual-Role Staff Interpreters

International Journal of Interpreter Education. Online Nov 2011.
http://www.cit-asl.org/new/using-web-based-training-to-improve-skills-among-bilingual-dual-role-staff-interpreters/

Palaniappan LP, Wong EC, Shin JJ, Moreno MR, Otero-Sabogal R.

Collecting Patient Race/Ethnicity and Primary Language Data in Ambulatory Care Settings: A Case Study in Methodology

Health Services Research Journal. 2009 Oct;44(5 Pt 1):1750-61.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2754558/pdf/hesr0044-1750.pdf

Powers BJ, King JL, Ali R, Alkon A, Bowlby L, Edelman D, Gentry P, Grubber JM, Koropchak C, Maciejewski ML, McCant F, McKoy G, Newell M, Oddone EZ, Olsen MK, Rose CM, Trujillo G, Bosworth HB.

The Cholesterol, Hypertension, and Glucose Education (CHANGE) study for African Americans with diabetes: Study design and methodology

American Heart Journal. 2009. 158(3): 342-348.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19699855

Yi SS, Tabaei BP, Angell SY, Rapin A, Buck MD, Pagano WG, Maselli FJ, Simmons A, Chamany S.

Self-Blood Pressure Monitoring in an Urban, Ethnically Diverse Population: A Randomized Clinical Trial Utilizing the Electronic Health Record

Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2015 Mar 3. pii: CIRCOUTCOMES.114.000950.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25737487

Hollenbeak CS, Weiner MG, Turner BJ.

Cost-effectiveness of a Peer and Practice Staff Support Intervention

American Journal of Managed Care. 2014;20(3):253-260
http://www.ajmc.com/journals/issue/2014/2014-vol20-n3/Cost-Effectiveness-of-a-Peer-and-Practice-Staff-Support-Intervention

Liang Y, Ehler BR, Hollenbeak CS, Turner BJ.

Behavioral Support Intervention for Uncontrolled Hypertension: A Complier Average Causal Effect (CACE) Analysis

Medical Care. Online. 2012 Dec 23.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23269112

Turner BJ, Hollenbeak CS, Liang Y, Pandit K, Joseph S, Weiner MG.

A randomized trial of peer coach and office staff support to reduce coronary heart disease risk in African-Americans with uncontrolled hypertension.

Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2012 Oct;27(10):1258-64.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22570108

Welch VL, VanGeest JB, Caskey R.

Time, Costs, and Clinical Utilization of Screening for Health Literacy: A Case Study Using the Newest Vital Sign (NVS) Instrument

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 2011; 24(3):281-289
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21551400

Houston TK, Allison JJ, Sussman M, Horn W, Holt CL, Trobaugh J, Salas M, Pisu M, Cuffee YL, Larkin D, Person SD, Barton B, Kiefe CI, Hullett S.

Culturally Appropriate Storytelling to Improve Blood Pressure: A Randomized Trial

Annals of Internal Medicine. 2011; 154:77-84.
http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=746718

Fiscella K, Volpe E, Winters P, Brown M, Idris A, Harren T.

A Novel Approach to Quality Improvement in a Safety-Net Practice: Concurrent Peer Review Visits

Journal of National Medical Association. 2010; 102(12): 1231-1235.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3123899/pdf/nihms297224.pdf

VanGeest JB, Welch VL, Weiner SJ.

Patients' Perceptions of Screening for Health Literacy: Reactions to the Newest Vital Sign

Journal of Health Communication. 2010; 15(4): 402-412.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10810731003753117

Davis AM, Vinci LM, Okwuosa TM, Chase AR, Huang ES.

Cardiovascular Health Disparities: A Systematic Review of Health Care Interventions

Medical Care Research and Review. 2007. 64: 29S -100S.
http://mcr.sagepub.com/content/64/5_suppl/29S.full.pdf+html?ijkey=rIg4cjCdDYg4M&keytype=ref&siteid=spmcr

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Chin MH, Clarke AR, Nocon RS, Casey AA, Goddu AP, Keesecker NM, Cook SC.

A Roadmap and Best Practices for Organizations to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care

Journal of General Internal Medicine
Volume 27, Number 8 (2012), 992-1000, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-2082-9
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22798211

Press VG, Pappalardo AA, Conwell WD, Pincavage AT, Prochaska MH, Arora VM.

Interventions to Improve Outcomes for Minority Adults with Asthma: A Systematic Review

Journal of General Internal Medicine
Volume 27, Number 8 (2012), 1001-1015, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-2058-9
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22798212

Glick SB, Clarke AR, Blanchard A, Whitaker AK.

Cervical Cancer Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Interventions for Racial and Ethnic Minorities: A Systematic Review

Journal of General Internal Medicine
Volume 27, Number 8 (2012), 1016-1032, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-2052-2
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22798213

Naylor K, Ward J, Polite BN

Interventions to Improve Care Related to Colorectal Cancer Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities: A Systematic Review

Journal of General Internal Medicine
Volume 27, Number 8 (2012), 1033-1046, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-2044-2
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22798214

Hemmige V, McFadden R, Cook S, Tang H, Schneider JA.

HIV Prevention Interventions to Reduce Racial Disparities in the United States: A Systematic Review

Journal of General Internal Medicine
Volume 27, Number 8 (2012), 1047-1067, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-2036-2
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22798215

Sajid S, Kotwal AA, Dale W.

Interventions to Improve Decision Making and Reduce Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Management of Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review

Journal of General Internal Medicine
Volume 27, Number 8 (2012), 1068-1078, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-2086-5
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22798216

Allison JJ.

Health Disparity: Causes, Consequences, and Change

Medical Care Research and Review, 2007 64: 5S -6S.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17881623

Chin MH, Walters AE, Cook SC, Huang ES.

Interventions to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care

Medical Care Research and Review 2007 64: 7S -28S.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2366039/

Davis AM, Vinci LM, Okwuosa TM, Chase AR, Huang ES.

Cardiovascular Health Disparities: A Systematic Review of Health Care Interventions

Medical Care Research and Review 2007 64: 29S -100S.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17881625

Peek ME, Cargill A, Huang ES.

Diabetes Health Disparities: A Systematic Review of Health Care Interventions

Medical Care Research and Review 2007 64: 101S -156S.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2367214/

Van Voorhees BW, Walters AE, Prochaska M, Quinn MT.

Reducing Health Disparities in Depressive Disorders Outcomes between Non-Hispanic Whites and Ethnic Minorities: A Call for Pragmatic Strategies over the Life Course

Medical Care Research and Review 2007 64: 157S -194S.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17766647

Masi CM, Blackman DJ, Peek ME

Interventions to Enhance Breast Cancer Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment among Racial and Ethnic Minority Women

Medical Care Research and Review 2007 64: 195S -242S.
http://mcr.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/64/5_suppl/195S?ijkey=BHrJ1sSIH0Nfw&keytype=ref&siteid=spmcr

Fisher TL, Burnet DL, Huang ES, Chin MH, Cagney KA.

Cultural Leverage: Interventions Using Culture to Narrow Racial Disparities in Health Care

Medical Care Research and Review 2007 64: 243S -282S.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2657605/

Chien AT, Chin MH, Davis AM, Casalino LP.

Pay for Performance, Public Reporting, and Racial Disparities in Health Care: How Are Programs Being Designed?

Medical Care Research and Review 2007 64: 283S -304S.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1077558707305426

Clarke AR, Goddu AP, Nocon RS, Stock NW, Chyr LC, Akuoko JA, Chin MH.

Thirty years of disparities intervention research: what are we doing to close racial and ethnic gaps in health care?

Medical Care. 2013;51(11):1020-6.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3826431/

Cook SC, Goddu AP,Clarke AR, Nocon RS, McCullough KW, Chin MH.

Lessons for Reducing Disparities in Regional Quality Improvement Efforts

American Journal of Managed Care. 2012 Sept; Volume 18, Number 6 (Supplement): S102-S105
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3732453/

Chin MH, Clarke AR, Nocon RS, Casey AA, Goddu AP, Keesecker NM, Cook SC.

A Roadmap and Best Practices for Organizations to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care

Journal of General Internal Medicine
Volume 27, Number 8 (2012), 992-1000, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-2082-9
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22798211

Cook SC, Godiwalla S, Brooks K, Powers C,  John P.

Recruitment and retention of study participants.

In J. S. Wholey, H. P. Hatry, & K. E. Newcomer (Eds.), Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation (3rd Ed., pp. 182-207).  San Francisco, CA:  Jossey-Bass, Inc.

Chin MH, Alexander-Young M, Burnet DL.

Health Care Quality-Improvement Approaches to Reducing Child Health Disparities

Pediatrics. 2009 November; Volume 124, Number Supplement 3, S224-S236, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-1100K
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19861474

Schlotthauer AE, Badler A, Cook SC, Pérez DJ, Chin MH.

Evaluating Interventions To Reduce Health Care Disparities: An RWJF Program—Now that racial/ethnic disparities have been well documented, what can be done to reduce them in real-world settings?

Health Affairs. 2008. 27(2): 568-573.
http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/27/2/568.full.pdf+html

Allison JJ.

Health Disparity: Causes, Consequences, and Change

Medical Care Research and Review. 2007. 64: 5S -6S.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17881623

Chin MH, Walters AE, Cook SC, Huang ES.

Interventions to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care

Medical Care Research and Review. 2007. 64: 7S -28S.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2366039/

Allison JJ.

End Health-care Disparities

McCullough KW, Clarke AR, Goddu AP, Casey AA, Nocon RS, Chin MH.

A Roadmap to Reduce Healthcare Disparities