Publications by authors named "Heather M. Harris"
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- The Bio-Hermes Study aimed to create a database of blood-based and digital biomarkers to enhance the detection of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
- The study involved 887 participants who were evaluated using Cognivue Clarity and amyloid PET scans, successfully differentiating between cognitively normal individuals, those with MCI, and probable AD with significant accuracy.
- Results indicated that Cognivue Clarity is effective in detecting cognitive impairments and could improve patient identification for treatment protocols and clinical trial recruitment.
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- - The study focuses on the challenges of detecting cognitive impairment in diverse older adults, highlighting the limitations of current assessment tools and the potential recruitment issues for Alzheimer's disease research among minoritized groups.
- - It tests the effectiveness of the Cognivue Clarity® screening platform by comparing its performance against the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS) among a diverse sample of 452 participants, focusing on various demographic factors.
- - Findings show that Cognivue Clarity demonstrated strong reliability and validity, with a solid four-factor structure identified, making it a promising tool for identifying cognitive impairment and facilitating the recruitment of eligible candidates for Alzheimer's research.
The collaborative care model (CoCM) is an effective strategy to manage common mental disorders in primary care. Despite the growing adoption of newer CoCM billing codes to support these programs, few studies have investigated the use of these codes. This column evaluated the implementation of CoCM billing codes by comparing clinics using different billing strategies and assessed the impact of CoCM code implementation on revenue and on clinical and process-of-care outcomes.
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- - This research explores how race affects post-prison employment, finding that formerly incarcerated individuals often work in "felon-friendly" industries, with whites securing jobs at higher rates than blacks.
- - Whites tend to be employed in industries like construction and manufacturing that offer better wages and job security compared to what is available to blacks.
- - The study highlights that geographic factors play a significant role in these disparities, as whites typically live closer to current workers in felon-friendly industries, creating more employment opportunities for them post-prison.
Background: Diverticular disease can undermine health-related quality of life. The diverticulitis quality of life (DV-QOL) instrument was designed and validated to measure patient-reported burden of diverticular disease. However, values reflecting meaningful improvement (i.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIdentifying patients with high genetic risk for cancer has important clinical ramifications, but hereditary cancer risk is often not identified because of testing barriers at both the provider and patient level. It is unknown how to best implement appropriate genetic testing and follow-up care into an operating primary care clinic. Implementation studies to date have been conducted in high resourced facilities under optimal conditions, often not at the clinic level.
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