No-Show Rates for Telemedicine Versus In-Person Appointments During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for Medicaid Populations.

The objective of this study was to assess no-show rates among in-person and telemedicine visits during the COVID-19 pandemic among Medicaid members. We analyzed data from an urban safety net hospital in Denver, Colorado. Using multivariable binomial regression models, we estimated differences in probability of no shows by patient characteristics and assessed for effect modification by telemedicine use.

"We're actually more of a likely ally than an unlikely ally": relationships between syringe services programs and law enforcement.

Background: Syringe services programs provide sterile injection supplies and a range of health services (e.g., HIV and HEP-C testing, overdose prevention education, provision of naloxone) to a hard-to-reach population, including people who use drugs, aiming to prevent the transmission of infectious diseases.

Provider Reactions to Opioid-Prescribing Report Cards.

Objective: To evaluate prescribers' reactions and self-reported intentions to change prescribing behavior in response to opioid-prescribing report cards.

Design: We surveyed a sample of licensed prescribers in the state of Colorado registered with the state's prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP).

Setting: In 2018, Colorado disseminated tailored opioid-prescribing report cards to increase use of the PDMP and improve opioid prescribing.

Perceptions of Syringe Service Programs and Supervised Use Sites Among a Sample of Registered Voters in a US State.

Context: The decision to initiate a syringe service program or expand to a supervised use site is often influenced by local public support or opposition.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to better understand public attitudes to local syringe service programs to inform the possibility of expanding services.

Design, Setting, And Participants: We surveyed a sample of registered voters (n = 690) in the 8 counties in the state of Colorado with existing syringe service programs.

Interventions to Reduce Drug Use Among Methamphetamine Users at Risk for HIV.

Purpose Of Review: This paper reports on the results of a study comparing two behavioral treatments for methamphetamine users. The outcome was the effectiveness of the interventions in reducing meth use. The interventions were contingency management (CM) and contingency management plus strengths-based case management (CM/SBCM).

A population-based study of maternal and infant factors influencing influenza vaccination among young children born in Colorado from 2008 to 2016.

Introduction: Influenza causes significant morbidity among young children, and vaccination remains the best strategy to prevent disease. Understanding factors influencing early influenza vaccination uptake are important to identify strategies to increase vaccination rates.

Objective: To assess maternal and neonatal factors associated with influenza vaccination among first-born children within the first two years of life.

Testing the use of passive sampling systems for understanding air mercury concentrations and dry deposition across Florida, USA.

This paper describes the use of passive sampling systems and surrogate surfaces for monitoring atmospheric mercury (Hg) concentrations and dry deposition, respectively, in Florida,USA. Although this area has been reported to have low air concentrations, wet deposition values, reported by the Mercury Deposition Network, are some of the highest in the United States, and little is known about the magnitude of dry deposition to the region. To address this uncertainty, dry deposition of gaseous oxidized mercury (GOM) was estimated based on data collected using surrogate surfaces and through the application of a dry deposition model that utilized Tekran® Mercury Analyzer data for three sites (Davie near Fort Lauderdale, Tampa and Pensacola) over a year (July 2009-July 2010).