The Central Role of Physician Leadership for Driving Change in Value-Based Care Environments.

Background: In 2013, it was reported that about 1 of every 3 U.S. adults has hypertension.

Coordination of multidisciplinary resources for vaccination of egg-allergic individuals during an H1N1 (novel) influenza pandemic.

Egg allergy is a contraindication for influenza vaccination because of the presence of trace egg protein. Although recent reports suggest that egg-allergic individuals can be safely immunized with seasonal influenza vaccine, the safety of H1N1 influenza vaccine in this context has not previously been reported. This study was designed to investigate how to safely immunize high-risk populations during the H1N1 influenza pandemic for whom the vaccine would be contraindicated.