Publications by authors named "Van Dunn"
Background: Patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and body mass index (BMI)<35 may benefit from metabolic surgery. The soluble form of the receptor for advanced glycation end products (sRAGE) may identify patients at greater chance for T2D remission.
Objectives: To study long-term outcomes of patients with T2D and BMI 30-35 treated with metabolic surgery or medical weight management (MWM) and search for predictors of T2D remission.
Article Synopsis
- The analysis focused on identifying Medicaid Managed Care beneficiaries who might incur high healthcare costs using the Charlson comorbidity index as a measure of total health burden.
- Findings revealed that comorbidity was a strong predictor of total costs, especially among adults, while serious mental illness and pregnancy also contributed significantly to cost variance.
- The study concluded that utilizing comorbidity data can effectively pinpoint beneficiaries likely to incur high healthcare expenses, improving cost control strategies.
Objective: To compare bariatric surgery versus intensive medical weight management (MWM) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) who do not meet current National Institutes of Health criteria for bariatric surgery and to assess whether the soluble form of receptor for advanced glycation end products (sRAGE) is a biomarker to identify patients most likely to benefit from surgery.
Background: There are few studies comparing surgery to MWM for patients with T2DM and BMI less than 35.
Methods: Fifty-seven patients with T2DM and BMI 30 to 35, who otherwise met the criteria for bariatric surgery were randomized to MWM versus surgery (bypass, sleeve or band, based on patient preference).
Purpose: Health Plans are uniquely positioned to deliver outreach to members. We explored whether telephone outreach, delivered by Medicaid managed care organization (MMCO) staff, could increase colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among publicly insured urban women, potentially reducing disparities.
Methods: We conducted an 18-month randomized clinical trial in 3 MMCOs in New York City in 2008-2010, randomizing 2,240 MMCO-insured women, aged 50 to 63 years, who received care at a participating practice and were overdue for CRC screening.
Background And Purpose: Some previous research links stroke incidence to weather, some links strokes to air pollution, and some report seasonal effects. Alveolar inflammation was proposed as the mechanistic link. We present a unified model of time, weather, pollution, and upper respiratory infection (URI) incidence.
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