Publications by authors named "Yeong Kwok"
Objectives: To characterize patterns of emergency department (ED) utilization for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions (ACSCs) among patients with established care within a patient-centered medical home.
Study Design: Retrospective chart review using Michigan Medicine's (formerly University of Michigan Health System) electronic health record.
Methods: Ten general medicine (GM) physicians reviewed 256 ambulatory care-sensitive ED encounters that occurred between January 1, 2014, and December 31, 2014, among patients of a GM medical home.
Article Synopsis
- Heart failure often shows symptoms like shortness of breath, swelling, and fatigue, particularly during physical activity or when lying down.
- The left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is crucial for identifying patients who might benefit from specific medical treatments or devices.
- Certain medications and devices, such as ACE inhibitors, beta blockers, and cardiac defibrillators, can significantly improve health outcomes, especially for patients with a low LVEF of less than 35%.
Using incidence rates from CDC's Active Bacterial Core surveillance and immunogenicity data from the Navajo/Apache trial of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV), we used Markov modeling to predict the optimal age to give a single dose of PCV. Antibody concentration thresholds of 0.35 and 1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDecision analysis of hormone replacement therapy after the Women's Health Initiative.
Am J Obstet Gynecol
November 2003
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to estimate the quality-adjusted life expectancy with and without hormone replacement therapy.
Study Design: We compared the quality-adjusted life expectancy with and without combination hormone replacement therapy in three cohorts of women with menopausal symptoms over a 20-year period using a Markov decision-analysis model. Women were either at high or low risk for breast cancer and coronary heart disease or at high risk for osteoporosis.