Warren J Ferguson
Biographic Data
| ID | 5129850 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Warren J Ferguson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Warren J |
| FAMILY NAME | Ferguson |
| SIGNATURE | FERGUSON W J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9217-8548 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Patient perspectives of jail based Moud treatment
Diversion of medications to treat opioid use disorder
Jail-based reentry programming to support continued treatment with medications for opioid use disorder
Medication for opioid use disorder treatment continuity post-release from jail
Advancing the implementation and sustainment of medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders in prisons and jails
Factors Associated With Accuracy of Self-Assessment Compared With Tested Non–English Language Proficiency Among Primary Care Providers
BACKGROUND: There are no accepted best practices for clinicians to report their non-English language (NEL) fluencies. Language discordance between patients with limited English proficiency and their clinicians may contribute to suboptimal quality of care. OBJECTIVES: To compare self-assessed clinician NEL proficiency with a validated oral language proficiency test. To identify clinician characteristics associated with self-assessment accuracy. SU…
The academic and health policy conference on correctional health
There is limited research and research dissemination on the care of detained persons, often due to barriers to conducting research in correctional settings. Additionally, while concerns exist about the quality of care delivered to inmates, only a small number of academic health science centers provide health care services behind bars. To strengthen the field of academic criminal justice health (ACJH), the Academic and Health Policy Conference on …
Relationship Between Self-assessed and Tested Non–English-language Proficiency Among Primary Care Providers
BACKGROUND: Individuals with limited English proficiency experience poor patient-clinician communication. Most studies of language concordance have not measured clinician non-English-language proficiency. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the accuracy of the self-assessment of non-English-language proficiency by clinicians compared with an oral proficiency interview. SUBJECTS: Primary care providers (PCPs) in California and Massachusetts. MEASURES: PCPs fi…
Community Health Worker Encounter Forms
Objectives. We explored the benefits of using community health worker (CHW) encounter forms to collect data on patient interactions and assessed the effectiveness of these forms in guiding and directing interactions. Methods. A 1-page standardized encounter form was developed to document topics discussed during visits with diabetes patients. A portion of the form was designed to be used as a script to guide the interaction and assist patients in …
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Community Health Worker Encounter Forms
Objectives. We explored the benefits of using community health worker (CHW) encounter forms to collect data on patient interactions and assessed the effectiveness of these forms in guiding and directing interactions. Methods. A 1-page standardized encounter form was developed to document topics discussed during visits with diabetes patients. A portion of the form was designed to be used as a script to guide the interaction and assist patients in …
Relationship Between Self-assessed and Tested Non–English-language Proficiency Among Primary Care Providers
BACKGROUND: Individuals with limited English proficiency experience poor patient-clinician communication. Most studies of language concordance have not measured clinician non-English-language proficiency. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the accuracy of the self-assessment of non-English-language proficiency by clinicians compared with an oral proficiency interview. SUBJECTS: Primary care providers (PCPs) in California and Massachusetts. MEASURES: PCPs fi…
The academic and health policy conference on correctional health
There is limited research and research dissemination on the care of detained persons, often due to barriers to conducting research in correctional settings. Additionally, while concerns exist about the quality of care delivered to inmates, only a small number of academic health science centers provide health care services behind bars. To strengthen the field of academic criminal justice health (ACJH), the Academic and Health Policy Conference on …
Advancing the implementation and sustainment of medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders in prisons and jails
Factors Associated With Accuracy of Self-Assessment Compared With Tested Non–English Language Proficiency Among Primary Care Providers
BACKGROUND: There are no accepted best practices for clinicians to report their non-English language (NEL) fluencies. Language discordance between patients with limited English proficiency and their clinicians may contribute to suboptimal quality of care. OBJECTIVES: To compare self-assessed clinician NEL proficiency with a validated oral language proficiency test. To identify clinician characteristics associated with self-assessment accuracy. SU…
Jail-based reentry programming to support continued treatment with medications for opioid use disorder
Medication for opioid use disorder treatment continuity post-release from jail
Diversion of medications to treat opioid use disorder
Patient perspectives of jail based Moud treatment
Medicine (9 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Nursing (6 works) · Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (5 works) · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (5 works) · Family medicine (4 works) · Opioid (4 works) · Opioid use disorder (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works)