Deborah Fulton-Kehoe
Biographic Data
| ID | 5534050 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Deborah Fulton-Kehoe |
| GIVEN NAMES | Deborah |
| FAMILY NAME | Fulton-Kehoe |
| SIGNATURE | FULTON-KEHOE D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Washington |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Impact of an Advanced Imaging Utilization Review Program on Downstream Health Care Utilization and Costs for Low Back Pain
BACKGROUND: Early magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for acute low back pain (LBP) has been associated with increased costs, greater health care utilization, and longer disability duration in workers' compensation claimants. OBJECTIVES: To assess the impact of a state policy implemented in June 2010 that required prospective utilization review (UR) for early MRI among workers' compensation claimants with LBP. RESEARCH DESIGN: Interrupted time serie…
Innovations in Occupational Health Care Delivery Can Prevent Entry into Permanent Disability
BACKGROUND: Long-term work disability is known to have an adverse effect on the nation's labor force participation rate. To reduce long-term work disability, the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries established a quality improvement initiative that created 2 pilot Centers of Occupational Health and Education (COHE). OBJECTIVES: To document the level of work disability in a sample of injured workers with musculoskeletal injuries and…
Patterns of Opioid Use and Risk of Opioid Overdose Death Among Medicaid Patients
BACKGROUND: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recognizes Medicaid as a high-risk population for fatal opioid overdose. Further research is needed to identify factors that put Medicaid patients at increased risk. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether patterns of opioid use are associated with risk of opioid-related mortality among opioid users. DESIGN: This is a retrospective cohort study. PATIENTS: In total, 150,821 noncancer pain patients…
Opioid Poisonings in Washington State Medicaid
BACKGROUND: Opioid poisonings have increased as use of prescription opioid medications have increased. To reduce these poisonings, guidelines for chronic opioid use have been implemented. However, if opioid poisonings occur in individuals who do not have high prescribed doses and who are not chronic opioid users, the current guidelines may need revision. OBJECTIVES: To examine changes in rates of methadone and other opioid poisonings after implem…
Improving Quality, Preventing Disability and Reducing Costs in Workers' Compensation Healthcare
BACKGROUND: Problems of poor quality and high costs are worse in the workers' compensation system than in the general medical care system, yet relatively little work has been done to improve performance in workers' compensation healthcare. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of a quality improvement intervention that provided financial incentives to providers to encourage adoption of best practices, coupled with organizational support and care mana…
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Improving Quality, Preventing Disability and Reducing Costs in Workers' Compensation Healthcare
BACKGROUND: Problems of poor quality and high costs are worse in the workers' compensation system than in the general medical care system, yet relatively little work has been done to improve performance in workers' compensation healthcare. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of a quality improvement intervention that provided financial incentives to providers to encourage adoption of best practices, coupled with organizational support and care mana…
Opioid Poisonings in Washington State Medicaid
BACKGROUND: Opioid poisonings have increased as use of prescription opioid medications have increased. To reduce these poisonings, guidelines for chronic opioid use have been implemented. However, if opioid poisonings occur in individuals who do not have high prescribed doses and who are not chronic opioid users, the current guidelines may need revision. OBJECTIVES: To examine changes in rates of methadone and other opioid poisonings after implem…
Patterns of Opioid Use and Risk of Opioid Overdose Death Among Medicaid Patients
BACKGROUND: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recognizes Medicaid as a high-risk population for fatal opioid overdose. Further research is needed to identify factors that put Medicaid patients at increased risk. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether patterns of opioid use are associated with risk of opioid-related mortality among opioid users. DESIGN: This is a retrospective cohort study. PATIENTS: In total, 150,821 noncancer pain patients…
Impact of an Advanced Imaging Utilization Review Program on Downstream Health Care Utilization and Costs for Low Back Pain
BACKGROUND: Early magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for acute low back pain (LBP) has been associated with increased costs, greater health care utilization, and longer disability duration in workers' compensation claimants. OBJECTIVES: To assess the impact of a state policy implemented in June 2010 that required prospective utilization review (UR) for early MRI among workers' compensation claimants with LBP. RESEARCH DESIGN: Interrupted time serie…
Innovations in Occupational Health Care Delivery Can Prevent Entry into Permanent Disability
BACKGROUND: Long-term work disability is known to have an adverse effect on the nation's labor force participation rate. To reduce long-term work disability, the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries established a quality improvement initiative that created 2 pilot Centers of Occupational Health and Education (COHE). OBJECTIVES: To document the level of work disability in a sample of injured workers with musculoskeletal injuries and…
Health care (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works) · Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (3 works) · Emergency Medicine (2 works) · Emergency Medicine (2 works) · Medicaid (2 works) · Opioid (2 works) · Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (2 works)