Laura E Peterson
Biographic Data
| ID | 5537885 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laura E Peterson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laura E |
| FAMILY NAME | Peterson |
| SIGNATURE | PETERSON L E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Massachusetts Department of Public Health |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3127-5176 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Physician Assistants as Providers of Surgically Induced Abortion Services
Objectives. We compared complication rates after surgical abortions performed by physician assistants with rates after abortions performed by physicians. Methods. A 2-year prospective cohort study of women undergoing surgically induced abortion was conducted. Ninety-one percent of eligible women (1363) were enrolled. Results. Total complication rates were 22.0 per 1000 procedures (95% confidence interval [CI] = 11.9, 39.2) performed by physician …
The Silent Consumer
BACKGROUND: Abortion is one of the most common surgical procedures performed on women in the United States, and its safety has been demonstrated. Little research has focused, however, on women's reports and ratings of the service. OBJECTIVES: This study explored the association of demographic factors, medical outcomes, and client ratings of service dimensions with global satisfaction. RESEARCH DESIGN: For this cross-sectional study, permission to…
Identification of In-Hospital Complications From Claims Data
OBJECTIVES: This study examined the validity of the Complications Screening Program (CSP) by testing whether (1) ICD-9-CM codes used to identify a complication are coded completely and accurately and (2) the CSP algorithm successfully separates conditions present on admission from those occurring in the hospital. METHODS: We compared diagnosis and procedure codes contained in the Medicare claim with codes abstracted from an independent re-review …
Physician Assistants as Providers of Surgically Induced Abortion Services
Objectives. We compared complication rates after surgical abortions performed by physician assistants with rates after abortions performed by physicians. Methods. A 2-year prospective cohort study of women undergoing surgically induced abortion was conducted. Ninety-one percent of eligible women (1363) were enrolled. Results. Total complication rates were 22.0 per 1000 procedures (95% confidence interval [CI] = 11.9, 39.2) performed by physician …
Identification of In-Hospital Complications From Claims Data
OBJECTIVES: This study examined the validity of the Complications Screening Program (CSP) by testing whether (1) ICD-9-CM codes used to identify a complication are coded completely and accurately and (2) the CSP algorithm successfully separates conditions present on admission from those occurring in the hospital. METHODS: We compared diagnosis and procedure codes contained in the Medicare claim with codes abstracted from an independent re-review …
The Silent Consumer
BACKGROUND: Abortion is one of the most common surgical procedures performed on women in the United States, and its safety has been demonstrated. Little research has focused, however, on women's reports and ratings of the service. OBJECTIVES: This study explored the association of demographic factors, medical outcomes, and client ratings of service dimensions with global satisfaction. RESEARCH DESIGN: For this cross-sectional study, permission to…
Physician Assistants as Providers of Surgically Induced Abortion Services
Objectives. We compared complication rates after surgical abortions performed by physician assistants with rates after abortions performed by physicians. Methods. A 2-year prospective cohort study of women undergoing surgically induced abortion was conducted. Ninety-one percent of eligible women (1363) were enrolled. Results. Total complication rates were 22.0 per 1000 procedures (95% confidence interval [CI] = 11.9, 39.2) performed by physician …
Medicine (3 works) · Abortion (2 works) · Complication (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works) · Medical record (2 works) · Pregnancy (2 works) · Reproductive Health and Contraception (2 works) · Surgery (2 works)