Douglas K Owens

Biographic Data

ID5538814
NAMEDouglas K Owens
GIVEN NAMESDouglas K
FAMILY NAMEOwens
SIGNATUREOWENS D K
AFFILIATIONSVA Palo Alto Health Care System
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS12
TOTAL CITATIONS3
AUTHOR COUNT12
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1997
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX1

  • When to Start Population-Wide Screening for Chronic Kidney Disease

    Open AccessMarika Cusick, Marika M Cusick et al.ARTICLEJAMA Health Forum2024

    This study found that, based on conventional benchmarks for cost-effectiveness in medicine, initiating population-wide CKD screening with SGLT2 inhibitors at age 55 years would be cost-effective

  • Screening for Colorectal Cancer

    Open AccessUS Preventive Services Task Force, Karina W Davidson et al.ARTICLEJAMA2021

    Importance Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death for both men and women, with an estimated 52 980 persons in the US projected to die of colorectal cancer in 2021. Colorectal cancer is most frequently diagnosed among persons aged 65 to 74 years. It is estimated that 10.5% of new colorectal cancer cases occur in persons younger than 50 years. Incidence of colorectal cancer (specifically adenocarcinoma) in adults aged 40 to 49…

  • Screening for Depression in Adults

    Albert L Siu, and the US Preventive Services Task Force et al.ARTICLEJAMA2016

    DESCRIPTION: Update of the 2009 US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation on screening for depression in adults. METHODS: The USPSTF reviewed the evidence on the benefits and harms of screening for depression in adult populations, including older adults and pregnant and postpartum women; the accuracy of depression screening instruments; and the benefits and harms of depression treatment in these populations. POPULATION: This recom…

  • Recommendations for Conduct, Methodological Practices, and Reporting of Cost-effectiveness Analyses

    Gillian D Sanders, Peter J Neumann et al.ARTICLEJAMA2016

    IMPORTANCE: Since publication of the report by the Panel on Cost-Effectiveness in Health and Medicine in 1996, researchers have advanced the methods of cost-effectiveness analysis, and policy makers have experimented with its application. The need to deliver health care efficiently and the importance of using analytic techniques to understand the clinical and economic consequences of strategies to improve health have increased in recent years. OB…

  • Screening for Colorectal Cancer

    US Preventive Services Task Force, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo et al.ARTICLEJAMA2016

    IMPORTANCE: Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. In 2016, an estimated 134,000 persons will be diagnosed with the disease, and about 49,000 will die from it. Colorectal cancer is most frequently diagnosed among adults aged 65 to 74 years; the median age at death from colorectal cancer is 68 years. OBJECTIVE: To update the 2008 US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation on screening for…

  • Determinants of the Cost of Health Services Used by Veterans With HIV

    Paul G Barnett, Adam Chow et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2011

    BACKGROUND: The effect of adherence, treatment failure, and comorbidities on the cost of HIV care is not well understood. OBJECTIVE: To characterize the cost of HIV care including combination antiretroviral treatment (ART). RESEARCH DESIGN: Observational study of administrative data. SUBJECTS: Total 1896 randomly selected HIV-infected patients and 288 trial participants with multidrug-resistant HIV seen at the US Veterans Health Administration (V…

  • Scaling Up Circumcision Programs in Southern Africa

    Open AccessKyeen M Andersson, Douglas K Owens et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2010

  • Prevalence of HIV Infection Among Inpatients and Outpatients in Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Systems

    Douglas K Owens, Vandana Sundaram et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2007Cited by: 3References: 14

    Objectives. We sought to determine the prevalence of HIV in both inpatient and outpatient settings in 6 Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care sites. Methods. We collected demographic data and data on comorbid conditions and then conducted blinded, anonymous HIV testing. We conducted a multivariate analysis to determine predictors of HIV infection. Results. We tested 4500 outpatient blood specimens and 4205 inpatient blood specimens; 326…

  • The Effect of Diagnosis with HIV Infection on Health-Related Quality of Life

    Open AccessShyoko Honiden, Vandana Sundaram et al.ARTICLEQuality of Life Research2006

  • Quality Improvement Strategies for Hypertension Management

    Judith M E Walsh, Kathryn M McDonald et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2006References: 57

    BACKGROUND: Care remains suboptimal for many patients with hypertension. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of quality improvement (QI) strategies in lowering blood pressure. DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE, Cochrane databases, and article bibliographies were searched for this study. STUDY SELECTION: Trials, controlled before-after studies, and interrupted time series evaluating QI interventions targeting hypertension contro…

  • Quality Enhancement Research Initiative for Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

    Samuel A Bozzette, Barbara Phillips et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2000References: 12

    The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) sees ≈17,000 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients each year, which makes it the largest provider of HIV care in the United States. HIV causes chronic progressive disease that leads to early death. Newer combination antiretroviral treatments ar

  • Physicians' assessments of the utility of health states associated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Infection

    Open AccessDouglas K Owens, A B Cardinalli et al.ARTICLEQuality of Life Research1997