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Our research includes how primary care health education can be transformed to advance health equity, and how primary care innovations and oral health can advance health equity.

Who Gets Mental Health Care?—The Role of Burden and Cash-Paying Markets

Julie M. Donohue, Jennifer Leah Goetz, Zirui Song. Who Gets Mental Health Care?—The Role of Burden and Cash-Paying Markets. Published March 22, 2024. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2816755

Firearm Injuries In Children And Adolescents: Health And Economic Consequences Among Survivors And Family Members

Song, Z., Zubizarreta, J.R., Giuriato, M., Koh, K.A., Sacks, C.A. Firearm Injuries In Children And Adolescents: Health And Economic Consequences Among Survivors And Family Members. Health Aff (Millwood). 2023;42(11):1541-1550. doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2023.00587

Anchoring to a Diagnosis?—Reply

Ly DP, Song Z. Anchoring to a Diagnosis?-Reply [published online ahead of print, 2023 Oct 16]. JAMA Intern Med. 2023;10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.5345. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.5345

Creating Value Through "Accompaniment" in Primary Care: a Call for Advocacy

Phillips, R.S. Creating Value Through "Accompaniment" in Primary Care: a Call for Advocacy [published online ahead of print, 2023 Jul 5]. J Gen Intern Med. 2023;10.1007/s11606-023-08298-x. doi:10.1007/s11606-023-08298-x

Evidence for Anchoring Bias During Physician Decision-Making

Ly, D.P., Shekelle, P.G., Song, Z. (2023) Evidence for Anchoring Bias During Physician Decision-Making [published online ahead of print, 2023 Jun 26]. JAMA Internal Medicine, 2023;e232366. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.2366

Plans to Help Underserved Communities Will Fail Without New Forms of Community Engagement

Oriol, N.E. (2022). Plans to Help Underserved Communities Will Fail Without New Forms of Community Engagement | Opinion. Newsweek.

Analysis of Radiology Report Recommendation Characteristics and Rate of Recommended Action Performance

White, T., Aronson, M.D., Sternberg, S.B., Shafiq, U., Berkowitz, S.J., Benneyan, J., Phillips, R.S., & Schiff, G.D. (2022) Analysis of Radiology Report Recommendation Characteristics and Rate of Recommended Action Performance. JAMA Network, 2022;5(7):e2222549. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.22549 

Telehealth challenges during COVID-19 as reported by primary healthcare physicians in Quebec and Massachusetts

Breton, M., Sullivan, E.E., Deville-Stoetzel, N. et al. Telehealth challenges during COVID-19 as reported by primary healthcare physicians in Quebec and Massachusetts. BMC Family Practice, 22, 192 (2021).

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