Primary Care Institute

Current Research

Computerized Record-keeping
Block, Bruce, and Brennan, J.A. "Reliability of Morbidity Data in a Computerized Medical Record System." Proceedings of the AAMSI Congress 89. Vol. 7, p. 21-30. 
Ram, Raghu and Block, Bruce.  "Signing Out Patients for Off-Hours Coverage: Comparison of Manual and Computer-Aided Methods."  Proceedings of the 16th Annual SCAMC.  November 1992. 
Ram, Raghu and Block, Bruce.  "The Accuracy and Utility of Prompted Dictation for Computerized Prenatal Care Records."  Proceedings of the AMIA Congress 93.  
Ram, Raghu and Block, Bruce.  "Development of a Portable Information System: Connecting Palmtop Computers with Medical Record Systems and Clinical Reference Resources."  Proceedings of the 17th Annual SCAMC.  November 1993. p. 125, 964 
Ram, Raghu and Block, Bruce.  "A Computer Workstation to Help Monitor and Teach Longitudinal Care"  Program Abstracts: STFM 27th Annual Spring Conference.  May 1994.  p. 23. 

Detecting prenatal genito-urinary infections 
A three year study of pregnant patients and their clinical findings of infection at the first prenatal visit.  Drs Baker, Montellese, and Block. 

Health surveillance
Block, Bruce, and Brennan, J.A.  "Automated Health Surveillance." Family Medicine. Sept/Oct 1988, Vol. 20, No. 5, p. 377-380.  
Block, Bruce.  "Using an Automated Tracking System to Improve Patient Care."  Family Practice Management  October 1996.  p. 47-54. 

Improving immunization rates 
Zimmerman, RK et al.  “Influence of Family Functioning and Income on Vaccination in Inner-city Health Centers”  Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med  vol. 150. Oct 1996.  Pp. 1054-1061. 
Gamertsfelder, DA, Zimmerman, RK, and DeSensi EG.  Immuunization Barriers in a Family Practice Residency Clinic.  JABFP 1994;7:100-104

Postponing early teenage sexual involvement 
Program designed to help middle school students clarify and achieve their own goals for sexual involvement.  Dr Simasek 

Evaluating children with elevated lead levels 
Block, Bruce, Szekely, Keith  and Escobar, Milagro. "Difficulties in Evaluating Abnormal Lead Screening Results in Children."  JABFP  vol. 9, no. 6, Nov.-Dec. 1996.  p. 405-10. 

Improving follow-up of abnormal PAP smears 
Block, Bruce and Branham, Ruth. "Efforts to Improve the Follow-up of Patients with Abnormal Pap Tests"  JABFP vol. 11 no. 1, Jan.-Feb. 1998. p. 1-11.

Improving VBAC rates 
Miller ES, Partezana J, Montgomery RL.  Vaginal Birth After Cesarean: a 5-year experience in a Family Practice Residency Program.  JABFP 8(5):357-60,1995. 

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