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1. Race-Specific Patterns of Treatment Intensification Among Hypertensive Patients Using Home Blood Pressure Monitoring: Analysis Using Defined Daily Doses in the Heart Healthy Lenoir Study

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Cummings, Doyle M., primary, Adams, Alyssa, additional, Halladay, Jacquie, additional, Hinderliter, Alan, additional, Donahue, Katrina E., additional, Cene, Crystal W., additional, Li, Quefeng, additional, Miller, Cassandra, additional, Garcia, Beverly, additional, Tillman, Jim, additional, Little, Edwin, additional, and DeWalt, Darren, additional

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2018
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2. The association of health literacy and blood pressure reduction in a cohort of patients with hypertension: The heart healthy lenoir trial

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Halladay, Jacqueline R., primary, Donahue, Katrina E., additional, Cené, Crystal W., additional, Li, Quefeng, additional, Cummings, Doyle M., additional, Hinderliter, Alan L., additional, Miller, Cassandra L., additional, Garcia, Beverly A., additional, Little, Edwin, additional, Rachide, Margorie, additional, Tillman, Jim, additional, Ammerman, Alice S., additional, and DeWalt, Darren, additional

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2017
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4. A multicomponent quality improvement intervention to improve blood pressure and reduce racial disparities in rural primary care practices

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Cené, Crystal W., primary, Halladay, Jacqueline R., additional, Gizlice, Ziya, additional, Donahue, Katrina E., additional, Cummings, Doyle M., additional, Hinderliter, Alan, additional, Miller, Cassandra, additional, Johnson, Larry F., additional, Garcia, Beverly, additional, Tillman, Jim, additional, Little, Edwin P., additional, Rachide, Marjorie R., additional, Keyserling, Thomas C., additional, Ammerman, Alice, additional, Zhou, Haibo, additional, Wu, Jia-Rong, additional, and DeWalt, Darren, additional

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2016
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5. A multicomponent quality improvement intervention to improve blood pressure and reduce racial disparities in rural primary care practices.

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Cené, Crystal W., Halladay, Jacqueline R., Gizlice, Ziya, Donahue, Katrina E., Cummings, Doyle M., Hinderliter, Alan, Miller, Cassandra, Johnson, Larry F., Garcia, Beverly, Tillman, Jim, Little, Edwin P., Rachide, Marjorie R., Keyserling, Thomas C., Ammerman, Alice, Zhou, Haibo, Wu, Jia‐Rong, DeWalt, Darren, Cené, Crystal W, and Wu, Jia-Rong

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The Southeastern United States has the highest prevalence of hypertension and African Americans have disproportionately worse blood pressure control. The authors sought to evaluate the effect of a multicomponent practice-based quality improvement intervention on lowering mean systolic blood pressure (SBP) at 12 and 24 months compared with baseline among 525 patients, and to assess for a differential effect of the intervention by race (African Americans vs white). At 12 months, both African Americans (-5.0 mm Hg) and whites (-7.8 mm Hg) had a significant decrease in mean SBP compared with baseline, with no significant between-group difference. Similarly, at 24 months, mean SBP decreased in both African Americans (-6.0 mm Hg) and whites (-7.2 mm Hg), with no significant difference between groups. Notably, no significant racial disparity in mean SBP at baseline was shown. The intervention was effective in lowering mean SBP in both African Americans and whites but there was no differential effect of the intervention by race. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2017
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6. Patient and Practice Perspectives on Strategies for Controlling Blood Pressure, North Carolina, 2010–2012

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Donahue, Katrina E., primary, Vu, Maihan B., additional, Halladay, Jacqueline R., additional, Miller, Cassandra, additional, Garcia, Beverly A., additional, Cummings, Doyle M., additional, Cene, Crystal W., additional, Hinderliter, Alan, additional, Little, Edwin, additional, Rachide, Marjorie, additional, and DeWalt, Darren, additional

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2014
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7. Enhancing Competition through the Improvement of the Dual Sourcing Decision Criteria at the Aeronautical Systems Division

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AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF SYSTEMS AND LOGISTICS, Little, Edwin F., AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF SYSTEMS AND LOGISTICS, and Little, Edwin F.

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Dual sourcing is a recognized method of inducing competition into the Department of Defense acquisitions. The environment in which DOD acquisition occurs has changed dramatically in the past five years. Both the executive and legislative branches of government have initiated various programs and laws all proposing to improve the acquisition process. The latest aid comes from Congress via the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984. This act philosophically changed the emphasis of DOD acquisition from the method of contracting to the market condition of full and open competition and its promotion and sustainment. This new emphasis has increased the interest in dual sourcing amongst program managers. When past dual sourcing actions are studied, the results do not consistently produce reduced costs and strengthened industrial base. Knowing what criteria best measure dual sourcing's potential to enhance competition allows DOD program managers to more effectively utilize limited resources. This thesis looked at current literature findings on dual sourcing criteria.

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1986

8. Patient and Practice Perspectives on Strategies for Controlling Blood Pressure, North Carolina, 2010–2012

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Donahue, Katrina E., Halladay, Jacqueline R., Little, Edwin, Cummings, Doyle M., Cene, Crystal W., Garcia, Beverly A., Hinderliter, Alan, DeWalt, Darren, Miller, Cassandra, Vu, Maihan B., and Rachide, Marjorie

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3. Good health
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IntroductionPatient and practice perspectives can inform development of team-based approaches to improving blood pressure control in primary care. We used a community-based participatory research approach to assess patient and practice perceptions regarding the value of team-based strategies for controlling blood pressure in a rural North Carolina population from 2010 through 2012.MethodsIn-depth interviews were conducted with 41 adults with hypertension, purposely sampled to include diversity of sex, race, literacy, and blood pressure control, and with key office staff at 5 rural primary care practices in the southeastern US “stroke belt.” Interviews explored barriers to controlling blood pressure, the practice’s role in controlling blood pressure, and opinions on the use of team care delivery.ResultsPatients reported that provider strategies to optimize blood pressure control should include regular visits, medication adjustment, side-effect discussion, and behavioral counseling. When discussing team-based approaches to hypertension care, patients valued verbal encouragement, calls from the doctor’s office, and the opportunity to ask questions. However, they voiced concerns about the effect of having too many people involved in their care. Practice staff focused on multiple, broad methods to control blood pressure including counseling, regular office visits, media to improve awareness, and support groups. An explicit focus of delivering care as teams was a newer concept.ConclusionWhen developing a team approach to hypertension treatment, patients value high-quality communication and not losing their primary relationship with their provider. Practice staff members were open to a team-based approach but had limited knowledge of what such an approach would entail.

10. French for Communication One

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Hiedemann, Robert E., primary, Slack, Anne, additional, Mandell, Elmer Jules, additional, Hardie, Elaine M., additional, Thompson, Marie Collignon, additional, Reed, Mariette, additional, Waters, Mary L., additional, and Little, Edwin A., additional

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1980
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