EduardoOrtizMDMPH

Journal Articles

• In Response – Let’s not SPRINT to Judgment About New Blood Pressure Goals.  
  Ortiz E, James PA., Ann Intern Med, 2016
• Let�s not SPRINT to Judgment About New Blood Pressure Goals  
  Ortiz E, James PA, Ann Intern Med, 1/1/2016
• Innovations in American Society of Clinical Oncology Practice Guideline Development  
  Somerfield MR, Bohlke K, Browman GP, Denduluri N, Einhaus K, Hayes DF, Khorana AA, Miller RS, Mohile SG, Olver TK, Ortiz E, Lyman GH, J Clin Oncol, 1/1/2016
• Evidence Gaps in the Management of Sickle Cell Disease: A Summary of Needed Research  
  Savage WJ, Buchanan GR, Yawn BP, Afenyi-Annan AN, Ballas SK, Goldsmith JC, Hassell KL, James AH, John-Sowah J, Jordan L, Lottenberg R, Murad MH, Ortiz E, Tanabe PJ, Wa..., Am. J. Hematol., 1/1/2015
• Management of Sickle Cell Disease: Summary of the Evidence Based Report from the Expert Panel Members  
  Yawn BP, Buchanan GR, Afenyi-Annan AN, Ballas SK, Hassell KL, James AH, Jordan L, Lanzkron SM, Lottenberg R, Savage WJ, Tanabe PJ, Ware RE, Murad MH, Goldsmith JC, Ort..., JAMA, 1/1/2014
• In Reply � Guidelines for Managing High Blood Pressure  
  Ortiz E, Oparil S, James PA, JAMA, 1/1/2014
• Evidence-Based Guideline for the Management of High Blood Pressure In Adults: Report from the Panel Members Appointed to the Eight Joint National Committee (JNC 8)  
  James PA, Oparil S, Carter BL, Cushman WC, Dennison-Himmelfarb C, Handler J, Lackland DT, LeFevre ML, MacKenzie TD, Ogedegbe O, Smith SC, Svetkey LP, Taler SJ, Townsen..., JAMA, 1/1/2014
• ACCF/AHA Methodology Summit Report: A Report of the American College of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice...  
  Jacobs AK, Anderson JL, Ettinger SM, Guyton RA, Kushner FG, Ohman EM, Albert NM, Antman EM, Arnett DK, Bertolet M, Bhatt DL, Brindis RG, Creager MA, DeMets DL, Dickers..., J Am Coll Cardiol, 1/15/2013
• National Surveillance Definitions for Hypertension Prevalence and Control Among Adults  
  Crim MT, Yoon SS, Ortiz E, Wall HK, Schober S, Gillespie C, Sorlie P, Keenan N, Labarthe D, Hong Y, Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes, 1/1/2012
• ACCF/AHA/AMA-PCPI 2011 Performance Measures for Adults with Coronary Artery Disease and Hypertension: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/America...  
  Drozda J. Jr., Messer JV, Spertus J, Abramowitz B, Alexander K, Beam CT, Bonow RO, Burkiewicz JS, Crouch M, Goff DC Jr., Hellman R, James T 3rd, King ML, Machado EA Jr..., J Am Coll Cardiol, 1/1/2011
• ACCF/AHA Expert Consensus Document on Hypertension in the Elderly: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus Do...  
  Aronow WS, Fleg JL, Pepine CJ, Artinian NT, Bakris G, Brown AS, Ferdinand KC, Forciea MA, Frishman WH, Jaigobin C, Kostis JB, Mancia G, Oparil S, Ortiz E, Reisin E, Ri..., J Am Coll Cardiol, 1/1/2011
• Semantic Processing to Support Clinical Guideline Development  
  Fiszman M, Ortiz E, Bray BE, Rindflesch TC, AMIA Annu Symp Proc, 1/1/2008
• Early Experiences with e-Health Services (1999-2002): Promise, Reality, and Implications  
  Fung V, Ortiz E, Huang J, Fireman B, Miller R, Selby JV, Hsu J, Med Care, 1/1/2008
• Applying Evidence to the Care of a Patient with Heart Failure and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: How to Find and Use a Systematic Review  
  Shaneyfelt T, Ortiz E, Semin Med Pract, 1/1/2006
• Identifying Potential Healthcare Innovations for the Future Elderly  
  Shekelle PG, Ortiz E, Newberry SJ, Rich MW, Rhodes SL, Brook RH, Goldman DP, Health Aff, 1/1/2005
• The Effect of Automated Alerts on Provider Ordering Behavior in an Outpatient Setting  
  Steele AW, Eisert S, Witter J, Lyons P, Jones MA, Gabow P, Ortiz E, PLoS Med, 1/1/2005
• Using Computerized Clinical Decision Support for Latent Tuberculosis Screening  
  Steele AW, Eisert S, Davidson A, Sandison T, Lyons P, Garrett N, Gabow P, Ortiz E, Am J Prev Med, 1/1/2005
• Use of e-Health Services Between 1999 and 2002: A Growing Digital Divide  
  Hsu J, Huang J, Kinsman J, Fireman B, Miller R, Selby J, Ortiz E, J Am Med Inform Assoc, 1/1/2005
• Medication Errors: Why They Happen, and How They Can be Prevented  
  Hughes RG, Ortiz E, J Infus Nurs, 1/1/2005
• Evaluation of Evidence-Based Health Care Educational Interventions: Conceptual Framework  
  Straus SE, Green ML, Bell DS, Badgett R, Davis D, Gerrity M, Ortiz E, Shaneyfelt TM, Whelan C, Mangrulkar R, on behalf of the SGIM EBM Task Force, BMJ, 1/30/2004
• Subclinical Thyroid Disease: Scientific Review and Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management  
  Surks MI, Ortiz E, Daniels GH, Sawin CT, Col NF, Cobin RH, Franklyn JA, Hershman JM, Burman KD, Denke MA, Gorman C, Cooper RS, Weissman NJ, JAMA, 1/14/2004
• Market Withdrawal of Vioxx: Is It Time to Rethink the Use of COX-2 Inhibitors?  
  Ortiz E, J Manag Care Pharm, 1/1/2004
• Patient Experiences and Attitudes about Access to a Patient Electronic Healthcare Record and Linked Web Messaging  
  Hassol A, Walker JM, Kidder D, Rokita K, Young D, Pierdon S, Deitz D, Kuck S, Ortiz E, J Am Med Inform Assoc, 1/1/2004
• Use of Information Technology to Improve the Quality of Health Care in the United States  
  Ortiz E, Clancy CM, Health Serv Res, 1/1/2003
• The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Supports an Array of IT Initiatives to Improve Healthcare Quality  
  Ortiz E, Healthcare Informatics, 1/1/2003
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Books/Book Chapters

• Hospital Medicine. Just the Facts 
  Chapter: Introduction to Evidence Based Medicine 
  Page 81 - 91Ortiz, EEditors: McKean SC, Bennett AL, Halasyamani LK.McGraw-Hill2008
• Hospital Medicine. Just the Facts 
  Chapter: Evidence Based Medicine-Testing 
  Page 91 - 96McKean SC, Ortiz, EEditors: McKean SC, Bennett AL, Halasyamani LK.McGraw-Hill2008
• Evidence-Based Endocrinology 
  Chapter: Incorporating Evidence into Health Policy Decisions 
  Ortiz E, Guirguis-Blake JThe Humana Press, Inc.2006
• Information Technology Business Models for Quality Health Care: An EU/US Dialogue 
  Chapter: Federal Initiatives in Information Technology to Improve Patient Safety and Quality of Care 
  Ortiz EEditors: Krishna S, Balas EA, Boren SA.IOS Press, Amsterdam, The Netherlands2002
• Proceedings of the American Medical Informatics Association Annual Fall Symposium 
  Chapter: Department of Veterans Affairs, University of Utah Consortium Participation in the NLM/AHCPR Large Scale Vocabulary Test 
  Page 565 - 569Eagon JC, Ortiz E, Zollo KA, Hurdle J, Lincoln MJEditors: Masys DR.1997
• Proceedings of the American Medical Informatics Association Annual Fall Symposium 
  Ortiz E, Eagon JC, Lincoln MJEditors: Masys DR.1997
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Abstracts/Posters

• Creating Evidence-Based Hypertension Guidelines: T.R.I.P the JNC Way
  James P, Ortiz E, LeFevre M, Evans C, 40th Annual Meeting of the North American Primary Care Research Group, New Orleans, LA, 1/4/2012
• Multiple Myeloma in a 30-Year Old Man Presenting with Gradually Worsening Fatigue
  Goraya NK, Ortiz E, 28th Annual Meeting of the Society for General Internal Medicine, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/2005
• Management Techniques for Patients who Sabotage their Own Care
  Selassie L, Shroff D, Ortiz E, 28th Annual Meeting of the Society for General Internal Medicine, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/2005
• Use of e-Health Care Services Between 1999 and 2002: A growing Digital Divide
  Ortiz E, Huang J, Kinsman CJ, Fagan J, Fireman BH, Miller R, Selby JV, Hsu J, 27th Annual Meeting of the Society for General Internal Medicine, Chicago, IL, 1/14/2004
• Patient Experiences and Attitudes about Electronic Communication and Online Access to Medical Records
  Ortiz E, Hassol A, Walker JM, Kidder D, Rokita K, Young D, Pierdon S, Deitz D, Kuck S, 27th Annual Meeting of the Society for General Internal Medicine, Chicago, IL, 1/14/2004
• Evidence Review: Diagnosis and Management of Subclinical Thyroid Disease
  Ortiz E, Surks M, Daniels G, Sawin C, Col N, 27th Annual Meeting of the Society for General Internal Medicine, Chicago, IL, 1/14/2004
• Encoded Guidelines for Targeted Latent Tuberculosis Screening Using an Electronic Medical Record
  Steele AW, Eisert S, Davidson A, Sandison T, Lyons P, Garrett N, Gabow P, Ortiz E, Academy Health, San Diego, CA, 1/8/2004
• Demand for eHealth Services in an Integrated Delivery System.
  Fung V, Huang J, Fireman B, Miller R, Ortiz E, Selby JV, Hsu J, Academy Health, San Diego, CA, 1/6/2004
• The Effect of Using Rules Technology with Computerized Provider Order Entry on Medication Errors in an Outpatient Setting
  Steele AW, Eisert S, Gabow P, Witter J, Jones M, Lyons P, Ortiz E, Academy Health, San Diego, CA, 1/6/2004
• SGIM EBM Website: The Needs of the SGIM Members
  Straus SE, Ortiz E, on behalf of the SGIM EBM Task Force, 26th Annual Meeting of the Society for General Internal Medicine, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 1/2/2003
• How Quickly Do Clinical Practice Guidelines Go Out Of Date?
  Ortiz E, Rhodes S, Morton S, Eccles MP, Grimshaw JM, Woolf S, Shekelle PG, 24th Annual Meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2001
• Adherence to the PORT Study Prediction Rule and Its Impact on Outcomes and Resource Utilization
  Quach CH, Johns ST, Stolley S, Lenert LA, Ortiz E, 18th Annual Meeting of the Veterans Health Administration Health Services Research and Development Conference, Washington, DC, 1/1/2000
• Experiences and Attitudes of Internal Medicine Residents Toward Medical Informatics
  Ortiz E, Lombardo NT, Lincoln MJ, Stults BM, 22nd Annual Meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine; J Gen Intern Med, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/1999
• Depression Scores and Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence in HIV Disease
  Schulz RM, Mullenix TA, Googe HL, Grant D, Duong PT, Ortiz E, 38th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, San Diego, CA, 1/1/1998
• Evaluation of Resource Utilization Among Asthmatic and Nonasthmatic Patient Populations
  Nelsen LM, Ortiz E, Fitterman LK, Markson LE, 15th Annual Meeting of the Association for Health Services Research, Washington, DC, 1/1/1998
• Drug Therapy in the Initial Treatment of Hypertension Before and After JNC-V
  Duong PT, Ortiz E, Hanchak NA, Boccuzzi SJ, Murray JF, 10th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, 1/1/1998
• Comparison of Patients with Controlled Versus Uncontrolled Hypertension in Managed Care
  Ortiz E, Duong PT, Murray JF, Corrato RR, Hanchak NA, Grana JR, Boccuzzi SJ, 10th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, 1/1/1998
• Control Patterns in Newly Treated Hypertensive Patients
  Ortiz E, Duong PT, Murray JF, Boccuzzi SJ, Hanchak NA, Corrato RR, Grana JR, 21st Annual Meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine; J Gen Intern Med, Chicago, IL, 1/1/1998
• Routine Use of Anaerobic Blood Cultures is not Indicated in the Evaluation of Bacteremia
  Ortiz E, James BC, 21st Annual Meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine; J Gen Intern Med, Chicago, IL, 1/1/1998
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Lectures

• Quality Measure Development 
  Baltimore, MD - 1/1/2016
• Strategic Approach to Measure Development: Streamlining the Process to Meet Efficiency, Productivity and Regulatory Requirements 
  Alexandria, VA - 1/1/2016
• Evaluating Evidence and Clinical Practice Guidelines 
  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bet - 1/1/2013
• NHLBI Clinical Practice Guidelines for Hypertension, Cholesterol, and Obesity: Assessing Study Quality and Grading the Evidence and Recommendations 
  Bethesda, MD - 1/1/2011
• Institute of Medicine Standards for Systematic Reviews: Finding and Assessing Individual Studies 
  Washington, DC - 1/1/2011
• Evidence-Based Integrated Approach to Cardiovascular Guideline Development 
  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - 1/1/2010
• JNC 8: An Evidence-Based Approach to Guideline Development at NHLBI 
  New York, NY - 1/1/2010
• NHLBI Clinical Guidelines for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction 
  Albuquerque, NM - 1/1/2010
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute�s Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Guidelines 
  Bethesda, MD - 1/1/2010
• Rating the Quality of Evidence and Grading the Strength of Recommendations in Evidence Based Guidelines 
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD - 1/1/2009
• Current Strategies for Hypertension Education and Control at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 
  Washington, DC - 1/1/2009
• Clinical Guideline Development: An Evidence-Based Approach 
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD - 1/1/2008
• What Do Primary Care Providers Think about Personal Health Records? 
  Phoenix, AZ - 1/1/2006
• Using Evidence-Based Resources in Clinical Practice 
  Washington, DC - 1/1/2006
• Deriving Value from Your Electronic Health Record 
  Washington, DC - 1/1/2005
• Using Evidence Based Resources to Support Clinical Decision-Making 
  New Orleans, LA - 1/1/2005
• Why Don�t We Do It? Use of Prophylactic Antibiotics in Patients with Chemotherapy Induced Neutropenia 
  VA Medical Center, Washington, DC - 1/1/2005
• Why Do We Do It? Glucose Self-Monitoring in Patients with Type II Diabetes not Using Insulin 
  VA Medical Center, Washington, DC - 1/1/2005
• Important Issues and Misconceptions about Evidence-Based Medicine 
  VA Medical Center, Washington, DC - 1/1/2005
• The Case for Electronic Health Records in Primary Care 
  San Francisco, CA - 1/1/2004
• Bringing Clinical Knowledge to the Point of Care and to Patients 
  Washington, DC - 1/1/2004
• Using Information Technology to Improve Safety and Quality in the Ambulatory Setting 
  Chicago, IL - 1/1/2004
• Integrating Evidence into Clinical Decisions 
  Chicago, IL - 1/1/2004
• Using Evidence Based Resources In Clinical Practice 
  Chicago, IL - 1/1/2004
• Evidence-Based Medicine 
  Multiple locations, 2000, 2004 - 1/1/2004
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Other

• Evidence-Based Management of Sickle Cell Disease � Expert Panel Report 
  Buchanan GR, Yawn BP, Afenyi-Annan AN, Ballas SK, Hassell KL, James AH, Jordan L, Lanzkron SM, Lottenberg R, Savage WJ, Tanabe PJ, Ware RE, Murad MH, Goldsmith J, Hort..., National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-pro/guidelines/sickle-cell-disease-guidelines
  1/1/2014
• A Strategic Approach for Funding Research: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality�s Patient Safety Initiative 2000-2004 
  Keyes MA, Ortiz E, Queenan D, Hughes R, Chesley F, Hogan EM, Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation, Agency for Healthcare Research and Qual
  http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/advances
  Rockville, MD - 1/1/2005
• Evidence-Based Medicine for the Practicing Clinician 
  Straus SE, Mangrulkar RS, Gerrity MS, Hayward RS, Green ML, Lencoski K, Ortiz E on behalf of the Society of General Internal Medicine Evidence-Based Medicine Task Force, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  1/1/2004
• Medical Informatics for Better and Safer Health Care 
  Kass-Bartelmes BL, Ortiz E, Research in Action, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
  1/1/2002
• Health Status and Medical Treatment of the Future Elderly: Implications for the Medicare Program. Prospects for Advances in Medical Research and Technology in the 21st... 
  Shekelle PG, Ortiz E, Goldman DP, Newberry S, Health Care Finance Administration (HCFA) by RAND
  1/1/2001
• Current Validity of Clinical Practice Guidelines 
  Shekelle P, Ortiz E, Eccles M, Grimshaw J, Woolf S, Southern California Evidence-Based Practice Center
  1/1/2000
• University of Utah Consortium Participation in the NLM/AHCPR Large Scale Vocabulary Test 
  Eagon JC, Ortiz E, Zollo K, Bouhaddou O, Bray B, Hurdle J, Lange LL, Thompson CB, Sward K, Lincoln MJ, National Library of Medicine
  1/1/1997
• Inter-Rater Agreement During the NLM/AHCPR Large Scale Vocabulary Test 
  Ortiz E, Eagon JC, Lincoln MJ, National Library of Medicine
  1/1/1997
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