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. 2021 May 3;4(5):e219050.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.9050.

Assessment of Primary Care Appointment Times and Appropriate Prescribing of Statins for At-Risk Patients

Allison J Hare  1   2 , Srinath Adusumalli  1   2 , Saehwan Park  1 , Mitesh S Patel  1   2   3   4
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Assessment of Primary Care Appointment Times and Appropriate Prescribing of Statins for At-Risk Patients

Allison J Hare et al. JAMA Netw Open. .

Abstract

This cohort study examines whether there is an association between primary care appointment times and statin prescribing rates for patients with elevated risk of major adverse cardiovascular events.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Patel reported being the founder of Catalyst Health, a technology and behavior change consulting firm; member of the medical advisory board for Healthmine Services, Life.io, and Holistic Industries; and Dr Patel also has received research funding from Deloitte, which is not related to the work described in this manuscript. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.. Statin Prescribing Rates by Primary Care Appointment Time
Unadjusted data are from March 1, 2019, to February 29, 2020, and are based on each patient’s first new or return visit with their primary care practitioner. Primary care appointment times are grouped by the start of each hour (eg, 8:15 am and 8:30 am were placed in the 8 am group).
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