Assistant Professor, Family Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine
Family Medicine
Dr. Kurtis S. Elward, MD
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Kurtis S. Elward practices Family Medicine. He attended University of Illinois College of Medicine. He received awards:"Regional Top Doctor". Doctor Kurtis S. Elward, MD is a published doctor and has 24 publications published. The lastest was: 'HCFA's health care quality improvement program: the medical informatics challenge.' He is registered with Medicare and accepts Medicare payments.
Publications
- Management of acute asthma exacerbations.
- Medical Therapy for Asthma: Updates from the NAEPP Guidelines.
- Improving cardiovascular risk reduction for primary prevention--utility of lifetime risk assessment.
- Health Heritage© a web-based tool for the collection and assessment of family health history: initial user experience and analytic validity.
- Impact of asthma controller medications on clinical, economic, and patient-reported outcomes.
- Overview of changes to asthma guidelines: diagnosis and screening.
- How can primary care cross the quality chasm?
- Impact of lifestyle intervention on lost productivity and disability: improving control with activity and nutrition.
- Patterns of asthma control perception in adolescents: associations with psychosocial functioning.
- Asthma days: an approach to planned asthma care.
- Mortality associated with the quality of care of patients hospitalized with congestive heart failure.
- Comparison of an enhanced versus a written feedback model on the management of Medicare inpatients with venous thrombosis.
- Variations among hospitals in the quality of care for heart failure.
- The quality of care for Medicare patients with peptic ulcer disease.
- Red blood cell transfusions for elective hip and knee arthroplasty: opportunity to improve quality of care and documentation.
- Variation in the use of breast-conserving therapy for Medicare beneficiaries in Virginia: clinical, geographic, and hospital characteristics.
- HCFA's health care quality improvement program: the medical informatics challenge.
- Fellowship training in family medicine: results of a national survey.
- The role of the principal clinical coordinator in the Health Care Financing Administration's Health Care Quality Improvement Initiative.
- Family-centered birthing.
- Participation by sedentary elderly persons in an exercise promotion session.
- Factors associated with regular aerobic exercise in an elderly population.
- Benefits of exercise for older adults. A review of existing evidence and current recommendations for the general population.
Schools
University of Illinois At Chicago College of Medicine
University Of Rochester
University Of Virginia
University of Washington
Doctors Specialties
- Geriatric Medicine
- Family Medicine
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Regional Top Doctor
Education
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University of Washington School Public Health -
University of Rochester -
University of Virginia -
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1144225277 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | ELWARD | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | KURTIS | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 229012554 | |
| NPPES Provider State | VA | |
| Specialty Description | Family Practice | |
| Total Claim Count | 1769.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 3.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 57.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 3.22 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1144225277 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | ELWARD |
| First Name Of The Provider | KURTIS |
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