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Brian James Caveney

Medical Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Family Medicine and Community Health, Occupational & Environmental
Duke Box 3834, Durham, NC 27710
2200 W Main St, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Publications


Pay-for-Performance Incentives: Holy Grail or Sippy Cup?

Journal Article N C Med J · 2016 The health care system is slowly evolving from fee-for-service care to other forms of payment. Pay-for-performance contracts based on quality, patient satisfaction, and utilization are an important development along the continuum. The metrics are not perfe ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pharmaceutical interventions for obesity: a public health perspective.

Journal Article Diabetes Obes Metab · June 2011 The prevalence of obesity, a major risk factor for many chronic diseases, has risen in most developed countries over the past several decades. The economic burden for both public and private health care systems is substantial. Although certain non-pharmace ... Full text Link to item Cite

Implications of patient selection and surgical technique for primary total knee arthroplasty.

Journal Article W V Med J · 1996 Between 1983 and 1992, one surgeon at Wheeling Hospital in Wheeling, W.Va., performed 121 primary cruciate-sparing total knee arthroplasties on patients with degenerative joint disease. Rigorous preoperative screening criteria and surgical protocol were de ... Link to item Cite

Lessons from the Swedish health care system.

Journal Article W V Med J · September 1994 Link to item Cite