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Lawrence Howard Greenblatt

Lawrence Howard Greenblatt

Professor of Medicine
Medicine, General Internal Medicine
green061@mc.duke.edu
Box 2992 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
4220 N Roxboro Rd, Durham, NC 27704

Selected Publications

Primary care need and engagement by people with criminal legal involvement: Descriptive and associational analysis using retrospective data on the entire population ever detained in one southeastern U.S. county jail 2014-2020.

Journal Article PLoS One · 2024 More than 7 million people are released each year from U.S. jails or prisons, many with chronic diseases that would benefit from primary care in their returning communities. The objective of this study was to provide an in-depth, payer-agnostic description ... Full text Link to item Cite

Development and validation of an electronic health records-based opioid use disorder algorithm by expert clinical adjudication among patients with prescribed opioids.

Journal Article Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf · May 2023 BACKGROUND: In the US, over 200 lives are lost from opioid overdoses each day. Accurate and prompt diagnosis of opioid use disorders (OUD) may help prevent overdose deaths. However, international classification of disease (ICD) codes for OUD are known to u ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

In type 2 diabetes, the BT-001 smartphone app reduced HbA1c more than a control app at 90 d.

Journal Article Ann Intern Med · January 2023 Hsia J, Guthrie NL, Lupinacci P, et al. Randomized, controlled trial of a digital behavioral therapeutic application to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2022;45:2976-81. 36181554. ... Full text Link to item Cite

Buprenorphine physician-pharmacist collaboration in the management of patients with opioid use disorder: results from a multisite study of the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network.

Journal Article Addiction · July 2021 BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Physician and pharmacist collaboration may help address the shortage of buprenorphine-waivered physicians and improve care for patients with opioid use disorder (OUD). This study investigated the feasibility and acceptability of a new ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Recent and active problematic substance use among primary care patients: Results from the alcohol, smoking, and substance involvement screening test in a multisite study.

Journal Article Subst Abus · 2021 Background: Primary care settings provide salient opportunities for identifying patients with problematic substance use and addressing unmet treatment need. The aim of this study was to examine the extent and correlates of problematic substance use by subs ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

E-Cigarette Use Among Adult Primary Care Patients: Results from a Multisite Study.

Journal Article J Gen Intern Med · January 2020 BACKGROUND: Primary care settings provide opportunities to identify electronic-cigarette (e-cigarette) use and to implement strategies for changing tobacco use behavior. However, a better understanding of the extent and associated characteristics of e-ciga ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Multiyear Outcomes of a Population-Oriented Care Redesign in an Internal Medicine Residency Continuity Clinic.

Journal Article J Health Care Poor Underserved · 2020 The cornerstone of ambulatory care training for internal medicine residents is the continuity clinic, which often serves medically and psychosocially complex patients. We conducted and evaluated a population-oriented redesign to improve care for "high-need ... Full text Link to item Cite

Characteristics of New Opioid Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries: Identifying High-Risk Patterns.

Journal Article J Manag Care Spec Pharm · September 2019 BACKGROUND: Opioid prescription patterns, including long-term use, multiple prescribers, and high opioid doses, increase the risk for adverse outcomes; however, previous research in older adult populations has primarily described opioid dose patterns using ... Full text Link to item Cite

Identifying core curricular components for behavioral health training in internal medicine residency: Qualitative interviews with residents, faculty, and behavioral health clinicians.

Journal Article Int J Psychiatry Med · May 2019 OBJECTIVE: Behavioral health services frequently delivered by primary care providers include care for mental health and substance abuse disorders and assistance with behavioral risk factor reduction. Internal medicine residencies in the United States lack ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Understanding Frequent Emergency Department Use Among Primary Care Patients.

Journal Article Popul Health Manag · February 2018 Patients with high emergency department (ED) utilization are an important focus in population health management. This retrospective cohort study analyzed patterns of frequent ED use for 4087 patients enrolled at an academically-affiliated primary care clin ... Full text Link to item Cite

Evidence-based medicine and primary care: keeping up is hard to do.

Journal Article Mt Sinai J Med · 2012 Primary-care physicians feel pressure to be knowledgeable, efficient, comprehensive, and compassionate while delivering evidence-based medical care. Incorporating evidence-based medicine into practice requires training in the skills of finding and applying ... Full text Link to item Cite