Transcranial Doppler Screening of Medicaid-Insured Children with Sickle Cell Disease - 16/10/14
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Transcranial Doppler screening reduces the risk of stroke in children with sickle cell disease. We tested the effect of informational letters sent to parents and doctors of Medicaid-insured children on improving screening efficiency. The letters did not improve the low baseline screening rates, suggesting the need for more aggressive outreach. Hematologist visits were correlated with increased screening rates.
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Supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Physician Faculty Scholars Program. J.S. and J.C. were supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health (K23HL078819 and U54HL090515, respectively). J.C. also was supported by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (FH 865 GEN). The authors declare no conflicts of interest. |
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