Disclosures: This study was funded by a grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (K07 HL081373-01) to Dr. Estrada; approved by the institutional review boards of the University of Alabama at Birmingham; and presented in part at the 2009 and 2010 Southern Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meetings, New Orleans, Louisiana. The authors report no conflict of interest.
Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors alone and do not reflect the views of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Dr. Estrada: Director, VA National Quality Scholars Program, Scientist, Deep South Center on Effectiveness (DSCE), REAP Center for Surgical, Medical Acute Care Research & Transitions (C-SMART), Birmingham VA Medical Center, and professor of medicine and director of the Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Mr. Krishnamoorthy: Senior Systems Analyst, Division of Continuing Medical Education, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Ms. Korf: Executive Director, Distance Learning and Outreach, University of Alabama; Mrs. Smith: Program manager, UAB Minority Health & Health Disparities Research Center, Division of Preventive Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Dr. Staton: Program Director and Outpatient Clinic Director, Department of Internal Medicine and Associate Professor, University of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanooga; Dr. Allison: Vice Chair, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Associate Vice Provost for Health Disparities, and Professor of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School; Dr. Houston: Scientist, Center for Health Quality, Outcomes & Economic Research (CHQOER), Bedford VAMC, Professor, Quantitative Health Sciences and Medicine, Chief, Division of Health Informatics and Implementation Science, and Assistant Dean for Continuing Medical Education/Medical Education Research, University of Massachusetts Medical School.
Correspondence: Carlos Estrada, Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Division of General Internal Medicine, 732 Faculty Office Tower, 510 20th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35294-3407; e-mail: [email protected].
This work was presented in part at the 2009 and 2010 Southern Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meetings, New Orleans, Louisiana.
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