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Timothy P. Hofer is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on several key subfields including General Health Professions, Economics and Econometrics, Genetics, Oncology, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

The scientist's work covers a variety of topics, with significant attention to:

  • BRCA gene mutations in cancer
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Primary Care and Health Outcomes
  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
  • Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies

Timothy P. Hofer has contributed to multiple recent papers, including:

  • "Germline Genetic Testing After Cancer Diagnosis," 2023, published in JAMA
  • "Time Trends in Receipt of Germline Genetic Testing and Results for Women Diagnosed With Breast Cancer or Ovarian Cancer, 2012-2019," 2021, published in Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • "Type 2 Diabetes Management, Control and Outcomes During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Older US Veterans: an Observational Study," 2022, published in Journal of General Internal Medicine
  • "Inappropriate Diagnosis of Pneumonia Among Hospitalized Adults," 2024, published in JAMA Internal Medicine
  • "Outcome Measures for Interventions to Reduce Inappropriate Chronic Drugs: A Narrative Review," 2020, published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Timothy P. Hofer include:

  • Eve A. Kerr
  • Sameer D. Saini
  • Allison W. Kurian
  • Paul Abrahamse
  • Richard Lilford

The scientist has published extensively in several academic venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • JAMA Network Open
  • EFSA Journal
  • Gastroenterology
  • The American Journal of Managed Care

Best Publications

  • Estimating Hospital Deaths Due to Medical Errors: Preventability Is in the Eye of the Reviewer

    Rodney A. Hayward;Timothy P. Hofer

  • The Unreliability of Individual Physician “Report Cards” for Assessing the Costs and Quality of Care of a Chronic Disease

    Timothy P. Hofer;Rodney A. Hayward;Sheldon Greenfield;Edward H. Wagner

  • Socioeconomic disparities in preventive care persist despite universal coverage. Breast and cervical cancer screening in Ontario and the United States.

    Steven J. Katz;Timothy P. Hofer

  • When do patients and their physicians agree on diabetes treatment goals and strategies, and what difference does it make?

    Michele Heisler;Sandeep Vijan;Robert M. Anderson;Peter A. Ubel

  • Cost-utility analysis of screening intervals for diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

    S. Vijan;T. P. Hofer;R. A. Hayward

  • Are physicians aware of which of their patients have indwelling urinary catheters

    Sanjay Saint;Sanjay Saint;Jeff Wiese;John K Amory;John K Amory;Michael L Bernstein

  • Relation between door-to-balloon times and mortality after primary percutaneous coronary intervention over time: a retrospective study

    Brahmajee K. Nallamothu;Sharon Lise T. Normand;Yongfei Wang;Timothy P. Hofer

  • Estimated Benefits of Glycemic Control in Microvascular Complications in Type 2 Diabetes

    Sandeep Vijan;Timothy P. Hofer;Rodney A. Hayward

  • Who bounces back? Physiologic and other predictors of intensive care unit readmission.

    Andrew L. Rosenberg;Timothy P. Hofer;Rodney A. Hayward;Cathy Strachan

  • Preventing Hospital-Acquired Urinary Tract Infection in the United States: A National Study

    Sanjay Saint;Sanjay Saint;Christine P. Kowalski;Samuel R. Kaufman;Timothy P. Hofer;Timothy P. Hofer

  • Which colon cancer screening test? A comparison of costs, effectiveness, and compliance.

    Sandeep Vijan;Erica W Hwang;Timothy P Hofer;Timothy P Hofer;Rodney A Hayward;Rodney A Hayward

  • Barriers to following dietary recommendations in Type 2 diabetes

    Sandeep Vijan;N. S. Stuart;J. T. Fitzgerald;D. L. Ronis;D. L. Ronis

  • Brief report: the burden of diabetes therapy: implications for the design of effective patient-centered treatment regimens.

    Sandeep Vijan;Rodney A. Hayward;David L. Ronis;Timothy P. Hofer

  • Is acetylcysteine effective in preventing contrast-related nephropathy? A meta-analysis.

    Brahmajee K. Nallamothu;Kaveh G. Shojania;Sanjay Saint;Timothy P. Hofer;Timothy P. Hofer

  • Narrative review: lack of evidence for recommended low- density lipoprotein treatment targets : A solvable problem

    Rodney A. Hayward;Timothy P. Hofer;Sandeep Vijan

  • Accepting critically ill transfer patients: adverse effect on a referral center's outcome and benchmark measures.

    Andrew L. Rosenberg;Timothy P. Hofer;Cathy Strachan;Charles M. Watts

  • Whom should we profile? Examining diabetes care practice variation among primary care providers, provider groups, and health care facilities.

    Sarah L Krein;Timothy P Hofer;Eve A Kerr;Rodney A Hayward

  • Multivariable risk prediction can greatly enhance the statistical power of clinical trial subgroup analysis.

    Rodney A Hayward;Rodney A Hayward;David M Kent;David M Kent;Sandeep Vijan;Sandeep Vijan;Timothy P Hofer;Timothy P Hofer

  • Projections of demand and capacity for colonoscopy related to increasing rates of colorectal cancer screening in the United States.

    S. Vijan;J. Inadomi;J. Inadomi;R. A. Hayward;R. A. Hayward;T. P. Hofer;T. P. Hofer

  • What is an error

    T P Hofer;E A Kerr;R A Hayward

Frequent Co-Authors

Rodney A. Hayward
Rodney A. Hayward University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Steven J. Katz
Steven J. Katz University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Sanjay Saint
Sanjay Saint University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Richard J. Lilford
Richard J. Lilford University of Birmingham
Monica Morrow
Monica Morrow Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Ann S. Hamilton
Ann S. Hamilton University of Southern California
Michele Heisler
Michele Heisler University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Steven M. Asch
Steven M. Asch Stanford University
Reshma Jagsi
Reshma Jagsi University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Allison W. Kurian
Allison W. Kurian Stanford University

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