Vittorio Maio, PharmD, MSPH

Contact Dr. Maio

1015 Walnut Street
Suite 115
Philadelphia, PA 19107

(215) 955-1821
(215) 503-7598 (fax)

Graduate School
PharmD - School of Pharmacy, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
MS, Pharmacology - Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
MSPH - Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA

University Appointment
Associate Professor, Jefferson School of Population Health, 2009
Research Assistant Professor, Jefferson School of Population Health, 2008
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy, Jefferson Medical College, 2004 - 2008

Research and Clinical Interests
Evaluation of the Appropriateness of Prescribing for the Elderly, the Effects of Patient Prescription Cost-sharing on Drug Consumption and Utilization of Medical Care, and the Quality of Care Provided by Physicians.

Publications

Most Recent Peer-reviewed Publications

1. The inequality in health care quality
2. Comment: Pharmaceutical care for migraine and headache patients: A community-based, randomized intervention
3. Prescription drug use during pregnancy: A population-based study in Regione Emilia-Romagna, Italy
4. Discontinuing medications: A novel approach for revising the prescribing stage of the medication-use process
5. Light and fire
6. Prevalence and predictors of potential drug-drug interactions in Regione Emilia-Romagna, Italy
7. Appropriate discontinuation of medications at the end of life: A need to establish consensus criteria
8. Potentially inappropriate medication prescribing for elderly outpatients in Emilia Romagna, Italy: A population-based cohort study
9. Economic implications of non-adherence to treatment recommendations for hemodialysis patients with anemia
10. Costs associatd with candidemia in a hospital setting
11. Potentially inappropriate prescribing for elderly patients in 2 outpatient settings.
12. Risk adjustment in a non-market-based system: The case of Emilia-Romagna, Italy
13. Are employers pursuing value-based purchasing?
14. Asthma management programs in managed care organizations
15. Using pharmacy data to identify those with chronic conditions in Emilia Romagna, Italy
16. Pharmacy utilization and the medicare modernization act
17. Validation of an isocratic HPLC assay of losartan potassium in pharmaceutical formulations and stress test for stability evaluation of drug substance
18. Effectiveness of pharmacoeconomic and outcomes research fellowship programs within the United States
19. Outpatient quality improvement in academic faculty practice plans: Does it exist?
20. Outcome measures for pharmacoeconomics education

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