Corresponding Author: Allison J. Wu, MD, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, 300 Longwood Ave, Hunnewell Ground Floor, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115 (allison.wu@childrens.harvard.edu).
Accepted for Publication: October 3, 2021.
Published Online: December 13, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.5095
Author Contributions: Dr Wu and Ms Rocchio had full access to all of the data in the study and take responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.
Concept and design: Wu, Aris, Hivert, Klompas, Taveras.
Acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data: All authors.
Drafting of the manuscript: Wu.
Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: All authors.
Statistical analysis: Wu, Aris.
Obtained funding: Wu.
Administrative, technical, or material support: Rocchio.
Supervision: Wu, Aris, Hivert, Klompas, Taveras.
Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Wu reported grants from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality during the conduct of the study. Dr Klompas reported grants from Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during the conduct of the study. No other disclosures were reported.
Funding/Support: This study was funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (grant T32HS000063).
Role of the Funder/Sponsor: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript; and decision to submit the manuscript for publication.
Additional Contributions: The authors wish to acknowledge Alex Gitungano, MPH, from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, as well as the MPDHnet advisory panel, including Myfanwy Callahan, MD, MPH, from Atrius Health; Brian Herrick, MD, and Michelle Weiss, MPH, from the Cambridge Health Alliance; and Marlene Abreu, MA, and Lynette Mascioli, MPH, from the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers. The authors also thank Aileen Ochoa, MPH, from Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute. No compensation was received.
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