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  • Recent publications from Boston University’s Department of Health Law, Policy and Management: November 2019 Edition

      November 13, 2019 at 3:17 pm
      Austin Frakt

    Below are recent publications from me and my colleagues from Boston University’s Department of Health Law, Policy and Management. You can find all posts in this series here.

    November 2019 Edition

    Brady KJS, Kazis LE, Sheldrick RC, Ni P, Trockel MT. Selecting physician well-being measures to assess health system performance and screen for distress: Conceptual and methodological considerations. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2019 Sep 24; 100662. PMID: 31562054.

    Carey K, Morgan JR, Lin MY, Kain MS, Creevy WR. Patient Outcomes Following Total Joint Replacement Surgery: A Comparison of Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgery Centers. J Arthroplasty. 2019 Aug 23. PMID: 31526700.

    Chang FH, Ni P. Responsiveness and Predictive Validity of the Participation Measure-3 Domains, 4 Dimensions in Survivors of Stroke. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2019 Aug 14. PMID: 31421097.

    Cohen AB. In the September 2019 Issue of the Quarterly. Milbank Q. 2019 Sep; 97(3):627-630. PMID: 31512294.

    Cole MB, Galárraga O, Wilson IB. The Impact of Rhode Island’s Multipayer Patient-centered Medical Home Program on Utilization and Cost of Care. Med Care. 2019 Oct; 57(10):801-808. PMID: 31464841.

    Eggleston B, Dismuke-Greer CE, Pogoda TK, Denning JH, Eapen BC, Carlson KF, Bhatnagar S, Nakase-Richardson R, Troyanskaya M, Nolen T, Walker WC. A prediction model of military combat and training exposures on VA service-connected disability: a CENC study. Brain Inj. 2019 Sep 02; 1-13. PMID: 31476880.

    George J, Parker VA, Sullivan JL, Greenan MA, Chan J, Shin MH, Chen Q, Shwartz M, Rosen AK. How hospitals select their patient safety priorities: An exploratory study of four Veterans Health Administration hospitals. Health Care Manage Rev. 2019 Sep 06. PMID: 31498164.

    Gluck AR, Huberfeld N. Health Care Federalism and Next Steps in Health Reform. J. L. Med. & Ethics 2019, Vol. 46(4) 841-845.

    Griffith KN, Li D, Davies ML, Pizer SD, Prentice JC. Call center performance affects patient perceptions of access and satisfaction. Am J Manag Care. 2019 Sep 01; 25(9):e282-e287. PMID: 31518100.

    Huberfeld N. Holes in the Safety Net: Federalism and Poverty. Health Care Reform. Cambridge University Press. 2019.

    Huberfeld N. Rural Health, Universality, and Legislative Targeting. 12 Harvard Law & Policy Review. 241. 2019.

    Huberfeld N. Stewart v. Azar and the Purpose of Medicaid: Work as a Condition of Enrollment, Public Health Reports 2019, Vol. 134(2) 197-200.

    Huberfeld N. Texas v. U.S.: Another Day, Another Threat to the Affordable Care Act. ACS Expert Forum. July 8, 2019.

    Jasuja GK, Engle RL, Skolnik A, Rose AJ, Male A, Reisman JI, Bokhour BG. Understanding the Context of High- and Low-Testosterone Prescribing Facilities in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA): a Qualitative Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 Sep 11. PMID: 31512188.

    Kazis LE, Ameli O, Rothendler J, Garrity B, Cabral H, McDonough C, Carey K, Stein M, Sanghavi D, Elton D, Fritz J, Saper R. Observational retrospective study of the association of initial healthcare provider for new-onset low back pain with early and long-term opioid use. BMJ Open. 2019 Sep 20; 9(9):e028633. PMID: 31542740.

    Kilbourne AM, Braganza MZ, Bowersox NW, Goodrich DE, Miake-Lye I, Floyd N, Garrido MM, Frakt AB, Bever CT, Vega R, Ramoni R. Research Lifecycle to Increase the Substantial Real-world Impact of Research: Accelerating Innovations to Application. Med Care. 2019 Oct; 57 Suppl 10 Suppl 3:S206-S212. PMID: 31517789.

    Lipson SK, Raifman J, Abelson S, Reisner SL. Gender Minority Mental Health in the U.S.: Results of a National Survey on College Campuses. Am J Prev Med. 2019 Sep; 57(3):293-301. PMID: 31427032.

    Mariner WK, Annas GJ, Huberfeld N, Ulrich MR. Public Health Law. 3rd Edition. Carolina Academic Press. Durham, NC. 2019.

    Pimentel CB, Hartmann CW, Okyere D, Carnes SL, Loup JR, Vallejo-Luces TM, Sloup SN, Snow AL. Use of huddles among frontline staff in clinical settings: a scoping review protocol. JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep. 2019 Sep 02. PMID: 31483341.

    Rossheim ME, Greene KM, Yurasek AM, Barry AE, Gonzalez-Pons KM, Trangenstein PJ, Cavazos T, Nelson C, Treffers RD, Thombs DL, Jernigan DH. Underage drinkers’ first experience consuming a popular brand of supersized alcopop. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2019 Aug 23; 1-9. PMID: 31442085.

    Sachs R, Huberfeld N. The Problematic Law And Policy Of Medicaid Block Grants. Health Affairs Blog, July 23, 2019.

    Stein M, Herman D, Conti M, Anderson B, Bailey G. Initiating buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder during short-term in-patient ‘detoxification’: a randomized clinical trial. Addiction. 2019 Aug 20. PMID: 31430414.

    Trangenstein PJ, Whitehill JM, Jenkins MC, Jernigan DH, Moreno MA. Active cannabis marketing and adolescent past-year cannabis use. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2019 Sep 04; 204:107548. PMID: 31550611.

    Uebelacker LA, Van Noppen D, Tremont G, Bailey G, Abrantes A, Stein M. A pilot study assessing acceptability and feasibility of hatha yoga for chronic pain in people receiving opioid agonist therapy for opioid use disorder. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2019 Oct; 105:19-27. PMID: 31443887.

    Yakovchenko V, Hogan TP, Houston TK, Richardson L, Lipschitz J, Petrakis BA, Gillespie C, McInnes DK. Automated Text Messaging With Patients in Department of Veterans Affairs Specialty Clinics: Cluster Randomized Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2019 Aug 04; 21(8):e14750. PMID: 31444872.

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