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      11/19/2020
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    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 2020 Edition

    Anderson E, Solch AK, Fincke BG, Meterko M, Wormwood JB, Vimalananda VG. Concerns of Primary Care Clinicians Practicing in an Integrated Health System: a Qualitative Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 Sep 11. PMID: 32918198.

    Blevins CE, Marsh EL, Stein MD, Schatten HT, Abrantes AM. Project CHOICE: Choosing healthy options in coping with emotions, an EMA/EMI plus in-person intervention for alcohol use. Subst Abus. 2020 Sep 01; 1-8. PMID: 32870129.

    Connolly SL, Hogan TP, Shimada SL, Miller CJ. Leveraging Implementation Science to Understand Factors Influencing Sustained Use of Mental Health Apps: a Narrative Review. J Technol Behav Sci. 2020 Sep 07; 1-13. PMID: 32923580.

    Crable EL, Biancarelli D, Walkey AJ, Drainoni ML. Barriers and facilitators to implementing priority inpatient initiatives in the safety net setting. Implement Sci Commun. 2020; 1:35. PMID: 32885192.

    Dianti J, Matelski J, Tisminetzky M, Walkey AJ, Munshi L, Del Sorbo L, Fan E, Costa EL, Hodgson CL, Brochard L, Goligher EC. Comparing the Effects of Tidal Volume, Driving Pressure, and Mechanical Power on Mortality in Trials of Lung-Protective Mechanical Ventilation. Respir Care. 2020 Aug 25. PMID: 32843513.

    Figueroa JF, Wadhera RK, Frakt AB, Fonarow GC, Heidenreich PA, Xu H, Lytle B, DeVore AD, Matsouaka R, Yancy CW, Bhatt DL, Joynt Maddox KE. Quality of Care and Outcomes Among Medicare Advantage vs Fee-for-Service Medicare Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure. JAMA Cardiol. 2020 Sep 02. PMID: 32876650.

    Griffith KN, Ndugga NJ, Pizer SD. Appointment Wait Times for Specialty Care in Veterans Health Administration Facilities vs Community Medical Centers. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Aug 03; 3(8):e2014313. PMID: 32845325.

    Gunn CM, Maschke A, Paasche-Orlow MK, Kressin NR, Schonberg MA, Battaglia TA. Engaging Women with Limited Health Literacy in Mammography Decision-Making: Perspectives of Patients and Primary Care Providers. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 Sep 15. PMID: 32935318.

    Hawley CE, Genovese N, Owsiany MT, Triantafylidis LK, Moo LR, Linsky AM, Sullivan JL, Paik JM. Rapid Integration of Home Telehealth Visits Amidst COVID-19: What Do Older Adults Need to Succeed? J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 Sep 15. PMID: 32930391.

    Hickey E, Sheldrick RC, Kuhn J, Broder-Fingert S. A commentary on interpreting the United States preventive services task force autism screening recommendation statement. Autism. 2020 Sep 14; 1362361320957463. PMID: 32921149.

    Huberfeld N, Watson S, Barkoff A. Struggle for the Soul of Medicaid. J Law Med Ethics. 2020 09; 48(3):429-433. PMID: 33021181

    Jasuja GK, de Groot A, Quinn EK, Ameli O, Hughto JMW, Dunbar M, Deutsch M, Streed CG, Paasche-Orlow MK, Wolfe HL, Rose AJ. Beyond Gender Identity Disorder Diagnoses Codes: An Examination of Additional Methods to Identify Transgender Individuals in Administrative Databases. Med Care. 2020 10; 58(10):903-911. PMID: 32925416.

    Jones DK, Gordon SH, Huberfeld N. Have the ACA’s Exchanges Succeeded? It’s Complicated. J Health Polit Policy Law. 2020 Aug 1;45(4):661-676. PMID: 32186335.

    Johnson G, Frakt A. Hospital markets in the United States, 2007-2017. Healthc (Amst). 2020 Sep; 8(3):100445. PMID: 32919591.

    Katz DA, Wu C, Jaske E, Stewart GL, Mohr DC. Care Practices to Promote Patient Engagement in VA Primary Care: Factors Associated With High Performance. Ann Fam Med. 2020 09; 18(5):397-405. PMID: 32928755.

    Leech AA, Christiansen CL, Linas BP, Jacobsen DM, Morin I, Drainoni ML. Healthcare practitioner experiences and willingness to prescribe pre-exposure prophylaxis in the US. PLoS One. 2020; 15(9):e0238375. PMID: 32881916.

    Marques L, Youn SJ, Zepeda ED, Chablani-Medley A, Bartuska AD, Baldwin M, Shtasel DL. Effectiveness of a Modular Cognitive-Behavioral Skills Curriculum in High-Risk Justice-Involved Youth. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2020 Sep 17. PMID: 32947449.

    Miller EA, Huberfeld N, Jones DK. Pursuing Medicaid Block Grants with the Healthy Adult Opportunity Initiative: Dressing Up Old Ideas in New Clothes. J Health Polit Policy Law. 2020 Sep 16. PMID: 32955558

    Motavalli D, Taylor JL, Childs E, Valente PK, Salhaney P, Olson J, Biancarelli DL, Edeza A, Earlywine JJ, Marshall BDL, Drainoni ML, Mimiaga MJ, Biello KB, Bazzi AR. “Health Is on the Back Burner:” Multilevel Barriers and Facilitators to Primary Care Among People Who Inject Drugs. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 Sep 11. PMID: 32918199.

    Nevedal AL, Reardon CM, Jackson GL, Cutrona SL, White B, Gifford AL, Orvek E, DeLaughter K, White L, King HA, Henderson B, Vega R, Damschroder L. Implementation and sustainment of diverse practices in a large integrated health system: a mixed methods study. Implement Sci Commun. 2020; 1:61. PMID: 32885216.

    Ohrtman EA, Shapiro GD, Wolfe AE, Trinh NT, Ni P, Acton A, Slavin MD, Ryan CM, Kazis LE, Schneider JC. Sexual activity and romantic relationships after burn injury: A Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation (LIBRE) study. Burns. 2020 Sep 15. PMID: 32948357.

    Robinson SA, Wan ES, Shimada SL, Richardson CR, Moy ML. Age and Attitudes Towards an Internet-Mediated, Pedometer-Based Physical Activity Intervention for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Secondary Analysis. JMIR Aging. 2020 Sep 09; 3(2):e19527. PMID: 32902390.

    Shafer PR, Dusetzina SB, Sabik LM, Platts-Mills TF, Stearns SC, Trogdon JG. Insurance instability and use of emergency and office-based care after gaining coverage: An observational cohort study. PLoS One. 2020; 15(9):e0238100. PMID: 32886675.

    Stein MD, Phillips KT, Herman DS, Keosaian J, Stewart C, Anderson BJ, Weinstein Z, Liebschutz J. Skin-cleaning among hospitalized people who inject drugs: a randomized controlled trial. Addiction. 2020 Aug 23. PMID: 32830383.

    Stevenson BL, Blevins CE, Marsh E, Feltus S, Stein M, Abrantes AM. An ecological momentary assessment of mood, coping and alcohol use among emerging adults in psychiatric treatment. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2020 Aug 27; 1-8. PMID: 32851900.

    Sullivan JL, Engle RL, Shin MH, Davila H, Tayade A, Bower ES, Pendergast J, Simons KV. Social Connection and Psychosocial Adjustment among Older Male Veterans Who Return to the Community from VA Nursing Homes. Clin Gerontol. 2020 Aug 27; 1-10. PMID: 32852256.

    Swamy L, Mohr D, Blok A, Anderson E, Charns M, Wiener RS, Rinne S. Impact of Workplace Climate on Burnout Among Critical Care Nurses in the Veterans Health Administration. Am J Crit Care. 2020 09 01; 29(5):380-389. PMID: 32869073.

    Timko C, Chatav Schonbrun Y, Anderson B, Johnson JE, Stein M. Perceived Substance Use Norms Among Jailed Women with Alcohol Use Disorders. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2020 Sep 02. PMID: 32876998.

    Vail EA, Shieh MS, Pekow PS, Gershengorn HB, Walkey AJ, Lindenauer PK, Wunsch H. Use of Vasoactive Medications after Cardiac Surgery in the United States. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2020 Sep 14. PMID: 32926642.

    Vimalananda VG, Meterko M, Solch AK, Qian S, Wormwood JB, Greenlee CM, Smith CD, Fincke BG. Coordination of Care as Experienced by the Specialist: Validation of the CSC-Specialist Survey in the Private Sector and the Effect of a Shared Electronic Health Record. Med Care. 2020 Sep 10. PMID: 32925459.

    Yakovchenko V, DeSotto K, Drainoni ML, Lukesh W, Miller DR, Park A, Shao Q, Thornton DJ, Gifford AL. Using Lean-Facilitation to Improve Quality of Hepatitis C Testing in Primary Care. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 Sep 15. PMID: 32930938.

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