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

      10/10/2019
      Austin Frakt

    My primary academic appointment is with the Department of Health Law, Policy and Management at Boston University’s School of Public Health. Below are recent publications from me and my colleagues from that department.

    This will be a recurring post (~monthly) and content will be updated if publications I’ve missed are brought to my attention. You can find all posts in this series here.

    October 2019 Edition

    Anderson D, Shafer P. The Trump Effect: Postinauguration Changes in Marketplace Enrollment. J Health Polit Policy Law. 2019 Jun 07. PMID: 31199870.

    Cole MB, Galárraga O, Rahman M, Wilson IB. Trends in Comorbid Conditions Among Medicaid Enrollees With HIV. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2019 Apr; 6(4):ofz124. PMID: 30976608.

    Davis MM, Shafer P, Renfro S, Hassmiller Lich K, Shannon J, Coronado GD, McConnell KJ, Wheeler SB. Does a transition to accountable care in Medicaid shift the modality of colorectal cancer testing? BMC Health Serv Res. 2019 Jan 21; 19(1):54. PMID: 30665396.

    Ding EY, Albuquerque D, Winter M, Binici S, Piche J, Bashar SK, Chon K, Walkey AJ, McManus DD. Novel Method of Atrial Fibrillation Case Identification and Burden Estimation Using the MIMIC-III Electronic Health Data Set. J Intensive Care Med. 2019 Oct; 34(10):851-857. PMID: 31354020.

    Flaherty S, Zepeda ED, Mortele K, Young GJ. Magnitude and financial implications of inappropriate diagnostic imaging for three common clinical conditions. Int J Qual Health Care. 2019 Jan 23. PMID: 30689863.

    Gertner AK, Rotter JS, Shafer PR. Association Between State Minimum Wages and Suicide Rates in the U.S. Am J Prev Med. 2019 May; 56(5):648-654. PMID: 30905484.

    Gordon SH, Gadbois EA, Shield RR, Vivier PM, Ndumele CD, Trivedi AN. Qualitative perspectives of primary care providers who treat Medicaid managed care patients. BMC Health Serv Res. 2018 Sep 21; 18(1):728. PMID: 30241523.

    Gordon SH, Sommers BD, Wilson IB, Galarraga O, Trivedi AN. Risk Factors for Early Disenrollment From Colorado’s Affordable Care Act Marketplace. Med Care. 2019 01; 57(1):49-53. PMID: 30531597.

    Gordon SH, Sommers BD, Wilson I, Galarraga O, Trivedi AN. The Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Continuous Enrollment: a Two-State Analysis. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 Sep; 34(9):1919-1924. PMID: 31228048.

    Huang AR, Strombotne KL, Horner EM, Lapham SJ. Adolescent Cognitive Aptitudes and Later-in-Life Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders. JAMA Netw Open. 2018 Sep 07; 1(5):e181726. PMID: 30646141.

    Kenney SR, Phillips KT, Herman DS, Keosaian J, Anderson BJ, Stein MD. Perceived Behavioral Control and Barriers to Cleaning Skin Before Injecting Drugs. J Addict Med. 2019 Aug 08. PMID: 31403521.

    Law AC, Stevens JP, Walkey AJ. National Trends in Timing of Death Among Patients With Septic Shock, 1994-2014. Crit Care Med. 2019 Aug 08. PMID: 31397713.

    Mehta AB, Walkey AJ, Curran-Everett D, Douglas IS. One-Year Outcomes Following Tracheostomy for Acute Respiratory Failure. Crit Care Med. 2019 Aug 08. PMID: 31397716.

    Meyers DJ, Cole MB, Rahman M, Lee Y, Rogers W, Gutman R, Wilson IB. The association of provider and practice factors with HIV ART adherence. AIDS. 2019 Jul 22. PMID: 31335809.

    Naik AD, Arney J, Clark JA, Martin LA, Walling AM, Stevenson A, Smith D, Asch SM, Kanwal F. Integrated Model for Patient-Centered Advanced Liver Disease Care. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Jul 26. PMID: 31357029.

    Radwin LE, Cabral H, Bokhour BG, Seibert MN, Stolzmann K, Annis A, Mohr DC. A scale to measure nurses’ and providers’ patient centered care in primary care settings. Patient Educ Couns. 2019 Jul 15. PMID: 31351786.

    Reilly ED, Robinson SA, Petrakis BA, Kuhn E, Pigeon WR, Wiener RS, McInnes DK, Quigley KS. Mobile App Use for Insomnia Self-Management: Pilot Findings on Sleep Outcomes in Veterans. Interact J Med Res. 2019 Jul 24; 8(3):e12408. PMID: 31342904.

    Rex JH, Fernandez Lynch H, Cohen IG, Darrow JJ, Outterson K. Designing development programs for non-traditional antibacterial agents. Nat Commun. 2019 Jul 31; 10(1):3416. PMID: 31366924.

    Shafer P. Impact of US Smoke-free Air Laws on Restaurant and Bar Employment, 1990-2015. Nicotine Tob Res. 2019 Mar 30; 21(4):547-550. PMID: 29309684.

    Shafer PR, Fowler EF, Baum L, Gollust SE. Television Advertising and Health Insurance Marketplace Consumer Engagement in Kentucky: A Natural Experiment. J Med Internet Res. 2018 10 25; 20(10):e10872. PMID: 30361198.

    Shafer PR, Borsky A, Ngo-Metzger Q, Miller T, Meyers D. The Practice Gap: National Estimates of Screening and Counseling for Alcohol, Tobacco, and Obesity. Ann Fam Med. 2019 Mar; 17(2):161-163. PMID: 30858260.

    Shafer JS, Shafer PR, Haley KL. Caregivers navigating rehabilitative care for people with aphasia after stroke: a multi-lens perspective. Int J Lang Commun Disord. 2019 Jul; 54(4):634-644. PMID: 30884057.

    Stein MD, Kenney SR, Anderson BJ, Bailey GL. Perceptions about fentanyl-adulterated heroin and overdose risk reduction behaviors among persons seeking treatment for heroin use. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2019 Sep; 104:144-147. PMID: 31370978.

    Strombotne KL, Fletcher JM, Schlesinger MJ. Peer effects of obesity on child body composition. Econ Hum Biol. 2019 Aug; 34:49-57. PMID: 31003859.

    Vimalananda VG, Meterko M, Waring ME, Qian S, Solch A, Wormwood JB, Fincke BG. Tools to improve referrals from primary care to specialty care. Am J Manag Care. 2019 Aug 01; 25(8):e237-e242. PMID: 31419100.

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