Smitha Vellanky, MSc
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Senior Health Outcomes Researcher I, Center for Outcomes Research & Evaluation (CORE)
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Senior Health Outcomes Researcher I, Center for Outcomes Research & Evaluation (CORE)
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Smitha Vellanky is a Senior Health Outcomes Researcher (Team Lead) for the Quality Measurement Group at CORE. She is currently working on the reevaluation of CMS quality measures and digital quality measurement but also has measure development experience from her prior experience at CORE. Smitha was previously a Research Manager for the Orthopedic Service Line at Saint Francis Hospital & Medical Center, Hartford CT, where she worked on several research projects and publ. She has over fourteen years of experience in health quality and outcomes research. She received her masters in Epidemiology from Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada.
Last Updated on July 31, 2024.
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- MSc
- Queen's University, Community Health and Epidemiology (2007)
- BSc (Hon)
- University of Toronto, Microbiology (2003)
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Health Care Quality, Efficiency; Health Care Management; Health Policy
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Faseeha Altaf, MPH
Jacqueline Grady
Former YSMJoseph Ross, MD, MHS
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122Citations
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2023
A Randomized Trial of Three Routes of Tranexamic Acid Administration in Total Knee Arthroplasty.
Hootsmans N, Vellanky S, Grady-Benson J, Cremins M. A Randomized Trial of Three Routes of Tranexamic Acid Administration in Total Knee Arthroplasty. Orthopedics 2023, 46: 285-290. PMID: 36853950, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20230224-04.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2021
Spinal Anesthesia Using Ropivacaine Leads to Earlier Ambulation After Total Hip Arthroplasty.
Contino V, Abrams J, Arumugam S, Sinha S, Vellanky S, Cremins M, McCann G. Spinal Anesthesia Using Ropivacaine Leads to Earlier Ambulation After Total Hip Arthroplasty. Orthopedics 2021, 44: e343-e346. PMID: 34039195, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20210414-04.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricEvaluating the Success of Perioperative Self-Guided Meditation in Reducing Sleep Disturbance After Total Knee Arthroplasty
Canfield MJ, Cremins MS, Vellanky SS, Teng R, Belniak RM. Evaluating the Success of Perioperative Self-Guided Meditation in Reducing Sleep Disturbance After Total Knee Arthroplasty. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2021, 36: s215-s220.e2. PMID: 33663887, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2021.01.070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2020
Comparison of Dexamethasone 4mg vs 8mg Doses in Total Joint Arthroplasty Patients: A Retrospective Analysis
Arumugam S, Woolley K, Smith RA, Vellanky S, Cremins MS, Dulipsingh L. Comparison of Dexamethasone 4mg vs 8mg Doses in Total Joint Arthroplasty Patients: A Retrospective Analysis. Cureus 2020, 12: e10295. PMID: 33047085, PMCID: PMC7540179, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.10295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMobility Technicians
Lisevick AB, Kelly S, Cremins MS, Vellanky SS, McCann GP, LeBlanc K, Derla M, Comerford E, Sinha SK. Mobility Technicians. Orthopaedic Nursing 2020, 39: 333-337. PMID: 32956275, DOI: 10.1097/nor.0000000000000698.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConsidering healthcare value and associated risk factors with postoperative urinary retention after elective laminectomy
Cremins M, Vellanky S, McCann G, Mancini M, Sanzari L, Yannopoulos A. Considering healthcare value and associated risk factors with postoperative urinary retention after elective laminectomy. The Spine Journal 2020, 20: 701-707. PMID: 32006710, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2020.01.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2016
Hospital Use of Observation Stays
Venkatesh AK, Wang C, Ross JS, Altaf FK, Suter LG, Vellanky S, Grady JN, Bernheim SM. Hospital Use of Observation Stays. Medical Care 2016, 54: 1070-1077. PMID: 27579906, PMCID: PMC5850934, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2008
Variations in Canadian rates of hospitalization for ambulatory care sensitive conditions.
Sanchez M, Vellanky S, Herring J, Liang J, Jia H. Variations in Canadian rates of hospitalization for ambulatory care sensitive conditions. Healthcare Quarterly 2008, 11: 20-2. PMID: 19066477, DOI: 10.12927/hcq.2008.20087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitations
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