2021
Risk Communication After Health Care Exposures: An Experimental Vignette Survey With Patients
Elwy AR, Maguire EM, Gallagher TH, Asch SM, Durfee JM, Martinello RA, Bokhour BG, Gifford AL, Taylor TJ, Wagner TH. Risk Communication After Health Care Exposures: An Experimental Vignette Survey With Patients. MDM Policy & Practice 2021, 6: 23814683211045659. PMID: 34553068, PMCID: PMC8451260, DOI: 10.1177/23814683211045659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth care exposureBlood-borne pathogensHealth care systemHealth issuesCare systemNext clinical stepBlood-borne infectionsCertain health behaviorsPatients' behavioral intentionPersonal health issuesLarge-scale adverse eventsVignette surveyAdverse eventsPatientsHealth behaviorsInfectious diseasesClinical stepsPossible exposureCareRisk levelOpen-ended questionsExposureRisk informationThematic analysisParticipants' willingness
2020
Obstetricians on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Front Lines and the Confusing World of Personal Protective Equipment
Jamieson DJ, Steinberg JP, Martinello RA, Perl TM, Rasmussen SA. Obstetricians on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Front Lines and the Confusing World of Personal Protective Equipment. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2020, 135: 10.1097/aog.0000000000003919. PMID: 32304512, PMCID: PMC7188024, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000003919.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersonal protective equipmentProtective equipmentPregnant womenHealth care-associated transmissionIll pregnant womenCoronavirus disease 2019Health care personnelHealth care professionalsCOVID-19Health care systemIll patientsDisease 2019Care personnelCurrent evidenceCare professionalsRespiratory dropletsFacial protectionDelivery unitMechanisms of transmissionCare systemPatientsStrict adherenceObstetriciansWomenConsistent use
2016
Organizational factors associated with Health Care Provider (HCP) influenza campaigns in the Veterans health care system: a qualitative study
Razouki Z, Knighton T, Martinello RA, Hirsch PR, McPhaul KM, Rose AJ, McCullough M. Organizational factors associated with Health Care Provider (HCP) influenza campaigns in the Veterans health care system: a qualitative study. BMC Health Services Research 2016, 16: 211. PMID: 27378468, PMCID: PMC4932695, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-016-1462-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow vaccination ratesVaccination ratesHealth care providersVaccination campaignFlu vaccination campaignFlu vaccination ratesVeterans Health Care SystemVeterans Health AdministrationHigh vaccination ratesDifferent vaccination ratesHealth care systemFlu campaignsInfluenza campaignUnvaccinated employeesVaccination statusCare providersUse of auditExecutive leadership involvementHealth AdministrationTelephone interviewsCare systemHigh levelsConstant comparison methodHigher proportionAdequate time
2013
Comprehensive survey of hand hygiene measurement and improvement practices in the Veterans Health Administration
Reisinger HS, Yin J, Radonovich L, Knighton VT, Martinello RA, Hodgson MJ, Perencevich E. Comprehensive survey of hand hygiene measurement and improvement practices in the Veterans Health Administration. American Journal Of Infection Control 2013, 41: 989-993. PMID: 23932826, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.04.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationVHA medical centersMedical CenterHH complianceHealth AdministrationImprovement interventionsHH compliance ratesHand hygiene policyHygiene measurementsHealth care systemNational health care systemHH opportunitiesCompliance rateClinical staffRoom entryCare systemHH productsMandatory education programHygiene policyInterventionNational surveyAdministrationComplianceMajorityEducation programs
2011
2009 Influenza Pandemic Impact on Sick Leave Use in the Veterans Health Administration: Framework for a Health Care Provider–Based National Syndromic Surveillance System
Schult TM, Awosika ER, Hodgson MJ, Martinello RA. 2009 Influenza Pandemic Impact on Sick Leave Use in the Veterans Health Administration: Framework for a Health Care Provider–Based National Syndromic Surveillance System. Disaster Medicine And Public Health Preparedness 2011, 5: s235-s241. PMID: 21908701, DOI: 10.1001/dmp.2011.54.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationH1N1 influenza pandemicNonclinical staffInfluenza pandemicHealth AdministrationClinical staffSick leave useHealth care providersNational syndromic surveillance systemSecond pandemic waveLarge national health care systemHealth care systemDisease activityNational health care systemImportant early indicatorSyndromic surveillance systemCare providersInfluenza epidemicsVHA employeesPandemic wavePandemic severitySick leaveWork lossFirst monthCare system