2021
Virtual Respiratory Urgent Clinics for COVID-19 Symptoms.
Brienza RS, Spelman JF, Hager K, Ruser C. Virtual Respiratory Urgent Clinics for COVID-19 Symptoms. Federal Practitioner 2021, 38: 402-405. PMID: 34737536, PMCID: PMC8562901, DOI: 10.12788/fp.0178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVA Connecticut Healthcare SystemGoals of careCOVID-19 symptomsHealth care provider evaluationsQualitative chart reviewCharacteristics of patientsUrgent care clinicPrimary care sitesSubsequent emergency departmentHealth care workersHigh occupational riskVirtual care modelsCOVID-19 testingChart reviewIsolation precautionsCare clinicsDocumentation ratesEmergency departmentRoutine counselingVirtual careRetrospective analysisUrgent clinicCare sitesCare modelCare workersPeer coaching in an interprofessional academic primary care clinic
Morford K, Milligan T, Brienza R. Peer coaching in an interprofessional academic primary care clinic. Journal Of Interprofessional Education & Practice 2021, 23: 100418. DOI: 10.1016/j.xjep.2021.100418.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary care clinicsAcademic primary care clinicCare clinicsMotivational interviewing strategiesDirect clinical observationBrief didactic sessionInternal medicine residentsPeer coachesNurse practitionersClinical observationsChief medical residentsCollaborative communication stylePatient encountersPractice settingsClinic observationsClinicMedicine residentsMedical residentsEvaluation questionnaireInterprofessional learning environmentDidactic sessionsInsight ScaleHealth professionsInterprofessional settingSkill demonstration
2020
Impact of interprofessional embedding of physical therapy in a primary care training clinic
McKay SE, Buono FD, Walker J, Glinski C, Printz DMB, Brienza R. Impact of interprofessional embedding of physical therapy in a primary care training clinic. Journal Of Interprofessional Care 2020, 35: 532-537. PMID: 32917104, DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2020.1798898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care clinicsPhysical therapyCare clinicsPT referralPhysical therapistsDiscontinuation of carePrimary care visitsPrimary care settingTraining clinicDecreased turnaround timePrimary care educationCare visitsMusculoskeletal painPrimary careProminent complaintPost-graduate traineesCare settingsVHA sitesReferral systemReferral processClinicReferralInterprofessional clinicInterprofessional teamCare educationA Model for Rapid Transition to Virtual Care, VA Connecticut Primary Care Response to COVID-19
Spelman JF, Brienza R, Walsh RF, Drost P, Schwartz AR, Kravetz JD, Pitkin P, Ruser C. A Model for Rapid Transition to Virtual Care, VA Connecticut Primary Care Response to COVID-19. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2020, 35: 3073-3076. PMID: 32705471, PMCID: PMC7377306, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-020-06041-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrgent care clinicVirtual careVA Connecticut Health Care SystemCare clinicsPerson visitsValuable health care resourcesPrimary care responseStandardized note templatesFuture pandemic responsesVirtual care modelsHealth care resourcesCOVID-19 pandemicHealth care deliveryHealth care systemVideo visitsTelephone encountersCare modelCare responseCare resourcesPatient exposureCare deliveryNote templateVirtual visitsMedical staffCare system
2019
Association of a Multisite Interprofessional Education Initiative With Quality of Primary Care
Edwards ST, Hooker ER, Brienza R, O’Brien B, Kim H, Gilman S, Harada N, Gelberg L, Shull S, Niederhausen M, King S, Hulen E, Singh MK, Tuepker A. Association of a Multisite Interprofessional Education Initiative With Quality of Primary Care. JAMA Network Open 2019, 2: e1915943. PMID: 31747038, PMCID: PMC6902823, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.15943.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmbulatory care sensitive conditionsPatients 65 yearsHigh-risk medicationsMental health referralsQuality of careResident cliniciansHealth referralsPatient outcomesVeterans Affairs (VA) electronic health record dataAcademic primary care clinicPrimary care mental healthProportion of patientsPrimary care clinicsElectronic health record dataHealth record dataInterprofessional educationImplementation of IPEHypertension controlPrimary care educationHemoglobin A1cCare clinicsRenal testsPrimary careNurse practitionersMAIN OUTCOME