2020
A 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
2018
Qualitative study of perspectives concerning recent rehospitalisations among a high-risk cohort of veteran patients in Connecticut, USA
Antony SM, Grau LE, Brienza RS. Qualitative study of perspectives concerning recent rehospitalisations among a high-risk cohort of veteran patients in Connecticut, USA. BMJ Open 2018, 8: e018200. PMID: 29960998, PMCID: PMC6042565, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overConnecticutDelivery of Health Care, IntegratedFemaleHospitals, VeteransHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMiddle AgedPatient DischargePatient ReadmissionPatient SatisfactionPrimary Health CareQualitative ResearchRisk FactorsUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsPrimary care providersMental health disordersPCP involvementPostdischarge planHealth disordersHealth statusVA Connecticut Healthcare SystemVeterans Affairs patientsHigh-risk patientsHigh-risk cohortMedical inpatient unitsPoor social supportSerious medical conditionLow socioeconomic statusRehospitalisation riskMultiple comorbiditiesVeteran patientsClinic hoursPostdischarge servicesMean ageSpecialty careMedication managementRehospitalisationVA inpatientMedical conditions
2015
The Development of Professional Identity and the Formation of Teams in the Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System’s Center of Excellence in Primary Care Education Program (CoEPCE)
Meyer EM, Zapatka S, Brienza RS. The Development of Professional Identity and the Formation of Teams in the Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System’s Center of Excellence in Primary Care Education Program (CoEPCE). Academic Medicine 2015, 90: 802-809. PMID: 25551857, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000000594.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConnecticutCooperative BehaviorEducation, Medical, GraduateEducation, Nursing, GraduateHumansInternal MedicineInterprofessional RelationsLongitudinal StudiesModels, EducationalNurse PractitionersPatient Care TeamPrimary Health CareQualitative ResearchSelf ConceptSocial IdentificationUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsImplementing the patient-centered medical home in residency education
Doolittle BR, Tobin D, Genao I, Ellman M, Ruser C, Brienza R. Implementing the patient-centered medical home in residency education. Education For Health 2015, 28: 74-78. PMID: 26261119, DOI: 10.4103/1357-6283.161916.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-centered medical home (PCMH) modelPatient-centered medical homeEmergency room visitsMid-level providersHealth care personnelMedical home modelTeam-based approachThird-party payersRoom visitsPrimary careMedical homePhysician training programsCare personnelEfficient carePhysician groupsHome modelParty payersGraduate Medical EducationAccreditation CouncilCare
2014
Moving from silos to teamwork: integration of interprofessional trainees into a medical home model
Long T, Dann S, Wolff ML, Brienza RS. Moving from silos to teamwork: integration of interprofessional trainees into a medical home model. Journal Of Interprofessional Care 2014, 28: 473-474. PMID: 24593328, DOI: 10.3109/13561820.2014.891575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTeam-based careVeterans AffairsPatient Aligned Care TeamsEffective team-based careFuture providersMedical home modelOne-year postPrimary care workforcePrimary care educationVA centersCare teamInterprofessional traineesHealth outcomesInterprofessional teamwork trainingClinic efficiencyFaculty providersHealth professionalsInterprofessional careClinical fellowshipHome modelCare educationVA systemCare workforceInterprofessional collaborationInterprofessional training
2004
Influence of Gender on the Evaluation of Internal Medicine Residents
Brienza RS, Huot S, Holmboe ES. Influence of Gender on the Evaluation of Internal Medicine Residents. Journal Of Women's Health 2004, 13: 77-83. PMID: 15006280, DOI: 10.1089/154099904322836483.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObservational cohort studyWard rotationsInfluence of genderFocused educational interventionInternal medicine residency programsInternal medicine residentsCohort studyGender influenceMedicine residency programsPotential confoundersWard serviceSignificant gender influenceDifferent hospitalsSecondary analysisResident evaluationsPotential gender influencesEducational interventionMedicine residentsYale University DepartmentGender effectsEvaluation of residentsGender of residentsResidency programsGenderResidents