2024
Identifying incarceration status in the electronic health record using large language models in emergency department settings
Huang T, Socrates V, Gilson A, Safranek C, Chi L, Wang E, Puglisi L, Brandt C, Taylor R, Wang K. Identifying incarceration status in the electronic health record using large language models in emergency department settings. Journal Of Clinical And Translational Science 2024, 8: e53. PMID: 38544748, PMCID: PMC10966832, DOI: 10.1017/cts.2024.496.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectronic health recordsNatural language processingHealth recordsIncarceration statusSignificant social determinant of healthSocial determinants of healthClinic electronic health recordsEHR databasePopulation health initiativesDeterminants of healthMitigate health disparitiesRacial health inequitiesEmergency department settingICD-10 codesHealth inequalitiesNatural language processing modelsHealth disparitiesHealth initiativesDepartment settingEmergency departmentSystem interventionsICD-10Clinical notesStudy populationLanguage model“It’s just us sitting there for 23 hours like we done something wrong”: Isolation, incarceration, and the COVID-19 pandemic
Rosenberg A, Puglisi L, Thomas K, Halberstam A, Martin R, Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Wang E. “It’s just us sitting there for 23 hours like we done something wrong”: Isolation, incarceration, and the COVID-19 pandemic. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0297518. PMID: 38354166, PMCID: PMC10866499, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0297518.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncarcerated peopleCarceral settingsUnited States prisonsState prisonsMedical isolationCOVID-19 pandemicJailPrisonIsolation policyUnited StatesSocial relationshipsCOVID-19PolicyMental healthSocial contactPeopleIncarcerationPunishmentNegative impactFacility leadershipPandemicUnitsDiverse locationsEmploymentResults long termPredicting COVID-19 Outbreaks in Correctional Facilities Using Machine Learning
Malloy G, Puglisi L, Bucklen K, Harvey T, Wang E, Brandeau M. Predicting COVID-19 Outbreaks in Correctional Facilities Using Machine Learning. MDM Policy & Practice 2024, 9: 23814683231222469. PMID: 38293655, PMCID: PMC10826393, DOI: 10.1177/23814683231222469.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPennsylvania Department of CorrectionsDepartment of CorrectionsCorrectional facilitiesPrison facilitiesIncarcerated populationsCounty-level measuresFacility populationSources of dataRisk of infectious disease transmissionPrisonCommunity ratesInfectious disease outbreaksCOVID-19 outbreakLiving conditionsCOVID-19Infectious disease transmissionFacility-level characteristicsMeasures of COVID-19Reduced accessResponse decisionsTotal populationJailHealth dataLogistic regressionFacility data
2023
Incarceration and screen-detectable cancer diagnosis among adults in Connecticut
Richman I, Soulos P, Lin H, Aminawung J, Oladeru O, Puglisi L, Wang E, Gross C. Incarceration and screen-detectable cancer diagnosis among adults in Connecticut. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2023, 116: 485-489. PMID: 37991935, PMCID: PMC10919339, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djad242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCancer incidence among incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals: A statewide retrospective cohort study
Aminawung J, Soulos P, Oladeru O, Lin H, Gonsalves L, Puglisi L, Hassan S, Richman I, Wang E, Gross C. Cancer incidence among incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals: A statewide retrospective cohort study. Cancer Medicine 2023, 12: 15447-15454. PMID: 37248772, PMCID: PMC10417084, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.6162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-Hispanic Black individualsScreen-detectable cancersStandardized incidence ratiosNon-Hispanic white individualsCancer incidenceGeneral populationStatewide retrospective cohort studyRetrospective cohort studyWhite individualsState tumor registryLower cancer incidenceBlack individualsHigher cancer incidenceIncarceration exposureCohort studyRetrospective cohortTumor RegistryIncidence ratiosIncarcerated individualsCancer screeningIncidence rateHigh incidenceConnecticut residentsEthnic strataIncidenceCancer equity for those impacted by mass incarceration
Ramaswamy M, Manz C, Kouyoumdjian F, Vest N, Puglisi L, Wang E, Salyer C, Osei B, Zaller N, Rebbeck T. Cancer equity for those impacted by mass incarceration. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2023, 115: 1128-1131. PMID: 37219371, PMCID: PMC10560595, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djad087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer disparitiesBetter cancer preventionHistory of incarcerationCancer preventionHealth promotionTreatment servicesCommunity careHealth insuranceIncarceration historyHealth linkagesCommunity advocatesEducation of professionalsIncarcerationCliniciansDisparitiesHistoryCarePreventionCarceral settingsPersonal Health Libraries for People Returning From Incarceration: Protocol for a Qualitative Study
Foumakoye M, Britton M, Ansari E, Saunders M, McCall T, Wang E, Puglisi L, Workman T, Zeng-Treitler Q, Ying Y, Shavit S, Brandt C, Wang K. Personal Health Libraries for People Returning From Incarceration: Protocol for a Qualitative Study. JMIR Research Protocols 2023, 12: e44748. PMID: 37133907, PMCID: PMC10193212, DOI: 10.2196/44748.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth information technologyPersonal Health LibraryInformation technologyMobile appsINTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIERTechnology resourcesMultiple providersCarceral facilitiesCommunity settingsComplex systemsHealth LibraryHealth care clinicsThematic outputsHealth informationAppsTechnologyCare clinicsJustice-involved individualsNetwork clinicsNetworkingMental healthInformationSocioeconomic statusCommunity livingProvidersCOVID-19 vaccine deliberation in individuals directly impacted by incarceration
Kim C, Aminawung J, Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Wang E, Puglisi L. COVID-19 vaccine deliberation in individuals directly impacted by incarceration. Vaccine 2023, 41: 3475-3480. PMID: 37127524, PMCID: PMC10130327, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.04.068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCriminal legal systemLegal systemCommunities of colorMass incarcerationPolitical toolStructural barriersCommunity membersRepresentative surveyVaccine outreachDeliberationIncarcerationClose friendsFamily membersFuture pandemicsPrisonDistrustCOVID-19JailMembersCommunityOutreachFearFriendsPandemicIndividuals
2022
Treating Hepatitis C in Individuals With Previous Incarceration: The Veterans Health Administration, 2012–2019
Hawks L, Wang E, Butt A, Crystal S, Keith McInnes D, Re V, Cartwright E, Puglisi L, Haque L, Lim J, Justice A, McGinnis K. Treating Hepatitis C in Individuals With Previous Incarceration: The Veterans Health Administration, 2012–2019. American Journal Of Public Health 2022, 113: 162-165. PMID: 36480765, PMCID: PMC9850617, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2022.307152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPaths to Improving Pandemic Preparedness in Jails and Prisons: Perspectives of Incarcerated People and Correctional Staff
Puglisi L, Rosenberg A, Credle M, Negron T, Martin R, Maner M, Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Wang E. Paths to Improving Pandemic Preparedness in Jails and Prisons: Perspectives of Incarcerated People and Correctional Staff. American Journal Of Public Health 2022, 112: s869-s873. PMID: 36446054, PMCID: PMC9707706, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2022.306956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCOVID-19 in Carceral Systems: A Review
Puglisi L, Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Wang E. COVID-19 in Carceral Systems: A Review. Annual Review Of Criminology 2022, 6: 399-422. DOI: 10.1146/annurev-criminol-030521-103146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCOVID-19Effectiveness of preventionCOVID-19 incidenceVaccine uptakeHealth outcomesExcess deathsIncarcerated peopleHealth systemHealth effectsFuture pandemicsPast pandemicsVaccinationCOVID-19 pandemicHealth researchDisease epidemiologyProlonged quarantineSmall minorityPandemicCorrectional facilitiesHospitalizationReviewEpidemiologyInfluenzaPrevalenceStaffIncarceration status and cancer mortality: A population-based study
Oladeru OT, Aminawung JA, Lin HJ, Gonsalves L, Puglisi L, Mun S, Gallagher C, Soulos P, Gross CP, Wang EA. Incarceration status and cancer mortality: A population-based study. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0274703. PMID: 36112653, PMCID: PMC9481043, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274703.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation-based studyStage of diagnosisCancer mortalityInvasive cancerCancer diagnosisOverall survival rateCancer-related deathImmediate post-release periodCause mortalityTumor RegistryCancer characteristicsCancer survivalWorse outcomesCancer preventionHigh riskSurvival rateCancerMortalityIncarceration statusAdult residentsStudy periodTreatment effortsDiagnosisFive yearsPost-release period
2021
Community investment interventions as a means for decarceration: A scoping review
Hawks L, Lopoo E, Puglisi L, Cellini J, Thompson K, Halberstam A, Tolliver D, Martinez-Hamilton S, Wang E. Community investment interventions as a means for decarceration: A scoping review. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas 2021, 8: 100150. PMID: 36778729, PMCID: PMC9903691, DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2021.100150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMass incarcerationPublic health prevention frameworkPost-secondary educationSocial support servicesNurse Family Partnership programmeCommunity-level impactsIncarcerated studentsCommunity investmentDecarcerationIncarcerated peopleCommunity-based programsLegislative actionSupport servicesCommunity resourcesPrevention frameworkPartnership ProgramInvestment interventionsCOVID-19 pandemicLegal outcomesUnited StatesIncarcerationEarly childhood educational interventionPeer supportEducationLegal involvement
2019
Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Among Incarcerated Individuals: a Review of the Literature and Focus on Patient Preference
Puglisi L, Bedell P, Steiner A, Wang E. Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Among Incarcerated Individuals: a Review of the Literature and Focus on Patient Preference. Current Addiction Reports 2019, 6: 365-373. DOI: 10.1007/s40429-019-00283-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient preferencesMOUD treatmentUse disordersEffectiveness studiesOpioid use disorderChronic health conditionsNeed-based factorsPatient-centered researchCommon diagnosisPatients' perceptionsTreatment utilizationTreatment decisionsMOUDTreatment engagementIncarcerated peopleHealth needsMedicationsStudy designHealth conditionsVulnerable populationsTreatmentDisordersIncarcerated individualsFuture studiesCorrectional populations