2017
Access, Education and Policy Awareness: Predictors of Influenza Vaccine Acceptance Among VHA Healthcare Workers
Eaton JL, Mohr DC, McPhaul KM, Kaslow RA, Martinello RA. Access, Education and Policy Awareness: Predictors of Influenza Vaccine Acceptance Among VHA Healthcare Workers. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2017, 38: 970-975. PMID: 28641586, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2017.113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluenza vaccine acceptanceVaccine acceptanceHealthcare workersSelf-reported influenza vaccination ratesVeterans Health Administration systemInfect Control Hosp EpidemiolInfluenza vaccination acceptanceInfluenza vaccination ratesSingle-payer healthcare systemHealth Administration systemVaccination statusVaccine uptakeVaccination acceptanceModifiable factorsVaccination ratesHCW awarenessNonclinical staffVA hospitalsResponse ratePromotion campaignsHealthcare systemStrongest predictorHospitalRandom samplePredictors
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
2015
An Outbreak of Severe Group A Streptococcus Infections Associated with Podiatric Application of a Biologic Dermal Substitute
Ibrahim LA, Sellick JA, Watson EL, McCabe LM, Schoenhals KA, Martinello RA, Lesse AJ. An Outbreak of Severe Group A Streptococcus Infections Associated with Podiatric Application of a Biologic Dermal Substitute. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2015, 37: 306-312. PMID: 26673775, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2015.306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere group A Streptococcus (GAS) infectionsGroup A Streptococcus InfectionStreptococcus infectionSubstitute useDermal substituteVeterans Affairs Medical CenterEmm type 28Inter-patient transmissionSETTING/PATIENTSRetrospective cohort studyMicrobiology laboratory dataCase-cohort studyInfection control techniquesNumber of patientsPrior strokeUninfected patientsCohort studyPodiatry clinicFoot woundsPatient cohortRisk factorsCase definitionClinic staffEmm typingMedical CenterReuse of Insulin Pens Among Multiple Patients at 2 Veterans Affairs Medical Centers
Schirmer P, Winston CA, Lucero-Obusan C, Winters M, Lesse A, de Comarmond C, Oda G, Martinello RA, Holodniy M. Reuse of Insulin Pens Among Multiple Patients at 2 Veterans Affairs Medical Centers. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2015, 36: 1121-1129. PMID: 26198627, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2015.165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Affairs Medical CenterHuman immunodeficiency virusHepatitis B virusHepatitis C virusBloodborne pathogensInsulin pensImmunodeficiency virusB virusMedical CenterMultiple patientsMedian genetic distanceRetrospective cohort studyBlood-borne pathogensViral genetic analysisElectronic health recordsEnvelope gene sequencingHCV transmissionCohort studyHCV casesMethods PatientsCase patientsC virusFurther testingHospitalized veteransPatients
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 programsSmoking and tobacco use within the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Hamlett-Berry K, Christofferson DE, Martinello RA. Smoking and tobacco use within the Department of Veterans Affairs. American Journal Of Public Health 2013, 103: e3. PMID: 23678898, PMCID: PMC3682628, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2013.301375.Peer-Reviewed Original Research