2023
Rationale, design, and protocol for a hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation trial of a proactive smoking cessation electronic visit for scalable delivery via primary care: the E-STOP trial
Fahey M, Wahlquist A, Diaz V, Player M, Natale N, Sterba K, Chen B, Hermes E, Carpenter M, Dahne J. Rationale, design, and protocol for a hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation trial of a proactive smoking cessation electronic visit for scalable delivery via primary care: the E-STOP trial. BMC Primary Care 2023, 24: 254. PMID: 38030991, PMCID: PMC10685464, DOI: 10.1186/s12875-023-02205-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvidence-based cessation treatmentsEffectiveness-implementation trialPoint prevalence abstinencePrimary careCessation treatmentE-visitsElectronic visitsHybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation trialDiverse primary care settingsElectronic health record patient portalU.S. Preventive Services Task Force guidelinesBetter cessation outcomesCessation treatment utilizationPrimary care clinicsPrimary care settingPrimary care providersClinical decision support algorithmPatients' smoking historyPrimary care practicesTask Force guidelinesOne-month followOwn providersBackgroundCigarette smokingSmoking historyCare clinics
2019
Beliefs and Attitudes About the Dissemination and Implementation of Internet-Based Self-Care Programs in a Large Integrated Healthcare System
Hermes EDA, Burrone L, Heapy A, Martino S, Perez E, Rosenheck R, Rowe M, Ruzek JI, Greene C. Beliefs and Attitudes About the Dissemination and Implementation of Internet-Based Self-Care Programs in a Large Integrated Healthcare System. Administration And Policy In Mental Health And Mental Health Services Research 2019, 46: 311-320. PMID: 30600402, DOI: 10.1007/s10488-018-0913-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLarge integrated healthcare systemVeterans Health AdministrationHealthcare systemBehavioral intervention technologiesIntegrated healthcare systemSelf-care programTraditional healthcare delivery modelsBehavioral health interventionsHealthcare delivery modelsHealth system structureHealth AdministrationU.S. healthcare systemHealth interventionsDelivery modelDissemination
2015
Implementing Computer-Based Psychotherapy Among Veterans in Outpatient Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
Hermes ED, Rosenheck RA. Implementing Computer-Based Psychotherapy Among Veterans in Outpatient Treatment for Substance Use Disorders. Psychiatric Services 2015, 67: 176-183. PMID: 26620286, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201400532.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmbulatory CareCognitive Behavioral TherapyFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansInternetMaleMiddle AgedPatient Acceptance of Health CarePatient Education as TopicSleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersSubstance-Related DisordersTelephoneTherapy, Computer-AssistedUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsTelephone supportOutpatient substance abuse treatment settingsEvidence-based mental health treatmentsSedative-hypnotic medication useInsomnia Severity Index scoreBaseline insomnia severitySubstance abuse treatment clinicsSeverity Index scoreSubstance abuse treatment settingsPatient education sessionsMental health treatmentSubstance use disordersBaseline characteristicsMedication useClinical outcomesPre-post designOutpatient settingOutpatient treatmentChronic insomniaPatient educationTreatment clinicsUse disordersInsomnia severityHealth treatmentTreatment settings
2013
Prescription of Second-Generation Antipsychotics: Responding to Treatment Risk in Real-World Practice
Hermes ED, Sernyak MJ, Rosenheck RA. Prescription of Second-Generation Antipsychotics: Responding to Treatment Risk in Real-World Practice. Psychiatric Services 2013, 64: 238-244. PMID: 23241613, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201200183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecond-generation antipsychoticsProportion of patientsCardiometabolic riskCardiometabolic disordersCardiovascular diseaseSociodemographic dataSingle Veterans Affairs medical centerVeterans Affairs Medical CenterChoice of antipsychoticHigh cardiometabolic riskPatients' sociodemographic dataQuality of careAntipsychotic prescribedReal-world practicePsychiatric providersTreatment decisionsMedical CenterTreatment risksComorbid diagnosesPatientsAntipsychoticsSignificant associationModerate riskNew prescriptionsProvider sensitivity