2021
From implementation to sustainment: A large-scale adverse event disclosure support program generated through embedded research in the Veterans Health Administration
Elwy AR, Maguire EM, McCullough M, George J, Bokhour BG, Durfee JM, Martinello RA, Wagner TH, Asch SM, Gifford AL, Gallagher TH, Walker Y, Sharpe VA, Geppert C, Holodniy M, West G. From implementation to sustainment: A large-scale adverse event disclosure support program generated through embedded research in the Veterans Health Administration. Healthcare 2021, 8: 100496. PMID: 34175102, PMCID: PMC11365187, DOI: 10.1016/j.hjdsi.2020.100496.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDelivery of Health CareDisclosureHumansUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransVeterans HealthConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationHealth AdministrationVA healthcare systemResearch-operations partnershipsLarge-scale adverse eventsAdverse eventsVeteran patientsVA healthcareConsolidated FrameworkSupport programsImplementation researchHealthcare systemToolkit usePatientsAdministrationOperational leadersVA operationsClinical operationsToolkit implementationMore harmHarmActivity
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
Evaluating the implementation of a national disclosure policy for large-scale adverse events in an integrated health care system: identification of gaps and successes
Maguire EM, Bokhour BG, Wagner TH, Asch SM, Gifford AL, Gallagher TH, Durfee JM, Martinello RA, Elwy AR. Evaluating the implementation of a national disclosure policy for large-scale adverse events in an integrated health care system: identification of gaps and successes. BMC Health Services Research 2016, 16: 648. PMID: 27835983, PMCID: PMC5106838, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-016-1903-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunicationDelivery of Health Care, IntegratedDisclosureHumansLeadershipMedical ErrorsPatient SatisfactionProspective StudiesUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeterans HealthOrganizational 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsHealth PersonnelHospitals, VeteransHumansImmunization ProgramsInfectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-PatientInfluenza VaccinesInfluenza, HumanInterviews as TopicQualitative ResearchUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsLow 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
Intended and unintended effects of large-scale adverse event disclosure: a controlled before-after analysis of five large-scale notifications
Wagner TH, Taylor T, Cowgill E, Asch SM, Su P, Bokhour B, Durfee J, Martinello RA, Maguire E, Elwy AR. Intended and unintended effects of large-scale adverse event disclosure: a controlled before-after analysis of five large-scale notifications. BMJ Quality & Safety 2015, 24: 295. PMID: 25882785, PMCID: PMC4413746, DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2014-003800.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBlack or African AmericanContact TracingDisclosureFemaleHepatitis BHepatitis CHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMiddle AgedUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVirus DiseasesWhite PeopleConceptsHepatitis C virusVeterans Health AdministrationHepatitis B virusLarge-scale adverse eventsMajority of patientsVeterans Affairs medical facilitiesRestorative dental careAfrican American patientsNon-VA facilitiesType of careHBV testingAdverse eventsWhite patientsDental careBloodborne pathogensDental servicesC virusB virusPatient notificationAdverse event disclosureMedicare dataTesting ratesPatientsHealth AdministrationPost exposure
2014
Building Strong Research Partnerships Between Public Health and Researchers: A VA Case Study
Midboe AM, Elwy AR, Durfee JM, Gifford AL, Yakovchenko V, Martinello RA, Ross D, Czarnogorski M, Goetz MB, Asch SM. Building Strong Research Partnerships Between Public Health and Researchers: A VA Case Study. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2014, 29: 831-834. PMID: 25355082, PMCID: PMC4239290, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-014-3017-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCommunity-Based Participatory ResearchCooperative BehaviorHepatitis CHIV InfectionsHumansPublic HealthResearch PersonnelUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeterans HealthConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusVeterans Health AdministrationQuality Enhancement Research InitiativeHepatitis C virusCare of veteransPublic health groupsImmunodeficiency virusC virusCommunity-based participatory researchHealth AdministrationHealth groupsVeterans AffairsStrong research partnershipsImplementation researchHealthcare systemPublic healthVirusHigh levelsLongstanding partnershipAdministrationParticipatory researchCareImproving Healthcare Systems’ Disclosures of Large-Scale Adverse Events: A Department of Veterans Affairs Leadership, Policymaker, Research and Stakeholder Partnership
Elwy AR, Bokhour BG, Maguire EM, Wagner TH, Asch SM, Gifford AL, Gallagher TH, Durfee JM, Martinello RA, Schiffner S, Jesse RL. Improving Healthcare Systems’ Disclosures of Large-Scale Adverse Events: A Department of Veterans Affairs Leadership, Policymaker, Research and Stakeholder Partnership. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2014, 29: 895-903. PMID: 25355090, PMCID: PMC4239293, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-014-3034-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunicationHealth PolicyHealth Services ResearchHumansInterviews as TopicLeadershipProfessional-Family RelationsProfessional-Patient RelationsTruth DisclosureUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans Affairs
2013
Expanded HIV testing in the US Department of Veterans Affairs, 2009-2011.
Czarnogorski M, Halloran, CNS J, Pedati C, Dursa EK, Durfee J, Martinello R, Davey V, Ross D. Expanded HIV testing in the US Department of Veterans Affairs, 2009-2011. American Journal Of Public Health 2013, 103: e40-5. PMID: 24134344, PMCID: PMC3828973, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2013.301376.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCross-Sectional StudiesElectronic Health RecordsFemaleHIV SeropositivityHumansMaleMass ScreeningMiddle AgedOutpatientsRacial GroupsSex DistributionUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsElectronic clinical remindersPositive test resultsTesting ratesOutpatient visitsClinical remindersRepeated-measures cross-sectional studyHIV testing ratesVA electronic health recordVeterans Affairs (VA) careCross-sectional studyElectronic data extractionHigher testing ratesCalendar year 2009Electronic health recordsHIV testPatient demographicsHIV testingSeropositivityOlder individualsData extractionHealth recordsDemographic characteristicsHIVOutpatientsVeteransComprehensive 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsCross InfectionData CollectionGuideline AdherenceHand HygieneHospitals, VeteransHumansInfection ControlUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsVeterans 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 programs
2011
2009 Influenza Pandemic Impact on Sick Leave Use in the Veterans Health Administration: Framework for a Health Care Provider–Based National Syndromic Surveillance System
Schult TM, Awosika ER, Hodgson MJ, Martinello RA. 2009 Influenza Pandemic Impact on Sick Leave Use in the Veterans Health Administration: Framework for a Health Care Provider–Based National Syndromic Surveillance System. Disaster Medicine And Public Health Preparedness 2011, 5: s235-s241. PMID: 21908701, DOI: 10.1001/dmp.2011.54.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHumansInfluenza A Virus, H1N1 SubtypeInfluenza, HumanOccupational HealthPandemicsPopulation SurveillanceSick LeaveUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationH1N1 influenza pandemicNonclinical staffInfluenza pandemicHealth AdministrationClinical staffSick leave useHealth care providersNational syndromic surveillance systemSecond pandemic waveLarge national health care systemHealth care systemDisease activityNational health care systemImportant early indicatorSyndromic surveillance systemCare providersInfluenza epidemicsVHA employeesPandemic wavePandemic severitySick leaveWork lossFirst monthCare system