Daniella Meeker, PhD
Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics & Data ScienceCards
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2025
The PRO‐AGE Tool and Its Association With Post Discharge Outcomes in Older Adults Admitted From the Emergency Department
Cohen I, Curiati P, Morinaga C, Han L, Gandhi T, Araujo K, Avelino‐Silva T, Bianco L, Brandt C, Capelli S, Carpenter C, Cruz D, Dresden S, Fishman I, Gipson K, Gray E, Hastings S, Hung W, Kang R, Lockhart M, Meeker D, Ohuabunwa U, Ottilie‐Kovelman S, Platts‐Mills T, Sandoval J, Sifnugel N, Taylor Z, Tomasino D, Vaughan C, Aliberti M, Hwang U. The PRO‐AGE Tool and Its Association With Post Discharge Outcomes in Older Adults Admitted From the Emergency Department. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2025 PMID: 39843218, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.19374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchActivities of daily livingEmergency departmentFunctional declineActivities of daily living disabilityInstrumental activities of daily livingRisk scorePro-agingPatients admitted to hospitalPost-discharge outcomesUnited StatesInstrumental ADLRisk of deathProportional hazards modelDaily livingAssociated with mortalityCharlson comorbidity scoreOlder adultsDischarge outcomesDecline outcomesDiverse populationsMultiple hospitalsComorbidity scoreHazards modelOlder patientsMulticenter observational study
2024
Drivers of Variation in Opioid Prescribing after Common Surgical Procedures in a Large Multihospital Healthcare System
Zanocco K, Romanelli R, Meeker D, Mariano L, Shenoy R, Wagner Z, Kirkegaard A, Mudiganti S, Martinez M, Watkins K. Drivers of Variation in Opioid Prescribing after Common Surgical Procedures in a Large Multihospital Healthcare System. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2024, 239: 242-252. PMID: 38690834, PMCID: PMC11321601, DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000001095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectronic health recordsMultihospital healthcare systemOpioid prescribingHealthcare systemNon-Hispanic black raceMorphine milligram equivalentsPrimary care providersReducing postoperative opioid prescribingOpioid prescribing practicesInfluence pain levelsRandom-effects modelCare providersPatient safetyHealth recordsProvider levelInsurance statusMisuse of prescription opioidsPostoperative opioid prescribingPatient racePrescribing behaviorPrescribing variationGuideline recommendationsPrescribing practicesTargeted prescribingMedicare insuranceA call for community-shared decisions
Doctor J, Meeker D, Fox C, Persell S, Wagner Z, Bouskill K, Zanocco K, Romanelli R, Brummett C, Kirkegaard A, Watkins K. A call for community-shared decisions. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 2024, 30: bmjebm-2023-112641. PMID: 38604618, PMCID: PMC11464635, DOI: 10.1136/bmjebm-2023-112641.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeer Comparison or Guideline-Based Feedback and Postsurgery Opioid Prescriptions
Wagner Z, Kirkegaard A, Mariano L, Doctor J, Yan X, Persell S, Goldstein N, Fox C, Brummett C, Romanelli R, Bouskill K, Martinez M, Zanocco K, Meeker D, Mudiganti S, Waljee J, Watkins K. Peer Comparison or Guideline-Based Feedback and Postsurgery Opioid Prescriptions. JAMA Health Forum 2024, 5: e240077. PMID: 38488780, PMCID: PMC10943416, DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.0077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCluster randomized clinical trialPeer comparison interventionOpioid prescribingEmail feedbackGuideline interventionComparison interventionIntervention periodHealth care delivery systemRandomized clinical trialsOpioid prescriptionsCare delivery systemPeer comparisonExcessive opioid prescribingSocial norm-based interventionsControl groupIntervention monthsMain OutcomesQuantity of opioidsClinical trialsDischarged patientsPeer surgeonsPrescribingOpioid misuseInterventionSurgical specialtiesAntibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory infections during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: Patterns in a nationwide telehealth service provider
Linder J, Persell S, Kelley M, Friedberg M, Goldstein N, Knight T, Kaiser K, Doctor J, Mack W, Tibbels J, McCabe B, Haenchen S, Meeker D. Antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory infections during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: Patterns in a nationwide telehealth service provider. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2024, 45: 777-780. PMID: 38329093, PMCID: PMC11102822, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2023.292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReducing Care Overuse in Older Patients Using Professional Norms and Accountability : A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.
Persell S, Petito L, Lee J, Meeker D, Doctor J, Goldstein N, Fox C, Rowe T, Linder J, Chmiel R, Peprah Y, Brown T. Reducing Care Overuse in Older Patients Using Professional Norms and Accountability : A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2024, 177: 324-334. PMID: 38315997, DOI: 10.7326/m23-2183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCase-based educationHealth systemOlder primary care patientsCluster randomized controlled trialPrimary care internal medicineClinical decision support toolRates of uncontrolled diabetesClinician decision supportPrimary care patientsPrimary care cliniciansProstate-specific antigenOvertreatment of diabetesNational Institute on AgingMonths of interventionDecision supportRates of PSA testingHemoglobin A<sub>1c</sub>Older adult patientsInstitute on AgingSingle Health SystemUrine testsPSA testingRandomized controlled trialsCare cliniciansEmergency careUse of Telehealth Information for Early Detection: Insights From the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Haenchen S, McCabe B, Mack W, Doctor J, Linder J, Persell S, Tibbels J, Meeker D. Use of Telehealth Information for Early Detection: Insights From the COVID-19 Pandemic. American Journal Of Public Health 2024, 114: 218-225. PMID: 38335480, PMCID: PMC10862224, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2023.307499.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTelehealth dataDistrict of ColumbiaNational Syndromic Surveillance ProgramSyndromic Surveillance ProgramTelemedicine encountersSurveillance infrastructureTelehealthModest improvementsObservational studyUS statesSurveillance programCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicEarly detectionCase countsService providersForecasts of casesMortalityCOVID-19 casesEncountersStandard forecastForecastingProvidersTelemedicineLong covid and mental and physical health: A cross‐sectional study of adults in California
Mason T, Knight T, Lee R, Herzig S, Meeker D, Doctor J. Long covid and mental and physical health: A cross‐sectional study of adults in California. Public Health Challenges 2024, 3 DOI: 10.1002/puh2.152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong COVID diagnosisPain interferencePhysical healthSelf-reported long COVIDLong COVID groupLong COVIDCross-sectional study of adultsPhysical functioning problemsPhysical health challengesNegative mental healthCross-sectional studyStudy of adultsAnalysis of covariance modelPhysical functionCOVID diagnosisMental healthCOVID groupHealth challengesMethods AdultsSurvey questionsCOVID-19HealthSignificant symptomsFunctional problemsAnxiety
2023
Development of a social and environmental determinants of health informatics maturity model
Espinoza J, Sehgal S, Phuong J, Bahroos N, Starren J, Wilcox A, Meeker D. Development of a social and environmental determinants of health informatics maturity model. Journal Of Clinical And Translational Science 2023, 7: e266. PMID: 38380394, PMCID: PMC10877515, DOI: 10.1017/cts.2023.691.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaturity modelMaturity levelData collection policiesImprove health equityEnvironmental determinantsDomain expertsStrategic impactAcademic medical centerNational COVID Cohort CollaborativeSelf-assessment toolOnline self-assessment toolHealth equityHealth inequalitiesSubject matter expertsCollection policyCohort CollaborationCommunity meetingsClinical workflowInformaticistsMatter expertsMedical CenterSelf-assessmentData collection methodsExpert groupTechnology platformEvolving availability and standardization of patient attributes for matching
Deng Y, Gleason L, Culbertson A, Chen X, Bernstam E, Cullen T, Gouripeddi R, Harle C, Hesse D, Kean J, Lee J, Magoc T, Meeker D, Ong T, Pathak J, Rosenman M, Rusie L, Shah A, Shi L, Thomas A, Trick W, Grannis S, Kho A. Evolving availability and standardization of patient attributes for matching. Health Affairs Scholar 2023, 1: qxad047. PMID: 38756741, PMCID: PMC10986191, DOI: 10.1093/haschl/qxad047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial security numberPatient attributesCare settingsElectronic health record queryHealth care provider organizationsDiverse care settingsHealth insurance numberCare provider organizationsHealth care organizationsPhone numberCell phone numbersCare organizationsPostal codeInsurance numberProvider organizationsParticipating sitesUnited StatesRecord queryHealthEmail addressBirth sexSecurity numberStudy periodPatient-matchedData collection practices
News
News
- April 25, 2025
Yale BIDS Enhances Research with Comprehensive Data and Service Through YBIC
- April 17, 2025Source: Association for Clinical and Translational Science
Yale BIDS' Daniella Meeker Honored with 2025 JCTS Publication Award
- January 13, 2025
Recent Grants Awarded to Faculty at BIDS
- September 27, 2024
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science (BIDS) Secures a $7.88 Million NIH Grant to Advance Mental Health Research Using AI Technology