Andrea Benin, MD

Associate Professor Adjunct of Biostatistics (Health Informatics)

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Research Summary

Applied research designed to improve the quality and safety of delivery of care.

Specialized Terms: Quality and safety of care; metrics of quality of care

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Delivery of Health Care; Medical Informatics; Quality of Health Care; Safety; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation

Selected Publications

Hospital-onset bacteremia and fungemia: An evaluation of predictors and feasibility of benchmarking comparing two risk-adjusted models among 267 hospitalsYu K, Ye G, Edwards J, Gupta V, Benin A, Ai C, Dantes R. Hospital-onset bacteremia and fungemia: An evaluation of predictors and feasibility of benchmarking comparing two risk-adjusted models among 267 hospitals Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2022, 43: 1317-1325. PMID: 36082774, PMCID: PMC9588439, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2022.211.
Effectiveness of a COVID-19 Additional Primary or Booster Vaccine Dose in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Nursing Home Residents During Widespread Circulation of the Omicron Variant — United States, February 14–March 27, 2022Prasad N, Derado G, Nanduri S, Reses H, Dubendris H, Wong E, Soe M, Li Q, Dollard P, Bagchi S, Edwards J, Shang N, Budnitz D, Bell J, Verani J, Benin A, Link-Gelles R, Jernigan J, Pilishvili T. Effectiveness of a COVID-19 Additional Primary or Booster Vaccine Dose in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Nursing Home Residents During Widespread Circulation of the Omicron Variant — United States, February 14–March 27, 2022 MMWR Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report 2022, 71: 633-637. PMID: 35511708, PMCID: PMC9098239, DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7118a4.
Surveillance of COVID-19 Vaccination in Nursing Homes, United States, December 2020–July 2021Geller A, Budnitz D, Dubendris H, Gharpure R, Soe M, Wu H, Kalayil E, Benin A, Patel S, Lindley M, Link-Gelles R. Surveillance of COVID-19 Vaccination in Nursing Homes, United States, December 2020–July 2021 Public Health Reports 2022, 137: 239-243. PMID: 35125027, PMCID: PMC8900233, DOI: 10.1177/00333549211066168.
Association between prevalence of laboratory-identified Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) and antibiotic treatment for CDI in US acute-care hospitals, 2019Xu K, Wu H, Li Q, Edwards J, O’Leary E, Leaptrot D, Benin A. Association between prevalence of laboratory-identified Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) and antibiotic treatment for CDI in US acute-care hospitals, 2019 Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2022, 43: 1847-1852. PMID: 35068404, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2022.6.
Effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Vaccines in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Nursing Home Residents Before and During Widespread Circulation of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant — National Healthcare Safety Network, March 1–August 1, 2021Nanduri S, Pilishvili T, Derado G, Soe M, Dollard P, Wu H, Li Q, Bagchi S, Dubendris H, Link-Gelles R, Jernigan J, Budnitz D, Bell J, Benin A, Shang N, Edwards J, Verani J, Schrag S. Effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Vaccines in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Nursing Home Residents Before and During Widespread Circulation of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant — National Healthcare Safety Network, March 1–August 1, 2021 MMWR Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report 2021, 70: 1163-1166. PMID: 34437519, PMCID: PMC8389386, DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7034e3.
Ecological Analysis of the Decline in Incidence Rates of COVID-19 Among Nursing Home Residents Associated with Vaccination, United States, December 2020-January 2021Benin A, Soe M, Edwards J, Bagchi S, Link-Gelles R, Schrag S, Herzer K, Verani J, Budnitz D, Nanduri S, Jernigan J, Edens C, Gharpure R, Patel A, Wu H, Golshir B, Jaffe A, Li Q, Srinivasan A, Shulman E, Ling S, Moody-Williams J, Fleisher L, Pollock D, Bell J, Team T. Ecological Analysis of the Decline in Incidence Rates of COVID-19 Among Nursing Home Residents Associated with Vaccination, United States, December 2020-January 2021 Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association 2021, 22: 2009-2015. PMID: 34487687, PMCID: PMC8360974, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2021.08.004.
Building an Interactive Geospatial Visualization Application for National Health Care–Associated Infection Surveillance: Development StudyZheng S, Edwards J, Dudeck M, Patel P, Wattenmaker L, Mirza M, Tejedor S, Lemoine K, Benin A, Pollock D. Building an Interactive Geospatial Visualization Application for National Health Care–Associated Infection Surveillance: Development Study JMIR Public Health And Surveillance 2021, 7: e23528. PMID: 34328436, PMCID: PMC8367128, DOI: 10.2196/23528.
Hospital capacities and shortages of healthcare resources among US hospitals during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN), March 27–July 14, 2020Wu H, Soe M, Konnor R, Dantes R, Haass K, Dudeck M, Gross C, Leaptrot D, Sapiano M, Allen-Bridson K, Wattenmaker L, Peterson K, Lemoine K, Tejedor S, Edwards J, Pollock D, Benin A, Network F. Hospital capacities and shortages of healthcare resources among US hospitals during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN), March 27–July 14, 2020 Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2021, 43: 1473-1476. PMID: 34167599, PMCID: PMC8280389, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2021.280.
Changes in the number of intensive care unit beds in US hospitals during the early months of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicWeiner-Lastinger L, Dudeck M, Allen-Bridson K, Dantes R, Gross C, Nkwata A, Tejedor S, Pollock D, Benin A. Changes in the number of intensive care unit beds in US hospitals during the early months of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2021, 43: 1477-1481. PMID: 34078507, PMCID: PMC8314191, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2021.266.
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on central-line–associated bloodstream infections during the early months of 2020, National Healthcare Safety NetworkPatel P, Weiner-Lastinger L, Dudeck M, Fike L, Kuhar D, Edwards J, Pollock D, Benin A. Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on central-line–associated bloodstream infections during the early months of 2020, National Healthcare Safety Network Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2021, 43: 790-793. PMID: 33719981, PMCID: PMC8047389, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2021.108.
Impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on US Hospitals and Patients, April–July 2020Sapiano M, Dudeck M, Soe M, Edwards J, O’Leary E, Wu H, Allen-Bridson K, Amor A, Arcement R, Tejedor S, Dantes R, Gross C, Haass K, Konnor R, Kroop S, Leaptrot D, Lemoine K, Nkwata A, Peterson K, Wattenmaker L, Weiner-Lastinger L, Pollock D, Benin A. Impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on US Hospitals and Patients, April–July 2020 Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2021, 43: 32-39. PMID: 33602380, PMCID: PMC7943952, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2021.69.
Rates of COVID-19 Among Residents and Staff Members in Nursing Homes — United States, May 25–November 22, 2020Bagchi S, Mak J, Li Q, Sheriff E, Mungai E, Anttila A, Soe M, Edwards J, Benin A, Pollock D, Shulman E, Ling S, Moody-Williams J, Fleisher L, Srinivasan A, Bell J. Rates of COVID-19 Among Residents and Staff Members in Nursing Homes — United States, May 25–November 22, 2020 MMWR Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report 2021, 70: 52-55. PMID: 33444301, PMCID: PMC7808710, DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7002e2.
909. Reassessing Pathogens Eligible for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) “Mucosal Barrier Injury-Laboratory Confirmed Bloodstream Infection” CriteriaChea N, Magill S, Benin A, Allen-Bridson K, Dudeck M, Patel P, Thomson N. 909. Reassessing Pathogens Eligible for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) “Mucosal Barrier Injury-Laboratory Confirmed Bloodstream Infection” Criteria Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2020, 7: s488-s489. PMCID: PMC7777062, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.1097.
785. Association between Prevalence of Laboratory-Identified Clostridioides difficile Infections (CDIs) and CDI Antibiotic Treatment in U.S. Acute Care Hospitals, 2018Xu K, Benin A, Wu H, Edwards J, Li Q, O’Leary E, Leaptrot D, Nkwata A. 785. Association between Prevalence of Laboratory-Identified Clostridioides difficile Infections (CDIs) and CDI Antibiotic Treatment in U.S. Acute Care Hospitals, 2018 Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2020, 7: s437-s437. PMCID: PMC7778051, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.975.
Laboratory Testing, Diagnostic Coding, and Treatment for Electronic Identification of Clostridioides difficile InfectionStevens V, Benin A, Dantes R, Khader K, Nugent S, Lewis J, Adam T, Zhang R, Fu S, Jones M, Pollock D, Waisbren S. Laboratory Testing, Diagnostic Coding, and Treatment for Electronic Identification of Clostridioides difficile Infection Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2020, 41: s309-s309. DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.897.
Hospital Microbiologic Culture Results to Predict the Use of Anti–methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)Wu H, Kratzer T, Zhou L, Soe M, Edwards J, Neuhauser M, Benin A, Hicks L, Srinivasan A, Pollock D. Hospital Microbiologic Culture Results to Predict the Use of Anti–methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2020, 41: s40-s40. DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.521.
Analysis of National Healthcare Safety Network Clostridioides difficile Infection Standardized Infection Ratio by Test TypeLi Q, Benin A, Guh A, Dudeck M, Allen-Bridson K, Leaptrot D, McDonald L, Pollock D, Edwards J. Analysis of National Healthcare Safety Network Clostridioides difficile Infection Standardized Infection Ratio by Test Type Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2020, 41: s116-s118. DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.624.
Analysis of National Healthcare Safety Network Clostridioides difficile Infection Standardized Infection Ratio by Test TypeLi Q, Benin A, Guh A, Dudeck M, Allen-Bridson K, Leaptrot D, McDonald L, Pollock D, Edwards J. Analysis of National Healthcare Safety Network Clostridioides difficile Infection Standardized Infection Ratio by Test Type Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2020, 41: s87-s89. DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.583.
Antimicrobial-resistant pathogens associated with pediatric healthcare-associated infections: Summary of data reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network, 2015–2017Weiner-Lastinger L, Abner S, Benin A, Edwards J, Kallen A, Karlsson M, Magill S, Pollock D, See I, Soe M, Walters M, Dudeck M. Antimicrobial-resistant pathogens associated with pediatric healthcare-associated infections: Summary of data reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network, 2015–2017 Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2019, 41: 19-30. PMID: 31762428, PMCID: PMC8276251, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2019.297.
Improving Mandatory Vaccination Against Influenza: Minimizing Anxiety of Employees to Maximize Health of PatientsBenin A, Lockwood G, Creatore T, Donovan D, Predmore M, MacArthur S. Improving Mandatory Vaccination Against Influenza: Minimizing Anxiety of Employees to Maximize Health of Patients American Journal Of Medical Quality 2018, 33: 372-382. PMID: 29301403, DOI: 10.1177/1062860617748738.
Electronic approaches to making sense of the text in the adverse event reporting systemBenin AL, Fodeh SJ, Lee K, Koss M, Miller P, Brandt C. Electronic approaches to making sense of the text in the adverse event reporting system Journal Of Healthcare Risk Management 2016, 36: 10-20. PMID: 27547874, DOI: 10.1002/jhrm.21237.
Laplacian SVM Based Feature Selection Improves Medical Event Reports ClassificationFodeh S, Miller P, Brandt C, Benin A, Lee K, Koss M. Laplacian SVM Based Feature Selection Improves Medical Event Reports Classification 2015, 449-454. DOI: 10.1109/icdmw.2015.141.
Promoting a Culture of Safety in the Pediatric ICU by Improving the Quality of Postoperative HandoffsCarroll C, Sala K, Benin A. Promoting a Culture of Safety in the Pediatric ICU by Improving the Quality of Postoperative Handoffs CHEST Journal 2013, 144: 406a-406b. DOI: 10.1378/chest.1698777.
Secure Web Messaging in a Pediatric Chronic Care Clinic: A Slow Takeoff of “Kids' Airmail”Hsiao AL, Bazzy-Asaad A, Tolomeo C, Edmonds D, Belton B, Benin AL. Secure Web Messaging in a Pediatric Chronic Care Clinic: A Slow Takeoff of “Kids' Airmail” Pediatrics 2011, 127: e406-e413. PMID: 21220392, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-1086.
How Can We Communicate About Vaccines With Adolescents and Their Parents?Benin AL, Wu AC, Holmboe ES, Shapiro ED, Anyan W. How Can We Communicate About Vaccines With Adolescents and Their Parents? Clinical Pediatrics 2010, 49: 373-380. PMID: 20118100, PMCID: PMC3773171, DOI: 10.1177/0009922809351091.
We never thought this would happen: transitioning care of adolescents with perinatally acquired HIV infection from pediatrics to internal medicineVijayan T, Benin AL, Wagner K, Romano S, Andiman WA. We never thought this would happen: transitioning care of adolescents with perinatally acquired HIV infection from pediatrics to internal medicine AIDS Care 2009, 21: 1222-1229. PMID: 20024697, PMCID: PMC2797130, DOI: 10.1080/09540120902730054.
Veterans' attitudes to influenza vaccination in the setting of shortage of vaccine, 2004-2005Benin AL, Learsy-Cahill D, Das R, Kancir S, Welch B, Martinello RA. Veterans' attitudes to influenza vaccination in the setting of shortage of vaccine, 2004-2005 Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics 2009, 5: 237-241. PMID: 18948733, DOI: 10.4161/hv.5.4.6808.
Postpartum Mothers’ Attitudes, Knowledge, and Trust Regarding VaccinationWu AC, Wisler-Sher DJ, Griswold K, Colson E, Shapiro ED, Holmboe ES, Benin AL. Postpartum Mothers’ Attitudes, Knowledge, and Trust Regarding Vaccination Maternal And Child Health Journal 2007, 12: 766-773. PMID: 17987370, PMCID: PMC3344281, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-007-0302-4.
Risk Factors for Invasive Pneumococcal Disease among Navajo AdultsWatt J, O'Brien K, Benin A, McCoy S, Donaldson C, Reid R, Schuchat A, Zell E, Hochman M, Santosham M, Whitney C. Risk Factors for Invasive Pneumococcal Disease among Navajo Adults American Journal Of Epidemiology 2007, 166: 1080-1087. PMID: 17693393, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwm178.
Influenza Vaccination as Secondary Prevention for Cardiovascular DiseaseDavis MM, Taubert K, Benin AL, Brown DW, Mensah GA, Baddour LM, Dunbar S, Krumholz HM. Influenza Vaccination as Secondary Prevention for Cardiovascular Disease Circulation 2006, 114: 1549-1553. PMID: 16982936, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.106.178242.
Influenza Vaccination as Secondary Prevention for Cardiovascular Disease A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association/American College of CardiologyDavis MM, Taubert K, Benin AL, Brown DW, Mensah GA, Baddour LM, Dunbar S, Krumholz HM. Influenza Vaccination as Secondary Prevention for Cardiovascular Disease A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2006, 48: 1498-1502. PMID: 17010820, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.09.004.
Qualitative Analysis of Mothers' Decision-Making About Vaccines for Infants: The Importance of TrustBenin AL, Wisler-Scher DJ, Colson E, Shapiro ED, Holmboe ES. Qualitative Analysis of Mothers' Decision-Making About Vaccines for Infants: The Importance of Trust Pediatrics 2006, 117: 1532-1541. PMID: 16651306, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-1728.
Leveraging the benefits of Health Information Technology to support healthcare delivery model redesign.Carr K, Bangalore D, Benin A, Holmboe ES. Leveraging the benefits of Health Information Technology to support healthcare delivery model redesign. Journal Of Healthcare Information Management 2006, 20: 31-41. PMID: 16429957.
Validity of Using an Electronic Medical Record for Assessing Quality of Care in an Outpatient SettingBenin AL, Vitkauskas G, Thornquist E, Shapiro ED, Concato J, Aslan M, Krumholz HM. Validity of Using an Electronic Medical Record for Assessing Quality of Care in an Outpatient Setting Medical Care 2005, 43: 691-698. PMID: 15970784, DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000167185.26058.8e.
Delivering Pneumococcal Vaccine to a High Risk Population: The Navajo ExperienceBenin AL, Watt JP, O'Brien KL, Reid R, Zell ER, Katz S, Donaldson C, Schuchat A, Santosham M, Whitney CG. Delivering Pneumococcal Vaccine to a High Risk Population: The Navajo Experience Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics 2005, 1: 66-69. PMID: 17038821, DOI: 10.4161/hv.1.2.1562.
Validation of a system for quality improvement: preliminary data.Benin AL, Krumholz HM, Shapiro ED, Brandt C. Validation of a system for quality improvement: preliminary data. AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings 2005, 2005: 893. PMID: 16779180, PMCID: PMC1560727.
Invasive Pneumococcal Disease among Navajo Adults, 1989–1998Watt J, O'Brien K, Benin A, Whitney C, Robinson K, Parkinson A, Reid R, Santosham M. Invasive Pneumococcal Disease among Navajo Adults, 1989–1998 Clinical Infectious Diseases 2004, 38: 496-501. PMID: 14765341, DOI: 10.1086/381198.
Improving diagnostic testing and reducing overuse of antibiotics for children with pharyngitis: a useful role for the electronic medical recordBENIN AL, VITKAUSKAS G, THORNQUIST E, SHIFFMAN RN, CONCATO J, KRUMHOLZ HM, SHAPIRO ED. Improving diagnostic testing and reducing overuse of antibiotics for children with pharyngitis: a useful role for the electronic medical record The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2003, 22: 1043-1047. PMID: 14688562, DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000100577.76542.af.
Effectiveness of the 23-Valent Polysaccharide Vaccine against Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Navajo AdultsBenin AL, O'Brien KL, Watt JP, Reid R, Zell ER, Katz S, Donaldson C, Parkinson A, Schuchat A, Santosham M, Whitney CG. Effectiveness of the 23-Valent Polysaccharide Vaccine against Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Navajo Adults The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2003, 188: 81-89. PMID: 12825175, DOI: 10.1086/375782.
Trends in Legionnaires Disease, 1980–1998: Declining Mortality and New Patterns of DiagnosisBenin A, Benson R, Besser R. Trends in Legionnaires Disease, 1980–1998: Declining Mortality and New Patterns of Diagnosis Clinical Infectious Diseases 2002, 35: 1039-1046. PMID: 12384836, DOI: 10.1086/342903.
An Outbreak of Travel-Associated Legionnaires Disease and Pontiac Fever: The Need for Enhanced Surveillance of Travel-Associated Legionellosis in the United StatesBenin A, Benson R, Arnold K, Fiore A, Cook P, Williams L, Fields B, Besser R. An Outbreak of Travel-Associated Legionnaires Disease and Pontiac Fever: The Need for Enhanced Surveillance of Travel-Associated Legionellosis in the United States The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2001, 185: 237-243. PMID: 11807698, DOI: 10.1086/338060.
Application of Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis to Subtyping of Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 6Benson R, Fields B, Benin A, Craddock H, Besser R. Application of Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis to Subtyping of Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 6 2001, 243-247. DOI: 10.1128/9781555817985.ch45.
Antibiotic Resistance and Implications for the Appropriate Use of Antimicrobial AgentsBenin A, Dowell S. Antibiotic Resistance and Implications for the Appropriate Use of Antimicrobial Agents 2001, 3-25. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59259-036-0_1.
Analysis of immunoreactivity to a Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus M-like protein To confirm an outbreak of poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis, and sequences of M-like proteins from isolates obtained from different host species.Nicholson M, Ferdinand L, Sampson J, Benin A, Balter S, Pinto S, Dowell S, Facklam R, Carlone G, Beall B. Analysis of immunoreactivity to a Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus M-like protein To confirm an outbreak of poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis, and sequences of M-like proteins from isolates obtained from different host species. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2000, 38: 4126-30. PMID: 11060079, PMCID: PMC87552, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.11.4126-4130.2000.
Antibiotic Resistance and Implications for the Appropriate Use of Antimicrobial AgentsBenin A, Dowell S. Antibiotic Resistance and Implications for the Appropriate Use of Antimicrobial Agents 2000, 0: 3-25. DOI: 10.1385/1-59259-036-5:3.
Epidemic nephritis in Nova Serrana, BrazilBaiter S, Benin A, Pinto S, Teixeira L, Alvim G, Luna E, Jackson D, LaClaire L, Elliott J, Facklam R, Schuchat A. Epidemic nephritis in Nova Serrana, Brazil The Lancet 2000, 355: 1776-1780. PMID: 10832828, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(00)02265-0.

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