Andrea Benin, MD
Associate Professor Adjunct of Biostatistics (Health Informatics)DownloadHi-Res Photo
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Associate Professor Adjunct of Biostatistics (Health Informatics)
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Andrea Benin, MD is Associate Professor Adjunct of Biostatistics (Health Informatics). In addition, Dr. Benin is Chief, Surveillance Branch, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In this position, Dr. Benin has a leadership role in the National Healthcare Safety Network, the nation’s online surveillance system for tracking healthcare-associated infections and conditions as well as antimicrobial use and resistance.
Dr. Benin is a pediatrician with background and training in research, informatics, public health, epidemiology, and infectious diseases.
Last Updated on January 19, 2023.
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Biostatistics
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- Fellow
- Yale School of Medicine (2006)
- Fellow
- Yale School of Medicine (2005)
- Fellow
- Yale School of Medicine (2003)
- Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2000)
- Resident
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (1998)
- Intern
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (1996)
- MD
- Tufts University School of Medicine (1995)
- BA
- Dartmouth College (1991)
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Delivery of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Medical Informatics; Quality of Health Care; Safety
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0000-0003-2765-6272
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58Publications
2,625Citations
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2025
Trends of bloodstream infection incidence rates among patients on outpatient hemodialysis, National Healthcare Safety Network, 2012-2021.
Li Q, Novosad S, Rha B, Hua H, Fike L, Navarrete J, Meng L, Benin A, Edwards J, Bell J. Trends of bloodstream infection incidence rates among patients on outpatient hemodialysis, National Healthcare Safety Network, 2012-2021. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2025, 1-7. PMID: 41408747, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2025.80.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsNational Healthcare Safety NetworkOutpatient hemodialysis facilitiesBloodstream infection ratesPrevention practicesEvidence-based prevention practicesHemodialysis facilitiesSafety NetworkInterrupted time seriesInfection prevention practicesFacility characteristicsInfection prevention measuresIncidence rateNegative binomial modelBloodstream infectionsCOVID-19Outpatient hemodialysisVascular access typePreventive measuresFor-profit organizationsTemporal trendsAnnual decreaseCOVID-19 pandemicInfection incidence ratePotential impactBinomial modelMicroorganisms Linked to Health Care–Associated Infections: Modernization of Terminology Resources for Reporting to the National Healthcare Safety Network
Abner S, Zheng S, Macumber C, Shakib S, Edwards J, Benin A. Microorganisms Linked to Health Care–Associated Infections: Modernization of Terminology Resources for Reporting to the National Healthcare Safety Network. JMIR Public Health And Surveillance 2025, 11: e66088. PMID: 40829129, PMCID: PMC12364414, DOI: 10.2196/66088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsHealth care-associated infectionsCenters for Disease Control and PreventionDisease Control and PreventionNational Healthcare Safety NetworkControl and PreventionOff-the-shelf softwareLegacy artifactsSafety NetworkCoding resourcesUse casesSoftware applicationsSoftware solutionsCase report detailsTerminological resourcesTerminology standardsNHSNSubmission of dataPublic health use casesHealthPatient's conditionInformation systemsLegacy reportsSoftwareMicroorganism dataNationalAssociation of facility vaccination policy with influenza vaccination among healthcare personnel in acute care hospitals: national Healthcare Safety Network, 2021–22 influenza season
Huynh C, Haanschoten E, Soe M, Barbre K, Meng L, Edwards J, Kalayil E, Lindley M, Reses H, Kuhar D, Stuckey M, Benin A, Bell J. Association of facility vaccination policy with influenza vaccination among healthcare personnel in acute care hospitals: national Healthcare Safety Network, 2021–22 influenza season. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2025, 46: 431-435. PMID: 40026104, PMCID: PMC12353221, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2025.24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsAcute care hospitalsAssociated with increased odds of vaccinationCare hospitalHospital employeesInfluenza vaccination coverageInfluenza vaccination policiesHealthcare personnelVaccination coverageNational Healthcare Safety NetworkAssociated with increased oddsOdds of vaccinationLicensed independent practitionersVaccination policyInfluenza vaccineUnvaccinated personnelHigh vaccination coverageInfluenzaIndependent practitionersPersonnelVaccineHospitalEmployeesSafety NetworkPolicyHealthcarePatient safety as a measure of resilience in US hospitals: central line-associated bloodstream infections, July 2020 through June 2021
Sapiano M, Dudeck M, Patel P, Binder A, Kofman A, Kuhar D, Pillai S, Stuckey M, Edwards J, Benin A. Patient safety as a measure of resilience in US hospitals: central line-associated bloodstream infections, July 2020 through June 2021. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2025, 46: 341-347. PMID: 39948082, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2024.167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsPatient safetyCentral line daysStaff shortagesUS hospitalsAcute care hospitalsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention's National Healthcare Safety NetworkLine daysNational Healthcare Safety NetworkCentral line-associated bloodstream infectionsLine-associated bloodstream infectionsRate of CLABSICOVID-19 pandemicSafe careStaffing shortagesHospital characteristicsPatient careMeasures of resilienceHealthcare systemCare hospitalMeasure stressorsDevelopment of policiesReporting of dataCOVID-19Risk adjustmentLevel of COVID-19
2024
Coverage with Influenza, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, and COVID-19 Vaccines Among Nursing Home Residents — National Healthcare Safety Network, United States, November 2024
Reses H, Segovia G, Dubendris H, Barbre K, Ananth S, Lape-Newman B, Wong E, Stillions M, Rowe T, Mothershed E, Wallender E, Twentyman E, Wiegand R, Patel P, Benin A, Bell J. Coverage with Influenza, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, and COVID-19 Vaccines Among Nursing Home Residents — National Healthcare Safety Network, United States, November 2024. MMWR Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report 2024, 73: 1052-1057. PMID: 39570790, PMCID: PMC11581205, DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7346a2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsRespiratory syncytial virusRespiratory syncytial virus vaccineNational Healthcare Safety NetworkSyncytial virusVaccination coverageSusceptible to severe outcomesHealth and Human Services regionsRespiratory virus seasonCOVID-19 vaccineCDC's National Healthcare Safety NetworkInfluenza vaccineVirus seasonSevere complicationsRespiratory virusesAssociated with respiratory illnessInfluenzaNursing home residentsSafety NetworkRespiratory illnessSevere outcomesReport vaccinationElevated riskSARS-CoV-2VaccineIndex levelsInfluenza and COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Among Health Care Personnel — National Healthcare Safety Network, United States, 2023–24 Respiratory Virus Season
Bell J, Meng L, Barbre K, Wong E, Lape-Newman B, Koech W, Soe M, Woods A, Kuhar D, Stuckey M, Dubendris H, Rowe T, Lindley M, Kalayil E, Edwards J, Benin A, Reses H. Influenza and COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Among Health Care Personnel — National Healthcare Safety Network, United States, 2023–24 Respiratory Virus Season. MMWR Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report 2024, 73: 966-972. PMID: 39480706, PMCID: PMC11527362, DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7343a2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAcute care hospitalsHealth care personnelNational Healthcare Safety NetworkVaccination of health care personnelNursing homesCare personnelCare hospitalU.S. health care settingsHealth care settingsRespiratory virus seasonSafety NetworkHealth care facilitiesVaccination coverageCOVID-19 vaccination coverageCDC's National Healthcare Safety NetworkInfluenza vaccination coverageCare settingsVirus seasonCare facilitiesNursesHealthy workforceCOVID-19 vaccineAnnual influenza vaccinationCOVID-19HealthBloodstream Infection Standardized Infection Ratios among ESKD Networks
Lamping L, Navarrete J, Jarrell B, Hoxworth T, Keenan J, Barbre K, Meng L, Clark S, Houseal D, Novosad S, Edwards J, Benin A, Bell J. Bloodstream Infection Standardized Infection Ratios among ESKD Networks. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2024, 35: 10.1681/asn.2024rkm9t6r1. DOI: 10.1681/asn.2024rkm9t6r1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Six-Year Follow-Up of Bloodstream Infections in Hemodialysis Facilities in the United States, National Healthcare Safety Network, 2020
Keenan J, Barbre K, Dollard P, Hoxworth T, Qureshi I, Dunham L, O'Leary E, Nuwoaty S, Bagchi S, Edwards J, Meng L, Benin A, Bell J. A Six-Year Follow-Up of Bloodstream Infections in Hemodialysis Facilities in the United States, National Healthcare Safety Network, 2020. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2024, 19: 978-983. PMID: 38888965, PMCID: PMC11321737, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.0000000000000476.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsStandardized infection ratioPooled mean rateOutpatient hemodialysis facilitiesConfidence intervalsHemodialysis facilitiesInfection ratioNational Healthcare Safety NetworkSix-year follow-upBloodstream infectionsPatient-monthsAV fistulaAV graftsVascular accessPerson-monthsNational aggregate dataMean rateAccess typeUS territoriesSafety NetworkFistulaCOVID-19 Vaccination Coverage, and Rates of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and COVID-19–Associated Hospitalization Among Residents in Nursing Homes — National Healthcare Safety Network, United States, October 2023–February 2024
Franklin D, Barbre K, Rowe T, Reses H, Massey J, Meng L, Dollard P, Dubendris H, Stillions M, Robinson L, Clerville J, Slifka K, Benin A, Bell J. COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage, and Rates of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and COVID-19–Associated Hospitalization Among Residents in Nursing Homes — National Healthcare Safety Network, United States, October 2023–February 2024. MMWR Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report 2024, 73: 339-344. PMID: 38635474, PMCID: PMC11037435, DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7315a3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsNursing home residentsNational Healthcare Safety NetworkHome residentsPercentage of facilitiesCOVID-19-associated hospitalizationRates of SARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 infectionRespiratory virus seasonIncident SARS-CoV-2 infectionProtect nursing home residentsCOVID-19 vaccination coverageWeekly percentageEvidence-based interventionsVaccination coverageEvaluate evidence-based interventionsFacility-level dataSafety NetworkVirus seasonCDC's National Healthcare Safety NetworkWeekly rateSARS-CoV-2Nursing homesNursesCOVID-19Severe COVID-19The National Healthcare Safety Network’s digital quality measures: CDC’s automated measures for surveillance of patient safety
Shehab N, Alschuler L, McILvenna S, Gonzaga Z, Laing A, deRoode D, Dantes R, Betz K, Zheng S, Abner S, Stutler E, Geimer R, Benin A. The National Healthcare Safety Network’s digital quality measures: CDC’s automated measures for surveillance of patient safety. Journal Of The American Medical Informatics Association 2024, 31: 1199-1205. PMID: 38563821, PMCID: PMC11031211, DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocae064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsNational Healthcare Safety NetworkFast Healthcare Interoperability ResourcesPublic health surveillancePatient safetyHealth surveillanceHealthcare facility-onset Clostridioides difficile infectionPrevent patient harmQuality measuresBurden of reportingImprove data collectionPatient harmInteroperability ResourcesPublic healthSafety NetworkHealthData collectionValidity of dataClostridioides difficile infectionVenous thromboembolismCollaborative programSurveillanceNationalHealthcareHarmIncreasing speed
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