2021
Universal SARS-CoV-2 Testing of Emergency Department Admissions Increases Emergency Department Length of Stay
Sangal RB, Peaper DR, Rothenberg C, Landry ML, Sussman LS, Martinello RA, Ulrich A, Venkatesh AK. Universal SARS-CoV-2 Testing of Emergency Department Admissions Increases Emergency Department Length of Stay. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 79: 182-186. PMID: 34756452, PMCID: PMC8424016, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCOVID-19COVID-19 TestingEmergency Service, HospitalHumansLength of StayPandemicsSARS-CoV-2United StatesConceptsSARS-CoV-2 testingUniversal SARS-CoV-2 testingEmergency department lengthAdmission lengthED admissionPositivity rateSARS-CoV-2 testAcademic health systemCOVID-19 prevalenceSecondary outcomesED lengthPrevention needsED boardingPatientsStayPositive casesClinical costsHealth systemAdmissionTesting policiesContainment effortsTestingPrevalenceTesting changesPositivityFrom 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 ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationHealth AdministrationVA healthcare systemResearch-operations partnershipsLarge-scale adverse eventsAdverse eventsVeteran patientsVA healthcareConsolidated FrameworkSupport programsImplementation researchHealthcare systemToolkit usePatientsAdministrationOperational leadersVA operationsClinical operationsToolkit implementationMore harmHarmActivityTracking smell loss to identify healthcare workers with SARS-CoV-2 infection
Weiss JJ, Attuquayefio TN, White EB, Li F, Herz RS, White TL, Campbell M, Geng B, Datta R, Wyllie AL, Grubaugh ND, Casanovas-Massana A, Muenker MC, Moore AJ, Handoko R, Iwasaki A, Martinello RA, Ko AI, Small DM, Farhadian SF, Team T. Tracking smell loss to identify healthcare workers with SARS-CoV-2 infection. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0248025. PMID: 33657167, PMCID: PMC7928484, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 positive healthcare workersSmell lossHealthcare workersHome assessmentNeurological symptomsPositive SARS-CoV-2 testSARS-CoV-2 test positivitySARS-CoV-2 testPolymerase chain reaction testingReal-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction testingQuantitative polymerase chain reaction testingCOVID-19 patientsHigh-risk groupHigh-risk individualsSARS-CoV-2Self-reported changesProspective studyTest positivityAsymptomatic infectionSymptom SurveyVulnerable patientsHigh riskPositive testRisk individualsCritical Care Nursing: A Key Constraint to COVID-19 Response and Healthcare Now and in the Future.
Kurth A, Pinker E, Martinello RA, Honan L, Choi S, Beckman B. Critical Care Nursing: A Key Constraint to COVID-19 Response and Healthcare Now and in the Future. JONA The Journal Of Nursing Administration 2021, 51: e6-e12. PMID: 33570376, DOI: 10.1097/nna.0000000000000991.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Coast-to-Coast Spread of SARS-CoV-2 during the Early Epidemic in the United States
Fauver JR, Petrone ME, Hodcroft EB, Shioda K, Ehrlich HY, Watts AG, Vogels CBF, Brito AF, Alpert T, Muyombwe A, Razeq J, Downing R, Cheemarla NR, Wyllie AL, Kalinich CC, Ott IM, Quick J, Loman NJ, Neugebauer KM, Greninger AL, Jerome KR, Roychoudhury P, Xie H, Shrestha L, Huang ML, Pitzer VE, Iwasaki A, Omer SB, Khan K, Bogoch II, Martinello RA, Foxman EF, Landry ML, Neher RA, Ko AI, Grubaugh ND. Coast-to-Coast Spread of SARS-CoV-2 during the Early Epidemic in the United States. Cell 2020, 181: 990-996.e5. PMID: 32386545, PMCID: PMC7204677, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.04.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2Federal travel restrictionsSARS-CoV-2 transmissionCOVID-19 patientsCoronavirus SARS-CoV-2SARS-CoV-2 introductionsEarly SARS-CoV-2 transmissionPattern of spreadSustained transmissionLocal surveillanceEarly epidemicInternational importationCOVID-19 outbreakUnited StatesViral genomeInternational travel patternsPatientsCritical needTravel restrictionsObstetricians on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Front Lines and the Confusing World of Personal Protective Equipment
Jamieson DJ, Steinberg JP, Martinello RA, Perl TM, Rasmussen SA. Obstetricians on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Front Lines and the Confusing World of Personal Protective Equipment. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2020, 135: 10.1097/aog.0000000000003919. PMID: 32304512, PMCID: PMC7188024, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000003919.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersonal protective equipmentProtective equipmentPregnant womenHealth care-associated transmissionIll pregnant womenCoronavirus disease 2019Health care personnelHealth care professionalsCOVID-19Health care systemIll patientsDisease 2019Care personnelCurrent evidenceCare professionalsRespiratory dropletsFacial protectionDelivery unitMechanisms of transmissionCare systemPatientsStrict adherenceObstetriciansWomenConsistent use
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 ResearchOrganizational 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 ResearchConceptsLow 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
Reuse of Insulin Pens Among Multiple Patients at 2 Veterans Affairs Medical Centers
Schirmer P, Winston CA, Lucero-Obusan C, Winters M, Lesse A, de Comarmond C, Oda G, Martinello RA, Holodniy M. Reuse of Insulin Pens Among Multiple Patients at 2 Veterans Affairs Medical Centers. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2015, 36: 1121-1129. PMID: 26198627, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2015.165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Affairs Medical CenterHuman immunodeficiency virusHepatitis B virusHepatitis C virusBloodborne pathogensInsulin pensImmunodeficiency virusB virusMedical CenterMultiple patientsMedian genetic distanceRetrospective cohort studyBlood-borne pathogensViral genetic analysisElectronic health recordsEnvelope gene sequencingHCV transmissionCohort studyHCV casesMethods PatientsCase patientsC virusFurther testingHospitalized veteransPatientsIntended 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 ResearchConceptsHepatitis 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 ResearchConceptsHuman 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 ResearchRecommendations from the National Vaccine Advisory Committee: Standards for Adult Immunization Practice
Orenstein W, Gellin B, Beigi R, Despres S, LaRussa P, Lynfield R, Maldonado Y, Morita J, Mouton C, Pisani A, Rawlins W, Rothholz M, Stenvig T, Tan L, Torres C, Viswanath K, Hetherington S, Hosbach P, Andrus J, Breidbart S, Daum R, Douglas C, Ehresmann K, Etkind P, Jarris P, Salisbury D, Spika J, Temte J, Villaseño I, Caserta V, Church R, Gruber M, Mabry-Hernandez I, Hill R, Kelman J, Martinello R, Mills J, Mulach B, Schuchat A, Shen A, Stanek C, Bridges C, Morita J, Orenstein W, Rothholz M, Stenvig T, Tan L, Torres C. Recommendations from the National Vaccine Advisory Committee: Standards for Adult Immunization Practice. Public Health Reports 2014, 129: 115-123. PMID: 24587544, PMCID: PMC3904889, DOI: 10.1177/003335491412900203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAdvisory CommitteesFinancing, PersonalHealth PersonnelHealth Services AccessibilityHumansImmunization ScheduleInfluenza A Virus, H1N1 SubtypeInfluenza VaccinesInfluenza, HumanInsurance CoverageInsurance, HealthPatient Acceptance of Health CarePatient Protection and Affordable Care ActPractice Guidelines as TopicSocieties, MedicalSocioeconomic FactorsUnited States
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 ResearchConceptsElectronic 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 ResearchConceptsVeterans 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 programsProtecting the Public's Health: Critical Functions of the Section 317 Immunization Program—A Report of the National Vaccine Advisory Committee
Orenstein W, Gellin B, Beigi R, Buck T, Despres S, LaRussa P, Lynfield R, Maldonado Y, Morita J, Mouton C, Pisani A, Rothholz M, Stenvig T, Tan L, Torres C, Viswanath K, Hetherington S, Lewin C, Bailowitz A, Baker C, Daum R, Douglas C, Hannan C, Jarris P, Rawlins W, Richardson V, Salisbury D, Burke M, Church R, Evans G, Gruber M, Mabry-Hernandez I, Hill R, Kelman J, Martinello R, McCluskey M, Mulach B, Schuchat A, Stanek C, Bailowitz A, Dwelle T, Etkind P, Grabowsky M, Groom A, Hannan C, Lewin C, Morita J, Mouton C, Orenstein W, Pisani A, Pope K, Shen A, Swartwood C, Talkington K, Tan L, Torres C, Wharton M. Protecting the Public's Health: Critical Functions of the Section 317 Immunization Program—A Report of the National Vaccine Advisory Committee. Public Health Reports 2013, 128: 78-95. PMID: 23450872, PMCID: PMC3560865, DOI: 10.1177/003335491312800203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdvisory CommitteesCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.Communicable Disease ControlCost of IllnessDisease OutbreaksEmergenciesEvidence-Based MedicineHealth Services AccessibilityHumansImmunization ProgramsPatient SafetyPractice Guidelines as TopicProgram EvaluationPublic Health PracticeQuality of Health CareRisk AssessmentUnited StatesVaccinationVaccines
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 ResearchConceptsVeterans 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
2007
Preparing for avian influenza
Martinello RA. Preparing for avian influenza. Current Opinion In Pediatrics 2007, 19: 64-70. PMID: 17224664, DOI: 10.1097/mop.0b013e328013cd13.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
Human Metapneumovirus Infection in the United States: Clinical Manifestations Associated With a Newly Emerging Respiratory Infection in Children
Esper F, Boucher D, Weibel C, Martinello RA, Kahn JS. Human Metapneumovirus Infection in the United States: Clinical Manifestations Associated With a Newly Emerging Respiratory Infection in Children. Pediatrics 2003, 111: 1407-1410. PMID: 12777560, DOI: 10.1542/peds.111.6.1407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenoviridaeAntigens, ViralChild, PreschoolDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleFluorescent Antibody Technique, DirectHumansInfantMaleMetapneumovirusOrthomyxoviridaeParamyxoviridae InfectionsRespiratory Syncytial VirusesRespiratory Tract InfectionsRespirovirusReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionUnited StatesConceptsRespiratory tract infectionsRespiratory syncytial virusHuman metapneumovirusHMPV infectionTract infectionsClinical manifestationsSyncytial virusLower respiratory tract infectionsHuman Metapneumovirus InfectionExtent of diseaseCause of morbidityHuman respiratory virusesParainfluenza virus 1Respiratory tract diseaseReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionDirect fluorescent antibody testFluorescent antibody testMetapneumovirus infectionAbnormal findingsRespiratory infectionsClinical featuresRespiratory virusesRespiratory illnessParainfluenza virus