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  Research Computing Contributions  

Research Computing supports research across disciplines by contributing to data analysis, statistical modeling, software development, informatics workflows, and scalable computation. This page highlights peer-reviewed publications and proceedings where our team has made a substantial contribution.

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Publications  

2025  

Gaming the system: Evaluating spillover in a video game intervention for advanced care planning using physician social networks Bobak, C. A., Mohan, D., Murphy, M. A., et al. (2026). Health Services Outcomes Research & Methods. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10742-025-00370-9

Comparing clinical decision support systems for improving follow-up of abnormal cervical cancer screening test results
Atlas, S. J., Burdick, T. E., Wright, A., Zhao, W., Hort, S., Aman, D. G., Thillaiyapillai, M., Orav, E. J., Wint, A. J., Smith, R. E., Gallagher, K. L., Housman, M. L., Chang, F. Y., Diamond, C. J., Zhou, L., Haas, J. S., & Tosteson, A. N. A. (2025).
Journal of Biomedical Informatics, 170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbi.2025.104908

Generative AI as the First Patient: Practice, Feedback, and Confidence
Thesen, T., O’Brien, W. N., Stone, S., & Pinto-Powell, R. (2025).
Medical Science Educator. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-025-02473-x

Exercise That Feels as Good as Possible: Acceptability of an Affect-Based Exercise Prescription Among Stage 0–III Breast Cancer Survivors
Stevens, C. J., Bobak, C. A., Morrissette, K. J., Thompson, R. C., Lyons, K. D., Wallace, G. M., Emerson, A. J., Conroy, D. E., Williams, D. M., Chamberlin, M. D., & Bruce, M. L. (2025).
Psycho-Oncology, 34(8). https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.70225

CodeDocs: GenAI to generate documentation from Git Repositories
Emerson, A., Meehan, T., Rogers, M., Cowen, W., & Darabos, C. (2025).
Practice and Experience in Advanced Research Computing 2025: The Power of Collaboration, 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1145/3708035.3736102

AI Patient Actor: an open-access generative-AI app for communication training in health professions
Thesen, T., Alilonu, N. A., & Stone, S. (2025).
Medical Science Educator, 35(1), 25–27. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-024-02250-2

Altered auditory brainstem responses are post-acute sequela of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC)
Niemczak, C., Skoe, E., Leigh, S., Zhang, L., Dotzenrod, M., Kieley, A., Stone, S., Parsonnet, J., Martin, C., & Ealer, C. (2025).
Scientific Reports, 15(1), Article 9387. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-93664-4

Dartmouth Chat - Deploying an Open-Source LLM Stack at Scale
Stone, S., Crossett, J., Luker, T., Leligdon, L., Cowen, W., & Darabos, C. (2025).
Practice and Experience in Advanced Research Computing 2025: The Power of Collaboration, 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1145/3708035.3736076

Artificial Allies: Validation of Synthetic Text for Peer Support Tools through Data Augmentation in NLP Model Development
Godeme, J., Hill, J., Gaughan, S. P., Hirschbuhl, W. J., Emerson, A. J., Darabos, C., Bobak, C. A., & Fortuna, K. L. (2025).
Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing (PSB 2025). https://doi.org/10.1142/9789819807024_0008

Methodology for Supervised Optimization of the Construction of Physician Shared-Patient Networks
O’Malley, A. J., Zhao, Y., Bobak, C., Qin, C., Moen, E. L., & Rockmore, D. N. (2025).
Statistical Methods in Medical Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/09622802241313281

Combining Multiple Sources of Relationships in a Network to Advance Understanding of Physicians’ Beliefs Regarding Peer-Effects
Zhao, Y., Bobak, C. A., Murphy, M. A., Sacks, O., Liu, L., Ray, N., Barnato, A. E., & O’Malley, A. J. (2025).
Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10742-025-00343-y

Complex Roles for Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen in Restricting Human Cytomegalovirus Replication
Longmire, P., Daigle, O., Zeltzer, S., Lee, M., Svoboda, M., Padilla-Rodriguez, M., Bobak, C., Bosco, G., & Goodrum, F. (2025).
mBio. https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.00450-25


2024  

Shiny Concurrency: Scaling Single-Threaded and Resource Intensive Applications
Crossett, J., Qi, J., Cowen, W., Gagne, E., & Darabos, C. (2024).
Practice and Experience in Advanced Research Computing 2024: Human Powered Computing. https://doi.org/10.1145/3626203.3670590

Application of Quantile Discretization and Bayesian Network Analysis to Publicly Available Cystic Fibrosis Data Sets
Fukutani, K. F., Hampton, T. H., Bobak, C. A., MacKenzie, T. A., & Stanton, B. A. (2024).
Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing (PSB 2024). https://doi.org/10.1142/9789811286421_0041


2023  

A Multilevel Primary Care Intervention to Improve Follow-Up of Overdue Abnormal Cancer Screening Test Results
Atlas, S. J., Tosteson, A. N. A., Wright, A., Orav, E. J., Burdick, T. E., Zhao, W., Hort, S. J., Wint, A. J., Smith, R. E., Chang, F. Y., Aman, D. G., Thillaiyapillai, M., Diamond, C. J., Zhou, L., & Haas, J. S. (2023).
JAMA Network, 330(14). https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2023.18755

Constructing Within and Between Hospital Physician Social Networks for Modeling Physician Research Participation
O’Malley, A. J., Mohan, D., Murphy, M. A., Barnato, A. E., & Bobak, C. A. (2023).
BMC Medical Research Methodology. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-023-02069-2


2022  

Packaging Biocomputing Software to Maximize Distribution and Reuse
Bush, W. S., Wheeler, N., Darabos, C., & Beaulieu-Jones, B. (2022).
Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing (PSB 2022). https://doi.org/10.1142/9789811250477_0039


2021  

Innovative methodological approaches for data integration to derive patterns across diverse, large-scale biomedical datasets
Beaulieu-Jones, B., Darabos, C., Kim, D., Verma, A., & Kobren, S. N. (2021).
Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing (PSB 2021). https://doi.org/10.1142/9789811232701_0024

Potential effectiveness of a surgeon-delivered exercise prescription and an activity tracker on pre-operative exercise adherence and aerobic capacity of lung cancer patients
Finley, D. J., Stevens, C. J., Emond, J. A., Batsis, J. A., Fay, K. A., Darabos, C., Sacks, O. A., Cook, S. B., & Lyons, K. D. (2021).
Surgical Oncology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.suronc.2021.101525

Before Their Music Stopped: Manila’s Spanish Military Regimental Bands at the End of the 19th Century
Summers, W. J. (2021).
Diagonal: An Ibero-American Music Review, 6(2). https://doi.org/10.5070/D86254426

Workshops  

2025  

Implementing Opensource LLMs in Research Computing: From Model Selection to On-Premises Deployment
July 21, 2025
PEARC 2025 | ImplementingOpenSource
Speakers: Dr. Christopher S. Simmons (Cambridge Computer), Dartmouth College – Speaker TBD
This comprehensive tutorial guided participants through the landscape of open-source large language models (LLMs), offering both theoretical grounding and practical strategies for deploying LLMs in high-performance research computing environments.

Public Repositories of ‘Omics Data
July 7, 2025
Reproducible and FAIR Bioinformatics Analysis of Omics Data, MDI Biological Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME
Speaker: Carly Bobak
This invited workshop reviewed best practices for identifying, selecting, and reusing publicly available omics data sources, emphasizing reproducibility, metadata standards, and translational research use cases.

LLMs to Reverse Engineer Coding Pipelines
July 6, 2025
Reproducible and FAIR Bioinformatics Analysis of Omics Data, MDI Biological Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME
Speaker: Carly Bobak
This session demonstrated how large language models (LLMs) can be applied to extract pipeline logic and reconstruct code behavior, offering tools for legacy software analysis, reproducibility auditing, and data provenance.

LLMs as Coding Copilots
July 6, 2025
Reproducible and FAIR Bioinformatics Analysis of Omics Data 2023, MDI Biological Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME
Speaker: Carly Bobak
This session provided a general introduction to large language models (LLMs) with a focus on their applications in academic research environments. The session covered practical examples of how LLMs can assist coding workflows, support reproducibility, and enhance productivity in data-driven biomedical science.

Gaming the System: Evaluating Spillover in a Video Game Intervention for Advanced Care Planning using Physician Social Networks
March 26, 2025
American Statistical Association: Aging Interest Group (Online)
Speakers: Carly Bobak, James O’Malley
This talk explored spillover effects in a digital intervention for advanced care planning, leveraging physician social networks to evaluate indirect treatment impacts and system-level efficacy considerations.

2024  

Quantifying and Adjusting for Spillover and Contamination in Stepped-Wedge Trials: A Case Study in Intervention Efficacy During the COVID-19 Pandemic
August 4, 2024
Joint Statistical Meeting, Portland, OR, USA
Speaker: Carly Bobak
This presentation discussed statistical techniques for quantifying and adjusting for contamination and spillover in stepped-wedge trial designs, with an applied case study from a COVID-19 era intervention.

Public Repositories of ‘Omics Data
July 20, 2024
Reproducible and FAIR Bioinformatics Analysis of Omics Data, MDI Biological Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME
Speaker: Carly Bobak
This invited workshop reviewed best practices for identifying, selecting, and reusing publicly available omics data sources, emphasizing reproducibility, metadata standards, and translational research use cases.

LLMs to Reverse Engineer Coding Pipelines
July 19, 2024
Reproducible and FAIR Bioinformatics Analysis of Omics Data, MDI Biological Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME
Speaker: Carly Bobak
This session demonstrated how large language models (LLMs) can be applied to extract pipeline logic and reconstruct code behavior, offering tools for legacy software analysis, reproducibility auditing, and data provenance.

LLMs as Coding Copilots
July 19, 2024
Reproducible and FAIR Bioinformatics Analysis of Omics Data 2023, MDI Biological Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME
Speaker: Carly Bobak
This session provided a general introduction to large language models (LLMs) with a focus on their applications in academic research environments. The session covered practical examples of how LLMs can assist coding workflows, support reproducibility, and enhance productivity in data-driven biomedical science.

Visual Narratives: Sexual Stigma in Physician Notes from American Eugenics Records
June 14, 2024
Outliers 2024
Speakers: Jane Huang, Carly Bobak, and Jacqueline Wernimont This talk offered a unique approach to data visualization by integrating natural language processing (NLP) techniques to analyze linguistic choices in physicians’ notes that justified sterilization procedures. The project surfaced gender and sex biases embedded in these historical records, highlighting individual narratives alongside broader trends to foster empathy, awareness, and understanding of systemic injustice.

Centralizing and Leveraging Large Language Models at Dartmouth College: Fostering Reproducibility and Advancement in Biomedical Research and Beyond
January 4, 2024
Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing, The Big Island, HI, USA
Speakers: Carly Bobak, Christian Darabos This presentation discussed institutional strategies to centralize access to large language models (LLMs) at Dartmouth College, with the goal of promoting reproducibility, collaboration, and innovation across biomedical and broader research domains. The talk highlighted infrastructure, use cases, and future directions for responsible AI integration.

2023  

Invisible Histories: Feeblemindedness and the Legacy of Lost Data in Eugenic Records
December 14, 2023
Data and Disease in Historical Perspective, Edinburgh, Scotland
Speakers: Carly Bobak, Jacqueline Wernimont
This talk revealed patterns of data erasure and stigmatizing language in historical eugenics records, emphasizing the ethical implications of working with biased archival medical data.

Public Repositories of ‘Omics Data
July 17, 2023
Reproducible and FAIR Bioinformatics Analysis of Omics Data, MDI Biological Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME
Speaker: Carly Bobak
This invited workshop reviewed best practices for identifying, selecting, and reusing publicly available omics data sources, emphasizing reproducibility, metadata standards, and translational research use cases.

Troubled Sources and Historical Injustices in the History of American Eugenics
June 7, 2023
Data and Disease in Historical Perspective (Virtual)
Speakers: Carly Bobak, Jacqueline Wernimont
This presentation explored archival gaps, contested narratives, and the ethical dilemmas of analyzing digitized eugenic records in computational history and digital humanities research.

2022  

Computational Notebooks – Packaging Biocomputing Software to Maximize Distribution and Reuse
January 4, 2022
Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing, The Big Island, HI, USA
Speakers: Carly Bobak, William S. Bush, Nicholas Wheeler, Christian Darabos, Brett Beaulieu-Jones
This talk introduced best practices for using computational notebooks to streamline biocomputing software distribution and enable reproducible analysis in biomedical research.

Secure HPC Contributions  

2025  

Gaming the system: Evaluating spillover in a video game intervention for advanced care planning using physician social networks Bobak, C. A., Mohan, D., Murphy, M. A., et al. (2026). Health Services Outcomes Research & Methods. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10742-025-00370-9

Falls and Fractures Among Medicare Beneficiaries Concurrently Receiving Anti-Dementia Drugs and Potentially Risky Medications Morden, N. E., Chyn, D., & Meara, E. (2025).
Medical care, 63(12), 941–948. https://doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0000000000002229

Regional Growth in US Neonatal Intensive Care Capacity and Mortality, 1991–2020
Gasper, G. M., Stuchlik, P. M., Stukel, T. A., & Goodman, D. C. (2025).
JAMA Pediatrics, 179(5), 559. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.7133

Geographic Clustering of Systemic Sclerosis in Areas of Environmental Pollution
Kosarek, N. N., Romano, M. E., Moen, E. L., et al. (2025).
Arthritis Care & Research, 77(7), 855–866. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.25504

2024  

Measuring Local-Area Racial Segregation for Medicare Hospital Admissions
Akré, E. R. L., Chyn, D., Carlos, H. A., Barnato, A. E., & Skinner, J. (2024).
JAMA Network Open, 7(4), e247473. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.7473

Rural–urban disparities in health care delivery for children with medical complexity and moderating effects of payer, disability, and community poverty
Arakelyan, M., Freyleue, S. D., Schaefer, A. P., et al. (2024).
The Journal of Rural Health, 40(2), 326–337. https://doi.org/10.1111/jrh.12827

End-of-life cohorts from the Dartmouth Institute: risk adjustment across health care markets, the relative efficiency of chronic illness utilization, and patient experiences near the end of life
Bronner, K. K., & Goodman, D. C. (2024).
Research in Health Services & Regions, 3(1), 4. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43999-024-00039-9

Hospital-Level NICU Capacity, Utilization, and 30-Day Outcomes in Texas
Goodman, D. C., Stuchlik, P., Ganduglia-Cazaban, C., et al. (2024).
JAMA Network Open, 7(2), e2355982. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.55982

A Regional Analysis of Low Back Pain Treatments in the Military Health System
Lurie, J. D., Leggett, C. G., Skinner, J., Carragee, E., Austin, A. M., & Luan, W. P. (2024).
Spine, 49(4), 278–284. https://doi.org/10.1097/BRS.0000000000004639

Telehealth Trends and Hypertension Management Among Rural and Medicaid Patients After COVID-19
Mackwood, M., Pashchenko, O., Leggett, C., Fontanet, C., Skinner, J., & Fisher, E. (2024).
Telemedicine and e-Health, 30(6), e1677–e1688. https://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2023.0628

Maternal satisfaction with group care: a systematic review
Sadiku, F., Bucinca, H., Talrich, F., et al. (2024).
AJOG Global Reports, 4(1), 100301. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xagr.2023.100301

The role of comorbidities, medications, and social determinants of health in understanding urban–rural outcome differences among patients with heart failure
Zeitler, E. P., Joly, J., Leggett, C. G., et al. (2024).
The Journal of Rural Health, 40(2), 386–393. https://doi.org/10.1111/jrh.12803

2023  

Specialties Providing Ambulatory Care and Associated Health Care Utilization and Quality for Children With Medical Complexity
Austin, A. M., Schaefer, A. P., Arakelyan, M., Freyleue, S. D., Goodman, D. C., & Leyenaar, J. K. (2023).
Academic Pediatrics, 23(8), 1542–1552. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2023.07.002

Sources of Low-Value Care Received by Medicare Beneficiaries and Associated Spending Within US Health Systems
Chant, E. D., Crawford, M. L., Yang, C. W. W., Fisher, E. S., Morden, N. E., & Ganguli, I. (2023).
JAMA Network Open, 6(9), e2333505. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.33505

The Relationship Between Regional Growth in Neonatal Intensive Care Capacity and Perinatal Risk
Davis, R., Stuchlik, P. M., & Goodman, D. C. (2023).
Medical Care, 61(11), 729–736. https://doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0000000000001893

Texas Hospitals’ Perspectives About NICU Performance Measures: A Mixed-Methods Study
Doherty, J. R., Schaefer, A., & Goodman, D. C. (2023).
Quality Management in Health Care, 32(1), 8–15. https://doi.org/10.1097/QMH.0000000000000347

Regional Differences in Procedural Care of Hemorrhoid Management in Medicare Patients; Unwarranted Variation in Clinical Practice for a Medical-First Problem
Eid, M., Bastien, A., Shaw, R., Goodman, D. C., & Ivatury, S. J. (2023).
Journal of Surgical Research, 283, 626–631. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2022.10.082

Who’s Accountable? Low-Value Care Received by Medicare Beneficiaries Outside of Their Attributed Health Systems
Ganguli, I., Crawford, M. L., Usadi, B., et al. (2023).
Health Affairs, 42(8), 1128–1139. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2022.01319

The association between beta-blockers and outcomes in patients with heart failure and concurrent Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias
Gilstrap, L., Cohen, A., Ouellet, G. M., et al. (2023).
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 71(2), 404–413. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.18086

The Association Between Beta-Blocker and Renin–Angiotensin System Inhibitor Use After Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction Hospitalization and Outcomes in Older Patients
Gilstrap, L., Solomon, N., Chiswell, K., et al. (2023).
Journal of Cardiac Failure, 29(4), 434–444. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2022.11.010

The association of regional perinatal risk factors and neonatal intensive care capacity for Military Health System-insured newborns
Goodman, D. C., Romano, C. J., Hall, C., et al. (2023).
Journal of Perinatology, 43(6), 787–795. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-023-01633-4

Pediatric Hospitalizations at Rural and Urban Teaching and Nonteaching Hospitals in the US, 2009–2019
Leyenaar, J. K., Freyleue, S. D., Arakelyan, M., Goodman, D. C., & O’Malley, A. J. (2023).
JAMA Network Open, 6(9), e2331807. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.31807

Declines in Wealth Among US Older Adults at Risk of Dementia
Li, J., Skinner, J. S., McGarry, K., et al. (2023).
JAMA Neurology, 80(11), 1250. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.3216

Association Between Opening a Palliative Care Unit and Hospital Care for Patients With Serious Illness
MacMartin, M. A., Sacks, O. A., Austin, A. M., et al. (2023).
Journal of Palliative Medicine, 26(9), 1240–1246. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2022.0447

Receipt of Medications for Chronic Disease During the First 2 Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Enrollees in Fee-for-Service Medicare
Morden, N. E., Zhou, W., Obermeyer, Z., & Skinner, J. (2023).
JAMA Network Open, 6(5), e2313919. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.13919

The diffusion of health care fraud: A bipartite network analysis
O’Malley, A. J., Bubolz, T. A., & Skinner, J. S. (2023).
Social Science & Medicine, 327, 115927. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.115927

The interaction of rurality and rare cancers for travel time to cancer care
Onega, T., Alford-Teaster, J., Leggett, C., et al. (2023).
The Journal of Rural Health, 39(2), 426–433. https://doi.org/10.1111/jrh.12693

Benefits and harms of oral anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation in nursing home residents with advanced dementia
Ouellet, G. M., O’Leary, J. R., Leggett, C. G., Skinner, J., Tinetti, M. E., & Cohen, A. B. (2023).
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 71(2), 561–568. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.18108

2022  

Improving Efficiency in Medical Diagnosis
Agha, L., Skinner, J., & Chan, D. (2022).
JAMA, 327(22), 2189–2190. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2022.8587

Drug Diffusion Through Peer Networks: The Influence of Industry Payments
Agha, L., & Zeltzer, D. (2022).
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 14(2), 1–33. https://doi.org/10.1257/pol.20200044

Treatment intensity and mortality among COVID-19 patients with dementia: A retrospective observational study
Barnato, A. E., Birkmeyer, J. D., Skinner, J. S., O’Malley, A. J., & Birkmeyer, N. J. O. (2022).
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 70(1), 40–48. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.17463

Advance Care Planning and Treatment Intensity Before Death Among Black, Hispanic, and White Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19
Barnato, A. E., Johnson, G. R., Birkmeyer, J. D., Skinner, J. S., O’Malley, A. J., & Birkmeyer, N. J. O. (2022).
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 37(8), 1996–2002. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-022-07530-4

“More than just giving them a piece of paper”: Interviews with Primary Care on Social Needs Referrals to Community-Based Organizations
Beidler, L. B., Razon, N., Lang, H., & Fraze, T. K. (2022).
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 37(16), 4160–4167. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-022-07531-3

The Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care – bringing health care analyses to health systems, policymakers, and the public
Bronner, K. K., & Goodman, D. C. (2022).
Research in Health Services & Regions, 1(1), 6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43999-022-00006-2

Hospital Adoption of Electronic Decision Support Tools for Preeclampsia Management
Bui, L. N., Marshall, C., Miller-Rosales, C., & Rodriguez, H. P. (2022).
Quality Management in Health Care, 31(2), 59–67. https://doi.org/10.1097/QMH.0000000000000328

Using a mixed-effect model with a parameter-space of heterogeneous dimension to evaluate whether accountable care organizations are associated with greater uniformity across constituent practices
Chen, G., Lewis, V. A., Gottlieb, D. J., & O’Malley, A. J. (2022).
Statistics in Medicine, 41(21), 4215–4226. https://doi.org/10.1002/sim.9506

Difficulty Obtaining Behavioral Health Services for Children: A National Survey of Multiphysician Practices
Chien, A. T., Leyenaar, J., Tomaino, M., et al. (2022).
Annals of Family Medicine, 20(1), 42–50. https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2759

Geographical Variation in Health Spending Across the US Among Privately Insured Individuals and Enrollees in Medicaid and Medicare
Cooper, Z., Stiegman, O., Ndumele, C. D., Staiger, B., & Skinner, J. (2022).
JAMA Network Open, 5(7), e2222138. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.22138

Survey of Information Exchange and Advanced Use of Other Health Information Technology in Primary Care Settings: Capabilities In and Outside of the Safety Net
Cross, D. A., Stevens, M. A., Spivack, S. B., Murray, G. F., Rodriguez, H. P., & Lewis, V. A. (2022).
Medical Care, 60(2), 140–148. https://doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0000000000001673

Time to dementia diagnosis by race: A retrospective cohort study
Davis, M. A., Lee, K. A., Harris, M., et al. (2022).
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 70(11), 3250–3259. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.18078

Voluntary regulation: Evidence from Medicare payment reform
Einav, L., Finkelstein, A., Ji, Y., & Mahoney, N. (2022).
Quarterly Journal of Economics, 137(1), 565–618. https://doi.org/10.1093/qje/qjab035

A Missed Opportunity? How Health Care Organizations Engage Primary Care Clinicians in Formal Social Care Efforts
Fraze, T. K., Beidler, L. B., & Gottlieb, L. M. (2022).
Population Health Management, 25(4), 509–516. https://doi.org/10.1089/pop.2021.0306

Configuration and Delivery of Primary Care in Rural and Urban Settings
Fraze, T. K., Lewis, V. A., Wood, A., Newton, H., & Colla, C. H. (2022).
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 37(12), 3045–3053. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-022-07472-x

Geographic Variation in Apical Support Procedures for Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Gerjevic, K. A., Newton, H., Leggett, C., Skinner, J., Erekson, E., & Strohbehn, K. (2022).
Obstetrics & Gynecology, 139(4), 597–605. https://doi.org/10.1097/AOG.0000000000004708

Trends in Mortality Rates Among Medicare Enrollees With Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias Before and During the Early Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Gilstrap, L., Zhou, W., Alsan, M., Nanda, A., & Skinner, J. S. (2022).
JAMA Neurology, 79(4), 342. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2022.0010

Accuracy and Completeness of Intermediate-Level Nursery Descriptions on Hospital Websites
Goodman, D. C., Price, T. J., & Braun, D. (2022).
JAMA Network Open, 5(6), e2215596. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.15596

Prevalence of Children With Medical Complexity and Associations With Health Care Utilization and In-Hospital Mortality
Leyenaar, J. K., Schaefer, A. P., Freyleue, S. D., et al. (2022).
JAMA Pediatrics, 176(6), e220687. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.0687

Stabilizing Health Care’s Share of the GDP
Skinner, J., Cahan, E., & Fuchs, V. R. (2022).
New England Journal of Medicine, 386(8), 709–711. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMp2114227

Disruptions to the patient-provider relationship and patient utilization and outcomes: Evidence from Medicaid managed care
Staiger, B. (2022).
Journal of Health Economics, 81, 102574. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2021.102574

Complications and Mortality Following CRT-D Versus ICD Implants in Older Medicare Beneficiaries With Heart Failure
Zeitler, E. P., Austin, A. M., Leggett, C. G., et al. (2022).
JACC: Heart Failure, 10(3), 147–157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchf.2021.10.012

Rural–Urban Differences in Breast Cancer Surgical Delays in Medicare Beneficiaries
Zipkin, R. J., Schaefer, A., Wang, C., et al. (2022).
Annals of Surgical Oncology, 29(9), 5759–5769. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-022-11834-4

2021  

Choosing wisely for the other 80%: What we need to know about the more mature newborn and NICU care
Braun, D., Edwards, E. M., Schulman, J., Profit, J., Pursley, D. M., & Goodman, D. C. (2021).
Seminars in Perinatology, 45(3), 151395. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semperi.2021.151395

Association of patient engagement strategies with utilisation and spending for musculoskeletal problems in the USA: a cross-sectional analysis of Medicare patients and physician practices
Brown, T. T., Hurley, V. B., & Rodriguez, H. P. (2021).
BMJ Open, 11(11), e053121. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053121

Rising Geographic Disparities in US Mortality
Couillard, B. K., Foote, C. L., Gandhi, K., Meara, E., & Skinner, J. (2021).
Journal of Economic Perspectives, 35(4), 123–146. https://doi.org/10.1257/jep.35.4.123

Intense Use of Fracture-Associated Drugs Among Medicare Beneficiaries in Long-term Care
Emeny, R. T., Batsis, J. A., & Morden, N. E. (2021).
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 36(6), 1818–1820. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-020-05859-2

Regional Variation in Fracture-Associated Prescription Drug Use and Hip Fractures in Long-Term Care: an Observational Study
Emeny, R. T., Batsis, J. A., & Morden, N. E. (2021).
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 36(11), 3604–3607. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-020-06477-8

Abstract 12534: Incidence of Cardiotoxicity After Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy
Flint, D., Moslehi, J., Kearing, S., King, A., & Gilstrap, L. (2021).
Circulation, 144(Suppl 1), A12534. https://doi.org/10.1161/circ.144.suppl_1.12534

Resource Brokering: Efforts to Assist Patients With Housing, Transportation, and Economic Needs in Primary Care Settings
Fraze, T. K., Beidler, L. B., Fichtenberg, C., Brewster, A. L., & Gottlieb, L. M. (2021).
Annals of Family Medicine, 19(6), 507–514. https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2739

The association between neurohormonal therapy and mortality in older adults with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
Gilstrap, L., Austin, A. M., Gladders, B., et al. (2021).
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 69(10), 2811–2820. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.17310

Association Between Beta-Blockers and Mortality and Readmission in Older Patients with Heart Failure: an Instrumental Variable Analysis
Gilstrap, L., Austin, A. M., O’Malley, A. J., et al. (2021).
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 36(8), 2361–2369. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-021-06901-7

Variation in early diffusion of sacubitril/valsartan and implications for understanding novel drug diffusion
Gilstrap, L., King, A., Tomlin, S., & Austin, A. M. (2021).
American Journal of Managed Care, 27(12), 524–530. https://doi.org/10.37765/ajmc.2021.88791

Neonatal Intensive Care Utilization and Postdischarge Newborn Outcomes: A Population-based Study of Texas Medicaid Insured Infants
Goodman, D. C., Wasserman, J. R., Mowitz, M. E., Gilbert, J., Stukel, T. A., & Ganduglia-Cazaban, C. (2021).
The Journal of Pediatrics, 236, 62–69.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.04.058

The importance of data source in prescription drug monitoring program research
Horwitz, J. R., Davis, C., McClelland, L., Fordon, R., & Meara, E. (2021).
Health Services Research, 56(2), 268–274. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.13548

The CMS State Innovation Models Initiative and Improved Health Information Technology and Care Management Capabilities of Physician Practices
Kandel, Z. K., Rittenhouse, D. R., Bibi, S., Fraze, T. K., Shortell, S. M., & Rodríguez, H. P. (2021).
Medical Care Research and Review, 78(4), 350–360. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077558719901217

Trends in neonatal intensive care unit admissions by race/ethnicity in the United States, 2008–2018
Kim, Y., Ganduglia-Cazaban, C., Chan, W., Lee, M., & Goodman, D. C. (2021).
Scientific Reports, 11(1), 23795. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-03183-1

FQHC Designation and Safety Net Patient Revenue Associated with Primary Care Practice Capabilities for Access and Quality
Lewis, V. A., Spivack, S., Murray, G. F., & Rodriguez, H. P. (2021).
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 36(10), 2922–2928. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-021-06746-0

Infant Mortality Associated With Prenatal Opioid Exposure
Leyenaar, J. K., Schaefer, A. P., Wasserman, J. R., Moen, E. L., O’Malley, A. J., & Goodman, D. C. (2021).
JAMA Pediatrics, 175(7), 706. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.6364

Videogame intervention to increase advance care planning conversations by hospitalists with older adults: study protocol for a stepped-wedge clinical trial
Mohan, D., O’Malley, A. J., Chelen, J., et al. (2021).
BMJ Open, 11(3), e045084. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045084

Development of a theory-based video-game intervention to increase advance care planning conversations by healthcare providers
Mohan, D., MacMartin, M. A., Chelen, J. S. C., Maezes, C. B., & Barnato, A. E. (2021).
Implementation Science Communications, 2(1), 117. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-021-00216-8

A New Standard for Advance Care Planning (ACP) Conversations in the Hospital: Results from a Delphi Panel
Mohan, D., Sacks, O. A., O’Malley, J., et al. (2021).
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 36(1), 69–76. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-020-06150-0

Racial Inequality in Prescription Opioid Receipt - Role of Individual Health Systems
Morden, N. E., Chyn, D., Wood, A., & Meara, E. (2021).
New England Journal of Medicine, 385(4), 342–351. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMsa2034159

A measure of local uniqueness to identify linchpins in a social network with node attributes
Nemesure, M. D., Schwedhelm, T. M., Sacerdote, S., O’Malley, A. J., Rozema, L. R., & Moen, E. L. (2021).
Applied Network Science, 6, 56. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41109-021-00400-8

Estimates of ACO savings in the presence of provider and beneficiary selection
Ouayogodé, M. H., Meara, E., Ho, K., Snyder, C. M., & Colla, C. H. (2021).
Healthcare (Amsterdam), 9(1), 100460. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hjdsi.2020.100460

Anticoagulant Use for Atrial Fibrillation Among Persons With Advanced Dementia at the End of Life
Ouellet, G. M., Fried, T. R., Gilstrap, L. G., et al. (2021).
JAMA Internal Medicine, 181(8), 1121. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.1819

Elevated Risk of COVID-19 Infection for Hospital-Based Health Care Providers
Sacks, O. A., Barnato, A. E., Skinner, J. S., Birkmeyer, J. D., Fowler, A., & Birkmeyer, N. (2021).
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 36(11), 3642–3643. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-021-07088-7

Avoiding Medicaid: Characteristics Of Primary Care Practices With No Medicaid Revenue
Spivack, S. B., Murray, G. F., Rodriguez, H. P., & Lewis, V. A. (2021).
Health Affairs, 40(1), 98–104. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.00100

Epidemiology of Surgical Procedures, Anesthesia, and Imaging Studies by Gestational Age during the First Year of Life in Medicaid-Insured Infants
Taenzer, A. H., Baertschiger, R. M., Cazaban, C. G., et al. (2021).
The Journal of Pediatrics, 229, 147–153.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.10.031

Surgeon and medical oncologist peer network effects on the uptake of the 21-gene breast cancer recurrence score assay
Zipkin, R., Schaefer, A., Chamberlin, M., Onega, T., O’Malley, A. J., & Moen, E. L. (2021).
Cancer Medicine, 10(4), 1253–1263. https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.3720

2020  

No date for the PROM: the association between patient-reported health events and clinical coding in primary care
Barr, P. J., Berry, S. A., Gozansky, W. S., et al. (2020).
Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, 4(1), 17. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41687-020-0183-5

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Hospital Admissions in the United States
Birkmeyer, J. D., Barnato, A. E., Birkmeyer, N. J. O., Bessler, R., & Skinner, J. S. (2020).
Health Affairs, 39(11), 2010–2017. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.00980

Identifying sources of inefficiency in healthcare
Chandra, A., & Staiger, D. O. (2020).
Quarterly Journal of Economics, 135(2), 785–843. https://doi.org/10.1093/qje/qjz040

Five-year reintervention after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in the Vascular Quality Initiative
Columbo, J. A., Ramkumar, N., Martinez-Camblor, P., et al. (2020).
Journal of Vascular Surgery, 71(3), 799–805.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2019.05.057

Geographical variation in palliative cancer care in a tax-based healthcare system: Drug reimbursement in Denmark
Daugaard, C., Neergaard, M. A., Vestergaard, A. H. S., Nielsen, M. K., Goodman, D. C., & Johnsen, S. P. (2020).
European Journal of Public Health, 30(2), 223–229. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckz211

Randomized trial shows healthcare payment reform has equal-sized spillover effects on patients not targeted by reform
Einav, L., Finkelstein, A., Ji, Y., & Mahoney, N. (2020).
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 117(32), 18939–18947. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2004759117

Financial Integration’s Impact on Care Delivery and Payment Reforms: A Survey of Hospitals and Physician Practices
Fisher, E. S., Shortell, S. M., O’Malley, A. J., et al. (2020).
Health Affairs, 39(8), 1302–1311. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.00100

Opportunities and Challenges of Claims-Based Quality Assessment: The Case of Postdischarge β-Blocker Treatment in Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
Gilstrap, L., Skinner, J. S., Gladders, B., et al. (2020).
Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 13(3), e006180. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.119.006180

Small-Area Variation in the Care of Low-Risk Neonates in Massachusetts and Texas
House, S. A., Singh, N., Wasserman, J. R., Kim, Y., Ganduglia-Cazaban, C., & Goodman, D. C. (2020).
Hospital Pediatrics, 10(12), 1059–1067. https://doi.org/10.1542/hpeds.2020-000687

The Impact of Decision Aids on Adults Considering Hip or Knee Surgery
Hurley, V. B., Rodriguez, H. P., Kearing, S., Wang, Y., Leung, M. D., & Shortell, S. M. (2020).
Health Affairs, 39(1), 100–107. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2019.00100

Patterns of stereotactic body radiation therapy: The influence of lung cancer treatment on prostate cancer treatment
Jacobs, B. L., Yabes, J. G., Lopa, S. H., et al. (2020).
Urologic Oncology, 38(2), 37.e21–37.e27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urolonc.2019.09.031

The development and validation of prostate cancer–specific physician–hospital networks
Jacobs, B. L., Yabes, J. G., Lopa, S. H., et al. (2020).
Urology, 138, 37–44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urology.2019.11.049

The influence of stereotactic body radiation therapy adoption on prostate cancer treatment patterns
Jacobs, B. L., Yabes, J. G., Lopa, S. H., et al. (2020).
Journal of Urology, 203(1), 128–136. https://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000000471

Response to propoxyphene market withdrawal: Analgesic substitutes, doses, and adverse events
Jeffery, M. M., Morden, N. E., Larochelle, M., Shah, N. D., Hooten, W. M., & Meara, E. (2020).
Medical Care, 58(1), 4–12. https://doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0000000000001221

Residential setting and the cumulative financial burden of dementia in the 7 years before death
Kelley, A. S., McGarry, K., Bollens-Lund, E., et al. (2020).
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 68(6), 1319–1324. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.16414

Abstract 14968: Geographic variation in the early diffusion of sacubitril/valsartan
King, A., Austin, A., Tomlin, S., & Gilstrap, L. (2020).
Circulation, 142(Suppl 3), A14968. https://doi.org/10.1161/circ.142.suppl_3.14968

Modeling peer effect modification by network strength: The diffusion of implantable cardioverter defibrillators in the US hospital network
O’Malley, A. J., Moen, E. L., Bynum, J. P. W., Austin, A. M., & Skinner, J. S. (2020).
Statistics in Medicine, 39(8), 1125–1144. https://doi.org/10.1002/sim.8466

The impact of sampling patients on measuring physician patient-sharing networks using Medicare data
O’Malley, A. J., Onnela, J. P., Keating, N. L., & Landon, B. E. (2020).
Health Services Research, 56(2), 323–333. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.13568

Advance care planning and professional satisfaction from “doing the right thing”: Interviews with hospitalist chiefs
Sacks, O. A., Knutzen, K. E., Rudolph, M. A., Mohan, D., & Barnato, A. E. (2020).
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 60(4), e31–e34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.06.024

End-of-life quality metrics among Medicare decedents at minority-serving cancer centers: A retrospective study
Wasp, G. T., Alam, S. S., Brooks, G. A., et al. (2020).
Cancer Medicine, 9(5), 1911–1921. https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.2752

Association of regional practice environment intensity and the ability of internists to practice high-value care after residency
Weng, W., Van Parys, J., Lipner, R. S., Skinner, J. S., & Sirovich, B. E. (2020).
JAMA Network Open, 3(4), e202494. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.2494

Abstract 339: Urban and rural patients receive different care for atrial fibrillation
Zeitler, E. P., King, A. C., Gilstrap, L., & Austin, A. (2020).
Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 13(Suppl 1), A339. https://doi.org/10.1161/hcq.13.suppl_1.339

2019  

Towards intelligent complex networks: The space and prediction of information walks
An, C., O’Malley, A. J., & Rockmore, D. N. (2019).
Applied Network Science, 4(1), 35. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41109-019-0140-5

Chronic condition measurement requires engagement, not measurement alone
Austin, A. M., Carmichael, D., Berry, S., et al. (2019).
Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, 42(4), 295–304. https://doi.org/10.1097/JAC.0000000000000300

Measuring racial segregation in health system networks using the dissimilarity index
Austin, A. M., Carmichael, D. Q., Bynum, J. P. W., & Skinner, J. S. (2019).
Social Science & Medicine, 240, 112570. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112570

Use of advance care planning billing codes for hospitalized older adults at high risk of dying: A national observational study
Barnato, A. E., O’Malley, A. J., Skinner, J. S., & Birkmeyer, J. D. (2019).
Journal of Hospital Medicine, 14(4), 229–231. https://doi.org/10.12788/jhm.3150

Emergency medical services for acute ischemic stroke: Hub-and-spoke model versus exclusive care in comprehensive centers
Bekelis, K., Missios, S., Coy, S., Mayerson, B., & MacKenzie, T. A. (2019).
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 60, 12–16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2018.10.031

How do accountable care organizations deliver preventive care services? A mixed-methods study
Briggs, A. D. M., Fraze, T. K., Glick, A. L., Beidler, L. B., Shortell, S. M., & Fisher, E. S. (2019).
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 34(11), 2451–2459. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-019-05271-5

Serious illness and end-of-life treatments for nurses compared with the general population
Bynum, J., Passow, H., Austin, A., Carmichael, D., & Grodstein, F. (2019).
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 67(8), 1582–1589. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.16044

Exnovation of low-value care: A decade of prostate-specific antigen screening practices
Bynum, J., Passow, H., Carmichael, D., & Skinner, J. (2019).
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 67(1), 29–36. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.15591

Medicaid expansion and prescription trends: Opioids, addiction therapies, and other drugs
Cher, B. A. Y., Morden, N. E., & Meara, E. (2019).
Medical Care, 57(3), 208–212. https://doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0000000000001054

Changes in use of postacute care associated with accountable care organizations in hip fracture, stroke, and pneumonia hospitalized cohorts
Colla, C. H., Lewis, V. A., Stachowski, C., Usadi, B., Gottlieb, D. J., & Bynum, J. P. W. (2019).
Medical Care, 57(6), 444–452. https://doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0000000000001121

A comparison of reintervention rates after endovascular aneurysm repair between the Vascular Quality Initiative registry, Medicare claims, and chart review
Columbo, J. A., Kang, R., Hoel, A. W., et al. (2019).
Journal of Vascular Surgery, 69(1), 74–79.e6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2018.03.423

A comparative analysis of long-term mortality after carotid endarterectomy and carotid stenting
Columbo, J. A., Martinez-Camblor, P., MacKenzie, T. A., et al. (2019).
Journal of Vascular Surgery, 69(1), 104–109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2018.03.432

Claims-based surveillance for reintervention after endovascular aneurysm repair among non-Medicare patients
Columbo, J. A., Sedrakyan, A., Mao, J., et al. (2019).
Journal of Vascular Surgery, 70(3), 741–747. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2018.11.031

Physician beliefs and patient preferences: A new look at regional variation in health care spending
Cutler, D., Skinner, J. S., Stern, A. D., & Wennberg, D. (2019).
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 11(1), 192–221. https://doi.org/10.1257/pol.20150421

Association of receiving multiple, concurrent fracture-associated drugs with hip fracture risk
Emeny, R. T., Chang, C. H., Skinner, J., et al. (2019).
JAMA Network Open, 2(11), e1915348. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.15348

“Eyes in the home”: ACOs use home visits to improve care management, identify needs, and reduce hospital use
Fraze, T. K., Beidler, L. B., Briggs, A. D. M., & Colla, C. H. (2019).
Health Affairs, 38(6), 1021–1027. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2019.00003

Prevalence of screening for food insecurity, housing instability, utility needs, transportation needs, and interpersonal violence by US physician practices and hospitals
Fraze, T. K., Brewster, A. L., Lewis, V. A., Beidler, L. B., Murray, G. F., & Colla, C. H. (2019).
JAMA Network Open, 2(9), e1911514. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.11514

Role of prices, utilization, and health in explaining Texas Medicaid newborn care spending variation
Ganduglia-Cazaban, C., Kim, Y., Goodman, D. C., Avritscher, E. B., Vogel, B., & Franzini, L. (2019).
Medical Care, 57(2), 131–137. https://doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0000000000001041

Developing and validating a measure to estimate poverty in Medicare administrative data
Lewis, V. A., Joynt Maddox, K., Austin, A. M., Gottlieb, D. J., & Bynum, J. P. W. (2019).
Medical Care, 57(8), 601–607. https://doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0000000000001154

ICD-10 coding will challenge researchers: Caution and collaboration may reduce measurement error and improve comparability over time
Mainor, A. J., Morden, N. E., Smith, J., Tomlin, S., & Skinner, J. (2019).
Medical Care, 57(7), e42–e46. https://doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0000000000001010

Physician network position and patient outcomes following implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy
Moen, E. L., Bynum, J. P., Skinner, J. S., & O’Malley, A. J. (2019).
Health Services Research, 54(4), 880–889. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.13151

Evaluation of physician network-based measures of care coordination using Medicare patient-reported experience measures
Moen, E. L., & Bynum, J. P. W. (2019).
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 34(11), 2482–2489. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-019-05313-y

Evaluating breast cancer care coordination at a rural National Cancer Institute Comprehensive Cancer Center using network analysis and geospatial methods
Moen, E. L., Kapadia, N. S., O’Malley, A. J., & Onega, T. (2019).
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 28(3), 455–461. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-18-0771

Association between care management and outcomes among patients with complex needs in Medicare accountable care organizations
Ouayogodé, M. H., Mainor, A. J., Meara, E., Bynum, J. P. W., & Colla, C. H. (2019).
JAMA Network Open, 2(7), e196939. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.6939

Spending on postacute care after hospitalization in commercial insurance and Medicare around age sixty-five
Regenbogen, S. E., Cain-Nielsen, A. H., Syrjamaki, J. D., Chen, L. M., & Norton, E. C. (2019).
Health Affairs, 38(9), 1505–1513. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2018.05445

Physician practices in accountable care organizations are more likely to collect and use physician performance information, yet base only a small proportion of compensation on performance data
Rosenthal, M., Shortell, S., Shah, N. D., et al. (2019).
Health Services Research, 54(6), 1214–1222. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.13238

2018  

End-of-Life Care Planning in Accountable Care Organizations: Associations with Organizational Characteristics and Capabilities
Ahluwalia, S. C., Harris, B. J., Lewis, V. A., & Colla, C. H. (2018).
Health Services Research, 53(3), 1662–1681. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.12720

Referral paths in the U.S
An, C., O’Malley, A. J., & Rockmore, D. N. (2018).
Applied Network Science, 3(1), 20. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41109-018-0081-4

Long-Term Implications Of A Short-Term Policy: Redacting Substance Abuse Data
Austin, A. M., Bynum, J. P. W., Maust, D. T., Gottlieb, D. J., & Meara, E. (2018).
Health Affairs, 37(6), 975–979. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2017.1524

Direct oral anticoagulant and antiplatelet combination therapy: Hemorrhagic events in coronary artery stent recipients
Bekelis, K., Chang, C. H., Malenka, D., & Morden, N. E. (2018).
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 50, 24–29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2018.01.004

Association of Hospital Teaching Status with Neurosurgical Outcomes: An Instrumental Variable Analysis
Bekelis, K., Missios, S., Coy, S., & MacKenzie, T. A. (2018).
World Neurosurgery, 110, e689–e698. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2017.11.071

Correlation of hospital magnet status with the quality of physicians performing neurosurgical procedures in New York State
Bekelis, K., Missios, S., & MacKenzie, T. A. (2018).
British Journal of Neurosurgery, 32(1), 13–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/02688697.2018.1429563

Outcomes of Elective Cerebral Aneurysm Treatment Performed by Attending Neurosurgeons after Night Work
Bekelis, K., Missios, S., & MacKenzie, T. A. (2018).
Neurosurgery, 82(3), 329–334. https://doi.org/10.1093/neuros/nyx174

Surgical outcomes for patients diagnosed with dementia: A coarsened exact matching study
Bekelis, K., Missios, S., Shu, J., MacKenzie, T. A., & Mayerson, B. (2018).
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 53, 160–164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2018.04.052

Readmission Rates and Skilled Nursing Facility Utilization After Major Inpatient Surgery
Chen, L. M., Acharya, Y., Norton, E. C., Banerjee, M., & Birkmeyer, J. D. (2018).
Medical Care, 56(8), 679–685. https://doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0000000000000941

Relationship between Hospital 30-Day Mortality Rates for Heart Failure and Patterns of Early Inpatient Comfort Care
Chen, L. M., Levine, D. A., Hayward, R., et al. (2018).
Journal of Hospital Medicine, 13(3), 170–176. https://doi.org/10.12788/jhm.2862

Racial Differences in Long-Term Outcomes Among Older Survivors of In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Chen, L. M., Nallamothu, B. K., Spertus, J. A., Tang, Y., & Chan, P. S. (2018).
Circulation, 138(16), 1643–1650. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.033211

Medicare’s Acute Care Episode Demonstration: Effects of Bundled Payments on Costs and Quality of Surgical Care
Chen, L. M., Ryan, A. M., Shih, T., Thumma, J. R., & Dimick, J. B. (2018).
Health Services Research, 53(2), 632–648. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.12681

Payer Type and Low-Value Care: Comparing Choosing Wisely Services across Commercial and Medicare Populations
Colla, C. H., Morden, N. E., Sequist, T. D., Mainor, A. J., Li, Z., & Rosenthal, M. B. (2018).
Health Services Research, 53(2), 730–746. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.12665

Validating Publicly Available Crosswalks for Translating ICD-9 to ICD-10 Diagnosis Codes for Cardiovascular Outcomes Research
Columbo, J. A., Kang, R., Trooboff, S. W., et al. (2018).
Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 11(10), e004782. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.118.004782

Comparing Long-term Mortality After Carotid Endarterectomy vs Carotid Stenting Using a Novel Instrumental Variable Method for Risk Adjustment in Observational Time-to-Event Data
Columbo, J. A., Martinez-Camblor, P., MacKenzie, T. A., et al. (2018).
JAMA Network Open, 1(5), e181676. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.1676

Medicare Accountable Care Organizations of Diverse Structures Achieve Comparable Quality and Cost Performance
Comfort, L. N., Shortell, S. M., Rodriguez, H. P., & Colla, C. H. (2018).
Health Services Research, 53(4), 2303–2323. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.12829

Behavioral Risk Factors and Regional Variation in Cardiovascular Health Care and Death
Fairfield, K. M., Black, A. W., Lucas, F. L., et al. (2018).
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 54(3), 376–384. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2017.11.011

Mandatory Medicare Bundled Payment Program for Lower Extremity Joint Replacement and Discharge to Institutional Postacute Care: Interim Analysis of the First Year of a 5-Year Randomized Trial
Finkelstein, A., Ji, Y., Mahoney, N., & Skinner, J. (2018).
JAMA, 320(9), 892. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2018.12346

Quality of Care Improves for Patients with Diabetes in Medicare Shared Savings Accountable Care Organizations: Organizational Characteristics Associated with Performance
Fraze, T. K., Lewis, V. A., Tierney, E., & Colla, C. H. (2018).
Population Health Management, 21(5), 401–408. https://doi.org/10.1089/pop.2017.0102

Data Deficiency in an Era of Expanding Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Care
Goodman, D. C., & Little, G. A. (2018).
JAMA Pediatrics, 172(1), 11. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.4042

Regional Variation in Neonatal Intensive Care Admissions and the Relationship to Bed Supply
Harrison, W. N., Wasserman, J. R., & Goodman, D. C. (2018).
The Journal of Pediatrics, 192, 73–79.e4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.08.028

Opioid Prescribing for Opioid-Naive Patients in Emergency Departments and Other Settings: Characteristics of Prescriptions and Association With Long-Term Use
Jeffery, M. M., Hooten, W. M., Hess, E. P., et al. (2018).
Annals of Emergency Medicine, 71(3), 326–336.e19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2017.08.042

Prospective Identification of Patients at Risk for Unwarranted Variation in Treatment
Kelley, A. S., Bollens-Lund, E., Covinsky, K. E., Skinner, J. S., & Morrison, R. S. (2018).
Journal of Palliative Medicine, 21(1), 44–54. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2017.0063

Association Between Medicaid Expansion and Cardiovascular Interventions in Michigan
Likosky, D. S., Sukul, D., Seth, M., He, C., Gurm, H. S., & Prager, R. L. (2018).
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 71(9), 1050–1051. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2017.12.044

Association Between Medicare Expenditure Growth and Mortality Rates in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Comparison From 1999 Through 2014
Likosky, D. S., Van Parys, J., Zhou, W., Borden, W. B., Weinstein, M. C., & Skinner, J. S. (2018).
JAMA Cardiology, 3(2), 114. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamacardio.2017.4771

Association of Hospitalization for Neurosurgical Operations in Magnet Hospitals With Mortality and Length of Stay
Missios, S., & Bekelis, K. (2018).
Neurosurgery, 82(3), 372–377. https://doi.org/10.1093/neuros/nyx203

Assessing Variation in Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Therapy Guideline Adherence With Physician and Hospital Patient-sharing Networks
Moen, E. L., Bynum, J. P., Austin, A. M., Skinner, J. S., Chakraborti, G., & O’Malley, A. J. (2018).
Medical Care, 56(4), 350–357. https://doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0000000000000883

Moneyball in Medicare
Norton, E. C., Li, J., Das, A., & Chen, L. M. (2018).
Journal of Health Economics, 61, 259–273. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2017.07.006

Death at no cost? Persons with no health insurance claims in the last year of life in Switzerland
Panczak, R., Von Wyl, V., Reich, O., et al. (2018).
BMC Health Services Research, 18(1), 178. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-2984-2

Physician Practice Transitions to System Ownership Do Not Result in Diminished Practice Responsiveness to Patients
Poon, B. Y., Shortell, S., & Rodriguez, H. P. (2018).
Health Services Research, 53(4), 2268–2284. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.12804

A method to create a standardized generic and condition-specific patient-reported outcome measure for patient care and healthcare improvement
Schifferdecker, K. E., Yount, S. E., Kaiser, K., et al. (2018).
Quality of Life Research, 27(2), 367–378. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-017-1675-5

Health Care Employment Growth and the Future of US Cost Containment
Skinner, J., & Chandra, A. (2018).
JAMA, 319(18), 1861. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2018.2078

Regional Variation of Computed Tomographic Imaging in the United States and the Risk of Nephrectomy
Welch, H. G., Skinner, J. S., Schroeck, F. R., Zhou, W., & Black, W. C. (2018).
JAMA Internal Medicine, 178(2), 221. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.7508

Medical practice variation: public reporting a first necessary step to spark change
Westert, G. P., Groenewoud, S., Wennberg, J. E., et al. (2018).
International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 30(9), 731–735. https://doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzy092

2017  

The impact of hybrid neurosurgeons on the outcomes of endovascular coiling for unruptured cerebral aneurysms
Bekelis, K., Gottlieb, D. J., Labropoulos, N., et al. (2017).
Journal of Neurosurgery, 126(1), 29–35. https://doi.org/10.3171/2015.11.JNS151725

Medicare expenditures for elderly patients undergoing surgical clipping or endovascular intervention for unruptured cerebral aneurysms
Bekelis, K., Gottlieb, D. J., Su, Y., et al. (2017).
Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery, 9(3), 324–328. https://doi.org/10.1136/neurintsurg-2016-012313

Comparison of clipping and coiling in elderly patients with unruptured cerebral aneurysms
Bekelis, K., Gottlieb, D. J., Su, Y., et al. (2017).
Journal of Neurosurgery, 126(3), 811–818. https://doi.org/10.3171/2016.1.JNS152028

Medicare expenditures for elderly patients undergoing surgical clipping or endovascular intervention for subarachnoid hemorrhage
Bekelis, K., Gottlieb, D. J., Su, Y., Lanzino, G., Lawton, M. T., & MacKenzie, T. A. (2017).
Journal of Neurosurgery, 126(3), 805–810. https://doi.org/10.3171/2016.2.JNS152994

Access disparities to Magnet hospitals for ischemic stroke patients
Bekelis, K., Missios, S., & MacKenzie, T. A. (2017).
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 43, 68–71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2017.05.011

High-Cost Dual Eligibles’ Service Use Demonstrates The Need For Supportive And Palliative Models Of Care
Bynum, J. P. W., Austin, A., Carmichael, D., & Meara, E. (2017).
Health Affairs, 36(7), 1309–1317. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2017.0157

Outcomes in Older Adults with Multimorbidity Associated with Predominant Provider of Care Specialty
Bynum, J. P. W., Chang, C., Austin, A., Carmichael, D., & Meara, E. (2017).
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 65(9), 1916–1923. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.14882

Challenges to Reducing Discrimination and Health Inequity Through Existing Civil Rights Laws
Chandra, A., Frakes, M., & Malani, A. (2017).
Health Affairs, 36(6), 1041–1047. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2016.1091

Association between Temporal Changes in Primary Care Workforce and Patient Outcomes
Chang, C., O’Malley, A. J., & Goodman, D. C. (2017).
Health Services Research, 52(2), 634–655. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.12513

Association of Practice-Level Social and Medical Risk With Performance in the Medicare Physician Value-Based Payment Modifier Program
Chen, L. M., Epstein, A. M., Orav, E. J., Filice, C. E., Samson, L. W., & Joynt Maddox, K. E. (2017).
JAMA, 318(5), 453–461. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2017.9643

Spending on Care After Surgery Driven by Choice of Care Settings Instead of Intensity of Services
Chen, L. M., Norton, E. C., Banerjee, M., Regenbogen, S. E., Cain-Nielsen, A. H., & Birkmeyer, J. D. (2017).
Health Affairs, 36(1), 83–90. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2016.0668

Moving Forward With Accountable Care Organizations: Some Answers, More Questions
Colla, C. H., & Fisher, E. S. (2017).
JAMA Internal Medicine, 177(4), 527. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.9122

Adjusting Risk Adjustment - Accounting for Variation in Diagnostic Intensity
Finkelstein, A., Gentzkow, M., Hull, P., & Williams, H. (2017).
New England Journal of Medicine, 376(7), 608–610. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMp1613238

End-of-life medical spending in last twelve months of life is lower than previously reported
French, E. B., McCauley, J., Aragon, M., et al. (2017).
Health Affairs, 36(7), 1211–1217. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2017.0174

Medical care epidemiology and unwarranted variation: the Israeli case
Goodman, D. C., & Goodman, A. A. (2017).
Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, 6(1), 9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13584-017-0135-6

Caesarean sections and private insurance: systematic review and meta-analysis
Hoxha, I., Syrogiannouli, L., Braha, M., Goodman, D. C., Da Costa, B. R., & Jüni, P. (2017).
BMJ Open, 7(8), e016600. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016600

Caesarean sections and for-profit status of hospitals: systematic review and meta-analysis
Hoxha, I., Syrogiannouli, L., Luta, X., et al. (2017).
BMJ Open, 7(2), e013670. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013670

Explaining Sluggish Savings under Accountable Care
Lewis, V. A., Fisher, E. S., & Colla, C. H. (2017).
New England Journal of Medicine, 377(19), 1809–1811. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMp1709197

ACOs Serving High Proportions of Racial and Ethnic Minorities Lag in Quality Performance
Lewis, V. A., Fraze, T., Fisher, E. S., Shortell, S. M., & Colla, C. H. (2017).
Health Affairs, 36(1), 57–66. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2016.0626

Risk Adjustment May Lessen Penalties on Hospitals Treating Complex Cardiac Patients Under Medicare’s Bundled Payments
Markovitz, A. A., Ellimoottil, C., Sukul, D., et al. (2017).
Health Affairs, 36(12), 2165–2174. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2017.0940

Evidence on the Validity of a Comprehensive Health Risk Index and Implications for Ambulatory Care and Population Health Management
Massaro, J. M., Murabito, J. M., Au, R., et al. (2017).
Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, 40(4), 297–304. https://doi.org/10.1097/JAC.0000000000000177

Access disparities to Magnet hospitals for patients undergoing neurosurgical operations
Missios, S., & Bekelis, K. (2017).
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 44, 47–52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2017.06.019

The relationship of regional hemoglobin A1c testing and amputation rate among patients with diabetes
Newhall, K. A., Bekelis, K., Suckow, B. D., et al. (2017).
Vascular, 25(2), 142–148. https://doi.org/10.1177/1708538116650099

Relationship Between Continuity of Ambulatory Care and Risk of Emergency Department Episodes Among Older Adults
Nyweide, D. J., & Bynum, J. P. W. (2017).
Annals of Emergency Medicine, 69(4), 407–415.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2016.06.027

Regional Variation of Cost of Care in the Last 12 Months of Life in Switzerland: Small-area Analysis Using Insurance Claims Data
Panczak, R., Luta, X., Maessen, M., et al. (2017).
Medical Care, 55(2), 155–163. https://doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0000000000000634

Costs and Consequences of Early Hospital Discharge After Major Inpatient Surgery in Older Adults
Regenbogen, S. E., Cain-Nielsen, A. H., Norton, E. C., Chen, L. M., Birkmeyer, J. D., & Skinner, J. S. (2017).
JAMA Surgery, 152(5), e170123. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2017.0123

For Selected Services, Blacks and Hispanics More Likely to Receive Low-Value Care Than Whites
Schpero, W. L., Morden, N. E., Sequist, T. D., Rosenthal, M. B., Gottlieb, D. J., & Colla, C. H. (2017).
Health Affairs, 36(6), 1065–1069. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2016.1416

Replacing the Affordable Care Act: Lessons From Behavioral Economics
Skinner, J. S., & Volpp, K. G. (2017).
JAMA, 317(19), 1951. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2017.4084

Income and Cancer Overdiagnosis — When Too Much Care Is Harmful
Welch, H. G., & Fisher, E. S. (2017).
New England Journal of Medicine, 376(23), 2208–2209. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMp1615069

Interdependence in decision-making by medical consultants: implications for improving the efficiency of inpatient physician services
Wilk, A. S., & Chen, L. M. (2017).
Hospital Practice, 45(5), 222–229. https://doi.org/10.1080/21548331.2017.1400369

Relation Between Narrow Networks and Providers of Cancer Care
Yasaitis, L., Bekelman, J. E., & Polsky, D. (2017).
Journal of Clinical Oncology, 35(27), 3131–3135. https://doi.org/10.1200/JCO.2017.73.2040