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Statistical Investigator and Manager, Research Methodology Group

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Statistical Investigator and Manager, Research Methodology Group, Research Methodologies Group

Overview/research interests: Design and analysis of cluster randomized trials, multi-level models, structural equation modeling, psychometrics, patient-reported outcomes, medical home transformation and evaluation of clinical decision support interventions.

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Journal Article
- De-implementing opioid use and implementing optimal pain management following dental extractions (DIODE): protocol for a cluster randomized trial. JMIR research protocols. 2021
- Design and rationale of an intervention to improve cancer prevention using clinical decision support and shared decision making: a clinic-randomized trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2021
- Evaluating yield of 19 versus 21 G EBUS-TBNA needles: a prospective study. Journal of bronchology & interventional pulmonology. 2021
- The impact of personalized clinical decision support on primary care patients' views of cancer prevention and screening: a cross-sectional survey. BMC Health Services Research. 2021
- Cardiovascular events and costs with home blood pressure telemonitoring and pharmacist management for uncontrolled hypertension. Hypertension (Dallas, Tex.. 2020
- Clinical decision support for recognizing and managing hypertensive blood pressure in youth: no significant impact on medical costs. Academic Pediatrics. 2020
- Dental Decision Simulation (DDSim): development of a virtual training environment. Journal of Dental Education. 2020
- Improving hypertension recognition in adolescents, a small but important first step in cardiovascular disease prevention. Academic Pediatrics. 2020
- What outcomes matter to patients after joint or spine surgery?. Journal of patient-centered research and reviews. 2020
- Impact of updated pediatric hypertension guidelines on progression from elevated blood pressure to hypertension in a community-based primary care population. Journal of Clinical Hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.). 2019
- Outcomes of adopting endoscopic tympanoplasty in an academic teaching hospital. Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology. 2019
- Understanding primary care providers' perceptions of cancer prevention and screening in a predominantly rural healthcare system in the upper Midwest. BMC Health Services Research. 2019
- Clinical decision support for recognition and management of hypertension: a randomized trial. Pediatrics. 2018
- Economic evaluation of the home blood pressure telemonitoring and pharmacist case management to control hypertension (Hyperlink) trial 2018
- Evaluation of an electronic clinical decision support tool for incident elevated BP in adolescents. Academic Pediatrics. 2018
- Key components of success in a randomized trial of blood pressure telemonitoring with medication therapy management pharmacists. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association. 2018
- Long-term outcomes of the effects of home blood pressure telemonitoring and pharmacist management on blood pressure among adults with uncontrolled hypertension: follow-up of a cluster randomized clinical trial. JAMA network open. 2018
- Patient-centered outcomes measurement: does it require information from patients?. Journal of patient-centered research and reviews. 2017
- A substudy evaluating treatment intensification on medication adherence among hypertensive patients receiving home blood pressure telemonitoring and pharmacist management. Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics. 2016
- Patient characteristics associated with greater blood pressure control in a randomized trial of home blood pressure telemonitoring and pharmacist management. Journal of the American Society of Hypertension. 2016
- A successful multifaceted trial to improve hypertension control in primary care: why did it work?. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2015
- Dental hygienists' usage of tobacco-cessation decision support tools in practice: a qualitative study 2015
- Evidence supports no relationship between obstructive sleep apnea and premolar extraction: an electronic health records review. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 2015
- It is time to ask patients what outcomes are important to them 2015
- Persistence of smoking-cessation decision support use in a dental practice. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2015
- Recidivism to uncontrolled blood pressure in patients with previously controlled hypertension. American Heart Journal. 2015
- TeenBP: development and piloting of an EHR-linked clinical decision support system to improve recognition of hypertension in adolescents. EGEMS (Washington, DC). 2015
- The effect of achieving patient-reported outcome measures on satisfaction. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 2015
- Educating resident physicians using virtual case-based simulation improves diabetes management: a randomized controlled trial. Academic Medicine. 2014
- Integrating tobacco dependence counseling into electronic dental records: a multi-method approach. Journal of Dental Education. 2014
- Personalised physician learning intervention to improve hypertension and lipid control: randomised trial comparing two methods of physician profiling. BMJ quality & safety. 2014
- Barriers to and facilitators of medication adherence. American Journal of Pharmacy Benefits. 2013
- Barriers to improving primary care of depression: perspectives of medical group leaders. Qualitative Health Research. 2013
- Computer-assisted guidance for dental office tobacco-cessation counseling: a randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2013
- Effect of home blood pressure telemonitoring and pharmacist management on blood pressure control: a cluster randomized clinical trial. JAMA. 2013
- Patient characteristics associated with medication adherence. Clinical Medicine & Research. 2013
- Stress, burnout, compassion fatigue, and mental health in hospice workers in Minnesota. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2013
- Support and strategies for change among small patient-centered medical home practices. Annals of Family Medicine. 2013
- Using simulation technology to teach diabetes care management skills to resident physicians. Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology. 2013
- A comparison of dental restoration outcomes after placement by restorative function auxiliaries versus dentists. Journal of Public Health Dentistry. 2012
- Adherence to blood pressure telemonitoring in a cluster-randomized clinical trial. Journal of Clinical Hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.). 2012
- Are characteristics of the medical home associated with diabetes care costs?. Medical Care. 2012
- Cost-effectiveness of an electronic medical record based clinical decision support system. Health Services Research. 2012
- Design and rationale for Home Blood Pressure Telemonitoring and Case Management to Control Hypertension (HyperLink): a cluster randomized trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2012
- Patient medical group continuity and healthcare utilization. American Journal of Managed Care. 2012
- Patient-centered medical home cost reductions limited to complex patients. American Journal of Managed Care. 2012
- Using fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fs/QCA) to explore the relationship between medical "homeness" and quality. Health Services Research. 2012
- Impact of electronic health record clinical decision support on diabetes care: a randomized trial. Annals of Family Medicine. 2011
- Is consistent primary care within a patient-centered medical home related to utilization patterns and costs?. Journal of Ambulatory Care Management. 2011
- Relationship of clinic medical home scores to health care costs. Journal of Ambulatory Care Management. 2011
- Relationship of clinic medical home scores to quality and patient experience. Journal of Ambulatory Care Management. 2011
- Trends in quality during medical home transformation. Annals of Family Medicine. 2011
- Informed choice assistance for women making uterine fibroid treatment decisions: a practical clinical trial. Medical Decision Making. 2010
- Simulated physician learning program improves glucose control in adults with diabetes. Diabetes care. 2010
- Diabetes care quality: insurance, health plan, and physician group contributions. American Journal of Managed Care. 2009
- Evaluating preference-sensitive care for uterine fibroids: it's not so simple 2009
- Is integration in large medical groups associated with quality?. American Journal of Managed Care. 2009
- Knowledge, attitudes, and preferences regarding advance directives among patients of a managed care organization. American Journal of Managed Care. 2009
- Simulated physician learning intervention to improve safety and quality of diabetes care: a randomized trial. Diabetes care. 2009
- A randomized controlled trial of Telephone Counseling with smokeless tobacco users: the ChewFree Minnesota study. Nicotine & tobacco research. 2008
- Can patient safety be measured by surveys of patient experiences?. Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety. 2008
- Measuring an organization's ability to manage change: the change process capability questionnaire and its use for improving depression care. American Journal of Medical Quality. 2008
- Measuring practice systems for chronic illness care: accuracy of self-reports from clinical personnel. Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety. 2008
- Oral health program preferences among pregnant women in a managed care organization. Journal of Public Health Dentistry. 2008
- Practice systems are associated with high-quality care for diabetes. American Journal of Managed Care. 2008
- Relationship between the presence of practice systems and the quality of care for depression. American Journal of Medical Quality. 2008
- Crossing the quality chasm for diabetes care: the power of one physician, his team, and systems thinking. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 2007
- Evaluating strategies and costs to recruit smokeless tobacco users. Addictive Behaviors. 2007
- Impact of chemotherapy in women with metastatic breast cancer diagnosed 1990-2003. Clinical Breast Cancer. 2007
- Proactive recruitment of health plan smokers into telephone counseling. Nicotine & tobacco research. 2007
- Smoking and cessation behaviors among young adults of various educational backgrounds. American Journal of Public Health. 2007
- Use of practice system tools by medical groups for depression. American Journal of Managed Care. 2007
- Young adult smokers: are they different?. American Journal of Managed Care. 2007
- Frequency of physician-directed assistance for smoking cessation in patients receiving cessation medications. Archives of Internal Medicine. 2005
- Offering telephone counseling to smokers using pharmacotherapy. Nicotine & tobacco research. 2005
- Practice systems for chronic care: frequency and dependence on an electronic medical record. American Journal of Managed Care. 2005
- Randomized trial of quality improvement intervention to improve diabetes care in primary care settings. Diabetes care. 2005
- Health and performance factors in health care shift workers. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2004
- Is patient readiness to change a predictor of improved glycemic control?. Diabetes care. 2004
Conference Paper
- Comparison of pubic symphysis diastasis and regression: vaginal vs cesarean delivery 2016
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- Long-term effects on cardiovascular events of home blood pressure telemonitoring with pharmacist management in patients with uncontrolled hypertension [abstract]. Journal of patient-centered research and reviews. 2019
- Design features of successful outpatient chronic disease care clinical decision support systems [abstract]. Journal of patient-centered research and reviews. 2016
- Qualitative data from a trial of home blood pressure telemonitoring and pharmacist management (Hyperlink) [abstract]. Journal of patient-centered research and reviews. 2016
- Implementation of an electronic dental record tool to increase referrals to a tobacco counseling quit line [abstract]. Implementation science. 2015
- Educating resident physicians using virtual case-based simulation improves diabetes management--a randomized, controlled trial [abstract 322-OR]. Diabetes. 2014
- Building a simulation system to train dentists to practice evidence-based dentistry [abstract]. Clinical Medicine & Research. 2013
- Outcomes of a randomized trial of home blood pressure telemonitoring with pharmacist case management [abstract]. Clinical Medicine & Research. 2013
- Recidivism to uncontrolled BP levels in previously controlled hypertension patients [abstract]. Clinical Medicine & Research. 2013
- Virtual diabetes education improves resident physician knowledge and performance: a cluster randomized trial [abstract]. Clinical Medicine & Research. 2013
- Virtual diabetes education improves resident physician knowledge and performance: a cluster-randomized trial [abstract]. Diabetes. 2013
- A comparison of blood pressure measurements derived from primary care practice and research settings [abstract]. Clinical Medicine & Research. 2012
- A simulated diabetes learning intervention improves provider knowledge and confidence in managing diabetes [abstract]. Clinical Medicine & Research. 2012
- Comparison of ethnicity and race categorization in electronic medical records and by self-report [abstract]. Clinical Medicine & Research. 2012
- PS1-47: Primary care residents highly rate simulated diabetes training [abstract]. Clinical Medicine & Research. 2012
- Simulated diabetes training helps providers bring patients to goals: a cluster randomized trial [abstract 1191-P]. Diabetes. 2012
- Simulated training improves provider knowledge and confidence in managing diabetes [abstract 1215-P]. Diabetes. 2012
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