Rachael L. Rivard, MPH
Survey and Evaluation Statistician
About
Research Interests:  Integrative Medicine, Complex Systems, Longitudinal Models, Missing Data 

Education:  MPH, University of Minnesota

Joined Institute:  2019
Publications While At HealthPartners
Highlights
selected publications
Journal Article
  • A pragmatic intervention to increase screening of high-risk individuals for diabetic retinopathy. 
    Journal of Primary Care & Community Health. 2026
  • Creating a coordinated complex outpatient antibiotic therapy program to improve outcomes and reduce costs in a multihospital system. 
    NEJM Catal Innov Care Deliv. 2026
  • Effect of socioeconomic disadvantage on patient-reported outcomes after orthopedic trauma: a study using the area deprivation index. 
    Orthopedics. 2026
  • Impact of pediatric housing status and racial profile on outcomes after traumatic injury. 
    Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2026
  • Vision screening and vision loss-related conditions among American Indian or Alaska Native children. 
    JAMA network open. 2026
  • Discordance between surgeon opinion and institutional policy on explant handling after hardware removal. 
    Injury. 2025
  • Don't say "beans" when promoting plant protein to family meal planners. 
    American Journal of Health Promotion. 2024
  • Effectiveness of medical music therapy practice: integrative research using the electronic health record: rationale, design, and population characteristics. 
    J Integr Complement Med. 2024
  • Immediate effects of integrative health and medicine modalities among outpatients with moderate-to-severe symptoms. 
    Glob Adv Integr Med Health. 2024
  • Implementing paper-based patient-reported outcome collection within outpatient integrative health and medicine. 
    PloS One. 2024
  • Ankle fractures: high implant cost is not associated with better patient reported outcomes. 
    Injury. 2023
  • Effectiveness of music therapy within community hospitals: an EMMPIRE retrospective study. 
    Pain reports. 2023
  • Exposing the care conundrum of low-energy pelvic ring fractures in older adults: a review of 322 patients. 
    Geriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation. 2023
  • Inequalities in communicating about nutrition information during prenatal care: the after-visit summary. 
    American journal of health education. 2023
  • Is there room for individual patient-specified preferences in the patient-reported outcome measurement revolution?. 
    Journal of patient-centered research and reviews. 2023
  • Massage therapy for children, adolescents, and young adults: clinical delivery and effectiveness in hematology and oncology. 
    Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2023
  • Optimizing patient-reported outcome collection and documentation in medical music therapy: process-improvement study. 
    JMIR human factors. 2023
  • Survey-based evaluation of a fish consumption information dissemination campaign within an integrated health system: learnings from ChooseYourFish. 
    Journal of Primary Care & Community Health. 2023
  • Association of preoperative opioid use with postoperative opioid use and patient-reported outcomes in ankle fracture fixation patients. 
    Foot Ankle Orthop. 2022
  • Capturing patient-reported outcomes: paper versus electronic survey administration. 
    OTA Int. 2022
  • Clinical delivery and effectiveness of music therapy in hematology and oncology: an EMMPIRE retrospective study. 
    Integrative Cancer Therapies. 2022
  • Pragmatic evaluation of a health system-based employee weight management program. 
    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021
  • Significant pain reduction in hospitalized patients receiving integrative medicine interventions by clinical population and accounting for pain medication. 
    Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 2021
  • Rationale for routine collection of patient reported outcomes during integrative medicine consultation visits. 
    Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 2018
  • Acceptability, adaptation, and clinical outcomes of acupuncture provided in the emergency department: a retrospective pilot study. 
    Pain Medicine. 2017
    • Review
  • Evidence to support health system prioritization of health behaviors in the COVID-19 era [review]. 
    Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases. 2024
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