Melissa K Afable
Partners HealthCare
10 Papers
8 Citations
Melissa K Afable is an academic researcher from Partners HealthCare. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Specialty. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 9 publications. Previous affiliations of Melissa K Afable include Veterans Health Administration & VA Boston Healthcare System.
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Papers
Evidence-based practice and patient-centered care: Doing both well.
Ryann L. Engle,David C. Mohr,Sally K. Holmes,Marjorie Nealon Seibert,Melissa K Afable,Jenniffer Leyson,Mark Meterko +6 more
TL;DR: This research highlights the need to understand more fully the rationale behind the continued use of these devices, as well as their applications in the field of medicine and sport.
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Electronic consultations (E-consults) and their outcomes: a systematic review
Varsha G. Vimalananda,Varsha G. Vimalananda,Jay D. Orlander,Jay D. Orlander,Melissa K Afable,Melissa K Afable,B. Graeme Fincke,B. Graeme Fincke,Amanda K Solch,Seppo T. Rinne,Seppo T. Rinne,Eun Ji Kim,Eun Ji Kim,Sarah L. Cutrona,Sarah L. Cutrona,Dylan D. Thomas,Dylan D. Thomas,Judith L Strymish,Judith L Strymish,Steven R. Simon,Steven R. Simon +20 more
TL;DR: A systematic review of the recent peer-reviewed literature on the effect of e-consults on access, cost, quality, and patient and clinician experience and identified the gaps in existing research on these outcomes found only modest empirical evidence for effectiveness.
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Identifying and overcoming implementation challenges: Experience of 59 noninstitutional long-term services and support pilot programs in the Veterans Health Administration
Jennifer L. Sullivan,Omonyêlé L. Adjognon,Ryann L. Engle,Marlena H. Shin,Melissa K Afable,Whitney Rudin,Bert White,Kenneth Shay,Carol VanDeusen Lukas +8 more
TL;DR: The challenges influencing program implementation were examined comparing active sites that remained open and inactive sites that closed during the funding period and ways that active sites overcame the challenges they experienced to improve implementation efficiency and program sustainability.
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Is Variation in Resident-Centered Care and Quality Performance Related to Health System Factors in Veterans Health Administration Nursing Homes?
Jennifer L. Sullivan,Ryann L. Engle,Denise Tyler,Melissa K Afable,Katelyn E Gormley,Michael Shwartz,Michael Shwartz,Omonyêlé L. Adjognon,Victoria A. Parker,Victoria A. Parker +9 more
TL;DR: Of the health system factors identified, high and low performers varied in 5 domains, including leadership support, organizational culture, teamwork and communication, resident-centered care recognition and awards, and resident- centered care training.
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Explaining differences in hepatitis C between U.S. veterans and nonveterans in treatment for substance abuse: results from a regression decomposition.
TL;DR: Homelessness and mental illness explained 8.6% and 7.1% of the difference in HCV between the two groups, adjusting for other variables, in this study.
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