Melissa M Garrido
Biographic Data
| ID | 5535846 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melissa M Garrido |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melissa M |
| FAMILY NAME | Garrido |
| SIGNATURE | GARRIDO M M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Boston University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8986-3536 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Favorable Selection of Veterans in Medicare Advantage
BACKGROUND: Prior literature has shown that favorable selection of enrollees in Medicare Advantage (MA) that is not accounted for under the Hierarchical Condition Category (HCC) risk adjustment model can result in significant overpayments to MA plans. Detailed data from the Veterans Health Administration's (VHA) Nosos risk score can measure previously undetected favorable selection in a unique cohort of patients. OBJECTIVE: To analyze characteris…
Payment Source Shift for Surgical Care Among Veterans Enrolled in Medicare Advantage Plans
The findings of this cross-sectional study suggest substantial cost shifting in veterans' surgical care from MA to VHA among high-veteran MA plans, underscoring the urgent need for policy reforms to improve the efficiency of veterans' care
Characteristics and Benefit Design of Veteran Medicare Advantage Affinity Plans
This study found that MA insurers-specifically VMAPs-engaged in targeted marketing to veterans, offering $0 premiums, cash back benefits, and supplemental benefits. However, nearly all VMAPs excluded Medicare Part D, likely designed to attract veteran enrollees who use VHA care, making them low-cost enrollees to the plan. Since the VHA cannot bill plans for Medicare-covered services, VMAPs may be increasing wasteful federal spending
Impact of Medical Training Programs on Time-to-Fill Physician Vacancies at the Veterans Health Administration
BACKGROUND: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides the largest Graduate Medical Education (GME) training platform for health professionals in the United States. Studies on the impact of VA GME programs on physician recruitment were lacking. OBJECTIVES: To examine the impact of the size of residency training programs at a VA facility on the facility's time-to-fill physician vacancies, and whether the impact differs by the socioeconomic d…
Impact of Nurse Residency Program on Time-to-Fill Nurse Vacancies at the Veterans Health Administration
BACKGROUND: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) offers a 1-year Post-Baccalaureate-Registered Nurse Residency (PB-RNR) Program. The impact of the PB-RNR program on local RN recruitment was unknown. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to evaluate the effect of the size of the PB-RNR program at a VA facility on its time-to-fill RN vacancies. PROJECT DESIGN: We used an instrumental variable approach with a 2-stage residual inclusion specification. SUBJECTS: We…
Integrating Patient and Expert Perspectives to Conceptualize High-Quality Palliative Cancer Care for Symptoms in the US Veterans Health Administration
Quality measurement is typically the domain of clinical experts and health system leaders; patient/caregiver perspectives are rarely solicited. We aimed to describe and integrate clinician and patient/caregiver conceptualizations of high-quality palliative symptom care for patients receiving care for advanced cancer within the US Veterans Health Administration in the context of existing quality measures. We conducted a secondary qualitative analy…
Challenges of Aging Population Are Intensified in Prison
Research Lifecycle to Increase the Substantial Real-world Impact of Research
BACKGROUND: US health care systems face a growing demand to incorporate innovations that improve patient outcomes at a lower cost. Funding agencies increasingly must demonstrate the impact of research investments on public health. The Learning Health System promotes continuous institutional innovation, yet specific processes to develop innovations for further research and implementation into real-world health care settings to maximize health impa…
Methods for Constructing and Assessing Propensity Scores
OBJECTIVES: To model the steps involved in preparing for and carrying out propensity score analyses by providing step-by-step guidance and Stata code applied to an empirical dataset. STUDY DESIGN: Guidance, Stata code, and empirical examples are given to illustrate (1) the process of choosing variables to include in the propensity score; (2) balance of propensity score across treatment and comparison groups; (3) balance of covariates across treat…
Perceived Need for Mental Health Care Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Only half of older adults with a mental disorder use mental health services, and little is known about the causes of perceived need for mental health care (MHC). We used logistic regression to examine relationships among depression, anxiety, chronic physical illness, alcohol abuse and/or dependence, sociodemographics, and perceived need among a national sample of community-dwelling individuals 65 years of age and older (the Collaborative Psychiat…
Perceived Need for Mental Health Care Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Only half of older adults with a mental disorder use mental health services, and little is known about the causes of perceived need for mental health care (MHC). We used logistic regression to examine relationships among depression, anxiety, chronic physical illness, alcohol abuse and/or dependence, sociodemographics, and perceived need among a national sample of community-dwelling individuals 65 years of age and older (the Collaborative Psychiat…
Perceived Need for Mental Health Care Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Only half of older adults with a mental disorder use mental health services, and little is known about the causes of perceived need for mental health care (MHC). We used logistic regression to examine relationships among depression, anxiety, chronic physical illness, alcohol abuse and/or dependence, sociodemographics, and perceived need among a national sample of community-dwelling individuals 65 years of age and older (the Collaborative Psychiat…
Methods for Constructing and Assessing Propensity Scores
OBJECTIVES: To model the steps involved in preparing for and carrying out propensity score analyses by providing step-by-step guidance and Stata code applied to an empirical dataset. STUDY DESIGN: Guidance, Stata code, and empirical examples are given to illustrate (1) the process of choosing variables to include in the propensity score; (2) balance of propensity score across treatment and comparison groups; (3) balance of covariates across treat…
Research Lifecycle to Increase the Substantial Real-world Impact of Research
BACKGROUND: US health care systems face a growing demand to incorporate innovations that improve patient outcomes at a lower cost. Funding agencies increasingly must demonstrate the impact of research investments on public health. The Learning Health System promotes continuous institutional innovation, yet specific processes to develop innovations for further research and implementation into real-world health care settings to maximize health impa…
Challenges of Aging Population Are Intensified in Prison
Integrating Patient and Expert Perspectives to Conceptualize High-Quality Palliative Cancer Care for Symptoms in the US Veterans Health Administration
Quality measurement is typically the domain of clinical experts and health system leaders; patient/caregiver perspectives are rarely solicited. We aimed to describe and integrate clinician and patient/caregiver conceptualizations of high-quality palliative symptom care for patients receiving care for advanced cancer within the US Veterans Health Administration in the context of existing quality measures. We conducted a secondary qualitative analy…
Impact of Medical Training Programs on Time-to-Fill Physician Vacancies at the Veterans Health Administration
BACKGROUND: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides the largest Graduate Medical Education (GME) training platform for health professionals in the United States. Studies on the impact of VA GME programs on physician recruitment were lacking. OBJECTIVES: To examine the impact of the size of residency training programs at a VA facility on the facility's time-to-fill physician vacancies, and whether the impact differs by the socioeconomic d…
Impact of Nurse Residency Program on Time-to-Fill Nurse Vacancies at the Veterans Health Administration
BACKGROUND: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) offers a 1-year Post-Baccalaureate-Registered Nurse Residency (PB-RNR) Program. The impact of the PB-RNR program on local RN recruitment was unknown. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to evaluate the effect of the size of the PB-RNR program at a VA facility on its time-to-fill RN vacancies. PROJECT DESIGN: We used an instrumental variable approach with a 2-stage residual inclusion specification. SUBJECTS: We…
Payment Source Shift for Surgical Care Among Veterans Enrolled in Medicare Advantage Plans
The findings of this cross-sectional study suggest substantial cost shifting in veterans' surgical care from MA to VHA among high-veteran MA plans, underscoring the urgent need for policy reforms to improve the efficiency of veterans' care
Characteristics and Benefit Design of Veteran Medicare Advantage Affinity Plans
This study found that MA insurers-specifically VMAPs-engaged in targeted marketing to veterans, offering $0 premiums, cash back benefits, and supplemental benefits. However, nearly all VMAPs excluded Medicare Part D, likely designed to attract veteran enrollees who use VHA care, making them low-cost enrollees to the plan. Since the VHA cannot bill plans for Medicare-covered services, VMAPs may be increasing wasteful federal spending
Favorable Selection of Veterans in Medicare Advantage
BACKGROUND: Prior literature has shown that favorable selection of enrollees in Medicare Advantage (MA) that is not accounted for under the Hierarchical Condition Category (HCC) risk adjustment model can result in significant overpayments to MA plans. Detailed data from the Veterans Health Administration's (VHA) Nosos risk score can measure previously undetected favorable selection in a unique cohort of patients. OBJECTIVE: To analyze characteris…
Medicine (9 works) · Health care (5 works) · Family medicine (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Primary Care and Health Outcomes (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Global Health Workforce Issues (3 works) · Healthcare Policy and Management (3 works) · Medicare Advantage (3 works) · Nursing (3 works)