Seppo T. Rinne, MD, PhD

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March 21st 2024

Factors Associated With Primary Care Physician Turnover in the VA

Leah M. Marcotte, MD, MS Charles Maynard, PhD, MSW Ashok Reddy, MD, MSc Seppo T. Rinne, MD, PhD Ryan Sterling, PhD Peter J. Kaboli, MD, MS Edwin S. Wong, PhD

This longitudinal observational study found higher team satisfaction with workload to be significantly associated with lower primary care physician turnover.

December 14th 2023

Understanding Suboptimal e-Consult Requests: Lessons From the VA

Ekaterina Anderson, PhD Ariella Krones, MD Varsha G. Vimalananda, MD, MPH Sarah L. Cutrona, MD, MPH Jay D. Orlander, MD, MPH Judith L. Strymish, MD Seppo T. Rinne, MD, PhD

US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) clinicians’ perspectives on what constitutes a good e-consult and why suboptimal e-consult requests occur contain broadly applicable lessons for other health systems.

February 14th 2020

Care Coordination for Veterans With COPD: A Positive Deviance Study

Ekaterina Anderson, PhD Renda Soylemez Wiener, MD, MPH Kirsten Resnick, MS A. Rani Elwy, PhD Seppo T. Rinne, MD, PhD

Improving relational coordination and reducing structural barriers to collaboration may enhance quality of care for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other chronic conditions.

August 23rd 2017

Association Between Length of Stay and Readmission for COPD

Seppo T. Rinne, MD, PhD Meredith C. Graves, PhD Lori A. Bastian, MD Peter K. Lindenauer, MD Edwin S. Wong, PhD Paul L. Hebert, PhD Chuan-Fen Liu, PhD

Among patients admitted for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at Veterans Affairs hospitals, hospital-level length of stay was not associated with 30-day readmission.

February 26th 2016

Organizational Structure for Chronic Heart Failure and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Seppo T. Rinne, MD, PhD Chuan-Fen Liu, PhD Edwin S. Wong, PhD Paul L. Hebert, PhD Paul Heidenreich, MD Lori A. Bastian, MD David H. Au, MD

In a nationwide cross-sectional comparison of organizational structure for chronic disease management, less attention was given to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease than chronic heart failure.

February 27th 2015

Survey Nonresponders Incurred Higher Medical Utilization and Lower Medication Adherence

Seppo T. Rinne, MD, PhD Edwin S. Wong, PhD Jaclyn M. Lemon, BS Mark Perkins, PharmD Christopher L. Bryson, MD Chuan-Fen Liu, PhD

In a retrospective cohort analysis, diabetic nonresponders to a patient satisfaction survey had higher healthcare costs, clinic visits, and hospitalizations, but lower medication adherence.