Featured ESU Publications
1. Schechtman AD, Kling SMR, Garvert DW, Lin JY, Shanafelt T, Winget M, Sharp C. Nested order panels for adult primary care modestly improves ordering efficiency among high utilizers. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Open. 2026 Feb 15;9(1):ooaf161. doi: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooaf161
2. Siden R, Kerman H, Gallo RJ, Cool JA, Hom J, Goh E, Ahuja N, Heidenreich P, Shieh L, Yang D, Chen JH, Rodman A, Holdsworth LM. A typology of physician input approaches to using AI chatbots for clinical decision-making. npj Digital Medicine. 2025;9(1):14. doi: 10.1038/s41746-025-02184-y
3. Holdsworth LM, Kling SMR, Winget M, Mui HZ, Garvert DW, Veruttipong D, Seevaratnam B, Harris SR, Teuteberg W. Quality of serious illness communication with hospitalized limited English proficient patients. Palliative Medicine Reports. 2025;6(1):pmr.2025.0005. doi: 10.1089/pmr.2025.0005.
4. Tawfik D, Sebok-Syer SS, Bragdon C, Brown-Johnson C, Winget M, Bayati M, Shanafelt T, Profit J. Qualitative verification of machine learning-based burnout predictors in primary care physicians: An exploratory study. Applied Clinical Informatics. 2025 Aug;16(4):1031-1040. doi: 10.1055/a-2595-0415
5. Kling SMR, Rose C, Veruttipong D, Harris SR, Safaeinili N, Brown-Johnson CG, Laurence S, Ravi S, Gardner MJ, Shaw JG. Implementation of a 3-Tier priority system for emergency department patients' follow-up in orthopaedic surgery. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2025 Jul 13;26(4):843-852. doi: 10.5811/westjem.35484
6. Phadke A, Weng Y, Brown-Johnson C, Winget M, Mahoney M, Sharp C, Sattler A, Shah S, Desai M, Ng S, Shaw JG. Integrating a high blood pressure advisory across a primary care network. JAMA Network Open. 2025 Apr 1;8(4):e257313. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.7313
7. Brown-Johnson CG, Kling SMR, Saliba-Gustafsson EA, Williams ZK, Najar J, Lessios AS, Harris SR, Shaw KA, Goldthwaite LM, Shaw JG, Crowe SD. Hispanic birthing parents' experiences with lactation support received in-hospital: A quality improvement needs assessment. Journal of Human Lactation. 2025 May;41(2):207-219. doi: 10.1177/08903344251321777.
8. Holdsworth LM, Siden R, Lessios AS, Verano M, Rickerson E, Fahy B, Johnston FM, Waterman B, Aslakson R. Patient experiences of specialty palliative care in the perioperative period for cancer surgery. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2024;68(3):292-298.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.06.008
9. Kalwani NM, Kling SMR, Vilendrer S, Garvert DW, Veruttipong D, Baratta J, Saliba-Gustafsson EA, Levin E, Gaspar C, Brown-Johnson CG, Tsai SA, Winget M. Electronic health record alert to promote adoption of limited transthoracic echocardiograms in primary care and cardiology clinics: A mixed methods evaluation. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. 2024 Nov;17(11):e010621. doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.123.010621.
10. Holdsworth LM, Giannitrapani K, Gamboa RC, O’Hanlon CE, Singh N, Walling AM, Lindvall C, Lorenz KA. Role matters in understanding ‘quality’ in palliative care: a qualitative analysis of patient, caregiver and practitioner perspectives. BMJ Open. 2024;14(1):e076768. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-076768
11. Lessios AS, Vilendrer S, Peterson A, Brown-Johnson C, Kling SMR, Veruttipong D, Arteaga M, Gessner D, Gostic WJ. Mixed methods evaluation of a specialty-specific system to promote physician engagement in safety and quality reporting in a large academic health system. BMJ Open Quality. 2024 Jul 31;13(3):e002806. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2024-002806.
12. Harris S, Amano A, Winget M, Skeff K, Brown-Johnson CG. Trauma-informed healthcare leadership? Evidence and opportunities from interviews with leaders during COVID-19. BMC Health Services Research. 2024;24(515). doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-10946-9
13. Kling SMR, Kalwani NM, Winget M, Gupta K, Saliba-Gustafsson EA, Baratta J, Garvert DW, Veruttipong D, Brown-Johnson CG, Vilendrer S, Gaspar C, Levin E, Tsai S. An initiative to promote value-based stress test selection in primary care and cardiology clinics: A mixed methods evaluation. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. 2024 Feb;30(1):107-118. doi: 10.1111/jep.13896
14. Holdsworth LM, Stedman M, Gustafsson ES, Han J, Asch SM, Harbert G, Lorenz K, Lupu D, Moss A, Nicklas A, Tamura MK. “Diving in the deep-end and swimming”: A mixed methods study using normalization process theory to evaluate a learning collaborative approach for the implementation of palliative care practices in hemodialysis centers. BMC Health Services Research. 2023;23(1):1384. doi: 10.1186/s12913-023-10360-7
15. Mui HZ, Brown‐Johnson CG, Saliba‐Gustafsson EA, Lessios AS, Verano M, Siden R, Holdsworth L. Analysis of FRAME data (A‐FRAME): An analytic approach to assess the impact of adaptations on health services interventions and evaluations. Learning Health Systems. 2023;8(1):e10364. doi: 10.1002/lrh2.10364
16. Brown-Johnson CG, Lessios AS, Thomas S, Kim M, Fukaya E, Wu S, Kling SMR, Brown G, Winget M. A nurse-led care delivery app and telehealth system for patients requiring wound care: Mixed methods implementation and evaluation study. Journal of Medical Internet Research Formative Research. 2023 Aug 23;7:e43258. doi: 10.2196/43258
17. Kling SMR, Aleshin MA, Saliba-Gustafsson EA, Garvert DW, Brown-Johnson CG, Amano A, Kwong BY, Calugar A, Shaw JG, Ko JM, Winget M. Evolution of a project to improve inpatient-to-outpatient dermatology care transitions: Mixed methods evaluation. JMIR Dermatology. 2023 May 25;6:e43389. doi: 10.2196/43389
18. Kling SMR, Lessios AS, Holdsworth LM, Yefimova M, Wu S, Martin M, Sheffrin M, Winget M. Caregiver experiences participating in a home-based primary care program: A pragmatic evaluation including qualitative interviews and quantitative surveys. Journal of Applied Gerontology. 2023 Oct;42(10):2066-2077. doi: 10.1177/07334648231176380
19. Vilendrer S, Saliba-Gustafsson EA, Asch SM, Brown-Johnson CG, Kling SMR, Shaw JG, Winget M, Larson DB. Evaluating clinician-led quality improvement initiatives: A system-wide embedded research partnership at Stanford Medicine. Learning Health Systems. 2022 Aug 23;6(4):e10335. doi: 10.1002/lrh2.10335.
20. Tamura MK, Holdsworth L, Stedman M, Aldous A, Asch SM, Han J, Harbert G, Lorenz K, Nicklas A, Moss A, Lupu D. Implementation and effectiveness of a learning collaborative to improve palliative care for seriously ill hemodialysis patients. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2022;17(10):1495-1505. doi: 10.2215/CJN.00090122
21. Vilendrer S, Lough ME, Garvert DW, Lambert MH, Lu JH, Patel B, Shah NH, Williams MY, Kling SMR. Nursing workflow change in a COVID-19 inpatient unit following the deployment of inpatient telehealth: Observational study using a real-time locating system. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2022 Jun 17;24(6):e36882. doi: 10.2196/36882
22. Holdsworth LM, Park C, Asch SM, Lin S. Technology-enabled and artificial intelligence support for pre-visit planning in ambulatory care: Findings from an environmental scan. Annals of Family Medicine. 2021;19(5):419-426. doi: 10.1370/afm.2716
23. Holdsworth LM, Kling SMR, Smith M, Safaeinili N, Vilendrer S, Garvert DW, Winget M, Asch SM, Li RC. Predicting and responding to clinical deterioration in hospitalized patients by using artificial intelligence: Protocol for a mixed methods, stepped wedge study. JMIR Research Protocols. 2021;10(7):e27532. doi: 10.2196/27532
24. Brown-Johnson C, Haverfield MC, Giannitrapani KF, Lo N, Lowery JS, Foglia MB, Walling AM, Bekelman D, Shreve ST, Lehmann LS, Lorenz KA. Implementing goals-of-care conversations: Lessons from high- and low- performing sites from a VA national initiative. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2021 Feb;61(2):262-269. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.07.040
25. Brown-Johnson C, Safaeinili N, Baratta J, Palaniappan L, Mahoney M, Rosas LG, Winget M. Implementation outcomes of Humanwide: Integrated precision health in team-based family practice primary care. BMC Family Practice. 2021 Feb 2;22(1):28. doi: 10.1186/s12875-021-01373-4
26. Holdsworth LM, Zionts D, Wang S, Veruttipong D, Brown-Johnson C, Asch SM, Rosenthal EL, Winget M. Negotiating lay and clinical issues: Implementing a lay navigation program in cancer care. JCO Oncology Practice. 2020;16(1):e84-e91. doi: 10.1200/JOP.19.00339
27. Brown-Johnson C, Vilendrer S, Heffernan MB, Winter S, Khong T, Reidy J, Asch SM. PPE portraits — a way to humanize personal protective equipment. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2020 Jul;35(7):2240-2242. doi: 10.1007/s11606-020-05875-2
28. Yang L, Brown-Johnson C, Miller-Kuhlmann, Kling SMR, Saliba-Gustafsson EA, Shaw JG, Gold CA, Winget M. Accelerated launch of video visits in ambulatory neurology during COVID-19: Key lessons from the Stanford experience. Neurology. 2020 Aug 18;95(7):305-311. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000010015
29. Holdsworth LM, Safaeinili N, Winget M, Lorenz KA, Lough M, Asch SM, Malcom E. Adapting rapid assessment procedures for implementation research using a team-based approach to analysis: a case example of patient quality and safety interventions in the ICU. Implementation Science. 2020;15(1):12. doi: 10.1186/s13012-020-0972-5
30. Zulman DM, Haverfield MC, Shaw JG, Brown-Johnson CG, Schwartz R, Tierney AA, Zionts DL, Safaeinili N, Fischer M, Thadaney Israni S, Asch SM, Verghese A. Practices to foster physician presence and connection with patients in the clinical encounter. Journal of the American Medical Association. 2020;323(1):70-81. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.19003
31. Brown-Johnson CG, Safaeinili N, Zionts D, Holdsworth L, Shaw JG, Asch SM, Mahoney M, Winget M. The Stanford Lightning Report method: A comparison of rapid qualitative synthesis results across four implementation evaluations. Learning Health Systems. 2019 Dec 21;4(2):e10210. doi: 10.1002/lrh2.10210
