Hector P. Rodriguez, PhD, MPH
Articles by Hector P. Rodriguez, PhD, MPH

Multilevel Influences on Patient Engagement and Chronic Care Management
ByChris Miller-Rosales, PhD, MSPH,Amanda L. Brewster, PhD, MSc,Stephen M. Shortell, PhD, MPH, MBA,Hector P. Rodriguez, PhD, MPH Health systems may be better able to support adoption of chronic care management processes, which have a strong evidence base for practice implementation, compared with patient engagement strategies, which have less evidence to guide effective implementation.

Health Systems and Telemedicine Adoption for Diabetes and Hypertension Care
ByHector P. Rodriguez, PhD, MPH,Elizabeth L. Ciemins, PhD, MPH, MA,Karl Rubio, MIA,Cori Rattelman, MS,John K. Cuddeback, MD, PhD,Jeff T. Mohl, PhD,Salma Bibi, MPH,Stephen M. Shortell, PhD, MPH, MBA Small practices reduced their use of telemedicine during early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Technical support may help expand and maintain telemedicine in small practices.

This paper presents a method to characterize policy implementation across states to enable more nuanced impact assessments of federal healthcare delivery system and payment reforms.

Organizational Influences on Healthcare System Adoption and Use of Advanced Health Information Technology Capabilities
ByPaul T. Norton, MPH, MBA,Hector P. Rodriguez, PhD, MPH,Stephen M. Shortell, PhD, MPH, MBA,Valerie A. Lewis, PhD, MA This is the first national study to examine the relationship between healthcare system organizational characteristics and adoption of advanced health information technology capabilities.

Countywide Physician Organization Learning Collaborative and Changes in Hospitalization Rates
ByBrent D. Fulton, PhD, MBA,Susan L. Ivey, MD, MHSA,Hector P. Rodriguez, PhD, MPH,Stephen M. Shortell, PhD, MPH, MBA The University of Best Practices physician organization learning collaborative in San Diego County was associated with lower hospitalization rates for heart attacks.