Gemmae Fix

@GemmaeFix

Anthropologist. Health Services Researcher. Optimist.

profiles.bu.edu/Gemmae.Fix Joined September 2015

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Gemmae Fix @GemmaeFix Apr 11, 2022

*Observation methods have a long history in the social sciences
*Social science approaches should be adapted for health researchers’ unique needs
* @MeganMc_MedAnth, Bo Kim, Mollie Ruben & I wrote a guide to use observation in #HSR #Impsc @VA_CHOIR
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Gemmae Fix @GemmaeFix Sep 17, 2023

Join MASSH Connections Thurs Sept 21, 1pm ET/10 am PT. Learn about #anthropologists & federal work, & how to effectively engage AHRQ. Join our @SfAAnthro TIG to learn more: appliedanthro.org/membership/com…

Gemmae Fix @GemmaeFix Aug 15, 2023

Patients are RARELY asked about their experiences w/an #EHR/Electronic Health Record change.
@TMHaltom, @AlisonCoganOT, @slrshimada, @JADavilaPhD & I asked.

Full text via @JournalGIM rdcu.be/djtZY
@VA_CHOIR @IQuEStHouston @VA_CSHIIP @BCMDeptMedicine @BUMedicine 1/

Gemmae Fix @GemmaeFix Jun 27, 2023

Even better than @AnnaMBarker's #ARM23 poster? I get to work with her on our many shared @VA_CHOIR projects. Her posters & presentations are consistently this good. Nice work, Anna!

Ilona Fridman @IlonaVFridman Jun 27, 2023

My favorite poster on shared decision making at #ARM23 by Anna Barker about implementation shared decision making approach to lung cancer screening at 8 different hospitals in New England

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Gemmae Fix @GemmaeFix Jun 14, 2023

"This most recent survey, known as HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems), showed that the VA beat out private facilities in all categories surveyed, such as patient satisfaction, hospital cleanliness and communication with nurses and doctors."