James Rothendler
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James A. Rothendler, MD

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Health Law, Policy & Management - Boston University School of Public Health

(617) 358-2085
jrothend@bu.edu
VA Hospital
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Biography

Dr. Rothendler is an adjunct assistant professor of Health Law, Policy & Management at the Boston University School of Public Health. A cardiologist with additional training in medical informatics, his current research interests are in the use of large medical datasets to explore questions regarding the process and outcomes of care and self-reported health status. He received his MD from the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University, training in internal medicine at Roosevelt Hospital in New York and the University of Michigan Hospitals, cardiology training at University Hospital in Boston, and nuclear cardiology training at Massachusetts General Hospital. In addition, he received training in medical informatics at the VA Medical Center in Boston.

Education

  • Columbia University, MD
  • Amherst College, BA

Websites

Publications

  • Published on 7/1/2022

    Selim AJ, Rothendler JA, Qian SX, Bailey HM, Kazis LE. The History and Applications of the Veterans RAND 12-Item Health Survey (VR-12). J Ambul Care Manage. 2022 Jul-Sep 01; 45(3):161-170. PMID: 35612387.

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  • Published on 1/23/2020

    Garrity BM, McDonough CM, Ameli O, Rothendler JA, Carey KM, Cabral HJ, Stein MD, Saper RB, Kazis LE. Unrestricted Direct Access to Physical Therapist Services Is Associated With Lower Health Care Utilization and Costs in Patients With New-Onset Low Back Pain. Phys Ther. 2020 01 23; 100(1):107-115. PMID: 31665461.

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  • Published on 9/20/2019

    Kazis LE, Ameli O, Rothendler J, Garrity B, Cabral H, McDonough C, Carey K, Stein M, Sanghavi D, Elton D, Fritz J, Saper R. Observational retrospective study of the association of initial healthcare provider for new-onset low back pain with early and long-term opioid use. BMJ Open. 2019 09 20; 9(9):e028633. PMID: 31542740.

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  • Published on 6/1/2019

    Carey K, Ameli O, Garrity B, Rothendler J, Cabral H, McDonough C, Stein M, Saper R, Kazis L. Health insurance design and conservative therapy for low back pain. Am J Manag Care. 2019 06 01; 25(6):e182-e187. PMID: 31211551.

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  • Published on 4/19/2018

    Selim A, Rogers W, Qian S, Rothendler JA, Kent EE, Kazis LE. A new algorithm to build bridges between two patient-reported health outcome instruments: the MOS SF-36® and the VR-12 Health Survey. Qual Life Res. 2018 08; 27(8):2195-2206. PMID: 29675690.

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  • Published on 9/1/2017

    Shimada SL, Petrakis BA, Rothendler JA, Zirkle M, Zhao S, Feng H, Fix GM, Ozkaynak M, Martin T, Johnson SA, Tulu B, Gordon HS, Simon SR, Woods SS. An analysis of patient-provider secure messaging at two Veterans Health Administration medical centers: message content and resolution through secure messaging. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2017 Sep 01; 24(5):942-949. PMID: 28371896.

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  • Published on 1/21/2016

    Kressin NR, Long JA, Glickman ME, Bokhour BG, Orner MB, Clark C, Rothendler JA, Berlowitz DR. A Brief, Multifaceted, Generic Intervention to Improve Blood Pressure Control and Reduce Disparities Had Little Effect. Ethn Dis. 2016 01 21; 26(1):27-36. PMID: 26843793.

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  • Published on 12/12/2014

    Shimada SL, Brandt CA, Feng H, McInnes DK, Rao SR, Rothendler JA, Haggstrom DA, Abel EA, Cioffari LS, Houston TK. Personal health record reach in the Veterans Health Administration: a cross-sectional analysis. J Med Internet Res. 2014; 16(12):e272. PMID: 25498515.

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  • Published on 7/25/2012

    Rothendler JA, Rose AJ, Reisman JI, Berlowitz DR, Kazis LE. Choices in the use of ICD-9 codes to identify stroke risk factors can affect the apparent population-level risk factor prevalence and distribution of CHADS2 scores. Am J Cardiovasc Dis. 2012; 2(3):184-91. PMID: 22937488.

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  • Published on 12/30/2009

    Selim AJ, Berlowitz D, Kazis LE, Rogers W, Wright SM, Qian SX, Rothendler JA, Spiro A, Miller D, Selim BJ, Fincke BG. Comparison of health outcomes for male seniors in the Veterans Health Administration and Medicare Advantage plans. Health Serv Res. 2010 Apr; 45(2):376-96. PMID: 20050934.

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