Melissa Garrido
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Melissa M Garrido, PhD

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

(617) 819-5198
garrido@bu.edu
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Biography

Melissa Garrido, PhD, is a Research Professor in the Department of Health Law, Policy and Management at the Boston University School of Public Health, and Director of the Partnered Evidence-Based Policy Resource Center (PEPReC) at the Boston VA Healthcare System. Dr. Garrido has expertise in econometrics, evidence-based policy, geriatrics, palliative care, and behavioral health care. Her research centers around the theme of developing and applying rigorous analytic methods to inform policy and resource allocation decisions. She is a Senior Associate Editor at Health Services Research and is a member of the Medicare Evidence Development & Coverage Advisory Committee (MEDCAC) and the Federal Interagency Council on Evaluation Policy. Dr. Garrido received her PhD in Health Services Research, Policy, and Administration from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and completed an NIMH postdoctoral traineeship in mental health services research at the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research at Rutgers University.

Education

  • University of Minnesota at Twin Cities, PhD Field of Study: Health Services Research/Health Administration/Gerontology
  • University of Wisconsin, BS Field of Study: Psychology

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Publications

  • Published on 12/21/2024

    Davoust M, Nguyen P, Adelberg M, Frakt A, Garrido M. State-level actions targeting unethical substance use disorder treatment practices: A qualitative study. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2024 Dec 21; 209609. PMID: 39716516.

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  • Published on 11/4/2024

    Tenso K, Strombotne K, Garrido MM, Lum J, Pizer S. Virtual Mental Health Care and Suicide-Related Events. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Nov 04; 7(11):e2443054. PMID: 39499516.

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  • Published on 11/1/2024

    Ma Y, Phelan J, Jeong KY, Tsai TC, Frakt AB, Pizer SD, Garrido MM, Dorneo A, Figueroa JF. Medicare Advantage Plans With High Numbers Of Veterans: Enrollment, Utilization, And Potential Wasteful Spending. Health Aff (Millwood). 2024 Nov; 43(11):1508-1517. PMID: 39496081.

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  • Published on 9/30/2024

    Li Y, Legler A, Bourgeois J, Podlogar M, Lauver M, Adams RS, Strombotne K, Garrido MM. Contact resolution among Veterans Crisis Line phone and text contacts regarding Veterans Health Administration enrollees. Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2024 Sep 30. PMID: 39344791.

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  • Published on 9/29/2024

    Garrido MM, Strombotne K, Nguyen P, Pizer SD, Frakt AB. State Policies Targeting Patient Brokering and Deceptive Marketing of Substance Use Disorder Treatment. Subst Use Addctn J. 2024 Sep 29; 29767342241279194. PMID: 39344057.

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  • Published on 8/21/2024

    Garrido MM, Kilbourne AM. Evolution of the Veterans Health Administration Learning Health System: 25?years of QUERI. Health Serv Res. 2024 Dec; 59 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):e14372. PMID: 39168964.

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  • Published on 8/20/2024

    Kilbourne AM, Borsky AE, O'Brien RW, Braganza MZ, Garrido MM. The foundational science of learning health systems. Health Serv Res. 2024 Dec; 59(6):e14374. PMID: 39165034.

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  • Published on 7/24/2024

    Tenso K, Li Y, Legler A, Sadej I, Kabdiyeva A, Garrido MM, Pizer SD. Medical training program size and clinical staff productivity and turnover. Health Serv Res. 2024 Jul 24. PMID: 39045876.

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  • Published on 7/19/2024

    Dai D, Feyman Y, Figueroa JF, Frakt AB, Garrido MM. No Association Between Medicare Advantage Providers' Network Restrictiveness and Star Rating Between 2013 and 2017: An Observational Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Jul 19. PMID: 39028405.

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  • Published on 7/3/2024

    Li Y, Legler A, Kabdiyeva A, Nguyen P, Garrido M, Pizer S. Impact of Nurse Residency Program on Time-to-Fill Nurse Vacancies at the Veterans Health Administration. Med Care. 2024 Sep 01; 62(9):599-604. PMID: 38986114.

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