Stephanie Shimada
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Stephanie L Shimada, PhD

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

(617) 414-1426
shimada@bu.edu
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Biography

Stephanie Shimada, PhD, is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Health Law, Policy and Management at the Boston University School of Public Health and a Research Health Scientist at the Center for Health Optimization and Implementation Research (CHOIR), a Veterans Health Administration Research Center of Innovation. Dr. Shimada's research focuses on the evaluation and implementation of virtual care technologies to improve the provision of patient-centered care, improve access and health outcomes, and minimize disparities in healthcare. Her work has focused on the VA's My HealtheVet personal health record and patient portal and its prominent features such as Secure Messaging, patient self-management support through SMS text messaging, VA mobile apps and Patient Generated Health Data. Dr. Shimada received her PhD in Health Policy from Harvard University and completed her postdoctoral training as a VA Health Services Research Fellow at the Center for Healthcare Quality, Outcomes, and Economic Research (CHQOER). She is a former VA Career Development Awardee and currently serves as Co-Director of the Advanced Fellowship in Health Systems Research at CHOIR.

Other Positions

  • Research Health Scientist, Center for Health Optimization & Implementation Research (CHOIR) - Department of Veterans Affairs

Education

  • Harvard University, PhD Field of Study: Health Policy Management
  • Smith College, AB Field of Study: Psychology

Websites

Publications

  • Published on 9/5/2025

    Robinson SA, Lipschitz JM, Ndiwane N, Bixler FR, Etingen B, Zocchi MS, Shimada SL, Palmer JA, Newton TJ, Shah N, Hogan TP. Same goal, different perspectives: Stakeholder views on context for connected care technology implementation in an integrated healthcare system. J Telemed Telecare. 2025 Sep 05; 1357633X251371113. PMID: 40910952.

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  • Published on 8/7/2025

    Etingen B, Smith BM, Shimada SL, Robinson SA, Higashi RT, Ndiwane N, Frisbee KL, Lipschitz JM, Richardson E, Irvin D, Hogan TP. What Matters Most to Veterans When Deciding to Use Technology for Health: Cross-Sectional Analysis of a National Survey. JMIR Form Res. 2025 Aug 07; 9:e77113. PMID: 40773745.

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  • Published on 6/6/2025

    Newton TJ, Shah N, Lewis K, Zocchi MS, Bixler FR, Etingen B, Lipschitz JM, Robinson SA, Hogan TP, Shimada SL. Developing Infrastructure to Realize the Value of Patient-Generated Health Data in a Large Integrated Health Care System: The Veterans Health Administration Experience. J Med Internet Res. 2025 Jun 06; 27:e70755. PMID: 40479588.

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  • Published on 5/15/2025

    Connolly SL, Raciborski RA, Abdulkerim H, Sullivan JL, Heyworth LK, Weaver KR, Eisele LC, Shimada SL, Lindsay JA, Hogan TP, Miller CJ. Site-Level Differences in the Provision of Telemental Health Care Within the Department of Veterans Affairs. Health Serv Res. 2025 Oct; 60(5):e14639. PMID: 40374180.

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  • Published on 5/14/2025

    Quach ED, Ni P, Zhao S, Ngo V, Shimada SL, Am L, Chang DJ, Pimentel CB. Beyond Aggregated Race and Ethnicity Codes: An Examination of Additional Methods to Identify Asian American and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Veteran Subgroups in Administrative Databases. Mil Med. 2025 May 14. PMID: 40366369.

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  • Published on 10/16/2024

    Hogan TP, Etingen B, Zocchi MS, Bixler FR, McMahon N, Patrianakos J, Robinson SA, Newton T, Shah N, Frisbee KL, Shimada SL, Lipschitz JM, Smith BM. Veteran Preferences and Willingness to Share Patient-Generated Health Data. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Apr; 40(5):1157-1165. PMID: 39414734.

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  • Published on 1/28/2024

    Cogan AM, Haltom TM, Shimada SL, Davila JA, McGinn BP, Fix GM. Understanding patients' experiences during transitions from one electronic health record to another: A scoping review. PEC Innov. 2024 Dec; 4:100258. PMID: 38327990.

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  • Published on 1/22/2024

    Robinson SA, Shimada SL, Zocchi MS, Etingen B, Smith B, McMahon N, Cutrona SL, Harmon JS, Wilck NR, Hogan TP. Factors Associated with Veteran Self-Reported Use of Digital Health Devices. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Feb; 39(Suppl 1):79-86. PMID: 38252248.

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  • Published on 1/22/2024

    Haderlein TP, Guzman-Clark J, Dardashti NS, McMahon N, Duran EL, Haun JN, Robinson SA, Blok AC, Cutrona SL, Lindsay JA, Armstrong CM, Nazi KM, Shimada SL, Wilck NR, Reilly E, Kuhn E, Hogan TP. Improving Veteran Engagement with Virtual Care Technologies: a Veterans Health Administration State of the Art Conference Research Agenda. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Feb; 39(Suppl 1):21-28. PMID: 38252243.

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  • Published on 1/22/2024

    Midboe AM, Cave S, Shimada SL, Griffin AC, Avoundjian T, Asch SM, Gifford AL, McInnes DK, Troszak LK. Relationship Between Patient Portal Tool Use and Medication Adherence and Viral Load Among Patients Living with HIV. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Feb; 39(Suppl 1):127-135. PMID: 38252241.

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