Hillary J. Mull, PhD, MPP
Associate Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Surgery

PhD, Boston University School of Public Health
MPP, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
BA, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor

Pronouns: she/her/hers



Hillary J. Mull, PhD, MPP, is a Research Investigator with the Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research (CHOIR) at the VA Boston Healthcare System and an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. She works primarily on health care quality measurement and patient safety and is certified in health informatics by the American Medical Informatics Association.

Dr. Mull's research interests include: adverse event detection, quality and outcomes in surgery, and antimicrobial prophylaxis for surgical site infections. She uses data mining techniques to detect adverse events in understudied areas, including outpatient surgery and invasive non-surgical procedures. Her publications reflect her expertise in adverse event surveillance, statistical modeling, provider interviews and qualitative research methods, and the use of consensus tools to synthesize provider opinion.

She is the lead investigator on a VA HSR&D IIR (equivalent of an NIH R01) project that is developing adverse event surveillance tools for invasive non-surgical procedures. She also collaborates on multiple projects ranging from implementation of a surveillance system for cardiac device complications to developing natural language processing tools to identify PTSD treatment pathways in the VA.

Dr. Mull was awarded a VA VISN 1 Career Development Award (CDA) to examine outpatient surgery followed by a VA Health Services Research and Development (HSRD) CDA in 2014 to develop and validate an adverse event surveillance model for outpatient surgery. As of 2020, this tool has been adapted and implemented for adverse event surveillance in one VA ambulatory surgical center, with plans to deploy nationally.

She earned her PhD in health services research from Boston University School of Public Health, and her Masters in Public Policy from the Gerald Ford School at the University of Michigan.

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Yr Title Project-Sub Proj Pubs
2024 Assessing the Sustainability of Compliance with Surgical Site Infection Prophylaxis After Discontinuation of Mandatory Active Reporting 5I01HX003231-03
2024 How Can We Make Invasive Non-Surgical Procedures Safer? Using Big Data to Identify Adverse Events and Opportunities to Mitigate Harm 5I01HX002694-04
2023 Assessing the Sustainability of Compliance with Surgical Site Infection Prophylaxis After Discontinuation of Mandatory Active Reporting 5I01HX003231-02
2023 How Can We Make Invasive Non-Surgical Procedures Safer? Using Big Data to Identify Adverse Events and Opportunities to Mitigate Harm 5I01HX002694-03
2021 Assessing the Sustainability of Compliance with Surgical Site Infection Prophylaxis After Discontinuation of Mandatory Active Reporting 1I01HX003231-01A1
2021 How Can We Make Invasive Non-Surgical Procedures Safer? Using Big Data to Identify Adverse Events and Opportunities to Mitigate Harm 5I01HX002694-02
2020 How Can We Make Invasive Non-Surgical Procedures Safer? Using Big Data to Identify Adverse Events and Opportunities to Mitigate Harm 1I01HX002694-01A2
2020 Cost-Effectiveness of Dabigatran and Warfarin for Veterans with Afib 5I01HX001861-03
2019 Cost-Effectiveness of Dabigatran and Warfarin for Veterans with Afib 5I01HX001861-02
2015 Development of an Adverse Event Surveillance System for Outpatient Surgery 1IK2HX001520-01A1

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  1. Beaulieu-Jones BR, Siegel N, Collado L, Mull HJ, Quin JA. Travel distance and outcomes after surgical aortic valve among veterans. Health Serv Res. 2024 Mar 13.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38477023
     
  2. Mull HJ, Foster MV, Higgins MCSS, Sturgeon DJ, Hederstedt K, Bart N, Lamkin RP, Sullivan BA, Ayeni C, Branch-Elliman W, Malloy PC. Development and Validation of an Electronic Adverse Event Model for Patient Safety Surveillance in Interventional Radiology. J Am Coll Radiol. 2023 Dec 27.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38157954
     
  3. Young S, Mull HJ, Golenbock S, Stolzmann K, Shin M, Lamkin RP, Linsenmeyer KD, Epshtein I, Kalver E, Strymish JM, Branch-Elliman W. Factors associated with uptake of guideline-recommended cardiovascular implantable electronic device management: a nationwide, retrospective cohort study. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2023; 3(1):e187.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38028909; PMCID: PMC10654937; DOI: 10.1017/ash.2023.422;
     
  4. Al Lawati H, Shin M, Lamkin R, Thompson T, Epshtein I, Mull H, Basnet Thapa D, Drekonja D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Xu TH, Gold H, Elwy AR, Strymish J, Branch-Elliman W. Engaging patients in antimicrobial stewardship: co-designed educational tool to improve periprocedural care through de-implementation of guideline-discordant antimicrobial use. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2023; 3(1):e163.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38028930; PMCID: PMC10644164; DOI: 10.1017/ash.2023.420;
     
  5. Price ME, Gordon S, Emmitt C, Ndugga N, Kabdiyeva A, Mull H, Pizer S, Garrido MM. Growth of community-based immunotherapy treatment in the Veterans Health Administration. Cancer Med. 2023 Sep; 12(17):18110-18119.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37519258; PMCID: PMC10524003; DOI: 10.1002/cam4.6372;
     
  6. Reyes Dassum S, Mull HJ, Golenbock S, Lamkin RP, Epshtein I, Shin MH, Strymish JM, Blumenthal KG, Colborn K, Branch-Elliman W. A Novel Informatics Tool to Detect Periprocedural Antibiotic Allergy Adverse Events for Near Real-time Surveillance to Support Audit and Feedback. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 May 01; 6(5):e2313964.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37195660; PMCID: PMC10193175; DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.13964;
     
  7. Shanahan J, Vimalananda VG, Graham L, Schumann R, Mull HJ. Association Between Preoperative Diabetes Control and Postoperative Adverse Events Among Veterans Health Administration Patients With Diabetes Who Underwent Elective Ambulatory Hernia Surgery. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Mar 01; 6(3):e236318.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37000453; PMCID: PMC10066455; DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.6318;
     
  8. Bart N, Mull HJ, Higgins M, Sturgeon D, Hederstedt K, Lamkin R, Sullivan B, Branch-Elliman W, Foster M. Development of a Periprocedure Trigger for Outpatient Interventional Radiology Procedures in the Veterans Health Administration. J Patient Saf. 2023 Apr 01; 19(3):185-192.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36849447; PMCID: PMC10050130; DOI: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000001110;
     
  9. Higgins MCSS, Seren A, Foster MV, Sturgeon DJ, Bart N, Hederstedt K, Friefeld A, Lamkin RP, Sullivan BA, Branch-Elliman W, Mull HJ. Arteriovenous Graft Failure in the Veterans Health Administration: Outcome Disparities Associated with Race. Radiology. 2023 May; 307(3):e220619.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36809217; DOI: 10.1148/radiol.220619;
     
  10. Mull HJ, Kabdiyeva A, Ndugga N, Gordon SH, Garrido MM, Pizer SD. What is the role of selection bias in quality comparisons between the Veterans Health Administration and community care? Example of elective hernia surgery. Health Serv Res. 2023 Jun; 58(3):654-662.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36477645; PMCID: PMC10154155; DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.14113;
     
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Premature Dialysis Graft Failure More Likely in Black Patients

Applied Radiology 2/24/2023

Black patients more likely to experience dialysis graft failure, costly repercussions

Radiology Business 2/21/2023

Black Patients More Prone to Dialysis Failure

RSNA 2/21/2023

Researchers develop new algorithm for predicting CIED infections

Cardiovascular Business 9/21/2020

2020 AcademyHealth: Best of ARM Abstract Award, Improving Safety, Quality and Value
2019 Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America: Top Poster Abstract Award
2014-2018 U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs: Career Development Award
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Adverse Event Surveillance
Outpatient Surgery
Veterans Administration (U.S.)
Informatics, Clinical
Quality Measurement
Health Services Research
Surgery
Readmissions, Hospital
Surgical Site Infection

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