Varsha Vimalananda | Profiles RNS

Varsha G. Vimalananda, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor

Boston University School of Medicine

Dept of Medicine

Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition & Weight Management

MD, Drexel University College of Medicine
MPH, University of California, Berkeley

Websites

	VA Boston Center for Healthcare Organization & Implementation Research
	Interview with the Endocrine Society -- Mind the Gap: Health Services Research
	My NCBI

Physician-Scientist
Bedford VA - Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial VA Hosp
Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research (CHOIR)

2017-2022 VA Health Services Research & Development: Career Development Award - Measuring and Improving Specialty Care Coordination in VA

2014-2016 Veterans Affairs: VISN 1 Career Development Award

Publications listed below are automatically derived from MEDLINE/PubMed and other sources, which might result in incorrect or missing publications. Faculty can login to make corrections and additions.

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Yoon SS, Wong DH, Reisman JI, Wormwood JB, Vimalananda VG. Impact of electronic consultation (e-consult) on timeliness and guideline concordance of workups leading to thyroid nodule fine-needle aspiration biopsy. Endocr Pract. 2021 Mar 22. PMID: 33766654

Vimalananda VG, Meterko M, Solch AK, Qian S, Wormwood JB, Greenlee CM, Smith CD, Fincke BG. Coordination of Care as Experienced by the Specialist: Validation of the CSC-Specialist Survey in the Private Sector and the Effect of a Shared Electronic Health Record. Med Care. 2020 12; 58(12):1051-1058.View Related Profiles.

Fincke, Benjamin
Meterko, Mark
Vimalananda, Varsha

PMID: 32925459

Anderson E, Solch AK, Fincke BG, Meterko M, Wormwood JB, Vimalananda VG. Concerns of Primary Care Clinicians Practicing in an Integrated Health System: a Qualitative Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 11; 35(11):3218-3226.View Related Profiles.

Fincke, Benjamin
Meterko, Mark
Vimalananda, Varsha

PMID: 32918198

Benzer JK, Gurewich D, Singer SJ, McIntosh NM, Mohr DC, Vimalananda VG, Charns MP. A Mixed Methods Study of the Association of Non-Veterans Affairs Care With Veterans' and Clinicians' Experiences of Care Coordination. Med Care. 2020 08; 58(8):696-702.View Related Profiles.

Mohr, David
Gurewich, Deborah
Charns, Martin
Vimalananda, Varsha

PMID: 32692135

Vimalananda VG, Meterko M, Qian S, Wormwood JB, Solch Msw A, Fincke BG. Development and psychometric assessment of a survey to measure specialty care coordination as experienced by primary care providers. Health Serv Res. 2020 Oct; 55(5):660-670.View Related Profiles.

Fincke, Benjamin
Meterko, Mark
Vimalananda, Varsha

PMID: 33460075

Stewart MT, Hogan TP, Nicklas J, Robinson SA, Purington CM, Miller CJ, Vimalananda VG, Connolly SL, Wolfe HL, Nazi KM, Netherton D, Shimada SL. The Promise of Patient Portals for Individuals Living With Chronic Illness: Qualitative Study Identifying Pathways of Patient Engagement. J Med Internet Res. 2020 07 17; 22(7):e17744.View Related Profiles.

Robinson, Stephanie
Shimada, Stephanie
Vimalananda, Varsha

PMID: 32706679

Robinson SA, Zocchi MS, Netherton D, Ash A, Purington CM, Connolly SL, Vimalananda VG, Hogan TP, Shimada SL. Secure Messaging, Diabetes Self-management, and the Importance of Patient Autonomy: a Mixed Methods Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 10; 35(10):2955-2962.View Related Profiles.

Robinson, Stephanie
Shimada, Stephanie
Vimalananda, Varsha

PMID: 32440998

Vimalananda VG, Fincke BG. Electronic Consultations: Complexities and Promise. Ann Intern Med. 2020 05 19; 172(10):693-694.View Related Profiles.

Fincke, Benjamin
Vimalananda, Varsha

PMID: 32283552

Vimalananda VG, Orlander JD, Afable MK, Fincke BG, Solch AK, Rinne ST, Kim EJ, Cutrona SL, Thomas DD, Strymish JL, Simon SR. Electronic consultations (E-consults) and their outcomes: a systematic review. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2020 03 01; 27(3):471-479.View Related Profiles.

Fincke, Benjamin
Orlander, Jay
Rinne, Seppo
Vimalananda, Varsha

PMID: 31621847

Jin Y, Li F, Vimalananda VG, Yu H. Automatic Detection of Hypoglycemic Events From the Electronic Health Record Notes of Diabetes Patients: Empirical Study. JMIR Med Inform. 2019 Nov 08; 7(4):e14340. PMID: 31702562

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Vimalananda VG, Meterko M, Waring ME, Qian S, Solch A, Wormwood JB, Fincke BG. Tools to improve referrals from primary care to specialty care. Am J Manag Care. 2019 08 01; 25(8):e237-e242.View Related Profiles.

Fincke, Benjamin
Meterko, Mark
Vimalananda, Varsha

PMID: 31419100

Thomas DD, Waring ME, Ameli O, Reisman JI, Vimalananda VG. Patient Characteristics Associated with Receipt of Prescription Weight-Management Medications Among Veterans Participating in MOVE! Obesity (Silver Spring). 2019 07; 27(7):1168-1176. PMID: 31090207

Mohr DC, Benzer JK, Vimalananda VG, Singer SJ, Meterko M, McIntosh N, Harvey KLL, Seibert MN, Charns MP. Organizational Coordination and Patient Experiences of Specialty Care Integration. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 05; 34(Suppl 1):30-36.View Related Profiles.

Mohr, David
Meterko, Mark
Charns, Martin
Vimalananda, Varsha

PMID: 31098971

Benzer JK, Singer SJ, Mohr DC, McIntosh N, Meterko M, Vimalananda VG, Harvey KLL, Seibert MN, Charns MP. Survey of Patient-Centered Coordination of Care for Diabetes with Cardiovascular and Mental Health Comorbidities in the Department of Veterans Affairs. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 05; 34(Suppl 1):43-49.View Related Profiles.

Mohr, David
Meterko, Mark
Charns, Martin
Vimalananda, Varsha

PMID: 31098975

Vimalananda VG, Fincke BG, Qian S, Waring ME, Seibert RG, Meterko M. Development and psychometric assessment of a novel survey to measure care coordination from the specialist's perspective. Health Serv Res. 2019 06; 54(3):689-699.View Related Profiles.

Fincke, Benjamin
Meterko, Mark
Seibert, Ryan
Vimalananda, Varsha

PMID: 30941764

Chen J, Lalor J, Liu W, Druhl E, Granillo E, Vimalananda VG, Yu H. Detecting Hypoglycemia Incidents Reported in Patients' Secure Messages: Using Cost-Sensitive Learning and Oversampling to Reduce Data Imbalance. J Med Internet Res. 2019 03 11; 21(3):e11990. PMID: 30855231

Vimalananda VG, Foster-Schubert K. Geographic Variation in Obesity, Behavioral Treatment, and Bariatric Surgery for Veterans. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2019 01; 27(1):12. PMID: 30516344

Tuot DS, Liddy C, Vimalananda VG, Pecina J, Murphy EJ, Keely E, Simon SR, North F, Orlander JD, Chen AH. Evaluating diverse electronic consultation programs with a common framework. BMC Health Serv Res. 2018 Oct 24; 18(1):814.View Related Profiles.

Orlander, Jay
Simon, Steven R.
Vimalananda, Varsha

PMID: 30355346

Kim EJ, Orlander JD, Afable M, Pawar S, Cutrona SL, Simon SR, Strymish J, Vimalananda VG. Cardiology electronic consultation (e-consult) use by primary care providers at VA medical centres in New England. J Telemed Telecare. 2019 Jul; 25(6):370-377.View Related Profiles.

Kim, Eun Ji
Orlander, Jay
Vimalananda, Varsha

PMID: 29754562

Afable MK, Gupte G, Simon SR, Shanahan J, Vimalananda V, Kim EJ, Strymish J, Orlander JD. Innovative Use Of Electronic Consultations In Preoperative Anesthesiology Evaluation At VA Medical Centers In New England. Health Aff (Millwood). 2018 02; 37(2):275-282.View Related Profiles.

Kim, Eun Ji
Orlander, Jay
Simon, Steven R.
Vimalananda, Varsha

PMID: 29401018

Chen J, Druhl E, Polepalli Ramesh B, Houston TK, Brandt CA, Zulman DM, Vimalananda VG, Malkani S, Yu H. A Natural Language Processing System That Links Medical Terms in Electronic Health Record Notes to Lay Definitions: System Development Using Physician Reviews. J Med Internet Res. 2018 01 22; 20(1):e26. PMID: 29358159

Vimalananda VG, Dvorin K, Fincke BG, Tardiff N, Bokhour BG. Patient, Primary Care Provider, and Specialist Perspectives on Specialty Care Coordination in an Integrated Health Care System. J Ambul Care Manage. 2018 Jan/Mar; 41(1):15-24.View Related Profiles.

Bokhour, Barbara
Fincke, Benjamin
Vimalananda, Varsha

PMID: 29176459

Horný M, Glover W, Gupte G, Saraswat A, Vimalananda V, Rosenzweig J. Patient navigation to improve diabetes outpatient care at a safety-net hospital: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2017 Nov 21; 17(1):759. PMID: 29162073

Vimalananda VG, DeSotto K, Chen T, Mullakary J, Schlosser J, Archambeault C, Peck J, Cassidy H, Conlin PR, Evans S, McConnell M, Shirley E. A Quality Improvement Program to Reduce Potential Overtreatment of Diabetes Among Veterans at High Risk of Hypoglycemia. Diabetes Spectr. 2017 Aug; 30(3):211-216.View Related Profiles.

Conlin, Paul
Vimalananda, Varsha

PMID: 28848316

Strymish J, Gupte G, Afable MK, Gupta K, Kim EJ, Vimalananda V, Simon SR, Orlander JD. Electronic Consultations (E-consults): Advancing Infectious Disease Care in a Large Veterans Affairs Healthcare System. Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Apr 15; 64(8):1123-1125.View Related Profiles.

Kim, Eun Ji
Gupte, Gouri
Orlander, Jay
Gupta, Kalpana
Vimalananda, Varsha

PMID: 28158475; DOI: 10.1093/cid/cix058;

Vimalananda V, Damschroder L, Janney CA, Goodrich D, Kim HM, Holleman R, Gillon L, Lutes L. Weight loss among women and men in the ASPIRE-VA behavioral weight loss intervention trial. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2016 Sep; 24(9):1884-91. PMID: 27488278; DOI: 10.1002/oby.21574;

Gupte G, Vimalananda V, Simon SR, DeVito K, Clark J, Orlander JD. Disruptive Innovation: Implementation of Electronic Consultations in a Veterans Affairs Health Care System. JMIR Med Inform. 2016; 4(1):e6.View Related Profiles.

Gupte, Gouri
Orlander, Jay
Vimalananda, Varsha

PMID: 26872820; DOI: 10.2196/medinform.4801;

Vimalananda VG, Gupte G, Seraj SM, Orlander J, Berlowitz D, Fincke BG, Simon SR. Electronic consultations (e-consults) to improve access to specialty care: a systematic review and narrative synthesis. J Telemed Telecare. 2015 Sep; 21(6):323-30.View Related Profiles.

Fincke, Benjamin
Berlowitz, Dan
Gupte, Gouri
Orlander, Jay
Simon, Steven R.
Vimalananda, Varsha

PMID: 25995331; PMCID: PMC4561452; DOI: 10.1177/1357633X15582108;

Vimalananda VG, Ruiz-Narváez EA. Response to Comment on Vimalananda et al. Depressive symptoms, antidepressant use, and the incidence of diabetes in the Black Women's Health Study. Diabetes Care 2014;37:2211-2217. Diabetes Care. 2015 Feb; 38(2):e24.View Related Profiles.

Ruiz-Narvaez, Edward
Vimalananda, Varsha

PMID: 25614697; DOI: 10.2337/dc14-2409;

Vimalananda VG, Palmer JR, Gerlovin H, Wise LA, Rosenzweig JL, Rosenberg L, Ruiz Narváez EA. Night-shift work and incident diabetes among African-American women. Diabetologia. 2015 Apr; 58(4):699-706.View Related Profiles.

Ruiz-Narvaez, Edward
Palmer, Julie
Wise, Lauren
Rosenberg, Lynn
Vimalananda, Varsha

PMID: 25586362; PMCID: PMC4461435; DOI: 10.1007/s00125-014-3480-9;

Ruiz-Narváez EA, Palmer JR, Gerlovin H, Wise LA, Vimalananda VG, Rosenzweig JL, Rosenberg L. Birth weight and risk of type 2 diabetes in the black women's health study: does adult BMI play a mediating role? Diabetes Care. 2014 Sep; 37(9):2572-8.View Related Profiles.

Ruiz-Narvaez, Edward
Rosenzweig, James
Palmer, Julie
Wise, Lauren
Rosenberg, Lynn
Vimalananda, Varsha

PMID: 25147255; PMCID: PMC4140161; DOI: 10.2337/dc14-0731;

Vimalananda VG, Palmer JR, Gerlovin H, Wise LA, Rosenzweig JL, Rosenberg L, Ruiz-Narváez EA. Depressive symptoms, antidepressant use, and the incidence of diabetes in the Black Women's Health Study. Diabetes Care. 2014 Aug; 37(8):2211-7.View Related Profiles.

Ruiz-Narvaez, Edward
Rosenzweig, James
Palmer, Julie
Wise, Lauren
Rosenberg, Lynn
Vimalananda, Varsha

PMID: 24784829; PMCID: PMC4113175; DOI: 10.2337/dc13-2642;

Vimalananda VG, Biggs ML, Rosenzweig JL, Carnethon MR, Meigs JB, Thacker EL, Siscovick DS, Mukamal KJ. The influence of sex on cardiovascular outcomes associated with diabetes among older black and white adults. J Diabetes Complications. 2014 May-Jun; 28(3):316-22.View Related Profiles.

Rosenzweig, James
Vimalananda, Varsha

PMID: 24461547; PMCID: PMC4004690; DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2013.12.004;

Vimalananda VG, Miller DR, Christiansen CL, Wang W, Tremblay P, Fincke BG. Cardiovascular disease risk factors among women veterans at VA medical facilities. J Gen Intern Med. 2013 Jul; 28 Suppl 2:S517-23.View Related Profiles.

Fincke, Benjamin
Christiansen, Cindy
Miller, Donald
Vimalananda, Varsha

PMID: 23807059; PMCID: PMC3695262; DOI: 10.1007/s11606-013-2381-9;

Vimalananda VG, Miller DR, Hofer TP, Holleman RG, Klamerus ML, Kerr EA. Accounting for clinical action reduces estimates of gender disparities in lipid management for diabetic veterans. J Gen Intern Med. 2013 Jul; 28 Suppl 2:S529-35.View Related Profiles.

Miller, Donald
Vimalananda, Varsha

PMID: 23807061; PMCID: PMC3695267; DOI: 10.1007/s11606-013-2340-5;

Vimalananda VG, Miller DR, Palnati M, Christiansen CL, Fincke BG. Gender disparities in lipid-lowering therapy among veterans with diabetes. Womens Health Issues. 2011 Jul-Aug; 21(4 Suppl):S176-81.View Related Profiles.

Fincke, Benjamin
Christiansen, Cindy
Miller, Donald
Vimalananda, Varsha

PMID: 21724138; DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2011.04.009;

Vimalananda VG, Rosenzweig JL, Cabral HJ, David MM, Lasser KE. Comparison of diabetes control among Haitians, African Americans, and non-Hispanic whites in an urban safety-net hospital. Diabetes Care. 2011 Jan; 34(1):58-60.View Related Profiles.

Cabral, Howard
Rosenzweig, James
Lasser, Karen
David, Michele
Vimalananda, Varsha

PMID: 20978100; PMCID: PMC3005479; DOI: 10.2337/dc10-1387;

Ariza MA, Vimalananda VG, Rosenzweig JL. The economic consequences of diabetes and cardiovascular disease in the United States. Rev Endocr Metab Disord. 2010 Mar; 11(1):1-10.View Related Profiles.

Rosenzweig, James
Vimalananda, Varsha

PMID: 20191325; DOI: 10.1007/s11154-010-9128-2;

Vimalananda VG, Palmer JR, Gerlovin H, Wise LA, Rosenzweig JL, Rosenberg L, Ruiz-Narvaez EA. Depressive Symptoms, Antidepressant Use, and the Incidence of Diabetes in the Black Women's Health Study. Diabetes Care. ahead of press.

This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 38 publications over 11 distinct years, with a maximum of 8 publications in 2020

Bar chart showing 38 publications over 11 distinct years, with a maximum of 8 publications in 2020

Year	Publications
2010	2
2011	1
2013	3
2014	2
2015	3
2016	2
2017	3
2018	6
2019	7
2020	8
2021	1

Media Mentions

E-Consults May Be Appropriate Alternative to In-Person Specialist Visit

Medscape 4/14/2020

In addition to these self-described keywords below, a list of MeSH based concepts is available here.

Care Coordination
Health Services Research
Survey Methods
Veterans Health
Quality of Health Care
Electronic Consultations (e-consults)
Telehealth
Health Communication

I am available as a project mentor to residents, fellows, or junior faculty who are interested in completing and publishing a manuscript in an area related to my work. I am an endocrinologist and health services researcher with a focus on care coordination. My particular areas of interest are in coordination of care between primary and subspecialty care, and in use of e-consults to improve access to care without the need for a patient visit. I have experience with interview data collection and analysis, secondary data analysis, and survey development and administration. I have successfully mentored 3 fellows in the publication of manuscripts and welcome the opportunity to work with mentees on writing and publishing.

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