Becky Briesacher, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of
Geriatric Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School. She is a health services
researcher with nationally-recognized expertise in prescription drug policy and
medication use in aging populations, both in the community setting and in long-term care
facilities. Dr. Briesacher is particularly interested in how health care policy and
insurance can impact medication affordability, nonadherence, catastrophic medical
expenditures and ultimately patient health. The quality of medication use in nursing
homes is also a topic of great interest.

Articles

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Cost-related Medication Nonadherence in Older Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (with Leslie R. Harrold, Daniel J. Peterson, Ashley J. Beard, Jeanne M. Madden, Fang Zhang, Jerry H. Gurwitz, and Stephen B. Soumerai), The Journal of rheumatology (2013)
 

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The incident user design in comparative effectiveness research (with Eric S. Johnson, Barbara A. Bartman, Neil S. Fleming, Tobias Gerhard, Cynthia J. Kornegay, Parivash Nourjah, Brian Sauer, Glen Schumock, Art Sedrakyan, Til Sturmer, Suzanne L. West, and Sebastian Schneeweiss), Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety (2013)
 

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Time trends in medication use and expenditures in older patients with rheumatoid arthritis (with Leslie R. Harrold, Daniel J. Peterson, Ashley J. Beard, and Jerry H. Gurwitz), The American journal of medicine (2012)
 

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Self-reported colorectal cancer screening of Medicare beneficiaries in family medicine vs. internal medicine practices in the United States: a cross-sectional study (with Angela (Young) Higgins, Anna R. B. Doubeni, Karon L. Phillips, Adeyinka O. Laiyemo, Jennifer Tjia, and Chyke A. Doubeni), BMC gastroenterology (2012)
 

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Identifying patients with osteoporosis or at risk for osteoporotic fractures (with Yong Chen, Leslie R. Harrold, Robert A. Yood, and Terry S. Field), The American journal of managed care (2012)
 

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Posters and Presentations

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A Mixed-Methods Study To Characterize Pharmaceutical Marketing in the Nursing Home Setting: Off-Label Use of Atypical Antipsychotics (with Camilla Benedicto, Jennifer L. Donovan, Terry S. Field, Jerry H. Gurwitz, Sarah Foy, Leslie R. Harrold, Abir O. Kanaan, Celeste A. Lemay, Kathleen M. Mazor, Jennifer Tjia, and Sruthi Valluri), Clinical and Translational Science Research Retreat (2012)
 

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Knowledge of and perceived need for evidence-based educational materials about antipsychotic medication safety by nursing home staff (with Celeste A. Lemay, Sarah Foy, Kathleen M. Mazor, Leslie R. Harrold, Jennifer L. Donovan, Abir O. Kanaan, Jerry H. Gurwitz, and Jennifer Tjia), Clinical and Translational Science Research Retreat (2012)
 

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Medicare Prescription Drug Legislation: What It Means for Rural Beneficiaries (with Jeanne M. Lambrew), Meyers Primary Care Institute Publications and Presentations (2003)
 

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How Do Patterns of Prescription Drug Coverage and Use Differ for White, African American, and Latino Medicare Beneficiaries Under 65 and 65+ (with Darrell Gaskin), Meyers Primary Care Institute Publications and Presentations (2003)