• Harkonen, B., Cuttitta, A., Henderson, J., Gavrila, V., McKibbin, J., Luttman, S., Benedict, W., Kelley, L.R., Flanders, S.A., Choe, H.M., & Barnes, G.D. (2025). Implementation of an Enhanced Medication Access Workflow within a Health System Specialty Pharmacy: Impact on Patient and Clinician Experience. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy (AJHP). doi:10.1101/2024.05.28.24307823

• Antunez, A.G., Kazemi, R. J., Richburg, C., Pesavento, C., Vastardis, A., Kim, E., Kappelman, A.L., Nanua, D., Pediyakkal, H., Jacobson-Davies, F., Smith, S.N., Henderson, J., Gavrila, V., Cuttitta, A., Nathan, H., & Dossett. L.A. (2025). Multicomponent Deimplementation Strategy to Reduce Low-Value Preoperative Testing. JAMA Surgery. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2024.6063

• Joyce, E., McMullen, J., Kong, X., O’Hare, C., Gavrila, V., Cuttitta, A., Barnes, G.D., & Greineder, C. F. (2025). Performance of an Electronic Health Record-Based Automated Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index Score Calculator: A Cohort Study in the Emergency Department. JMIR Medical Informatics. doi: doi.org/10.2196/58800

• Kim, E., Antunez, A.G., Nanua, D., Gavrila, V., Cuttitta, A., & Dossett, L.A. (2025). Overcoming Inertia: Provider Perspectives on De-Implementation Strategies in Preoperative Testing. American Journal of Surgery. doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2025.116228

• Hyder, S.N, Gavrila, V., Cuttitta, A., Greineder, C.F., & Barnes, G.D. (2025). Qualitative Experience Implementing an Emergency Department-Based Outpatient Low-Risk Pulmonary Embolism Management Pathway. Vascular Medicine. doi:10.1177/1358863X251326585

• Smith, S.N., Greineder, C.F., Errickson, J., Burns, J., Seagull, F.J., Kocher, K.E., Kline, J.A., Kullgren, J.T., Lanham, M.S.M., Krein, S.L., & Barnes, G.D. (2025). A Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Implementation Trial to Increase Outpatient Management of Low-Risk Pulmonary Embolism from the Emergency Department – the MEDIC ALERT PE Study. Implementation Science Communications. doi:10.1186/s43058-025-00720-1

• Richburg, C.E., Pesavento, C.M., Vastardis, A., Antunez, A.G., Gavrila, V., Cuttitta, A., Nathan, H., Byrnes, M.E., & Dossett, L.A. (2024). Targets for De-Implementation of Unnecessary Testing Before Low-Risk Surgery: A Qualitative Study. Journal of Surgical Research. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2023.07.055

• Metz, A.K., Berlin, N.L., Yost, M.L., Cheng, B., Kerr, E., Nathan, H., Cuttitta, A., Henderson, J., & Dossett, L.A. (2023). Comprehensive History and Physicals are Common Before Low-Risk Surgery and Associated With Preoperative Test Overuse. Journal of Surgical Research. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2022.10.019

• Henderson, J., Cuttitta, A., & Dossett, L.A. (2023). Using Machine Learning to Predict Suitability for Surgery at an Ambulatory Surgical Center. JAMA Surgery. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2023.1409

• Richburg, C.E., Pesavento, C.M., Vastardis, A., Cuttitta, A., Nathan, H., Dossett, L.A., & Byrnes, M.E. (2022). Determinants of Low-Value Testing Before Low-Risk Operation. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. doi:10.1097/01.XCS.0000893924.75490.68

• Baskin, A.S., Mansour, A.I., Kawakibi, A.R., Das, P.J., Rios, A.E., Miller, J., Cuttitta, A., Lahti, H., & Dossett, L.A. (2022). Perceived Barriers to the De-Implementation of Routine Preoperative History & Physicals Preceding Low-Risk Ambulatory Procedures: A Qualitative Study of Surgeon Perspectives. Journal of Surgical Research. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2021.07.043

• Burns, J. (9/17/2025) – MEDIC ALERT PE: Outpatient Pathway Implementation Findings
  PERT Consortium Symposium 2025
  
  

• Mott, N. (6/18/2025) – Rite-Sizing Testing before Elective Surgery (RITE-Size): A Pilot Feasibility Trial
  Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM) 2025
  
  

• Cuttitta, A. (6/18/2025) – A Decision Aid-focused Intervention Reduced Low-Value Preoperative Testing
  SMDM 2025
  
  

• Mefford, V. (6/18/2025) – Reducing Healthcare Costs Through Guideline-Adherent Outpatient PE Treatment
  SMDM 2025
  
  

• Jiang, B. (5/17/2025) – ASC Site Optimization Tool: Accuracy and Time-Saving Potential

Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia Annual Meeting 2025 

• Burns, J. (10/26/2024) – Optimizing the Patient Rooming Experience in Ambulatory Care
  HVPAA 2024
  
  

• Oshman, L. (11/24/2024) – Feasibility and Acceptability of Ambulatory Rooming Optimization
  NAPCRG 2024
  
  

• Dossett, L. (10/28/2024) – MPrOVE's Surgical Site Optimization Model
  Michigan Medicine Quality Month 2024
  
  

• Gavrila, V. (10/28/2024) – Provider Perspectives on Pre-Op De-Implementation Strategies
  Michigan Medicine Quality Month 2024
  
  

• Greene, D. (10/25/2024) – RITE-Size: Translating Ethnographic Insights into Intervention Design

MVC Fall Collaborative Meeting 2024 

• Greene, D. (9/28/2024) – Implementing RITE-Size: A Multicomponent Intervention
  SIRC Conference 2024
  
  

• Burns, J. (9/28/2024) – Tailoring Implementation Strategies for Enhanced PE Pathway Adoption
  SIRC Conference 2024
  
  

• Gavrila, V. (9/23/2024) – Barriers to MRA Use in Heart Failure Patients
  Frankel CVC CRN Symposium 2024
  
  

• Hyder, N. (9/22/2024) – Qualitative Experiences with Outpatient PE Pathway
  Society for Vascular Medicine Scientific Sessions 2024
  
  

• O’Hare, C. (9/14/2024) – Sustainability of Outpatient PE Management
  PERT Consortium 2024
  
  

• Henderson, J. (7/2/2024) – Feasibility of ML to Assess ASC Suitability
  Academy Health ARM 2024
  
  

• Gavrila, V. (12/11/2023) – Implementing a Safe Discharge Pathway for Low-Risk PE
  IHI Forum 2023
  
  

• Gavrila, V. (10/28/2023) – Creating a Safe Discharge Pathway for Low-Risk PE in the ED

     Michigan Medicine Quality Month 2023 

• Cuttitta, A. (10/14/2023) – Developing Pre-Op Testing De-Implementation Strategies
  HVPAA 2023
  
  

• Gavrila, V. (9/15/2023) – Behavioral Nudge to Discharge Low-Risk PE Patients
  Nudges in Health Care Symposium 2023

• Farhan, Z. (9/11/2025) – Nudges to improve heart failure prescribing behavior in primary care
  Nudges in Health Care Symposium 2025
  
  

• Henderson, J. (10/4/2025) – Using a machine-learning surgical site optimization tool to improve efficiency and reduce clinician effort
  American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2025

• Jiang, B. (5/17/2025) – ASC Site Optimization Tool: Accuracy and Time-Saving Potential

Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia Annual Meeting 2025

• Farhan, Z. (3/8/2025) – Using a Machine Learning Tool to Predict Suitability for Surgery at an Ambulatory Surgical Center
  SPAQI Perioperative Medicine Summit 2025

Award: Best Oral Abstract

• Mefford, V. (2/21/2025) – Bridging the Gap: Uniting Research and Practice for Effective Interventions & Dissemination of Best Practices
  Healthcare Systems Process Improvement Conference 2025

Award: Vinod Sahney Award

• Chokshi, S. (2/13/2025) – Pilot Study of a Machine Learning-Informed Site Optimization Model for Ambulatory Surgery
  Annual Academic Surgical Congress 2025
  
  

• Mott, N. (2/13/2025) – Implementing an Intervention to Reduce Low-Value Preoperative Testing: Application of the FRAME-IS
  Annual Academic Surgical Congress 2025
  
  

• Kim, E. (10/26/2024) – De-Implementing Low-Value Pre-Operative Testing Prior to Low-Risk Operations
  HVPAA Architecture of High Value Health Care National Conference 2024

• Greene, D. (10/25/2024) – RITE-Size: Translating Ethnographic Insights into Intervention Design

MVC Fall Collaborative Meeting 2024

• Kim, E. (10/19/2024) – Overcoming Inertia: Provider Perspectives on De-Implementation Strategies in Preoperative Testing
  Surgical Outcomes Club Annual Scientific Session 2024
  
  

• Cuttitta, A. (9/19/2024) – A Machine Learning-informed Site Optimization Model for Ambulatory Surgery
  Vizient Connections Summit 2024
  
  

• Cuttitta, A. (12/13/2023) – Strategies to de-implement low-value pre-operative testing: A research-practice partnership approach
  Academy Health D&I Conference 2023
  
  

• Kazemi, R. (11/11/2023) – A Pilot Study on Strategies for Reducing Low-Value Preoperative Care
  Coller Surgical Society Annual Meeting 2023

• Gavrila, V. (10/28/2023) – Creating a Safe Discharge Pathway for Low-Risk PE in the ED

Michigan Medicine Quality Month 2023

• Gavrila, V. (10/14/2023) – Creating a Safe Discharge Pathway for Low-Risk Pulmonary Embolism (PE) Patients in the ED
  HVPAA Architecture of High Value Health Care National Conference 2023
  
  

• O’Hare, C. (10/12/2023) – Implementation and Evaluation of a Multi-Component Intervention for Low-Risk PE
  ACEP Scientific Assembly 2023
  
  

• Henderson, J. (6/27/2023) – Using Machine Learning to Predict Suitability for Surgery at an ASC
  Academy Health ARM 2023

• Yeow, R.Y., Han, H., Henderson, J., Grzyb, K., Johnson, M., Dibble, E.R., Gupta, A., Giacherio, D., Froehlich, J., Somand, D., Flanders, S.A., & Barnes, G.D. (2021). Diagnostic Patterns and Stress Testing Trends After Implementing High-Sensitivity Troponin Assay. The American Journal of Managed Care. doi: doi.org/10.37765/ajmc.2021.88741 

• Cutitta, A., Joseph, S.S., Henderson, J., Keedy, J., Benedict, W., Lahti, H., Klarr, P.S., Shtein, R.M., Lee, P.L., Kerr, E., & Mian, S.I. (2021). Feasibility of a Risk-Based Approach to Cataract Surgery Preoperative Medical Evaluation. JAMA Ophthalmology. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2021.4393 

• Berlin, N.L., Yost, M.L., Cheng, B., Syrjamaki, J.D., Henderson, J., Metz, A., Hofer, T., Kerr, E.A., Nathan, H., & Dossett, L.A. (2021). Patterns and Determinants of Low-Value Preoperative Testing Before Low-Risk Surgery in Michigan. JAMA Internal Medicine. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.1653 

• Berlin, N.L., Dimick, J.B., Kerr, E.A., Skolarus, T.A., & Dossett, L.A. (2020). Demand for Surgical Procedures Following COVID-19: The Need for Operational Strategies That Optimize Resource Utilization and Value. Annals of Surgery. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004366 

• Doucette, R., Dibble, E., Arora, N., Somand, D., Kronick, S., Kerr, E., Flanders, S., & Barnes, G. (2020). Emergency Department Clinician Perceptions of Implementing High Sensitivity Troponin T. American Journal of Medicine. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.01.039 

• Berlin, N.L., Skolarus, T.A., Kerr, E.A., & Dossett, L.A. (2020). Too much surgery: Overcoming Barriers to De-Implementation of Low Value Surgery. Annals of Surgery. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000003792 

• Henderson, J., Bouck, Z., Holleman, R., Chu, C., Klamerus, M., Santiago, R., Bhatia, S., & Kerr, E.A. (2020). Comparison of Payment Changes and Choosing Wisely Recommendations for Use of Low-Value Laboratory Tests in the United States and Canada. JAMA Internal Medicine. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.7143 

• Barnes, G., & Kerr, E. (2019). Reaching for Higher Value in Healthcare by Bringing Together Clinicians and Researchers: The Michigan Program on Value Enhancement. Annals for Hospitalists. doi: 10.7326/M19‑2980 

National Conferences & Symposia

• Cuttitta, T. (11/12/2021) – Assessing the feasibility and impact of a risk-based approach to cataract surgery pre-operative medical evaluation
  American Academy of Ophthalmology Conference 2021

• Kullgren, J. (10/7/2021) – A randomized controlled trial of a behavioral economic intervention to reduce overuse of low-value services among older adults
  Architecture of High Value Health Care National Conference 2021 (Submitted)

• Metz, A. (10/7/2021) – Utilization of history and physical consultations prior to low-risk surgical procedures and association with preoperative testing
  Architecture of High Value Health Care National Conference 2021 (Submitted)

• Lahti, H. (10/7/2021) – Barriers and facilitators to reducing unnecessary admission from the emergency department for low-risk pulmonary embolism
  Architecture of High Value Health Care National Conference 2021 (Submitted)

• Berlin, N. (2/2/2021) – Hospital variations in routine preoperative testing prior to low-risk surgical procedures in Michigan
  Academic Surgical Conference 2021 (Virtual)

• Kawakibi, A. R. (2/2/2021) – Surgeons’ preferences and perceived barriers to de-implementation of routine preoperative history and physicals
  Academic Surgical Conference 2021 (Virtual)

• Han, H. (11/15/2019) – Implementation impact of the high sensitivity troponin assay in ED patients without chest pain
  Architecture of High Value Healthcare National Conference 2019

• Kerr, E. (10/21/2019) – Assessing low-value services: Challenges and opportunities for measurement and data
  Imagining a World Without Low Value Care Summit, Washington, DC

• Yeow, R., Gupta, A., & Henderson, J. (6/3/2019) – Troponin and Choosing Wisely research presentations
  2019 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting

• Arora, N. (12/3/2018) – Early implementation of high-sensitivity troponin T testing in the emergency department
  11th Annual Dissemination & Implementation Conference

• Kerr, E. (11/20/2018) – Enhancing value in health care: It takes a system
  Women’s College Hospital Grand Rounds, Toronto, Canada

• Henderson, J., Grondin, C., & Petrilli, C. (9/22/2018) – Vitamin D screening, phlebotomy alerts, and HIT stewardship
  Architecture of High Value Healthcare National Conference 2018

• Kerr, E. (5/3/2018) – Using performance measurement to motivate practice change
  Value in Cancer Care Summit, Seattle, WA

• Henderson, J. (6/23/2018) – Rigorous evaluation: Vitamin D screening pilot
  AcademyHealth Research Conference

• Petrilli, C. (10/3/2018) – Sustainable lab stewardship: An educational session
  ASCP Annual Meeting

Implementation, Lab Stewardship & System Design

• Petrilli, C. (4/12/2018) – Best practices in laboratory stewardship
  ASCLS-MI Annual Meeting, Plymouth, MI

• Petrilli, C. (2/22/2018) – Enhancing clinical decision support using systems engineering
  Healthcare Systems Process Improvement Conference

• Petrilli, C. (2/26/2018) – Mentorship and lab stewardship in high-value care
  Johns Hopkins High Value Care Competition

• Petrilli, C. (12/11/2017) – A model for standardizing and evaluating lab stewardship
  Institute for Healthcare Improvement Scientific Symposium

Academic & Institutional Collaborations

• Kerr, E. (3/2/2018) – Overview of MPrOVE initiatives
  BCS/BCN Quarterly Meeting, Ann Arbor, MI

• Kerr, E. (4/18/2018) – Exploring MPrOVE collaborations
  Kaiser Permanente Southern California

• Kerr, E. (4/19/2018) – Enhancing value in healthcare systems
  UCLA Value-Based Care Research Consortium Kickoff

• Kerr, E. (10/20/2017) – Translating MPrOVE impact into practice
  IHPI National Advisory Board, Ann Arbor, MI

• Barnes, G. (6/19/2019) – Implementing the HEART Pathway and high-sensitivity troponin
  University of Missouri - Kansas City

Keynote Addresses & Policy Engagement

• Kerr, E. (2/20/2019) – Plenary: Embedded research opportunities and challenges
  Learning Health Systems National Meeting, Pasadena, CA

• Kerr, E. (2/26/2019) – Decreasing the use of low-value services
  Partner’s Forum, Washington, DC

• Kerr, E. (10/24/2017) – Fulfilling the promise of Choosing Wisely
  Health Affairs Symposium, Washington, DC

• Kerr, E. (6/27/2017) – Innovations in low-value care measurement
  AcademyHealth, New Orleans, LA

• Kerr, E. (9/13/2017) – International update: Choosing Wisely Measurement Group
  International Roundtable, Amsterdam, Netherlands

• Flanders, S. (2/24/2017) – The changing healthcare climate and hospital-based care
  Keynote Address, MD Anderson Onco-Internal Medicine Symposium, Houston, TX

• Flanders, S. (1/26/2018) – Community health excellence and accountability
  Saginaw Valley State University, College of Health & Human Services