Research Interests
Dr. Patterson’s research primarily focuses on health system evaluations using pragmatic research methods and real-world data. Her research interests are in pharmacoepidemiology, comparative effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness. She works on drug utilization questions and optimization of health care delivery, with specific emphasis on cardiovascular care among cancer patients and survivors (Cardio-Oncology) and women’s health.
Publications
- Anderson HD, Patterson VP, Wright G, Rawlings JE, Moore GD, Leonard J, Page Ii RL. Evaluating the Effect of COVID-19 on Outpatient Opioid Utilization Among Health First Colorado Members and a National Non-Medicaid Cohort: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis. Ther Clin Risk Manag. 2023;19:745-753. doi: 10.2147/TCRM.S424961. eCollection 2023. PubMed PMID: 37744558; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10516188. Published, 12/2023.
- Tyner RJ, Whittington MD, Patterson VP, Ho M, Pincus S, Wiler JL, Michael SS. Differences in cardiac testing resource utilization using two different risk stratification schemes. Am J Emerg Med. 2023 Mar;65:179-184. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2022.12.023. Epub 2022 Dec 21. PubMed PMID: 36641961. Published, 03/2023.
- Anderson HD, Patterson V, Wright G, Rawlings JE, Moore GD, Utter B, Taylor J, Leonard J, Page RL 2nd. Evaluation of an opioid pain teleconsultation service to address the opioid overdose epidemic in Colorado: A Health First Colorado demonstration project. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2023 Jan-Feb;63(1):301-308. doi: 10.1016/j.japh.2022.11.009. Epub 2022 Nov 30. PubMed PMID: 36528493. Published, 02/2023.
- Sieja A, Whittington MD, Patterson VP, Markley K, Holmstrom H, Rotholz S, Gonzalez C, Carpenter MS, Lin CT. The influence of a Sprint optimization and training intervention on time spent in the electronic health record (EHR). JAMIA Open. 2021 Jul;4(3):ooab073. doi: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooab073. eCollection 2021 Jul. PubMed PMID: 34435176; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8382277. Published, 07/2021.