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Anna Davis, PhD, MPH

TitleResearch Scientist – Investigator
InstitutionNational Health Plan/Hospital Quality
DepartmentCenter for Effectiveness & Safety Research
Address100 South Los Robles Avenue
Pasadena CA 91101
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    Boston University, Boston, MAMPH06/2009Epidemiology
    University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CAPhD12/2016Health Services Research

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    1. Using Mortality and Years-of-Life-Lost Metrics to Evaluate Health System Performance and Inform Health Care Policy. NEJM Catalyst. 2025; 10(6).
    2. Carrasco Mendoza CA, Davis AC, O'Banion EJ, Castellanos SM, Li ZQ, Castillo JR. Higher incidence of depression and anxiety in White females and those with a history of smoking one year after first-time hidradenitis suppurativa diagnosis: A retrospective cohort study. JAAD Int. 2025 Oct; 22:29-31. PMID: 40688437; PMCID: PMC12276382.
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    3. . Quality Assurance during the Rapid Implementation of an AI-Assisted Clinical Documentation Support Tool. NEJM AI. 2025; 4(2).
    4. Yang Q, Wiest D, Davis AC, Truchil A, Adams JL. Hospital Readmissions by Variation in Engagement in the Health Care Hotspotting Trial: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 09 05; 6(9):e2332715. PMID: 37698862; PMCID: PMC10498327.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    5. Davis AC, Adams JL, McGlynn EA, Schneider EC. Speaking truth about power: Are underpowered trials undercutting evaluation of new care models? J Eval Clin Pract. 2023 Jul 12. PMID: 37438915.
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    6. Davis AC, Voelkel JL, Remmers CL, Adams JL, McGlynn EA. Comparing Kaiser Permanente Members to the General Population: Implications for Generalizability of Research. Perm J. 2023 06 15; 27(2):87-98. PMID: 37170584; PMCID: PMC10266863.
      Citations: 75     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    7. Adams JL, Davis AC, Schneider EC, Hull MM, McGlynn EA. The distillation method: A novel approach for analyzing randomized trials when exposure to the intervention is diluted. Health Serv Res. 2022 Jun 25. PMID: 35752926.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    8. Davis AC, Emptage NP, Pounds D, Woo D, Sallis R, Romero MG, Sharp AL. The Effectiveness of Neuromuscular Warmups for Lower Extremity Injury Prevention in Basketball: A Systematic Review. Sports Med Open. 2021 Sep 16; 7(1):67. PMID: 34529179; PMCID: PMC8446130.
      Citations: 1     
    9. Davis AC, Chen A, Osuji TA, Chen J, Gould MK. Defining Complex Patient Populations: Implications for Population Size, Composition, Utilization, and Costs. J Gen Intern Med. 2021 Jun 02. PMID: 34080109.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    10. Munoz-Plaza C, Pounds D, Davis A, Park S, Sallis R, Romero MG, Sharp AL. High School Basketball Coach and Player Perspectives on Warm-Up Routines and Lower Extremity Injuries. Sports Med Open. 2021 May 21; 7(1):34. PMID: 34019193; PMCID: PMC8140014.
      Citations: 5     
    11. Macy E, McCormick TA, Adams JL, Crawford WW, Nguyen MT, Hoang L, Eng V, Davis AC, McGlynn EA. Association Between Removal of a Warning Against Cephalosporin Use in Patients With Penicillin Allergy and Antibiotic Prescribing. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 04 01; 4(4):e218367. PMID: 33914051; PMCID: PMC8085727.
      Citations: 12     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    12. Davis AC, Osuji TA, Chen J, Lyons LJL, Gould MK. Identifying Populations with Complex Needs: Variation in Approaches Used to Select Complex Patient Populations. Popul Health Manag. 2021 06; 24(3):393-402. PMID: 32941105.
      Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    13. McCormick TA, Adams JL, Lee EA, Emptage NP, Palmer-Toy DE, Martin JP, Broder BI, Kanter MH, Davis AC, McGlynn EA. Age-Dependent Hemoglobin A1c Therapeutic Targets Reduce Diabetic Medication Changes in the Elderly. EGEMS (Wash DC). 2019 Aug 26; 7(1):46. PMID: 31523695; PMCID: PMC6715934.
      Citations: 2     
    14. Pourat N, Chen X, Wu SH, Davis AC. Timely Outpatient Follow-up Is Associated with Fewer Hospital Readmissions among Patients with Behavioral Health Conditions. J Am Board Fam Med. 2019 May-Jun; 32(3):353-361. PMID: 31068399.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    15. Davis AC, Shen E, Shah NR, Glenn BA, Ponce N, Telesca D, Gould MK, Needleman J. Segmentation of High-Cost Adults in an Integrated Healthcare System Based on Empirical Clustering of Acute and Chronic Conditions. J Gen Intern Med. 2018 Dec; 33(12):2171-2179. PMID: 30182326.
      Citations: 21     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    16. Pourat N, Davis AC, Chen X, Vrungos S, Kominski GF. In California, Primary Care Continuity Was Associated With Reduced Emergency Department Use And Fewer Hospitalizations. Health Aff (Millwood). 2015 Jul; 34(7):1113-20. PMID: 26153305; PMCID: PMC4499851.
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    17. Stevens CD, Schriger DL, Raffetto B, Davis AC, Zingmond D, Roby DH. Geographic clustering of diabetic lower-extremity amputations in low-income regions of California. Health Aff (Millwood). 2014 Aug; 33(8):1383-90. PMID: 25092840; PMCID: PMC4242846.
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    18. Davis AC, Watson G, Pourat N, Kominski GF, Roby DH. Disparities in CD4+ T-Lymphocyte Monitoring Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Medicaid Beneficiaries: Evidence of Differential Treatment at the Point of Care. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2014 Jun 05; 1(2):042. PMID: 25401120; PMCID: PMC4231484.
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    19. Neuhausen K, Davis AC, Needleman J, Brook RH, Zingmond D, Roby DH. Disproportionate-share hospital payment reductions may threaten the financial stability of safety-net hospitals. Health Aff (Millwood). 2014 Jun; 33(6):988-96. PMID: 24889948; PMCID: PMC4242845.
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    20. Meng YY, Pickett MC, Babey SH, Davis AC, Goldstein H. Diabetes tied to a third of California hospital stays, driving health care costs higher. Policy Brief UCLA Cent Health Policy Res. 2014 May; (PB2014-3):1-7. PMID: 24912203.
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    21. Pourat N, Davis AC, Salce E, Hilberman D, Roby DH, Kominski GF. In ten California counties, notable progress in system integration within the safety net, although challenges remain. Health Aff (Millwood). 2012 Aug; 31(8):1717-27. PMID: 22869649.
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