Kevin Griffith, PhD
Veterans' health, neighborhoods and health, Medicaid policy, access to care, health workforce
Kevin Griffith is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Policy and an Investigator at the Partnered Evidence-based Policy Resource Center at the Veterans Health Administration. He has worked in government at local, state, and federal levels, developed a lifelong commitment to encourage policies informed by research and evidence, and uses that evidence to improve incentive design and effectiveness of pay-for-performance programs. His research also focuses on improving access to care especially for our nation’s veterans, Medicaid policy, nursing scope of practice, and alternative payment models for prescription drugs. His work has been published in a variety of peer-reviewed journals including JAMA Internal Medicine, Health Affairs, or Diabetes Care, and has been covered more broadly by NPR, USA Today, Axios, or Bloomberg News.
Kevin is also a former Presidential Management Fellow and behavioral research scientist at the U.S. Army and Department of Defense, where he evaluated the costs and outcomes of interventions to improve mental health & resilience in active-duty soldiers. He holds a PhD in Health Services Research (health economics track) from Boston University, and received both a Master of Public Administration (MPA) and BS in Economics from The Ohio State University.
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Recent & Highlighted Research
Achola EM, Griffith KN, Wrenn JO, Mitchell CR, Schwartz D, Roumie CL. Injuries From Legal Interventions Involving Conducted Energy Devices. JAMA Intern Med. 2024-04-01. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.8012. PubMed PMID: 38315481 Citation in REDCap PMC10845035.
Steitz BD, Padi-Adjirackor NA, Griffith KN, Reese TJ, Rosenbloom ST, Ancker JS. Impact of notification policy on patient-before-clinician review of immediately released test results. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2023-09-25. doi:10.1093/jamia/ocad126. PubMed PMID: 37403329 Citation in REDCap PMC10531100.
Hooper M, Reinhart M, Dusetzina SB, Walsh C, Griffith KN. Trends in U.S. self-reported health and self-care behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic. PLoS One. 2023-09-19; 18(9):e0291667. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0291667. PubMed PMID: 37725598 Citation in REDCap PMC10508610.