Becky A. Briesacher

Northeastern University — United States

Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Social Sciences

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Research Topics

Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life(50), Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes(40), Medication Adherence and Compliance(39), Healthcare Policy and Management(37), Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes(25)

Publications154 total

County Influenza Vaccination Rates and Antibiotic Prescribing Rates in US Nursing Homes

Public Health Reports·2025Open Access

Impact of a Timely Diagnosis of Early Alzheimer’s Disease on Functional Outcomes

Alzheimer s & Dementia·2024Open Access

Facility-level antibiotic prescribing rates and the use of antibiotics among nursing home residents

2 cited

American Journal of Infection Control·2024· 2 cited

Cognitive and functional change in skilled nursing facilities: Differences by delirium and Alzheimer's disease and related dementias

2 cited

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society·2024· 2 citedOpen Access

Nursing Home Characteristics Associated with Antipsychotic Prescribing After Implementation of the National Antipsychotic Reduction Initiative (ARI)

2 cited

Clinical Gerontologist·2024· 2 citedOpen Access

2281. Trends in Antibiotic Prescriptions in U.S. Nursing Homes, 2018-2020

Open Forum Infectious Diseases·2023Open Access

Unintended impacts of a national antipsychotic reduction initiative among nursing facility residents with and without Alzheimer's disease

12 cited

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society·2023· 12 cited

Medication cost-reducing behaviors in older adults with atrial fibrillation: The SAGE-AF study

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association·2022Open Access

Patient Outcomes After Delirium Screening and Incident Alzheimer’s Disease or Related Dementias in Skilled Nursing Facilities

9 cited

Journal of General Internal Medicine·2022· 9 citedOpen Access

Examining transitions of care among nursing home residents with and without antipsychotic medication use

Aging & Mental Health·2022Open Access

Psychoactive medication therapy and delirium screening in skilled nursing facilities

5 cited

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society·2022· 5 citedOpen Access

Associations of state-level and county-level hate crimes with individual-level cardiovascular risk factors in a prospective cohort study of middle-aged Americans: the National Longitudinal Survey of Youths 1979

11 cited

BMJ Open·2022· 11 citedOpen Access

Affordability of Medical Care Among Medicare Enrollees

20 cited

JAMA Health Forum·2021· 20 citedOpen Access

Antipsychotic and Psychopharmacological Medications: Care Transitions Among Nursing Home Residents

Innovation in Aging·2021Open Access

Cost Reduction Behaviors and Cost-Related Medication Nonadherence in Older Adults with Atrial Fibrillation

1 cited

Innovation in Aging·2021· 1 citedOpen Access

Association of Social Isolation of Long-term Care Facilities in the United States With 30-Day Mortality

10 cited

JAMA Network Open·2021· 10 citedOpen Access

Opioid Use Increases the Risk of Delirium in Critically Ill Adults Independently of Pain

113 cited

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine·2021· 113 citedOpen Access

Association Between Incident Delirium Treatment With Haloperidol and Mortality in Critically Ill Adults*

22 cited

Critical Care Medicine·2021· 22 citedOpen Access

Socially-isolated neighborhoods and the risk of all-cause mortality among nursing home residents in the United States: A multilevel study

2 cited

Preventive Medicine Reports·2020· 2 citedOpen Access

42 cited

Medical Care·2020· 42 citedOpen Access

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Frequent Co-authors

Jerry H. Gurwitz(15), Jennifer Tjia(9), Stephen B. Soumerai(8), Susan E. Andrade(7), Hassan Fouayzi(7), Bruce Stuart(7), Jalpa A. Doshi(6), Terry S. Field(6), Jeanne M. Madden(5), Leslie R. Harrold(4), Kathleen M. Mazor(4), Fang Zhang(4), Dennis Ross‐Degnan(4), Dennis G. Shea(3), Robert A. Yood(3), K. Arnold Chan(2), M. Rhona Limcangco(2), Jane M. Simoni(2), Marsha A. Raebel(2), Ira S. Ockene(2)