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Joy L. Lee PhD, MS

TitleAssistant Professor
InstitutionUMass Chan Medical School
DepartmentPopulation and Quantitative Health Sciences
AddressUMass Chan Medical School
368 Plantation Street
Worcester MA 01605
Phone508-334-1000
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    InstitutionT.H. Chan School of Medicine
    DepartmentPopulation and Quantitative Health Sciences
    DivisionHealth Informatics And Implementation Science


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    Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME, United StatesBASociology
    Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United StatesMSHealth Policy and Management
    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United StatesPHDHealth Services Research

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    Dr. Joy L. Lee is a health services researcher using mixed methods to examine healthcare quality, with special attention to examining electronic communication in healthcare, the healthcare utilization and experiences transgender and gender non-binary adults, and the impact of health information technology on patient safety.

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    1. Halverson CME, Donnelly CE, Weiner M, Lee JL. Content Analysis of Emoji and Emoticon Use in Clinical Texting Systems. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 06 01; 6(6):e2318140. PMID: 37310737.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    2. Weiner M, Adeoye P, Boeh MJ, Bodke K, Broughton J, Butler AR, Dafferner ML, Dirlam LA, Ferguson D, Keegan AL, Keith NR, Lee JL, McCorkle CB, Pino DG, Shan M, Srinivas P, Tang Q, Teal E, Tu W, Savoy A, Callahan CM, Clark DO. Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Other Wearable Devices to Assess Hypoglycemia among Older Adult Outpatients with Diabetes Mellitus. Appl Clin Inform. 2023 01; 14(1):37-44. PMID: 36351548.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    3. Torres L, Lee JL, Park S, Di Lorenzo RC, Branam JP, Fraser SA, Salisbury BA. Retention, Fasting Patterns, and Weight Loss With an Intermittent Fasting App: Large-Scale, 52-Week Observational Study. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2022 10 04; 10(10):e35896. PMID: 36194463.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    4. Lee JL, Kara A, Huffman M, Matthias MS, Radecki B, Savoy A, Schaffer JT, Weiner M. Qualitative Analysis of Team Communication with a Clinical Texting System at a Midwestern Academic Hospital. Appl Clin Inform. 2022 03; 13(2):391-397. PMID: 35294986.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    5. Lee JL, Huffman M, Rattray NA, Carnahan JL, Fortenberry JD, Fogel JM, Weiner M, Matthias MS. "I Don't Want to Spend the Rest of my Life Only Going to a Gender Wellness Clinic": Healthcare Experiences of Patients of a Comprehensive Transgender Clinic. J Gen Intern Med. 2022 10; 37(13):3396-3403. PMID: 35112278.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    6. Kasting ML, Haggstrom DA, Lee JL, Dickinson SL, Shields CG, Rawl SM. Financial hardship is associated with lower uptake of colorectal, breast, and cervical cancer screenings. Cancer Causes Control. 2021 Oct; 32(10):1173-1183. PMID: 34283327.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    7. Lee JL, Matthias MS, Huffman M, Frankel RM, Weiner M. Insecure messaging: how clinicians approach potentially problematic messages from patients. JAMIA Open. 2020 Dec; 3(4):576-582. PMID: 33758796.
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    8. Lee JL, Rawl SM, Dickinson S, Teal E, Baker LB, Lyu C, Tarver WL, Haggstrom DA. Communication About Health Information Technology Use Between Patients and Providers. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 09; 35(9):2614-2620. PMID: 32462567.
      Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    9. Lee JL, Williams CE, Baird S, Matthias MS, Weiner M. Too Many Don'ts and Not Enough Do's? A Survey of Hospitals About Their Portal Instructions for Patients. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 04; 35(4):1029-1034. PMID: 31720967.
      Citations: 5     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    10. Fatollahi JJ, Colbert JA, Agarwal P, Lee JL, Lehmann EY, Yuan N, Lehmann LS, Chretien KC. The Impact of Physician Social Media Behavior on Patient Trust. AJOB Empir Bioeth. 2020 Apr-Jun; 11(2):77-82. PMID: 31663810.
      Citations: 5     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    11. Haggstrom DA, Lee JL, Dickinson SL, Kianersi S, Roberts JL, Teal E, Baker LB, Rawl SM. Rural and Urban Differences in the Adoption of New Health Information and Medical Technologies. J Rural Health. 2019 03; 35(2):144-154. PMID: 30830983.
      Citations: 9     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    12. Rawl SM, Dickinson S, Lee JL, Roberts JL, Teal E, Baker LB, Kianersi S, Haggstrom DA. Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in Cancer-Related Knowledge, Beliefs, and Behaviors in Indiana. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2019 03; 28(3):462-470. PMID: 30487135.
      Citations: 12     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    13. Lee JL, Matthias MS, Menachemi N, Frankel RM, Weiner M. A critical appraisal of guidelines for electronic communication between patients and clinicians: the need to modernize current recommendations. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2018 04 01; 25(4):413-418. PMID: 29025086.
      Citations: 6     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    14. Lee JL, Dy SM, Gurses AP, Kim JM, Suarez-Cuervo C, Berger ZD, Brown R, Xiao Y. Towards a More Patient-Centered Approach to Medication Safety. J Patient Exp. 2018 Jun; 5(2):83-87. PMID: 29978022.
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    15. Lee JL, Frey M, Frey P, Hollin IL, Wu AW. Seeing is Engaging: Vlogs as a Tool for Patient Engagement. Patient. 2017 06; 10(3):267-270. PMID: 28101817.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    16. Huang IC, Lee JL, Ketheeswaran P, Jones CM, Revicki DA, Wu AW. Does personality affect health-related quality of life? A systematic review. PLoS One. 2017; 12(3):e0173806. PMID: 28355244.
      Citations: 42     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    17. Lee JL, Beach MC, Berger ZD, Pfoh ER, Gallo J, Dy SM, Wu AW. A qualitative exploration of favorite patients in primary care. Patient Educ Couns. 2016 11; 99(11):1888-1893. PMID: 27378080.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    18. Lee JL, Choudhry NK, Wu AW, Matlin OS, Brennan TA, Shrank WH. Patient Use of Email, Facebook, and Physician Websites to Communicate with Physicians: A National Online Survey of Retail Pharmacy Users. J Gen Intern Med. 2016 Jan; 31(1):45-51. PMID: 26105675.
      Citations: 20     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    19. Lee JL, DeCamp M, Dredze M, Chisolm MS, Berger ZD. What are health-related users tweeting? A qualitative content analysis of health-related users and their messages on twitter. J Med Internet Res. 2014 Oct 15; 16(10):e237. PMID: 25591063.
      Citations: 46     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    20. Choudhry NK, Glynn RJ, Avorn J, Lee JL, Brennan TA, Reisman L, Toscano M, Levin R, Matlin OS, Antman EM, Shrank WH. Untangling the relationship between medication adherence and post-myocardial infarction outcomes: medication adherence and clinical outcomes. Am Heart J. 2014 Jan; 167(1):51-58.e5. PMID: 24332142.
      Citations: 72     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    21. Lee JL, Wu AW. Online medical professionalism. Ann Intern Med. 2013 Jul 16; 159(2):158. PMID: 23856691.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    22. Lee JL, Maciejewski M, Raju S, Shrank WH, Choudhry NK. Value-based insurance design: quality improvement but no cost savings. Health Aff (Millwood). 2013 Jul; 32(7):1251-7. PMID: 23836741.
      Citations: 30     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    23. Lee JL, Fischer MA, Shrank WH, Polinski JM, Choudhry NK. A systematic review of reference pricing: implications for US prescription drug spending. Am J Manag Care. 2012 11 01; 18(11):e429-37. PMID: 23198752.
      Citations: 17     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    24. Choudhry NK, Fischer MA, Avorn JL, Lee JL, Schneeweiss S, Solomon DH, Berman C, Jan S, Lii J, Mahoney JJ, Shrank WH. The impact of reducing cardiovascular medication copayments on health spending and resource utilization. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012 Oct 30; 60(18):1817-24. PMID: 23040581.
      Citations: 21     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    25. Choudhry NK, Avorn J, Glynn RJ, Antman EM, Schneeweiss S, Toscano M, Reisman L, Fernandes J, Spettell C, Lee JL, Levin R, Brennan T, Shrank WH. Full coverage for preventive medications after myocardial infarction. N Engl J Med. 2011 Dec 01; 365(22):2088-97. PMID: 22080794.
      Citations: 244     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    26. Bowry AD, Shrank WH, Lee JL, Stedman M, Choudhry NK. A systematic review of adherence to cardiovascular medications in resource-limited settings. J Gen Intern Med. 2011 Dec; 26(12):1479-91. PMID: 21858602.
      Citations: 58     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    27. Kesselheim AS, Lee JL, Avorn J, Servi A, Shrank WH, Choudhry NK. Conflict of interest in oncology publications: a survey of disclosure policies and statements. Cancer. 2012 Jan 01; 118(1):188-95. PMID: 21717432.
      Citations: 11     Fields:    
    28. Kesselheim AS, Stedman MR, Bubrick EJ, Gagne JJ, Misono AS, Lee JL, Brookhart MA, Avorn J, Shrank WH. Seizure outcomes following the use of generic versus brand-name antiepileptic drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Drugs. 2010 Mar 26; 70(5):605-21. PMID: 20329806.
      Citations: 60     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    29. Choudhry NK, Shrank WH, Levin RL, Lee JL, Jan SA, Brookhart MA, Solomon DH. Measuring concurrent adherence to multiple related medications. Am J Manag Care. 2009 Jul; 15(7):457-64. PMID: 19589013.
      Citations: 174     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    30. Choudhry NK, Lee JL, Agnew-Blais J, Corcoran C, Shrank WH. Patient assistance programs: information is not our enemy. Health Aff (Millwood). 2009 May-Jun; 28(3):843-4. PMID: 19414896.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    31. Choudhry NK, Lee JL, Agnew-Blais J, Corcoran C, Shrank WH. Drug company-sponsored patient assistance programs: a viable safety net? Health Aff (Millwood). 2009 May-Jun; 28(3):827-34. PMID: 19414893.
      Citations: 31     Fields:    Translation:Humans
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