Research Partners

Research Partners connects faculty, alumni, students and healthcare professionals who have an interest in health policy, health services and management research.

Mission and Vision

Vision -- To be a catalyst for faculty, alumni, students and health care professionals interested in conducting health policy, health services and management research

Mission -- To effectively connect faculty, alumni, students and health care professionals with common areas of interest in health policy, health services and management in order to conduct research and apply for research grants

Overview

To date, Research Partners has involved six full-time Health Policy and Management faculty working with other faculty at the Schools of Public Health and Medicine at Loma Linda University, as well as individuals outside of the Loma Linda system on 25 publications in 16 different peer-reviewed journals. Since 2005, faculty has obtained nearly $70,000 funding for research.

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Jim Banta, Seth A. Wiafe, Sam Soret, Charles E. Holzer, “Small-Area Analysis of Psychiatric Need and Utilization in California.” The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research. (In Press).

Banta JE, Haviland MG, Przekop P. “Mapping estimated county-level income and binge drinking among California men.” Psychiatric Services. (In Press).

H. Bryant Nguyen, Jim Banta, Thomas W. Cho, Chad Van Ginkel, Kristy Burroughs, William A. Wittlake, Stephen W. Corbett. “Mortality predictions using current physiologic scoring systems in patients meeting criteria for early goal-directed therapy and the severe sepsis resuscitation bundle.” Shock. (In Press).

Banta J, Haskard KB, Haviland MG, Williams SL, Werner LS, Anderson DL, DiMatteo MR. “Mental health, binge drinking, and hypertension treatment adherence." American Journal of Health Behavior. (In Press).

Banta, J., Montgomery, S.B. “Substance Abuse and Dependence Treatment in Outpatient Physician Offices, 1997-2004.” The American Journal of Alcohol and Drug Abuse. 2007; 33(4): 583-593.

Abou-Zamzam AM Jr, Gomez NR, Molkara A, Banta JE, Teruya TH, Killeen JD, Bianchi C. “A Prospective Analysis of Critical Limb Ischemia: Factors Leading to Major Primary Amputation versus Revascularization.” Annals of vascular surgery. 2007; 21(4): 458-463.

Nguyen, H.B., Corbett, S.W., Steele, R., Banta, J., Clark, R.T., Hayes, S., Edwards, J., Cho, T., Wittlake, W.A. “Quality Indicators for the Early Management of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: A 2-Year Implementation Experience with Early Goal-Directed Therapy in a Sepsis Bundle.” Critical Care Medicine. 2007; 35(4): 1105-1112.

Dyjack D, Soret S, Chen L, Hwang R, Nazari N, Gaede D. “Residential environmental risks for reproductive age women in developing countries.” J Midwifery Womens Health. 2005; 50(4):309-14.

Anderson, S. Eric; Dyjack, David T. and Herring, Patti R. (2005). “The Loma Linda Experience.” Public Health Reports. 2005; 120(January/ February):102-103.

Anderson, S. Eric; Fitzgerald, Garry and Fontoura, Daniel. “The Healthcare Apprentice: Enhancing Education and Revenue Streams.” Group Practice Journal. 2005; October, 54(9): 44 – 47.

Anderson, S. Eric and Albertson, Stewart. “Ecuador’s adoption of the US dollar.” Midwest Review of International Business Research. 2004; 18(1):178-183.

Winker MA, Flanagin A, and Chi-Lum BI, et al. “Guidelines for medical and health information sites on the Internet; principles governing AMA Web sites.” Journal of the American Medical Association. 2000; 283:1600-1606.

Chi-Lum, Bonnie I. “Friend or Foe? Consumers Using the Internet for Medical Information.” The Journal of Medical Practice Management. 1999; 14:4.

Chi-Lum, Bonnie I. and Durkin RM. “Physicians Accessing the Internet: The PAI Project.” Journal of the American Medical Association; 1999; 282:633-634.

Fisher BA. “Unlikely Partners: The Emergency Department and Local Medical Group.” Group Practice Journal. 1999; 48(1):32-35.

Fisher BA. “Serf or Citizen: Physician Status and Organization Structure.” Physician Executive Journal. 1998; 24(6):45-51.

Anderson, S. Eric and Chen, Yang K. “Applying economic analysis to the decision making process.” Journal of Cost and Quality. 1997; 3(4):9-10.

Anderson, S. Eric. “The impact of ethnicity on retention in a health care system.” Journal of Multicultural Nursing and Health. 1996; 2(3):24-27.

Anderson, S. Eric (1996) “Top-level management: The real corporate raiders.” Midwest Review of Finance and Insurance. 1996; 10(1): 1-7.

Chi-Lum Bonnie I., Lundberg G. D., and Silberg B. “The PAI Project – Physicians Accessing the Internet: An Educational Initiative.” Journal of the American Medical Association. 1996; 275:1361-1362.

Chi-Lum, Bonnie I. “Putting More Prevention Into Medical Training.” Journal of the American Medical Association; 1995; 273:1402-1403.

Chi-Lum, Bonnie I, “The Cover.” Journal of the American Medical Association. 1995; 273:1638.

Chi-Lum Bonnie. “Contempo.” Journal of the American Medical Association; 1995; 273:1655.

Skolnick AA and Chi-Lum Bonnie I, “AMA’s Science Reporters Conference Features Good and Bad Medical News.” Journal of the American Medical Association. 1995; 273:5-10.

Chi-Lum, Bonnie I., “Surgeons Try Immune Therapy for Breast Cancer.” Journal of the American Medical Association. 1994; 272:1485.

Research Funding

Jim Banta and H.Bryant Nguyen (2007). Loma Linda University School of Public Health. Seed grant, “Impact of hospital organization on sepsis outcomes.” $5,000

Mark Haviland and Jim Banta (2006). Forest Laboratories, Inc. “Effects of mental and addictive problems on compliance with treatment for diabetes, asthma, and hypertension.” $50,000

Jim Banta (2005). Loma Linda University School of Public Health. Seed grant, “Medicaid Claims and Self-Reported Health Status in a Public Mental Health System.” $5,000

Sam Soret and Jim Banta (2005). Loma Linda University School of Public Health. Seed grant, “Geographic Variation in Californian’s Access to Kidney Transplants, 1995-2003.” $9,000.