Ilana Graetz, PhD

Research Program

Cancer Prevention and Control
Phone Number

404-727-1483
Email Address

ilana.graetz@emory.edu

Biography

Ilana Graetz, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Health Policy & Management at Rollins School of Public Health. Dr. Graetz serves as leader of the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program at Winship Cancer Institute where she works with the program co-leader to oversee the program’s strategic development and collaborate on membership activities, pilot funding, research opportunities, and other initiatives in alignment with Winship’s mission and strategic plan and in support of the program’s goals.

Education

Dr. Graetz earned her PhD in Health Services and Policy Analysis from the University of California, Berkeley.

Titles & Roles

Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy & Management

Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
Leader, Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Research

Dr. Graetz's research leverages health information technology to better understand how care is delivered and to improve patient outcomes. As principal investigator and co-investigator on several federally and institutionally funded studies, her research spans multiple aspects of health information technology, including data analytics, the role of electronic health records in care quality and coordination, and the design of app-based interventions to improve patient-provider communication, treatment adherence, and outcomes.

Dr. Graetz is the principal investigator of two studies funded by the National Cancer Institute aimed at improving outcomes and reducing racial disparities in treatment and outcomes for women with breast cancer. The first one combines patient reported outcome data with Medicare and Medicaid claims to study racial disparities in breast cancer outcomes in the Mid-South region. The second study is a five-year randomized clinical trial of a web-based app intervention that aims to improve medication adherence, patient-provider communication, and quality of life for women with breast cancer.

Grants

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Grant Number	Title
5R01CA218155-05	Communication App to Manage Symptoms and Improve Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy Adherence

Title/Journal	Authors	Publication Date
Silent suffering: the impact of sexual health challenges on patient-clinician communication and adherence to adjuvant endocrine therapy among Black women with early-stage breast cancer. Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice	JN Anderson, AJ Paladino, R Blue, DT Dangerfield, S Eggly, MY Martin, LS Schwartzberg, GA Vidal, I Graetz	19/12/2023
Improving palbociclib adherence among women with metastatic breast cancer using a CONnected CUstomized Treatment Platform: A pilot study. Journal of oncology pharmacy practice : official publication of the International Society of Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners	G Sadigh, JL Meisel, K Byers, A Robles, L Serrano, OS Jung, D Coleman, KA Yeager, I Graetz	01/12/2023
Association of Medical Assistant Virtual Rooming with Vital Signs Documentation and Health Behavior Screening in Patients with Diabetes. Journal of general internal medicine	M Somers, L Hsueh, J Huang, A Gopalan, E Mulley, I Graetz, M Reed	01/11/2023
Patient-reported Primary Care Video and Telephone Telemedicine Preference Shifts During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Medical care	A Millman, J Huang, I Graetz, C Lee, J Shan, L Hsueh, E Muelly, A Gopalan, M Reed	01/11/2023
Therapists' perspectives on access to telemental health among Medicaid-enrolled youth. The American journal of managed care	JR Cummings, T Kalk, S Trello, ER Walker, I Graetz	01/11/2023
Telemedicine Versus In-Person Primary Care: Treatment and Follow-up Visits. Annals of internal medicine	M Reed, J Huang, M Somers, L Hsueh, I Graetz, A Millman, E Muelly, A Gopalan	01/10/2023
"I don't just say, Hi! I'm gay": Sexual Orientation Disclosures in Oncology Clinic Settings Among Sexual Minority Women Treated for Breast Cancer in the U.S. South. Seminars in oncology nursing	JN Anderson, AJ Paladino, A Robles, RA Krukowski, I Graetz	01/08/2023
Vertical integration of oncologists and cancer outcomes and costs in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. Journal of the National Cancer Institute	X Hu, J Lipscomb, C Jiang, I Graetz	09/03/2023
Mobile application to support oncology patients during treatment on patient outcomes: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial. Cancer medicine	I Graetz, X Hu, AN Curry, A Robles, GA Vidal, LS Schwartzberg	01/03/2023
The effect of cancer exemption in mandatory-access prescription drug monitoring programs among oncologists. JNCI cancer spectrum	I Graetz, X Hu, X Ji, M Wetzel, CR Yarbrough	01/03/2023
Race Differences in Patient-Reported Symptoms during Chemotherapy among Women with Early-Stage Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer. Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology	X Hu, CM Kaplan, MY Martin, MS Walker, E Stepanski, LS Schwartzberg, GA Vidal, I Graetz	06/02/2023
Implementing a COVID-19 Virtual Observation Unit in Emergency Medicine: Frontline Clinician and Staff Experiences. Medical care research and review : MCRR	OS Jung, I Graetz, SC Dorner, EM Hayden	01/02/2023
Primary care video and telephone telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic: treatment and follow-up health care utilization. The American journal of managed care	J Huang, A Gopalan, E Muelly, L Hsueh, A Millman, I Graetz, M Reed	01/01/2023
An examination of health care utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic among women with early-stage hormone receptor-positive breast cancer. BMC health services research	AJ Paladino, K Pebley, M Kocak, RA Krukowski, TM Waters, G Vidal, LS Schwartzberg, AN Curry, I Graetz	23/11/2022
Changes in Opioid Prescriptions and Potential Misuse and Substance Use Disorders Among Childhood Cancer Survivors Following the 2016 Opioid Prescribing Guideline. JAMA oncology	X Hu, KE Brock, KE Effinger, B Zhang, I Graetz, J Lipscomb, X Ji	01/11/2022
Primary Care Visits Are Timelier When Patients Choose Telemedicine: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study. Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association	I Graetz, J Huang, E Muelly, A Gopalan, ME Reed	01/09/2022
Racial Differences in Patient-Reported Symptoms and Adherence to Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy Among Women With Early-Stage, Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer. JAMA network open	X Hu, MS Walker, E Stepanski, CM Kaplan, MY Martin, GA Vidal, LS Schwartzberg, I Graetz	01/08/2022
Combined impact of Medicare's hospital pay for performance programs on quality and safety outcomes is mixed. BMC health services research	TM Waters, N Burns, CM Kaplan, I Graetz, J Benitez, R Cardarelli, MJ Daniels	28/07/2022
Video Telehealth Access and Changes in HbA1c Among People With Diabetes. American journal of preventive medicine	I Graetz, J Huang, ER Muelly, L Hsueh, A Gopalan, ME Reed	01/05/2022
Primary care telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic: patient's choice of video versus telephone visit. JAMIA open	J Huang, I Graetz, A Millman, A Gopalan, C Lee, E Muelly, ME Reed	01/04/2022
Social Disparities of Pain and Pain Intensity Among Women Diagnosed With Early Stage Breast Cancer. Frontiers in oncology	HY Choi, I Graetz, A Shaban-Nejad, L Schwartzberg, G Vidal, RL Davis, EK Shin	01/01/2022
Assessing the Feasibility of an Online Training Designed to Enable Community Health Workers to Deliver a Comprehensive, Evidence-Based Weight Loss Intervention for Rural African Americans of Faith. Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education	KHK Yeary, S Ounpraseuth, F Wan, I Graetz, P Fagan, A Huff-Davis, C Kaplan, K Johnson, E Hutchins	01/12/2021
Associations of telemedicine vs. in-person ambulatory visits and cancellation rates and 30-day follow-up hospitalizations and emergency department visits. Preventive medicine reports	JN Kubes, I Graetz, Z Wiley, N Franks, A Kulshreshtha	01/12/2021
Treatment and Follow-up Care Associated With Patient-Scheduled Primary Care Telemedicine and In-Person Visits in a Large Integrated Health System. JAMA network open	M Reed, J Huang, I Graetz, E Muelly, A Millman, C Lee	01/11/2021
"Nobody Will Tell You. You've Got to Ask!": An Examination of Patient-Provider Communication Needs and Preferences among Black and White Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer. Health communication	JN Anderson, JC Graff, RA Krukowski, L Schwartzberg, GA Vidal, TM Waters, AJ Paladino, TN Jones, R Blue, M Kocak, I Graetz	01/10/2021
Characterization of Clinical Symptoms by Race Among Women With Early-Stage, Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer Before Starting Chemotherapy. JAMA network open	X Hu, PK Chehal, C Kaplan, RA Krukowski, RH Lan, E Stepanski, L Schwartzberg, G Vidal, I Graetz	01/06/2021
THRIVE intervention development: using participatory action research principles to guide a mHealth app-based intervention to improve oncology care. Journal of hospital management and health policy	JN Anderson, RA Krukowski, AJ Paladino, JC Graff, L Schwartzberg, AN Curry, GA Vidal, TN Jones, TM Waters, I Graetz	01/03/2021
Inpatient-outpatient shared electronic health records: telemedicine and laboratory follow-up after hospital discharge. The American journal of managed care	M Reed, J Huang, R Brand, I Graetz, MG Jaffe, D Ballard, R Neugebauer, B Fireman, J Hsu	01/10/2020
Association of Mandatory-Access Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs With Opioid Prescriptions Among Medicare Patients Treated by a Medical or Hematologic Oncologist. JAMA oncology	I Graetz, CR Yarbrough, X Hu, DH Howard	01/07/2020
Patient Characteristics Associated With Choosing a Telemedicine Visit vs Office Visit With the Same Primary Care Clinicians. JAMA network open	ME Reed, J Huang, I Graetz, C Lee, E Muelly, C Kennedy, E Kim	01/06/2020
Medication nonadherence, mental health, opioid use, and inpatient and emergency department use in super-utilizers. The American journal of managed care	S Surbhi, I Graetz, JY Wan, J Gatwood, JE Bailey	01/03/2020
Association of Mobile Patient Portal Access With Diabetes Medication Adherence and Glycemic Levels Among Adults With Diabetes. JAMA network open	I Graetz, J Huang, ER Muelly, B Fireman, J Hsu, ME Reed	05/02/2020
Patient choice of telemedicine increases timeliness of primary care visits. AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium	I Graetz, J Huang, E Muelly, A Gopalan, C Lee, ME Reed	01/01/2020
The health IT special issue: enduring barriers to adoption and innovative predictive methods. The American journal of managed care	I Graetz	01/01/2020
THRIVE study protocol: a randomized controlled trial evaluating a web-based app and tailored messages to improve adherence to adjuvant endocrine therapy among women with breast cancer. BMC health services research	AJ Paladino, JN Anderson, RA Krukowski, T Waters, M Kocak, C Graff, R Blue, TN Jones, J Buzaglo, G Vidal, L Schwartzberg, I Graetz	19/12/2019
Portal Use Among Patients With Chronic Conditions: Patient-reported Care Experiences. Medical care	ME Reed, J Huang, A Millman, I Graetz, J Hsu, R Brand, DW Ballard, R Grant	01/10/2019
Hospital adoption of interoperability functions. Healthcare (Amsterdam, Netherlands)	MP Thompson, I Graetz	01/09/2019
Effect of Intensive Interdisciplinary Transitional Care for High-Need, High-Cost Patients on Quality, Outcomes, and Costs: a Quasi-Experimental Study. Journal of general internal medicine	JE Bailey, S Surbhi, JY Wan, KD Munshi, TM Waters, BL Binkley, MO Ugwueke, I Graetz	01/09/2019
Patients with complex chronic conditions: Health care use and clinical events associated with access to a patient portal. PloS one	ME Reed, J Huang, RJ Brand, R Neugebauer, I Graetz, J Hsu, DW Ballard, R Grant	01/01/2019

Awards

In 2017, Dr. Graetz was awarded the Seema S. Sonnad Emerging Leader in Managed Care Research Award from the American Journal of Managed Care. Before that she received the American Medical Association Medical Education Innovation Challenge in 2015. She also received the Russell. Grossman Endowment Award, 2011.