Allen L. Gifford, MD
Professor, Health Law, Policy & Management
Biography
Dr. Gifford is Professor of Health Policy and Management in the Boston University School of Public Health and of Medicine in the BU School of Medicine, as well as a practicing physician. He leads the Health Services Research Section at VA Boston, where he is Director of the Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research (CHOIR), and corresponding Director of the Evidence, Policy, and Implementation Center. These national programs funded by the Department of Veteran Affairs support Health Services, and Implementation Science Research throughout VA. He is also past Director of the HIV/Hepatitis QUERI (Quality Enhancement research Initiative) for HIV and Hepatitis.
Dr. Gifford’s scholarly activities focus on improvement of care quality within learning healthcare systems, with special emphasis on implementation science including but not limited to HIV and Hepatitis. He has been a recipient of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Generalist Physician Faculty Scholar Award for his research on medication adherence support programs, and a VA Advanced Research Career Development Award for implementation research. He has been Principal Investigator of many research studies, including NIH R01, VA HSR&D Merit, QUERI, and private foundation grants.
He is an attending physician, practicing HIV and Hepatitis care at the VA Bedford and VA Boston Healthcare Systems.
Other Positions
- Professor, General Internal Medicine, Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Education
- University of North Carolina, MD
- Harvard University, AB
Publications
- Published on 10/29/2024
Rupcic S, Tam MZ, DeLaughter KL, Gifford AL, Barker AM, Bokhour BG, Xu C, Dryden E, Anderson E, Jasuja GK, Boudreau J, Douglas JH, Hyde J, Mozer R, Zeliadt SB, Fix GM. Co-designing a blueprint for spreading person-centered, Whole Health care to HIV specialty care settings: a mixed methods protocol. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Oct 29; 24(1):1306. PMID: 39472856.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/16/2024
Painter JT, Pyne J, Curran G, Raciborski RA, Russell S, Fortney J, Gifford AL, Ohl M, Woodward EN. Implementation of collaborative care for depression in VA HIV clinics: Translating Initiatives for Depression into Effective Solutions (HITIDES): protocol for a cluster-randomized type 3 hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial. Implement Sci Commun. 2024 Sep 16; 5(1):99. PMID: 39285308.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/7/2024
Nevedal AL, Widerquist MAO, Reardon CM, Arasim M, Jackson GL, White B, Burns M, Fix GM, DeLaughter K, Cutrona SL, Gifford AL, Jasuja GK, Hogan TP, King HA, Henderson B, Damschroder LJ. Understanding pathways from implementation to sustainment: a longitudinal, mixed methods analysis of promising practices implemented in the Veterans Health Administration. Implement Sci. 2024 May 07; 19(1):34. PMID: 38715094.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/27/2024
Killian C, West RL, Orrell C, Gifford A, Haberer JE, Halim N, Jennings L, Berkowitz N, Fourie S, Sabin L. Negative clinic experiences as a barrier to care for people with HIV and their impact on patient preferences for intervention support: a qualitative study in Cape Town, South Africa. AIDS Care. 2024 Apr 27; 1-10. PMID: 38676915.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 2/13/2024
Jackson GL, Fix GM, White BS, Cutrona SL, Reardon CM, Damschroder LJ, Burns M, DeLaughter K, Opra Widerquist MA, Arasim M, Lindquist J, Gifford AL, King HA, Kaitz J, Jasuja GK, Hogan TP, Lopez JCF, Henderson B, Fitzgerald BA, Goetschius A, Hagan D, McCoy C, Seelig A, Nevedal A. Diffusion of excellence: evaluating a system to identify, replicate, and spread promising innovative practices across the Veterans health administration. Front Health Serv. 2023; 3:1223277. PMID: 38420338.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/22/2024
Midboe AM, Cave S, Shimada SL, Griffin AC, Avoundjian T, Asch SM, Gifford AL, McInnes DK, Troszak LK. Relationship Between Patient Portal Tool Use and Medication Adherence and Viral Load Among Patients Living with HIV. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Feb; 39(Suppl 1):127-135. PMID: 38252241.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/22/2024
Peracca SB, Lachica O, Lamkin RP, Jackson GL, Mohr DC, King HA, Whited JD, Fonseca AS, Morris IJ, Gifford AL, Weinstock MA, Oh DH. Implementation of Direct-to-Patient Mobile Teledermatology in VA. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Feb; 39(Suppl 1):97-105. PMID: 38252250.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/6/2023
Harvey LH, Branch-Elliman W, Boudreau J, Sliwinski SK, Gifford AL, Ho MQ, Dinges E, Hyde J. Harm reduction stories: leveraging graphic medicine to engage veterans in substance use services within the VA. Harm Reduct J. 2023 Dec 06; 20(1):177. PMID: 38057789.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/23/2023
Lamkin RP, Peracca SB, Jackson GL, Hines AC, Gifford AL, Lachica O, Li D, Morris IJ, Paiva M, Weinstock MA, Oh DH. Using the RE-AIM framework to assess national teledermatology expansion. Front Health Serv. 2023; 3:1217829. PMID: 37936881.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/7/2023
Cutrona SL, White L, Miano D, Damschroder LJ, Hogan TP, Gifford AL, White B, King HA, Opra Widerquist MA, Orvek E, DeLaughter K, Nevedal AL, Reardon CM, Henderson B, Vega R, Jackson GL. Supporting Veteran's Administration Medical Center Directors' Decisions When Adopting Innovative Practices: Development and Implementation of the "QuickView" and "WishList" Tools. Perm J. 2023 Sep 15; 27(3):79-91. PMID: 37545198.
Read at: PubMed
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