Robert Brooks MD, MA, MBA, MPH
MPH, Harvard School of Public Health
MD, Wayne State University
Biographical Sketch
Areas of Expertise
Current Research
Co-Investigator: “Expanding the Use of Health Information Technology in Florida Primary Care Practices,” Florida Medical Association/Aetna/Cigna Foundation. 2007 – 2009.
Co-Investigator: “Public Health Organizations Training and Personnel Refresher Course,” Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2008.
Co-Investigator: “Tobacco Education and Cessation Grant/AHEC”/Florida Department of Health. 2007 – 2009.
Principal Investigator: State of Florida/Agency for Health Care Administration: “Studies on Health Outcomes in Florida,” three year extension - 2008 – 2011.
Principal Investigator: Area Health Education Center contract through Florida Department of Health. 2008 – 2009.
Co-Principal Investigator: “Primary Care Surge Capacity Analysis,” Florida Department of Health. 2009 – 2009.Selected Publications
Menachemi N, Langley, A, Brooks RG. The use of information technologies among rural and urban physicians in Florida. J Medical Systems. 2007;31:483-488.
Menachemi N, Ford EW, Beitsch LM, Brooks RG. Incomplete EHR Adoption: Late Update of Patient Safety and Cost Control Functions. American Journal of Medical Quality. 2007;22:319-326.
Corso LC, Landrum LB, Lenaway D, Brooks RG, Halverson PK. Building a Bridge to Accreditation – the Role of the National Public Health Performance Standards Program. J Public Health Management Practice. 2007;13(4):374-377.
Menachemi N, Matthews MC, Ford EW, Brooks RG. The Influence of Payer-Mix on EHR Adoption by Physicians. Health Care Management Review. 2007;32(3):111-118.
Menachemi N, Hiknet N, Bhattacherjee A, Chukmaitov A, Brooks RG. The Effect of Payer Mix on the Adoption of Information Technologies by Hospitals. Health Care Manage Rev. 2007;32(2):102-110.
Menachemi N, Brooks R, Simpson L. The Relationship between Pediatric Volume & Information Technology Adoption in Hospitals. Quality Management in Health Care. 2007;16(2):146-152.
82. Clawson A, Menachemi N, Kim U, Brooks RG. Are We Ready for Terrorism? Emergency Medical Technicians’ and Paramedics’ Training and Self-Perceived Competence since September 11. American Journal of Disaster Medicine. 2007;1(2):26-32.
83. Bhattacherjee A, Hikmet N, Menachemi N, Kayhan VO, Brooks RG. The Differential Performance Effects of Healthcare Information Technology Adoption. Information Systems Management. 2007;24:5-14.
Menachemi N, Burkhardt J, Shewchuk R, Burke D, Brooks RG. To Outsource or Not to Outsource? Examining the Effects of Outsourcing IT Functions on Financial Performance in Hospitals. Health Care Manage Rev. 2007;32(1):46-54.
Menachemi N, Chukmaitov A, Brown LS, Saunders C, Brooks RG. Quality of Care differs by Patient Characteristics: Outcome Disparities after Ambulatory Surgical Procedures. American Journal of Medical Quality. 2007;22(6):395-401.
Menachemi N, Saunders C, Chukmaitov A, Matthews MC, Brooks RG. Hospital Adoption of Information Technologies and Improved Patient Safety: A Study of 98 Hospitals in Florida. J Healthcare Management. 2007;52(6):398-409.
Chukmaitov AS, Menachemi N, Brown S, Sanders C, Brooks RG. A Comparative Study of Quality Outcomes in Freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Centers and Hospital-based Outpatient Departments: 1997-2004. Health Services Research. 2008;43(5):1485-1504.
Menachemi N, Chukmaitov A, Saunders C, Brooks RG. Hospital Quality of Care: Does Information Technology Matter: The Relationship between Information Technology Adoption & Quality of Care. Health Care Manage Rev. 2008;33(1):51-59.
Hikmet N, Bhattacherjee A, Menachemi N, Chukmaitov A, Brooks RG. The Role of Organizational Factors in the Adoption of Healthcare Information Technologies in Hospitals. Health Care Management Science. 2008;11:1-9.
Abdolrasulnia M, Menachemi N, Shewchuk RM, Ginter PM, Duncan WJ, Brooks RG. Market Effects on Electronic Health Record Adoption by Physicians. Health Care Manage Rev. 2008;33(3):243-252.
Menachemi N, Chukmaitov A, Brown LS, Saunders C, Brooks RG. Quality of Care in Accredited and Non-Accredited Ambulatory Surgical Centers. Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 2008;34(9):546-551.
Chukmaitov A, Menachemi N, Brown LS, Saunders C, Tang A, Brooks RG. Is there a Relationship between Physician and Facility Volumes of Ambulatory Procedures and Patient Outcomes? J Am Care Management. 2008;31(4):354-369.
Menachemi N, Brooks RG, Schwalenstocker E, Simpson L. Use of Health Information Technology by Children’s Hospitals in the United States. Pediatrics. 2008;123:S80-S84.
Menachemi N, Struchen-Shellhorn W, Brooks RG, Simpson L. Influence of Pay-for-performance Programs on Information Technology Use Among Child Health Providers: The Devil is in the Details. Pediatrics. 2008;123:S92-S96.
Chukmaitov A, Harless DW, Menachemi N, Saunders C, Brooks RG. How Well Does Diagnosis-based Risk-Adjustment Work for Comparing Ambulatory Clinical Outcomes? Health Care Management Rev. 2009 Published online, Feb. 28.
Saunders C, Bellamy GR, Menachemi N, Chukmaitov A, Brooks RG. Bypassing the Local Rural Hospital for Outpatient Procedures. J Rural Health. 2009;25(2):174-181.
Ayers DJ, Menachemi N, Ramamonijarivelo Z, Matthews M, Brooks RG. Adoption of Electronic Medical Records: The Role of Network Effects. J Product Brand Management. 2009;18(2):127-135.
Brooks RG, Beitsch LM, Street P, Chukmaitov A. Aligning Public Health Financing with Essential Public Health Service Functions and National Public Health Performance Standards. J Public Health Management Practice. 2009;15(4):299-306.
Geletko KW, Beitsch LM, Lundberg M, Brooks RG. Reducing the Impact of the Health Access Crisis through Volunteerism: A Means, Not an Ends. Am J Public Health. 2009;99(7):1166-1169.