Risha Gidwani, DrPH, MA, BA

Professional Titles

• Associate Professor

Research Interests

I study the impact of insurance benefit design on quality-of-care and patient financial burden, using both causal inference and simulation modeling techniques. I have extensive experience in working with large datasets, including Medicare, Medicaid, commercial insurance and VA data.

Publications

• Gidwani R, Uscher-Pines L, Kofner A, Whaley CM. Differences in telehealth during COVID-19 between commercial and Medicaid enrollees. Am J Manag Care. 2023 Jan;29(1):19-26. PubMed PMID: 36716151
• Williams CP, Liang MI, Rocque GB, Gidwani R, Caston NE, Pisu M. Cancer-Related Financial Hardship Screening as Part of Practice Transformation. Med Care. 2023 Dec 1;61(12 Suppl 2):S116-S121. PubMed PMID: 37963030
• Gidwani R, Damberg CL. Provider Relief Funds And Hospital Profits. Health Aff (Millwood). 2023 Dec;42(12):1772. PubMed PMID: 38048500
• Russell LB, Santos da Silva LL, Fracalossi de Moraes R, Gidwani R, Luz PM, Toscano CM. Effect Of Nonpharmaceutical Interventions On COVID-19 Cases And Deaths In Brazil. Health Aff (Millwood). 2022 Jul;41(7):1005-1012. PubMed PMID: 35787080
• Gidwani R, Franks JA, Enogela EM, Caston NE, Williams CP, Aswani MS, Azuero A, Rocque GB. Survival in the Real World: A National Analysis of Patients Treated for Early-Stage Breast Cancer. JCO Oncol Pract. 2022 Feb;18(2):e235-e249. PubMed PMID: 34558316
• Rocque GB, Caston NE, Andrews C, England R, Williams CP, Azuero A, Gallagher K, Angove R, Eaton E, Gidwani R. Vaccine Hesitancy versus Vaccine Behavior in Patients with Chronic Illness. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2022;33(4):2007-2031. PubMed PMID: 36341675
• Rocque GB, Caston NE, Franks JA, Williams CP, Aswani MS, Azuero A, Gidwani R. Clinical trial representativeness and treatment intensity in a real-world sample of women with early stage breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2021 Dec;190(3):531-540. PubMed PMID: 34585334
• Gidwani R, Asch SM, Needleman J, Faricy-Anderson K, Boothroyd DB, Illarmo S, Lorenz KA, Patel MI, Hsin G, Ramchandran K, Wagner TH. End-of-Life Cost Trajectories in Cancer Patients Treated by Medicare versus the Veterans Health Administration. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021 Apr;69(4):916-923. PubMed PMID: 33368171
• Gidwani R, Russell LB. Correction to: Estimating Transition Probabilities from Published Evidence: A Tutorial for Decision Modelers. Pharmacoeconomics. 2020 Nov;38(11):1277. PubMed PMID: 32897514
• Gidwani R, Russell LB. Estimating Transition Probabilities from Published Evidence: A Tutorial for Decision Modelers. Pharmacoeconomics. 2020 Nov;38(11):1153-1164. PubMed PMID: 32797380
• Gidwani R, Nguyen C, Kofoed A, Carragee C, Rydel T, Nelligan I, Sattler A, Mahoney M, Lin S. Impact of Scribes on Physician Satisfaction, Patient Satisfaction, and Charting Efficiency: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Ann Fam Med. 2017 Sep;15(5):427-433. PubMed PMID: 28893812
• Ersek M, Miller SC, Wagner TH, Thorpe JM, Smith D, Levy CR, Gidwani R, Faricy-Anderson K, Lorenz KA, Kinosian B, Mor V. Association between aggressive care and bereaved families' evaluation of end-of-life care for veterans with non-small cell lung cancer who died in Veterans Affairs facilities. Cancer. 2017 Aug 15;123(16):3186-3194. PubMed PMID: 28419414
• Gidwani R, Nevedal A, Patel M, Blayney DW, Timko C, Ramchandran K, Kelly PA, Asch SM. The Appropriate Provision of Primary versus Specialist Palliative Care to Cancer Patients: Oncologists' Perspectives. J Palliat Med. 2017 Apr;20(4):395-403. PubMed PMID: 27997278
• Avoundjian T, Gidwani R, Yao D, Lo J, Sinnott P, Thakur N, Barnett PG. Evaluating Two Measures of Lumbar Spine MRI Overuse: Administrative Data Versus Chart Review. J Am Coll Radiol. 2016 Sep;13(9):1057-66. PubMed PMID: 27344246
• Gidwani R, Joyce N, Kinosian B, Faricy-Anderson K, Levy C, Miller SC, Ersek M, Wagner T, Mor V. Gap between Recommendations and Practice of Palliative Care and Hospice in Cancer Patients. J Palliat Med. 2016 Sep;19(9):957-63. PubMed PMID: 27228478
• Mor V, Joyce NR, Coté DL, Gidwani RA, Ersek M, Levy CR, Faricy-Anderson KE, Miller SC, Wagner TH, Kinosian BP, Lorenz KA, Shreve ST. The rise of concurrent care for veterans with advanced cancer at the end of life. Cancer. 2016 Mar 1;122(5):782-90. PubMed PMID: 26670795
• Liu S, Barnett PG, Holodniy M, Lo J, Joyce VR, Gidwani R, Asch SM, Owens DK, Goldhaber-Fiebert JD. Cost-Effectiveness of Treatments for Genotype 1 Hepatitis C Virus Infection in non-VA and VA Populations. MDM Policy Pract. 2016 Jul-Dec;1(1). PubMed PMID: 29756049
• Gidwani R, Bhattacharya J. CMS Reimbursement Reform. J Gen Intern Med. 2015 Nov;30(11):1588. PubMed PMID: 26179821
• Gidwani R, Bhattacharya J. CMS reimbursement reform and the incidence of hospital-acquired pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis. J Gen Intern Med. 2015 May;30(5):588-96. PubMed PMID: 25519222
• Veeravagu A, Cole TS, Jiang B, Ratliff JK, Gidwani RA. The use of bone morphogenetic protein in thoracolumbar spine procedures: analysis of the MarketScan longitudinal database. Spine J. 2014 Dec 1;14(12):2929-37. PubMed PMID: 24842396
• Ganz ML, Shah D, Gidwani R, Filonenko A, Su W, Pocoski J, Law A. The cost-effectiveness of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system for the treatment of idiopathic heavy menstrual bleeding in the United States. Value Health. 2013 Mar-Apr;16(2):325-33. PubMed PMID: 23538185
• Gidwani R, Goetz MB, Kominski G, Asch S, Mattocks K, Samet JH, Justice A, Gandhi N, Needleman J. A budget impact analysis of rapid human immunodeficiency virus screening in Veterans Administration emergency departments. J Emerg Med. 2012 Jun;42(6):719-26. PubMed PMID: 21277144
• Gidwani R, Khan ZM, Fenaux P, Beach CL, Pashos CL. A cost-effectiveness analysis of using azacitidine vs. decitabine in treating patients with myelodysplastic syndromes. J Med Econ. 2012;15(1):145-54. PubMed PMID: 21988635
• Gidwani-Marszowski R, Faricy-Anderson K, Asch SM, Illarmo S, Ananth L, Patel MI. Potentially avoidable hospitalizations after chemotherapy: Differences across medicare and the Veterans Health Administration. Cancer. 2020 Jul 15;126(14):3297-3302. PubMed PMID: 32401340
• Gidwani-Marszowski R, Boothroyd D, Needleman J, Illarmo S, Asch SM. Comorbidity Assessment Is Uneven Across Veterans Health Administration and Medicare for the Same Patient: Implications for Risk Adjustment. Med Care. 2020 Aug;58(8):717-721. PubMed PMID: 32692137
• Gidwani R, Damberg CL. Provider Relief Funds And Hospital Profits. Health Aff (Millwood). 2023 Dec;42(12):1772. PubMed PMID: 38048500
• Mor V, Wagner TH, Levy C, Ersek M, Miller SC, Gidwani-Marszowski R, Joyce N, Faricy-Anderson K, Corneau EA, Lorenz K, Kinosian B, Shreve S. Association of Expanded VA Hospice Care With Aggressive Care and Cost for Veterans With Advanced Lung Cancer. JAMA Oncol. 2019 Jun 1;5(6):810-816. PubMed PMID: 30920603
• Gidwani-Marszowski R, Owens DK, Lo J, Goldhaber-Fiebert JD, Asch SM, Barnett PG. The Costs of Hepatitis C by Liver Disease Stage: Estimates from the Veterans Health Administration. Appl Health Econ Health Policy. 2019 Aug;17(4):513-521. PubMed PMID: 31030359
• Williams CP, Liang MI, Rocque GB, Gidwani R, Caston NE, Pisu M. Cancer-Related Financial Hardship Screening as Part of Practice Transformation. Med Care. 2023 Dec 1;61(12 Suppl 2):S116-S121. PubMed PMID: 37963030
• Haverhals LM, Manheim CE, Mor V, Ersek M, Kinosian B, Lorenz KA, Faricy-Anderson KE, Gidwani-Marszowski RA, Levy C. The experience of providing hospice care concurrent with cancer treatment in the VA. Support Care Cancer. 2019 Apr;27(4):1263-1270. PubMed PMID: 30467792
• Gidwani-Marszowski R, Needleman J, Mor V, Faricy-Anderson K, Boothroyd DB, Hsin G, Wagner TH, Lorenz KA, Patel MI, Joyce VR, Murrell SS, Ramchandran K, Asch SM. Quality Of End-Of-Life Care Is Higher In The VA Compared To Care Paid For By Traditional Medicare. Health Aff (Millwood). 2018 Jan;37(1):95-103. PubMed PMID: 29309227
• Gidwani-Marszowski R, Nevedal AL, Blayney DW, Patel M, Kelly PA, Timko C, Ramchandran K, Murrell SS, Asch SM. Oncologists' Views on Using Value to Guide Cancer Treatment Decisions. Value Health. 2018 Aug;21(8):931-937. PubMed PMID: 30098670
• Barnett PG, Joyce VR, Lo J, Gidwani-Marszowski R, Goldhaber-Fiebert JD, Desai M, Asch SM, Holodniy M, Owens DK. Effect of Interferon-Free Regimens on Disparities in Hepatitis C Treatment of US Veterans. Value Health. 2018 Aug;21(8):921-930. PubMed PMID: 30098669
• Gidwani-Marszowski R, Kinosian B, Scott W, Phibbs CS, Intrator O. Hospice Care of Veterans in Medicare Advantage and Traditional Medicare: A Risk-Adjusted Analysis. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2018 Aug;66(8):1508-1514. PubMed PMID: 30091240
• Gidwani-Marszowski R. Veterans' Care: The Author Replies. Health Aff (Millwood). 2018 Apr;37(4):677. PubMed PMID: 29608356
• Gidwani R, Damberg CL. Changes in US Hospital Financial Performance During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. JAMA Health Forum. 2023 Jul 7;4(7):e231928. PubMed PMID: 37450295
• Gidwani R, Uscher-Pines L, Kofner A, Whaley CM. Differences in telehealth during COVID-19 between commercial and Medicaid enrollees. Am J Manag Care. 2023 Jan;29(1):19-26. PubMed PMID: 36716151

Professional Memberships

• Academy Health, Member
• ASHEcon, Member