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    Holly Andrilla, MS

    Senior Research Scientist, Department of Family Medicine
    Deputy Director, WWAMI Rural Health Research Center

    Holly Andrilla

    Biography:
    C. Holly Andrilla, MS, Biostatistician and Research Scientist is the Centers' statistical consultant for all projects, is the lead analyst for many different health workforce-related projects, and has directed many surveys conducted by the Centers. Ms. Andrilla has been an analyst and biostatistical consultant for the Center since 1993. She is expert in managing large datasets; designing, performing and interpreting complex statistical analyses; and conducting survey research. Ms. Andrilla has had major analytic roles in workforce studies of physicians, physician assistants, dentists, dental hygienists, registered nurses, advanced practice nurses, and other groups. She has directed surveys of health care professionals and facilities, including a national survey of federally-funded health centers, a national survey of family practice residencies, a survey of dentists in 5 states, and surveys of Washington State's dental hygienists and nurse practitioners.

    Publications/Presentations

    Authors Title Type Documents/Media
    Sabin J, Guenther GA, Ornelas IJ, Patterson DG, Andrilla CHA, Morales LS, Gujral K, Frogner BK The Impact of Brief Health Equity/Implicit Bias Education on Patient-Centered Communication Among Clinical Teaching Faculty PUBLICATION Link to Document
    Pines JM, Harwood K, Andrilla CHA, Frogner BK Opioid Prescriptions, Radiography, and Costs for Self-Limited “One-and- Done” Lower Back Pain Visits in a Commercially Insured Population PUBLICATION Findings Brief
    Skillman SM, Dahal A, Frogner BK, Andrilla CHA Medical Assistants in Washington State: Demographic, Education, and Work Characteristics of the State’s Medical Assistant-Certified Workforce PUBLICATION Report
    Skillman SM, Dahal A, Frogner BK, Andrilla CHA Frontline workers’ career pathways: A detailed look at Washington State’s medical assistant workforce PUBLICATION Link to Document
    Policy Brief
    Frogner BK, Harwood K, Andrilla CHA, Schwartz MR, Pines JM Physical Therapy as the First Point of Care to Treat Low Back Pain: An Instrumental Variables Approach to Estimate Impact on Opioid Prescription, Health Care Utilization, and Costs PUBLICATION Link to Document
    Patterson DG, Andrilla CHA, Schwartz MR, Hager LJ, Skillman SM Assessing the Impact of Washington State’s Oral Health Workforce on Patient Access to Care PUBLICATION Final Report
    Policy Brief
    Skillman SM, Andrilla CHA, Patterson DG, Fenton SH, Ostergard SJ Health information technology workforce needs of rural primary care practices PUBLICATION
    Kaplan L, Klein TA, Skillman SM, Andrilla CHA Faculty Supervision of NP Program Practicums: A Comparison of Rural and Urban Site Differences PUBLICATION
    Andrilla CHA, Skillman SM 2016 Washington State data snapshot: licensed practical nurses (LPNs) PUBLICATION Snapshot
    Andrilla CHA, Skillman SM 2016 Washington State data snapshot: advanced registered nurse practitioners (ARNPs) PUBLICATION Snapshot
    Andrilla CHA, Skillman SM 2016 Washington State data snapshot: registered nurses (RNs) PUBLICATION Snapshot
    Frogner BK, Harwood K, Pines J, Andrilla CHA, Schwartz MR Does Unrestricted Direct Access to Physical Therapy Reduce Utilization and Health Spending? PUBLICATION Link to Document
    Patterson DG, Skillman SM, Andrilla CHA Data snapshots: Wyoming health care providers, 2009 PUBLICATION Physicians
    Physician Assistants
    Advanced Practice Nurses
    Pharmacists
    Dentists
    Psychologists
    Licensed Professional Counselors
    Licensed Clinical Social Workers
    Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists
    Licensed Addiction Therapists
    Patterson DG, Skillman SM, Doescher MP, Andrilla CHA Obstacles to providing high-quality patient care: findings from a survey of Wyoming's medical care providers PUBLICATION Full report Policy brief
    Patterson DG, Skillman SM, Andrilla CHA, Doescher MP Workforce challenges in delivering health care to elderly and low-income populations in Wyoming: medical providers' acceptance of Medicaid and Medicare patients PUBLICATION Full report Policy brief
    Skillman SM, Andrilla CHA, Doescher MP, Robinson BJ Wyoming primary care gaps and policy options PUBLICATION Full report
    Skillman SM, Andrilla CHA, Alves-Dunkerson JA, Mouradian WE, Comenduley M, Yi J, Doescher MP Washington State’s oral health workforce PUBLICATION Full report
    Andrilla CHA, Hart LG Practice patterns and characteristics of dental hygienists in Washington State PUBLICATION Full report
    Skillman SM, Andrilla CHA, Tieman L, Doescher MP Demographic, education, and practice characteristics of registered nurses in Washington State: results of a 2007 survey PUBLICATION Full report Policy brief
    Skillman SM, Andrilla CHA, Tieman L, McCook AU Washington State registered nurse supply and demand projections: 2011-2031 PUBLICATION Full report Policy brief
    Skillman SM, Andrilla CHA, Hart LG Washington State registered nurse supply and demand projections: 2006-2025 PUBLICATION Full report Policy brief
    Skillman SM, Andrilla CHA, Ostergard SJ Washington State registered nurses – analysis of RNs who did not renew their licenses: 2008-2014 PUBLICATION Full report
    Dresden GM, Baldwin LM, Andrilla CHA, Skillman SM, Benedetti TJ Influence of obstetric practice on workload and practice patterns of family physicians and obstetrician-gynecologists PUBLICATION Link to Document
    Benedetti TJ, Baldwin LM, Skillman SM, Andrilla CHA, Bowditch E, Carr KC, Myers SJ Professional liability issues and practice patterns of obstetrical providers in Washington State PUBLICATION Link to Document
    Benedetti TJ, Baldwin LM, Andrilla CHA, Hart LG The productivity of Washington State's obstetrician-gynecologist workforce: does gender make a difference? PUBLICATION Link to Document
    Benedetti TJ, Baldwin LM, Andrilla CHA, Hart LG The productivity of Washington State’s obstetrician-gynecologist workforce: does gender make a difference? PUBLICATION Full report
    Andrilla CHA, Skillman SM, Tieman L Demographic, education, and practice characteristics of licensed practical nurses in Washington State: results of a 2007 survey PUBLICATION Full report Policy brief
    Skillman SM, Andrilla CHA, Patterson DG, Tieman L, Doescher MP The licensed practical nurse workforce in the United States: one state's experience PUBLICATION Link to Document
    Skillman SM, Andrilla CHA, Patterson DG, Thomas A, Tieman L Washington State licensed practical nurse supply and demand projections: 2007-2026 PUBLICATION Full report Policy brief.
    Skillman SM, Hutson T, Andrilla CHA, Berkowitz B, Hart LG How are Washington's hospitals affected by the nursing shortage? Results of a 2001 survey PUBLICATION Skillman SM, Andrilla CHA, Phippen E, Hutson T, Bowditch E, Praseuth T Washington State hospitals: results of 2005 workforce survey PUBLICATION Full report Policy brief
    Skillman SM, Andrilla CHA, Hutson T, Deacon H, Praseuth T Washington State hospitals: results of 2003/04 workforce survey PUBLICATION Full report Policy brief
    Skillman SM, Hutson T, Andrilla CHA Washington State hospitals: results of 2002 workforce survey PUBLICATION Full report Policy brief
    Skillman SM, Andrilla CHA, Kaplan L, Brown MA Demographic, education, and practice characteristics of advanced registered nurse practitioners in Washington State: results of a 2008 survey PUBLICATION Full report Policy brief
    Andrilla CHA, Skillman SM, Morrison CC, Reeves MA 2014 Washington State data snapshot: registered nurses (RNs) PUBLICATION Snapshot
    Skillman SM, Andrilla CHA 2013 Washington State data snapshot: registered nurses (RNs) PUBLICATION Snapshot
    Skillman SM, Andrilla CHA 2011 Washington State data snapshot: registered nurses (RNs) PUBLICATION Snapshot
    Andrilla CHA, Skillman SM, Morrison CC, Reeves MA 2014 Washington State data snapshot: licensed practical nurses (LPNs) PUBLICATION Snapshot
    Skillman SM, Andrilla CHA 2013 Washington State data snapshot: licensed practical nurses (LPNs) PUBLICATION Snapshot
    Skillman SM, Andrilla CHA 2011 Washington State data snapshot: licensed practical nurses (LPNs) PUBLICATION Snapshot
    Andrilla CHA, Skillman SM, Morrison CC, Reeves MA 2014 Washington State data snapshot: advanced registered nurse practitioners (ARNPs) PUBLICATION Snapshot
    Skillman SM, Andrilla CHA 2013 Washington State data snapshot: advanced registered nurse practitioners (ARNPs) PUBLICATION Snapshot
    Skillman SM, Andrilla CHA 2011 Washington State data snapshot: advanced registered nurse practitioners (ARNPs) PUBLICATION Snapshot
    Andrilla CHA, Hart LG, Kaplan L, Brown MA Practice patterns and characteristics of nurse practitioners in Washington State PUBLICATION Full report Policy brief
    Kaplan L, Brown MA, Andrilla CHA, Hart LG The Washington State nurse anesthetist workforce: a case study PUBLICATION Link to Document
    Kaplan L, Brown MA, Andrilla CHA, Hart LG Barriers to autonomous practice PUBLICATION Link to Document
    Rosenblatt RA, Andrilla CHA The impact of U.S. medical students' debt on their choice of primary care careers: an analysis of data from the 2002 medical school graduation questionnaire PUBLICATION Link to Document
    Patterson DG, Andrilla CHA, Skillman SM, Hanscom J The impact of Medicaid primary care payment increases in Washington state PUBLICATION Full report
    Andrilla CHA, Hart LG Evaluation of alternative Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) definitions in Washington State PUBLICATION Full report
    Fenton SH, Joost E, Gongora J, Patterson DG, Andrilla CHA, Skillman SM Health Information Technology Employer Needs Survey: an assessment instrument for workforce planning PUBLICATION Link to Document
    Andrilla CHA, Hart LG Montana dental workforce technical report PUBLICATION
    Oster NV, Andrilla CHA, Hu X, McCoy R, Russell N, Faerberg J, Dill M, Frogner BK Comparing Physicians’ Access to Behavioral Health Resource In Rural and Urban Practices PRESENTATION
    Oster NV, Evans DV, Patterson DG, Andrilla CHA, Graves JM Perspectives from Health Professions Education Leaders on Expanding and Sustaining Rural Clinical Education PRESENTATION
    Oster NV, Andrilla CHA, Nelson GC, Graves JM Rural Readiness of Behavioral Health Training Programs PRESENTATION Slides
    Andrilla CHA, Oster NV, Hu X, McCoy R, Russell N, Faerberg J, Dill M, Frogner BK Comparing Behavioral Health Provider Availability in Rural and Urban Physician Practices PRESENTATION
    Frogner BK, Andrilla CHA, Guenther GA, Gurjal K, Morales L, Ornelas IJ, Patterson DG, Sabin JA The Impact of Brief Implicit Bias Education on Patient-Centered Communication Among Clinical Teaching Faculty PRESENTATION
    Skillman SM, Dahal A, Frogner BK, Andrilla CHA Medical Assistants’ Careers and Factors Affecting Retention PRESENTATION Poster
    Skillman SM, Dahal A, Frogner BK, Andrilla CHA Medical Assistants’ Careers and Factors Affecting Retention PRESENTATION Poster
    Patterson DG, Andrilla CHA, Schwartz M, Hager LJ, Skillman SM Oral healthcare access for all: workforce trends and solutions in Washington state PRESENTATION
    Patterson DG, Andrilla CHA, Schwartz M, Hager LJ, Skillman SM Oral healthcare access for all: workforce trends and solutions PRESENTATION
    Patterson DG, Andrilla CHA, Schwartz M, Hager LJ, Skillman SM Oral Healthcare Access for All: Workforce Trends and Solutions in Washington State PRESENTATION

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