Paula Blasi, MPH

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“I want my research to be actionable, relevant, and accessible to people in my community.”

Paula Blasi, MPH

Senior Collaborative Scientist, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute

Paula.R.Blasi@kp.org
206-287-2094

Biography

Paula Blasi, MPH, is enthusiastic about conducting research that can improve the well-being of patients and communities. Her research interests include evidence-based medicine, evidence synthesis, and qualitative inquiry. Paula works with the Kaiser Permanente Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) on systematic reviews of clinical preventive services for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, and she conducts qualitative research with patient and provider populations.

Paula earned a Master of Public Health at the University of Washington, in the Community-Oriented Public Health Practice (COPHP) program. She completed a master’s capstone project with YWCA Seattle-King-Snohomish and a practicum at Public Health—Seattle & King County. Before joining KPWHRI, Paula was a writer and editor at the Advisory Board Company, a health care research and consulting firm in Washington, D.C.

Research interests and experience

Recent publications

Henrikson NB, Ivlev I, Blasi PR, Nguyen MB, Senger CA, Perdue LA, Lin JS. Skin cancer screening: Updated evidence report and systematic review for the US Preventive Services Task Force. JAMA. 2023 Apr 18;329(15):1296-1307. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.3262. PubMed

Grabert BK, McRee AL, Henrikson NB, Heisler-MacKinnon J, Blasi PR, Norris CM, Nguyen MB, Dunn J, McKeithen MC, Gilkey MB. Feasibility of using an app-based coaching intervention to improve provider communication about HPV vaccination. Transl Behav Med. 2023 Aug 11;13(8):581-588. doi: 10.1093/tbm/ibad002. PubMed

Blasi PR, Scrol A, Anderson ML, Gray MF, Tiffany B, Fullerton SM, Ralston JD, Leppig KA, Henrikson NB. Feasibility, acceptability, and limited efficacy of health system-led familial risk notification: protocol for a mixed-methods evaluation.  Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2022 Aug 9;8(1):174. doi: 10.1186/s40814-022-01142-9. PubMed

Ulloa-PĂ©rez E, Blasi PR, Westbrook EO, Lozano P, Coleman KF, Coley RY. Pragmatic randomized study of targeted text message reminders to reduce missed clinic visits. Perm J. 2022 Apr 5;26(1):64-72. doi: 10.7812/TPP/21.078. PubMed

Blasi P, Mettert KD, Coleman K, Lewis CC, Wagner E, Coghill M, Dang T, Richards J. Transitioning patients from outpatient mental health services to primary care: a rapid literature review. Implement Res Pract. 2021 Sep 14;2:26334895211041294. doi: 10.1177/26334895211041294. eCollection 2021.

Henrikson NB, Blasi P, Figueroa Gray M, Tiffany BT, Scrol A, Ralston JD, Fullerton SM, Lim CY, Ewing J, Leppig KA. Patient and family preferences on health system-led direct contact for cascade screening. J Pers Med. 2021;11(6):538. doi: 10.3390/jpm11060538.  PubMed

Lin JS, Perdue LA, Henrikson NB, Bean SI, Blasi PR. Screening for colorectal cancer: updated evidence report and systematic review for the US Preventive Services Task Force. JAMA. 2021;325(19):1978-1997. doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.4417.  PubMed

Kamineni A, Blasi PR, Gundersen GD, Oliver M, Dunn JB, Galloway DA, Madeleine MM. Barriers to human papillomavirus vaccine series completion among insured individuals in an integrated healthcare setting.  Infect Dis (Auckl). 2021 May 20;14:11786337211018712. doi: 10.1177/11786337211018712. eCollection 2021.  PubMed

Parchman ML, Palazzo L, Austin BT, Blasi P, Henrikson NB, Gundersen G, Ganos E. Taking action to address medical overuse: common challenges and facilitators. Am J Med. 2020 Feb 4. pii: S0002-9343(20)30052-8. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.01.001. [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed

Henrikson NB, Blasi PR, Dorsey CN, Mettert KD, Nguyen MB, Walsh-Bailey C, Macuiba J, Gottlieb LM, Lewis CC. Psychometric and pragmatic properties of social risk screening tools: a systematic review.  Am J Prev Med. 2019 Dec;57(6 Suppl 1):S13-S24. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2019.07.012. PubMed

 

Healthy findings blog

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How do you make sense of a mountain of evidence?

KPWHRI researchers answer questions about systematic reviews and their impact on health care guidelines.

From research to practice

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Predicting and preventing missed clinic visits

Biostatistician Yates Coley reports on new predictive analytics work that’s decreasing missed visits at KP Washington.

healthy findings blog

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Finding evidence to drive COVID-era decisions

How Paula Blasi brings research findings to light to support Kaiser Permanente’s rapid response to COVID-19.