Taressa Fraze, PhD
Volunteer Associate Clinical Professor
Family Community Medicine
School of Medicine

Her research has focused on how health care organizations implement care transformation activities, such as home visits, advanced care planning, team-based care, and social care, to improve outcomes for patients with clinical and social complexities. Much of Dr. Fraze’s research has studied the effectiveness of payment and delivery system reforms including accountable care organizations, medical homes, and accountable health communities. In addition, Dr. Fraze’s work considers the configuration and delivery of primary care across rural settings. Dr. Fraze’s work aims to improve the quality and accessibility of care.

• Essential not Supplemental: Medicare Advantage Members' Use of Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT).
  Journal of general internal medicine 2023 Razon N, Gottlieb LM, Fraze T
• Racial-Ethnic Composition of Primary Care Practices and Comprehensive Primary Care Plus Initiative Participation.
  Journal of general internal medicine 2023 Rubio K, Fraze TK, Bibi S, Rodriguez HP
• Be kind. Use systems. Improve care.
  Health services research 2023 Fraze TK, Mutha S
• The Future of Behavioral Health-Harnessing the Potential of Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners.
  JAMA network open 2022 Muench U, Fraze TK
• "Beyond Just a Supplement": Administrators' Visions for the Future of Virtual Primary Care Services.
  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM 2022 Fraze TK, Beidler LB, De Marchis EH, Gottlieb LM, Potter MB
• "More than just giving them a piece of paper": Interviews with Primary Care on Social Needs Referrals to Community-Based Organizations.
  Journal of general internal medicine 2022 Beidler LB, Razon N, Lang H, Fraze TK
• Configuration and Delivery of Primary Care in Rural and Urban Settings.
  Journal of general internal medicine 2022 Fraze TK, Lewis VA, Wood A, Newton H, Colla CH
• A Missed Opportunity? How Health Care Organizations Engage Primary Care Clinicians in Formal Social Care Efforts.
  Population health management 2022 Fraze TK, Beidler LB, Gottlieb LM
• "It's Not Just the Right Thing . . . It's a Survival Tactic": Disentangling Leaders' Motivations and Worries on Social Care.
  Medical care research and review : MCRR 2021 Fraze TK, Beidler LB, Savitz LA
• Resource Brokering: Efforts to Assist Patients With Housing, Transportation, and Economic Needs in Primary Care Settings.
  Annals of family medicine 2021 Fraze TK, Beidler LB, Fichtenberg C, Brewster AL, Gottlieb LM
• The Role of Value-Based Payment in Promoting Innovation to Address Social Risks: A Cross-Sectional Study of Social Risk Screening by US Physicians.
  The Milbank quarterly 2020 Brewster AL, Fraze TK, Gottlieb LM, Frehn J, Murray GF, Lewis VA
• Role of Nurse Practitioners in Caring for Patients With Complex Health Needs.
  Medical care 2020 Fraze TK, Briggs ADM, Whitcomb EK, Peck KA, Meara E
• Translating Evidence into Practice: ACOs' Use of Care Plans for Patients with Complex Health Needs.
  Journal of general internal medicine 2020 Fraze TK, Beidler LB, Briggs ADM, Colla CH
• Financial Integration's Impact On Care Delivery And Payment Reforms: A Survey Of Hospitals And Physician Practices.
  Health affairs (Project Hope) 2020 Fisher ES, Shortell SM, O'Malley AJ, Fraze TK, Wood A, Palm M, Colla CH, Rosenthal MB, Rodriguez HP, Lewis VA, Woloshin S, Shah N, Meara E
• Association of Organizational Factors and Physician Practices' Participation in Alternative Payment Models.
  JAMA network open 2020 Ouayogodé MH, Fraze T, Rich EC, Colla CH
• The CMS State Innovation Models Initiative and Improved Health Information Technology and Care Management Capabilities of Physician Practices.
  Medical care research and review : MCRR 2020 Kandel ZK, Rittenhouse DR, Bibi S, Fraze TK, Shortell SM, Rodríguez HP
• Prevalence of Screening for Food Insecurity, Housing Instability, Utility Needs, Transportation Needs, and Interpersonal Violence by US Physician Practices and Hospitals.
  JAMA network open 2019 Fraze TK, Brewster AL, Lewis VA, Beidler LB, Murray GF, Colla CH
• How Do Accountable Care Organizations Deliver Preventive Care Services? A Mixed-Methods Study.
  Journal of general internal medicine 2019 Briggs ADM, Fraze TK, Glick AL, Beidler LB, Shortell SM, Fisher ES
• 'Eyes In The Home': ACOs Use Home Visits To Improve Care Management, Identify Needs, And Reduce Hospital Use.
  Health affairs (Project Hope) 2019 Fraze TK, Beidler LB, Briggs ADM, Colla CH
• Clinical coordination in accountable care organizations: A qualitative study.
  Health care management review 2019 Lewis VA, Schoenherr K, Fraze T, Cunningham A
• Comparison of Populations Served in Hospital Service Areas With and Without Comprehensive Primary Care Plus Medical Homes.
  JAMA network open 2018 Fraze TK, Fisher ES, Tomaino MR, Peck KA, Meara E
• Leveraging Diverse Data Sources to Identify and Describe U.S. Health Care Delivery Systems.
  EGEMS (Washington, DC) 2017 Cohen GR, Jones DJ, Heeringa J, Barrett K, Furukawa MF, Miller D, Mutti A, Reschovsky JD, Machta R, Shortell SM, Fraze T, Rich E
• Quality of Care Improves for Patients with Diabetes in Medicare Shared Savings Accountable Care Organizations: Organizational Characteristics Associated with Performance.
  Population health management 2017 Fraze TK, Lewis VA, Tierney E, Colla CH
• Care Transformation Strategies and Approaches of Accountable Care Organizations.
  Medical care research and review : MCRR 2017 Lewis VA, Tierney KI, Fraze T, Murray GF
• ACOs Serving High Proportions Of Racial And Ethnic Minorities Lag In Quality Performance.
  Health affairs (Project Hope) 2017 Lewis VA, Fraze T, Fisher ES, Shortell SM, Colla CH
• Redesigning Care Delivery with Patient Support Personnel: Learning from Accountable Care Organizations.
  International journal of care coordination 2016 Gorbenko KO, Fraze T, Lewis VA
• Housing, Transportation, And Food: How ACOs Seek To Improve Population Health By Addressing Nonmedical Needs Of Patients.
  Health affairs (Project Hope) 2016 Fraze T, Lewis VA, Rodriguez HP, Fisher ES
• Seeking cancer-related information from media and family/friends increases fruit and vegetable consumption among cancer patients.
  Health communication 2011 Lewis N, Martinez LS, Freres DR, Schwartz JS, Armstrong K, Gray SW, Fraze T, Nagler RH, Bourgoin A, Hornik RC
• Response rates to a mailed survey of a representative sample of cancer patients randomly drawn from the Pennsylvania Cancer Registry: a randomized trial of incentive and length effects.
  BMC medical research methodology 2010 Kelly BJ, Fraze TK, Hornik RC
• Patient-clinician information engagement increases treatment decision satisfaction among cancer patients through feeling of being informed.
  Patient education and counseling 2009 Martinez LS, Schwartz JS, Freres D, Fraze T, Hornik RC