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

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

Blasi PR. Shutdown hasn't slowed state leaders. California Healthline. 2013.

Blasi PR. Health IT: the common ground in health care reform? California Healthline. 2012.

Blasi PR. Extreme site makeover: HHS offers better view of grant data. iHealthBeat. 2011.

Blasi PR. Nurses claim their seat at the health ITdecision-making table. iHealthBeat. 2009.

Blasi PR. What brings developers together for open-source health IT? iHealthBeat. 2009.

Blasi PR. Mobile phones drive health ITinnovation in developing countries. iHealthBeat. 2009.

 

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.