Ann M. Borzecki, MD

Research Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Borzecki is a research associate professor at the Boston University School of Public Health, Department of Health Law, Policy and Management and the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. She is a research scientist at the Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, a Veterans Health Administration Health Services and Research Development Service Center of Innovation, and attending physician at the Bedford VAMC and West Roxbury VAMC. Her research has focused on using large datasets and medical record review to measure quality of care and assess the validity of various performance measures, including those related to patient safety and readmissions.

Publications

  • Published 11/27/2025

    Sullivan JL, Miech EJ, Shin MH, Chan JA, Shwartz M, Borzecki A, Abdulkerim H, Yackel E, Yende S, Rosen AK. Explaining site-level fidelity within a national initiative to implement a VA patient safety guidebook: the difference-making role of networks & communications. Implement Sci Commun. 2025 Nov 27; 7(1):1. PMID: 41299620.

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  • Published 7/5/2025

    Shah RJ, Smith LR, Norton DT, Eippert ML, Borzecki AM, Blumenthal KG. Penicillin Allergy De-Labeling in Older Adults and Long-Term Care Residents: A Clinical Review. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 Oct; 73(10):3234-3244. PMID: 40616475.

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  • Published 5/8/2024

    Sullivan JL, Shin MH, Chan J, Shwartz M, Miech EJ, Borzecki AM, Yackel E, Yende S, Rosen AK. Quality improvement lessons learned from National Implementation of the "Patient Safety Events in Community Care: Reporting, Investigation, and Improvement Guidebook". Health Serv Res. 2024 Dec; 59 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):e14317. PMID: 38719340.

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  • Published 12/8/2023

    Rosen AK, Beilstein-Wedel E, Chan J, Borzecki A, Miech EJ, Mohr DC, Yackel EE, Flynn J, Shwartz M. Standardizing Patient Safety Event Reporting between Care Delivered or Purchased by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2024 Apr; 50(4):247-259. PMID: 38228416.

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  • Published 6/21/2023

    Gillespie C, Sitter K, McConeghy KW, Strymish J, Gupta K, Hartmann CW, Borzecki AM. Facilitators and Barriers to Verifying Penicillin Allergies in a Veteran Nursing Home Population. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2023 Sep; 11(9):2848-2854.e3. PMID: 37352930.

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Other Positions

  • Clinical Researcher
    Bedford VA - Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial VA Hosp

Websites

Education

  • University of Ottawa, MD
  • Boston University, MPH
  • University of Ottawa, BS

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