Seppo T. Rinne, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Medicine

Biography
Seppo Rinne, MD, PhD, Medicine/Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep & Critical Care Medicine, is a pulmonary/critical care physician, clinical informaticist and health services researcher with expertise in organizational factors influencing health information technology uptake and use. His research spans three overlapping areas: organization of care for patients with chronic pulmonary diseases; individual and organizational factors impacting clinician burnout; and application of technology to improve healthcare delivery. A leader in clinician morale, he has published the largest study on physician burnout nationally and some of the only studies to examine longitudinal changes in burnout. He was nominated to the American Thoracic Society Membership Committee to champion member well-being, and he led a Critical Care Societies Collaborative task force to determine the role of professional societies in addressing burnout. He is based at the Bedford VA-Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Hospital.
Other Positions
- Member, Pulmonary Center, Boston University
- Bedford VA - Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial VA Hosp
Education
- Indiana University School of Medicine, MD
- Purdue University, PhD
- Purdue University, BS
Publications
- Published on 10/5/2023
Ahlness EA, Molloy-Paolillo BK, Brunner J, Cutrona SL, Kim B, Matteau E, Rinne ST, Walton E, Wong E, Sayre G. Impacts of an Electronic Health Record Transition on Veterans Health Administration Health Professions Trainee Experience. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Oct 05. PMID: 37798576.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/5/2023
Weiner M, Rinne ST, Haggstrom DA, Yano EM. Advancing the Science of Electronic Health Record Transitions. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Oct 05. PMID: 37798585.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/5/2023
Molloy-Paolillo B, Mohr D, Levy DR, Cutrona SL, Anderson E, Rucci J, Helfrich C, Sayre G, Rinne ST. Assessing Electronic Health Record (EHR) Use during a Major EHR Transition: An Innovative Mixed Methods Approach. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Oct 05. PMID: 37798584.
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Brunner J, Anderson E, Mohr DC, Cohen-Bearak A, Rinne ST. From "Local Control" to "Dependency": Transitions to Single-Vendor Integrated Electronic Health Record Systems and Their Implications for the EHR Workforce. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Oct 05. PMID: 37798579.
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Rinne ST, Brunner J, Mohr DC, Bearak AC, Anderson E. Practices Supporting Electronic Health Record Transitions: Lessons from Four US Healthcare Systems. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Oct 05. PMID: 37798573.
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Ahlness EA, Orlander J, Brunner J, Cutrona SL, Kim B, Molloy-Paolillo BK, Rinne ST, Rucci J, Sayre G, Anderson E. "Everything's so Role-Specific": VA Employee Perspectives' on Electronic Health Record (EHR) Transition Implications for Roles and Responsibilities. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Oct 05. PMID: 37798577.
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Cogan AM, Rinne ST, Weiner M, Simon S, Davila J, Yano EM. Using Research to Transform Electronic Health Record Modernization: Advancing a VA Partnered Research Agenda to Increase Research Impacts. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Oct 05. PMID: 37798575.
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Miake-Lye IM, Cogan AM, Mak S, Brunner J, Rinne S, Brayton CE, Krones A, Ross TE, Burton JT, Weiner M. Transitioning from One Electronic Health Record to Another: A Systematic Review. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Oct 05. PMID: 37798580.
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Rucci JM, Ball S, Brunner J, Moldestad M, Cutrona SL, Sayre G, Rinne S. "Like One Long Battle:" Employee Perspectives of the Simultaneous Impact of COVID-19 and an Electronic Health Record Transition. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Oct 05. PMID: 37798583.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/23/2023
Anderson E, Wiener RS, Molloy-Paolillo B, McCullough M, Kim B, Harris JI, Rinne ST, Elwy AR, Bokhour BG. Using a person-centered approach in clinical care for patients with complex chronic conditions: Perspectives from healthcare professionals caring for Veterans with COPD in the U.S. Veterans Health Administration's Whole Health System of Care. PLoS One. 2023; 18(6):e0286326. PMID: 37352241.
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