Seppo T. Rinne MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep & Critical Care Medicine
200 Springs Rd | (617) 638-4861seppo.rinne@va.gov
seppo@bu.edu
Sections
Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep & Critical Care Medicine
Centers
Pulmonary Center
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.
Education
MD, Indiana University School of Medicine
Epidemiology, PhD, Purdue University
Environmental Science, BS, Purdue University
Publications
Henrikson NB, Moldestad M, Maynard C, Kaboli PJ, Reddy A, Rinne ST, Sanders KM, Sterling RA, Wong ES. Inclination to pursue Veterans Health Administration for primary care practice: survey of medical residents. Front Health Serv. 2024; 4:1394072. PMID: 39091517.
Published on 7/15/2024Ball SL, Rucci JM, Molloy-Paolillo BK, Cutrona SL, Brunner J, Mohr DC, Kim B, Moldestad M, Zepeda ED, Orlander JD, Anderson E, Cohen-Bearak A, Helfrich CD, Sayre G, Rinne ST. "For the first time…I am seriously fighting burnout": clinician experiences with a challenging electronic health record transition. JAMIA Open. 2024 Oct; 7(3):ooae067. PMID: 39011033.
Published on 6/1/2024Brunner J, Rinne S. Large Language Models as a Tool for Health Services Researchers: An Exploration of High-Value Applications. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2024 Jun; 21(6):845-848. PMID: 38445982.
Published on 4/26/2024Ball SL, Kim B, Cutrona SL, Molloy-Paolillo BK, Ahlness E, Moldestad M, Sayre G, Rinne ST. Clinician and staff experiences with frustrated patients during an electronic health record transition: a qualitative case study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Apr 26; 24(1):535. PMID: 38671473.
Published on 3/21/2024Marcotte LM, Maynard C, Reddy A, Rinne ST, Sterling R, Kaboli PJ, Wong ES. Factors associated with primary care physician turnover in the VA. Am J Manag Care. 2024 Jul; 30(7):330-336. PMID: 38995831.
Published on 3/21/2024Marcotte LM, Maynard C, Reddy A, Rinne ST, Sterling R, Kaboli PJ, Wong ES. Factors associated with primary care physician turnover in the VA. Am J Manag Care. 2024 Mar 21; 30(7). PMID: 38767533.
Published on 12/1/2023Anderson E, Krones A, Vimalananda VG, Cutrona SL, Orlander JD, Strymish JL, Rinne ST. Understanding suboptimal e-consult requests: lessons from the VA. Am J Manag Care. 2023 Dec 01; 29(12):e378-e385. PMID: 38170529.
Published on 10/5/2023Molloy-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; 38(Suppl 4):999-1006. PMID: 37798584.
Published on 10/5/2023Rucci 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; 38(Suppl 4):1040-1048. PMID: 37798583.
Published on 10/5/2023Ahlness 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; 38(Suppl 4):991-998. PMID: 37798577.
Media Mentions
Published on 3/25/2022
Critical Care Burnout: Systemic Changes Needed, Not Just Self Care
Published on 10/9/2019
Study Analysis Rebuts Benefit of Post-Discharge COPD Program
Published on 10/8/2019
COPD Intervention Linked to More, Not Fewer, Hospitalizations
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