Positions
- Assistant Professor
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Department of Medicine
Health Services Research
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Honors & Awards
- Graduate Fellowship
- Center for Hazards Assessment, Response & Technology, Department of Sociology, University of New Orleans
- Postdoctoral Fellowship
- Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Professional Interests
- Understanding patients’ experiences of safety events, primarily diagnostic errors, to identify best methods to encourage and engage patients in the safety of their care.
- Patient-centered design and the role of health IT in patient engagement.
Professional Statement
Dr. Giardina is a patient safety researcher and assistant professor at Baylor College of Medicine and the Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center. Dr. Giardina obtained both a Masters and PhD in Social Work from the University of Houston. Dr. Giardina’s work focus on patients’ experiences of diagnostic error and exploring methods to leverage health IT to improve patient engagement in safety.
Selected Publications
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Giardina, T.D., Menon, S., Parrish, D., Sittig, D.F., Singh, H. " Patient access to medical records and health care outcomes: A systematic review " J AM Inform Assoc. 2013 ;
Pubmed PMID: 24154835. -
Callen, J., Giardina, T.D., Singh, H., Li, L., Paoloni, R., Georgiou, A., Runciman, B., Westbrook, J.I. " Emergency Physicians’ Views of Direct Notification of Laboratory and Radiology Results to Patients Using the Internet: A Multisite Survey " JMIR. 2015 ; 17 (3) : e60.
Pubmed PMID: 25739322. -
Giardina, T.D., Callen, J., Georgiou, A., Westbrook, J.I., Greisinger, A., Esquivel, A., Forjuoh, S.N., Parrish, D., Singh, H. " Releasing Test Results Directly to Patients: A Multisite Survey of Physician Perspectives " Patient Educ Couns. 2015 ; 2 (1) : 148-154.
Pubmed PMID: 25749024. -
Giardina, T.D., Modi, V., Parrish, D., Singh, H. " The Patient Portal and Test Result Management: An Exploratory Study of Patient Experiences " PX Journal. 2015 ; 2 (1) : 148-154.
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