Medical Student Molly Baxter presents research about parent proxy experience and decision-making at the ASPO-HNS meeting.
Measuring the outcomes that matter most to patients and families.
I study how healthcare conversations affect medical decisions, patient experiences, use of health resources, and outcomes that matter to patients and families.
Research
The Boss Lab
The Boss Lab studies communication and decision-making during pediatric surgical care using dialogue from clinical visits, interviews, and mixed-methods research. The lab has recorded and analyzed more than 500 pediatric surgery consultations, uniquely allowing a portrayal of real-time care impacting patient outcomes and resource use.
Project CONNECTS: Communication and Outcomes that eNhaNce Engagement in Childhood Tonsillectomy and Sleep is a multi-institution study examining how surgeons and families communicate and make decisions about tonsillectomy for care of obstructive sleep-disordered breathing (snoring or sleep apnea) in children. The project examines how communication, parent engagement, clinician attitudes, and family factors influence decision-making and child health outcomes.
Selected peer-reviewed work
100+ peer-reviewed publications addressing resource utilization, communication, equity, and outcomes in pediatric surgery.
Combined Effects of Race and Ethnicity With Rurality on Tonsillectomy Rates Among Children Enrolled in Medicaid
Improving Care Quality Through Documented Shared Decisions
Parent Race and Communication During Elective Pediatric Surgery Consultations
Communication With Families of Children With Overweight Status or Obesity During Consultation for Tonsillectomy
The Unrealized Potential of the Reg-ent ENT Clinical Data Registry
Understanding Bias in Surgery: Perceived Cultural Similarity Between Surgeons and Patient Families
Treatment recommendations to parents during pediatric tonsillectomy consultations: A mixed methods analysis of surgeon language
Parent Experience of Communication about Children's Surgery: A Qualitative Analysis
Surgeon use of medical jargon with parents in the outpatient setting
Evaluation of Parental Perspectives and Concerns About Pediatric Tonsillectomy in Social Media
An expanded framework to define and measure shared decision-making in dialogue: A 'top-down' and 'bottom-up' approach
Physician Perspectives on Decision Making for Treatment of Pediatric Sleep-Disordered Breathing
Lab Highlights
Recent milestones from the Johns Hopkins Boss Lab highlight national visibility, academic recognition, and mentorship in action.
