2026 Catherine M. DesRoches: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	63	1167	1026	544	469	170	18962

Overview

Catherine M. DesRoches is affiliated with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in the United States. Their research spans a variety of topics primarily focused on healthcare systems, patient-provider communication, and the use of electronic health records (EHR) in clinical practice. Their work crosses multiple fields such as Health Professions and Medicine, with particular emphasis on subfields including General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Health Information Management, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

Their recent publications include studies published between 2020 and 2023 in notable journals. Selected papers are:

"Frequency and Types of Patient-Reported Errors in Electronic Health Record Ambulatory Care Notes" (2020, JAMA Network Open)
"The Views and Experiences of Clinicians Sharing Medical Record Notes With Patients" (2020, JAMA Network Open)
"Words Matter: What Do Patients Find Judgmental or Offensive in Outpatient Notes?" (2021, Journal of General Internal Medicine)
"Perspectives of Patients About Immediate Access to Test Results Through an Online Patient Portal" (2023, JAMA Network Open)
"Patients, clinicians and open notes: information blocking as a case of epistemic injustice" (2021, Journal of Medical Ethics)

Their research topics frequently cover:

Healthcare Systems and Technology
Electronic Health Records Systems
Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
Ethics in Clinical Research

They have published extensively within highly regarded venues. The most common publication venues include:

JAMA Network Open
Journal of Medical Internet Research
Journal of General Internal Medicine
BMJ Quality & Safety
BMJ

Frequent collaborators in their research comprise:

Liz Salmi
Zhiyong Dong
Maria Hägglund
Charlotte Blease
Sigall K. Bell

Best Publications

Use of electronic health records in U.S. hospitals.

Ashish K. Jha;Catherine M. DesRoches;Eric G. Campbell;Karen Donelan

1898
Citations
Electronic Health Records in Ambulatory Care — A National Survey of Physicians

Catherine M. DesRoches;Eric G. Campbell;Sowmya R. Rao;Karen Donelan

1604
Citations
Defensive medicine among high-risk specialist physicians in a volatile malpractice environment.

David M. Studdert;Michelle M. Mello;William M. Sage;Catherine M. DesRoches

1492
Citations
Research Commentary---The Digital Transformation of Healthcare: Current Status and the Road Ahead

Ritu Agarwal;Guodong (Gordon) Gao;Catherine DesRoches;Ashish K. Jha

1249
Citations
Views of practicing physicians and the public on medical errors.

Robert J. Blendon;Catherine M. DesRoches;Mollyann Brodie;John M. Benson

1155
Citations
The public's response to severe acute respiratory syndrome in Toronto and the United States.

Robert J. Blendon;John M. Benson;Catherine M. DesRoches;Elizabeth Raleigh

504
Citations
Americans' views on the use and regulation of dietary supplements.

Robert J. Blendon;Catherine M. DesRoches;John M. Benson;Mollyann Brodie

442
Citations
Common Concerns Amid Diverse Systems: Health Care Experiences In Five Countries

Robert J. Blendon;Cathy Schoen;Catherine DesRoches;Robin Osborn

408
Citations
How Common Are Electronic Health Records In The United States? A Summary Of The Evidence

Ashish K. Jha;Timothy G. Ferris;Karen Donelan;Catherine DesRoches

392
Citations
Inequities In Health Care: A Five-Country Survey

Robert J. Blendon;Cathy Schoen;Catherine M. DesRoches;Robin Osborn

380
Citations
Electronic Health Record Adoption in US Hospitals: Progress Continues, But Challenges Persist

Julia Adler-Milstein;Catherine M. DesRoches;Peter Kralovec;Gregory Foster

353
Citations
A Progress Report On Electronic Health Records In U.S. Hospitals

Ashish K. Jha;Catherine M. DesRoches;Peter D. Kralovec;Maulik S. Joshi

310
Citations
OpenNotes After 7 Years: Patient Experiences With Ongoing Access to Their Clinicians' Outpatient Visit Notes.

Jan Walker;Suzanne Leveille;Sigall Bell;Hannah Chimowitz

303
Citations
Electronic Health Records’ Limited Successes Suggest More Targeted Uses

Catherine M. DesRoches;Eric G. Campbell;Christine Vogeli;Jie Zheng

297
Citations
Perspectives of physicians and nurse practitioners on primary care practice.

Karen Donelan;Catherine M. DesRoches;Robert S. Dittus;Peter Buerhaus

285
Citations
Adoption Of Electronic Health Records Grows Rapidly, But Fewer Than Half Of US Hospitals Had At Least A Basic System In 2012

Catherine M. DesRoches;Dustin Charles;Michael F. Furukawa;Maulik S. Joshi

281
Citations
Uninsured and unstably insured: the importance of continuous insurance coverage.

Cathy Schoen;Catherine DesRoches

256
Citations
Impact Of The Nurse Shortage On Hospital Patient Care: Comparative Perspectives

Peter I. Buerhaus;Karen Donelan;Beth T. Ulrich;Linda Norman

251
Citations
Physicians' perceptions, preparedness for reporting, and experiences related to impaired and incompetent colleagues

Catherine M. DesRoches;Sowmya R. Rao;John A. Fromson;Robert J. Birnbaum

235
Citations
More Than Half of US Hospitals Have At Least A Basic EHR, But Stage 2 Criteria Remain Challenging For Most

Julia Adler-Milstein;Catherine M. DesRoches;Michael F. Furukawa;Chantal Worzala

225
Citations
Health Information Exchange Among US Hospitals

Julia Adler-Milstein;Catherine M. DesRoches;Ashish K. Jha

206
Citations
Public perceptions of nursing careers: the influence of the media and nursing shortages.

Karen Donelan;Peter Buerhaus;Catherine DesRoches;Robert Dittus

188
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert J. Blendon Harvard University

Eric G. Campbell University of Colorado Denver

John M. Benson Harvard University

Cathy Schoen Commonwealth Fund

Julia Adler-Milstein University of California, San Francisco

John Torous Harvard Medical School

Troyen A. Brennan Harvard University

David Blumenthal Harvard University

Karen D. Davis University Health Network

Karen Davis Johns Hopkins University

External Links

Personal website of Catherine M. DesRoches Google Scholar page

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