Rachel Willard‐Grace

3.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
53 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Rachel Willard‐Grace is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rachel Willard‐Grace has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in General Health Professions, 12 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 11 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Rachel Willard‐Grace's work include Primary Care and Health Outcomes (26 papers), Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout (12 papers) and Chronic Disease Management Strategies (11 papers). Rachel Willard‐Grace is often cited by papers focused on Primary Care and Health Outcomes (26 papers), Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout (12 papers) and Chronic Disease Management Strategies (11 papers). Rachel Willard‐Grace collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Tanzania. Rachel Willard‐Grace's co-authors include Kevin Grumbach, T. Bodenheimer, Margae Knox, Amireh Ghorob, Danielle Hessler, Beatrice Huang, David H. Thom, Thomas A. Sinsky, David Margolius and Christine A. Sinsky and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, American Journal of Public Health and Kidney International.

In The Last Decade

Rachel Willard‐Grace

48 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

The 10 Building Blocks of High-Performing Primary Care 2013 2026 2017 2021 2014 2013 2019 2019 100 200 300
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. The 10 Building Blocks of High-Performing Primary Care
    2014 352 citations Amireh Ghorob, Rachel Willard‐Grace et al. profile →
  2. In Search of Joy in Practice: A Report of 23 High-Functioning Primary Care Practices
    2013 322 citations Christine A. Sinsky, Rachel Willard‐Grace et al. profile →
  3. Burnout and Health Care Workforce Turnover
    2019 236 citations Rachel Willard‐Grace, Margae Knox et al. profile →
  4. Electronic health records and burnout: Time spent on the electronic health record after hours and message volume associated with exhaustion but not with cynicism among primary care clinicians
    2019 221 citations Julia Adler‐Milstein, Rachel Willard‐Grace et al. profile →

Peers

Rachel Willard‐Grace
Sara Poplau United States
Justin Beilby Australia
LeRoi S. Hicks United States
Neda Ratanawongsa United States
Deborah A. Taira United States
Gawaine Powell Davies Australia
Daniel R. Longo United States
Diane R. Rittenhouse United States
Tara Kiran Canada
J. Lloyd Michener United States
Sara Poplau United States
Rachel Willard‐Grace
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rachel Willard‐Grace

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All Works

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Maisel, Natalya C., Robert Thombley, Christine A. Sinsky, et al.. (2025). Primary Care Physician Perceptions of the Impact of CMS E/M Coding Changes and Associations with Changes in EHR Time. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 40(10). 2248–2254.
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Ramírez, Antonio J., Amanda Davis, Alexandra Velásquez, et al.. (2024). Achieving Chronic Care Equity by Leveraging the Telehealth Ecosystem (ACCTIVATE): A Multilevel Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol. Medical Research Archives. 12(11).
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Willard‐Grace, Rachel, Danielle Hessler, Beatrice Huang, et al.. (2023). Pulmonary Specialist-Supported Health Coaching Delivered by Lay Personnel Improves Receipt of Quality Care for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10(4). 201–209.
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Casalino, Lawrence P., Hye‐Young Jung, Thomas Bodenheimer, et al.. (2022). The Association of Teamlets and Teams with Physician Burnout and Patient Outcomes. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 38(6). 1384–1392. 3 indexed citations
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Willard‐Grace, Rachel, Margae Knox, Beatrice Huang, et al.. (2021). Primary Care Clinician Burnout and Engagement Association With Clinical Quality and Patient Experience. The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 34(3). 542–552. 12 indexed citations
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Chen, Lisa, Michael Prelip, Shira Shafir, et al.. (2021). California's COVID-19 Virtual Training Academy: Rapid Scale-Up of a Statewide Contact Tracing and Case Investigation Workforce Training Program. Frontiers in Public Health. 9. 706697–706697. 4 indexed citations
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Knox, Margae, Danielle Hessler, Rachel Willard‐Grace, et al.. (2019). Physician Burnout and Higher Clinic Capacity to Address Patients' Social Needs. The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 32(1). 69–78. 66 indexed citations
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Howard, Jenna, William L. Miller, Rachel Willard‐Grace, et al.. (2018). Creating and Sustaining Care Teams in Primary Care: Perspectives From Innovative Patient-Centered Medical Homes. Quality Management in Health Care. 27(3). 123–129. 6 indexed citations
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Thom, David H., Rachel Willard‐Grace, Danielle Hessler, et al.. (2018). Randomized Controlled Trial of Health Coaching for Vulnerable Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 15(10). 1159–1168. 29 indexed citations
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Marchis, Emilia H. De, et al.. (2018). The Impact of the Patient-Centered Medical Home on Health Care Disparities: Exploring Stakeholder Perspectives on Current Standards and Future Directions. Population Health Management. 22(2). 99–107. 13 indexed citations
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Knox, Margae, Rachel Willard‐Grace, Beatrice Huang, & Kevin Grumbach. (2018). Maslach Burnout Inventory and a Self-Defined, Single-Item Burnout Measure Produce Different Clinician and Staff Burnout Estimates. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 33(8). 1344–1351. 65 indexed citations
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Willard‐Grace, Rachel, Leslie Dubbin, Louise Aronson, et al.. (2017). Perspectives of low-income chronically ill patients on complex care management.. Families Systems & Health. 35(4). 399–408. 5 indexed citations
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Olayiwola, J. Nwando, et al.. (2016). Strategies for Primary Care Stakeholders to Improve Electronic Health Records (EHRs). The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 29(1). 126–134. 4 indexed citations
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Willard‐Grace, Rachel, et al.. (2015). Clinician perspectives on working with health coaches: A mixed methods approach.. Families Systems & Health. 33(3). 213–221. 7 indexed citations
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Willard‐Grace, Rachel, et al.. (2015). Panel management, team culture, and worklife experience.. Families Systems & Health. 33(3). 231–241. 9 indexed citations
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Thom, David H., et al.. (2015). The Impact of Health Coaching on Medication Adherence in Patients With Poorly Controlled Diabetes, Hypertension, and/or Hyperlipidemia: A Randomized Controlled Trial. The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 28(1). 38–45. 53 indexed citations
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Willard‐Grace, Rachel, et al.. (2013). “I Don’t See Myself as a Medical Assistant Anymore”: Learning to Become a Health Coach, in our Own Voices. 4(2). 2. 2 indexed citations
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