Rachelle Bernacki

6.0k total citations · 5 hit papers
124 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Rachelle Bernacki is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Rachelle Bernacki has authored 124 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 45 papers in General Health Professions and 36 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Rachelle Bernacki's work include Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (101 papers), Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life (33 papers) and Patient Dignity and Privacy (31 papers). Rachelle Bernacki is often cited by papers focused on Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (101 papers), Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life (33 papers) and Patient Dignity and Privacy (31 papers). Rachelle Bernacki collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Netherlands. Rachelle Bernacki's co-authors include Susan D. Block, Joanna Paladino, Atul A. Gawande, Joshua R. Lakin, Stuart R. Lipsitz, Mathilde Hutchings, Justin J. Sanders, J. Andrew Billings, Grant Smith and Luca Koritsanszky and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Journal of Clinical Oncology and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Rachelle Bernacki

113 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Communication About Serious Illness Care Goals

2014 940 citations Rachelle Bernacki, Susan D. Block profile →
Development of the Serious Illness Care Program: a randomised controlled trial of a palliative care communication intervention

2015 322 citations Rachelle Bernacki, Mathilde Hutchings et al. BMJ Open profile →
Effect of the Serious Illness Care Program in Outpatient Oncology

2019 249 citations Rachelle Bernacki, Joanna Paladino et al. profile →
Evaluating an Intervention to Improve Communication Between Oncology Clinicians and Patients With Life-Limiting Cancer

2019 225 citations Joanna Paladino, Rachelle Bernacki et al. profile →
Shifting to Serious Illness Communication

2022 74 citations Juliet Jacobsen, Rachelle Bernacki et al. profile →

Peers

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rachelle Bernacki

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Comparison of survival and pneumonia risk in advanced dementia patients on nasogastric tube feeding versus careful hand feeding 2025 ·The Journals of Gerontology Series A ·Jacqueline Kwan Yuk Yuen, Rachelle Bernacki, Felix Hon-Wai Chan, Tuen-Ching Chan, (unknown), Yat Fung Shea, (unknown), Karen M. K. Chan, Xue Li, (unknown), James Ka-Hay Luk	0
2	Development of an Interprofessional Clinician Training in Pediatric Serious Illness Communication 2025 ·Journal of Palliative Medicine ·Danielle D. DeCourcey, Rachelle Bernacki, (unknown), (unknown), Andrea Wershof Schwartz	0
3	Serious illness conversations and quality of end-of-life care in patients with hematological malignancies—a retrospective quality improvement study 2025 ·Supportive Care in Cancer ·(unknown), Rachelle Bernacki, (unknown), Juliet Jacobsen, Jenny Klintman, Mary Jarden, Christoffer Johansen, Annika von Heymann, Stine Novrup Clemmensen	0
4	Application of an Electronic Frailty Index to Identify High‐Risk Older Adults Using Electronic Health Record Data 2025 ·Journal of the American Geriatrics Society ·(unknown), David Cheng, (unknown), Nelia Jain, (unknown), Christine S. Ritchie, Rachelle Bernacki, Ariela R. Orkaby	1
5	Anesthesiologists' and Surgeons' Perceptions of the Impact of the American College of Surgeons Geriatric Verification Program on Co‐Management of Older Surgical Patients: A Qualitative Mixed Methods Analysis 2025 ·Journal of the American Geriatrics Society ·(unknown), (unknown), Matthew B. Allen, Angela M. Bader, Rachelle Bernacki, Zara Cooper, Houman Javedan, David L. Hepner	0
6	Best Practices in Caring for Seriously Ill Patients 2024 ·Annals of Internal Medicine ·Rachelle Bernacki, Vyjeyanthi S. Periyakoil	1
7	Clinicians’ Perspectives on the Telehealth Serious Illness Care Program for Older Adults With Myeloid Malignancies: Single-Arm Pilot Study 2024 ·JMIR Formative Research ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jason H. Mendler, Sally A. Norton, Rachelle Bernacki, Thomas Carroll, Heidi D. Klepin, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jane L. Liesveld, (unknown), Benzi M. Kluger, Kah Poh Loh	0
8	Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Serious Illness Conversation Quality during the COVID-19 Pandemic 2024 ·Journal of Pain and Symptom Management ·(unknown), Isaac S. Chua, (unknown), (unknown), Esteban Gershanik, (unknown), Emma Kerr, (unknown), Tanujit Dey, Joshua R. Lakin, Rachelle Bernacki	3
9	Evaluation of interdisciplinary care pathway implementation in older elective surgery patients 2023 ·Journal of the American Geriatrics Society ·Frances Y. Hu, Katherine Rowe, (unknown), (unknown), Ronald Bleday, Michael W. Groff, Zara Cooper, Rachelle Bernacki	3
10	Preoperative Code Status Discussion Workflows: Targets for Improvement in Multidisciplinary Pathways 2023 ·Journal of Pain and Symptom Management ·(unknown), Katherine Rowe, Frances Y. Hu, Angela M. Bader, Zara Cooper, Rachelle Bernacki, David L. Hepner, Matthew B. Allen	4
11	Advance Care Planning in Serious Illness: A Narrative Review 2022 ·Journal of Pain and Symptom Management ·William E. Rosa, Shigeko Izumi, Donald R. Sullivan, Joshua R. Lakin, Abby R. Rosenberg, Claire J. Creutzfeldt, (unknown), Jennifer Tjia, Valerie T. Cotter, Cara Wallace, (unknown), Dulce M. Cruz‐Oliver, Susan DeSanto‐Madeya, Rachelle Bernacki, Thomas W. LeBlanc, Andrew S. Epstein	59
12	Effect of the Serious Illness Care Program on Health Care Utilization at the End of Life for Patients with Cancer 2020 ·Journal of Palliative Medicine ·Joanna Paladino, Luca Koritsanszky, Brandon J Neal, Joshua R. Lakin, Jane Kavanagh, S. Lipsitz, Erik K. Fromme, Justin J. Sanders, Evan M. Benjamin, Susan D. Block, Rachelle Bernacki	13
13	Rapid Adoption of a Serious Illness Conversation Electronic Medical Record Template: Lessons Learned and Future Directions 2020 ·Journal of Palliative Medicine ·Erica Wilson, Rachelle Bernacki, Joshua R. Lakin, Corinne Alexander, Vicki A. Jackson, Juliet Jacobsen	33
14	Adherence and Concordance between Serious Illness Care Planning Conversations and Oncology Clinician Documentation among Patients with Advanced Cancer 2020 ·Journal of Palliative Medicine ·Olaf P. Geerse, Daniela Lamas, Rachelle Bernacki, Justin J. Sanders, Joanna Paladino, Annette J. Berendsen, T. Jeroen N. Hiltermann, Charlotta Lindvall, Erik K. Fromme, Susan D. Block	27
15	The Process and Impact of a Stakeholder Driven Adaptation of the Serious Illness Conversation Guide for AYAs and Parents of Children with Serious Illness (TH322B) 2020 ·Journal of Pain and Symptom Management ·Danielle D. DeCourcey, (unknown), Anna Revette, Rachelle Bernacki, Joanne Wolfe	3
16	Development of the Serious Illness Care Program: a randomised controlled trial of a palliative care communication intervention breakdown → 2015 ·BMJ Open ·Rachelle Bernacki, Mathilde Hutchings, Judith B. Vick, Grant Smith, Joanna Paladino, Stuart R. Lipsitz, Atul A. Gawande, Susan D. Block	322
17	Methodological Research Priorities in Palliative Care and Hospice Quality Measurement 2015 ·Journal of Pain and Symptom Management ·Sydney M. Dy, Keela Herr, Rachelle Bernacki, Arif H. Kamal, Anne M. Walling, Mary Ersek, Sally A. Norton	27
18	The Serious Illness Communication Checklist (FR408-B) 2014 ·Journal of Pain and Symptom Management ·Rachelle Bernacki, Susan D. Block	1
19	Predicting life expectancy in patients with advanced incurable cancer: a review 2013 ·PubMed ·Monica Krishnan, Jennifer S. Temel, Alexi A. Wright, Rachelle Bernacki, Kathy Selvaggi, Tracy A. Balboni	72
20	Improving Access to Palliative Care through an Innovative Quality Improvement Initiative: An Opportunity for Pay-for-Performance 2012 ·Journal of Palliative Medicine ·Rachelle Bernacki, Danielle Ko, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Robin Wilson, Vicki A. Jackson, Constance Dahlin, Janet L. Abrahm, Elizabeth Mort, (unknown), Susan D. Block, J. Andrew Billings	20

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