D. McInnes
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Donald Keith Mcinnes, ScD, MS

Adjunct Research Associate Professor, Health Law, Policy & Management - Boston University School of Public Health

mcinnes@bu.edu
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Biography

Keith McInnes conducts research on access to and engagement in health care services for hard to reach, vulnerable populations. Current BU School of Public Health projects include assessing the use of mobile technology to increase chronic disease self-management for persons experiencing homelessness. He has taught a course on the impact of health information technologies on health systems.

In addition to his BU School of Public Health appointment, he is a Research Health Scientist in the Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research (CHOIR) at the Bedford, Massachusetts VA Medical Center. He is the PI for a Department of Veterans Affairs Post-Incarceration Engagement project that is evaluating the effectiveness of peer support on physical and behavioral health outcomes for Veterans who have recently been released from incarceration. Other research interests include health informatics, homelessness, and patient self-management of chronic diseases with emphasis on HIV and hepatitis C.

Dr. McInnes is Co-Principal Investigator and Implementation Science Coordinator for the VA's Bridging the Care Continuum QUERI Program which is focused on improving access to, and engagement in, care for vulnerable populations including persons who have a co-occurring mental health and substance use disorder, were formerly incarcerated, or are homeless. He also leads a study examining the quality of care for Veterans who are homeless and have hepatitis C. He is a member of the VA’s national My HealtheVet Performance Evaluation Committee and of CHOIR’s Recovery Research Coordinating Committee. Dr. McInnes was the recipient of a Packer Policy Fellowship at the University of Sydney, Australia and was a VA Career Development Awardee.

Education

  • Harvard School of Public Health, ScD Field of Study: Health and Social Behavior
  • Harvard School of Public Health, MS Field of Study: Health Policy and Management
  • Williams College, BA Field of Study: German

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Publications

  • Published on 1/10/2025

    Richardson E, Flike K, Hyde J, Petrakis BA, McInnes DK, Kim B. "It's more than a ride" veteran perceptions of peer specialist qualities and activities that were most valuable for post-incarceration reentry: a qualitative analysis. Health Justice. 2025 Jan 10; 13(1):2. PMID: 39792224.

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  • Published on 11/8/2024

    Palmer JA, Engle RL, Hyde J, Petrakis BA, McInnes DK. Addressing spiritual needs of Veterans post-incarceration: a needs assessment. J Health Care Chaplain. 2024 Nov 08; 1-14. PMID: 39517119.

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  • Published on 10/23/2024

    Garvin L, Richardson E, Heyworth L, McInnes DK. Exploring Contactless Vital Signs Collection in Video Telehealth Visits Among Veterans Affairs Providers and Patients: Pilot Usability Study. JMIR Form Res. 2024 Oct 23; 8:e60491. PMID: 39441645.

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  • Published on 10/7/2024

    Kinney RL, Copeland LA, Tsai J, Abbott AA, Wallace K, Walker LA, Weber J, Katsos S, McInnes DK. A mixed-methods study of VA video connect utilization among veterans with diabetes experiencing housing instability during the pandemic. Digit Health. 2024; 10:20552076241282629. PMID: 39381825.

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  • Published on 9/25/2024

    Gichane MW, Griesemer I, Cubanski L, Egbuogu B, McInnes DK, Garvin LA. Increasing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Health and Health Services Research Workforce: A Systematic Scoping Review. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Sep 25. PMID: 39320587.

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  • Published on 4/22/2024

    Foster M, Fix GM, Hyde J, Dunlap S, Byrne TH, Sugie NF, Kuhn R, Gabrielian S, Roncarati JS, Zhao S, McInnes DK. Capturing the Dynamics of Homelessness Through Ethnography and Mobile Technology: Protocol for the Development and Testing of a Smartphone Technology-Supported Intervention. JMIR Res Protoc. 2024 Apr 22; 13:e53022. PMID: 38648101.

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  • Published on 4/16/2024

    Kim B, Petrakis BA, Griesemer I, Sliwinski SK, Midboe AM, Raciborski RA, Byrne TH, Gingell MB, Blue-Howells J, Clark SC, Tsai J, Harvey KLL, McInnes DK. Legal Services for Veterans (LSV): Protocol for evaluating the grant-based LSV initiative supporting community organizations' delivery of legal services to veterans. PLoS One. 2024; 19(4):e0297424. PMID: 38625878.

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  • Published on 2/20/2024

    Pinto Taylor E, Halpin SN, Marconi VC, Justice AC, Johnson TM, McInnes DK, Perkins MM. "Call 911 - That's my [Advance Care] Plan": Factors that Inform Advance Care Planning Conversation Readiness Among Aging Persons Living With HIV. J Appl Gerontol. 2024 Aug; 43(8):1156-1164. PMID: 38375619.

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  • Published on 1/22/2024

    Midboe AM, Cave S, Shimada SL, Griffin AC, Avoundjian T, Asch SM, Gifford AL, McInnes DK, Troszak LK. Relationship Between Patient Portal Tool Use and Medication Adherence and Viral Load Among Patients Living with HIV. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Feb; 39(Suppl 1):127-135. PMID: 38252241.

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  • Published on 7/1/2023

    Conti J, Fix GM, Javier SJ, Cheng H, Perez T, Dunlap S, McInnes DK, Midboe AM. Patient and provider perspectives of personal health record use: a multisite qualitative study in HIV care settings. Transl Behav Med. 2023 Jul 01; 13(7):475-485. PMID: 37084300.

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