Zachary R. Burningham

Zachary R. Burningham, MPH, PhD

Languages spoken: English

Academic Information

Departments Primary - Internal Medicine

Divisions: Epidemiology

Dr. Burningham is an informatician with expertise in health informatics development and evaluation. His background includes public health, epidemiology, health services research, and database analytics. His passion lies in developing highly usable electronic health record (EHR)-enhancement tools that serve as a catalyst for change and result in the improvement of healthcare delivery and patient outcomes.

He currently directs the Veteran Rural Health Resource Center (VRHRC) Data & Analytic Core (DAC), where his team aims to build and disseminate institutional knowledge in rural-specific data and analytic competencies while developing innovative data products designed to address rural Veteran health disparities and reduce barriers to care.

He also co-directs the Empowering Learning, Innovation and experiences through Implementation of Health Informatics (ELIXIR) team where they develop, implement, and maintain a portfolio of health IT decision-support tools for the VA’s National Oncology Program (NOP).

Education History

Undergraduate Brigham Young University ¿ Idaho
 BS
Graduate Training University of Utah School of Medicine
 MPH
Doctoral Training University of Utah School of Medicine
 PhD

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Burningham Z, Jackson GL, Kelleher J, Stevens M, Morris I, Cohen J, Maloney G, Vaughan C (2020). The Enhancing Quality of Prescribing Practices for Older Veterans Discharged From the Emergency Department (EQUIPPED) Potentially Inappropriate Medication Dashboard: A Suitable Alternative to the In-person Academic Detailing and Standardized Feedback Reports of Traditional EQUIPPED?. Clinical therapeutics, 42(4), 573-582.
  2. Burningham Z, Chen W, Sauer BC, Richter Lagha R, Hansen J, Huynh T, Patel S, Leng J, Halwani A, Kramer B (2019). VA Geriatric Scholars Program's impact on prescribing potentially inappropriate medications. The American journal of managed care, 25(9), 425-430.
  3. Halwani AS, Rasmussen KM, Patil V, Li CC, Yong CM, Burningham Z, Gupta S, Narayanan S, Lin SW, Carroll S, Mhatre SK, Graff JN, Dreicer R, Sauer B (2020). Real-world practice patterns in veterans with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. Urologic oncology, 38(1), 1.e1-1.e10.
  4. Li C, Patil V, Rasmussen KM, Yong C, Chien HC, Morreall D, Humpherys J, Sauer BC, Burningham Z, Halwani A (2021). Predicting Survival in Veterans with Follicular Lymphoma Using Structured Electronic Health Record Information and Machine Learning. International journal of environmental research and public health, 18(5),
  5. Chien HC, Morreall D, Patil V, Rasmussen KM, Li C, Yong CM, Burningham Z, Masaquel A, Halloran M, De Long-Sieg E, Schulz M, Sauer BC, Halwani A (2021). Real-world practice patterns and outcomes in Veterans with relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Future oncology (London, England), 17(4), 411-422.
  6. Chien HC, Morreall D, Patil V, Rasmussen KM, Yong C, Li C, Passey DG, Burningham Z, Sauer BC, Halwani A (2021). Treatment Patterns and Outcomes in a Nationwide Cohort of Older and Younger Veterans with Waldenström Macroglobulinemia, 2006-2019. Cancers, 13(7),
  7. Richter Lagha R, Burningham Z, Sauer BC, Leng J, Peters C, Huynh T, Patel S, Halwani AS, Kramer B (2020). Usability Testing a Potentially Inappropriate Medication Dashboard: A Core Component of the Dashboard Development Process. Applied clinical informatics, 11(4), 528-534.
  8. Rasmussen KM, Patil V, Burningham Z, Yong C, Sauer BC, Halwani A (2020). Atrial Fibrillation and Bleeding in Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Treated with Ibrutinib in the Veterans Health Administration. Federal practitioner, 37(Suppl 2), S44-S49.
  9. Halwani AS, Rasmussen KM, Patil V, Morreall D, Li C, Yong C, Burningham Z, Dawson K, Masaquel A, Henderson K, DeLong-Sieg E, Sauer B (2020). Maintenance rituximab in Veterans with follicular lymphoma. Cancer medicine, 9(20), 7537-7547.
  10. Peters CB, Hansen JL, Halwani A, Cho ME, Leng J, Huynh T, Burningham Z, Caloyeras J, Matsuda T, Sauer B (2019). Validation of Algorithms Used to Identify Red Blood Cell Transfusion Related Admissions in Veteran Patients with End Stage Renal Disease. EGEMS (Washington, DC), 7(1), 23.
  11. Passey D, Healy R, Qualls J, Hamilton CJ, Tilley E, Burningham Z, Sauer B, Halwani (2022). Development and implementation of a pharmacist-led telehealth medication management program for veterans receiving oral antineoplastic therapies through the MISSION Act. American journal of health-system pharmacy, 79(11), 835-843.
  12. Post AR, Burningham Z, Halwani A (2022). Electronic Health Record Data in Cancer Learning Health Systems: Challenges and Opportunities. JCO clinical cancer informatics, 6, e2100158.
  13. Friedman DR, Patil V, Li C, Rassmussen KM, Burningham Z, Hamilton-Hill S, Kelley MJ, Halwani A (2022). Integration of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in the Electronic Health Record: The Veterans Affairs Experience. JCO clinical cancer informatics, 6, e2100086.
  14. Burningham Z, Lagha RR, Duford-Hutchinson B, Callaway-Lane C, Sauer BC, Halwani AS, Bell J, Huynh T, Douglas JR, Kramer B (2022). Developing the VA Geriatric Scholars Programs' Clinical Dashboards Using the PDSA Framework for Quality Improvement. Applied clinical informatics, 13(4), 961-970.
  15. Parry KJ, Hicken BL, Chen W, Leng J, Allen S, Burningham (2022). Impact of moral injury and posttraumatic stress disorder on health care utilization and suicidality in rural and urban veterans. Journal of traumatic stress,
  16. Vaughan CP, Burningham Z, Kelleher JL, McGwin G, Jasien CL, Hastings SN, Stevens MB, Morris I, Jackson GL, The EQUIPPED VA Implementation QI Grou (2023). A cluster-randomized trial of two implementation strategies to deliver audit and feedback in the EQUIPPED medication safety program. Academic emergency medicine,
  17. Gould CE, Carlson C, Alfaro AJ, Trivedi R, Savell AD, Mehta PS, Burningham Z, Peeples A, Filips (2023). Supporting Veterans, Caregivers, and Providers in Rural Regions With Tele-Geriatric Psychiatry Consultation: A Mixed Methods Pilot Study. The American journal of geriatric psychiatry, 31(4), 279-290.
  18. Sullivan DH, Sawyer LM, Dawson BD, Dunlap J, Cigolle CT, Keller HE, Burningham (2023). Use of Real Time Clinical Video Telehealth to Home by primary care providers within the Veterans Health Administration during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: variability across VA stations and with time. JAMIA open, 6(3), ooad075.
  19. Burningham Z, Jackson GL, Kelleher JL, Morris I, Stevens MB, Cohen J, Maloney G, Sauer BC, Halwani AS, Chen W, Vaughan C (2023). Use of a Medication Safety Audit and Feedback Tool in the Emergency Department Is Affected by Prescribing Characteristics. Applied clinical informatics, 14(4), 684-692.
  20. Gao G, Martin CL, Vaughan C, Markland A, Kelly U, Pathak N, Wallace J, Burningham (2024). End Users' Perceived Engagement with Clinical Dashboards: A Rapid Review. Studies in health technology and informatics, 310, 1091-1095.
  21. Syed Q, McGwin G, Burningham Z, Kelleher JL, Mather J, Hastings SN, Stevens MB, Morris I, Jackson GL, Vaughan C (2024). Gabapentinoid prescribing in Veterans Administration emergency departments implementing EQUIPPED. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society,
  22. Gao G, Vaughan CP, Markland AD, Reinicke K, Annavaram N, Burningham (2024). Leveraging A Clinical Dashboard and Process Mappings to Improve Treatment Access and Outcomes for Women Veterans with Urinary Incontinence. AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium, 2023, 359-368.
  23. O'Malley K, Moye J, Leng J, Burningham (2024). Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Older Veterans admitted to VA Community Living Centers: Prevalence and Risk Correlates. The American journal of geriatric psychiatry,

Letter

  1. Chien HC, Morreall D, Patil V, Rasmussen KM, Yong CM, Li CY, Passey DG, Burningham Z, Sauer BC, Halwani AS (2021). Real-world treatment patterns and outcomes in a national study of veterans with Waldenström macroglobulinemia, 2006-2019. [Letter to the editor]. Am J Hematol, 96(6), E184-E187.

Abstract

  1. Burningham Z, Foote T, Rowe K, Rathod A, Halwani AS, Kelley MJ, Serway CN (2023). Development of a National Precision Oncology Program (NPOP) Dashboard Suite and Data Mart For Monitoring Somatic Molecular Testing Use.
  2. Moss HA, Rasmussen KM, Patil V, Halwani AS, Morreall D, Li C, Mcshinsky R, Burningham Z, Collins S, Underwood P, Kelley MJ, Colonna (2023). Demographic Characteristics of Veterans Diagnosed with Breast and Gynecologic Cancers: A Comparative Analysis with the General Population.
  3. Rasmussen KM, Halwani AS, Patil V, Morreall D, Li C, Mcshinsky R, Burningham Z, Collins S, Underwood PR, Kelley MJ, Colonna SV, Moss (2023). VetConnect Cancer Navigator: Enhancing Care for Veterans with Breast and Gynecologic Cancers. . 19(11 suppl),
  4. Halwani AS, Patil V, Mcshinsky R, Morreall D, Rasmussen K, Li C, Burningham Z, Menendez CS, Chiba A, Moss H, Colonna SV, Rowe KG, Kelley M (2024). Incidence of germline genetic testing in Veterans with breast cancer in the Veterans Health Administration. . 42(16 suppl),