Andrea Benin, MD
Associate Professor Adjunct of Biostatistics (Health Informatics)DownloadHi-Res Photo
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Associate Professor Adjunct of Biostatistics (Health Informatics)
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Andrea Benin, MD is Associate Professor Adjunct of Biostatistics (Health Informatics). In addition, Dr. Benin is Chief, Surveillance Branch, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In this position, Dr. Benin has a leadership role in the National Healthcare Safety Network, the nation’s online surveillance system for tracking healthcare-associated infections and conditions as well as antimicrobial use and resistance.
Dr. Benin is a pediatrician with background and training in research, informatics, public health, epidemiology, and infectious diseases.
Last Updated on January 19, 2023.
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Biostatistics
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- Fellow
- Yale School of Medicine (2006)
- Fellow
- Yale School of Medicine (2005)
- Fellow
- Yale School of Medicine (2003)
- Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2000)
- Resident
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (1998)
- Intern
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (1996)
- MD
- Tufts University School of Medicine (1995)
- BA
- Dartmouth College (1991)
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Delivery of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Medical Informatics; Quality of Health Care; Safety
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0000-0003-2765-6272
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56Publications
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2026
Using a longitudinal k-means clustering method to explore nursing home factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection peak and resilience to a COVID-19 surge
Meng L, Bell J, Barbre K, Guthrie S, Mason L, Massey J, Wiegand R, Rowe T, Prosper M, Woods A, Qureshi I, Reses H, Stuckey M, Kuhar D, Lindley M, Hernandez-Romieu A, Benin A. Using a longitudinal k-means clustering method to explore nursing home factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection peak and resilience to a COVID-19 surge. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2026, 47: 685-691. PMID: 42130383, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2026.10406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsNursing homesCapacity of nursing homesFacility-level characteristicsNursing home residentsU.S. nursing homesLogistic regression modelsInfection surgeHome residentsHigh social vulnerabilityCOVID-19 surgesCommunal living environmentsExploratory regression analysisNursesStaff turnoverCommunicable illnessesRegression modelsHomeRegression analysisVaccination coverageSARS-CoV-2 transmissionFor-profitSocial vulnerabilityLiving environmentUrban areasCOVID-19Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Nursing Home Residents and Health Care Personnel — United States, 2024–25 Influenza Season
Bell J, Barbre K, Meng L, Lape-Newman B, Wong E, Woods A, Kalayil E, Dubendris H, Prosper M, Edwards J, Soe M, Kuhar D, Stuckey M, Lindley M, Benin A. Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Nursing Home Residents and Health Care Personnel — United States, 2024–25 Influenza Season. MMWR Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report 2026, 75: 195-201. PMID: 42024628, PMCID: PMC13105363, DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7515a1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsNursing home residentsHealth care personnelInfluenza vaccination coverageHome residentsNursing homesInfluenza seasonInfluenza vaccineVaccination coverageAnnual seasonal influenza vaccinationResidents of nursing homesNursing home settingInfluenza antiviral medicationsInfluenza-associated outcomesSevere influenza diseaseNational Healthcare Safety NetworkExposure to influenzaSeasonal influenza vaccineSeverity of influenzaCDC's National Healthcare Safety NetworkUnited StatesSevere influenzaNursesCare personnelHome settingInfluenza disease12: DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF A NATIONAL ELECTRONIC MORTALITY MEASURE FOR ADULT COMMUNITY-ONSET SEPSIS
Rhee C, Yu T, Dantes R, Li Q, Betz K, Edwards J, Soe M, Decker S, Chan C, Jin R, Albert S, DelloStritto L, Guy J, Sands K, Poland R, Kadri S, Chen H, Meyyur V, Kline R, Benin A. 12: DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF A NATIONAL ELECTRONIC MORTALITY MEASURE FOR ADULT COMMUNITY-ONSET SEPSIS. Critical Care Medicine 2026, 54 DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0001182240.50856.0e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSARS-CoV-2 infection rates among home dialysis patients and patients receiving hemodialysis at outpatient centers, January 2021–May 2023, United States
Woods A, Navarrete J, Li Q, Barbre K, Meng L, Barone G, Lamping L, Wiegand R, Novosad S, Benin A, Edwards J, Bell J. SARS-CoV-2 infection rates among home dialysis patients and patients receiving hemodialysis at outpatient centers, January 2021–May 2023, United States. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2026, 47: 290-294. PMID: 41496586, PMCID: PMC13285203, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2025.10305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsOutpatient dialysis facilitiesSARS-CoV-2 infection ratesHome patientsDialysis facilitiesRates of SARS-CoV-2 infectionOutpatient centersSARS-CoV-2 infectionCenters for Disease Control and Prevention's National Healthcare Safety NetworkNational Healthcare Safety NetworkIn-centerGeneralized Estimating EquationsNegative binomial regression modelsBinomial regression modelsHome dialysis patientsRate of infectionIn-Center Hemodialysis PatientsSARS-CoV-2Dialysis patientsDialysis settingUnited StatesInfection rateSafety NetworkMaintenance dialysis patientsOutpatient hemodialysisRegression models
2025
Trends of bloodstream infection incidence rates among patients on outpatient hemodialysis, National Healthcare Safety Network, 2012–2021
Li Q, Novosad S, Rha B, Hua H, Fike L, Navarrete J, Meng L, Benin A, Edwards J, Bell J. Trends of bloodstream infection incidence rates among patients on outpatient hemodialysis, National Healthcare Safety Network, 2012–2021. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2025, 47: 229-235. PMID: 41408747, PMCID: PMC12930263, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2025.80.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsNational Healthcare Safety NetworkOutpatient hemodialysis facilitiesBloodstream infection ratesPrevention practicesEvidence-based prevention practicesHemodialysis facilitiesSafety NetworkInterrupted time seriesInfection prevention practicesFacility characteristicsInfection prevention measuresIncidence rateNegative binomial modelBloodstream infectionsCOVID-19Outpatient hemodialysisVascular access typePreventive measuresFor-profit organizationsTemporal trendsAnnual decreaseCOVID-19 pandemicInfection incidence ratePotential impactBinomial modelConcise communication title: wide adoption of rapid molecular detection of antimicrobial resistance markers for use with blood cultures: implications for national surveillance of antimicrobial resistance
Wu H, England R, Huang X, Lutgring J, Spinosa J, Fields V, Webb A, McMeen M, Benin A. Concise communication title: wide adoption of rapid molecular detection of antimicrobial resistance markers for use with blood cultures: implications for national surveillance of antimicrobial resistance. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2025, 47: 94-97. PMID: 41194433, PMCID: PMC12780831, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2025.67.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntimicrobial resistancePhenotypic antimicrobial susceptibility testingAntimicrobial susceptibility testingAntimicrobial resistance markersAdoption of molecular testingMolecular testingNational surveillanceSurveillance of antimicrobial resistanceRapid molecular testsMolecular detectionSusceptibility testingResistance markersBlood culturesCare hospitalIndicators of resistanceAcute care hospitalsMicroorganisms Linked to Health Care–Associated Infections: Modernization of Terminology Resources for Reporting to the National Healthcare Safety Network
Abner S, Zheng S, Macumber C, Shakib S, Edwards J, Benin A. Microorganisms Linked to Health Care–Associated Infections: Modernization of Terminology Resources for Reporting to the National Healthcare Safety Network. JMIR Public Health And Surveillance 2025, 11: e66088. PMID: 40829129, PMCID: PMC12364414, DOI: 10.2196/66088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsHealth care-associated infectionsCenters for Disease Control and PreventionDisease Control and PreventionNational Healthcare Safety NetworkControl and PreventionOff-the-shelf softwareLegacy artifactsSafety NetworkCoding resourcesUse casesSoftware applicationsSoftware solutionsCase report detailsTerminological resourcesTerminology standardsNHSNSubmission of dataPublic health use casesHealthPatient's conditionInformation systemsLegacy reportsSoftwareMicroorganism dataNationalAssociation of facility vaccination policy with influenza vaccination among healthcare personnel in acute care hospitals: national Healthcare Safety Network, 2021–22 influenza season
Huynh C, Haanschoten E, Soe M, Barbre K, Meng L, Edwards J, Kalayil E, Lindley M, Reses H, Kuhar D, Stuckey M, Benin A, Bell J. Association of facility vaccination policy with influenza vaccination among healthcare personnel in acute care hospitals: national Healthcare Safety Network, 2021–22 influenza season. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2025, 46: 431-435. PMID: 40026104, PMCID: PMC12353221, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2025.24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsAcute care hospitalsAssociated with increased odds of vaccinationCare hospitalHospital employeesInfluenza vaccination coverageInfluenza vaccination policiesHealthcare personnelVaccination coverageNational Healthcare Safety NetworkAssociated with increased oddsOdds of vaccinationLicensed independent practitionersVaccination policyInfluenza vaccineUnvaccinated personnelHigh vaccination coverageInfluenzaIndependent practitionersPersonnelVaccineHospitalEmployeesSafety NetworkPolicyHealthcarePatient safety as a measure of resilience in US hospitals: central line-associated bloodstream infections, July 2020 through June 2021
Sapiano M, Dudeck M, Patel P, Binder A, Kofman A, Kuhar D, Pillai S, Stuckey M, Edwards J, Benin A. Patient safety as a measure of resilience in US hospitals: central line-associated bloodstream infections, July 2020 through June 2021. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2025, 46: 341-347. PMID: 39948082, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2024.167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsPatient safetyCentral line daysStaff shortagesUS hospitalsAcute care hospitalsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention's National Healthcare Safety NetworkLine daysNational Healthcare Safety NetworkCentral line-associated bloodstream infectionsLine-associated bloodstream infectionsRate of CLABSICOVID-19 pandemicSafe careStaffing shortagesHospital characteristicsPatient careMeasures of resilienceHealthcare systemCare hospitalMeasure stressorsDevelopment of policiesReporting of dataCOVID-19Risk adjustmentLevel of COVID-19
2024
Coverage with Influenza, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, and COVID-19 Vaccines Among Nursing Home Residents — National Healthcare Safety Network, United States, November 2024
Reses H, Segovia G, Dubendris H, Barbre K, Ananth S, Lape-Newman B, Wong E, Stillions M, Rowe T, Mothershed E, Wallender E, Twentyman E, Wiegand R, Patel P, Benin A, Bell J. Coverage with Influenza, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, and COVID-19 Vaccines Among Nursing Home Residents — National Healthcare Safety Network, United States, November 2024. MMWR Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report 2024, 73: 1052-1057. PMID: 39570790, PMCID: PMC11581205, DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7346a2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsRespiratory syncytial virusRespiratory syncytial virus vaccineNational Healthcare Safety NetworkSyncytial virusVaccination coverageSusceptible to severe outcomesHealth and Human Services regionsRespiratory virus seasonCOVID-19 vaccineCDC's National Healthcare Safety NetworkInfluenza vaccineVirus seasonSevere complicationsRespiratory virusesAssociated with respiratory illnessInfluenzaNursing home residentsSafety NetworkRespiratory illnessSevere outcomesReport vaccinationElevated riskSARS-CoV-2VaccineIndex levels
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