Karen Rascati, Ph.D.

Selected Recent Publications
*Denotes student(s)/trainee(s) at the time of the study.

CORE Research Area: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research

Coleman A*; Vohra Y; Rascati K; Kubes S; Moffett B. Antibiotic Utilization and Efficacy Associated with Treating Pediatric Urinary Tract Infections in Texas Medicaid Patients in the First Year of Life. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal November 2021: 40 (11): DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003272.

LaVallee C*; Rascati KL; Gums TH. Antihypertensive agent utilization patterns among patients with uncontrolled hypertension in the United States. Journal Of Clinical Hypertension, November 2020: 222(11). DOI:10.1111/jch.14041.

Burkhard A*; Toliver J*; Rascati K. Association between multiple sclerosis disease severity and adherence to disease-modifying therapies. Journal Of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy. July 2021: 27(7); DOI 10.18553/jmcp.2021.27.7.915.

Toliver JC*; Barner JC; Lawson KA; Rascati KL. Use of a claims-based algorithm to estimate disease severity in the multiple sclerosis Medicare population. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. April 2021: Vol 49. DOI 10.1016/j.msard.2021.102741.

CORE Research Area: Healthcare Systems Research

Heo JH*; Park C; Ghosh S; Park SK; Zivkovic M; Rascati KL. A network meta-analysis of efficacy and safety of first-line and second-line therapies for the management of metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics. 2021 Feb 46 (1):
DOI: 10.1111/jcpt.13282.

Kumaraswamy N*; Markey MK; Ekin T; Barner JC; Rascati KL. Healthcare Fraud Data Mining Methods: A Look Back and Look Ahead. Perspectives In Health Information Management 2022 Jan 19(1).

Shao Q*; Rascati KL; Lawson KA; Wilson JP. Patterns and predictors of opioid use among migraine patients at emergency departments: A retrospective database analysis.        Cephalalgia: An International Journal of Headache 2020 Nov 40 (13): 
DOI: 10.1177/0333102420946710.

Toliver J*; Barner JC; Lawson K; Sonawane K; Rascati KL. Replication of a Claims-based Algorithm to Estimate Multiple Sclerosis Disease Severity in a Commercially Insured Population. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders 2020 Nov Vol 46 
DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2020.102539.

Zhang S*; Rascati KL. Utilization, adherence, and outcomes of 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate for recurrent spontaneous preterm birth prevention. Current Medical Research and Opinion. 2021 Sep. 37 (9) DOI: 10.1080/03007995.2021.1933928.

CORE Research Area: Health Economics and Outcomes Research

Alefan Q; Hamdouni E; Alhamad H; Mukattash T; Rascati KL. Barriers to implementing pharmacoeconomics. Expert Review Of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research. 2021 Feb 21 (1).  DOI:10.1080/14737167.2020.1766969.

*Shao Q; Rascati KL; Barner JC; Lawson KA; Sonawane KB; Rousseau JF. Healthcare utilization and costs among patients with chronic migraine, episodic migraine, and tension-type headache enrolled in commercial insurance plans. Headache. 2022 Feb DOI:10.1111/head.14247.

*Wong B; *Deng Y; Rascati KL. Healthcare Utilization, Costs, and Adverse Events of Real-Time Continuous Glucose Monitoring (rtCGM) versus Traditional Blood Glucose Monitoring (BG) among US Adults with Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes Science and Technology. 2021 Aug. 
DOI: 10.1177/19322968211031519.

*Shao Q; Rascati KL; Lawson KA; Wilson JP; Shah S; Garrett JS. Impact of emergency department opioid use on future health resource utilization among patients with migraine. Headache. 2021 Feb. DOI: 10.1111/head.14071.

*Liang Y; Rascati KL; Richards K. Prevalence of primary immune thrombocytopenia and related healthcare resource utilization among Texas Medicaid beneficiaries. Current Medical Research and Opinion 2021 Aug. DOI:1080/03007995.2021.1923469.

Graduate Courses
PGS 393T Pharmacoeconomics

PGS w393Q Health-related Quality of Life

PGS 390U Advanced Research Methods (Topic: Comorbidity measurement) 

PGS w390J Data Analysis in Healthcare (Topics: SAS, SQL)

PGS 390K Research Methods (Topics: Sampling, Measurement, Reliability, Validity, Observational Methods)

PharmD Courses
PHR394 F - Pharmacoeconomics

Significant/Recent Activities

National and International Service Activities 
Fellow of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA)

Past President, Rho Chi National Pharmacy Honor Society

Past Board of Directors/Treasurer – ISPOR

University/College Service Activities
Chair - Graduate Studies Committee

Graduate Advisor: College of Pharmacy (and Health Outcomes Divsision)

Advisor: UT-AMCP student chapter

Advisor: UT-ISPOR student chapter

Co-Advisor – Pharmacy Graduate Student Association (PGSA)