Blake McGee, PhD, MPH, RN

Department Chair, Prelicensure Nursing | Associate Professor Augusta University, College of Nursing

  • Augusta GA

Blake McGee studies the impacts of federal and state policy choices on economically or socially marginalized people.

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Areas of Expertise

Affordable Care Act
Medicare
Health Policy
Medicaid
Emergency Nursing‎
Cardiovascular Disease

Accomplishments

Unit Commendation from the U.S. Public Health Service

2023

Alice S. Hersh Scholarship Alternate

2017
AcademyHealth

Sigma Theta Tau

2017

Education

Emory University

Ph.D.

Nursing Science

2018

Emory University

B.S.

Nursing

2013

Columbia University

MPH

Public Health

2007

Affiliations

  • American Heart Association
  • Georgia Nurses Association
  • AcademyHealth
  • American Nurses Association

Articles

Changes in acute care use among people with sickle cell disease after adoption of a prescription drug monitoring program

Blood Advances

2025

Many states require prescribers to check a prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) database before prescribing controlled substances, which may affect access and health outcomes for individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD). Our study objective was to evaluate acute care trends before and after PDMP implementation among people with SCD. We carried out a retrospective longitudinal cohort study of 13 698 individuals with confirmed or probable SCD in the Georgia Sickle Cell Data Collection program from 2010 to 2019.

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Self-reported pain levels for emergency department visits associated with sickle cell disease in the United States

Blood Advances

2024

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of inherited rare blood disorders that affects an estimated 100 000 individuals in the United States. The hallmark symptom of SCD is acute and chronic pain caused by vaso-occlusion owing to deoxygenated and sickled red blood cells.1 Acute pain episodes in SCD are frequently managed at home but also result in high levels of emergency department (ED) utilization.2,3 On average, ∼200 000 ED visits occur annually by individuals with SCD, with pain being the most common reason for ED utilization.4 Given the importance of the ED in providing acute care to persons living with SCD, we aim to describe self-reported pain levels in the ED. Specifically, we provide nationally representative estimates of the number and percentage of ED visits made across pain levels and compare self-reported pain between visits associated with SCD compared with the general patient population in the United States.

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Racial/ethnic differences in associations between Medicaid expansion and causes and costs of readmission after acute ischemic stroke

Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

2024

The purpose of this study was to examine whether the relative frequency of leading causes and total associated costs of readmission after acute ischemic stroke changed with Medicaid expansion, and how these changes differed by racial/ethnic group. We used a difference-in-differences approach to compare changes in the relative frequency of leading causes of unplanned 30-day readmission and to examine changes in the costs associated with unplanned readmission between expansion states (AR, MD, NM, and WA) and non-expansion states (FL and GA).

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