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Wyatt P. Bensken, PhD

Research Investigator & Adjunct Assistant Professor of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences

OCHIN, Inc

Case Western Reserve University

Welcome

I am a Research Investigator at OCHIN, Inc. while also holding an appointment as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Population & Quantitative Health Sciences in the School of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University. Broadly, I specialize in the use of complex health care data, paired with a myriad of quantitative approaches, identify disparities and inequities in health, health care, and health outcomes. In addition to this quantitative expertise, I have a growing portfolio of work that bridges the gap between health equity research and policy.

Below you’ll find summaries of my recent work, with full details on my CV .

Interests

  • Health disparities and inequities
  • Social determinants of health, social risk, and social needs
  • Complex chronic conditions
  • Multimorbidity

Education

  • PhD in Epidemiology and Biostatistics

    Case Western Reserve University

  • BS in Public Health

    American University

Recent Research Experience

 
 
 
 
 

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences

Case Western Reserve University

Aug 2022 – Present
 
 
 
 
 

Research Investigator

OCHIN, Inc

Jun 2022 – Present
 
 
 
 
 

Research Analyst, Population Health Outcomes Research Core and Population Cancer Analytics Shared Resource

Case Western Reserve University

Aug 2018 – Jun 2022 Cleveland, OH
 
 
 
 
 

Research Fellow and Research Collaborator

National Institutes of Health

May 2016 – Jul 2019 Bethesda, MD

Recent Publications

For a full list, including under review and in-press publications, please see my CV

An Increase in the Use of ICD-10 Z-Codes for Social Risks and Social Needs: 2015 to 2019

Attention to 10th Revision of the International Classification of Disease (ICD-10)-CM Z-codes as a mechanism for capturing social risk …
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Racial and Ethnic Differences in Antiseizure Medications Among People With Epilepsy on Medicaid: A Case of Potential Inequities

Background and Objectives: Being on a newer, second-, and third-generation antiseizure medication (ASM) may represent an important …
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The Significance of the Increased Incidence of New Onset Seizures and Epilepsy After a COVID-19 Infection

With over 600 million infected worldwide and 95 million in the United States, as of September 2022, the lasting health consequences of …
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Recent Projects

Disparities in Health and Outcomes for People with Epilepsy

Working with a team of varied expertise, my dissertation work focuses on identifying disparities in health and outcomes for people with …

Social Determinants of Health, Social Risks, and Social Needs

Using a myriad of data sources, I lead projects to examine the use and impact of health-related social needs on care and outcomes

R Package - socialrisk

Identifying Patient Social Risk from Administrative Health Care Data
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R Package - multimorbidity

Harmonizing various comorbidity, multimorbidity, and frailty measures for health services and population health research
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Cancer Related Outcomes and Disparities

As an analyst in the Population Cancer Analytics Shared Resource of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, I work with a broad team of …

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