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| E A ColemanSummaryAffiliation: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Country: USA Publications
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A qualitative exploration of a patient-centered coaching intervention to improve care transitions in chronically ill older adultsCarla Parry
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Division of Health Care Policy and Research, School of Medicine, 13611 East Colfax, Suite 100, Aurora, CO 80011, USA
Home Health Care Serv Q 25:39-53. 2006..Future research should seek to explore which patients are most ready and able to benefit from this type of intervention...- A comparison of functional outcomes after hip fracture in group/staff HMOs and fee-for-service systemsE A Coleman
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, USA
Eff Clin Pract 3:229-39. 2000..No study to date has compared outcomes over an entire episode of care delivered across multiple settings... - The central role of performance measurement in improving the quality of transitional careEric A Coleman
Division of Health Care Policy and Research, University of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center, 13611 East Colfax Ave, Suite 100, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
Home Health Care Serv Q 26:93-104. 2007..The CTM was found to be a sensitive tool able to capture changes in performance. The 3-item CTM was found to significantly predict post-hospital return to the emergency department within the first 30 days (p = 0.004)... - The care transitions intervention: results of a randomized controlled trialEric A Coleman
Division of Health Care Policy and Research, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, USA
Arch Intern Med 166:1822-8. 2006..A care transitions intervention designed to encourage patients and their caregivers to assert a more active role during care transitions may reduce rehospitalization rates... - Posthospital medication discrepancies: prevalence and contributing factorsEric A Coleman
Division of Health Care Policy and Research, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Aurora, CO 80011, USA
Arch Intern Med 165:1842-7. 2005..The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and contributing factors associated with posthospital medication discrepancies... - Assessing the quality of preparation for posthospital care from the patient's perspective: the care transitions measureEric A Coleman
Division of Health Care Policy and Research, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80011, USA
Med Care 43:246-55. 2005..A valid and reliable self-report measure of the quality of care transitions is needed that is both consistent with the concept of patient-centeredness and useful for the purpose of performance measurement and quality improvement... - Preparing patients and caregivers to participate in care delivered across settings: the Care Transitions InterventionEric A Coleman
Division of Health Care Policy and Research, and Geriatric Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 13611 East Colfax Avenue, Aurora, CO 80011, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 52:1817-25. 2004..To test whether an intervention designed to encourage older patients and their caregivers to assert a more active role during care transitions can reduce rehospitalization rates... - Lost in transition: challenges and opportunities for improving the quality of transitional careEric A Coleman
Division of Health Care Policy and Research, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Aurora, Colorado 80011, USA
Ann Intern Med 141:533-6. 2004..This article describes the challenges involved in and potential solutions for improving the quality of transitional care... - Quantifying posthospital care transitions in older patientsEdna Ma
Division of Health Care Policy and Research and the Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA
J Am Med Dir Assoc 5:71-4. 2004..Furthermore, no studies have examined transitions based on method of payment... - Challenges of systems of care for frail older persons: the United States of America experienceEric A Coleman
Divisions of Geriatrics and Health Care Policy and Research, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver 80206, USA
Aging Clin Exp Res 14:233-8. 2002..Fortunately, innovations are being implemented that integrate acute care with chronic and long-term care, providing reason for hope that the health care system in the United States is responding to these imperatives... - Reducing emergency visits in older adults with chronic illness. A randomized, controlled trial of group visitsE A Coleman
Center on Aging Research Section, Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver, Colo, USA
Eff Clin Pract 4:49-57. 2001..A primary care group visit (i.e., several patients meeting together with the provider at the same time) may reduce fragmentation of care and subsequent emergency department utilization... - Pressure ulcer prevalence in long-term nursing home residents since the implementation of OBRA '87. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation ActEric A Coleman
Center on Aging Research Section, Division of Geriatrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80206, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 50:728-32. 2002..To evaluate change in pressure ulcer prevalence in long-term nursing home residents since the implementation of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (OBRA '87)... - Improving the quality of transitional care for persons with complex care needsEric A Coleman
Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80206, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 51:556-7. 2003 - Falling through the cracks: challenges and opportunities for improving transitional care for persons with continuous complex care needsEric A Coleman
Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80206, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 51:549-55. 2003..The article concludes with a proposed research agenda designed to advance the science of high-quality transitional care... - Further application of the care transitions intervention: results of a randomized controlled trial conducted in a fee-for-service settingCarla Parry
University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado 80045, USA
Home Health Care Serv Q 28:84-99. 2009..Coaching chronically ill older patients and their caregivers to ensure that their needs are met during care transitions may reduce the rate of subsequent rehospitalization in a Medicare fee-for-service population... - Managing patient care transitions: a report of the HMO Care Management WorkgroupEric A Coleman
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, USA
Healthplan 45:36-9. 2004 - Assessing the quality of transitional care: further applications of the care transitions measureCarla Parry
Division of Health Care Policy and Research, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Aurora, Colorado 80045, USA
Med Care 46:317-22. 2008..The Institute of Medicine has identified care transitions as a priority area for performance measurement... - Posthospital care transitions: patterns, complications, and risk identificationEric A Coleman
Division of Health Care Policy, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 13611 East Colfax Avenue, Suite 100, Aurora, CO 80011, USA
Health Serv Res 39:1449-65. 2004..Patients at risk for complicated care patterns can be identified using data available at the time of hospital discharge... - The care transitions intervention: a patient-centered approach to ensuring effective transfers between sites of geriatric careCarla Parry
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Division of Health Care Policy and Research, Denver 80206, USA
Home Health Care Serv Q 22:1-17. 2003..This article introduces a patient-centered interdisciplinary team intervention designed to improve transitions across sites of geriatric care... - Factors influencing models of end-of-life care in nursing homes: results of a survey of nursing home administratorsKristen N Rice
Division of Health Care Policy and Research, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
J Palliat Med 7:668-75. 2004.... - A new tool for identifying discrepancies in postacute medications for community-dwelling older adultsJodi D Smith
Division of Health Care Policy and Research, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA
Am J Geriatr Pharmacother 2:141-7. 2004.... - Better transitions: improving comprehension of discharge instructionsAmita Chugh
Division of Health Care Policy and Research, University of Colorado at Denver, USA
Front Health Serv Manage 25:11-32. 2009.... - Executing high-quality care transitions: a call to do it rightEric A Coleman
J Hosp Med 2:287-90. 2007 - Promoting effective transitions of care at hospital discharge: a review of key issues for hospitalistsSunil Kripalani
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
J Hosp Med 2:314-23. 2007..By understanding the key challenges and adopting strategies to improve patient care in the transition from hospital to home, hospitalists could significantly reduce medical errors in the postdischarge period... - How can we ground the "frequent fliers"?Eric A Coleman
J Am Geriatr Soc 55:467-8. 2007 - Using electronic health records to improve care: will "high tech" allow a return to "high touch" medicine?F Michael Gloth
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Victory Springs Senior Health Associates, Reistertown, MD 21136, USA
J Am Med Dir Assoc 6:270-5. 2005 - Caring for older Americans: the future of geriatric medicineRichard Besdine
American Geriatrics Society, 350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 801, New York, NY 10118, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 53:S245-56. 2005..Nevertheless, the goals of geriatric medicine will be accomplished only if geriatricians and their partners work in a system that is designed to provide high-quality, efficient care and recognizes the value of geriatrics... - What you need to know about the Medicare Prescription Drug ActJennifer Brinckerhoff
Divisions of health care policy and research and geriatric medicine at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver, USA
Fam Pract Manag 12:49-52. 2005
Research Grants
- Reducing Fragmentation Across Sites of Geriatric CareEric Coleman; Fiscal Year: 2003..Our third aim is to initiate a randomized controlled trial of this intervention. The results of this research will improve our ability to quantify care fragmentation and subsequently measure the effectiveness of a targeted intervention. ..
- Influence of Cognition on Health Literacy and Comprehension of the Discharge PlanEric Coleman; Fiscal Year: 2007..Before interventions can be designed and tested to improve health literacy, a more complete understanding of the role of basic subcomponents of cognition is needed. ..