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Journal Articles: In Press/Under Review/In Preparation

  • Levy CR, Fish R, Kramer A. "Predictors of do not resuscitate orders in nursing homes." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (In press.)

  • Wald H, Epstein A, Kramer, A. "Extended Urinary Catheter Use in Postoperative Hip Fracture Patients: Outcomes and Hospital Practice Variation." Medical Care (In Press.)

  • Levy C, Epstein A, Landry L and Kramer A. "Factors Influencing Models of Physician’s Practice in Nursing Homes: A Pilot Study." Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (In Press.)

  • Sauaia A, Dauchot CP, Borrayo E, Min S, Leyba J, Gallo SM, Kramer AM. "The Tepeyac Project: A Church-Based Approach To Increase Breast Cancer Screeening Among Latinas In Colorado."Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. (Under review.)

  • Kramer AM, Eilertsen T, Palmer L, Schenkman M, Scott-Cawiezell J, Turkman D, Stevens B, Connolly R, Pratt M. "Development and Testing of Community Discharge Quality Measure for Skilled Nursing Facilities."Medical Care (Under review.)

Journal Articles: 2004

  • O’Brien JM Jr., Welsh CH, Fish RH, Ancukiewicz M, Kramer AM. "Excess Body Weight is Not Independently Associated with Outcome in Mechanically Ventilated Patients with Acute Lung Injury." Annals of Internal Medicine 140(5):338-345, 2004.

  • Levy CR, Fish R, and Kramer A. "Site of Death in the Hospital Versus Nursing Home of Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Residents Admitted Under Medicare’s Part A Benefit." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 52(8): 1247-1254, 2004.

  • Coleman EA, Min S, Chomiak A, Kramer AM. "Posthospital Care Transitions: Patterns, Complications, and Risk Identification." Health Services Research 39(5): 1449-1465, 2004.

  • Hutt E, Reznickova N, Morgenstern N, Frederickson EB, Kramer AM. "Improving Care of Nursing Home Acquired Pneumonia in a Managed Care Environment." Am J Managed Care 10(10):681-686, 2004.

  • Coleman EA, Smith JD, Frank JC, Min S, Parry C, Kramer AM. "Preparing Patients and Caregivers to Participate in Care Delivered Across Settings: The Care Transitions Intervention." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 52(11):1817-1825. 2004.

Journal Articles: 2003

  • Fischer SM, Gozansky WS, Kutner JS, Chomiak A, Kramer A. "Palliative Care Education: An intervention to Improve Medical Residents’ Knowledge and Attitudes." Journal of Palliative Medicine 6(3):391-400, 2003.

  • Parry C, Coleman E, Smith J, Frank J, Kramer A. "The Care Transitions Intervention: A Patient-Centered Approach to Ensuring Effective Transfers Between Sites of Geriatric care." Home Health Care Services Quarterly 22(3):1-7, 2003.

  • Hutt E, Frederickson EB, Ecord M, Kramer AM. "Associations Among Processes and Outcomes of Care for Medicare Nursing Home Residents with Acute Heart Failure." Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 4(4):195-199, 2003.

Journal Articles: 2002

  • Grigsby J, Kaye K, Kowalsky J, Kramer AM. "The Relationship Between Functional Status and the Capacity to Regulate Behavior Among Elderly Persons Following Hip Fracture." Rehabilitation Psychology 47:291-307, 2002.

  • Coleman EA, Smith JD, Frank JC, Eilertsen TB, Thiare JN, and Kramer AM. "Development and Testing of a Measure Designed to Assess the Quality of Care Transitions." International Journal of Integrated Care (www.ijic.org/index2.html) Volume 2, June 2002.

  • Hutt E, Frederickson EB, Ecord M, and Kramer AM. "Processes of Care Predict Survival Following Nursing Home-Acquired Pneumonia." Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management 9(5): 249-256, May 2002.

  • Grigsby J, Kaye K, Kowalsky J, Kramer AM. "Association of Behavioral Self-Regulation with Concurrent Functional Capacity Among Stroke Rehabilitation Patients." Journal of Clinical Geropsychology. 8(1):25-33, 2002.

  • Hutt E, Kramer AM. "Evidenced-Based Guidelines for Management of Nursing Home-Acquired Pneumonia." Journal of Family Practice. 51(8):709-716, 2002.

  • Hutt EA, Ecord M, Eilertsen T, Frederickson E, Kramer AM. "Precipitants of Emergency Room Visits and Acute Hospitalization in Short-Stay Medicare Nursing Home Residents." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 50(2):223-229, 2002.

Journal Articles: 2001

  • Coleman EA, Eilertsen TB, Kramer AM, Magid DJ, Beck A, Conner D. "Reducing Emergency Visits in Older Adults with Chronic Illness: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Group Visits." Effective Clinical Practice 4(2):49-57, 2001.

  • Hutt E, Ecord M, Eilertsen TB, Frederickson E, Kowalsky JC, Kramer AM. "Prospective Payment for Nursing Homes Increased Therapy Provision without Improving Community Discharge Rates." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 49(8):1071-1079, 2001.

Journal Articles: 2000

  • Coleman E, Kramer A, Kowalsky J, Eckhoff D, Lin M, Hester E, Morgenstern N, Steiner J. "Outcomes and Utilization for Acute Hip Fracture in Managed Care and Fee-For-Service Settings." Effective Clinical Practice 3(5):229-239, 2000.

  • Grigsby J, Kaye K, Eilertsen T, Kramer A. "The Behavioral Dyscontrol Scale and Functional Status Among Elderly Medical and Surgical Rehabilitation Patients" Journal of Clinical Gerontology 6(4):259-268, 2000.

  • Johnson M, Kramer A, Lin M, Kowalsky J, Steiner J. "Outcomes of Older Persons Receiving Rehabilitation for Medical and Surgical Conditions Compared with Hip Fracture and Stroke." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 48(11);1389-1397, 2000.

  • Johnson M, Lin M, Mangalik S, Murphy D, Kramer A. "Patients' Perception of Physicians' Recommendations for Comfort Care Differs by Patient Age and Gender. Journal of General Internal Medicine 15:248-255, 2000.

  • Kramer A, Kowalsky J, Lin M, Grigsby J, Hughes R, Steiner J. "Outcome and Utilization Differences for Older Persons with Stroke in HMO and Fee-for-Service Systems." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 48(7):726-734, 2000.

Journal Articles: 1999

  • Grigsby J, Kramer AM, Eilertsen TB, Kaye K. "Behavioral Self-Regulation and Functional Capacity Among Geriatric Hip Fracture Rehabilitation Patients." Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society 5(2):115, 1999.

  • Kramer A, Coleman E. "Stroke Rehabilitation in Nursing Homes: How Do We Measure Quality?" Clinics in Geriatric Medicine 15(4):869-884, 1999.

  • Roche V, Kramer AM, Hester E, Welch C. "Long Term Functional Outcome after Intensive Care." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 47:18-24, 1999.

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