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DEGREES
1982 BSN, School of Nursing,
University of Michigan Ann
Arbor, MI
1994-
Principal, Laura E. Peterson, RN, MS, Health Care Consultant,
2000-2005 Visiting Lecturer, Department of Health
Policy and Management,
Public Health
1996-1999 Senior Clinical Research Specialist,
Center for Quality of Care Research and
Education
(QCARE),
1989-1996
Consultant, QCARE,
1995-1997 Senior Clinical Analyst, Center for
Clinical Quality Evaluation,
1990-1992 Director of Clinical Services,
Commonwealth Care, Inc.,
1987-1989 Executive Director, New England Medical
Claims Analysts, Inc.,
1982-1984
Registered Nurse, Hematology/Oncology,
MyBibliography available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/1Lseqa82vyjAX/bibliography/48701492/public/?sort=date&direction=ascending
Hanke SP, Joy B, Riddle E,
Ravishankar C, Peterson LE, King E, Mangeot C, Brown DW, Schoettker P, Anderson
JB, Bates KE. Risk Factors for Unanticipated
Readmissions during the Interstage: A Report from the National Pediatric
Cardiology Quality Improvement Collaborative. Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. In press.
Slicker J, Sables-Baus S, Lambert LM, Peterson LE, Woodard FK,
Ocampo ED; for the National Pediatric Cardiology Quality Improvement
Collaborative Feeding Work Group. Peri-operative Feeding Approaches in Single
Ventricle Infants: A Survey of 46 Centers. Congenital Heart Disease. 2016 Jul
13. doi: 10.1111/chd.12390. [Epub ahead of print]
Lihn SL, Kugler JD, Peterson LE, Lannon CM, Pickles D,
Beekman RH III. Transparency in a Pediatric Quality Improvement Collaborative:
A Passionate Journey by NPC-QIC Clinicians and Parents. Congenital Heart Disease.
2015;10(6):572-80.
Anderson JB, Beekman RH III, MD, Kugler JD,
Rosenthal GL, Jenkins KJ, Klitzner TS, Martin GR, Neish SR, Brown DW, Mangeot
C, King E, Peterson LE, Provost L, Lannon C; for the National Pediatric
Cardiology Quality Improvement Collaborative. Improvement in Interstage
Survival in a National Pediatric Cardiology Learning Network. Circ Cardiovasc
Qual Outcomes. 2015;8(4):428-36
Lannon CM and Peterson LE. Pediatric
Collaborative Networks for Quality Improvement and Research. Academic
Pediatrics. 2013;13(6 Suppl):S69-74
Brady PW, Varadarajan K, Peterson LE, Lannon C, Gross
T. Prevalence and Nature of Adverse
Medical Device Events in Hospitalized Children. Journal of
Hospital Medicine. 2013;8(7):390-3
Lannon CM and Peterson LE. Pediatric Collaborative
Improvement Networks: Background and Overview. Pediatrics. 2013;131:S189-95
Margolis PA, Peterson LE, Seid M. Collaborative
Chronic Care Networks (C3Ns) to Transform Chronic Illness Care. Pediatrics. 2013;131:S219-23
Burt
RS, Meltzer DO, Seid M, Borgert A, Chung JW, Colletti RB, Dellal G, Kahn SA,
Kaplan HC, Peterson LE, Margolis
P. What's in a Name Generator? Choosing the Right Name Generators for Social
Network Surveys in Healthcare Quality and Safety Research. BMJ
Quality & Safety. 2012;21(12):992-1000
Lannon C, Peterson LE, Goudie
A. Quality Measures for the Care of Children with Otitis Media with Effusion. Pediatrics. 2011;127(6):e1490-7
McDonald
MV and Peterson LE. Finding Success in Medication Management. Home Health Care
Management & Practice. 2008;20(2):135-140
Rockey DC, Barish M, Brill JV, Cash BD, Fletcher, JG,
Sharma P, Wani S, Wiersema MJ, Peterson LE, Conte J. Standards for
Gastroenterologists for Performing and Interpreting Diagnostic Computed
Tomographic Colonography. Gastroenterology. 2007;133:1005-24
Brotman
M, Allen JI, Bickston SJ, Campbell DR, Huddleston JM, Peterson LE, Schoenfeld
PS, Sennett CS, Willis JR. American Gastroenterological Association Task Force
on Quality Practice: A National Overview and Implications for GI Practice.
Gastroenterology. 2005;129:361-9
Homer CJ, Forbes P, Horvitz L, Peterson LE,
Wypij D, Heinrich P. Impact of a Quality Improvement Program on Care and
Outcomes for Children with Asthma. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent
Medicine. 2005;159:464-69
Feldman
P, Peterson LE, Reische L, Bruno L,
Clark A. Charting the Course for Home Health Care Quality: Action Steps
for Achieving Sustainable Improvement: Conference Proceedings. Home Healthcare
Nurse. 2004;22(12):841-50
Salem-Schatz SS, Peterson LE,
Palmer RH, Clanton M, Ezhuthachan S, Luttrell RC, Newman C, Westbury R.
Barriers to First-Week Follow-up of Newborns: Findings from Parent and
Clinician Focus Groups. Joint
Commission Journal on Quality and Safety. 2004;30(11):593-601
Peterson LE. Strengthening
Condition Specific Evidence-Based Practice: Charting a Course for Home Health
Care Quality. Journal for Healthcare Quality. 2004;26(3):10-18
Lawthers AG, Pransky GS, Peterson LE, Himmelstein J.
Rethinking Quality in the Context of Persons with Disability. International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 2003;15(4):287-99
Lawthers
AG, McCarthy EP, Davis RB, Peterson LE, Palmer RH,
Iezzoni LI. Identifying In-hospital Complications from Claims Data: Is it
Valid? Medical Care. 2000;38(8):785-95
Normand
SL, McNeil BJ, Peterson LE, Palmer RH. Eliciting Expert Opinion Using the
Delphi Technique: Identifying Performance Indicators for Cardiovascular Disease.
International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 1998;10(3):
247-60
Palmer
RH, Warren RL, Guest Editors, Peterson LE, Teek M, Associate Editors. Boston
Working Group on Improving Health Care Outcomes through Geriatric
Rehabilitation, Proceedings from the Conference
Palmer
RH, Peterson LE. Development and Testing of Performance Measures for Quality
Improvement in Clinical Preventive Services, American Journal of Preventive
Medicine. 1995;11(6):402-6
, , , ,The Childhood Obesity Performance Improvement (COPI) Collaborative: A
Pilot to Improve Practice Systems for Children with Overweight or Obesity
through Enhanced Care Coordination, Evidence-Based Practice, and Use of the
Healthier Generation Benefit.
Pediatrics. 2006;(137):Supplement
3
Brown D,
Mangeot C, Anderson J, Peterson L, King E, Lihn S, Neish S, Beekman R, Lannon
C. Digoxin use at discharge is associated with reduced interstage mortality
after Stage I Palliation for single ventricle heart disease. American College
of Cardiology, March
14-16, 2015. San Diego, CA.
National
Pediatric Cardiology Quality Improvement Collaborative. National learning
network of pediatric children’s hospitals. https://jcchdqi.org/
·
“Applying
Improvement Science: “We Got Our Measure Report…Now What?”” at the Spring
Learning Session, May 1-2, 2015 Erlanger, KY
·
“Learning to Use Swim Lane Diagrams in Our Improvement Work” at the Fall
Learning Session, Cincinnati, OH, November 7-8, 2014
·
“Let's Practice! Using Run Charts in Our
Daily QI Work” at the Spring Learning Session, Cincinnati, OH, April 25-26,
2014
Childhood
Obesity Performance Improvement (COPI) Collaborative. QI collaborative
sponsored by American Academy of Pediatrics, Academy of Nutrition and
Dietetics, and Alliance for a Healthier Generation.
·
“Using Run Charts
in our Daily QI Work” at Learning Session 3, Chicago, IL, June 2015
·
“Review of
Initial Clinical Quality Measure Results” at virtual Learning Session 2,
February 2015
·
“Model for
Improvement: 3 Questions”, “Swim Lane Process Flow Diagrams” and “Collaborative
Measures and Data Reporting” at Learning Session 1a and 1b. Chicago, IL and
Pittsburgh, PA, November and December 2014
ImproveCareNow.
National network for quality improvement for children with inflammatory bowel
disease. www.improvecarenow.org
·
“Applying Reliability Science” and “Ramp it Up!” at the Fall Learning
Session, Chicago, IL, October 5-7, 2012
·
“Applying Reliability Science”, “Ramp it Up!”, and “Putting Improvement
Science into Action” at the Spring Learning Session, Chicago, IL, March 23-25,
2012
·
“Applying the Model for Improvement” at the Fall Learning Session,
Chicago, IL, September 16, 2011
·
“Self Management Support Tools” at the Fall Learning Session, Chicago,
IL, September 24-26, 2010
Additional
lectures and talks, and those prior to 2010, available upon request.
Preceptor,
Field
Project in Quality Improvement (HCM758), Master in Health Care Management Program for
Physician Executives, Harvard School of Public Health,
annually 2013-2016
Co-Instructor, Quality
Measurement in Health Care, HPM515c, Department of Health Policy and
Management, Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), February-March, 2003 (also
February-March, 2001)
Co-Instructor, Clinical
Quality Measurement for Quality Improvement, HPM256c, Department of Health
Policy and Management, HSPH, annually 1997-2000
"Measuring Clinical
Performance", guest lecturer, Health Care Quality and Utilization
Management: HM 897, Boston University School of Management, February 9, 1999
(also October 8, 1997).
"Quality of
Care Assessments", in Measurement, Design and Analysis Methods for Health
Outcomes Research, Center for Continuing Professional Education (CCPE), HSPH,
June 17, 1998.
"Quality of Care
Measurement for Improvement and Accountability", Mercy-Harvard Executive
Program in Health Policy and Management, Des Moines, IA, November 14, 1997.
“Performance
Measurement for Quality Improvement”, a workshop for The MEDSTAT Group, Ann
Arbor, MI, October 28-29, 1997 (repeated January 21-22, 1998).
"Patient Reports of
Process and Satisfaction", in Measurement, Design and Analysis Methods for
Health Outcomes Research, CCPE, HSPH, June 18, 1997.
"Data for Performance
Measurement", "Patient-Reported Data for Performance
Measurement", and "Constructing Measures Based on Clinical Practice
Guidelines", in Effective Strategies for Building Clinical Performance
Measures Based on Practice Guidelines, CCPE, HSPH, March 26-28, 1997.
"Designing and Applying
Instruments to Measure Quality of Care", guest lecturer, Health
Administration 897, Boston University School of Management, October 9, 1996.
Quality Measurement in Health
Care, Harvard Institute for International Development, Palestine Health
Project, Gaza, August 27-29, 1996.
"Specification
of Data Items, Data Acquisition Rules and Procedures", in Assessing Clinical
Quality in Managed Care Organizations, Center for Quality of Care Research and
Education and the Office of Continuing Professional Education, HSPH, March
24-28, 1996.
"Developing Performance
Measures Using Medical Records Data", guest lecturer, Epidemiology 208S,
Harvard Medical School, August 17, 1995.
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