LAURA E. PETERSON, BSN, SM

 

PO Box 990958                                                                                  

Boston, Massachusetts 02199 

Phone: (617) 426-0066

Laura.consultingpractice@gmail.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/laura-peterson/8/872/b01

 

DEGREES                           

 

1986                SM, Health Policy and Management                                                    Boston, MA

                        Harvard University School of Public Health

 

1982                BSN, School of Nursing, University of Michigan                                Ann Arbor, MI

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

1994-                              Principal, Laura E. Peterson, RN, MS, Health Care Consultant, Boston, MA

 

2000-2005       Visiting Lecturer, Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of

                        Public Health

 

1996-1999       Senior Clinical Research Specialist, Center for Quality of Care Research and

            Education (QCARE), Harvard School of Public Health

 

1989-1996              Consultant, QCARE, Harvard School of Public Health

 

1995-1997       Senior Clinical Analyst, Center for Clinical Quality Evaluation, Washington, DC

 

1990-1992       Director of Clinical Services, Commonwealth Care, Inc., Newton, MA

 

1987-1989       Executive Director, New England Medical Claims Analysts, Inc., Cambridge, MA

 

1982-1984              Registered Nurse, Hematology/Oncology, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

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]

 

Brown DW, Mangeot C, Anderson JB, Peterson LE, King EC, Lihn SL, Neish SR, Fleishman C, Phelps C, Hanke S, Beekman RH, Lannon CM; National Pediatric Cardiology Quality Improvement Collaborative. Digoxin Use Is Associated With Reduced Interstage Mortality in Patients With No History of Arrhythmia After Stage I Palliation for Single Ventricle Heart Disease. J Am Heart Assoc. 2016 Jan 11;5(1)

 

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 May 16-18, 1996. Medical Care Supplement. June 1997:35(6)

 

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

 

ABSTRACTS

 

Liebhart J, Cook SR, Schofield M, Peterson LE, Radecki L. 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.  

Lannon C, Peterson LE, Goudie A. Issues in Using Metrics for National Performance Reporting: The Example of Otitis Media with Effusion. Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, 2010. Vancouver, BC, Canada.

 

SELECTED LECTURES AND TALKS

 

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.

 

 

TEACHING

 

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.

 

LICENSURE

 

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