LAURA E. PETERSON, BSN, SM

 

PO Box 990958                                                                                     Phone: (617) 426-0066

Boston, Massachusetts 02199                                                                 Laura@consultingpractice.net

 

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

 

Lannon C, Peterson LE, Goudie A. Quality Measures for the Care of Children with Otitis Media with Effusion. Pediatrics. 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;133:1005–1024

 

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;129:361-369

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

Hollander-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

 


LAURA E. PETERSON, BSN, SM

 

PUBLICATIONS (CONTINUED)

 

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

 

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.

 

LECTURES AND TALKS

 

CHAMP: Curricula for Homecare Advances in Management and Practice. Developed in a partnership between the Center for Home Care Policy & Research and the Visiting Nurse Associations of America.

·         “Be a CHAMP at Geriatric Medication Management” at the Home Care Association (HCA) of New York 2008 Clinical and Technology Conference, Albany, NY, November 5, 2008

·         “CHAMP: Transform Your Frontline Managers into Quality Champions”, at the California Association for Health Services at Home (CAHSAH) 2008 Annual Conference and Home Care Expo, Palm Springs, CA, May 8, 2008

·         “Pain Management – Tested Changes That Work”, at Pain Management course workshop, Chicago, IL, January 31, 2008

·          “Data and Measurement in CHAMP” at Medication Management workshop, Philadelphia, PA, May 8, 2007 and Chicago, IL, May 17, 2007

·         “Curricula for Homecare Advances in Management & Practice” at the Visiting Nurse Associations of America Annual Meeting, Desert Springs, CA, January 22, 2007

·         “Data and Measurement in CHAMP” at Medication Management workshop, Framingham, MA on March 9, 2006, San Francisco, CA on May 3, 2006, and Minneapolis, MN on May 10, 2006

 

EQUIP / Partnership for Achieving Quality Homecare (PAQH) National Home Care Diabetes Learning Collaborative. Center for Home Care Policy & Research. New York, NY, January 2003 – April 2004

·         Learning Session 1. “Model for Improvement and Review of Change Package” and “Tracking our Progress: Measurement Strategies Going Forward”

·         Learning Session 2. “How Are We Doing? What Does Our Data Tell Us?”

·         Learning Session 3. “A Final Look at Our Monthly Measures: Where Did We Start? Where Have We Come?”

 

"Quality Indicators for Health Care Systems", at Providing Pharmaceutical Services to the Medicaid Population: A Forum on Public Policy and Quality Assessment, sponsored by The Council of Ohio Colleges of Pharmacy, Columbus, OH, November 18, 1997.

 

"Quality of Care Measurement for Improvement and Accountability", Mercy-Harvard Executive Program in Health Policy and Management, Des Moines, IA, November 14, 1997.

 


LAURA E. PETERSON, BSN, SM

 

LECTURES AND TALKS (CONTINUED)

 

 

“Performance Measurement for Quality Improvement”, a workshop for The MEDSTAT Group, Ann Arbor, MI, October 28-29, 1997 (repeated January 21-22, 1998).

 

"A Computerized Tool for Selecting and Evaluating Clinical Performance Measures for Quality Improvement", The American Health Information Management Association, Quality Management Section Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, October 23, 1997.

 

"Finding Clinical Performance Measures Using CONQUEST 1.1", Association for Health Services Research, 14th Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, June 15, 1997.

 

List of lectures and talks prior to 1997 available upon request.

 

TEACHING

 

Co-Instructor, Quality Measurement in Health Care, HPM515c, Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, February-March, 2004 (also Feb.-Mar. 2003 and 2001)

 

Co-Instructor, Clinical Quality Measurement for Quality Improvement, HPM256c, Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, February-March, 2000 (also February-March 1999, January-March, 1998, and January-March, 1997)

 

"Measuring Clinical Performance", guest lecturer, Health Care Quality and Utilization Management, Boston University School of Management, February 9, 1999.

 

"Quality of Care Assessments", in Measurement, Design and Analysis Methods for Health Outcomes Research, conducted by the Center for Continuing Professional Education, Harvard School of Public Health, June 17, 1998.

 

"Clinical Performance Measurement", guest lecturer, Health Care Quality and Utilization Management: HM 897, Boston University School of Management, October 8, 1997.

 

"Patient Reports of Process and Satisfaction", in Measurement, Design and Analysis Methods for Health Outcomes Research, conducted by the Center for Continuing Professional Education, Harvard School of Public Health, June 18, 1997.

 

Co-instructor, Effective Strategies for Building Clinical Performance Measures Based on Practice Guidelines, Center for Continuing Professional Education, HSPH, March 26-28, 1997.

 

List of teaching activities prior to 1997 available upon request.

 

LICENSURE

 

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