Carol P. Roth

Project Associate
Santa Monica Office

Education

BSN in nursing, Mount St. Mary's College, Los Angeles; MPH in public health, University of California, Los Angeles

Overview

Research Focus

Recent Projects

  • Healthcare Quality and Outcomes in Medicine
  • Evaluation of community-based Evercare Special Needs Plans (SNPs)
  • Developing Quality Measures to Assess Pediatric Inpatient Respiratory Care
  • Applying the ACOVE-2 Intervention to Advance Care Planning
  • Improving Internists' Management of Geriatric Conditions through Practice Redesign

Selected Publications

Reuben DB, Roth CP, Frank J, et al., "ACOVE-AD: A pilot study of a practice redesign intervention to improve the quality of dementia care," J Am Geriatr Soc, 58:324-329, 2010

Roth CP, Lim YW, Pevnick JM, Asch SM, Mc Glynn EA, "The challenge of measuring quality of care from an electronic health record," Am J Med Qual, 24(5):385-394, 2009

Wenger NS, Roth CP, Hall W, et al., "A primary care practice redesign intervention to improve quality of care for urinary incontinence and high risk of falls among older patients: A controlled trial," Arch Intern Med

Publications

Redesign of an Electronic Clinical Reminder to Prevent Falls in Older Adults - 2013

Assessment and Management of Patients with Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in Primary Care - 2012

Nurse Care Manager Contribution to Quality of Care in a Dual-Eligible Special Needs Plan - 2012

Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma and Breast Implants: A Systematic Review - 2011

Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma and Breast Implants: Results from a Structured Expert Consultation Process - 2011

Are Breast Implants Linked to a Rare Form of Lymphoma? - 2011

Does Better Quality of Care for Falls and Urinary Incontinence Result in Better Participant-Reported Outcomes? - 2011

Missed Opportunities: Use of an End-of-Life Symptom Management Order Protocol Among Inpatients Dying Expected Deaths - 2011

Off-label Use of Atypical Antipsychotics: An Update - 2011

Quality of Care Provided in a Special Needs Plan Using a Nurse Care Manager Model - 2011

Review of the Current Literature on Outcome Measures Applicable to the Medicare Population for Use in a Quality Improvement Program: Project Deliverable 2a, 2b - 2011

Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders--Alzheimer's Disease: A Pilot Study of a Practice Redesign Intervention to Improve the Quality of Dementia Care - 2010

Improving the Quality of Care for Dementia - 2010

Practice Redesign to Improve Care for Falls and Urinary Incontinence: Primary Care Intervention for Older Patients - 2010

The Quality of Care Provided to Hospitalized Patients at the End of Life - 2010

A Practice-Based Intervention to Improve Primary Care for Falls, Urinary Incontinence, and Dementia - 2009

The Challenge of Measuring Quality of Care from the Electronic Health Record - 2009

Improving the Quality of Health Care for Older Adults - 2008

Hospital Field Manual for the National Hospital Discharge Survey Redesign Pilot Study: November 2006 - 2007

Introduction to the Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders-3 Quality Indicators Measurement Set - 2007

Multimorbidity Is Associated with Better Quality of Care Among Vulnerable Elders - 2007

Redesign of the National Hospital Discharge Survey: Conceptual Framework and Feasibility Study: Final Report - 2007

The Effect of a Quality Improvement Initiative on the Quality of Other Aspects of Health Care: The Law of Unintended Consequences? - 2007

Comparison of Administrative Data and Medical Records to Measure the Quality of Medical Care Provided to Vulnerable Older Patients - 2006

Effects of Medicare's Prospective Payment System on the Quality of Hospital Care - 2006

Patients' Global Ratings of Their Health Care Are Not Associated with the Technical Quality of Their Care - 2006

Quality of Osteoarthritis Care for Community-Dwelling Older Adults - 2006

Do Proxies Reflect Patients’ Health Concerns About Urinary Incontinence and Gait Problems? - 2005

Predictors of Overall Quality of Care Provided to Vulnerable Older People - 2005

Quality of Care Is Associated With Survival in Vulnerable Older Patients - 2005

Quality of Care Is Associated with Survival in Vulnerable Older Patients - 2005

Detection and Management of Falls and Instability in Vulnerable Elders By Community Physicians - 2004

Feasibility of Quality Indicators for the Management of Geriatric Syndromes in Nursing Home Residents - 2004

Quality Indicators for the Management of Medical Conditions in Nursing Home Residents - 2004

Quality of Health Care Received by Older Adults - 2004

The Quality of Care Provided to Vulnerable Older Community-Based Patients with Urinary Incontinence - 2004

The Quality of Medical Care Provided to Vulnerable Older Patients with Chronic Pain - 2004

The Quality of Pharmacologic Care for Vulnerable Older Patients - 2004

Restructuring Primary Care Practices to Manage Geriatric Syndromes: The ACOVE-2 Intervention - 2003

The Quality of Medical Care Provided to Vulnerable Community-Dwelling Older Patients - 2003

The Vulnerable Elders Survey: A Tool for Identifying Vulnerable Older People in the Community - 2001

Quality Measures for Prenatal Care: A Comparison of Care in Six Health Care Plans - 1994

Medical Record Abstraction Form and Guidelines for Assessing Quality of Care for Hospitalized Patients with AIDS-Related Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia - 1993

Medical Record Abstraction Form and Guidelines for Assessing the Appropriateness of Hysterectomy - 1993

Medical Record Abstraction Form and Guidelines for Assessing the Quality of Pre-Natal Care - 1993

The Appropriateness of Use of Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty in New York State - 1993

The appropriateness of hysterectomy : a comparison of care in seven health plans - 1993

The Effects of the DRG-Based Prospective Payment System on Quality of Care for Hospitalized Medicare Patients: Final Report - 1992

The Effects of the DRG-Based Prospective Payment System on Quality of Care for Hospitalized Medicare Patients: Executive Summary - 1991

A Summary of the Effects of DRG-Based Prospective Payment System on Quality of Care for Hospitalized Medicare Patients - 1990

Prospective Payment System and Impairment at Discharge: The 'Quicker-And-Sicker' Story Revisited - 1990

Medical Record Abstraction Form and Guidelines for Assessing Quality of Care for Hospitalized Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction - 1988

Medical Record Abstraction Form and Guidelines for Assessing Quality of Care for Hospitalized Patients with Cerebrovascular Accident - 1988

Medical Record Abstraction Form and Guidelines for Assessing Quality of Care for Hospitalized Patients with Congestive Heart Failure - 1988

Medical Record Abstraction Form and Guidelines for Assessing Quality of Care for Hospitalized Patients with Depression - 1988

Medical Record Abstraction Form and Guidelines for Assessing Quality of Care for Hospitalized Patients with Hip Fracture - 1988

Medical Record Abstraction Form and Guidelines for Assessing Quality of Care for Hospitalized Patients with Pneumonia - 1988

Providing Primary General Medical Care in University Hospitals: Efficiency and Cost - 1987

Indications for Selected Medical and Surgical Procedures - A Literature Review and Ratings of Appropriateness: Diagnostic Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - 1986

Indications for Selected Medical and Surgical Procedures - A Literature Review and Ratings of Appropriateness: Carotid Endarterectomy - 1986

Indications for Selected Medical and Surgical Procedures - A Literature Review and Ratings of Appropriateness: Colonoscopy - 1986

Final Evaluation Report: Patient Survey Data - 1985

Final Evaluation Report: Provider Survey Data - 1985

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