Debra Saliba

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Santa Monica Office

Education

M.D., University of Alabama; M.P.H., UCLA School of Public Health

Overview

Research Focus

Concurrent Non-RAND Positions

Anna and Harry Borun Chair in Geriatrics and Gerontology, University of California, Los Angeles; Director, UCLA/JH Borun Center for Gerontological Research; Research Physician, VA GLAHS GRECC and HSR&D Center of Excellence

Recent Projects

  • Improving quality of life and safety in long-term care
  • Individualizing goals of care
  • Revision and validation of the Minimum Data Set for Nursing Homes (MDS 3.0)
  • Development and validation of the Vulnerable Elders 13 Item Survey (VES-13)

Selected Publications

D. Saliba, Uniform Patient Assessment for Post-Acute Care, Final Report, eds. A. Kramer et al. Chapter 3, pp. 39-85, Aurora: CO, Division of Health Care Policy and Research, 2006

J. Sangl et al., "Challenges in Measuring Nursing Home and Home Health Quality: Lessons from the First National Healthcare Quality Report," Medical Care, 43(3), 2005

D. Saliba et al., "Feasibility of Quality Indicators for the Management of Geriatric Syndromes in Nursing Home Residents," Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 5(5), 2004

D. Saliba et al., "Function and Response of Nursing Facilities During Community Disaster," American Journal of Public Health, 94(8), 2004

D. Saliba et al., "The Vulnerable Elders Survey: A Tool for Identifying Vulnerable Older People in the Community," Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 49(12), 2001

Publications

Care Experiences of Managed Care Medicare Enrollees Near the End of Life - 2013

Hospital Fall Prevention: A Systematic Review of Implementation, Components, Adherence, and Effectiveness - 2013

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

Overview of Significant Changes in the Minimum Data Set for Nursing Homes Version 3.0 - 2012

Review of the Evidence on Falls Prevention in Hospitals: Task 4 Final Report - 2012

Understanding Nonresponse to the 2007 Medicare CAHPS Survey - 2011

Correspondence of Verbal Descriptor and Numeric Rating Scales for Pain Intensity: An Item Response Theory Calibration - 2010

Health Care for American Indian and Alaska Native Women: The Roles of the Veterans Health Administration and the Indian Health Service - 2009

Measuring the Quality of Care Provided to Dually Enrolled Medicare and Medicaid Beneficiaries Living in Nursing Homes - 2009

The Vulnerable Elders-13 Survey Predicts 5-Year Functional Decline and Mortality Outcomes in Older Ambulatory Care Patients - 2009

Veterans Health Administration and Indian Health Service: Healthcare Utilization By Indian Health Service Enrollees - 2009

A Short Functional Survey Is Responsive to Changes in Functional Status in Vulnerable Older People - 2008

Improving the Quality of Health Care for Older Adults - 2008

Nursing Home Assessment of Cognitive Impairment: Development and Testing of a Brief Instrument of Mental Status - 2008

The Relationship of Reported Pain Severity to Perceived Effect on Function of Nursing Home Residents - 2008

Use of Postacute Care By Nursing Home Residents Hospitalized for Stroke or Hip Fracture: How Prevalent and to What End? - 2008

What the Resident Meant to Say: Use of Cognitive Interviewing Techniques to Develop Questionnaires for Nursing Home Residents - 2008

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

Higher Vulnerable Elders Survey Scores Predict Death and Functional Decline in Vulnerable Older People - 2006

Identification of American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans in Administrative Data of the Veterans Health Administration and the Indian Health Service - 2006

Review of Uniform Assessment Items and Tools for Ambulatory and Hospital Settings - 2006

Challenges in Measuring Nursing Home and Home Health Quality: Lessons from the First National Healthcare Quality Report - 2005

How Much Is Postacute Care Use Affected By Its Availability? - 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

The Effects of Changes in Nursing Home Staffing on Pressure Ulcer Rates - 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

Function and Response of Nursing Facilities During Community Disaster. - 2004

How Much is Post-Acute Care Use Affected by its Availability? - 2004

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

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

Adherence to Pressure Ulcer Prevention Guidelines: Implications for Nursing Home Quality - 2003

Appropriateness of Quality Indicators for Older Patients With Advanced Dementia and Poor Prognosis - 2003

Appropriateness of Quality Indicators for Older Patients with Advanced Dementia and Poor Prognosis - 2003

Guidelines for Improving the Care of the Older Person with Diabetes Mellitus - 2003

Quality Improvement Implementation in Nursing Home - 2003

Quality of Care in Nursing Homes: An Analysis of Relationships Among Profit, Quality, and Ownership - 2003

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

Incidence and Costs of Acute Medical Conditions in Long-Stay Incontinent Nursing Home Residents - 2002

Indicators of the Quality of Nursing Home Residential Care - 2002

Workplan for the Monitoring and Refinement of the Inpatient Rehabilitation Prospective Payment System - 2002

Risk Assessment and Identification - 2001

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

Appropriateness of the Decision to Transfer Nursing Facility Residents to the Hospital - 2000

Identifying a Short Functional Disability Screen for Older Persons - 2000

Selecting Target Conditions for Quality of Care Improvement in Vulnerable Older Adults - 2000

Why Not Just Ask the Resident? Refinement of a Preference Assessment Tool for Nursing Homes -