Publications

2008

Improving Quality of Health Care for Older Adults — 2009

Chodosh J, Solomon D, et al.

RAND Research Brief 9320

2007

Measuring the Quality of Care Provided to Community Dwelling Vulnerable Elders Dually Enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid. — 2007

Zingmond DS, Wilber KH, MacLean CH, Wenger NS.

Medical Care, Vol. 45, No. 10, Oct 2007, pp. 931-938

2006

Comparison of Administrative Data and Medical Records to Measure the Quality of Medical Care Provided to Vulnerable Older Patients — 2009

MacLean CH, Louie R, Shekelle PG, Roth CP, Saliba D, Higashi T, Adams J, Chang J, Kamberg C, Solomon D, Young R, Wenger N.

Medical Care, Vol. 44, No. 2, February 2006, pp. 141-148

Quality of Osteoarthritis Care for Community-Dwelling Older Adults — 2009

Ganz DA, Chang JT, Roth CP, Guan M, Kamberg CJ, Niu F, Reuben DB, Shekelle PG, Wenger NS, MacLean CH.

Arthritis Care & Research, Vol. 55, No. 2, April 15 2006, pp. 241-247

2005

Quality of Care Is Associated with Survival in Vulnerable Older Patients — 2009

Higashi T, Shekelle PG, Adams JL, Kamberg CJ, Roth CP, Solomon DH, Reuben DB, Chiang L, MacLean CH, Chang JT, Young RT, Saliba DM, Wenger NS.

Annals of Internal Medicine 2005; 143(4):274-281

2004

Detection and Management of Falls and Instability Among Vulnerable Elders by Community Physicians — 2009

Rubenstein LZ, Solomon DH, Roth CP, Young RT, Shekelle PG, Chang JT, MacLean CH, Kamberg CJ, Saliba D, Wenger NS.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004; 52:1527-31

Feasibility of Quality Indicators for the Management of Geriatric Syndromes in Nursing Home Residents — 2009

Saliba D, Solomon D, Rubenstein L, Young R, Schnelle J, Roth C, Wenger N.

J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2004;5:310-9.

Awarded “Year's Most Outstanding Article with the Greatest Impact on Long Term Care” and reprinted J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2005;6(Suppl):S50-9

The Quality of Care Provided to Vulnerable Older Community-Based Patients with Urinary Incontinence — 2009

Gnanadesigan N, Saliba D, Roth CP, Solomon DH, Chang JT, Schnelle J, Smith R, Shekelle PG, Wenger NS.

J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2004;5:141-6

Quality Indicators for the Management of Medical Conditions in Nursing Home Residents — 2009

Saliba D, Solomon D, Rubenstein L, Young R, Schnelle J, Roth C, Wenger N.

J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2004;5:297-309.

Reprinted J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2005;6(Suppl):S36-48

The Quality of Medical Care Provided to Vulnerable Older Patients with Chronic Pain — 2009

Chodosh J, Solomon DH, Roth CP, Chang JT, MacLean CH, Ferrell BA, Shekelle PG, Wenger NS.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004;52:756-61

The Quality of Pharmacologic Care for Vulnerable Older Patients — 2009

Higashi T, Shekelle PG, Solomon DH, Knight EL, Roth C, Chang JT, Kamberg CJ, MacLean CH, Young RT, Adams J, Reuben DB, Avorn J, Wenger NS.

Ann Intern Med. 2004;140:714-20

2003

Appropriateness of Quality Indicators for Older Patients with Advanced Dementia and Poor Prognosis — 2009

Solomon DH, Wenger NS, Saliba D, Young RT, and the members of the Clinical Committee: Adelman AM, Besdine RK, Blazer DG, Cassell CK, Cummings JL, Katz PR, Kitzman DW, Lavizzo-Mourey RJ, Mondoux LC, Popovich R, Pories WJ, Wenger NK.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2003;51:902-7

The Quality of Medical Care Provided to Vulnerable Community-Dwelling Older Patients — 2009

Wenger NS, Solomon DH, Roth CP, MacLean CH, Saliba D, Kamberg CJ, Rubenstein LZ, Young RT, Sloss EM, Louie R, Adams J, Chang JT, Venus PJ, Schnelle JF, Shekelle PG.

Ann Intern Med. 2003;139:740-7

Restructuring Primary Care Practices to Manage Geriatric Syndromes: The ACOVE-1 Intervention — 2009

Reuben DB, Roth C, Kamberg C, Wenger NS.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2003; 51:1787-93

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2002

Indicators of the Quality of Nursing Home Residential Care — 2009

Saliba D, Schnelle JF.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2002; 50:1421-30

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2001

The Vulnerable Elders Survey: A Tool for Identifying Vulnerable Older People in the Community — 2009

Saliba D, Elliott M, Rubenstein LZ, Solomon DH, Young RT, Kamberg CJ, Roth C, MacLean CH, Shekelle PG, Sloss EM, Wenger NS.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2001;49:1691-9

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2001 Annals of Internal Medicine Supplement

ACOVE-1 Quality Indicators — 2009

Wenger NS, Shekelle PG, ACOVE Investigators

Ann Intern Med. 2001;135 (8 Pt 2):653-67

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Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders: Methods of Developing Quality Indicators — 2009

Paul G. Shekelle, Sally C. Morton, Catherine H. MacLean, Neil S. Wenger

Annals of Internal Medicine, v. 135, no. 8, pt. 2, October 16, 2001, p. 647-652

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Quality Indicators for Appropriate Medication Use in Vulnerable Elders — 2009

Eric L. Knight

Annals of Internal Medicine, v. 135, no. 8, pt. 2, October 16, 2001, p. 703-710

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Quality Indicators for Dementia in Vulnerable Community-Dwelling and Hospitalized Elders — 2009

Tiffany W. Chow, Catherine H. MacLean

Annals of Internal Medicine, v. 135, no. 8, pt. 2, October 16, 2001, p. 668-676

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Quality Indicators for End-of-Life Care in Vulnerable Elders — 2009

Neil S. Wenger, Kenneth E. Rosenfeld

Annals of Internal Medicine, v. 135, no. 8, pt. 2, October 16, 2001, p. 677-685

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Quality Indicators for the Management of Heart Failure in Vulnerable Elders — 2009

Gregg C. Fonarow

Annals of Internal Medicine, v. 135, no. 8, pt. 2, October 16, 2001, p. 694-702

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Quality Indicators for the Management of Osteoarthritis in Vulnerable Elders — 2009

Catherine H. MacLean

Annals of Internal Medicine, v.135, no. 8, pt. 2, Oct. 16, 2001, p. 711-721

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Quality Indicators for the Management of Osteoporosis in Vulnerable Elders — 2009

Jennifer M. Grossman, Catherine H. MacLean

Annals of Internal Medicine, v.135, no. 8, pt. 2, Oct. 16, 2001, p. 722-730

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Quality Indicators for the Management of Pneumonia in Vulnerable Elders — 2009

David C. Rhew

Annals of Internal Medicine, v.135, no. 8, pt. 2, Oct. 16, 2001, p. 736-743

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Quality Indicators for the Management and Prevention of Falls and Mobility Problems in Vulnerable Elders — 2009

Laurence Z. Rubenstein, Christopher M. Powers, Catherine H. MacLean

Annals of Internal Medicine, v. 135, no. 8, pt. 2, October 16, 2001, p. 686-693

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Quality Indicators for the Management of Urinary Incontinence in Vulnerable Elders — 2009

John F. Schnelle, Rick L. Smith

Annals of Internal Medicine, v.135, no. 8, pt. 2, Oct. 16, 2001, p. 752-758

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Quality Indicators for Pain Management in Vulnerable Elders — 2009

Joshua Chodosh, Bruce A. Ferrell, Paul G. Shekelle, Neil S. Wenger

Annals of Internal Medicine, v.135, no. 8, pt. 2, Oct. 16, 2001, p. 731-735

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Quality Indicators for Prevention and Management of Pressure Ulcers in Vulnerable Elders — 2009

Barbara M. Bates-Jensen

Annals of Internal Medicine, v.135, no. 8, pt. 2, Oct. 16, 2001, p. 744-751

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2000

Identifying a Short Functional Disability Screen for Older Persons — 2009

Saliba D, Orlando M, Wenger NS, Hays RD, Rubenstein LS.

Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences. 2000; 55:M750-6

Selecting Target Conditions for Quality of Care Improvement in Vulnerable Older Adults — 2009

Sloss EM, Solomon DH, Shekelle PG, Young RT, Saliba DA, Maclean CH, Rubenstein LZ, Schnelle JF, Kamberg CJ, Wenger NS.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2000;48:363-9

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In Press

Comparison of Administrative data and medical records to measure the Quality of Medical Care Provided to Vulnerable Older Patients — 2009

Med Care.

MacLean CH, Louie R, Venus PJ, Shekelle PG, Roth CP, Saliba D, Higashi T, Adams J, Chang JT, Kamberg CJ, Solomon DH, Young RT, Wenger NS.

Predictors of Overall Quality of Care Provided to Vulnerable Elders — 2009

J Am Geriatr Soc.

Min LC, Reuben DB, MacLean CH, Shekelle PG, Solomon DH, Higashi T, Chang JT, Roth CP, Kamberg CJ, Adams J, Young RT, Wenger NS

Vulnerable Older Patients Receiving Higher Quality Medical Care Survive Longer — 2009

Ann Intern Med.

Higashi T, Shekelle PG, Adams J, Kamberg CJ, Roth CP, Solomon DH, Reuben DB, Chiang L, MacLean CH, Chang JT, Young RT, Wenger NS

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Submitted

Do Proxies Reflect Patients' Health Concerns about Urinary Incontinence and Gait Problems? — 2009

Higashi T, Hays RD, Brown JA, Kamberg CJ, Pham C, Reuben DB, Shekelle PG, Solomon DH Young RT, Roth CP, Chang JT, MacLean CH, Wenger NS

Global Ratings of Health Care by Patients Are Not Associated with Technical Quality of Care — 2009

Chang JT, Hays R, Shekelle PG, MacLean CH, Solomon DH, Reuben DB, Roth CP, Kamberg CJ, Young RT, Wenger NS

Higher VES-13 Scores Predict Death and Functional Decline at One Year Among Vulnerable Elders — 2009

Min LC, Elliot MN, Wenger NS, Saliba D

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Abstracts

2005

A Controlled Trial of a Practice-Based Intervention to Improve Primary Care for Falls, Incontinence and Dementia — 2009

Wenger NS, Roth CP, Shekelle PG, Young RT, Solomon DH, Kamberg C, Chang JT, Higashi T, MacLean C, Adams JL, Louie R, Chiang L, Ransohoff K, Hoffing M, Reuben DB.

Journal of General Internal Medicine . 20 (Supplement 1):52, April 2005

Global Ratings of Healthcare by Patients Are Not Associated with Technical Quality of Care — 2009

Chang JT, Hays RD, Shekelle PG, MacLean C, Solomon DH, Reuben DB, Roth CP, Kamberg C, Young RT, Wenger NS.

Journal of General Internal Medicine . 20 (Supplement 1):201, April 2005

Quality of Care for Osteoarthritis — 2009

Ganz DA, Chang JT, Adams JL, Louie R, Guan M, Kamberg CJ, Niu F, Shekelle PG, Wenger NS, MacLean CH.

American College of Rheumatology

Understanding Why Physicians Do Not Provide Recommended Care — 2009

Higashi T, Adams JL, Kamberg C, Shekelle PG, Reuben DB, MacLean C, Young RT, Chang JT, Ransohoff K, Hoffing M, Wenger NS.

Journal of General Internal Medicine . 20 (Supplement 1):207, April 2005

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2004

A Comparison of the Quality of Medical Care Measured by Interview and Medical Record — 2009

Chang JT, MacLean CH, Roth CP, Wenger NS.

J Gen Int Med. 2004: 19(Suppl 1):109

Predictors of Quality of Care in Vulnerable Elders — 2009

Chiang L, MacLean CH, Reuben DB, Wenger NS.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004; 52:S101

The Quality of Medical Care Provided to Older Patients in Skilled Nursing Facilities or Receiving Home Care — 2009

Zingmond DS, MacLean C, Saliba D, Wilber K, Wenger NS.

J Gen Int Med. 2004; 19(Supplement 1):224

The Quality of Pharmacological Care for Community-Dwelling Vulnerable Older Patients — 2009

Higashi T, Shekelle PG, Solomon DH, Knight E, Roth CP, Chang JT, Kamberg C, MacLean C, Young RT, Adams JL, Reuben DB, Avorn J, Wenger NS.

J Gen Int Med. 2004; 19(Suppl 1):224

Vulnerable Older Patients Receiving Higher Quality Medical Care Have Lower Mortality — 2009

Higashi T, Shekelle PG, Adams JL, Kamberg C, Roth CP, Solomon DH, Reuben DB, Chiang L, Chang JT, Young RT, Wenger NS.

J Gen Int Med. 2004: 19(Suppl 1):236

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2003

Accuracy of Surrogates About the Health Status and Health Concerns of Older Patients — 2009

Higashi T, Hays RD, Brown J, Kamberg CJ, Pham C, Shekelle PG, Reuben DB, Solomon DH, Young RT, Roth CP, Chang JT, Wenger NS.

J Gen Int Med. 2003;18(Suppl 1):194

The Relationship of Patients' Evaluation of Physician's Communication Skills With Quality of Care Measurement By Chart, Interview, and Claims Data — 2009

Chang JT, Shekelle P, Solomon DH, MacLean C, Saliba D, Roth CP, Kamberg C, Young RT, Wenger NS.

J Gen Int Med. 2003;18(Suppl):281

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2002

Vulnerable Elders' Ratings of Health Providers Are More Closely Related to Communication Skills Than the Quality of Care — 2009

Chang JT, Shekelle P, Solomon DH, MacLean C, Saliba D, Roth CP, Kamberg C, Young RT, Wenger NS.

J Gen Int Med. 2002;17(Suppl 1):177

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2001

Measuring the Continuity and Coordination of Care Among Vulnerable Elders — 2009

Young RT, Solomon DH, Saliba D, Roth C, MacLean C, Louie R, Shekelle PG, Wenger NS.

J Gen Int Med. 2001;16(Suppl 1):222

Quality of Care for Chronic Pain Among Vulnerable Elders — 2009

Chodosh J, Shekelle PG, Ferrell B, Solomon DH, Roth C, Saliba D, MacLean C, Young RT, Wenger NS.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2001;49:S146.

Quality of End-of-Life Care for Vulnerable Elders — 2009

Wenger NS, Rosenfeld K, MacLean C, Solomon DH, Roth C, Saliba D, Louie R, Young RT, Shekelle PG.

J Gen Int Med. 2001;16(Suppl 1):222

Quality of Fall and Instability Evaluation for Vulnerable Elders — 2009

Rubenstein LZ, Solomon DH, Roth C, Saliba D, MacLean C, Young RT, Shekelle PG, Wenger NS.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2001;49:S4

The Quality of Initial Outpatient and Inpatient Evaluation for Vulnerable Elders — 2009

Wenger NS, Saliba D, Roth C, MacLean C, Young RT, Kamberg CJ, Shekelle PG, Solomon DH.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2001;49:S34

Quality of Pharmacologic Care for Vulnerable Elders — 2009

Higashi T, Avorn J, Knight E, Solomon DH, Shekelle PG, Wenger NS.

J Gen Int Med. 2001;16(Suppl 1):200.

Vulnerable Elders Receive Worse Quality Care for Geriatric Conditions than for Medical Conditions — 2009

Wenger NS, Solomon DH, MacLean C, Saliba D, Roth C, Kamberg CJ, Rubenstein LZ, Schnelle JF, Young RT, Shekelle PG.

J Gen Int Med. 2001;16(Suppl 1):222

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2000

Applicability of Quality Indicators to Vulnerable Elders with Advanced Dementia or Poor Prognosis — 2009

Solomon DH, Saliba D, Young RT, Wenger NS and the Clinical Committee of the ACOVE project

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2000;49:S34

The Development of Explicit Process Measures to Assess the Quality of Health Care for Hearing Loss Among Vulnerable Elders — 2009

Shapiro NL, Shekelle PG, MacLean CH, Wenger N, Morton S.

Submitted September 7, 1999, for presentation at the 103rd Annual Triologic Association Meeting, Orlando, Florida, May 15-17, 2000

Identifying Measures of Residential Care Quality — 2009

Saliba D, Schnelle J, Rubenstein LZ, Young R, Solomon DH.

Presented at the AGS-AFAR 2000 Annual Scientific Meeting, Nashville, TN, May 2000

Identifying Vulnerable Elders in Managed Care Organizations — 2009

Saliba D, Elliott M, Rubenstein LZ, Solomon DH, Wenger N.

Presented at the AGS-AFAR 2000 Annual Scientific Meeting, Nashville, TN, May 2000

Quality of Care for Chronic Pain Among Vulnerable Elders — 2009

Chodosh J, Shekelle PG, Ferrell B, Solomon DH, Roth CP, Saliba D, MacLean CH, Young RT, Wenger NS.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2000;49:S146

Quality of Fall and Instability Evaluation for Vulnerable Elders — 2009

Rubenstein LZ, Solomon DH, Roth CP, Saliba D, MacLean C, Young RT, Shekelle P, Wenger NS.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2000;49:S4

The Quality of Initial Outpatient and Inpatient Evaluation for Vulnerable Elders — 2009

Wenger NS, Saliba D, Roth C, MacLean C, Young RT, Kamberg C, Shekelle P, Solomon DH.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2000;49:S34

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1999

The Development of Specific Process Measures to Assess the Quality of Health Care for Osteoarthritis Among Vulnerable Elders — 2009

MacLean CH, Steinfeld R, Hasenfeld R, Wenger NS, Morton SC, Shekelle PG

Presented at the1999 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Clinical Rheumatology, Boston, Nov 1999

The Development of Specific Process Measures to Assess the Quality of Health Care for Osteoporosis Among Vulnerable Elders — 2009

Grossman JM, MacLean CH, Steinfeld R, Hasenfeld R, Wenger NS, Morton SC, Shekelle PG

Presented at the1999 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Clinical Rheumatology, Boston, Nov 1999

Identifying Vulnerable Elders in the Community. — 2009

Saliba D, Elliot M, Solomon D, Wenger N.

Presented at the 1999 Annual meeting of the Claude Pepper Older American Independence Centers, Newport, Rhode Island, April, 1999

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Additional Presentations

Caring for the Vulnerable Elderly — 2009

Shekelle PS, Wenger NS.

ACP-ASIM, San Diego, CA, April 5, 2003

Improving Care for Older Patients — 2009

Wenger NS.

Kaiser Regional Conference, Long Beach, May 9, 2003

Improving Medical Care for Older Patients — 2009

Wenger NS.

Maccabi Care System Geriatrics Group. Tel Aviv, Israel, December 14, 2003

The Quality of Medical Care Provided to Vulnerable Elder Patients — 2009

Wenger NS.

AGS 2003 Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD. May 16, 2003

Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders — 2009

Saliba D.

American Geriatrics Society National Meeting. May 2002

Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders — 2009

Wenger NS.

Public Health School, Cambridge University. July 6, 2001

Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders in the U.S — 2009

Wenger NS.

Israel Society for Quality in Health Care. Tel Aviv, Israel, May 31, 2001

Tools to Measure the Quality of Medical Care for Vulnerable Elders — 2009

Solomon DH, Saliba D, Schnelle J, Rubenstein L, Wenger N.

Symposium at the American Geriatric Society national meeting, May 2000

Measuring the Quality of Care for Vulnerable Elders: The ACOVE Project — 2009

Wenger N.

Presented to the UCLA Aging Symposium, June 1999

Tools to Measure Quality of Care for Vulnerable Elders — 2009

Wenger N.

National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care. New Orleans, LA, December 10, 1999

Tools to Measure the Quality of Care for Vulnerable Elders: The ACOVE Project — 2009

Rubenstein L, Wenger N, Saliba D, Solomon D, Schnelle J and Besdine R.

Symposium to be presented at the 1999 Annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, November 20, 1999

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